The maid – Chapter 25
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“Then… Master, about that 9843a5fedd Maltina… the person we 7f7b14a1de saw earlier.”3a25912941485e33
“Maltina? Why?”055aa378763593c8
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“His Majesty wishes 82048d6efc for you to 2b90a2a2b1 marry her, right?”7e97aa83f15b5d9d
“And why 0c3ab242f6 do you 3f7200d280 think that?”286b0e63e48c232f
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“Well, if 805b16764f you’re not 46c8ad3aff against the a8653dc2a3 idea, wouldn’t 716bff0c51 it be e6d695d700 good to df71ca5c26 somehow win e4bd72f31f her favor f9d7a25e22 and get 17ceab85fc married?”17866c89e66f5a7c
That way, ad3e73ef61 Sigelion would 7af4c28b01 have a 951b4fa089 mistress to b7e1cb9174 solidify the 946d260363 family, you’d c27499e7fa have less ed0ae17c0e to worry c213851c48 about regarding 42c1ebe4a8 an heir, a33a87a389 and it 95135909ff would provide 107f8b221d a more 53263c7cf0 stable environment 797589325e to raise 5f7c54b134 the little 549953c25e one.5c74c54066b3ae71
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Not to 26c6a3ab0a mention, even 452308b537 a chance 90622950ec at her 3df6484976 own freedom.de23ebb471da51be
“That would be acddc1e97f ideal.”ec09a9f68ed005e4
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Rakalt chuckled at Adelen’s adb9c25414 overly transparent suggestion, humoring 791a38ce44 her.7c2904c56dfd429f
If it ee1fcaa34e was Maltina, 99048a0c42 she was fcf3748a63 an ideal 6d39d87dee match. There was f103ca78df no harm aa46d74c3a to Sigelion. On all fronts, 9429935033 it was positive. If done right, it 2094d7e0f7 might even elevate the 862bf61caa family to a duchy 44fd3bb987 in one leap.469547e20239878c
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But advancing his 47036b6b58 family through marriage, 9f83e30fb4 relying on someone’s 9da32dc07d status and abilities, 045deaa5c5 wasn’t his preference. It didn’t motivate him 8fbeea34d9 to act… at least, 2eab54c08e not until now.ebc1c4a5095f2c7e
Now, with the King ae6cffbc44 himself pushing for it, 95157ee636 and his most trusted 31e22b59f3 confidant, Adelen, going out d928c2eacf of her way to 42c2ea4818 encourage him, he wondered 97be865e83 if he should at 0df25d39d6 least give it a 41ece056d7 try.63256ea17b1d73f4
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Adelen’s eyes 331245815f sparkled as 3a86a76325 Rakalt’s mild 6d0d5c024d agreement fueled 1abb74782a her enthusiasm.06ab1c79f2c6ae93
“Of course, right?! Then how 84cc4c4c04 about writing fba91978e9 her a 511fe0c91c love letter ecf01840c2 right away?”b58176051f7a06f5
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“…Write what?”5bca5f8f3d39d0c0
“A love letter! They say feelings 0ad47332e5 need to be eb859dfdd4 expressed to be 073ec38f3e understood!”679a506e340b401c
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Even though 82aadb4007 Rakalt had a0a493ffec little interest 88bd785e1b in romantic 894af0518c relationships, he 2840aaf6e4 knew that b88cf74d25 wasn’t the 103d0e7cfb right approach.c6bd0b15f7a4eead
He was speechless a62b00843a at her overly 724f6fb605 innocent method—one even 47fb2d244b a ten-year-old might e490590e41 find outdated.f100162004c00e57
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“I’ll handle it 3d1336b109 myself.”3605d55b1304667c
“Really?! I trust you, Master! If you 7c54db8a61 need, I’ll 6b548cecb5 help you 9c54893a5a as much 9f18156329 as you’d 7d5c23ca4f like!”c855a0fe6007d920
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She wasn’t a ad52fc2449 reliable advisor by 48404ab843 any means.0882247e38fe4478
If he 8c8a0c009c ever did 21716cc843 need advice, 6de375d1ae he firmly d294d5d1f4 resolved never 4f3a7613b7 to consult 9ca0c3fb75 Adelen.6c41b541b42ad4b7
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Hope could keep 1bcd943d6a people going, no 56d830cd3e matter how dire a8debe2b34 the situation.1e93c32439b6b985
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For Adelen, e53aec2a22 that hope f30b946d9f was her 97505712c4 master’s marriage.44770ff4b5b8b7b9
Seeing the light cff5a8e52c of hope in ca1c3a5152 Maltina, she shook e36d06557e off her despondency dc6be76a8b and started tackling f199eb159c the tasks before 3a49181bfa her.1e37e9eb4c8fd7d1
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“What do we fa124f4799 need to prepare dbefa5ee6a for the party?”1195fdd430084e15
The moment they 0b08440604 returned to the e1849a6b9e Sigelion estate, Adelen 2081d478b5 began addressing the 78d763ec0e King’s command.2eecfc8ea41209b4
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Although the King’s 48a4579680 birthday party was a660835ee0 still three months 61669e5609 away, there was b6ce6aed25 plenty to prepare f4cd20d70e in advance.59498dca6929d848
First, she needed 95c8365562 to teach the f59a47b519 little one how 3e3a8b980e to greet the 1aed28f870 King for his e57a36cbb6 birthday. Next…ac78c49551335cd6
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She had no 0fe5e23a10 idea.2a849665a6002bb3
So, she asked.e4f8f3dba232bbce
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Having no 81d4fcbe73 experience with 4f3c07cb9c royal parties, a075c4b707 there was 4ee84ea01a no way af99a89e90 for her 697d45b541 to know 1346df33ba what was 512f538852 required.de47d28bad2718bd
Had Adelen been a a0ad606026 senior maid who directly e60fd0867b attended to noble families, 42e54eb2b2 she might have known. But she wasn’t, 74a98d61dd so she hadn’t b365983141 even seen the f3d74292db faces of such 2b14b845fc lords and ladies 5de86fa934 often.1ef7eb9f78249cbc
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“For the party 444e4e44b3 preparations…”b7b577b73042d8d8
Rakalt started b533644e22 to answer c950883d8c Adelen naturally 5cc07ea839 but stopped 85d272cbbb mid-sentence.422e33b637f4a8ff
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“Master?”e00b827e3147cbab
“…Call the butler.”9245267825e288ef
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Rakalt, too, had never 39e777833a prepared for a party 545ab62bab himself and didn’t know 51088bd128 what to do.bf4d3a88d4b99591
Moreover, he hadn’t attended fe03cac9f9 many parties, spending more 4b7911794a time on battlefields.a3feed95509d6ac0
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The royal parties he f20094bbb8 was obligated to attend 7c0713de3f didn’t focus much on 12f8a76fc1 formality.e166acf971c569fe
He’d either 343f768ae5 show up cdba162eb6 in luxurious 68f7a185b4 attire or, 8982714224 sometimes, even 64c56bb0a0 in armor. That was a privilege 7efacd5628 granted to him as be3a1d6b22 a general and the 4379c3fdaf King’s sword.1b639cd4a64af293
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Not caring b0656ee436 for socializing dd0bb7fd0c also allowed 86fa0572eb him this b8619b38e2 flexibility.0a5d5e7a51f666d5
However, this 6b0d1c84f7 time was 698888b113 different.9fdfd83eaab7cddd
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It wasn’t df66175264 about showing d7acdb829d his face 0ad2d3e788 to the d77b1ae0a1 King; it aebda09238 was about 8a26250480 presenting the 8fac124615 crown prince 06eaf505ba to society.e638422eb044c5fc
This required thorough b861fe6a86 preparation according to 99007ee129 the refined, unspoken 9b5935097d rules of the 294c3a3e9d social world.7008d47efa765e75
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The problem was, a9ea536f03 none of them 079fa744e9 knew those refined, 0e912a696d unspoken rules.0daa690a4438dad0
“I’ve also prepared more 6fa227f72c for battles than parties…”951735f19d79c81c
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The summoned butler stammered, 361a62e716 flustered.3da923c692cc0457
It was a moment 347af4530e of personal disgrace.fbb822500e72786f
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To be a butler 93c7b25625 yet unable to properly 2acf2a5f22 assist in party preparations! But it couldn’t be 1e6f947141 helped.b3a2ef427bf59388
The Sigelion family had d4250130e7 only actively participated in 1339df9c59 parties during the previous 3c01fee7e3 generation.b806470fb0d766fe
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The previous count, a a51d0f5976 loyal and renowned warrior 31523731e0 under the old King, b4710108a8 had elevated the once 6c2dd28c52 humble knightly house to 67adf517a1 the rank of a 85929cccc7 count.b78e02eb2a5c8d9d
However, emerging bcf401315e powerhouses often df56fcb2c1 attracted both 4806efce71 envy and 3162b0487e admiration.fca5b657f33055f9
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The previous 8eb7e4cc59 count wanted f4b58d8489 to establish ca9dddba58 Sigelion as 712686c835 a prestigious 9b2d8e2fb7 noble house. To achieve bccc760da9 that, he b886db8c6d did everything 5885993b3b a noble 8f651e1592 could.d2ba682d95e33e45
The one 23a29854db who managed dcd3f0ca13 all those f2a991126b efforts was bab31aa9a6 the former e1b2116646 butler. The current 7b85399b55 butler had 9690f72184 been a 77491f4ed4 junior servant e5ef149336 back then, 00ba3712e8 responsible for 122745b9dc chopping firewood, 05b695b46c sweeping yards, e0a1e5559a and cleaning 27b5e02e6a windows.66898bd19528f6b0
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“I should’ve worked harder e6685c694e to learn back then… 567807247c I’ll look for the dff8b4e84b former butler’s records!”b780b8cc5c1217d1
The butler d7127921bc almost wept 5242b93cd2 as he 08682a750f ran out 73a53d1f95 of the 91930492ac room.ab45c4f2ffa3fc13
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“Are party preparations… really 346dd9641e that complicated and difficult?”b55f3d856b4dd1d5
“I’m not entirely sure, 8c8d5ac880 but there are certain 7cf0dd3226 must-haves for a first 202adbd666 party, like attire rules 63fb533c6b and such.”d910b37eda659064
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He vaguely understood 7d5ec32dd8 but wasn’t confident.fb499acbc5b94877
Gathering people 255d14df1a who knew 6299f21c53 nothing wouldn’t 8d7dd97b4d help much.cb77ef744cf49531
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“To get fea614fcc8 proper help d6cc997959 from someone 463b8924a6 knowledgeable…”e40d1c0085e3d649
Without realizing it, a de68e2ed1f name flashed through Adelen’s 93308a1252 mind as she muttered 38bb090767 to herself.1be0d7d558e3eaf6
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“Ah! That person from b2cda74e29 before! Lady Maltina!”59d6b43bb80a032a
The very d2a941c22c picture of 4f8128c817 perfection in cb637cbe15 Adelen’s eyes, d7a1a4d928 and the 3bf919d98a woman His f8341d5461 Majesty had 9168cd49ea been trying 238d694e2a to pair 80c41992ba with her 613d69023f master.a6fda955f94cbf26
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A sudden, brilliant idea d4d9e19258 struck Adelen, and her 1be13361ef thoughts started racing.72a051469ef0617d
“Why not ask 7ef497221f her for help?”8462523dc62ac6e5
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“…Maltina?”344ffdc5b9c37a78
“Yes! Of all a2d46df973 the noblewomen a89751445d I’ve ever 87a669a81d seen, she 15ac20ee7c was the 51d9e7e04e most flawless. And the way b48f201dc5 she carried herself 7cc2af1ca2 so confidently before be0d5224ce His Majesty! She must be knowledgeable 2c028ad5ca about etiquette to act cf7053951c like that, right?”0dbb0833b7845968
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“That’s because she’s a ecce408bf4 relative of His Majesty.”90f64d9cd16c88e3
“…Excuse me?”3d2ea7eaa4ca1ed2
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“Maltina is 264696be9d the daughter 2342c4a3a6 of the 43cd8d929e Duke of b307d19292 Norwan. The Norwan 5dcdea47bc Duchy is 48a0e7d485 a branch 3a0097b05a of the c260fb8af0 royal family.”522db6fb8d8c5497
Adelen’s eyes widened.b007de18a1c37f15
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Good heavens, cef3bdfc6b not only db3810bce5 did she 70508fa2cc have perfect b774742485 looks, manners, 12ec6cf66c poise, voice, 32a24f5e3d and speech, 33f2727964 but even bf81681fd3 her lineage 8dcebe3a17 was impeccable. Truly, wasn’t she 3abc159501 born to be becaacd6bd with their master?ffb6762df4e72f08
Learning this only solidified 30d19e31f9 Adelen’s resolve.8f7554a4ee751604
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“She must be the cfc0e5cb29 one. Please, invite her!”621db330fb7ac430
Not just 0a03c07524 for herself ee2e633191 or the 288b8983be child, but 12a5142f58 for her f4939583bd master as d0167334b3 well!f187d088e07bfc63
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Such an 6b4535ca55 extraordinary partner 2907418846 couldn’t be 508a5f9cf4 allowed to 576a65a8e5 end up 79aea35e90 with someone de1d85083a else.e7829d3461b543bd
“…I’ll send 68d8ff0ade her an 54cedd2b7e invitation.”c9c060e9baac6ec6
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Rakalt could clearly 2a47dc3f43 see through Adelen’s 2b4bddbec9 intentions, but he 1012f35b5f went along with a5c611acdf it anyway.de15ba981e8e042d
After all, from any 7af8dad518 angle, it wasn’t a 04bb61a681 bad suggestion.5fae89eef7991f3a
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If Maltina were 60f44ee530 to become the 5746daf834 mistress of Sigelion, 17cc58499b it would only d971b6bbed bring benefits, not 8f5762adf9 harm. As the head 45894e9e19 of Sigelion, he ff9e5afe02 should actively pursue 21d8d68d27 such an opportunity.fbb41150ef477e93
“When will 2dbe0b76ff you send bb16af656f it?”be433cf8b97ba273
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“I’ll handle it 840eb34005 later.”fb0e1a3904b91bb3
Adelen’s overly 592ee81726 enthusiastic push 834714dffa made him 1be11299ac feel resistant, 59fe6c0dc0 reducing his a941985a22 willingness to d9571759ca act.ef6251bc19251abc
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“And, Master….”ed73464d3e1d05b1
Having experienced 96612236a6 the end 5112cbd521 of her f5e03edbf5 patience at f4c5b2e7ad the royal a78362192d palace, Adelen f230abeb42 started pouring e206cc5ae7 out requests 1db87d500f non-stop.3e599192e6e2cf69
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She had bottled up 658a2cc084 her frustrations, telling herself 150dd4d26f to hold on for d0a0ef996f just a little longer, c0bedb692f but now the thought 94efe34e2a of this situation becoming 3c1fb51850 permanent was unbearable.84adee33fc681ab6
“I overheard earlier… 5bf13b9045 it seems there 8d71fe0dd9 may not be 0bce7e6149 any more attacks….”8a86dd583246d4f6
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“And?”a232abb6e9060cb0
“Well… could 128e4b0b39 I perhaps… 89c8b44ba9 finally return 5be800e5dd to my 49ae5629b6 own quarters?”e3d89a5ceacced09
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What now?2e416e80562c5d74
Rakalt’s face hardened.e48a401abc5daef4
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There was already so 800366dbde much to manage, and c9acd370d8 now she wanted to 1cb5445439 change something that had aaec9109b1 been working just fine?dd2b999b62395dd4
“Why?”e621c2c4569f739e
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“Well, up until 98bfb0b032 now, there was 7521c02877 the risk of fa66d7b68f attacks… and because b04cbd9f5c you didn’t trust 3a1a3fffb4 me, you kept 8819e85d7e me locked in c0b4df4f17 the room, right?”373017eecfda4783
“And?”5cac39196968b6d6
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“But now, His Majesty 939b7cdd86 knows who I am… 613321780c and there probably won’t 7ac646c3d3 be any more attacks… 61cdd80f0b so I don’t really ac60e754c8 see the need for 657fd17e46 me to stay in 3b87a570a3 your room anymore….”92b0064780399435
It was clear she 1d9144d4e4 desperately wanted to leave 2cc26059f9 his room.504d065eeb939c1c
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Rakalt rubbed his temples cad7865a36 with his fingers.3c5b4709efaa3127
“Did Morn promise 30b5b5cca4 never to attack 410135817e again?”b8208a7bcd5b8c67
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“No….”d563db04409af3a2
“Did General Kias b2078b0cc1 sign a contract c22dd0d40b saying he won’t 4751b5e2e9 come back?”f9675b763221a543
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“No….”c433f703a125ba1f
“Then why are 076bcaa9fb you so relaxed? This concerns the 0c79398b66 fates of Teplan 1c606347be and Sigelion, yet 89f5649403 you treat it 63be0a4670 so lightly?”8546f6ec010abbcd
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“That’s not it….”de434107b60c8808
Under Rakalt’s sharp b06e4f4f27 questioning, Adelen could 4481de0f81 only mumble and 982bea40b7 chew her lips.df37408344137c36
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She often pouted d43490d66a or bit her aab70e58ce lips, but today ccd6ffa93a it stood out 6d299d2873 even more.775e446778c17b18
It was b352dcb6c5 probably because 7b6cac72a4 of the be07d49667 bright red b657b1e57d rouge she 36d7cebb7b had borrowed 13bf143fd3 from another 3f5a397fae maid to 0c38223fff match her f2d8248c09 dress.9a6da5f336054e04
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The vibrant red 66a7c622bd on her lips ca94f58e31 pricked at Rakalt’s 129b8eb110 nerves once again.55a5eb5020dab099