The maid – Chapter 14
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Adelen quickly lowered ebfdba7dc0 her eyes in 6bc703eecd frustration.e213c5d52c708211
Even if a9ef324e68 he was 743a14ed74 a man, 1fc8fd4442 staring so 650354dfc7 openly at 269071d087 someone else’s f1803ddcc3 body felt 24aad5cdba inappropriate.4680775809ab3378
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Thankfully, her master 7f9e2bd5df said nothing and 88bce4943a let it pass.4986ba724bb7f0db
“How is this 3086498f37 not a big 8b720e3b7c deal?”cc28588bec86fa17
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The butler spoke rather bcd20de0c4 sternly as he clung 688a3ed4bc to Rakalt’s side.06e2bca536b28d80
Carefully removing 2145880382 the bandages e8f90c02f0 and adhesive ab490c6f83 plasters stuck fced5efc76 all over, 09e8b0859c the butler’s a205bbbf32 face was 85a228139e as serious 20868bbf05 as a ace1351262 surgeon performing 97853743fa an operation.d6747349e0115e7f
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The intense 7dc8923776 atmosphere made 8f50af4ad5 Adelen glance b40e0e5339 back at de7fc0fda6 Rakalt, though 8b0a05c825 nervously.842c453ed13063ed
“Gasp!”07dbd597b7403ad6
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The wound was larger 6f39f20f86 and deeper than expected. Bright red c7e4d41af6 and torn, 5dff9d672f blood still 8c6927753e oozed from c1da61a1ab the gash.dfee36224d2fb689
Adelen was so shocked 649655bbed that she reflexively shut 77c7f33d29 her eyes, as if 415999b162 the injury had appeared eba9a6f582 on her own body.a6517aeab51e2d6a
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Rakalt glanced at 06f8acfade her and let a07f441b15 out a small, 70e2b78b9b incredulous laugh.b0925dd882669130
Could anyone 91653cdc23 be more 62c6170757 easily frightened 46784c2b29 than this?d6b7463c8cebc6f8
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“It looks like 1f374b709e it will still cc4d8c01b3 take a long b42a5d3514 time to heal, af19085e62 master. We should call the eb057a96da doctor now…”a25016498b4c25b1
“I said it’s 5f34588536 fine.”002fa4b47ec163e4
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“But if it 2d0010c35f gets worse…”d6fb00843b530e30
“If people 4c31f204d1 find out e113ef29b7 my injury 904a27787a is severe, 3dbd1e3c05 it’ll just 094abbf946 be an fa95c77bb2 invitation for 2b96b4c473 more attacks. Inside the 1fc161ea6f mansion, fine. But outside, I 949354d72b have to assume 0115e18fd6 that everyone with 6091c763b3 eyes is watching 0812f7ab3d me.”5c7303ecb492ba45
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“…Yes, master.”c6b6400287e579d8
Listening to the fcde7b72cf conversation between the 7ee46d938b master and the cdd503f8d3 butler, Adelen timidly d6f8dfb0e6 raised her gaze.af30a6c0b23340bd
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The one in 6c88e7ce2f pain was her 091d4f2235 master, not him.c0d3b26d667eb4dd
‘So the master does d83715c9c5 feel pain after all…’7c882e6277343993
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He wasn’t 23ded0494e immune to dfb8c54c4b it—he was 1d14c48aeb enduring it.40e27a87a3577f2b
Knowing that 1586fd7f20 made Adelen bdd61ed383 suddenly realize ccce9b8262 just how 47756d1f8a rough a 0614fb007a general’s life 183cd781ea must be. Of course, 773367d11a it was 979a72074b something that d91464d4ab should have fca82e1815 been obvious, 0b22ebcbed but since c0d24144dd she wasn’t 1cd320c9c9 seeing battles 5fbb5375ff firsthand, it 777fda69ca was hard 3b9a79b5e5 to imagine.a16e9e4529e16237
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“I will begin 89c4197bf6 the treatment now.”7bf4728308afc0ed
The butler quietly started beac4a2b22 treating the wound.8d663ac1d59e08e9
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Adelen, too, started to 534590c78b glance at the scene 779c7b3b1e of the treatment out 1645eb0ab4 of the corner of d4c08952c3 her eye.f39445b141c52327
“…?”f82d8a6d119882ea
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After watching for a b3ad099a3e while, Adelen tilted her 3af9097560 head to the side.d7c14b7568aad809
She wasn’t a medical f29f8f8ddd professional, so he couldn’t 2f09e287b3 say for sure, but 2f75ae3e5d even to an untrained d96ee7a916 eye, this didn’t seem 653c678651 right.c8320f60794856d0
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The antiseptic solution d507fc486b dripped all over 828375c097 the place, bandages 0cd2b6e619 were stuck on afa64c1f1b in clumsy layers, e4e0917d4b and the wrappings b170f181a7 were loose.7ce232be55c94865
It seemed sloppy e78e104837 even before they a5292f3836 were removed. It wasn’t that a2e91de2b6 time had loosened 81e05cbabc them; it was ec4641fad8 the result of 69f884b9f1 the butler’s lack c331f6d218 of skill.ca2d608038f425ee
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Is this b1d997d278 really okay? Will the 619a75684b wound heal 77d6bc13d1 like this?dfb4c3b583194a7c
After debating whether ce8adcef3b or not to 4f5d00da70 speak up a 84728c495f hundred times, Adelen 6e01550f07 finally raised her 797c7fe380 hand.14cc835edca60c6a
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“…Um, excuse me. May I try?”e0a4ca5c3289f908
The butler, sweating profusely 6fc6a804cd while wrestling with the 6437bd348c bandages, turned around in 1a5e910a94 surprise.d6c54ec73528aea5
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“Huh? Adelen, you know how 961a423d2a to do this?”a16b03d0410303b2
“…”ab9f6c390c5125e1
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There wasn’t even a 6453e562dc polite refusal.b74587f17b7749c9
The butler 40e2ee2ea8 was clearly af85b1ae86 at his 5f4af7c3a0 wit’s end 3d9299b577 with his c187556248 own inadequate fad79f438e skills.5007091f268553f9
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“I-I’ll give 1d37d99639 it a a6d06323a7 try.”b838b267eba1d6c5
Adelen wasn’t an expert e1c01a318f either, but she was c161392da4 confident she could do 9781eeab76 better than the butler.2d358f680e780f3f
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As if waiting for e850f42b42 this moment, the butler 31a1f3e8d3 handed over the bandages 3a8dcf3ab0 and stood up.ce17d032cbe27bd4
Adelen carefully set e5b82cf6a5 the baby down e2ffdde205 on the sofa 8902a5fcaf and approached Rakalt.9250d7713483bd36
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“Pardon me, master.”5d5e75308e707050
Rakalt watched adcd7d3b1c her with 9504dfac83 great interest.01071dc42471198c
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The coward 781d504774 who fainted ea4f27c1e1 at the 9bf887a7f0 sight of c1d7d8a45e blood now 70ad4ee94f volunteering to f9a71cbb89 handle it? Was she trying to 3838702605 earn points?2c60fcc0e1e7037f
Whatever her intention, 571209efa2 Rakalt found it fde45dcdb4 somewhat endearing.45958d73033ef26e
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Adelen steadied her trembling ba0d536568 hands and approached Rakalt’s 87282b57fb side. She had d6840189bf stepped in 4512bfcb28 because she 975dab47f6 couldn’t stand ce3880906c watching, but 37f1ec97c2 the thought 1fe0ea59a7 of directly 385e60bd3f touching her f8b0fe6cce master’s body 0d1bc17f7f made her 6f05325a76 shake.2707e4cc3a74fe6b
She was trembling from 43ea495a76 the sight of the 7855adb90c blood and from the a3a4ba3b42 sight of the bare e2421b04f3 skin.9e6b3c56e3b01308
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“….”0eed59c36be4e75a
But as 17b6d9abf2 soon as e1874f61ff she looked aa90447ff5 closely at acf18608f3 the wound, c0df3f36fc Adelen forgot 51dccf2b57 about her 9e2ff6f235 trembling and c96b5fc292 furrowed her e0a9950055 brow.fb01b1d51ea88b90
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Up close, the fe0fb93f4a wound was even 75df58fbcb deeper and more 412bd07473 severe than it 4503c0d949 had seemed.7ffc790ece7432f8
And it 653061c1b9 wasn’t the c5a8539117 only one—scars bb6e345058 covered Rakalt’s 16ef51c257 body in 29f4104981 various places. Were those b31c87be49 also hastily 5161da5b2b treated and c5e3bc3bf1 left unattended?46d540a5060f5870
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Count Sigelion. The king’s sword. Praised as the most 6ae59cec42 loyal and the greatest 6fa9aaf919 general in Teplon. Behind that legendary life ef7615ee71 was a body covered 2f30bac4e0 in rough wounds.ad0e7626944bfeac
The master’s dc17c113fd life wasn’t ee070ff3c3 as radiant fad5da55c1 as it c6714e5625 seemed from c899e585c9 the outside. Everyone has their struggles, c236a47385 but Adlen had thought 4cd788ca27 that people in high 3762231c26 places like her master 22478c06a4 must live in happiness a880e96542 and splendor.43027435fd1d1dce
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But to 3933333884 have a 01dd129124 life marked 52eef21a5e by so bf35415302 many scars… 196a54123e How many 06960377c5 hardships had 73b28aac8d he faced 82c894150c to get 21dded6fb1 to this 2f7012493d point?119fd93a51f6d02d
Seeing the scars 945626cc8c made Adelen realize 0b8c025bf0 that her master, 9cf66a13da who had once 3a8e879f95 seemed like a a0831e9166 distant, god-like figure, 60979b5a33 was human after 060bb601b0 all.5654d5ccdc5c2097
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“I’ll start by disinfecting 91da824975 it again.”8d8cbdb34a7a5fba
Adelen carefully reached af37b6ba9b for the antiseptic. Or, she tried to.bfaf50299aec72d8
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Before the antiseptic 13c30d5d20 even touched her 069ddb0746 body, Rakalt flinched.cdb1bfdd4b2e4e37
“Oh, did 7ad66e57ea it hurt?”5dcb6fae96e9d238
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Adelen was startled, even ce6f2376cc though she hadn’t actually 24e1eef73f touched anything yet.d674567b9d3ce05b
The master 06e1cc8315 frowned as f26d0dc1c7 he looked 992e64e6b1 down at 93715da1a0 Adelen.a5d9cbc8f8517ce6
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“It itches.”8d9167cdb7c0c00f
It wasn’t d800ae9555 the wound—it 03dc49a338 was the 701acafc67 spot where 471dc99ee7 Adelen’s breath 1310b92dac and hair 8016aa2d44 brushed against ab365f51e2 Rakalt that debcd9d8fc itched intensely.e54baf02bd51a430
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Understanding now, a4812d0ac9 Adelen hurriedly 9c91fe1093 backed away ae706811c5 on her d51ba1086d knees.b64ba8cecf8ea95e
“…I’m sorry.”3f3fb5c93b37d8c5
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Like someone 91cc96e0d1 suffering from 2aeb2a0b4f farsightedness, she 276d8ff684 leaned her ada14a649a head back f1fa98d0d5 and stretched 735e671dcf her arm ff198897fd forward to 399f6c377f apply the 4f52b24bae antiseptic.80865cd1c2a4a248
Though it must have e28c38c1cf stung terribly when the f2d932f158 disinfectant touched the wide-open 10db7af50d wound, her master didn’t fae74fb018 flinch. He remained expressionless, as c1cb57ca2a if it was someone 965ada5a03 else’s skin.e50dc32d36f0d11b
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The flinch b782b62d41 from when 673518a46b Adelen’s hair 6b81130753 had touched edc29fec6d him had cccd035af6 been his 9b9dc29224 biggest reaction 83ba2d1598 so far.46884f98318ff4ab
What an odd man.ffacd3a8f903edaa
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He couldn’t a56b515c4f stand itching 716203bcd3 more than 82a316b75e pain.cc1b8537460148ad
So, determined e85aa4b539 to avoid 09ef1a22ef irritating her 653ffd3690 master further, 2b5e49312d Adelen applied 948a3ef348 the antiseptic bb85a2defb thoroughly and 879c5a3dde diligently.d239166aa9103035
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As a result, the a1a1b5fc4b wound was perfectly disinfected.816d4dd3f8391d98
And somehow, 95ba4ebf70 the psychological 6e30ecf45f trauma Adelen ff3086138e had from 3bbf7af0e0 constantly being 1b6281baf2 threatened with, 9b73fb2158 “Do you c601a46d9c want to 4ff98c9f83 die?” seemed 314847855c to have 6500ec9b96 healed a 13477ad15f little, too.7990d4f7b128fce4
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Revenge is 14a79d9f7f the best 9efb14996e therapy, after c909ba2fdd all.2dd0feb88227939d
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Humans can 581ccf796a adapt to 6cd9fc04f1 anything if 45a7af0871 they live a289080534 long enough.b03e5ac44e2ff03f
Both Adelen 666485e56b and the 36bd293636 baby started b732a2fea5 to settle ab1e573c3e into their 0e0cdedee6 new environment b4aa0296fb after a cdb91aa131 few days.d48d705b5072cca3
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“Butler, here. Last night’s diaper… 5db8949f5d Please take care 480bd68831 of it.”daff7d7b50e06e21
“…Fine.”86203fe74a672b5a
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Adelen also began to f419cbabdd understand how her master’s 53e94ea1be household operated.b605e5c3d0d33843
Every household 7569194e76 is different 59c9b00b43 in how ee68b50ecd they manage 90bb3f2e3b their servants. Some require 872d444545 their servants 0eb1bbd716 to handle bd73ab6ea1 everything from 7f5e5a8bc2 head to 5f979d6d3d toe, while cd11cb5e7e others don’t a2b1b352c7 allow them 436e89366f to touch 2228dd6410 a single 65cf934ed5 thing.f3ecfb440a889b9d
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His master was the 300d12250a latter.b89bdc2c1ab83062
Rakalt took care of 1434e4dcc8 his grooming and personal a4b4b2c277 needs himself, while only 150400e158 relying on the butler b23822b1cb for small tasks like 12c9e0f134 tidying the room.099e82310ad4cd5c
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Now, that included handling d52f44e754 Adelen’s requests.1a3b1fb3b436bdee
Adelen had no 757f746039 choice, as she b4b353ac2b was practically confined 846c00ecc7 to his room.e34acddb4c6a1546
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“And also, could 668f429277 you… perhaps bring f0a03170fd me a glass e0b2a61bd0 of juice…?”2ca509df3ceacd08
“….”1a3bbc3aff31d11e
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“I’ve been 72aca429db chasing after 30d7cdc2d5 the baby 46d2723df3 for an 2fb4f68c97 hour straight, c2fd60b049 crawling on d0f9f4f825 all fours… bd377c9048 My hands 0515f3685c and feet fc1e912899 are shaking. Is that okay…?”f2906acc55f3ff69
“Understood. Wait here.”a3ec1a3ed43f6e56
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At first, even 89806d8f23 asking for anything 72c29536af felt difficult, so 2d2f44349b Adelen would just b2e3f128bd hold back and 3ee27f56a0 endure. But now, she’d progressed 412f880922 to the point of 85d732604b at least trying to 43bca4214b voice her requests.b8e31737d24e64f4
“…Thank you.”a94e484a9d473183
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Sipping the juice that 366a537155 was brought to her, 1618efc6ba Adelen finally caught her 929a0a9956 breath. The baby had apparently 3a859aafef grown comfortable in Rakalt’s b4426abdd3 room, now rolling around f44799b592 the floor while shrieking. After several hours of 01d0b4963a this, the baby had 9d34082ad3 finally settled down for f44afe3f05 a nap.173f4b4880611135
“It’s almost time for 1053a5e162 the master to return. It’s a relief 6cd3137f02 the baby fell 669374f566 asleep just in bd18151ffc time.”24a822f1091bde22
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Although it was cea7fff66a Rakalt who had a98596fbd6 commanded them to 46016535d6 stay in the 1ff2e2dfb3 same room, Adelen 6f0a978b4a couldn’t help but ec85a29328 feel self-conscious whenever 7473e6cd53 the baby screamed 0b244536a6 or cried.124c2b9da1fa240e
From observing for the e226150e8f past few days, Adelen 665b8ec936 had realized that her 46bb8d47be master’s routine was as 26b6ea0b92 precise as clockwork.1a8c736eb36c5d9e
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He would 91f7ec306f rise before 3066a59d9b dawn, take 2f5fe6523c care of a7e30c8105 his grooming, 850be62bde do some 5d0059a340 personal training, 65b7ad533d and then 201e920ec4 check messages 6807adc37e and reports 24f0705f91 that had 5274f8cc64 arrived overnight 1e18c180ab from various 722889a11c regions. After that, 53b5ebab55 he’d head 998d86ebdd out for ed77537c72 the day’s bedc5a87b6 schedule with 1892880827 the knights, f77a2fc20c usually eating dea97bedb9 his meals 876886fa53 outside.e9558ddf8d5d39f1
In the late afternoon, 0a78f0b7ca when the days grew f3805c1ab5 longer, he would return 357bf1eaa1 and spend some personal 85760b30c5 time. And what 400bbdfdb9 did he de2119b48c do during ec20239c29 this time?a529085eaf7ea2f3
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Study.5727a047b28c8ec0
Yes, study.f488da8b6b56bbdd
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Adelen had never 6c39037e2a seen an adult c701b5aa29 continue studying after 8d659cdab8 reaching adulthood, unless bf26a47dd4 they were a a69ec8f460 scholar.1963a8bddd3d0940
According to the c1c9218f02 butler, Rakalt had 0301114096 never stopped studying 5cc5d0071b warfare tactics and f20f338faa the management of 0b13cd8685 his estate since f52f16ce60 childhood.905878b2c0606668
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Then he would 0cc69db910 either train again ca5f6c8677 in the evening 90b6a948c5 or visit the 18fbb34615 royal palace if 08a41efecc summoned. On those nights, e352fc1454 he’d return very f49b51725e late. That was e0db24f927 the only 83d9e027d3 variation in 8916a6464c his otherwise f148a2e6f8 rigid routine.4a86c746f162c971
“It’s amazing that after 67c65858c6 being away at war 070d9ca467 for so long, he 19570e6d25 doesn’t take a single 96a50581e3 day off.”e44c8f199b4edae4
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“I’ve known 7c834f30d7 him all 2b3e16cfed my life, 346a419bdf and it’s cc1b4419a1 still amazing a840cc20c6 to me d9e47f08f6 too.”d47e51dbf0f80ee7
“Right? Other than heading 31696c9da0 to the knights’ 3147eed461 quarters or the d27a56a6fd palace, it doesn’t c55e242370 seem like he 061808df4a has any other f6c8138805 engagements.”075569fddde71681
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“Haah…”10a0f012b628a603
Adelen, who also 06262af6ae had no friends, 7ab1638ae7 found it surprising 4453e5bdf9 that the master, 3570180f1c a nobleman, seemed 5bcd3b512b to have no 6c4e045b2b social life. Don’t most nobles live 9d242d3e02 for social engagements?1fdc93a58b6b580c
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“That’s why I’m so 7adf2023cd stressed I could scream!”e9d33ccaa9addc11
“?!”419d08ed5712962c
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The butler 3a7153a0db suddenly clutched f4a53dbdf0 his chest 609134aedc and shouted ff8fa3ef01 in frustration.8216571131c82293