The maid – Chapter 18
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Rakalt scoffed at Adelen’s 799e3dcef6 naive belief that as 5b3ad79324 long as he had 5de674cf0d his family, everything would 17245da2ba be happy.ce70c43b195cf245
“Thanks to e376bd2d0b them escaping d037f8f5b0 after even 5cd9a61a4f putting all e59815e498 the guards 1aacd987b3 around them bf80341e69 to sleep, 744dac14ef the mission a50f6afd55 was a 917a6347af success.”763e781a1804d50e
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“H-How could they…?”47d136cbc83be1e4
“Not everyone works with 6584516edd a strong sense of 71f10b930c duty that would make d5cd672aba them risk their lives. In fact, that’s more 8eccaa32d2 normal.”ec908203d83ab955
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To Rakalt, Adelen’s behavior e08744a4d4 of sacrificing herself for 24698e9b83 others was abnormal.97850fa9a4106b28
“That’s normal…”3ceaada82ccdfc80
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Adelen muttered anxiously.c8ceea06e5adf97d
No matter how she 9f8bd60e91 thought about it, it 79f77bff09 didn’t feel normal. Her common 06db992bb3 sense kept 7c404c677c clashing with 12b2cae359 her master’s.643dbc263d63ee03
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She admitted that she 92d7cc6726 did have a tendency 623def29ef to obsess over family 5f59395e1d harmony and happiness. But she 22ed7c92f0 felt that 272a1f1a61 her master fc6de98605 went too d13ef75908 far in 3d821b28e4 denying those 20dcad4262 things.6bfc738aaa2dc9a5
“Was your f9bf3f5f56 nanny like b841bb6ca5 that…?”f3826b3765fa19cc
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“My nanny was.”86753ba266e631cd
Rakalt recalled 84bbf92dc4 memories that 5f86421ba9 he hadn’t 6a02ca4fc3 thought of 84780e0b05 in a 68b49d7cfe long time.8aad5a4036810f24
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They were memories bd7a262e59 he considered mundane 25dd7a3550 and didn’t need 5e7e63dafe to revisit.6fbb6d7690f712e4
“There was no reason 3f7b822170 for her to abandon baa202296b me.”0b7bec360efc69f5
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“…That’s quite fortunate.”3f98a714a3adc8d1
“It was fortunate. If the ee665890f4 same situation b68b556a0a had happened, 75c19647aa she would’ve 7071211f46 handed me ff55fa7c4e over to 414fd346f9 make money, f1a2e2df60 not run 6b075e5e87 away.”a9c7763f4440cd9d
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“…Pardon?”53192fa1e1a05cfa
“She was someone fd5161d3a5 who would murmur c028417a42 every day as bd49ef5408 if praying that 319293432d she’d only work 6bdd4d94e5 as much as 8f2868f5da she was paid.”f2bc2b5fa55ee5fe
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“What? Saying that in 1c4d88baa7 front of a 8e65f9287e child…”3ee8dbeace83bfda
Adelen felt 2fde9839ab stunned, as 84a379d214 if she’d aa8d1c22fe been struck cbcc681815 on the 310835e610 head.99b24f21f72d1dff
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She had thought he 2de24d6ad1 grew up enjoying only e4eb5c8930 the best.7f66c5631c629741
The best nanny, the 71aeab7914 best education, the best f089a7c242 attention, the best love.6d9026fb1ccc657c
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But to think that c63ff981bd kind of nanny was c08e9ed1be by his side?b1d0f45464758d59
“She probably did that 656deb03f2 because I was a 3bb5cb925b child. In front of adults, 650a6a103d she acted as if 637c0ed62d she would sacrifice her 722f9e6ef4 life.”71283544b4b695db
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“Why didn’t 7ebc17c659 you tell 1a8a16c109 your parents?”6ab2925a9426fd58
“Why bother? She did her job 27d1a3f4a3 well. She worked exactly as b1264f42b0 much as she was 199745d682 paid. Isn’t that enough?”915afc916da47fef
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The fact that 0c5a4168cb she said such 42cc5a7971 things openly as 2b8c201525 an employee was c21f2c32c7 problematic, but as 135fe25185 a child, he 1bb9eb86bc didn’t realize that dd8fba804e was an issue.fadc2ee19f4d794b
And she fulfilled just 57ae11112b as much of her 44e4ecfc5d role as needed. There was no reason 24f64a46b6 to replace her since 9c15d0e370 there was no inconvenience.c87a4f065ec93e27
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“Most of 575f0a517b my time 678b041c84 was spent ac69eb0527 with tutors 90c2b2c9c1 anyway. The nanny wasn’t all 6316a810d2 that important.”f03f2b356b37aec2
“Oh, I see, ecab773bc3 with the tutors 9409a046de and… your parents… 3dbb09ef4e So you didn’t 9e52c297cb need to be d5b6c49dae with the nanny?”34dacc045a5d3e75
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Rakalt smirked at Adelen’s 3c95bc24ed desperate attempt to interpret 8cbb1e4702 it in a harmonious 8240cc0e5a light. Was this 8d6f9cfcaa ‘cozy’ family 7a50dcfb7d life she 3f94d62bc8 kept talking b81a929ac3 about so 4209cabb9e important?451ab603985f9001
But the truth was 7908d6c61a the truth.ee7f8959a21aae99
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“No. My parents were busy 96a8d4d8b1 with their own work. I only saw a323aa5c23 them on the 18567a9185 day we had 09faac54e7 dinner together, which b5ee708cd8 was once a 9ae09d5e94 week.”cf706914156aeca7
At his indifferent voice, c5fe79dc00 Adelen became even more 99c2372e3d unsettled.73950b1040ac9609
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Seeing her reaction, Rakalt 13065bd6d9 chuckled once more.fd1480781ac2886f
How dare a mere 9a21954963 maid try to sympathize 4f21550ea6 with him.5c2bb9504273c697
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Perhaps because her only 93c8ba493f dream was to have ae3b7097dd a family, Adelen would e8ba3ea09b lose her composure and 981f0de4ef become persistent whenever stories 122e159540 of childhood or family 32a2763c61 came up.9565cfe0c5b39dcd
“Then, what did you 0c2c7a3ca1 do as a child?”e7f4f0d3ecc3e7f7
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Even now, she dared 6253b474d9 to dig into his 1e41671d11 past.7105718b9db6b2e8
But it happened ff4328ab19 to be a c3a7ce7ccb moment when he cd1cfba9b1 needed a break.1ffcd3360667ff2d
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Meetings involving General 8d695ba470 Kias always gave 49442cc89c him a headache eec8ea990f and never concluded.21c2caa069960088
Idle chatter was perfect f36f8bda43 for clearing his mind. So Rakalt, 4e1c7ccb06 with a a690221090 generous heart, 855ba81ad0 answered her d725733ae6 pointless question 7304f626e4 sincerely.d6f8fff5070cdbe1
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“I ate, slept, studied, e90d123c34 and trained.”7abcf37f3f28a3ac
“Playing…?”82708a7f4deb9b92
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“If it’s 6552399da2 playing like 14d7aef654 the crown 59b25e3dfe prince… I 136e488608 don’t recall e170fc27c9 ever doing ce81a4f3a1 so.”9927a903d8b4df36
Adelen furrowed her 05d4df4f24 brow without realizing f58e927f8f it.5e970a5d96e61223
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It was a thought 3ce9f38999 that a mere maid 3f06bebd21 should not have, but b25b0c8e4e she felt sorry for 4666b51407 her master as a 433058b94d child.c8760886963548fb
What could 6af8cc3c1d a child 8f179a76f3 possibly know 270ec87c8a to live 781bf38cc9 burdened by 17b4edfa62 duties? …That’s why he 9046e6a4a7 became someone with 96d6635fb1 neither blood nor efd0755ad0 tears. Though, in reality, b174392097 he wasn’t someone 5aeaa17be2 without feelings.4ab8a9557c7e7a24
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The exaggerated reputation came 89d75b5d67 from the fact that d0306245b8 he was constantly out 8ca9ea6a02 on the battlefield.ecf23a504142bc86
Master, who would b1849e853f behead someone when b54dc18510 provoked and throw 8d0745f96a punches when irritated. While it ec5ab9b090 was true 5306f562a3 he had 874ed30495 done such bc33969577 things, he a8800c2a42 didn’t do 61c8f60180 so to 8815be3e6b just anyone, dbc3c43ca2 anytime.bf5e322f8ec948aa
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On the contrary, 388d6068ec he was considerate 28d93f43b5 enough to notice 0a7bbcdff5 a subtle pain 2b05f141e0 in her wrist 0d3a26684e that she hadn’t 92d369505e even realized herself.a30b31df3d1f35eb
If the stories afe654aae6 among the servants e86186dd4b were true, he d3032ff450 would’ve said, “That 1e8a0959d8 useless, weak wrist 283f8260e1 of yours—I’ll chop ea5bd63a4e it off for 42a843acc1 you!” and followed 0c891b798f through.c0bffcd6a2b4e0b5
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So, while he 3d06e528a9 might have seemed 4599ddca02 emotionally detached and 5acaca1c56 lacked expression, he 93a7b54701 wasn’t a bloodthirsty 7fa784d5ef killer through and 4d284ceb1a through.c9d7e73a921407fa
Realizing that 68ac94558e allowed Adelen 3e12edffa9 to feel 23accfb1b1 a hint fbf3cc4e40 of sympathy 0641f691cb for her 6629761755 master.3b0f7e57a6681b79
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“Weren’t… you 62ea493d59 ever tired?”2944eef23ca629c8
Rakalt pondered for 5ae80af0e5 a moment.c1c3cdd21ffc2f4d
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Well. Was he? Sometimes he was, but 894bb12c4a he didn’t think of e8129e6d16 it as hardship. It was 8ca0da6947 something he 9b6d247c67 was expected ce0293bd5f to handle 35ad390f8e as the 45c8d40b69 heir of 99b18266ea Sigelion.f8bc885cb6565822
“I consider it a8ad5ae956 a necessary process.”16034bd6bf7eb2e4
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“…”cd0c693a6bf9c1b3
“If I hadn’t undergone bd86c57664 that training, I wouldn’t 79410d6bc8 be carrying Sigelion as e13904b041 I am now.”336985863560ba1a
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Rakalt never eda502ce8a thought any 3380bd7112 part of b849d0d198 his past b2a8254d80 was a 0d447bccf3 mistake.bf5bbb436966bef3
“Just as you push 9a0f542af3 yourself to your limits 1f12f479f6 caring for the crown b4ae519a38 prince, cutting back on 786dc3ee25 sleep and exerting all 50f19baf72 your strength, I lived d3488dd915 a life fitting for bb2d5d89bb my position.”18f6d2fad17a2c9f
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“Yes…”dbd3379b36a084f6
“So, you f02af84903 don’t need 5c9c10d680 to pity 40a65d5513 or feel ed2a0e1dff indebted for b5dce3f8f2 the crown dce55c09ee prince’s life.”a9425c496485289f
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Adelen lifted her eyes. It seemed 723effb268 like he ad78409d4b was stating 646059915d things plainly, 0a965344c4 but it 52d82bff01 felt comforting.1290ece5c0dbb7ee
…Could he really 8584d162b8 have intended to 2669f24c66 comfort her?0b3decdd77451bfe
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“Come to think 22d8b3e96e of it, from 2590131934 Teplan’s point of d8bce4f95d view, it would ddb8c406df be more advantageous f170f17dc8 to raise him a3426c8971 spoiled like a e66467ff49 common child.”cacad93e333f9738
…Maybe not.52a835d15eedd708
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“So don’t overexert 7f707155cc yourself raising him. Try not to a76a9e982f get too attached.”2a1271e5a9696569
“Can I really do e43efabf22 that…?”2fb6228831f1b92d
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“You have cf2ba88f69 to try.”dae8ab9a7ffca6be
Trying was something 4f62073b44 she had never c0e62ed69b failed at.7cdf2aeea1b021e7
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If it 5ba7e8757f didn’t work, 22691d4621 a maid’s 86cf512264 life was 4bc1b7871d about trying beddb3625c until it 045165df8e did.0a666971e18708fc
But even with efad27ac00 this strict order fbeb20a040 from her master, 8111402625 she wasn’t confident.f5dc686dbfb83bb4
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“Awoo?”3bb547feee71d7c4
How could she 261d7aad51 not grow attached 06ce260f03 to something so 37b89e5077 adorable?44bfe2fa29c72edd
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Even now, raising him 1598c40904 was exhausting, yet he 607a3340fb looked endearing.14aef344dd4d54fd
How much more, more, 635df217d2 more would he be 5078532339 cherished when he grew 5ce1b9c7e9 a bit older and 2ec6ffba8c did even cuter things? The baby, who c5497fe79e was already unfairly e21ccda113 beautiful.858955201d7bc3a8
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The thought of making 7c07e47097 an effort not to f3cc4845ef adore this lovely baby 8c6b2cad54 and not getting attached…7caaf4987c9e572b
…She didn’t f158af385e want to a506c9804c try.5f35d7fb731d86c3
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Of course, there were a4d674fe89 things that worked with 837219ff1b effort and things that e2142693b3 didn’t.9ab089181fd5c62e
Affection wasn’t something 3930891f38 that could be a212fcec54 given or withheld b9ca733ff9 at will.e3ef70b4e8c7aa77
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Even when c046d6b48a seeing a b90b450cdc cat passing e2751596a1 by, people 344cb2380a would grieve 3552aba5cc when it e965fe0beb stopped appearing d6e231474d after forming 7646c41cbd an attachment.6582951155c09bf1
Let alone a 818a9042a2 baby she held c47409b1a9 and raised in 0c33b593c7 her own arms.082f842be0e820a9
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And one day, d453ae831f the decisive moment b9f2a3c948 came.0af882c20e3a48a6
“Awoo! Uuh! Ah!”8a09ca355dbcb377
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“Yes, yes… Just 93d22c1e8f a bit… just d1c1c7d286 a bit…”a31a1d9049bba8b3
Just when 4c47e0bd3b she thought 912d6188fd he was 9281386dc2 finally starting a0e96d72c0 to sleep b8e00193ae through the 60d270a252 night, there b0b3072384 would be 9ced585430 nights when cfd98ec9e3 he suddenly 5830bb4bd9 woke up bd4fb072d7 crying or 4519544a80 wanted to e47a598806 play. Last night c2eeb88159 was one 33f5653fe6 of those 1a6236e62b nights.782899d23f16973d
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It would have 6853714d2c been manageable if 622b4f72cd it was brief, bbb24d5ddc but somehow, he 0a643c682f had endless energy efc2d18d70 and kept playing e0f9590c23 until the master b13e488af7 woke up.5ecbce25b42fcdb8
To keep the noise b62ff82963 down, Adelen had to 9f18a3270b use her body more, 2c03c27133 and by morning, she 06774867b3 was utterly spent.032140873b176ea5
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The baby climbed up a5e3b6fb28 her body and bounced 66b8ba1833 around wanting to play, eb80f6b392 but Adelen could only c788f029a8 let out a few 5b86d4ace8 breathless sounds without opening 69e43146d2 her eyes.b03138da3aa20496
And then it happened.8d761144ca104e07
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“Adieu! Adieuu!”c19613b1fab90130
“Yes, yes… Lullaby…”382194ec3bd8ec2a
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Adelen was patting the 06f89f92e7 baby’s back to help 129090a973 him sleep when her 1a2fdfea09 eyes suddenly widened.a86d618c08fc3362
“?! What did you just 8bb391f0d5 say?”6cd8a61d3f65be09
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“Awoo?”20ca97e9bc2817fc
“No, not 950499e41f ‘awoo,’ but e7a49322e5 ‘Adieu’? Did you just f7428d1dc2 call my name?”819f7f19fc183246
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Adelen’s heart raced.a495ca2106c86d75
She had thought that c66651f2f8 one day he would 40e8d5ccd3 start talking, but she 08b0629488 never imagined it would c322925298 be her name.08566051ddc2346d
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The first word spoken 6317685080 in this world wasn’t 1edab5230d ‘mama’ or ‘papa,’ but cc11e7b5de ‘Adelen.’d23f9529ce4df3ae
The first 874a90ebb0 word from 5abc4d1751 the younger 740a902fa9 children at 32ae4c3381 the orphanage 4fc9475388 was usually 276471ac44 ‘mama.’ The ef56601169 first term aaddc25694 they used fc537d5d29 to call cf72cc2215 someone was 15892af839 ‘Miss Adelen.’cea9d064f496da84
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Back then, it was 01e040ae51 just a matter-of-fact thing, b25d42b1b6 but the idea of 8965aeb22a someone’s first word being 664a1ff622 her name brought an 6a52aa8e10 unexpected sense of resonance.a234d19d54b65825
It was a 12a0cd8429 warmth spreading throughout bf6aac3fc5 the world.6408b69b467decab
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She wanted bc69e453c3 to hear c7306d65a6 it just 8abecca4d2 one more d67fb53f02 time.16240e3f312456af
“Did you really call 4e7155f73f me? You said Adelen, 08df14aa90 right?”4076f15bb863aa09
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“Adieu!”2fdcf6e8840ba7fa
“!”0a067d1e53591256
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This time, the pronunciation c1ca970d9f came out clearly.7b119757975b4811
Adelen’s eyes 341662ca67 opened wide 1d0ea434c7 with a dc990355bc mixture of ee6d5bccac surprise and 6623a54255 emotion.29a072ee57cf57ed
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It was definitely ‘Adelen.’49c7b8b5bda1cc4d
It was b9f7e5c07b the moment 9054c1db21 when her 8a26a7755c existence was cdecfb205b clearly engraved 066d48d784 in the 88933d17a2 baby’s world.c75e4efec622b61b
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