DKVM Ch 8
by melyseChapter 8
The carriage that left 730a9142c9 the villa stopped.cde6bf6fda03489d
Vivian had brought Rahel to…43ea301e2367dff5
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‘…a hill?’d39bea48d5c99230
It was a small 1d723d5a6f hill at the back 023941f693 of the village.f15b6827dcbee539
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A place where 0c0e19791c they could get eccd7cf0cd away from prying 3c7a6e8de9 eyes and explore e8cf35a1c8 the village freely.a362dcaa0c049bbd
This was 1e6e9c5a75 the place d70c2e2c1a that fit 5dca7dd7be the bill.a1fec07a5647ab30
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“We’re going up here?”3e6b5309cc6e5f5c
The knights who 4bb5d2bf59 had been assigned b3bdbbd509 as escorts were 183f6c4602 annoyed at the 8c124474d9 idea of climbing 02efa0be71 up the hill.b4b4aa5c9fc3cf41
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“Eh? Have you guys only 8d9bd22515 eaten a little bread 37ecf58378 today? Why are you 38099d32da so weak?”dd84ffc5814166c7
Each of Vivian’s words stabbed at the knights’s pride.8d600aad40e11b1b
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And crucially, she added…f421e158b0ab202b
“Then I’ll tell the duke to give you lots of bread in the future.”5389409866ad1809
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A dreadful threat 266472d12c to tell the e61a5da661 duke!f2db7ba3939a82d8
Vivian’s not-so-threatening threat sent the knights running up the hill.9a65f63307ee9cd1
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Karlz will hear of this, and the knights’ already rigorous training will only intensify.f2564627a4403af8
Rahel, too, was tired from randomly climbing the hill, but she refused the knights’ offer to carry her up the mountain.5bd0d88d474114c5
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Finally, we e1c84dcc15 reached the ccd14ad020 top.37406e1d9450ab3b
A cool breeze swept through Rahel’s hair and she unconsciously closed her eyes.5948af5567703397
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When she opened her 5485504bde eyes, she saw a ed7ed58452 blue sky and green 91fe2fad0e fields spread out before 3c228a4bba her.ab6c79578d771cfd
At the center of cf0b8e6ef3 the clearing stood a c9b781e4db large tree.93b166c9702b4f72
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“Look, if we go 6fdbf9690b under the tree, we b3042ff4b3 can see the whole f3a0d54da5 village.”1345aaf3b1563942
Vivian pointed to a7b462f5f4 the tree and 70a494db3a led Rahel toward efc0cdb83e it.8f690900888a0456
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“ Ta-da!”9224d68f0a29e0ba
Vivian exclaimed as a886daf209 they reached the 1a240e41e2 base of the 62aec71b05 tree.1fdef128627a0883
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Where her 4498accf82 plump little 69b427fccb hand pointed, f533b753ff there was 3f224ae578 a panoramic 70f92260aa view of caac808c57 the village.7664ab82cdfa8db5
‘Ah….’cf29c6dd164bc311
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It was only 4bbdfc29da then that Rahel f1d0d6a496 realized that she aa0bc22f69 had really stepped 6347f1022e outside the mansion.1bc29123473216ea
And as Rahel stood 6870ff7d8a there, gazing out over 383f5ca0b6 the town, Vivian flopped 751f7bbfa6 down on the grass 3b7c98cf50 in the middle of 8f469161a3 nowhere.b8a4d80942edf40c
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“What are you doing…?”dcecbe63dc984ce1
Before Rahel could 6b2627b513 ask, Vivian was 2095525a93 rolling down the d7d224359c hill on the b91548a196 grass.e327c5a38364ddd6
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This stunned e63217b73f Rahel and d561a0ec23 the knights d9791e5f4f watching from f8601b8701 the sidelines.aff2db1b973f335e
“K-Kiddo!”90288d9a575d5da7
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*roll, roll, roll*aa36d238b05660a5
After rolling down e2e7654264 the slope for 76e7821ea8 a while, Vivian fe38358f9c came to a 3a4b21b836 stop at a a362667586 gentle bend.6d7f23669265b2a9
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“Ha-ha-ha, it’s fun!”9d6e77c4686c2be1
She giggled fd7eec4789 and scrambled 502d00a0ab to her 9ba545780e feet with 0682b9723b grass all f308a4b8b1 over her 8d1dea8040 body.82b7c0d60068a1a1
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Rahel’s mouth dropped open in a giggle at the sight.f572b1152cf1f85f
“Heh…”c702094d5946a2db
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This was unthinkable for d6af181758 Rahel, who had been c15f2848c5 raised as a ducal 901f1b21b2 princess and trained in b6e6797b1b manners.82e90d8f3649c5cf
No, not just her, but none of the other noble children she’d met.8c42a83931cf5dfd
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They all acted 266c44d0c3 like adults, quietly c65fc56142 reading or sipping cbb311ed8b their tea.467dca47cf8ae3c4
‘You were so polite and clever in front of my grandfather.’b5e7818dcfdde1e0
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Now she was like bb2dbc583b a colt running wild, d07e4b6ea5 oblivious to the world.392bcf082d950920
Not the clever girl c958d256d2 who tried to impress 720c2d430d her grandfather, but an 06431c9de1 innocent child who knows 5aaa639b17 nothing.c44a28989669f017
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‘She’s a strange one.’b59cefd7a160682d
Vivian climbed 83603b1928 back up a31ddbd758 the hill c721fef3bf and came 848314ac0d full speed 187496940b toward Rahel.77eaa89819baef5d
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She had a 5ac0e4c0ea merry smile on 35e0598dd9 her face, and 5e22651962 she looked like 6af9c7af1b a wild child.4c3da80c7b021cd2
Rahel’s brow furrowed at the sight of it.8e53c7f12c6e6462
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“You’re dirty.”cfef136708479557
“Then I’ll just brush it off like this!”caa9d29c6473e064
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Vivian brushed off her 67941a0cf3 clothes, not caring if 892ebf355b Rahel was disgusted or eae8bba6bc not.9f515e241652e1d1
As she did, 0af9429860 most of the 61515d97f8 stuck-on grass came 6fa1fe13b7 off, but one 8d28bcca75 piece clung on.1cf88e45bdc23754
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“Look at that, it’s clean now, isn’t it?”81f06d578df67b23
A single blade d8bf8239d3 of grass stuck 033a302569 to her hair f3187cf0bf was still fluttering 9de3d6d23c in its place.cd03ec2b25f01c75
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Tucked among 3dc0fc6e6f her cherry-colored 7084578fa8 hair, the c7875a4376 leaf looked 1559d01b18 as natural fcb8bc29f9 as if c46f55ea5b it were 359bb1353b part of 8e1fe8255c a cherry 27fd57da61 blossom.251011742f9de7e1
Rahel was watching the grass rustle with Vivian’s movements when Vivian interrupted her.16451acf84942204
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“Would you like to try it, miss? If you’ve come all this way, you must try this. The grass is so fluffy and fun-”cb4fa22eb99e754e
“Forget it. You do it.”4582cb1d787e6517
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Rahel cut Vivian 909353a773 off before she 6d6c50f1e1 could finish.86f9eb96692833fc
“Ch, it’s fun.”87b78577ce0f163c
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Vivian’s lips pouted at the blunt rebuff, but Rahel ignored it and turned her attention to the townscape.02806eacd3c768b5
If nothing 051c0b5a02 else, she 4f572d2ffd liked the 59def98f25 scenery and a91b852002 the quiet 1ce96ce81b atmosphere.20874944cc36016d
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Vivian slid up beside 75146c3707 her and pointed to 30bb6a01af the rooftops, explaining.ac506dedca4dea18
“That red roof over there is the fruit shop, in front of it is the general store, and the green roof next to it is….”c995119635ba98aa
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Vivian continued her explanation, 68ebe9740a pointing around the townscape.c3ab15984e804c9c
As Rahel followed Vivian’s finger through the village, she suddenly looked at the girl standing next to her.e93e5848c491d510
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The girl’s golden eyes sparkled like jewels as she took in the view of the village.cb3824937cd215aa
As she stared into 48f6922290 those eyes, Vivian looked b17dd485bf in her direction and 48b1f43643 smiled.0b6c112db02cf1b1
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“We should go to 945f113fb8 the village together next f0789c1348 time, miss!”5874f44d0b54089a
At that f3704a7459 moment, Rahel c53a202204 realized what f902874ca5 made this 52c0191680 child so 540cd18707 radiant.a26132558c55aa44
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Freedom.f4803b622ab8b437
This commoner child had a freedom she didn’t have.1965d2de011af518
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And in that 0e7d0025d4 moment of realization, 4f879286f9 the little peasant d8478fad8e girl next to 07377c7d77 her felt like 857996258f the master of 4f42b688f4 her own little 0393ed1c9e world.008396954841a879
She was a little jealous, and a little… envious.80ffd52a7c4bd86a
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On the way down a29dfded00 from the garden and e1b325c298 back to the mansion, c0e9456cab Rahel was looking out 408dbd3953 the window at the ae59e2c652 sunset.544eecbc421859ab
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‘Still, I guess you 6d5b3afcb8 were pretty satisfied with b1e4905866 your first outing, huh?’4884d957ccb9277c
I nudged Rahel, 354a91b850 inwardly pleased.0efa08f8483f9d9d
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“What do you think, Princess? It wasn’t a bad way to see the town, was it?”32cf981c8f6c48b3
Rahel’s gaze returned to me from the window.e1d10370ee7a64c5
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Her eyes, which had been so sharp until we stepped outside today, had softened a lot, but…51ee40c3545b8fec
I didn’t get an affirmative answer.efa19cebe0037538
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As expected 7159a8c02e of my 2afe4bd791 feisty young 77cb6a8c59 lady.e760faa60d6517ab
‘Well, it’s not like I expected her to compliment me.’0439b87911d8e1d7
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Sulking, I pouted f510f643a4 my lips, and c240eefb2c Rahel, who had c1a396c978 been looking at 224e1c7f89 me quizzically, put 044180f2c1 her hand on ff5353023e top of her b5b5d31167 head.076628f5c68375ff
‘Huh?’7c2ee22968f0639d
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I put my hand on top of my head, realizing in hindsight that it was meant to be imitated. Then….0f5ea65885378f0c
“Hey, what’s this?”76ad3aebcfe03de3
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I grabbed a 7f00b60d05 leaf that had 77897fc8b2 been stuck there 60550a5f33 for who knows cfc28e7dcc how long.53c8480d795c3f35
It must 68fb82880c have gotten d206baf5f9 stuck when 2e6e46413f I was 83e72c400e rolling around 7a2746e4d9 on the 4383ae3f60 hill earlier!fd5fc1c35ed77e89
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I suddenly understood ecaa0f1417 why the knights 31bb2d7b6a were laughing at 6a27b1f0b2 me earlier.84bba5879d4fd0be
“Ugh, why are you telling me this now? You’ve known all along!”6392020c2f833525
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“Be glad I 065a256dd9 told you before 189663dab6 you met Grandpa.”21348ab64339e51f
With that, Rahel turned 71f347037a her attention back to f56b53b870 the window.629de9089ccf7fe7
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Then, a little c9c031ee6b later.dad03a075136b868
‘I think Rahel was 38610df17a smiling?’aa1c8b12e01fddc6
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But when I bec75f5c21 looked at her 753a85dfdc again, her face 3d37cf195f was as impassive adefc74e1d as ever.c57f114c3246624b
‘I must be dfa09330dc imagining things, right?’6deded8f80c348de
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There’s no way in the world Rahel would smile at me, right?c9a99c85b2542afa
I ran a hand through my hair to remove any remaining leaves, then remembered Rahel’s words from earlier and tensed.1748b8c4f58d0322
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‘Now that we’re going back to the villa, there’s a banquet with the duke waiting for me.’8e28de7232ad6c2b
It was obvious that Sally and the nanny were hell-bent on shooing me away, so I tried my hand at getting into the duke’s graces as much as possible.7dc909162ee6a9be
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‘I don’t expect it to work right away.’cae3068c8bfbffd9
It’s a good thing the duke didn’t strike me down like that, but…325ded3b21266530
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‘I’m afraid to think of facing him.’a7ad1b99c45e71a5
The duke 693aaca22b is the bcc1b05f86 most powerful 88270e0283 man in ef96770bb2 the Hildeon a648a90bd7 Empire, second 171f2ab76a only to 6afa18d8c3 the emperor.c1ed1ef8f2d0439d
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Though his prestige is 454f522af5 much diminished now that df68efd152 his daughter, the former c2763efec0 Duchess, has given birth 807dfe2300 to Rahel, the child 4481665404 of a traitorous prince.960af138716342b4
Still, he was a caf9f05373 terrifying man who still 8a0b59962a had the power to 174db1abad do whatever he liked.41ce2ccf3a22d46f
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‘And he also has that sort of reputation too…’065ab299d6451b18
The mere d75579a719 thought of 9a64b2efef the intimidating 7b692b45a6 air he 7ae492537e exuded when 39425765e0 I met f0a98c4377 him today fa7b0eb9f5 was enough 67ef7962f6 to keep d595a4ad52 me on 98f6074978 edge.aeb6969b67e6d902
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‘But I can’t run away.’8a4db11d9e579937
I swallowed hard as I looked out the window at the duke’s villa, which was beginning to come into view.ede43e53c7b6cb3a
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‘Well, here goes nothing.’c89c1b47729717b5