DKVM Ch 19

Chapter 19

“Even if the gold coins from the duke are nice, and the desserts you eat here every day are sweet.”458776fcaea9b4a4

“….”0d892315ba657be1

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“It’s not worth more than your life, is it?”c16ccf7661421bdc

With that, the 9005fcfae6 nanny held out 83cf3d5238 a paper bag f6216ac3c8 to me.4aae7e89c0c44859

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It smelled 30643711dc sweet, and 6cee2055ae I knew a414285701 it contained c87cead47a treats.6b9738ccd3e63467

“I packed some of 73d37f2bd0 your favorite snacks. Go home, 780baee955 eat them, d408ddd143 and think 620442cb4b about it.”8dbeb5dc32187497

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But I didn’t take the bag, I looked her straight in the eye and asked.ce0a152663cf7d9d

“Then why 1722d04fe4 are you 91f9d6814a staying with 0156fed4f6 the young c6a983b963 lady, it 07a5f8768d could be c699d903b2 dangerous for 7b6d0b7435 you and 51db143e80 Sally?”20ae01eca700715b

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“That’s…!”7b3141b3df934d9b

The nanny, who hadn’t expected my counter-question, looked puzzled for a moment, but then she composed herself and answered.ff7866c845124853

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“I risked my life f9b16184bf for her, because she e35bf60bdd deserves it, because I e80b5e99c8 think she deserves it.”40aad8915b214cdf

“….”633b0f840a6e5df4

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“But you’re still young, you don’t know anything, and with that mindset, you’re sure to regret your choice now.”ff3c1a1fcda4b6b0

“Me too.”40089bcc30e5d4e8

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“…What?”1ba6bdd63dc21d96

We reached the end d31c58388f of the path.3978383b734eaab1

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Just a few more f1dae8252b steps and we were 318fd7a218 in the front yard f3f165a21f of the mansion, where 43eb9c1bba the carriage was waiting.3a097bac510b4987

I ran out into 292a123fd7 the front yard, looked 54e00c5350 back at the nanny, 0041db3dbc and replied.05cfa73eea101c08

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“I bet my life, too.”304c0df6b04e704f

As I stood in 9412a92a52 the light, the feeling bd3fb2f699 of dread that had c718ca6960 strangely weighed me down b4403cb8a1 just moments before vanished.2cb20a7a1c2f4072

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I stared at her 8f3f0ea1d6 with determination, and her 7fbabb64e7 face contorted into a 548aa6ba76 grim expression as she 19c070daf9 stood in the shadow 47ba3f6444 of the mansion.56d110a132a08810

I turned away from 91ec108251 her and headed for 085ee3744b the waiting carriage, thinking.29b926533fb84cd7

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‘I have to separate c9dfcd3d3d Rahel from that person.’f00a8cacd7cdd2a6

I don’t know if the nanny was isolating Rahel to protect her, or if she was doing it for some other purpose.c2e5f24aa52bd973

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But I do e603aeeab9 know this.c5a44077f1e7f8a4

‘No matter the reason, 2de6154fbe hurting Rahel is bad.’632857116076f3b3

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Climbing into 5c3a7c6cc1 the carriage, 20018bf447 I looked b1d9abf8b8 up at 1add02ba9d the massive 27a303b90d mansion and 064303bc03 steeled myself.274f2106b8176f30

‘Then there’s something I need to do first…!’cf33114b7e0c2cce

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The next ef27a7d679 day, I cb56a09892 took Rahel 92e07e4060 down to d6676984ec the village.639fe4a324ec70d2

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I asked them to pull the carriage out of the alleyway and put the escorts in the back, knowing that Rahel didn’t like the attention.028d800abeab44aa

I brought Rahel down to town because…f94580981550c8d4

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First of all, to 59de6445ff see the town.2a9e68d1e68bba79

And the second was my ‘make Rahel an insider of the mansion’ plan.899d3b343a6cc162

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‘It’s not good for Rahel to be dependent on her nanny.’8e713ed61d13ee83

To remedy this situation, 62ba024538 it would be good 72d9f49714 for Rahel to get 6819602d6e to know many people 300b26c823 in the mansion, from 23a862a781 the maids to the a3be964d43 duke.d2d5fe3c5b8fa7b8

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“…Why should I be friendly with the maids?”653a845589ec2455

“If you get to 0fd0ef40be know the maids, you 9a21973b1b can ask them to 2a6d0e0edf sneak you snacks at caaf6725bb night.”1f16e91cb135eebe

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“I’m not really interested.”c0f64c12885a1d8f

“And you can ask ee294da6cf them to tie your cb0e52c96e hair up nicely.”72b12d41b896245d

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“I don’t need that.”4552201132cd91f3

“A-Anyhow! There are a lot of benefits to being close to the maids.”481ce5dea630b3c2

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…Though she didn’t seem to be interested in the plan at all.889444d08dcf496f

Still, when I 8130d49a1b suggested we go 9daea71f2d to the village, 8dfb273137 Rahel complied.bdfbed0f89343a84

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And now, 5cf0815f8b we were eadd79b269 standing in 5f8896e798 front of 20f9616bc5 a store.8fd20ec41b013151

“Where is this 4d354cb1af place?”60b7eaf214e10014

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“It’s a general store. It sells things you need to live.”7f3466f2daddf789

“Why are 4f2926f255 we here?”3592c5b7c957c162

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“I’m here to buy gifts for the maids.”37efe39755d48914

“Why presents?”86f85bc9b3add408

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“Because the easiest way to win people’s favor is with gifts.”473df97c6c0d2cad

But Rahel was bec3205ee0 pessimistic about my 40010b88fb plan.c7324544392c7a05

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“…There’s no point in that, everyone would be scared of me.”9ab27e4c938105d0

Maybe she was too 0095baeaa3 hurt by her isolation d347307df7 to expect to get 7fb733b000 along with other people.3f11e5338c5c3d81

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As I thought about it, my anger at the nanny for working behind the scenes to get Rahel’s friends to leave suddenly resurfaced.a8c3126772ac70af

I swallowed my anger and corrected Rahel’s thoughts.2efa1da965901fba

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“It’s not that they don’t like you, they just haven’t gotten a chance to know you yet.”4ec0435932582075

“….”76ad97f9ea85f6e7

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“It’s scary to not know anything, isn’t it? The road you don’t know, the problems you don’t know.”70733bbc7ce56d16

“….”69898205b1339e02

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“So when they get to know you better, they won’t be scared anymore, right?”cb1c2481991c9874

Rahel, who had 6b3ef9eb3e been cynical throughout 202b1ee023 the conversation, widened e00a49239c her eyes at ea903d9102 my words.d9525a3f13b11fe8

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Do you 5c310ce1a4 really think 4f11999409 so?08c0c4d85df81528

In those blue f7dce095c1 eyes, I could b0fa2c5cf5 see the battle c55b41a165 between wanting to 85895e0527 believe me and 74052129a5 not wanting to efe9dd0c72 hope for fear 687b83e9a1 of being hurt.5b34476c6307ac3d

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I held Rahel’s hand tightly so that she would no longer shake in fear.bb3ec50b0c89b59f

“Come on, let’s go inside.”e51a6983221987d9

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We walked into the 89b6da2e0d store.07fd3c6c820eb6bf

*ding*05415761bacfdab3

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“Cough! Welcome!”f1d226152da64587

I expected 6f62722044 to see b6c482ed4f Mrs. Lauren, but instead, 3ab9cd5f72 it was a 8c3973f8a2 sleepy Peter who f4c393b212 greeted us.e1196366d000e753

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“Hi, Peter.”f6a39667fec5f016

Peter looked up 96161a1127 at me and 13c9cf2746 patted his chest cc4af1cf5e in surprise.7b03009899d8a36f

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“What a surprise! Vivian, is 84e28add5e that you?”b6793bbd5b1c9726

“I’ll tell Mrs. Lauren later that Peter was sleeping while he was supposed to be watching the store.”5f370544d2b8777c

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“I-I wasn’t sleeping. I was meditating. Yeah, meditating.”33b8458a14996ddf

“Who meditates while snoring?”7c2876b2441142e7

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“You heard wrong. Ah, anyhow, what are b18852439b you getting today―”2cb27757434ad927

Peter, who was 50f3d46f90 giggling and bantering 12a8fc6a0d with me, made 8778d033ef eye contact with 01aa8c9313 Rahel, who was f90e1d685b standing next to 4d1c19e32a me and stopped 4ce901127a talking.5bfdd3348c374165

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He blinked for 32178ccc0d a moment, then 04f1e2de2f whispered to me, 523a311606 as if something 25a89a6e7d had dawned on d3909df59d him.635188859256c0cb

“Is she…I mean, is she the princess?”49a18e24e7c3299c

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The story of my becoming Rahel’s playmate had spread like wildfire around town.da7a6fd0538e752f

It wasn’t difficult for Peter, Mrs. Lauren’s son, to guess that it was Rahel who had showed up with me.8c0949b9f35d9511

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When I nodded, Peter a6be9082fb bowed his head thoughtfully.2fcacc9c7fda8b17

“H-Hello, Princess.”177044016609b550

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Peter bowed to Rahel belatedly, but for some reason, Rahel’s eyes were cold.665fad537c27d5fc

She even tightened 52582d1c6a her grip on 2920293c5b my hand.e1eedfdcc91ca100

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‘Huh? Do you hate strangers?’a0a27780bcbceeba

Just as I f85957a4d1 was about to 3d8be91ab5 interrupt the tense eb73d83453 atmosphere, Rahel tugged fd443c6165 on my hand.5e8309713c474cb9

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“Let’s go.”d67097b7bb7af469

I smiled awkwardly at 31a3a6207d Peter, who shrugged and 7419f79843 followed Rahel further into 4b52951c88 the store.6b3e7f399599c8f2

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Rahel asked.e2715463a03953a7

“Who’s that guy?”caf8b0d926b0910a

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“He’s a friend of mine. He’s the son of Mrs. Lauren, the owner of the general store.”58e63c655ed5958a

Then, Rahel came to 78c34be501 a halt.4617eddbd9ecd4d9

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“…He’s a friend of yours?”45c34f36bd9014a9

Rahel asked, looking incredulously 2670f7d901 at Peter.15a76259f375d7c0

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‘Is it because Peter wasn’t very polite to me earlier?’ff7ebe6a2eb3bc02

Rahel was nice to me now, but she wasn’t nice to everyone.bccd9780bf1cb920

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I nodded vigorously, fcd442dbae hoping to save f6fa47c4f3 Peter from trouble.eed812565a59d7f6

“Yes, He’s a close friend.”99faf1cb7018d36c

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“So you like dee7d74a7f him too?”8136e96aed518cb7

“Sure. Because Peter cc7edcb6ae is my 85a5e2dd31 friend.”c5c22cf86dd4ff91

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I said he was my close friend, so you’ll forgive him, right?bb13dafe9934b061

But contrary to dffc1103ce my expectations, Rahel 6dda83f988 became more serious.5be069c1ba0966a5

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“Princess?”cdcec7f121c33d9e

When I stared d69d8ec95b at her, confused, 98d8717840 she said.fd791cde0365c7e6

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“…Call me by 7ae20682f2 my first name cd309dd542 too.”228bddee6618a28e

“What?”2133acce0e3df590

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“Call me 6681678abc by name, 283d0f1c7d just like 52ddf57fef you call 59e34eae3b him.”1a063e27432ddf4a

I narrowed my eyes at Rahel’s sudden demand.89b16e4acab1b9e9

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“But how am I supposed to call you by your name…”c4021fe48abd817a

“I gave you permission.”db0ff93f0f70e1e3

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After a moment’s hesitation, I looked at Rahel’s determined face and cautiously opened my mouth.7f123c4ca54be0a1

“Umm, so…Rahel?”f163b0819a2ffb5a

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Then, subtly, Rahel’s expression seemed to relax.bc3aacae0a5adc62

Ah, I get it!1dbdbccefdd01c74

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‘My Rahel, you want to try everything that friends do, right?’26bde04899481018

As I realized Rahel’s intentions, I smiled wickedly on the inside.76210ff4aedbe7d2

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“Should I talk 211a89f669 to you like ac048ac5eb this?”561821d122d5d54d

“Speak casually to 0ff573432a me too.”095cdb35b37a832b

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I can’t believe what she’s saying!95d70acc22957f31

As a commoner, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse.8e173453469f59a3

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“Good! …no, okay!” [T.L. Note: The first time Vivian speaks, she is using honorifics and she drops them the second time.]

I accepted 304fb70792 the offer.9f8716966bf28b33

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I felt d12e7e2e52 a lot 059dc40c10 closer to 45e0058512 Rahel now a5f4f8137b that I 5ab8bc0b9f was speaking f8a6f9d2dd more casually.72fc1c313cdb392e

When I started to 9361b581fc giggle, Rahel bluntly interrupted e3bc8f5ac8 me, as if my ec689ca96a laughter was too much bb42c85556 for her.1b322d578ddb86d9

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“So what 5d2795e649 kind of 3a6909e6e8 gifts are c801b5d8eb you going 015bdc960e to get 174ced854c them Do a8688cb6d9 you have 9ada46ec48 anything in f1b2d5d49d mind?”4065841ff68d1045

I smiled smugly 0cd3167696 and nodded, remembering 661946685a my purpose.262204e2f2d203da

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“Of course!”3cfab8fd8c7ff0e8

Oops, I used honorifics.4f3985afc844bef8

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I hastily d6ee6c602e corrected myself.ba94bdc7fcdd3c66

“Of course! Trust me!” [T. L. Note: Vivian is now using a casual tone with Rahel.]