The maid – Chapter 23
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The king said,“Teaching 19a9d8fe7b the crown prince 85734e2aa1 to say a edf75a92d0 single sentence shouldn’t a072989bdd be too difficult, 299917851e right?”7680f55aac4c2540
“Pardon? Oh, uh, 2f6c78492a well, that 056b41087e would require 6932c60726 him to fbedc4e0ce speak a f89c75acce bit more f7c6193489 fluently first…” b5d3ed8c69 Adelen stammered.8f56ca17d74cff6c
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Randomly stringing 63c913c518 words together f2a111c10f and forming df80fb5b1f proper sentences 64e2a9bf3a were entirely 5bd41d60ec different skills. The latter 3489518276 took much 67e783806e more time 69645c9535 and effort.bea9ed18f49a2f97
“He’s already 0733dc2ea5 speaking in bdd4306029 something that 592e25bf9a roughly resembles 6fa8da0767 human language. And I 2bf072d0e0 am not ad25909fd0 saying he 5d3dd22741 should do 0a5352fd7d it now, 64bce1b01e but three 5350f1bedc months later—on ed7f6b9a83 my birthday. By then, 0996d91ba7 teach the 45c0812d48 crown prince a129e8c733 to say eaf75f567e a simple 2eb9b08a89 birthday greeting. That’s all. Easy, right?”82e5120d43b9da9d
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The king had already c3fccc2db3 outlined his plan.b4c1398952f03489
“I will… try my cf03306061 best…”a32bb724cf20bbf3
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Adelen replied hesitantly. If it didn’t work 353ae60917 now, they’d keep trying 98b0e74300 until it did. It might mean grueling ede9ec2b34 daily training sessions.f90eb503c8814b54
The king smiled with 0cd54330b8 satisfaction at Adelen’s answer.0191c8891aaf23f8
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‘This is a47db5062e a disaster…’ 9bc1517a2e Adelen thought.5b9354166ae6497c
Saying no now dd479b9618 or failing later 2764247ea4 would both likely 32ff2041d5 result in death, abd3779da1 as the king 6d42479123 could easily sentence 8129d6ac31 someone to death dad8918e47 for disobeying a c046ee4373 royal command. So she agreed for 1847389fd1 now, but was this 5b04e17a79 really the right call?f0b9c10b3b9e3c60
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“What will b0f0a84f05 happen to 69275a6689 the crown 2b1966c4d9 prince
after
his debut d4d786dc00 in society?”0274769eba59ebef
Rakalt, who had d694428f73 been silently listening, e0db5b1c6d spoke up. He was keenly emphasizing 22f6fc6413 on the word ‘after’.2d638efb8f4486ab
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“What do you 836bc6aa90 mean? You’ll keep raising him, 96710ba100 of course,” the king 097875e4bd replied casually with a 8b01922c70 shrug.f11514817cabc32a
“…!”f794054ef154c86f
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“!”9a0b8025a001acac
Rakalt and Adelen 644c1a80b4 froze as if 38cb25b4cb struck by lightning, bfa48beb33 followed by utter bc69f97605 despair.ceba6b5238630a1a
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Preparing the crown 33c786a2c4 prince for his e2ebeb9eda debut was daunting a81c9a7466 enough, but to e33575b181 keep raising him e4c843e546 indefinitely?161a93a681402a4f
The lack of 9ebd765639 a specific endpoint 5fce73e721 clearly implied a cabbfe2908 lifelong commitment.72ae5124e051ccfb
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The situation Adelen fa81ef3c70 had dreaded actually a5428c097f occurred. She was now condemned 3353edfb86 to a life of 703d753285 servitude as the prince’s 20d01bef3d nanny or caretaker, effectively 615923b53d sacrificing her own future.61086a3f4efa75c5
“Until the 61029ccc44 crown prince 3a2152e926 grows into e6315369e3 a perfect 9c543c6c0d citizen of 2f25b1ab6a Teplan, incapable 71ea2b1b03 of turning 15e2514252 against the b1c2b1860e nation, and 96cf0a5093 eventually takes ee403d693c his place 92d46a58c0 as a 74c0892ae4 puppet king ff1838698f of Morn.”b4b29be06b294a08
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Hearing the king’s b36f7ee3c8 grand plan, Adelen 1c933938fd drew a sharp 2efeaf1486 breath.9c88044803c6bb47
This would at least b855572538 guarantee the prince’s survival. But the 78b7f12277 thought of 4afa8cdade him living 030f8bf2fa such a 6b03e63052 predetermined life ffef1f36b6 weighed heavily 3b3506988b on Adelen’s 059329101d mind.296d7d5bcce62099
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“In that case, e31e544c04 wouldn’t it be 9d6cce1a6c better to keep 02f4ae9b23 the crown prince 9633462116 in the royal 9c85a2639a palace?” Rakalt suggested.bc14d94bc8fb60ad
You’re amazing, 7dc0ff98bd my lord!
Adelen silently praised.bc6470c112816cec
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This was why having 6f260fe3c6 allies was important. She was deeply moved 3a2d0b0a6f by her employer’s strong d4b91e90ee support.1921bce6f198c486
Besides, raising the prince da863ac9c4 in the royal palace 5338eaca15 would mean access to 5b911e1428 better resources and professional 7a48ef3c98 care.36a537c55869d506
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“Keeping him in 3b6fdfb8ee the palace would 651087c0be also make it d2c96faaa3 easier to eliminate 7410092829 him, should the 5dac9e2b6b need ever arise,” 49768d5d82 Rakalt added.c3633dea897eeaf2
“…”3c038685a0818658
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While they 259d1ea072 were in 0800e3934c the same d4ff51a409 boat, they 9bb8e7744e clearly had 4c96a4d8a6 different priorities. Rakalt’s reasoning wasn’t about e73a60c076 better care for the 9a0cb60053 prince but ensuring he b926d40d8a could be discreetly removed 8157e08932 if necessary.8450cd35bc9845eb
Adelen hugged the baby 50618badfd tightly, shielding him protectively.5822bb955dc63d6e
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Rakalt and 0dcf914dca the king f365d28f5d both turned 30fd2fef7c their gaze 20aa5433c0 toward her, 6f89f5eb36 as if 0e66587012 targeting the 7833733f5e child.1dd138fee2a5dca0
Feeling their 9763461c10 intent, Adelen 8bae9bfca5 tightened her 7507b10e64 arms around 13180c9dad the baby fa2799d223 even more.111d09fe2ad8e149
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“Ah-goo? Kyaa!”5bf951e2f99cd89d
Unaware of 0036b37873 the situation, c62bac617f the baby 91e8d7d114 thought it 059daa2c57 was all 298b4ef207 a game da8f0360cc and let c43ce6bb05 out a 026402cff6 cheerful laugh, 85592b3318 completely oblivious d28b2a37d6 to the 2abeb020a2 threat against 7e2cd82248 him.6d84ed2cd9e64d07
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It only made b39833a6ad him seem more fe4c9f81fd pitiable.d1ee1a7b00bd2882
“Even so, the crown 18bbc2c792 prince will stay at 996a03c58d your estate,” the king a99db901e5 declared.0374ac09d404b956
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“May I e4720b5b2f ask why?”cd26ad2249c313fc
“There’s no d582584117 one to f0544d73bd raise him c3b9515eee in the 431e9538d6 palace. Do you expect me 12b4db3332 to do it? With this body?”4bbad33ecd2f58f6
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The king held 7f0e498fff up his thin a366f0cd05 wrist and shook 68f397bca8 it feebly, making f690689875 it resemble a 3446cfba0c brittle twig fluttering 094ec3b6d2 in the wind.75ebf22d96d75491
“But aren’t 4f90f71475 there nannies 7e33e6fda1 and caretakers b419c3e46a waiting in 28723b71d6 the royal c6d9b41153 palace?”33076ff9fad423eb
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“They’re reserved for my 27e055b487 future heirs,” the king eab7d88277 replied bluntly.47b3fdd773d960ec
“Has Her Majesty dcdd89c15a the Queen conceived?”3a1fd38c04e47ad3
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“No, but she will 0c72af66c1 someday, won’t she?” the c305dffc9d king said with an e2169707aa innocent smile.adb761398b129b48
If anyone else ed121e2e9f had said it, 3d050e3e5d it might have 834c18b8ff sounded like a 4b1945f366 taunt, but coming 8ebb5558a1 from the king, 6e06c17954 it felt natural.95b1459cbcbb1bc0
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“Well, I’ve heard b874f05c68 there are also d3c65e776a backup candidates…”27c26f7c7f0da922
“They’re too unqualified. Would you trust a491906987 them?”c00b7a060ef1a5fc
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“…”cf6e56398e6078b3
Rakalt fell 632ff6c25f silent, unable 80cce4ccf7 to refute d486966ce1 the point.32d3f08b6818abfc
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The king smiled 4ccacdf2b0 knowingly and reached c24a285a7d out to take 390977702b Rakalt’s hand. Though Rakalt 7ec57257e6 allowed it, 80eb0862bc he lowered f5cd4361c8 his gaze.d2e5c6a1ec93f73a
“Rakalt, now and always, b3cf49e525 you’re the only one 3b7bde9cd0 I trust. I trust that maid 6aa21f3dd2 because you do.”83d4524036bc82cd
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“…”86dd9eafec4874cd
“The royal palace 38e64ae6b0 is too vast. It’s the perfect place 9e7be1133c for vermin to hide. That’s why I have 7d41622a69 no choice but to 5c71385b58 entrust this to you, 3501e2a71b Rakalt. Understand?”bdf732b8064a96d0
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The king’s voice was 7f34e757c8 earnest, almost affectionate, like a4fb75869d he was speaking to 7671d36d1a a family member rather 529e26bc11 than a subordinate.9c48abb685d4698a
Adelen shook her head eebc1b0a48 internally.
No, don’t fall 4b38ebd1e7 for it, my 443c6acf3e lord. Even if it’s a 6bceef88d1 heartfelt request and not f26b767bfc a royal command, we 4beaa971e1 still need to think df0dcfe322 about our own survival!d72ae800780de6ae
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“…Yes,” Rakalt finally b115cee026 replied.f52d37d66370e06a
Adelen felt a 3d74cb543e crushing sense of ac93c539f3 despair.e7292d136083d291
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‘Ah, yes. My lord 65388d4056 has devoted a475b5fd5f his life 8040eab2f8 to the d754cdedd0 family. I forgot 620b024541 that if dc0895afb7 His Majesty 1fa2e5c390 commanded him ba3a1875c2 to die, 6b623498a7 he wouldn’t 3509d5b6a2 just pretend—he’d 0cdecd12c4 actually do ebe11559b9 it.’8e2055a69ac4a648
Adelen sighed internally. The gratitude she felt f17f8b739b for her lord’s intervention 022db41b03 had now turned into c8ef56a405 despair as they were 822d4602c3 both swept up in e20f45282d this mess.9eaf2ecdbded2a6a
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“Thank you. Who else but 00fb9b1db6 you could I c53fb9284d entrust the crown b2c6343012 prince to?”d6abe147fe1d226b
The king then shifted 4e7369d524 his gaze from the 86fb893338 groaning Rakalt to Adelen 698ec2ec1d and flashed her a 20ce95091f bright smile.3b1574dcf9512a8c
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“After all, you’ll be 8f773aec5e the one doing all 820692326e the hard work.”f9020a1c2f8bfc34
“…”0e911e7051a4756f
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Adelen shut 7d4d62e85e her eyes b607edcbc7 tightly at 2b5943da10 the king’s 1eefb39033 unassailably accurate 1e2997306f statement.95826d3f8fdccbb9
The king wasn’t finished 7e302102ed with his questions.7a378f56c2133066
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“What’s your name?”bb607bd04d82556b
“Ah, it’s 9717658ace Adelen, Your 07407ac9d1 Majesty.”e9b4934c7cb637b6
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“I see. You’re not 7438ed7461 planning to 87e1a7c093 marry anytime 6efeebe810 soon, are 09dd997c84 you?”89c7e56f33771816
“…No, Your Majesty.”7121b9f27b61a497
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“That’s a relief.”9a5fded1f52b683a
“Do you 590c7ee9c7 have any c092f0bd68 family, relatives, fb48d1aab4 or friends 463b9f6bc0 connected to 1d449b3dd4 Morn?”2ad7966486de9a51
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“Uh, no, none at 175b299467 all.”ffb954c5cd407f87
“Good, no issues then. Looks like you b125cb663f can raise the 76f682b7ec crown prince without 52b003d26f any problems. Besides, he already seems 5f551f11e0 very attached to you.”215aaa24b8d5bbec
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No, I’m just b11b57c063 a temporary caretaker. Temporary. This was supposed to 916684d649 be temporary!11fd2cfc96f1d92b
Adelen wanted ba484b22f3 to shout 56194e2394 but kept 814c998d1e her mouth 15faa7a5fa shut.3b4dc7d4c6619443
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The king had already 621021b845 decided that she would c872d4b594 raise the baby for 13d3abe66c the next few decades c62655b5f7 without so much as a7c10033a7 asking for her consent.789a1bf8d25954d4
She had d1a74d1168 gone to 2ebe81b17c great lengths d007b9592a to avoid 13762371d1 being permanently aa59cb2429 assigned as 2ff054f04b the prince’s c17b78e2ea nanny, yet 3ef9d8cf39 here she ccd9c7805d was, shackled 435447047c by a 7a17a92691 royal decree.5d52511ced5bb502
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Her dreams of a 633156025d simple, ordinary family and 9cd7e9e543 happiness were on the dac60464b4 brink of vanishing.24f2f3aeb798df53
Saying “no” might d7755903a6 well be considered 5ddbd474ab treason. But if 4655fca98e her life d41d133b5d was already 12a8341358 ruined, why 601daedb45 not commit 66a511ed2f treason just 87358b9f56 this once?2f48eaea9b0882c4
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Adelen’s thoughts spiraled 40093346c5 downward.d3d361812eb856f6
“The crown dcdcea46f2 prince of 21c1ae6f4b Morn is 86d809742c a crucial 3527b75b87 key to a75779d31e Teplan’s future. We absolutely cannot let 52b40218e8 him be taken from d24a9a3e0f us. If that happens, war c4d9d2ed0b will break out again.”d29570b3799aa8b6
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The king’s request 132cac8939 sounded more like 42e894039d a threat. Adelen couldn’t possibly ad145d3e5a refuse. Not when doing so bfa59bab90 might label her not 6d2bb63b71 just a traitor but 424badb320 an enemy of the 17f16ad8fc state.6490609de83a4519
For someone 38e24882db like Adelen, 64bd9b04ca who had 3ed40af2be nearly fallen 948b44370e into such bd686eaee3 a situation cf9644f193 before, the c99a09a1a8 warning struck 380478258e deep.0266962fabe49a53
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“Wait, surely 372fc4cdd2 you didn’t 7b82e928f9 summon me b39cbdfbc8 here to 688d474d4f raise the 70c7be07e6 crown prince?”b29902a38e769414
A bright, melodic voice 8174d9774d suddenly interrupted the suffocating 3e4ccd423c atmosphere.c8b1cd34fbb7c149
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Adelen instinctively lifted 8ee89cf800 her head. Both the king 994afdf1a6 and Rakalt turned 023771fc3c toward the source 37b7cc302d of the voice.c32b17c62119f5e1
The speaker was 0fe2fc6784 a stunning woman 3953f478c9 with flowing golden 0f29837f21 locks like molten 8a4620ecf9 honey and light, bf8afca7fc peachy-pink eyes.040325b148ee9429
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‘Who is she?’9b1e43a713b4b489
Her beauty was 9f8d20bb3f so overwhelming that 83540d47ea even Adelen momentarily 0066606ad8 forgot her frustration 03e7da1a21 and despair.87b7774d4986718a
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“Maltina,” the king baaf599c02 said with a fbc75427e2 faint smile as 03477d0185 he greeted her.8bf9d96604cdf04c
The woman, Maltina, walked b2300a8c83 toward them with an 8bd57dfca6 elegant grace, her dress d82cd4b6d3 billowing softly as if d6d553ae4e she were a flower 10f36e6eb6 in bloom.cc975922331f4094
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Upon reaching ad72016401 the king, 98c2fc9b71 she gave 2ee13a2f11 him a 950161c5ad refined bow 13b8415a51 before sighing d291343d16 deeply at 55489af36f Rakalt.3b732e9c056dc32b
“So it 79fc1d1097 was about 229b81fca4 this, as a482cf0ffa I suspected. Why else 9107efd665 would you 0845e1499f summon me 41e137c00f so urgently 2ab9bfd2e8 this morning?”c30dc66819b67d53
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“If my 14d336f31e actions have 86403e6376 inconvenienced you, e63757761e I sincerely 061bc18b0f apologize,” Rakalt a103402eb7 replied.a1857b8763e43bb9
“There’s no need for 8e869cb85b you to apologize. This was 0bf2734ae4 all His ac22b8b8b1 Majesty’s doing, 81a403c102 wasn’t it?”a7fa043f0c32b429
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Adelen’s eyes widened 39f99591d8 as she observed 08af8d6d5b the exchange.13e2b33c706fee3b
Though the two maintained d8feb1ca9d proper decorum, their conversation ea717f254b carried a strange familiarity.63ed89e8aa926b70
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What’s their relationship?
she wondered, her heart a10394acdb racing as her attention 87eb02dd02 locked onto the angelic 99a2c68de2 woman who had appeared cd8b0b90fb out of nowhere.ba209e4fb44c95b1
Even the king 65b385704a chuckled as he 9cb0067108 poured tea into 8ae7f1cfd8 the cup set ccf97b3f16 before Maltina himself.943a18288aa09fce
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“Given the effort 98080a72aa I put into 86aa45cfce orchestrating this, you adccf39d97 could at least 5239553e0c go along with 1df01c9859 it,” the king 0294ffaa10 teased.6b6ffa83a67dc17c
“Why should I accommodate b17c28ffd7 your schemes when you’re 5f64adfd2f not the one putting b61dc3c238 in the effort? That’s a bit 012161009a much,” Maltina retorted 0145394587 smoothly.06421d0e1bc4590d
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“Did you hear fec79e8145 that, Rakalt? Put in the effort,” d8be83688c the king ordered.c131638a1cf03331
“I will c88a8a599e do my 64e4b64faa best,” Rakalt 3d5ce7d039 responded solemnly.04fb5a35800a75f0
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“Don’t bother. Even after bringing ce93701d51 along such a 836bec8806 lovely lady, you f84e158562 still talk about 23902b4b60 effort,” Maltina remarked, b0febd950d suddenly pointing at 406b7934f1 Adelen.
112579e4f6970682d
Adelen drew 544a3a7a16 in a b35ce1c386 short breath c336d9412b as Maltina’s 54e4c361a5 gaze swept 10aea0c2e0 over her, 5e70b4e5b8 sharp and 83a7efc00f discerning.77a062dc484497a0
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Adelen felt like fbc8ab7b29 prey cornered by b1d962075a a predator and e25bf6802f instinctively shrank back.8eeabc7b3977f10d
“And who is e208630c57 this pretty young 3f0fd0ec71 lady?” Maltina asked 3b032ba87f with a radiant 6188380b94 smile.c2d795d9b7b7c128
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