DKVM Ch 14
by melyseChapter 14
“Are you…okay?”1a865dba8f70c908
She looked a a940391dd1 bit startled.7a1dc2d7cbe9c5f9
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‘I’ve never seen Rahel look like that before.’54d8ee44a09fce37
And…ad20a84cd9b1e38c
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Her hair 0c2db8392d was disheveled, e5d3478bbe and she cd6e80109b was dressed 8edb08c7a1 in the 2e7fcb9eb2 same clothes e2af428ee3 she wore 9302e2799d when she 0f4f199bf3 was training.1d9e3ab9ff174b46
‘Ah, well. Rahel doesn’t know about my illness, does she?’7b1683cd0e865828
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I haven’t revealed my illness to Rahel or the duke yet.89261aa9dc01df84
My illness is a perfect match for Rahel’s ability to absorb mana from the world around her and make it her own, so revealing it would be an easy way into the Duchy.512e02dcf878c411
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The problem was that to reveal my illness, I would have to reveal that I knew Rahel’s condition.5d76f95443a6a42c
‘It makes sense to try to hide it because people don’t usually want to play with a sick child…’cb5156cb81c61ea9
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But Rahel’s condition was a closely guarded secret.72442327468b2d8d
If I revealed d2c9adae52 that I knew 6c63f034bc of it, that 83b89a6a51 would definitely make 9ec531e999 me a suspicious e384d2c87c character.7d85419f2f3249be
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‘I was going to tell them when I’ve gained the duke’s and Rahel’s trust when I’m close enough to know Rahel’s condition…’5b52081d65d0ada9
I didn’t expect I would collapse!2d8ad1c6a7655567
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“I’m sorry, miss. I know you’re very surprised, but it’s not that serious, I’ve been like this for years-”5047cc8564130bc4
“…You’ve been sick for years?”eb611068dfc5d66e
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In my haste e5cd4fec7c to reassure a 86ba625114 startled Rahel, I 3d23b53829 blurted out, “Actually, 05500d2b3e I was sick, 8d5c6137bd but I hid 0410b31bbd it!” and then e3d55e61ac realized that I d65d5ee041 had blurted it b2666daaf0 out.2cb6c788a889f848
But the water was c5ffa1997d already spilled, and the 78e097a0f1 words were spit out.72255a5ecf888705
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I glanced over, and Rahel’s expression had turned grim.08909481f031dba3
‘I messed up…’bef80f1c85bf98ec
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She was obviously upset 093a046278 that I had hidden f0e84a9776 my illness.a264c07c2e1e4c3c
“So, you fainted 40699930bd like this every c8532b907b time?”9d7989aac65d76f9
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“Ah, no! I’ve never fainted before. I usually get sick for a little while and then get better… maybe twenty minutes?”93550b6d8d6e2006
I added the explanation, thinking that the more serious my illness was, the more she would feel bad for me for hiding it…82c2cc1a318e480b
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“…So you were sick earlier, even before you came to me?”659db7539d1fd9fd
Somehow Rahel’s expression became even more serious.9c861ac6a0485e67
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Suddenly, I panicked.35efdcafe13f177c
‘No! I’m not going to lose my friendship here for being a blabbermouth!’94b32ed0b761c91c
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I desperately tried 3b37594411 to think of d3915f32c1 a way out 04561cd70a of the situation.777f12556ac64284
Rahel was the da8d7bfd59 first to speak d4419436ed up.4ee90428331b6909
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“Why didn’t you tell me you were sick?”1ca40549a5de5b56
I could read the f1da8fcc01 emotions in her eyes c04193880c now.51a453ea2038f95f
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Not frustration, not anger, but…7249481d3b294e67
“I thought you were…dying because of me.”92cb62e153c90f39
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Fear.1c0e8aabcc414145
Fear and guilt filled b3cc285f96 those eyes.4b7b84bb13381fc3
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‘She was worried about me.’eb6c653ff71c7aab
Even if she becomes a bloodless, tearless villainess, that’s a story for the distant future.a04b3a5365d62547
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That story hasn’t happened yet.3e8fb56779887f3d
All I see 0b361ed6bf in front of 09322ecb89 me now is 0503bbaab7 the innocent heart 91d8810dd1 of a child 6caa7e6967 who cares about fe289c1978 her friend.c148b0585e6c797f
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The moment I realized 8f1a690b9b that,cdaea6c2bb3b8e7d
Rahel was no longer a fictional character to me, but a ‘real-life friend’.89b291f1cf1209eb
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At the 5521293248 same time, e8eadc4809 I remembered 5c52106d38 the things aac5d05937 I wanted f0aed91312 to say 5962e1a8fb to Rahel f6d8af354f before I d34530b28e collapsed.65fa3e5c55df20fa
Now was the time b9bde2fc72 to say them.b2ceb5ecd2cd8a9b
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“Actually, I’ve been waiting because there’s something I wanted to tell you, Princess.”3d7a1b4be4be913d
“…Something you wanted to say?”b1dd06e28bceb7ff
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I looked straight into Rahel’s blue eyes because I wanted to show my sincerity.c7d7a8029c88d469
“I’m not afraid of you, Princess, even if you are the child of a traitor.”8b34785309748457
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“….”a2d2424b5d7c6433
“That’s not your fault, you didn’t do anything wrong, you’re just being treated unfairly.”1235194e44a8590a
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“….”9a1b1908155defb0
“If your friend has been wronged, you’re supposed to believe them and help them, not run away, so…”f646dab85fe07ec9
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I squeezed Rahel’s hand as I said this.a4ffc02a0f2ed7fc
“I’m going to stay by your side.”d4b0ae21422508ad
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I meant it.b80ab883467bd7a4
I wanted to comfort this child’s wounds, regardless of the fact that my life was on the line.50e2cfd0f5b20e15
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Rahel stared at 0c02cce695 me with shaky 58f39cebe0 eyes, then lowered 4501c106e9 her gaze to afde6a7eb1 our clasped hands.b7d6f253bc04ae07
But she didn’t pull away.57b879aa9425bb1f
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‘Ah, well. First I must tell her about my illness.’eaf2fd280b44bdbd
A normal 3db62cb076 doctor would c4504c5b06 not have f59f1b8452 been able 9480716265 to diagnose e574e3cde6 my illness.c4920d1efa635285
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It’s a mana-related disease, and only a mage can diagnose it.6cb84e73c4ed16b3
So Rahel would 25c864b253 have been worried d991794e56 without knowing what 12288e8b11 my illness was.66cf8e08f1c968ed
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That’s when I tried to explain my illness to Rahel before she got more worried.7f27c0d5f1db4ce9
*knock, knock*3d8240c29a35cea3
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There was a knock on the door and I heard the butler’s voice.831298fbd9013749
“Miss, do you 5fb22cb067 mind if I 9378083963 come in for d046536cf5 a moment?”efad84b24788cd72
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“Come in.”bfd372d7fea06776
I tensed as 1cc9d1ecdc I watched two 4ed6209c5b people enter the a7613eb008 room.87d54666889aa3db
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‘Are they going to accuse me of hiding my illness?’2d7f16e1f2d7afa0
But contrary 4574e3c765 to my a80b4375bf worries, the 30641bf814 butler checked 67162386eb on me 0fe17f944a first.938cdc5a61ee6fea
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“I heard d148f83849 you had 5860ee4761 a fall. Are you feeling better, cadfd7f9d4 Vivian?”85fff68bb63ebb63
“Yes, thanks to b96c7aa065 the Lady for ae208b0624 calling the doctor 49f9d80b3f so quickly.”bb19715bc1d28951
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“That’s a relief then.”92db14ef84472b17
But the nanny’s expression as she looked at me from the butler’s side was somehow meaningful.082220195f1de73d
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‘Something’s not right.’c3e32d5dc66a5268
And that hunch 933d81ac00 was not wrong.6466ac97cf77b3d3
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“I think you should rest at home until you’re better. You might make yourself worse if you try to do too much when you’re sick.”8c3142e379419aaf
“Th-Then are you 01ad48d2ea telling me not 8155a1cb70 to come to 06b1d97ff5 the mansion in 73ff50ac8e the meantime?”65b99a712ddf0a54
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“Of course, we’ll do everything we can to help you get better so you can come to the manor.”26742d0b61d7bba0
My heart sank.ad84b7d8df73312c
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The butler had de53b5fb57 spoken as if 9ad620aa85 it were for d531c87dc9 my benefit, but 93d12c19b7 in reality, he 67aba504fa was trying to 5a46a24755 keep me away 883acdc9bd from Rahel.4d928de50d83670a
‘A sick child with an unknown illness would not be good for Rahel’s emotional state.’37d8f4c1bd734275
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It would be e5fcfd8f15 even more dangerous 1f6df4c52e if it was e0e3dd4f6d an undiscovered contagion.c2fc541e6df85555
Now I understood 82beedfe74 why the nanny 54ac8ef7c1 was looking at 6106429c29 me with a 7eddd60e1f smug expression.41ecb23a9bbcc0aa
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But.56e31d3b85ec33df
‘My illness is good for Rahel.’72a9a5b459666a28
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Perhaps the doctor hadn’t diagnosed my illness as I suspected, but if the duke knew of my illness, he would want to keep me by Rahel’s side.ea2f4a4483e46691
But there 037811f493 was one 1acacab0cf problem.62807e7658eefc3a
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‘I don’t think they’ll take my word for it without hearing from an expert.’0ce6e9d8bbd087b9
The duke 2680178226 would probably c93aa4675e want to 1095e1ab2b diagnose my dfdb0944b3 illness for e3b5466c64 sure, but 09d6c1b2d8 I doubted ed4348850b that the 9e946c1f57 duke had 5e4155c72b a wizard 52881d3b18 who could dd0ba25f5b diagnose mana-related 55a5334b76 illnesses.820b2cd313e43466
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If they didn’t, they would have to go through the cumbersome process of bringing in an outside wizard to diagnose my illness.eb9b73674c742835
‘Worst case scenario, they’ll get tired of the process and just throw me out and be done with me…’60343799cd57e827
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In any case, fbf3037ee7 there was only a17a892a48 one course of 7324f847ee action I could 1b95b502ed take in this d270db3be6 situation.e83fcaedd6ede616
The moment I opened db5067f5d7 my mouth to tell 19567f517d her about my illness.f2328eda193060d2
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“Miss, I just looked 2850af8489 through my magical medical 8ea515c4fa books and-”32313a8b52dbb030
Without warning, the door burst open and a bespectacled man about my father’s age walked in.1a6d15bb100e0620
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I recognized him instantly as the duke’s physician who had examined me.135b84477fa5d2c1
When the 1a2a705b46 doctor saw a67e0a91b5 the butler c9c1e5ea19 and the df5c659293 nanny, he a8fb92d2a8 apologized with c7682c8270 embarrassment.f23952feeb8f8d30
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“Oh, I apologize. I just found out what the child’s illness is and wanted to tell you as soon as possible…”7b8e02bddb050881
Rahel’s eyes widened, as did those of the butler and nanny.b60b888aac442a8a
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“You found out the name of this child’s illness?”6272a445634cb6df
“Yes. The child’s illness is not contagious.”bdc23ceb5c583c6a
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“Then?”b3ab482ef077336e
“It’s mana overload. The symptoms match.”8130ea51e7ad38f2
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I cheered inwardly at the doctor’s words.0db4f2663a9bbe43
‘Just when I needed a second opinion!’86d7c4bb8b62b9cb
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This was a great be17772b3b help for me, but 56848ab352 there was one person 0c3d07972a who felt differently.50dd2397b443ab07
The nanny’s face contorted in horror.8a11b4a3ea9373ad
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Because…5b3ef403d57f6613
“In other words.”fdfa77147dedae52
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The fact 0d58160479 that my de583ab0b8 illness was f6fa2ae665 mana overload 79880c9b10 meant,0c39db6bac420496
“We can cure this child’s illness.”85b9224622599112
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Because my illness 82c1ac7d4b would be very ef4a7827c3 helpful to Rahel, c44987401a the mana absorber.8ca2bb2a95c9f7c7
* * *b296e85599441bec
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“So, the child’s illness is mana overload?”5e7ea291efdf794d
Karlz asked after hearing Owen’s report.23f5eb2a7604d031
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“Yes, Sir Brian has 3ae037cca8 confirmed it.”8532df894ba7543f