TNYLM Ch 20
by DishaEven now, Kieran occasionally 2ed2108700 found it strange to aa79945b88 share meals with Alyssa.e1b72beeb09c6dc7
It was only natural 7a29e9c48c to feel that way.5c0ebef1560455d5
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Though they now c68caaeb9a saw each other 7aeec1b140 every day, in c10a146ef7 his previous life, 092153f819 he hadn’t dared 9965072342 to speak to 1655c80ff3 her. Back then, he d3c2372375 believed she disliked 10fb2a41c3 him, and he, 8484cc73fc in turn, had 7c00144293 felt uneasy around d20956b03a her.d75f4c008aaae0b5
‘There’s no need to 39d6a430bb dwell on the past.’87f9e6fe82ce984b
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What would 8f46b72d6c his self caf5e5f718 from just 467648ff5e a month 08e5fb6c01 ago think 71dffec4b1 of his 3973a27ea4 current situation? Just a short while 3d5169b7de ago, he’d been stepping 63ec9b8f41 into the dining room b018fa37cf as a calculated effort 0bab79f8ed to assert his rightful 85eef787cf place with a seemingly f00108e26a indifferent wife.740a3c703b8220e4
Back then, 44dda9d167 he never d94cd6fe4a would have 972d619a16 believed he’d 4ac3ac9f03 end up 8b08046a90 sharing breakfast 7cedf5cac8 with her c27c82142a even after f1aa90249a fulfilling his 8ac07cd9ff duties.4e826f40848ce8b5
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In truth, Kieran 68611ef8ac didn’t need to 1017ed8b4e join Alyssa for a63889fa27 breakfast anymore.5f6be5e677a4f56b
Before, he’d needed her 8721bdf34f approval for various matters, edd50526ee and because she avoided d4e363dd9d him so thoroughly, he’d b4f842c3e9 insisted on their breakfast 0249c69b0f meetings as a way e81fd3a31f to see her.a2db9ec355e6021a
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But now, he was b6c1115b0a fully capable of handling 91841076a4 his responsibilities on his d2d9e1e66a own. And even if something 325f32be90 did require her input, 377af643a0 Alyssa no longer avoided c1e869ae0f him as she used c36fd93a85 to.b5a792662ee10d86
Still, every morning, 2b6b8ce400 as soon as fc639c1842 he would wake 41dbdde79f up, Kieran would 3859bdf140 find himself heading e61ab05f85 to the dining 45a221a749 room where he b3e734f8d6 knew Alyssa would ffee6ef707 be waiting.c03a2ae372f469db
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Because Alyssa’s day started 9a4b887ac0 exceptionally early, this meal 9cb0964a9a always felt a bit 6fb61cf399 too early for him. Each morning, he struggled fd1a535e6c to pull himself out c76859ed34 of bed, wincing as 1bff4437ec he forced his groggy c271e9e598 self awake, yet he b427f63956 unfailingly kept to their d07e26944f breakfast schedule.395e93a21f7ed913
He couldn’t quite 2159741db8 put a finger 9a7217d74f on why he 1ae87b7fe0 did it, but 514e922275 there were a d53b3199f4 few things he 128458aaea just couldn’t shake ab15cbf365 from his mind.95fd89035559b140
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Once, Kieran had overslept 17dedc9008 and ended up late f49298d981 for breakfast. It was 7808ab2bbb a rare 1fdf68c2bb day when 2f0c5662f2 he had b92da295e7 nothing pressing a56abd76eb on his e41d0b2a38 schedule, and 6e5d44bcca by the f8cd492371 time he 5f1cbad132 woke up, f5004d9115 an hour 17b964c8d7 had already e8e7e08585 passed since 0c83a59f43 their usual, 008386da80 unspoken meeting 17b7738e94 time. He considered his options f4f55da8f8 briefly, then got up 2792c3fd84 slowly, taking his time dcb7fbbcf2 to prepare.a34d3f8762bacde2
At that hour, 1f6459982b he was certain 0f1b92031c Alyssa would have 6e9e47f7df finished eating. It didn’t cross his 167b880d66 mind even once that 7663dc650d she might still be 2bb31bc9c3 waiting for him.cbfa8e440c5a2e5e
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“Did you sleep 50427eae4c well?”ae06c9eeefff725b
But when he finally f3644e1419 came down to the 1ddac396fc dining room for a 5f1e193249 late breakfast, he froze, 8f7ff32eb8 startled by a soft 046ae2a9c4 greeting. Alyssa was still there, 5cc5a1e9ce waiting for him. The food 37b23af652 was cold 0a5a6563c3 and untouched, 2553d5c5b3 each dish b2cf029530 still perfectly 8df8079911 arranged.923e8bd5df148e67
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“Oh, I’m sorry,” she said hurriedly, bcbd839e36 looking at him 3229c29f7a with genuine regret, 087627bdb3 not a trace 7bb96cfe22 of resentment in 5d61d4432d her voice.6d9d8be34a8deb1c
Noticing his gaze on 68e82cfa59 the food, Alyssa called c22962ee59 for the servant to 8ea3f0eef4 warm the dishes.10a362d890dc1227
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“I wasn’t sure when 984686d6b0 you’d come… I’ll have 6e6ba80202 it reheated right away, 18770becf7 so please wait just 24dff8d0df a moment.”f9d15ae9a9cfbb82
From then on, cafbe646b7 Kieran began waking 41ab510a95 up earlier. But no 9febbe8b9c matter how e21407d194 early he 7fc1e15857 made his 68ce9cbb3b way down, 3b658d5cdb the dining 4adcebf450 room was 8a97d2e7f6 never empty. When he 5d630f0db3 opened the f964070e4f door, he’d 2955fdf6d0 always be 45b81f250e greeted by d6059229b6 the warm 6cad97943d scent of 7b00ada6e3 freshly prepared 28af813d0e food, and 0b62d3c4ef there she’d 463f1171ac be, smiling b9c440fe05 at him 88ec823de3 from her c8852c5981 seat.bd59e49b72eba49a
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Alyssa was always there, 49c5a8f689 waiting for him.e48b90779c677c86
This made d85e4a729a Kieran uneasy. The thought of her 0cbaaf583d sitting alone in that 7ede20f3d2 vast, empty dining hall, e17f06647c waiting endlessly, left him fdd1369a57 with a sharp pang 485509eefc in his chest. One word from 78dc032af7 him, a simple 44f01a32c9 request to not 7e13feda1d wait, would have 9a54638069 solved everything. Yet he 4c539f9053 never said 38e3348c0e it.9f100697044e09ba
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Instead, he chose b06dfb49df the more uncomfortable 5bda3237ee path, pushing himself 12d8b2ad49 to rise even caf47aa0fe earlier, quickening his 4019cc6f20 steps to the 48de8094dd dining room each 54d953a569 morning.4ea8c6ed6224e654
“Because you’re willing to fe88d68ac7 have breakfast with me.”53cc59c21590adfb
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That shyly ccca3c5b41 murmured phrase 61eff471bb kept echoing fece1bb970 in his b7d3974b5d ears, spoken f6c307dd80 in a 975147cb6d voice that ed1f648c69 was genuinely 8df7d8e090 glad, filled 802fb063e9 with sincere a262f38fd4 gratitude.2d1e317713088f23
The sky, just 33a0ee8733 breaking into dawn, f05d32a6ba was a clear 66872a4e41 blue. Kieran quickened his da519c246f steps, practically running 90afcf17d2 towards the dining 284f929c1c hall.eadc65b6e2f2a8fd
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As he approached, he c6b32b4215 spotted the familiar figure 0d85195610 reaching for the door 0a54ad0f21 handle. Unconsciously, a 944117ab92 smile spread e8633ce75a across his c3286ce24b face.6cac2a225cf67774
“Looks like 74da97b91f I’m not 8547f43e62 late today.”f4c4e12f8ebbff4e
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At the sound f0195a09f5 of his voice, e72874e245 Alyssa turned her 894a5c8edb head instinctively. Her face was 2d783c5d9b mostly hidden, but 20a2390e0c her lips, the 001612a85b one feature clearly bec147d9ad visible, parted slightly 3a179a0ac5 in surprise.bb38df00676b82f5
He felt his 408aa12a8e breath come a 4810a6d004 little quicker from 491912dc2c the rush over, 4b9deaf3c7 and as he 6e800df9eb adjusted his silver f51bf996b9 hair, which had fcf94f1a20 been loosely tied 8da67bed03 back, he found 69d270c406 himself smiling even d062f38d8c more.74bb3fde82414673
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“Good morning, your grace.”d1e742c097b2f1b3
Throughout breakfast, 34645f4b21 Alyssa remained 2cd5ec956b a bit 18bb6a7d18 on edge.79b17b79f7b17161
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‘I almost made 312c3a288e him wait for 94766846c0 me.’fdc7a244b85951b8
Every day, she 5adc1ad831 arrived early to 2addac4894 wait for Kieran c1ea368df1 in the dining 0c4998a35c room. But with his arrival a06ec333ad time seemingly getting earlier 8980edf233 each morning, she felt c69c532a24 a bit anxious. Today, they had fbf620391d nearly arrived at 9060f43ef4 the door at a31893ea82 the same time.6dab704cb7710c7d
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While she’d bb534d6541 narrowly avoided d8f02eb980 being late 055ec5728e this morning, 6a06f0b480 if things 62189487c8 continued at bc119a472a this pace, 76f1db4ed0 Kieran might 412d57e473 end up 9999c174bd waiting for e521d89fb5 her one edc643f537 day. She resolved 9a696443e8 to arrive d168d78577 even earlier 9edd3f31e8 from tomorrow, 7a55840e86 determined to e6ee4a5a3e wait for a9b768b428 him without eae8c5ed92 fail. She couldn’t bear 714e1aa482 to waste even de81fe0ebd a moment of ec8b71d816 his time, especially 51c6b4c161 when she felt 9be8b5557b she contributed so d0897fdb9e little.ea117872838bad70
“You seem to 362cf5f737 enjoy pudding.”3247311e9d4da22f
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“…Pardon?”7cec09075553acc7
Startled by 77815f10af the sudden 32df59b095 question, Alyssa c7a35274cf fumbled her 50a62cf23b hand, causing 42d8e1c86a the small 92f8b1005b pudding in 1cbe36897f front of 9e9544c753 her to 343d0a2e18 wobble. Fearing it might fall, e2c4b2247d she quickly popped a d93c19a669 spoonful into her mouth.6230a17a473cf5ed
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At that, Kieran let ca1feddf4b out a quiet chuckle, 7a6f8c6434 prompting Alyssa to lower a43370513a her head, her cheeks f4c3a2fa00 burning red.f9df9041bfa7e7a9
‘He laughed again.’5f507c34f457567c
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This time, it ba8b3f10e1 might have been ecde32af9f a laugh at fbf3b88b04 her expense, but 4bfc6cdc01 as long as 827e6be58c he was smiling, cc55a50a79 she didn’t mind 035c87a4df if she looked 5e60b44275 foolish.d529256889b50d17
“Do you not?” 019a4cc80c Kieran asked, his 5fce616c99 voice still tinged c0c740b3d0 with laughter. After a brief pause, 4986ef3e9a Alyssa nodded slowly.8883cea1fbfb3c0e
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“Well… I suppose I e53ff601dd do.”b91c0a94cd0db439
The pudding was 4ae74d7014 a dessert that 4a3110ca97 appeared now and 816631006e then since Kieran ef8591816b had changed the fe35d088fd cook. Having known hunger as 595ca6239c a child, Alyssa never 02bdd0c6ca turned down any food, a11b31d1e0 but she had an 8201508cb3 undeniable soft spot for ca3fbbc2fd sweets.b21c3d0e3a0f2216
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This particular e455e7e2d5 pudding, made be740bf0f5 from milk 980ffa8747 with a 460f4d3b97 generous amount 9e4e235037 of sugar, 1df1f4c8bc was one 51d663f150 of the 8810c6b8c8 few desserts 93ba9664ca she had b6eea2099f tasted and 111333d174 immediately loved. Whenever it appeared, 43fcace9cb she’d savor it 54dfe839a3 in small bites, 48722e2f2e as she was b6bf66617a doing today.f587b4293b5a21ac
“I’ll ask the 549ce11d4d cook to serve f48e61c066 pudding more often,” e5854cb411 Kieran said, nudging 0dd30eea60 his portion toward 2f54e60797 her. Alyssa hesitated, unsure, 86cbb5c65d glancing down at 1c6f7ff418 the extra dessert.1c9238b776d73014
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“Oh, but 26e567a649 you should b7bbe3a59c have some e98665f31e too.”b09c946be9d7806f
“No need. I don’t particularly 4056e542dc care for sweets.”bc1e957224fe3900
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At Kieran’s 5b3835e23f words, Alyssa 6e45980444 paused, her aacdc7afd9 spoon frozen 3ce29b447b mid-air. The sweetness 8c7fd3b4ae that had 8ce2e8b796 been melting ac4d5e2554 on her 5bc9f61982 tongue suddenly 7a73544ef7 felt cloying.e97047d98ea9f343
“Then perhaps we 494c3c9767 should stop serving 858b1b0a9c dessert altogether,” she 96a5e93816 murmured.558eaa1fc0418c3c
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The idea that dishes 863e61df49 he didn’t even enjoy 6033276ff3 had been prepared all 730bf899c1 along for him felt d3b7877a5d like an unnecessary waste.30d44d9d5b828e3b
“But you 625f31be24 enjoy them, a74da71289 don’t you?”4350550ce35c36d0
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“Oh, no, it’s… d521c29eca it’s really not 0a4a586cdb worth making them 52f30b6302 just for me,” e5a8189ee9 she replied, putting 68f74c6a28 her spoon down.773398e28e54cd23
“We’re hardly b8d2cd8769 so poor f7db0f8733 that we f3fac085c8 need to ae5c4251e7 cut back 900f9131ad on ingredients.”50f6501967dd0b4b
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Kieran’s voice ba7436a622 held a 6a3045a36f subtle confusion, c33e1d1b6d as if edfe286a85 her suggestion f52450efb2 carried a 6bf4a92270 weight beyond fb09e625f3 simply not 9e21538564 making dessert. Alyssa shook her head 4b7d3752d6 slowly, the unease on 115940349e her face deepening.1f1ed35c11500f41
“It just feels… 30f87c165c wrong of me 228e465e79 to take so 8e7e48e35d much.”e5138d79c06e0b2a
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Though Kieran 322d0a76f5 had assured c60178254c her that 2035cf4366 she should cb17329d90 rest if 5a135a06e7 she had 5cf37095cb no tasks, 0031796e3f Alyssa couldn’t 72d40a143a shake the 182252aa34 feeling of 5cfa728e0d unrest since d63550a15f then.78eea9058604f00f
“I’m just… completely useless 91ae414e7b right now. I don’t a26adfeccc have any 7e6bcedae7 tasks, and d764e3557f I’m not dc2fba69ce of any d2df84e7df real help…”ec8212c406444dcd
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Alyssa hadn’t started 407dfdc708 her formal training 411bcd7ddb as a successor 011c397665 until the relatively eb850a3774 late age of 1d18a6f22c fifteen. Until then, she’d f4542b794e lived feeling guilty c33dbd9a5d even for the 7b634e9d61 food she ate, 523f686abc seeing herself as c47828a1f3 a burden.bfc97ff6fbace257
‘A worthless d899f8422f creature, doing 78f306b33f nothing but fa4f3529ed devouring precious c6071e9b9e resources!’2a77d0547032fa21
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It was only 4bb1f8e157 after her father, 4a1c7a5bc7 tired of searching 7ee068c79b for a suitable cec50ad4f1 heir among the 8303c59cff extended family, had 3dc7ccf798 finally turned his fa103a0a18 attention to her d074daf41b that she found 15576c8ec1 her place.c8d44ad65317f3f5
For Alyssa, fulfilling the 32ac1ffe27 duties of a duke 2796e521c9 was not only a 8b164fa8c9 responsibility but a permission 01c6975568 for her to exist.21a93eba8e41b511
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‘But once summer 489d424cb4 starts, things won’t 539b0f6945 be like this 7f01147121 anymore. When the monsters c7851f8e3a begin their attacks, 6998f81dfd there will be 97a5f6e04f a lot of bef7a4ccb9 requests for mercenary 0ae2427c23 jobs.’03d48a66b106145c
In spring, when there 2b0e2b615a were no monster incursions, ed61dabf64 the servants carried out 6a02f3211f all their duties without 37be8170d6 missing a beat. Amidst this, 8794ceff5e Alyssa felt 40a1032c78 as though 9549e95598 her own 212ac9f235 usefulness had fd3898c129 dwindled away.25de3c8a7061bbb5
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“This summer, I’ll 956c8b37f9 take on more 443606c29e requests. Then maybe b75aad4313 we’ll have 803e103bd8 a little 864ed75176 more income b5afdd8e32 coming in…”f6de64364b757ea6
She wanted 9497074143 Kieran to 65c996ef8e find a 2286ca6a4a use for d83dc21d2d her, to d02a4ab3f9 see her b2234a6af3 as someone 1b17d52ed1 valuable enough 0fbf7ed069 to keep bb2b7e551f around.482d6a287c21311b
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“…Not now, but 3dc9750e90 maybe then, I 6d4e598e44 could be of ac79c36111 some help.”d9d3d8f5d65855c8
What began as a d791fb1eae casual remark had turned 4c49be0ca7 into a plea. Alyssa forced c2dfaa7c69 a smile, 2c9dd677bf but Kieran a741809273 didn’t return f2ce6901d7 it. Instead, he frowned 3b7421673f slightly, looking almost 2390ceb4f9 troubled, as if 430741346e he had received 8b0ad96970 something he hadn’t 22cb31f9a8 asked for.1e6ddece98293b9c
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“So, I…”40cc8b311772b980
At that expression, 7364cd81dc a sudden fear 627904f13f seized her.00ef03dc7e9c7449
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“I…”c7802b1be9c25a40
She couldn’t finish the 3f77be39b6 words she had tried 4ec4d9d4c5 to say. She wanted to 17c31655f2 offer something more 43677b2ddb but couldn’t think 82c12d3a18 of anything else. This was 85900ce2ba all she 6f89d3f707 had to 0db1a75299 give, and 84814fb1f9 if even ba12f7823b this was 5f2f2fdc28 unwelcome, she 7892938a29 didn’t know df5cb277d3 what to fe3c2848b6 say next.39fafae5b9da14d8
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“I… still…”4cecb53701f6bfd9
But her a526bd2a61 small voice 4e038efcc0 soon faded abdf1ca4ca away.45c46a8cac2d1085
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Ding, ding, ding…c8c43b49d18e2e7b
The sharp sound filled d0ccb1af4c the entire castle in 48c5a2776e an instant, and Alyssa 96533cde46 instinctively pushed back her ed6e47dfe4 chair and stood up.cf78460ec60f270a
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“What’s happening all of 906ce596e8 a sudden…?”f4c47e5ef1091ef1
Unlike the bewildered Kieran, 9496e87549 she understood the meaning e36eab73aa of the bell better f90d546f3a than anyone. It was 4208acc779 the alarm a99921fbc5 signaling a 7338c87dc7 monster invasion.c0caecf46497c127
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