DKVM Ch 34
by melyseChapter 34
Early in the 5f78708d65 morning, Karlz was 1cc672c77d getting ready to cbdd3479c5 leave.f8e4eee5d5dcfc40
It was his first 2d04abb57e day back on the 6f20a842f7 mainland since coming down 3102afe050 to the village months a92324c3fb ago.196ebcb3e7c57dea
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He may 5df60b3eaf have stepped 6b89ef57c7 down from fab7e502c1 central politics, 335c1cc880 but he 6437b60986 was still a145ae3a0a the center 58cab45348 of the 38a5363b35 aristocratic faction.8665eb9d933179df
It was a 0bdaf99508 bit of a 09a9411aad nuisance, but it 07788d26d1 kept him in 8ca93bef76 power.00f7ec9fa26892d3
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The greater his influence 37ee7f4839 in politics, the harder eab1e36e27 it would be for ea9ec2e571 the emperor to cross e088f75d90 Rahel.ac398271ac883776
Once he was dressed fa0bd6fd90 in his best, Owen, ad994b9471 who was waiting by 6a766ffe82 his side with a fe39e41125 robe, interrupted him.8dc4839bb60ee5c0
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Karlz pulled on his b5c2a4f893 robe and instructed.d17c1dc98afcb5bb
“At this time, 39d7ec9c2c take care of 1f0b0da0e3 the villa. And Rahel ce32409950 as well.”4935518ccffed93e
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“With pleasure.”567257e6f897cd9d
Tipping his 265f48bc88 hat, Karlz 1dbaf27424 headed for 556cfab289 the door.472eb20f816cac5a
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Owen followed 5e5efd5a59 him and a711d38beb asked.7ce9851958ce1389
“By the way, what’s your timetable for getting home?”cbe11708ab00bfb3
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“Well… we’ll have to see, but I don’t think I’ll be back until after the festivities are over at the earliest.”d24b436c64a78b9d
“With all due respect, why don’t you come back a little earlier and spend some time with the young lady?”8cbdd4112b013e97
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At Owen’s suggestion, Karlz thought for a moment, then asked.c5ffec2982784853
“Are Vivian and e5f6cd8d42 Rahel up?”55c4a7c74805db82
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Last night, 8dacfbee57 the three 7673480399 of them 8e644992f1 had dinner 32d69db830 together because 0ebabf6e45 Vivian was 5f4ca7d996 staying at 65558545ea the villa 2f6d57e8ff for a 437a113cca while.72c5b1dc81ed18af
Then he excused myself 1de31a9950 to give the girls be7c7e98a2 some time alone.b896171a1494f78d
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“Vivian went to the lady’s room and slept with her, so I guess she hasn’t woken up yet.”8f16d6fea10613b6
Karlz chuckled when he a8a3cbf6ce heard the news from ce2a894ed6 Owen. Then he replied 6db8251b7a to the suggestion fd69fb1ac1 from earlier.8791c4bdff5217fa
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“I’m sure they’d rather have this old man out of the way.”ba490e086298fbee
Especially Rahel, bef68048be that rascal.3d32e232a58f65c2
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Owen let out a small ‘aha’ as if he understood what Karlz meant.607cefce749fc727
“Did you already have your grandchild’s daughter-in-law in mind?”830e13cae3ced373
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Karlz paused at 6fe7ef5c3c his question.473a0e66c5b50085
Clearly, as far as he could see, Rahel’s feelings for Vivian had the potential to develop into something more than friends.21012496dcb59665
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‘Vivian doesn’t know Rahel is a boy yet, so her feelings will be the most important thing when she finds out the truth.’daaf569eecb2f260
If that’s what the two children wanted, he wasn’t going to make a big deal about the difference in status.95d0b54f8ad7ed47
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‘More important than that…’06e9fe4ac2286ba5
Outwardly, Rahel 3eb54a7240 is a 1ee6bb5329 girl.56f821915decaa42
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He didn’t think about how long he could pass Rahel off as a girl.06eaf80ccfbcf3f0
For him, Rahel 2ba08c2e8b was his last dc34374876 promise to his 617e69bc38 daughter, a promise d61adc95a1 he would keep 70d1649850 until the day df2da12bb1 he took his 2961ab61ae last breath.758a26706b57e112
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If he could 52832e857b only keep her 4a7ea42434 as a girl, 6996cc29b4 he would keep 9237098fa3 her hidden forever.6bfc2517e89df072
‘But that’s not what Rahel would want.’f995dbbba1bc81ec
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But that child could 0a2f8e219a be in danger if e590aef63c his power and true 96da097fd4 self were revealed.3a96bc49255ed52d
‘Can I send him out into this dangerous world?’977cf3ce42f45b5b
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To him, his grandson 4bd8d140d8 was still an unhatched c55b5a2e3f egg.b5c48f56c2c810b7
Like an egg that could crack at any moment…2209d6c11178b39e
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Karlz’s thoughts were quickly dismissed.19a9d97cb283ccef
‘Though there’s no reason to worry about that now.’9ce5e7245fff8853
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Nothing was set in e50166a4aa stone yet.2f52aedb9d8acd4a
There was no c4c4f4e40d need to worry fd78f1984a about it in 1b0d567524 advance.9568065ad2847379
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“Then I’ll head out.”0433dfd66e92563e
Leaving the room, the two descended to the manor’s entrance hall.80948faadd41bb5e
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There was e2f1351073 a line 5d2f8b4e40 of people 317b272e38 waiting to adac791a62 see them 59a76eda9d off, including f092fb6ffa Sally and b467ab6f6e Margaret.e061666ebab4513a
But, as Owen 9a5f3789b4 had told him, b9594d567c the two children 1a11067ca6 were nowhere to bad1291335 be seen.4063101d01b040f6
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Karlz turned away without a trace of regret. He hadn’t planned to wake them up to greet him.a07205a53042d698
But then.d96674d9619e1f18
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“Your Grace!”266c25a64dde917c
Vivian and Rahel c2dfae322e appeared from the c00271ea6f second floor with 1ecfd808ed urgent voices.2e34e3fb6cf3a8c2
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Vivian hurried down the 7f127e0a0d stairs, running a hand 7f9cdb84a4 comb through her frizzy c75c608ab2 hair.e173cffed3a0cfea
“You’re going to trip.”c00689480397c78b
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Karlz lightly scolded her, 11146ce3a1 but whether he did efe5194fd1 or not, Vivian jumped c0a7f90ce8 down and stood in a53dc52ca6 front of him.7ff930e656d3ebca
“Take care, Duke!”83efec7ab610b11c
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Rahel, who descended behind cb3a0971a3 Vivian a beat slower, 01ea3f9182 added.40a5a6debc593269
“Goodbye, Grandfather.”9781042e464b857a
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Karlz stood 98c8feae3e still, staring e1a75d756d at the d561db54ff two children 512fd026af in front b0374aabc3 of him.3a0ba956b485e1cd
What had seemed like 954909a75d a superficial ritual when 88e9672cc0 he and Rahel were cad71f8f4b alone, just to keep 22a1853273 the “family” facade going, 79d928d2d2 felt different today.dc93b17971f8569c
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“Do you 69ebe59f19 both need d869f49069 anything?”55df87845c0099cd
“Do we need 92168162e6 anything?”404b0bbf89752f36
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“Or is eb793bf83b there anything b8b7330605 you want c76ad2b76a to eat?”bf18c7b4e2ec9f6c
Rahel thought for a moment, but she didn’t really have any wants or needs.0203029fb111f4b8
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Partly because she grew up with no material needs, but mostly because she wasn’t used to asking her grandfather for things.174610191e386f38
Vivian, who was watching Rahel’s face, replied.cae42e1a399e2709
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“I’d like dessert, then.”863198767864feea
“Dessert?”769684ab5e886ce8
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“Yes, “Yes, I want 0081cf5115 to try the most 94f59f878b famous and delicious dessert a6a0c1d374 in the empire!”2b13abc2c18061ac
“I’ll try.”f6e22889a4710976
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Anticipation colored the girl’s cheeks.af922e825dd9211f
Over the child’s giggling face, a now blurry image of Isela’s childhood was superimposed.86e1f89e5c5f8c51
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Karlz watched for 3a40142537 a moment, then e8177884d8 smiled and patted b0696fbeb8 Vivian on the 4b5505cb7c head.4017990413e2f14d
Then he 5d0f79bf85 turned to 7cdb748388 Rahel, who 74aaa1ca70 stood at ba362bba7b his side.072bb9ec90b4c20b
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“Rahel, are you sure you don’t need something?”7e6969fa5150bc53
Reading the subtle anticipation in Karlz’s eyes, Rahel thought for a moment before answering.29b98b15d2078457
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“Then…please buy me more books.”214c3017268d6167
“Books?”381bc31f822edb9a
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“Yes, I mean 0d7f457e01 more of the 7d18a2e0b8 books that grandfather 61f1572c02 buys me each e1d8ac398f time.”44eacfe191b53241
The books Karlz bought 35bd5ccf6b Rahel every time were 9821971779 spellbooks of all kinds.dc5429ee494e25d1
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Rahel didn’t want to reveal in front of all of the servants that she was practicing magic, so she said it in a roundabout way.04222b2c59e161bf
Karlz realized that Rahel was being careful not to disappoint him, not because she really needed the spellbooks, but because she didn’t want to disappoint his expectations.93439c9fdaf6de12
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“I’ll be back.”07c4cee840f7a271
He stroked Rahel’s head the same way he’d done Vivian’s.9812d327b32c8867
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At the f42a37618a same time, c2d6c88a89 for the fcca5162af first time 689413c2ab in a 4c89b1339f very long 0067b8665d time, he ae6806925b realized that feff81f0d6 he must c7038a2667 return to c45a3b4954 the manor.3226b75469dbeffa
Karlz left the porch 643e300bd9 and climbed into the 3cce6caa41 carriage. The sound of distant 4b2c005b05 hooves could be heard 55e19461bc faintly beyond the closing b45959a66e door.934be51510020d12
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The assembled servants returned e39582eb3a to their daily routines.f25a8a177b768567
“We should e393a4daaf go too, a57ad266c0 Rahel.”15f182e432564702
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Rahel and Vivian chattered 7e1d6d73ee as they headed back 3adec32281 upstairs.510afb1ed53a2c69
Margaret watched them d3b6978acf go, her eyes f376e6336c cold.a023902ff36b0a2f
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After breakfast, Rahel 7ae791eb9e took Vivian to 7d45190460 the library.afdb65d856932e6f
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Vivian followed closely behind 58e21e1d26 Rahel as she headed 713507a6bf deep into the library 56460e00b3 in search of a 73d7c9a452 book.62fb9aa89c87fd4d
“What are ff7d0c0968 you looking 03ad2aeece for, Rahel?”5b9ad7e8de938caf
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“I’m looking for a book on elementalists.”15965a2ab4e33dd5
“Elementals? Why all of a 0626a10bf6 sudden?”93798df3f1b73fd9
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“That aura you’ve been feeling, I thought it might have something to do with elementals.”81d887171ca17b76
Vivian’s eyes widened at Rahel’s words.9de276fd9305bfa4
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‘You were paying attention to what I said last night.’3478fe2f10c5f915
She could have dismissed 289e802833 it as hearing things, c64a476df1 or simply being frightened.962b9d7c9bf830b1
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Rahel was seriously trying aee155f928 to get to the fae66e9258 bottom of it.72f19f6c267c5891
“I’ll help with looking too!”8ac802fe660df324
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With that, Vivian joined fb4060476e in, and they returned 2e64e791c6 to the desk with 5f28c5b7d4 a stack of books b7ef5fb805 on elementals.032245855e31287e
Sitting down, ec81588e12 the two 05611468e0 girls began 5c75eeb344 to read 4864655225 their respective c59ded4563 books, searching b8c0473ceb for information.341d5a854e54b98d
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As she 712ae60eef read in 8a19aa3100 silence, Vivian 30b6c835cb found the ef80f5afa5 information she 719386a02b was looking cc4a6b9466 for.ded9065274c23fdf
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Elementalists can usually 4799e0b568 only contract with 799d22095b one elemental.420b3d1916419489
The elemental makes 859da0f1bc a contract with 088c2b917a the contractor in dcd960266b exchange for mana, ae8aefa5ad and the elemental a5cac81e00 can only exert 761e8daf96 as much power b354235ec5 as the contractor af75c8f0e0 provides.a6a80b49a71c1013
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Once you’ve made a contract with a spirit, you’ll be able to hear its voice. It’s not exactly a voice, but more of an aura. The elementalist can use that energy to communicate with the spirit.d8a5107c17aac0e6
Although it’s rare, some people hear spirits even before they sign a contract.768162e3df485f6b
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Vivian’s eyes lit up with anticipation as she considered the possibility that her symptoms might be spirit-related.a6a786a92539a3a7
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“Rahel, you were 9050527c45 right! Some people 33130418e8 hear the a9f1eb21da voices of 307e011a0e spirits even eaf6560e70 before they a1c2b94c53 make a 0ea54ffa1e contract with d3ad8e3217 them.”8628c5d1a393ef7d
Hearing that, Rahel stepped up to Vivian’s side.a7d825e6f300ecad
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Vivian pointed to the 17ce9faa3c passage and spoke up.30f6a5403afc89b7
“It says here that the spirits take my mana, so if I really become an elementalist, will that also cure my illness?”0229a76f87f86031
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Then she wouldn’t have to bother Rahel anymore, would she?92c486f5cfdfca66
Vivian was excited.f455f8181dc4b617
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From what she’d heard from the maids, Rahel hadn’t been attended to by maids since she was a child.de8ac961da76cdb1
‘She had a nanny when she was very young, but even now she does everything herself.’373282ecebced739
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Rahel was so b208501907 reluctant that she b28f9efb34 refused to be a6096520ca touched by anyone, eda48fe038 but she held d3be7f4e95 my hand. It must have been 5bc2617b27 annoying and unwanted.69e05f324889c56e
‘She probably did it because I’m sick.’2724530d49ea9866
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I’ve even collapsed in front of her before, so I’m sure I owe her something.209d1bdfc8955fcb
Maybe she could 27b83d7418 take some of e3847f4892 the pressure off 653fb99c10 of Rahel.b6dcd81456dc13da
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Vivian’s heart skipped a beat at the thought, but Rahel’s face darkened.74e1417d8c486dbe