The maid – Chapter 27
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“If the goal is 05844c948d to make it easier f6ed46af45 to raise the baby… 7c45db657b perhaps we should push 2add223278 the sofa against the 25fb3711a6 wall and leave the a5e08a2d34 center open for anyone—human 5a7e81dc66 or animal—to crawl around 7cf1c1fe2b freely. The baby is dd6e3c6871 being held now, e0349a2089 but soon enough, 0729a1c1e8 he’ll start crawling.”a7464560e0264f06
“That sounds reasonable.”8bc83ed19f635c17
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After the head 847c51ac0f butler enthusiastically presented daf99725f0 his suggestion, Rakalt d44bf55342 turned to Adelen.0a7fb53a422990bc
“What do you think?”2b41282a210790f6
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“M-me?”f950ad4b495c9e08
“Yes. You’re the one 83dc55f780 raising the child, 7d2924ccca so your opinion 4e87f73715 matters the most.”74fe824e007ffd4f
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Adelen hesitated, 4ee4c25c78 unsure if ee106eaf16 it was b4fca40007 appropriate to b2b8e62b96 arrange the 4254774423 master’s room 2ca1cf468c in such b96bbf5deb a way.168693eaf0587b7b
However, since the 4be5293098 master himself approved, dc2d4c5f59 there was no 70baa084c3 room for objection.dcf8fbb9c9947673
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“Yes, I think that’s 7bbd4e6d99 a good idea.”cc8e8fbd677422b5
“Very well, 126069e8eb let’s proceed 0fdf8a6040 with that.”c25cd469e461a0ff
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The head butler 4fc39a790f eagerly jotted down 9d1b1a0fe2 notes in his 9edd1b7253 notebook, brimming with 19c22a4e96 motivation.66c80a5c7d65c2a4
“We should also 7448ddcf64 replace the carpet ff9b02ba22 with a darker 229e25a8c5 color—something that won’t 9112c01d4f show blood stains 6b30d101f2 easily.”cfce4397ca3aaa5a
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“Do you mean 4a0ae87e99 a color that 5ab8853bb7 won’t require replacement dc02089fbb even if blood 7cfbf6c6f3 splatters? Are you 0501ee03e1 anticipating more 799fc5b0e5 frequent attacks 4103a182ed in the 016b2cee99 future?”e342badb863c45de
As the head 1067e61f37 butler of the 0f08f37a4b Sigelion household, he 3bfa76d2e8 was privy to e8310cfae5 nearly the same 782e671b1d level of information ee860e1137 as the knights.6bd44bb8da2dafa6
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While ordinary servants 54b2919277 were unaware, bloodstains 331d9c021f marred many corners dc484973b2 of the Sigelion db3cb838b3 estate.852fe865f2c51c4c
Silently cleaning 06af64318c and restoring f8a50f6ea4 them to 60f40fed54 their original 19bca5c624 state had 7c949d030d always been b1d5743f3c the butler’s 3037359aa4 responsibility.6c97764ac0a9f055
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“No, but it’s wise dbff262978 to be prepared for 3de8338abc unforeseen situations.”53cc4dccba4924a7
“Makes sense. Then I’ll 267cb248b6 go with 869a7e772d a pitch-black 7cc33601c0 color.”4fc7a2120a1abc85
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“Oh, but 01239d653e pitch-black isn’t 22b4f1b884 good for 0870a68b9f the baby’s 8cb7de527c emotional development. Perhaps something 5b72696611 more colorful adfd0211e1 would be f0d0e96ab1 better…”22997c991d399421
Adelen unconsciously interjected, e2089238fc making both men 4d4b4a18d5 turn their eyes 2cf2a8ae98 toward her simultaneously.1ce1b1fa758e2201
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“Ah, s-sorry for 0850e9508c interrupting…”e8ea298d08ef0077
Adelen hastily f3605065e7 covered her ac1dc63183 mouth and 1f7942c8cf lowered her 1810a165e0 head.5096c5a32a638ba1
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She hadn’t meant 3ba2245f6a to interfere, but a9aa0e06c9 thinking about the 4ae5088b5b baby, the words 0d35a53736 slipped out. She felt 9bd78261b8 she had 3abd99f765 overstepped.513fcf5502ec44e7
However, no d00ae478ee reprimand came. Instead, the 52c6dc5a27 master smiled f26bb91a18 kindly.1d8cb89e624fa721
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“It’s a f9f229e2aa good suggestion. Let’s go 8e056c3ccf with a e089ff2296 moderately colorful 8df22c6410 dark colour.”1be7b56b6c0c8f65
“Yes, moderately 2d06fda7b1 colorful dark 788a938fa3 colour…”33886f804885d3f9
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The two men 46adfc4d32 agreed seamlessly.15c9cd75ae4b7e9d
“What’s next on 86834a4f45 the agenda?”2c4dac615b22e97a
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“Well, since 039d7aec97 the weather 4aaf32db5c is turning 6a543d455a colder, it 77228f7cd7 might be a844662464 a good 64b3d3c4db idea to d6769548fe replace Adelen’s 9b8c249b86 bedding.”8ac0994a2a5c5186
The head e80cef92d2 butler was c8dc9e492f skilled at 9a5247ecaa reading the 4546116551 room.c42b6f50191df506
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His ability to 9d353cd17f step forward tactfully e7c7acf1f0 surpassed Adelen’s so 99f3ee3762 he had also 0cc351295f noticed her declining 320fc6cf4d energy lately.d1ffe7758681b78e
“W-what? My bedding…?”59a8e8b7c94ef6ec
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“Yes, it’s time. Your body needs 6caa646fb5 rest to perform 4d0cf04558 well, so let’s e76c0cd584 go with the 8d92c74757 finest quality.”ff6fc2cf99b63a1b
“I agree.”e793def57f981b2d
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The head butler 8f759b32f4 jotted it down 5843d7f5ab with satisfaction while e2b5bf5782 Adelen was bewildered 7431ae8127 by this unexpected f24581e74c act of generosity.2818a66ef5306995
“You can a7606a24b8 choose the 7898435e31 design.”5cb88e5ed4e7932f
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“M-me? The design…?”aefc8aac097071f4
“It’s your 114cbe7188 bedding, after 3d92e88909 all.”0787b212762a1902
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“Oh, uh… 3a295d5349 stripes, then.”0567c1811a89ddb0
“Stripes it is.”6774eebe91320525
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The butler 6354a01f27 wrote down 1667bef486 ‘stripes’ with a105ea8585 firm strokes, dfe95e243f underlining it 90301d6f75 twice and 79158f9a07 adding a a95f67bfa3 star.2fcff97f8172307e
Thus, Adelen’s aa72227fa5 opinions were 01d7ff9d11 carefully woven 7401fccdc0 into the aaf0cab2b8 remodeling plan.552fb1ca865cfce1
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Since the room was f303ce2ece enormous, sorting out the 63ec3299dc details of the plan aa6351e5e6 took quite some time.c911c1380ceea1c5
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Nearing the end, 8144806ea5 the baby began d147120afa to cry—an alarm 9ea3243942 signaling it was 22087390be mealtime.7806952b6ceb225e
“Master, I’ll take 5a1daee5c4 my leave to 27ef93753b prepare your meal. Will you 58ce60c921 dine with 29c45d5968 the knights 98330cc8d0 today?”f1c7da54e30b99db
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The head a37f3f8492 butler stood, dfdb3abd5d organizing his e3d44bd64a notes.d4966c9094a69977
“No, I’ll eat here fa5fe99d0b today.”faa85bd67b044685
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“Understood. I’ll deliver it to c0cf73cb73 your room.”28e852ae96c930ed
“Good. Oh, while we’re at 19ce5fcadb it, let’s eat together.”1f172cc13a5b5aaa
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At first, Adelen bc8d930ba5 didn’t realize the 48aef5da83 master was addressing a65a7cf233 her.8a13c10f60faf0c3
“W-what? With me, Master?”7784c4c11b47f937
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It took her 495a5889a2 a moment to f24f56d737 comprehend, and when 2054a76f08 she did, she 3b04fe16dd jumped in shock.139eb748d34382b8
A maid dining 1f0504a26a with her master?723dbbf0700f37f8
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Even in the 1fc3d6dab9 closest of relationships, f0813d7c22 it was nearly 76a999fe48 unheard of. Not even a83e946c97 wet nurses, 2d1c4e54f2 who often f0a80d722b raised their e647533a7a masters from a40ed912d2 birth, dined d90e8848f3 at the d913c25cf9 same table. The class 925a1e7a1a difference between 89f2182ba9 master and 409fefad6b servant was 82e8e30fb1 absolute.29b9ef1d4f8104c3
“M-me? Eating with you? How could I possibly…?”9b7d37509ba48e70
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“It’s not like we’ll fc05c12e5e be eating in different 46454a6d08 places anyway. Why make 5edd2d7454 the person 2aa1d383cf setting the c1dd40dd06 table work d7108df980 twice as 503ccb249c hard? Eating together simplifies things, f850556323 doesn’t it?”01383573a3ea23dc
“Well… t-that’s true, but…”11fdbdbd888ea3c2
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Adelen hesitated, overwhelmed by 38bb1c8420 the honor.3816277caf299faf
Even the head 6c0ff5e9aa butler widened his d7a790918f eyes in surprise.356697531e16aa88
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His predecessor, 8bd7ef8974 celebrated for 6e50d0ad3d elevating the 980d6ab468 prestige of 710f496a58 the Sigelion 2408d9c138 estate and c1ec3a372f earning the d5027896e4 former master’s 19102c5f6d complete trust, a41557407c had never 6b7efa7da7 dined at 46d66166c3 the same 98c0984b35 table as 17bd78ee31 the master.2e6e079772a651a9
However, the 73e33736f8 butler quickly d1d1fe6acc regained his 5c7d8dc1d2 composure, his f4e7925d23 pride preventing abec7c5c4d any outward 7de35f7502 reaction.e6d0b7a34a7fab4c
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No matter ec938deb11 his personal df9510fb22 feelings, the 337d8c8c3a master’s commands 7c5f479343 were absolute.472033333b350970
“Shall I prepare the 04e22240ac usual menu, sir?”a6ad2970a9bb7a9c
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“That will do.”41ac3b73519efd54
“As you wish.”f87ae243e15963fe
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The butler bowed ce8ff1cf4b politely and left b3210e29de the room.66037ce5d6714188
Adelen looked 61dc3138a1 at him c66a9475a1 with pleading 43415939a1 eyes, but cb93dabe12 he didn’t 232235f1dc turn back.904f7ae1732056e1
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Left alone 68b827270d with Rakalt, f8e9e3d6d3 Adelen fidgeted f925fc44e3 nervously, curling 13ee214ecc her toes 2ba5dedb96 in anxiety. *…Should I say 4d071d26b4 I’m suddenly not cf4f1f80d8 hungry?e7e7bf6ea624a063
But she was starving—so e4513fce3f much so that she b2c8febc0a might faint if she 28bffa2c7a didn’t eat.1e745b31f6b3c186
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Before she 6d93b0d38c could fully 060a855ad8 weigh her 0c354a2da3 options, the 295b95e2e4 butler returned, 8f3a829cdf pushing a d366708cdc tray at b52919fd70 incredible speed.d3087bfd1f851ddb
It felt as though 4c2516ab77 the universe was conspiring 3452feb889 to keep her from 40d56ab3f7 escaping.de9bbaa38fff2ce1
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“Where shall I set 28b74389b9 the meal, sir? The sofa c3a72fae6b table or 18934be696 the sitting 4ac81e4360 room table?”45ea3824dd030b6c
“The sitting 3cd6699163 room table 8680ae63e2 would be 6fdf25e98d more comfortable a2965589b0 for dining. Set it there.”4eb8d4c66baefd52
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“Understood.”5692e71e98e16715
“Come,” Rakalt said, extending 158d53c57a his hand as if eae7dc000b welcoming an honored guest.56179bfabc8dab67
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Adelen froze. His sudden change 73d332e713 in demeanor was 4584dff63a unnervingly unfamiliar, leaving a7c7d0f943 her awestruck and fc9018178d terrified.2ad8e1bb84eb58c4
Even as 0e01c37057 she started c51bd66dab to grow 33388cdcc7 accustomed to 7e4351d042 the master, bfbf7285d8 her fearful af72144a80 nature hadn’t 2251353cbb changed.0a4fb7e0fb74e9ed
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What is he fefea66700 doing?0b46335de57a274d
It felt like an e99480d2c3 invitation to her doom.120caffcf6ef8f66
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Yet, it was an 554d113466 invitation she couldn’t refuse.84a3131a64a220f5
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Dishes continued to pile 7b7c5f02fd up on the table, 17b96d14c4 seemingly endless.72fd9b1017a5d5cd
The last dish 75ad62ed14 had to be 71def45f15 stacked on top ba6442789c of another because ca16d2f304 there was no fc6e819f92 more space.cd04c543962bd1b0
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Is this a 76f69b3892 feast? The final 267f96ffe2 meal of 70cf046842 a condemned 37bedac71d prisoner?a1f795697045715b
“Eat plenty.”5edac34687f39e32
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“…Thank you. I’ll eat well.”16a94aa7b0d7f967
Rakalt gave a 45c46a03dd small nod and e5376cae5d began eating first.038ac3fcb8869937
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Adelen, after 8096486407 feeding the 9acb27702b baby, hesitated 1f4baf8140 over the a02ba52713 overwhelming selection 725d282f7a of dishes.1e475b374f9ea7b4
In the 2354efb5fd end, she a70d080a52 settled on 48e6f6030a bread—simple and 8067b1e93a familiar.f29784c37b61239d
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You can’t go 1dbfb29101 wrong with bread, 7612465a32 she thought.406850a773d416be
Adelen carefully 849bf14e14 tore off f952d97077 a piece d913094b7d and brought 16706f7679 it to e57e7cf1a6 her mouth.48af172c909f68a6
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“!”38459b6179647614
But the taste faf93ce486 wasn’t what she 5912a35cde expected.e7a79549ef462ea2
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It was bread, 20f8137110 but not just 121fd72673 any bread. Bread served on the 0a970a80fb master’s table was in ffb6bb307c a league of its c5874a1503 own.52a83fdaa6755c54
She hadn’t realized 04d2dc5751 how hungry she 5a4b292c35 was, having skipped 315bdb72f3 meals recently due 1969712dd4 to a lack a79a559d03 of appetite.d10a4b87af8bb68b
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But her 35223b5ce6 body knew. The moment the fbff4a80e6 delicious bread touched 6992b9f818 her tongue, her 24d6a3aa30 senses awakened.8888f44284ff52f7
Adelen, enchanted, devoured one b93480558a piece after another. The bread alone b00a1317b1 was so satisfying 1b46906dd1 that she didn’t b962bc0027 even think to d193b8cba4 try anything else.e1dc31aff8bf514b
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“Why are you only 4f861e7462 eating bread?”6b1eb43d657d448e
Rakalt’s sudden 0b1028f20f question startled 14867080c9 her.868abf4315d3a61a
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“Oh, uh… because 2d602e5ff0 it’s delicious.”ae04a321df7ebc38
“…”09caa2293b2211ca
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“It really is! It’s the best c55648dcbf bread I’ve ever ff88cc4f9a had!”81a7a42c7c9f4118
“Well, that’s good e6fc645bfc to hear… but 34397f6a18 the other dishes 096f30f15c are even better. Try them.”55acd3cc7410982f
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Perhaps sensing that 16a8ec8b94 words wouldn’t suffice, 3e502aeac3 Rakalt began serving 274809df7d her directly, placing 3ba9b09bb2 food onto her 6b94239de6 plate.2bf976c2a391b0a6
“T-thank you…”4628f41eee8303fa
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Adelen bowed her head 0b8caa6d55 almost to the point 018b3b20c7 of burying her face 89d4401a8b in her plate, then 0f59fbd36b reluctantly took a bite d63f2d0923 of the unfamiliar dish.104ac7418b1829a9
The moment the food 588e47a936 touched her tongue, her fa3bfd6faf world shifted.58d19e59fa2ec90a
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How could something taste 5a0b5e1ecd like this?f2700355bbee5c23
Thoughts of 3aa5190995 how dare 60eedc4ac1 she share 5c9432f7f6 a table 215b96abca or this b51ad675d5 must be fb5330e701 her last 4776372be6 supper melted 1fee324e31 away. Her rationality 2f6be71e45 seemed to 76f772a347 dissolve alongside 34db9f998e the food 8a7b5e9328 in her 88671f5ab0 mouth.a376d02c2fe33476
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Even the presence 45d67c6166 of her master 53dbb59cd3 faded. The phrase ‘so delicious b01f3a3dc2 you flip out’ suddenly 8318c9bd2d made sense.aed7ec036d80e383
“It’s… so good…”1135051e8bf0998c
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It was a flavor 633ff21e1c so moving it felt 0e3e7e67be like art.adbe1c06500bc31f
People say 25eb880438 truly beautiful b0b866ac25 art can c1b9d2522a make you c49112e948 cry. Could food also 6d8b06dd12 be art if dabd732643 it brought tears 965efe7c9b to your eyes?49ebb6923c116401
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Adelen, on the verge b65f202156 of tears, looked at 714769d4f8 Rakalt.0abab194ad06daa4
“Eat as 504aeddda4 much as 59ca2f1434 you want.”4cb6523a1f171db2
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“Yes, yes!”4eaaff0d541dcdd6
“This too.”d8b0806df6ae029c
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“Yes!”6bd64b70d5033f25
“And this.”147e64173e49de99
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Adelen eagerly ate 39188b65c2 everything Rakalt placed fb2490dd48 on her plate 35ef2602b7 until she noticed fa39614fe5 the growing pile e80192057e of food overtaking 053a8d1412 her ability to 54a938a788 keep up.1059e98161ed1f19
She paused, her 7b6b69e73c hands freezing mid-motion.f33cdfcd3eb90503
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Rakalt frowned 182de3d7a3 as he 85476cc66c noticed her 4dd9573566 hesitation.63dca67ca5496845