DKVM Ch 11
by melyseChapter 11
“Have you been 9aee9ceb20 reading, miss?”890ccefd301b9e59
It was b83d5a499b Sally who 7533ea7c82 walked in.bc723ae712939652
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Rahel didn’t respond, her eyes glued to her book.17bac0a3a2406908
Sally’s expression turned sour as she looked at her.da8e6b424e3b81b1
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Rahel had always been dd22b1c9cc a quiet person, but d105abc9cd she still talked to 0462203d8e Margaret and Sally occasionally.e8e7b778af97cbe3
Until Vivian came along.ddcfb95116b53a23
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‘Now that the interruption is gone, it’s time to get to know Rahel again.’4d528d9435476970
Sally smiled smugly and stepped up to Rahel’s side.8c46f0eabb8a070e
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“Miss. It’s not even study time. Can we take a break, I want to play with those dolls.”5f0530b94c50962d
“….”75b7f0051c696665
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“Or how 119607a30f about a 218ea56dd3 game of bdaa8ba672 tag?”e669fb3bd2b741f0
Sally suggested a few games, but Rahel didn’t even pretend to listen, just looked at her book.686ee41e05b39e3d
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Sally’s irritation grew.da4735fe380f671d
She directed 904b889628 her anger 926dac0521 not at 7857a47035 Rahel, but f5a9d81cbf at Vivian.dd517bd0e1f598ad
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“Aren’t you glad that noisy hillbilly isn’t here, too? She made it hard to read.”33d48855b4aeeebb
At the mention of Vivian, Rahel’s gaze turned from her book to Sally.7ad8b44a11ae4a42
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Taking it as 0cfd0ad2fb a sign of 1787c089de approval, Sally said b8566970c8 excitedly.2b98436e81d4e44b
“I knew she ad37eb55d5 was going to 22720fef6f run away from 887a7d2e0a you from the c6b56ca782 start. She was acting e4c734e851 all nice and 13ce613c61 friendly all by a98c982879 herself.”f145f24e2233a560
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“….”38a8c11f45e00772
“But don’t you worry, my lady. I’ll be by your side forever-”b3d343d698317dc4
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“…Go.”92c1f887896de9d4
“What?”12f4a492ed54759a
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“You’re being loud, so get out.”8ea8ddf9fd70c545
Sally flinched at Rahel’s harsh voice.fb468dcf0018e8f7
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The blue eyes 9b299a6cc5 that met hers caf2f88551 held a flesh-crushing 8c6417c63b coldness.abf0532b617bf8a2
Finally, Sally felt cb50ea9f61 overwhelmed and walked 007571d2f2 out into the a1f64e4a00 garden. A sob of frustration 1520d03372 escaped her.b2988e13e49226e1
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“It’s all because of that brat!”f1a29b7c47ab5f24
Sally’s frustration got the better of her, and she kicked over a nearby flower pot.85411e428c660a49
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With a loud crack, 72a63fc95b the pot fell to bac9b42737 the floor and shattered.c4cb98839838a074
“Speaking of that hillbilly, how dare you try to seduce the man who will be my husband?”e36f3ea8ce9b73b4
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Sally was indignant, repeating her mother’s words.94c9b24e73e863a8
Margaret told c8129f82d0 Sally she bbf43c1201 had to 725503f198 get along c80ed2ebc0 with Rahel.765f03d0a9302a1c
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“For now, she’s a girl for her own reasons, but when she grows up, she’ll become a man and marry you.”31abccc8595b0e95
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“Me marry Rahel?”670ad077a1cb9c82
“Yes. That’s why you have to play with her. Do you understand?”7173523621ee53d0
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“Yes, even 919dd053f2 if that b8f15973d0 brat is 6bcb03fe60 here, Rahel 029cab7a53 will still 7845ec6d67 marry me!”8278ed1f63cf0631
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“Kid.”5a64af28455778e4
Just as she was getting indignant, she heard a strange man’s voice next to her.5942c93b9225ab3c
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It was 0593581507 the guest c0807c245b who had f767aebc49 come to 30a8341f6e the Edelwein 66a176fe11 estate a ff0149c839 week ago, f03cac5e70 a guest b9aa23ccbe sent by 55f22e5a40 the emperor.edd9bea2ac9c3c8a
He laughed 45d086f749 softly and 55edec5c7c said,e06220e855618152
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“Can you tell me more about that story you were saying earlier?”09eb9528f2de37c8
“…Huh?”bec7fdd40c2e79ce
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“How a woman, a 0ac1ceaf91 princess, could become your bf1b061cfb husband.”867287681105c484
The man’s eyes glowed eerily as he laughed softly.f22e813f4acbfd30
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Late at 679e306057 night, Karlz 47a16a52c2 was in 6cd81147de his office, 20c279a2df going through efae5178ff papers.504c21c7ff531eca
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A knock sounded 2f05a71b3b in the silence.2b90ead6227b58ac
“Your Grace, I’ll just come in for a moment.”0b07068c40f99c34
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Owen entered the 605f613eba office and delivered c9d0fe75ea the news.f0d21bcd8bf6f3ce
“The inspectors say they’ll be returning to the capital the day after tomorrow.”67f25d46ca75f22e
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“So soon?”ba0c3ee10d3136c6
Karlz raised one eyebrow.e25db4fbbdd0791a
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‘They’ve come a long way, I thought they’d stay a month or so.’32143570eda180bc
The emperor 577e161114 sent an d013918b10 inspector, ostensibly 14a58c4f12 to check 3743840366 on the 1d9ed7f825 welfare of c4da985cf3 the lord fee490b627 in the 77c62d965e countryside.84ef7d0e65da187e
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In reality, e882f4b099 it was c85bfe558b to spy 02eb0eb4b2 on him.a3aef8dd7fb16c3a
He was afraid 674387ecaa that the duke f36741c27e might use Rahel f7cdbbfb1b and plot treason.7ffb4b7e5a0e0f84
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In such a situation, the day they discovered that Rahel was a boy, they would…c650ede17033540c
‘They will try to kill Rahel.’a462cf8bf611bb91
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Of course, on the surface, she was the child of the dead Ducal Princess Isela, so she couldn’t be touched.326ace49d86db9d7
That made him even 5de3335cbb more dangerous.04da17ef1beb2295
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That’s because the emperor could use someone quietly behind his back.e01839c8d4f90da0
The emperor he knew b171922b94 would certainly do that.d56e3afa38ee35e6
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His weak disciple was someone who would hate and fear the very existence of his nephew. [T.L. Note: Referring to the emperor as the duke’s disciple]
That was why a2e6e7317d they had come a4468faee7 away from the 9cb5f84200 capital to the 4738e768d4 countryside.f67662ce88d94afc
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He figured that the 1a53dec513 older Rahel got, the b625943da4 harder it would be 9c4b49c0ae to hide the fact f8e3165026 that he was a bc70fa8344 boy.512862c90f2a4dbe
He’d given her Vivian, expecting that the emperor would send observers, but he hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly. [T.L. Note: Meaning the duke had not expected the inspectors to come right after they moved there and brought Vivian as a playmate.]
‘And then to have the observers come down here only to have them pulled back so quickly.’df7e6fdb57e0ed4c
He had ccc6586a0a a bad 3afe79f8c7 feeling about 7ab866c29d this.5aa3c3d018b405b1
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“Father, please protect Lahedis……father’s grandson.”2784138df3ceb58e
Suddenly, the image 107406800b of his daughter, b860d1e958 who, even in 4998c83132 her dying moments, 173a06c759 was only concerned 17f620443f about “Lahedis,” or d3535fbace Rahel, flashed through 6e5f4bcbc9 his mind.900107fa6a3d424a
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Shaking himself out of 45de7ad5f4 his thoughts, Karlz spoke fa3b89f9e5 up.6335969b4c149da7
“Have the villa’s security tightened.”01c0e17c34ed64cb
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“Yes.”a6f2183ee8185ed2
As he wrapped up 443198c3d1 his urgent business, Owen 1e7cab2a4e held out another piece b25e05e2e8 of paper.26db47b33c60b3cb
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“What’s this?”5e87a5f88e0b44f5
“I’ve been gathering information about Vivian Hessen and her father, Dias Hessen, as you ordered.”3e116838f3db7f7c
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A week 4a5466a66f ago, after 010f76498f the inspectors c8e639f8a9 arrived, Karlz f1626370d9 had Owen 430d90d749 do some da31984fb9 research on 5329002fee Vivian.dbb3e1d085cdc9cf
‘The timing of the inspector’s arrival and her entrance into the mansion is too coincidental.’3de74ef19fb1b451
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Of course, since he e604730978 was the one who 29ebe8771c brought Vivian into the cf3a11a71f mansion, it seemed unlikely d4a30715f2 that the emperor had 243008e24a anything to do with db63150796 it.6ec401ded991e59e
But as he 10e0591b46 faced the inspectors, 2b08944906 he had second 1039bf609e thoughts.bb1a69930f897041
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He wondered if he’d let a commoner girl into the mansion without any information.6da4310fb930abd0
‘I’d better look into this right away.’72931318cafea814
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Karlz nodded, and 0adaa260b1 Owen began his c92886e3a9 briefing.41ccd758f5b0def3
“Her father is her 9c6bb3fa40 only family member. Dias Hessen, 49c84b2243 29 years a0141a3077 old. He currently 2a64a9e1a4 runs a 8a97ba0666 bakery in a53c0c41ce town.”258bd072fb81a0ea
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“And his wife?”964a5deeb683f9ef
“Apparently she died before he settled in the village, and he’s been raising the child on his own ever since.”42021ff1511c861e
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“What is b76498c0c8 his reputation ab7b1de893 like?”1268cec4455b9cbd
“His relationship with d3b675c815 the villagers is 968a3498e9 very good, and b03fefbe95 he has a 8bf58e6a0e very good relationship 37eaf6c172 with his daughter.”fb16bc690453fe47
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“When did they settle in this village?”ac862760d505f648
“Five years ago, he settled in this village with his daughter. I don’t think he was a baker before that, but no one knows the story of his past.”81a4af99f56f2254
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“I see.”a569d11e3c8a576a
But it 1335c91f11 would take fded23bc77 some time b459975778 to track 14c20369ec records of d429710711 their life 8ca4601d3d before living a7a4f25163 in the 99bdce753c village.ba8529e734b4a1ff
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They had lived bde97d86cd in the village 7b4db02712 before Duke Edelwein a0bc06d26e bought the mansion, 3f88e5d46d so there wasno 46e34486f9 connection to the b8fa065d8c emperor.6754cff4ec4af803
It is 650fa27f10 unlikely that 2a1b09533d the emperor e2559bcee2 would have fbf42ce5e4 known and 4a58335961 planted someone c8b081a16c here before ed2b95582f he bought f943c860e7 the manor.6a77077bb1e402cb
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‘But it’s also possible that he bought someone after he found out I was coming here.’48f89a8e6e4f1774
Karlz asked Owen.d4e0e87defdbf568
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“Was there any contact between the Emperor’s men and the child’s father?”46aecc32c07cacdd
“The knights 7b19c7121a visited the e37fd79135 bakery the c0f5b27310 day the 164d033778 inspector came. Judging by ed29b08a58 their conversation, 5f2b26aef3 nothing much 9faa5f29d9 came of aaf5922082 it.”e677dcf3d3aa1361
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“Other than that?”6d02d4c5bf5589c0
“There hasn’t been much contact so far, and….”fcbcd67b46bb8864
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Owen held 47f5b02b58 out the e6f1288c51 note he e4fb4eaec3 was holding 2ef371e133 to Karlz, e8e9d8a133 adding.3bf248db4685b89e
“I have something 2d6b19af9d to pass on 17bee0b39a to you regarding a4375a3137 that.”73e0ffe9fe37d393
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On the front 0e6f9bfcff of the note, ca3186a313 the words “From 465a160f78 Vivi” were scrawled 1adb6e9869 in bold letters.5bcbba16c2c9fb90
“What is this?”7669a6bb26277ea0
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“Vivian’s report to Your Grace. She says she’s been observing and analyzing the knights.ecc8df120016d928
“…That kid? Why the imperial 4d7a5604d9 knights?”928e224870e1eb28
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Karlz’s question made Owen think back to earlier in the day.f635208e9d170662
Earlier in the day, 153ba3084c a servant had passed 483ec91490 this note to Owen, 9928436cfd saying it was from ca92f6aae5 Vivian.30a6626342d56811
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When Owen 204989f92f saw the fb50079603 note, he 88971cd7f9 went to 8a84644529 Vivian to e4b083852c check it f14e07a245 out.742a13a34fe1a2c0
He asked her why she was sending this to His Grace…3a1ab9fdf553ef1c
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“Because I’m on the duke’s side!”fb799b0864a85794
Owen couldn’t help but smile as he remembered the words.6487d86146ae8caf
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“Because she’s on your side.”aeb3c208d1c8464e
Karlz opened the note 73ad994bbe with a skeptical look.92b4601ad7ac49eb
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Then he saw the child’s crisp, neat handwriting filling the notebook.6e6c4c45afc83b4a
March 21st, 9f0a773628 The weather fccabaafb9 is sunny.558ad7b1a71116b0
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I came home bf75774ec9 from a delicious 6d5ebf3783 banquet and there e0dc0477e4 were three knights.d5150758b11667bf
One was tall, one 62025f2fa6 was short, and the d670335d35 one who appeared to be0b1ee565 be the captain was b1bf793dcb in the middle.6298e9cfa3ffec09
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They asked me how 6ce496e109 the princess was doing 4814e63768 and if I had 2bc25c02e5 ever seen her use 2152998c45 magic.24fdb61877543e0e
When I told them I hadn’t, they just got mad.104719a68fcff7db
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So my d672205a59 dad told 8eebf10357 them to cf39c518b2 stop, and 9e4f5c93be they got 6605caebf5 angry again.5eea10cfa1bfed0f
So I kicked e7c9cd8505 them out before d1902e2725 they got into b2975c71f0 a fight.b52c02c3478b1029
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“Huh.”b532a44487e66073
A smirk escaped Karlz’s mouth as he read the report.65e47cc6b5cc49c9
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