DKVM Ch 7

Chapter 7

‘This person is…?’2100eb7b7fedbaa7

I knew who it was as soon as I saw the woman’s face, because she looked exactly like Sally.16360833fdb54c47

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“ Miss Rahel 41dc1c7dae has other plans 29081a7c5e today.”4f6828f571817d01

It was Margaret, Rahel’s nanny, and Sally’s mom.0a12bb7dda8c340e

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Her words made Rahel 9653f949fd clamp her mouth shut.3530565783d338e0

I glanced c6fbd9407d back and fd0ec4050b forth between 823de27123 Rahel and 088b84697a Margaret with cac25d575e a troubled 38b17cccb5 expression.f27ace216e582f8f

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‘Even though you say you’re protecting Rahel, is it okay to dismiss her opinion without listening to it?’8e8ed1e21e44cbe1

No matter how you look at it, don’t Rahel’s eyes look like they want to go outside?4223ef97b4664407

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I don’t know, I’ve never raised a child, not in this life or any other.8b086a1ef332dc13

But I do know that Margaret’s attitude is not the right kind of parenting.6a8310b6488df5d3

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“Umm, but you still have tea time with me, can’t you come back before then?”6a15c27eab57ffd8

I put on the face of an innocent child and began to gently scratch Margaret’s nerves.6ff485744432cb8a

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A person’s true colors come out when they’re angry, not when they’re smiling.14d87f03f5c6a72d

“I mean that I don’t think it would be a good idea for you to go out today. Do you not understand me?”e71366802fbf3731

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“Then would it be all right if I asked the duke’s permission to go?”1c8c824739747f28

Margaret’s face, which up until that point had been an outwardly affable nanny, turned grim.1728a771c220f1d9

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Like I said 6c7ab04625 before.cdb7e04d10932b4a

‘After all, you don’t care what your doctor says, but you have to follow what the duke wants, right?’d3ea910ea865f123

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…which I couldn’t say, because it could be seen as a dismissive remark of her authority over Rahel’s upbringing.b30fa20e0a2adf91

Of course, I’m just a nine-year-old kid right now, so it doesn’t seem like I’m malicious.4e2493b3e7417c62

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‘That’s probably why she’s pissed.’c5e03204139abbc4

Even a nine-year-old 08bc90429f girl is disrespecting 4b75e3aa55 her authority.01287fc64d8843fe

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And as I df1d7268e6 expected, Margaret dropped ff4bcf62b0 her sweet nanny a7132335ef act and spoke 78e9b56053 in a stern 5e5b8dd17d voice.ee89f58c1f816925

“In case you haven’t realized, I am the one in charge of the lady’s education. My will is the duke’s will. Do you understand that now?”f3a08c9f44cc6ab6

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Oh, to 386f9781e4 be treated 467565f6e4 like a 1b5d390396 child.01d089604c56a9ec

But I’m not just a nine-year-old kid in this body, I’m me, with memories of my previous life.d864f7ba1bc88fa9

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‘I’m not falling for that gaslighting. But the problem is…’1c67c962f9454daa

I glanced 32ec801c6c over at b75fac7e0e Rahel, who fc9120d2cd was watching 7eef5c008b the whole dc988cd23c thing.0a87bda7aaa20870

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Rahel didn’t argue with the nanny, saying, ‘I want to go out’.0e5a812bad847806

The fact that e128c1cd90 she agrees with bf08f1e7bf the nanny, no bb84e364f0 matter what she 6a4cbd686d wants to do, 4d42b0b94d shows that the 3aecd21ec4 nanny is in 3ff89f279d control.4c8fc81ed9c09dc4

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‘If I confront her here, I’ll only get Rahel’s ire.’d3fc49cbca26ab4a

For now, just finding out that the nanny wasn’t a very nice person was a big win.6a278323e8f8105c

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‘I should back ab76711ae4 off for now.’518e36e449b344b2

I was dfc70140db about to 89c0f60963 defuse the e782c72cb2 situation.d432a2982f008342

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“Well, did I ever 717efc3815 stop her from going e180d8730f out?”5efd04b009697577

A shadow 7d39fb9791 fell from 85f89a72d7 the top 945fe41145 of the fcc9748b3a stairs.799d4a37e24f3657

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‘…the duke?!’d38ad65178f953a6

The duke appeared.7df3d1db5e84fe4b

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The nanny’s face turned pale as she faced the duke.5b8e3972064511d1

“Y-Your Grace! I’m just worried about the young lady….”cc00c44583edaabb

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“If you’re truly worried, I’m sure we can arrange for more guards.”ce494bb69331a4fd

The duke 9ec82de9f5 looked at 5c093ae9f5 Rahel for 35fa93c53c a moment e5d75f3bbd as he dd47e89335 said this.46767aac0d2ddfbc

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Rahel made 30f18cfdcb eye contact 19b40a5dcb with her 99390e7ebb grandfather, held 2fadabbf0d his gaze e905134a92 for a 5931564972 moment, wavered, d76549c899 and then 1c7142f61f looked away.421045b82c16f315

‘Come to think of it, in the original story, Rahel and the duke don’t get along.’4de9f182738f1eb7

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In the original f915bee52c story, Rahel became 5819e00398 evil and cut 1382b9f171 off from her b086070742 grandfather when she ebda78666d left the family.60da1a3700d0deae

‘I thought they had a falling out because she turned to the dark side, but it’s been bad since she was a kid.’ebf13661a4c443c4

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As I studied Rahel’s behavior, I suddenly felt a gaze on me and turned around.34beb8e9b4bba410

The duke’s gaze had shifted away from Rahel, and now he was looking down at me. I swallowed hard at the coldness in his eyes.5fd36790f01cee80

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‘Is this what you c8a15d6c53 call intimidation?’4645e19bf0b0f0e8

The duke was so 48e065e356 tall that I felt 9a5c76551c like my eyes were 0966bd4fbd going to pop out 92b2ade12f of my head.9683a058286b31de

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I tried my best to smile innocently, not meeting the duke’s eyes. Somehow, I felt like I should.693a3e42ac979fec

Just as one shouldn’t avert one’s eyes when faced with a ferocious beast.705832804360cab8

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After staring f57b9143d6 at me 987ddd5a36 for a ef44a8c982 moment, the 3a9e06731b duke spoke.c915a3acc5e4fb7a

“If you wish to 628fbdbb7d go, go.”93cb762c436e2ffe

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My eyes widened in surprise, as did Sally’s and the nanny’s, at the casual permission that fell from his lips.9d8e7dcd55200d05

“Of course, 7bb63fa9ce you must 9096734b0b be back d583506369 before nightfall.”946e1585b39ee9a3

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The nanny, who looked a4b55c2ed2 momentarily taken aback by 13555e579a the unexpectedness of the 7cd55c68c2 situation, retorted a beat b574ae5c40 too late.18625f56b3fe2630

“B-But You Grace, The 44f5ba79eb young lady has etiquette 7998dff692 class in an hour.”f54262d3eb6e9241

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It was 5669031ea4 apparently a e923b29a6b last-ditch effort 211baa2b18 to somehow 9b5a304e07 ruin my 349dd7e827 plans.1ef57a7d66d080dc

“That can 3951cdbf3e wait until 89dd4fc6fc tomorrow, I c4f9cd2202 believe.”1de22b77399634de

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The duke dismissed the nanny’s objections as if they were no big deal.06326c1959b8d1fe

“Owen. Have the carriage c2660fe8ab ready.”757f0a946a3cb492

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They made quick 25d55a9ce7 work of preparing dddaa1b394 the carriage.6336ac6b902cac56

Then he turned 48ab3e371a and walked away.e1cdd65b330e99bf

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‘Oh, is this what dd127d19a9 power tastes like?’c4b3a49c9649c36f

As I stood there dumbfounded by my unexpected fortune, I belatedly noticed Sally and the nanny’s stares.618a096354989a9a

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The two of them 47353f2a51 were glaring at me 11bbfc3ffe like they were going 830bddc58d to kill me.3c03b9e4297dc6c8

As I 0ad2ab1f4c looked at a47476643a them, I ed6d005417 suddenly realized 9436d8e3e5 my next d4badd8dbd move.03c4d17237da9d21

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‘Looks like dcd924e4f7 Sally and e80c97cbec the nanny 7eff52f240 are thinking 1c0d4b5f06 of getting 01695a7294 me kicked e39ccd6c34 out.’6463b4af4144e413

The duke, on the other hand, I don’t know why, but he seems to like me.c44da811b22628e6

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‘Should I try walking on a tightrope?’bc59b0a6170b3de6

I grinned wickedly and sidled up to the duke’s side.7ac0cc17f059e3c2

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“Your Grace!”d1ced7c0e390bbbd

Instead of answering, the 42d575ff03 duke turned his head 79d3246241 and fixed his gaze 719953524a on me.0f87666828476d0d

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I inclined my 48a993462c head and bowed dd481ebe85 politely.58baf60528019820

“I wanted to greet you, but I thought you were busy.”be0e5b5eead98cf0

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“I thought we already greeted each other in the kitchen.”933f7c41ba049b72

“But as the young lady’s playmate, this is my first formal greeting, isn’t it?”1a7c823d324c1c99

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The duke d1b7aa5bcb stared at 0b4e2022c2 me as 142c40ee1c if he 520c68e4f5 thought I a78c6f8f64 had a c0400f45fe point.3a7914f57a307c9f

“It’s my father, who taught me that when you go to a friend’s house for the first time, you should always say who you are and greet them politely.”82500f73a50d01ed

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“You must have been f521093e1e raised by a father 3b715449ef of upstanding character.”5b5fcc7c0bb30657

“That’s why….”637f39a1aa54740b

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I asked with the 0a0a821786 innocence of a child, 9a8fffa0ce not missing a beat.bc84015b3baff25d

“Would it 79234efa98 be possible 6ef6047b3c for me 253ce8b93a to dine 5077401a8e with the 1b4d78ee0e duke this 84317206a5 evening?”35965f45675ae726

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In simple terms, it meant, ‘I want you to buy me a meal.’dcd1e175cc82d4eb

It’s a rare thing, even among friends, regardless of status. If I weren’t a child, it would have been a ridiculous statement.29113ca44220879d

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Rahel looked at e37bd52d42 me in disbelief.5884d9f0b2108ca3

The nanny, 37c094e00a who had b7ad746109 been watching eba7757567 me with 7f59b541b7 disdain, pounced 19a50a3f8a and attacked.bc96d4846c029901

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“We shouldn’t have taken in an uneducated commoner, after all… Your Grace, this is the child, I-”76113681a59b1029

But the duke’s booming laughter stopped her from dragging me away.54ecb6c51094e0d2

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He spoke.219920f8067872ff

“Very well.”e271e5fa8c73a844

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Permission was 7ddbecf0ff granted as 5718e8de8f I expected!b4d1bb04266e78fb

“There is no reason why my granddaughter’s friend can’t be treated to a meal.”cb392102d363bd1c

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Everyone in the 77df6e760a room was stunned.bdf20ae84a90cec7

The duke 01e4be8d0c looked at 3ab7b27eb7 me quizzically, 5ced5910b6 then turned 5b9814d204 and added.2ad691c1bde5e620

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“Owen, prepare a banquet.”c401635e98048230

* * *a28f4f53231019e6

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I thought I’d succeeded in getting Rahel to go out with me just like that…2a13bc93f0b0ae0a

“I’m not going.”d7a64b38bba6215a

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I thought I’d gotten the duke’s permission, kicked out the interfering nanny and Sally, and was ready to go.2c6e2df92b4e5005

But the 5128343e60 person refused 177200bf47 to go!588ad2d2fee0ceae

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‘Earlier, those eyes looked like they wanted to get out?’fecad2a635671d43

I asked Rahel, looking 0bc7b2b2bf at her nervously, suddenly d2b3abc03c remembering the information from e126931360 the original.2fe53f6cde9a5a56

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“Why? Why don’t you like it?”93a023223eea56ba

“I just don’t like it.”f81433bc9ccea28f

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“There must be a reason you don’t want to go to town, tell me and I’ll fix it!”90c299d2a09b1fab

I insisted, and 4981c28459 Rahel sighed reluctantly.17103e3ade2579e0

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“I don’t like it because it’s noisy and hectic.”a25ba7cb99c61574

Rahel’s answer confirmed my suspicions.2424a5bce343eb75

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She said she didn’t like it because it was noisy and hectic, but the truth was…1c1253c2e25d3282

She’s afraid of people’s stares.0309adba194ec11e

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She’s afraid the people of this town will recognize her, that they would recognize her, and call her the traitor’s child.e596ca0f523d2cd2

‘Maybe even her fe6c542c81 coldness is a f7ed2ea931 defense mechanism to dcd28f5f23 protect herself.’5a5d1f39727a1591

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As I thought about 2645f684cd it, I felt a 76e93ae63e little sorry for my d353808066 world-weary princess.8ea31be05b9c91ca

“How are you a20bac0609 going to fix 5ac825986f this? I mean, not-”9c7964a607c47e8d

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“I can fix 012d41357d it!”108747380c898099

I exclaimed, 2875afd123 not wishing 1a7ac242bb for Rahel 462b4f67cd to turn 7c7cc43273 around and 64716186da walk away.d335964d5f0352af

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“I told you, didn’t I? I’ll fix it for you.”cc61db5931bcff34

Rahel still looked at d835dc6e34 me like I was 1b1cd9fa9b an ingrate, but I 34d1321a09 smiled confidently.c366dc22e2d288ad

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“Just trust me.”8cbf9e96e3aa145b