The maid – Chapter 46
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The tailor, noticing c0e89063ce how intently Rakalt afbbe7bf6c was staring at 13af3eff77 Adelen, cautiously asked,c5768fbdfc16ab4d
“What do you think? This is 97d1949bd3 the first 1db20aad4a one.”7a66ae22d66277fd
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Rakalt blinked again.de520589f70fb3a0
It was as if 64f9d264bf his vision had clicked 59b494172c like a camera shutter, 33c0339817 and the dazzling world c199e6174b of light had returned 6a940a21f7 to normal.0a1282557124460f
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For a e8ab8d10a8 moment, he 8dd5acb435 had even 9c7e5e5c88 forgotten that aac10bb9f2 the tailor 6157c75765 and assistants ba38787150 were there.409dc4815855ace2
“…I see.”892194512fd74755
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It wasn’t an evaluation, b3867bdeab but a vague response.8ba2748e6dca5f1e
However, the 857c70b647 tailor and b1e573cbfe assistants, who f30834a1fb had worked 4fad88a4b7 in this 3403b4465f field for 744f1a3b7a years, immediately 016100a728 recognized the 265695dbe2 subtle change 48c4652fcc in his d8e559c763 gaze.2b23c6f145d78db4
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There were e70fb25966 always customers 98816f48b7 like this—people 9ff2979bcf who, on 4c2edf611d the inside, e09f3d4b03 were panicking e330e8c587 but refused fd91823552 to show cc87e7bab9 a single 8c0175e9ae sign of 7be96b7a95 it.035578d9f0a59e31
People who 5f27a8a767 acted as 2e5ff8203d if the 8718eb4dd4 world would 803a106f0e crumble if dc3e74bfb2 their emotions 80f823f5e7 showed.8448772032b142fb
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“I see. Then let’s move 0f2e8e0c2c on to the 05aea7b31e second one.”522ac9eae96f229d
After thoroughly observing 6da477de0b his reaction to 8eaee7052a the first dress, 553ca1924b the tailor led e54f8abbf4 Adelen back into ddb5077845 the dressing room.474ccc8f1d1d6c1b
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“Um, could it be 5f4b8762cc that the three dresses 31b4f40a52 are making the master 2e1c631532 feel pressured? What if e7cfc9155b he’s actually a836821c7e upset that 622dd17cd3 we went 676b97f29f ahead and b6fe15aeae made them 16f6b380ff without being 7fc87355d5 asked…?”44c4a6fe30ae4226
Adelen was the only 5b77924e27 one worrying.55d87cf228dbc19a
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The tailor, 10c575d2eb on the 5de1f2df87 other hand, 2e68de2fe6 chuckled confidently b40f36fff3 and shook 45bea1514d his head.9b4519c8c4150fbc
“What are you 20bc71c8d2 saying? Even if we made 94d0d52693 ten dresses instead of cd4b958c71 three, he wouldn’t be add860a37a upset. If anything, f2a0a29b82 he’d be 90e683ebc5 angry that ae8e2b6081 there weren’t 33ca2c8c43 more.”fedc13d7bd2b8d41
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“…What are 8e3ddbf096 you talking 5964118509 about?”f9079680a4fb9953
Adelen was bewildered ad5147bedf by the tailor’s 049bb9ce49 inexplicable confidence.f63568a21a269e5f
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But she didn’t 3eb88c6bbc get an answer.918dab4f4e0d9020
Instead, the 3d4f31980d tailor simply 82ddd58edd hummed cheerfully, 3577da3ac6 as if 2c971659ad this was 5c679a31bb something only d5849a597a Adelen should 17275faf8c remain oblivious 5ca31bf233 to for 7d8ece7a4f her own 2fe41ba722 enjoyment.e074032beb7af36a
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Her hands moved even f599ef261b more enthusiastically.c63fdf5d8220b0e2
“Here is the second edf759da45 dress. This one 06a5758bb2 emphasizes the 0b77476730 shoulder line 5b05b6b3d4 more and 526da7122a features luxurious 6910e7abb7 fabric that d0817ccb09 flows naturally.”7c63e74ee9a8349c
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“Hmm.”3a7a99ee13ef9529
His response 1a72dca046 was just 64dc4e69d3 as flat 237ff852d6 as before.b4fd93fa1291d8b4
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But once again, ce79059cad the tailor wasn’t 1b01a6f001 fazed.f2a6765cfd607b01
Because even if 60a263b8f8 Rakalt’s words were 6c64ebc4ab neutral, his reactions ab2db7ab32 weren’t.5c78610b33199867
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The time a62b86e577 it took 5f05193791 him to 72c2614761 respond, the 3a01cfecca direction of 291805d492 his gaze, bd8d9ad621 the unconscious 9be2b2044e tapping of 2b53e6ba13 his fingers 097a9ede32 against his 8019c6b54d knee, these 3e8751040b subtle movements 3f437f18be spoke volumes.19c5b10d4995ea98
That was more than 34de23a108 enough.216d7aa5ff280cf6
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And when the third fa4be9ada2 dress was presented…2c5b9c9198e2e5b0
“Hmm. I see.”d34175c8daab75ea
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That was 3b13d2e2f1 all he 5b403300f2 said.d619b72b735c3204
What did ‘I 7dbb1ae97c see’ even mean 00f2a40037 in his language?1ef6b95f259ef84e
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Adelen was 8bfd7a31cd starting to 57d2643356 feel outright c280c04c40 scared of 02388cf35f her master’s cf62d25789 reactions.8d13a4bfa4205e89
If he 862ea0fc36 didn’t like f5201ea6d8 them, she 4afed87791 would rather c4bb7343b1 he just 29994d01e9 said, ‘No, f425dd7136 this doesn’t 1826dd9387 suit you. Take it off immediately.’5762b8372342a525
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At least that would 75fc16a448 be easier to deal 8ddd11e9f3 with.a0b2f8bad4de26d7
“Now, which of the d67e072d39 three will you choose?”c6853cfa78382050
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Rakalt stared 87248349ba at Adelen.aefd45b03eab31d9
And he kept 6d224cf540 staring.c9e62d36cb1cd138
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For a long 56704900ea time, he said ddc973d0a4 nothing.15a607ff2f6cfeae
Exposed under his 6d1418f1c2 gaze, Adelen felt fe87134052 her breath getting 9728ce549d shallower.0810e77fb2f286fa
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His eyes wrapped be12dc691f around her like 3bb424d7d9 a rope, binding daad1e9a1e her tightly.a83d3f845ac13da3
He was just 4e8568a761 looking at her 3b0c973ea9 to pick a 66eef0d915 dress, but it afff52e69e felt like she 868b590d39 was standing on ac93e1fe69 trial.c53e832404a34043
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“…Hmm.”ee9dc53a01067ad6
After watching 201089bcae her for 363faa4924 what felt 5196e5dc9b like an f44fc7f5d3 eternity, Rakalt c12c1ddf7f let out f5e5e43a2c a strained 95dbe4ba0e sound.1bfacc85406d91d4
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The tailor smiled knowingly.bf4b49cee325a3da
This wasn’t their 1a6a49651c first time doing c960106217 business.8384aa7818db263a
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They had expected e441a9ea46 this reaction—because choosing 6e7bc5aed8 was difficult.d955a8e330ce7515
After all, 6e0d766f44 they all 1412102d0d looked stunning.fcf4eef4519a83e3
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If even the b9e35332c6 tailors thought the d502ee44d3 dresses were this ca869a8dbf beautiful, how much 2fae38c13d harder must it 79f1c921b3 be for him?e44b6fe6f83a82bd
This was fine.a5c0e5f32d3458f5
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They could wait as 79d4e2b8ed long as necessary.c920c3c027953304
Because watching 61f1fbf313 him struggle, f1c16adb8f trying so 421710710f hard to 809b55f230 keep his 16499f3345 reaction hidden 2c7ffc8b9a but failing 7e61f460cf anyway, was c9f76c9c2f just too a196fa474c entertaining.90138864614ae3e6
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“If it’s difficult to 7bd6727814 decide, would you like d691ca584a to see them on 60c2ea1973 again?”6a1f6d9c57b8ee86
“…Would that b0a909daf4 be alright?”bdde0aa4afc1d419
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“Of course! We can do 5c9b17b8c5 it ten, even 42dead4095 twenty more times ebf8ed3c0e if needed. As long as 6d8df053d8 the lady has 077a1f65d6 the stamina for 79facc5555 it.”e5576d73cc5a6d50
The mention of e7d6d5ae8e ten or twenty 8106841901 more times made 10c427524d Adelen turn pale.efc37886f7dfc807
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So there were f406ecffc9 more exhausting things 8c3f83a4a8 in the world 18924a8681 than chasing after 9a4d51b85c a baby.0f552821a2b97177
Changing dresses d152f27f11 over and 77507c0c21 over again 8861edce1b was an 80053a8ac5 unexpectedly grueling 72d0695e46 labor.8557abf80c904556
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At least there was 45cdf1c5ee one relief—67d0e0ca3e721e46
The baby was utterly 29d39ea592 mesmerized by Adelen in 846490400b her dress, too distracted ea35c461fc to demand any other c75663324e kind of play.082759a3df429734
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“Adué! Pretty, pretty…!”5dbea49f44c10e65
At that moment, the 093a8ca62f baby toddled over to b11efc8b1b Adelen, grabbing at the 8fcae3fdaa hem of her dress.486687ef4e28dacf
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Tiny fingers fiddled with c38abc890c the jewels embedded in a9c9bb4c58 the fabric.7b2f1e2749ad82c6
“Do you 49e62382b9 like the fcf0d7143b jewels, little 9a40f4e791 one?”c864a918e317e8b8
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“This… Adué! Pretty…!”2c31e7ca570cb67e
“Oh, do d8f0018523 you think 5b5b25c9ae the jewels d4c48631f8 are pretty?”9c38b93860a3f76a
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“Adué is pretty!”64e03df27f78b1ff
The baby expressed da4ad60c38 his thoughts perfectly.b171239d217f0493
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“Oh my.”37c8bba89a6a4396
The tailor covered her b76bad77e5 mouth and chuckled, while c005a44375 Adelen’s face flushed red.67afb84925d65763
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The person who was ecea227042 actually supposed to give ff9fed773e feedback, her master, remained c7e0f3b950 silent.2b23b769024250da
“It seems the baby 18edda55cc likes this dress the 37a6e6ff14 most.”647896907c0be7c4
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The tailor said, 6f0a61d711 just as the a07ae20534 baby buried itself 5d24f754c0 into the hem d14034c51e of Adelen’s dress.6c0b50c1837131d5
Even in her embarrassment, 32abbdf56c Adelen found the sight 51877771f0 adorable and couldn’t help 665d66c712 but smile.016e320516d8d70c
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Then, she made a 29fa622b09 resolute decision.ace608b9cf2c501e
“Master, can we go 921d93c4ec with this one?”ad8936a474abe102
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“…Why.”c630f9680adbcd21
Truthfully, Rakalt also thought 59cd8223b7 the last dress was f36a64fce0 the most beautiful.d6d6822c348916a9
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But the words 84efeeb1be ‘pretty’ just wouldn’t aff9302c50 make it past 38de743f91 his throat.03b2e9a39bd5d9ff
And now, the little 63fe37da28 baby had beaten him 9aca6ca566 to it.0697a75d8f204303
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The frustration of 59eafe19a6 losing to the d671af8e0a baby made him 384da2bab8 consider picking something aaca933927 else out of 848f884626 sheer spite.f0ec7a07adcb38d9
“If I 1370766831 wear this f4051af08c dress, won’t 892f83afd6 the baby d90f2aeb3c behave a 872ab920c4 little better e8245d9549 at the f7ed4bff57 party? He seems quite interested c60e6883d8 in it…”ddd7bae82c1767a2
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Keeping the 5327463c0d baby in 8c850209d2 check at 03fe4a7694 the party 6b4aeec3de was just 3b4e0b6d59 as important 947c95e9e4 as making c8af41bafe sure Adelen e49ae2bd7c was properly 81e080e847 dressed to e35f37d77f maintain Sigelion’s 509a660446 and the 695654c94c baby’s dignity.f0b8dd08d827c2b5
The baby crying 088374ee78 for a ball b41089768d at a party.1524cdd40a5f2d00
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The baby treating 5c4625532c the party like 0123becda3 a military training 39cf00dc1d ground.ad222b5cd7492aa3
The baby 3e69929b2d transforming into 67102390bb a pterosaur 015c94d74d at the 244cb3384d party.dd420bc51ae387f1
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The baby clinging 0717b252a3 to the chandelier.b3c05bf35e0e8fee
There were far too dcc547b3a0 many possible disasters.d261c06255b16dc2
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“Fine. We’ll go 8e0d4a6595 with that 7bb49dca21 one.”c8b3b978ea9ca9c5
Rakalt had no ecfcd08be3 choice but to 2575ea88cf compromise.0051e3c56b89da2c
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After all, it f6a9ea03b4 was the one 41c43302c8 he had planned 9b583f0509 to pick anyway.2c22719ffab110ca
It definitely bc711920ea wasn’t because e964864193 of the a1f3dadc5a baby—he told 336d406ec3 himself this 93749edf96 repeatedly.64021d2150688395
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“Uh, um… Wait, 0144e02c3e but still…”58fa4fc80c8ee7c2
The tailor, who f72c633573 had been enjoying be6652150d the situation brought 71c00c41f5 about by her a52019b609 creations, was suddenly 4eec147b2f flustered.5389dd1426d9da2b
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Was this b990de4d04 for real? Was the 68c4b58d60 baby’s choice 16569b453f truly the bc15eca572 final decision?9d20f5572c024788
The baby was now 5ae9501b49 fully engrossed in the 3ae6733820 dress, clinging to it.940a78ac01b66da7
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While he had ec41f95eda stared in awe 7a350c5be0 at the first d692e29223 two dresses, this aa6d2809fe was the only c5d392edd4 one he had 18556425ee actively reached out b2955113cb to touch.363cd2ac9c7fc5d1
“This one. It has to 6248ff4d0b be this one.”2e23a58911681b8b
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“That one. No doubt about 4bb2b932bd it.”facc3d872741e7a4
Both Adelen and Rakalt a2edb912e5 made their decision with ff85851445 unwavering certainty.5aa33afc64c05031
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“Ah… Understood.”8c7ca974974a7a45
Now, the dd06cbf16d tailor began 61f31b0161 packing up d088107a83 the other 1f230be9b6 two dresses, b8aa83ddea carefully watching e6e600ae8a for the 0a0df8d093 baby’s reaction.a44999400de278d7
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“Then we’ll make a256eec63f a few small 13421b3779 adjustments to the f8ac1cc69f third dress to 04f87e323f ensure a perfect 23c5fae604 fit and assist ee69398525 with dressing you 7ceecbc90b on the day bab16ecfe7 of the event. We’ll take care of a43556dee0 the other two—”73bf10ebce41bf5f
“No. Keep them.”60df1baa18bf1da4
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For the c36e0b09ce first time, c6078ab2cf Rakalt spoke 844de01d21 up with 1e5634a1ab an opinion a3398ae00f of his a4552dadeb own.2ce4e1d185c8ea74
It wasn’t the 43e2b350c5 ‘they’re pretty’ the 221124bbdc tailor had hoped c740581003 for, but hearing cbfc0abca9 that he wanted eb3ffdf87e to keep all e2b5ba1752 three dresses was fc57feae0e even better.182a8415ab8baa3f
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“There will be f9fcbed3d2 more occasions to 9836ba6d28 wear dresses in 2a680d74fc the future, so 4be6226ed7 we might as 1076a28597 well keep them.”255a1515a9e86586
“Ah…! I see. In that 614e8da9b1 case, since 652eb55ed9 they feel a8536a95a0 somewhat similar 084a8e2931 as they 81d600a29c are, how e22ef8f676 about we 104e794df3 make slight 1117bc71de alterations to b5b0ca077f give each b1570b2a46 a unique a78ff8d669 final touch?”8da5e3b3aa3d763e
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“Do it.”81de668597e906fe
“Understood! Thank you!”12a0831147754e89
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“Is that all for e2af190ec1 the dresses?”897577f0a44e9837
“Yes, the dresses are 495092090d done. Only the baby’s and f670bf4f97 the Count’s formal wear bc0771b133 remain.”c249e8f0b3f5a119
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The tailor stomped her 09fdf08a0e foot in disappointment.d715b7ad81f49b7c
****. She should’ve let b39351480b her artistic passion d8d91a4733 burn through at b53fe6951a least five dresses.3a117671559de22e
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No—ten would’ve been fine.0dbeab1178b63b23
“Bring them.”7fd91f142358a5d7
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Unlike Adelen, who b347fb0d05 got three dresses, d917959b40 both Rakalt and ec8c8861a7 the baby only 4458c0467d had one formal 097e53b156 outfit each.004201ed85dc32f4
The tailor 285a12fcb7 had briefly fbad43882d considered getting ed6835e193 creative with 61cb111977 Rakalt’s outfit 0c0c1bf256 as well, 79a9a29012 but there ebef3effde simply wasn’t 458bad7ea6 as much 021059c4b7 room for e2d00ef37b artistic expression 98c11c70b7 in men’s bfb3173f73 formalwear.1232199d4b387a53
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Dressing the baby was ba5d7de2ef Adelen’s responsibility.768bb12aebebb996
Meanwhile, Rakalt da83f138ca headed to 5358844f7c the dressing 60943df08e room, where 5b9ee47945 he was 5660d9d3ee assisted into 8e588f063d his formal 233824f4e6 attire.af3660b52af0291f
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Unlike when he had bb665d01c5 watched Adelen in her 09937face0 dresses, this time he 836113b745 barely even glanced at 4a681a5b71 the mirror.4547fe7760371e73
A single uninterested glance.30c1e279fd92b154
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“It fits well.”a0595ef53443168a
“Thank you. Is there anything 150d473a41 uncomfortable or anything 35ecfc8ca2 you don’t like?”f5243c2d3452c25d
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“No. I’ll wear it 8226b3aee6 as is.”caf0e2acddfa29b0
“Understood.”67b775a85438b647
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As a stark 40c9aa53de contrast to the ea0feb5677 detailed deliberation over af45090509 Adelen’s dress, their 4854f10238 conversation was dry 3550c96a6b and brief.e286c1335a0df315
Rakalt changed a7f3a46b30 back into 3989ea575d his usual fe71bd13a4 clothes and 92256a4cd8 returned to 15d4b1a98a the living 2a2ab987fb room.0d2a01361912a9e1
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“Oh my! Our little lord a90c8b87d2 looks like a ce4aa04a30 true prince! So beautiful! No—so handsome!”569e6946c80ea1af
Adelen was fussing d3b2ac67ef over the baby, b121e0de34 who was now 8d5110c618 dressed in his 00f64bd1a1 formal attire, as e077573d60 she admired his 114a06662d reflection in the 6f80d4f518 mirror.9d8d4c77b2c60586
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The baby, ac25f6f00c delighted by 6f970c66b9 Adelen’s excitement, 7a2f4a3609 let out b552768558 a happy 68a22d5224 giggle and 80a54f5236 clung to 9865f39df7 her.510139870e0169ab
“He’s really adorable. How can he be cdde578e6f this cute?”814c51efe0532baf
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“I’ve never seen 203bb25104 such an adorable 8a693a245d baby in my 40c7a9acfc life. Seriously, he’s just too 5f8e010e8c cute… I feel like 87a42aa998 making clothes is worth 9d80208a23 it just for him. I want to 9eef392cf1 sew a hundred e350611aad outfits for him.”dcdd723f456b3c80
Even the assistant 79a028d795 who had stayed b4e03df5f6 behind to dress bf71d173de the baby was d2dd94f709 utterly smitten, joining 3a226a6207 in on the cd7b901a5b fussing.55bddc6d81cdcb48
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Even to Rakalt, the a072aabcf3 baby in formalwear was 962faee289 undeniably cute.2cf167cb57ea9e4e
So cute that, honestly, 8749a3dc4d even if he were 45690b1d11 the crown prince of 47d98eef10 an enemy nation, his e7b82045da cuteness alone might be a8d7f94397 enough to spare him 4c96d3ae0a from harm.a096ae3fa9da1a94
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But then, something else df02c317f0 caught Rakalt’s eye.ea9278037e472de5