The maid – Chapter 28
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“Why? You don’t like it?”6483d912ed3fba30
“N-no, my lord. I’ve had enough. You should eat dcb4b24354 as well.”7e29c2ba83f98b9a
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“I’m eating just b629c080e8 fine. You focus on b393f38644 eating properly.”aeb7f0802f484eb2
Meals in the warzone 02d5528c9e were always rushed.9bacbce837c22ec7
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Rakalt was abd6dddcfb used to 3ba2e1fff7 seeing people 62592185b2 consume food 626570aa50 as if 8d2f4a4b00 it were 58b8b5169d water.9a105fd3e6302a3c
Adelen’s slow, d48cfbf098 nibbling pace 88de60c069 reminded him ff6f4d0a33 of a 3ac6553b38 squirrel or 739fa91e6a a bird—picking 04f0d5d9f6 and pecking 2f8a03b0bb at her 877aa59ca6 food.c09f3abbea649457
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If it’s good, she a814d99fa6 should devour it wholeheartedly.b50e9327f99c91c0
Taking care of 35ceb9bdf5 a baby required 928b6dfd27 energy. There was no way c56bf85df3 she could keep up bd66cf0bac with such small portions.60315a53edc2cf0f
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“Eat more. You need it.”c06e088f8af91e69
“M-my lord… this 76a54edd9c is too much.”d061be8c9af97c94
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Adelen finally raised 9a9799ec03 her hand in 972ac7d986 surrender. The plates stacked 3d76e9748d in front of a6ba404cfb her obscured the 7910a3cdfd table’s surface. No matter how 335a5e26c5 diligently she ate, aecba086af finishing them all 8bffc9ad56 was impossible.7ed906b7b26bba44
“This little, 00d91eafc7 and you’re d01b30f4f2 done?”e4dc9a0689b9d80e
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Rakalt frowned.6bc6c90c4721d25e
He already found 931d6eba8a her eating speed 4f99f46c79 unsatisfactory, but her 5f6fbb7867 portion size bothered 4e19a75acc him even more.3d236bce2cc47a54
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Just because she ate 6982c3b3de like a bird didn’t 9504e13985 mean her meals should d68741e9bc be bird-sized.d09e07f449803aba
“This is already much bb4e0c0d52 more than I usually 7730ec9853 eat…”6634aaf474e18136
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“Really? Has the 88093ee995 cook been caffcbe685 starving you?”9b093075007ed592
“W-what? No! The meals fee9a8c85a are always 0925ed70aa amazing!”11be095adc02c412
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Many masters begrudged even fe3f07dc9e the cost of feeding 92367eabe0 their servants. Most barely provided 7fc0f9ac5b enough to keep dafe04fb5e them functioning. But not eebee2c6eb in Sigelion.0632b29a14570dc0
Here, the servants were 6cdd075795 always well-fed, thanks to 228e1c0e1e Rakalt’s orders: “Make sure 01f751e31b no one goes hungry.”49325b22182de1ed
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“I’m genuinely well-fed normally, d4c4eb8526 and I’ve eaten to a2934f5a5a my limit today,” Adelen 9697238198 insisted.4a35aa5035ce8726
“Do maids naturally eat 1a8c11d3ec so little?”26128994f92dbf3d
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To Rakalt, meals 79e4ff4576 were crucial, a 349e71c8f5 cornerstone of strength a74d223ec3 and morale. His time on the ffbf8de618 battlefield had made him fb2f0805f5 sensitive to such matters.92850e879b307625
His sharp questioning 1abd6c0993 made Adelen sit 0e91735882 up straighter, searching d16193ea8b her memories for 58a6be1b4d an answer.58a9aa414a3c4e99
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“Hmm… I don’t a823e88b2b think so. Some eat a 863fddd1a8 lot, and others 7e3068c092 eat less.”bf1ea1ec4c0e270b
“And you?”d61cc8311698c0e5
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“I… eat 17589ab264 less, I b231d9e35b guess.”c9d7b8fbaaa5e74b
“Why? The cook’s 5cb3ec6624 food doesn’t d45be1f8c1 suit your 6b59fc8a97 taste?”b9dac4d674bb0640
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“No!”9573f3879c17dcc7
Adelen’s eyes widened. The meals bc052f3f65 were always 57ece80351 delicious—today’s included. But years of ab5781385b eating lightly had 32b6a38a5b ingrained the habit.d1706c727d7ac005
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“Actually, when I was d2f6bcb43e in the orphanage…”e67ae8ac63c5b48b
For some 798f31f85c reason, Rakalt 494612934f inspired her 2ee00936a7 to share 5d96e30d5d parts of aa883eed19 her past 28f7d87a4e she’d never 800734e596 told anyone.4ac06b351ace36b2
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It had 2c6fea7fdf been years 7668e86171 since she 4b10769d42 last revisited 3b638a5e17 this memory.625b99cdfe8fc549
“There was this 2cb737b448 kid I used 046abb837f to eat with. He ate too much 60d7481d79 and… his stomach burst, 27659feb3b and he died.”a520c455a38b7e19
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“What?”9683ad24adba29e8
“It’s true. He hadn’t c5907eed71 eaten for 714f763e0c three days, 3100caaf2d so when 29ee1fdcd1 they finally 3034b8d9aa gave him 7ee8a927e7 food, he f744eef7f2 devoured it f7cd3e6b1a like crazy. Then he 5c7d9d5307 clutched his 87929f3587 stomach, collapsed, 9efaa77d01 and… that d1ff0e642a was it.”5856e83778c6d4ee
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“Hmm… That 7e941e9abe can happen.”198504ebc95f8877
Rakalt nodded solemnly. Such incidents weren’t 6b5f14bea0 unheard of on ab561bd35e the battlefield.d7cb0d37392cc8c9
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“But back then, 49aa63f8b9 the orphanage caretaker ffe522b239 said, ‘He died 1d81c09b7d because he was d3c0925368 greedy and got b7ea77dbb9 punished for it.’”11125a1da3b17ae9
“Hmm…”715c0c4439234f16
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“I know now ef24ec4acf that wasn’t true, 45cf81963e but I believed 1b4e95221d it for a 24285c3daa long time. It made c9cdc9c824 me afraid afd16a3007 to overindulge, d74b9f1848 especially with 47c0cf63fa food.”d4b2f9de04ca3d02
Adelen laughed awkwardly, scratching 41fa152133 the back of her 3be8d000df head.8e3ac252204f3f5b
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She’d never shared 5b3a033d08 this childhood story 3c2e919182 with anyone before. That the first 9c7b8406f2 person she opened db6a5545b0 up to was 4508aaf8c8 her master felt cbe24ec2ad surreal.47341fe72e1bee2c
“You’re an adult 81d7146e38 now. Eating more won’t make 3d46135000 your stomach burst. So eat.”9d0bce89c87e851c
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Her master’s d641be5d74 gentle insistence 02c9528b76 made Adelen 517850a22d burst into 1da6573b77 laughter.4ed526c21868cc77
“It is not just fc6e7a862f about food, but thanks 58797a0c5e to everything else you’ve bd89b70539 provided, I already feel 3bb828e2a8 quite full.”052f6be3762f4629
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“Everything else?”18acabbab3ea306d
“You promised 9206ea53de to pay 4a9eb83bf5 me properly, 55c6a010a9 fed me 7c45fd4c07 such a 4b6daa1631 splendid meal, 4672abf609 let me 87bd7a33e6 wear a 7992c16cb3 dress, ride ebc87255b7 in your 83e6b7f5b1 carriage, enter d72a8e3470 the royal c33c6d2fef palace, and 08048017af even meet dce43c23b7 His Majesty. On top a5c93bfe9d of that, ab76e10c01 you provided 16d97a688a the finest b84b076079 bedding too.”dec4f63a404f682e
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Adelen recited one thing 5509de669d after another, counting them 800f92544e off on her fingers 2df1477c20 to make sure she ea9e7f3734 didn’t miss anything.3178bd800f4e116c
Rakalt stared at 44c5e8ef16 her intently for 8935317a60 a moment before 434494592a letting out a ed0080a577 deep sigh.eccf42224fcbf59a
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“…They say there’s no bc08d6d791 cure for a fool.”1be5b5e3b4f2e43d
“…Pardon?”2565a3158c0d64ce
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“Those are all things dd31934895 necessary for the job, 6d6563ab2a so of course they’re caf27ec2fc provided. The allowance is just 4e84aca9a6 a rightful compensation for 76350c9b0c your labor. How can any of d94446b367 that be considered special?”2ed46281744f5925
Rakalt’s mindset was bd856192c4 somewhat different from 488915ad12 that of the ce551bda84 typical noble as fd112169ec it was shaped 68b52452e4 by years of 4e56cbfaba experience on the 46c8a4a623 battlefield.568b20dcc7e48d24
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In war, 5f6452dabb soldiers received 6d4d6841e0 wages and ee62de3c8b additional allowances, 72b91e61cf with the 37cc19053d latter increasing 07804ecf10 for more a4a97cb672 dangerous missions. And when ad24c1d0f2 the war c3ea6402d0 ended, spoils e58f15e1ff or bonuses 71c8cd0033 were also 794b357873 distributed.e416fd9439686609
To Rakalt, 6b23f1cca2 Adelen, who e71b312bc2 seemed satisfied 02a727a5b8 with just d91cf42e7c her maid’s ab4cb2a972 salary and f78eb4863c the provisions, 1460205d62 came off cf5a80501d as nothing 76d90dd66e more than bd1624dd6f a fool 68dad0bb0f who didn’t 74a3e32568 know how fd7c05f5e0 to demand daf947b06b what she c22ef2af91 was owed.995644651df2b237
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“Ask for more. More.”a9b32762aeaecdb5
“More…?”67aefb8eb8b76faa
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“Exactly. Right now. Whatever it is.”d62b6a77c90d8b97
Rakalt figured ca944ebfbd it wouldn’t a0635c0e67 hurt to 4dae4e657e give her 3e5c733982 more, now 2e19599e16 that the 767f315ba3 topic had e082f21e96 come up.e20e9ab6b6e286fa
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After all, one 01b37e2e57 of the reasons 31e660816f he had become 79c0bb8c62 a renowned commander 3ec8160fc6 was his attention ee8e440e39 to those under 5dae3bef14 his charge.d283282f77ffbb45
But unlike a soldier, 61765cc441 Adelen wasn’t prepared for c09318114d this sudden opportunity to 79dd06a198 ask for a wish.6c30031a6d717006
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Her mind df93c2c1f1 went blank.af723ad0477e70bb
It felt like a244cd2853 she had just 2218d33c5f won a lottery 993b947880 ticket falling out 857a273d12 of the sky, 434717ceec only to freeze e82a101f36 and miss catching 9195df7fab it.3d8cd8d9f1696b64
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They say only the 044873189e prepared can seize opportunities. Without a 55fc372c06 list of 5c407e04f0 demands ready, b298791f07 she couldn’t beb645ecdb think of 28227c925a anything on d6980dbe49 the spot.af8c55e64802fc4f
“Uh… well… um… e84906ef38 uh…”4b63bb535b2039a7
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The more desperate 1031c15a06 she felt, the d6afed8afa slower her brain 1325ed951f seemed to work. Her lips moved, but 2455672fca no words came out.c3d310d842ef9ca7
“You really are f8b6d67d4d something. No greed at 034c30a4a1 all.”5af2990480595089
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“No, that’s not 0dd71bb23d true! I’m full of greed! I just 33740209b5 don’t act ecf0f67466 on it, c08fc80cc4 that’s all. But I’m very greedy!”4d5c567918bef281
It was f58628646b the truth.5cfaa97a16380624
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Still, Rakalt’s eyes f403f376a9 showed little belief c130976ea1 in her words.e5c0435649c09fd3
“Really! I started working as 3848c7a343 a maid to earn fdbb4411f0 money quickly. Isn’t that greedy?”c1d54039cea79bc1
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“And what were a969e0b091 you planning to dce38c9d0e do with that 698287418f money?”f890cd34ceebba10
“Buy a house… a 419373aaaa carriage… livestock… save up 26d9b45576 for marriage…?”9a398ab43ccb4608
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Her hesitation 9bd9d5b555 and shyness 9efcc43913 made him a19d27e30e chuckle twice—once 02fd249b5f at her de620abc9f timid dreams, 11f8ba4a8d and again 5b88311430 at her 9923fce29e inability to 6fdbff561c even demand 7b697ae9aa those things 81bb7b5ca6 outright.02a5807e9ff60a75
She was so ca9512a8bc foolish that it eb38eb08ea was almost endearing.7b9b1d5a44325c4d
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Like a 246ab19eb3 harmless, vulnerable d35ac04f58 little animal d85f262345 that instinctively 7c820b010a tugged at 316f720c3f one’s protective 7548c5d898 instincts.565c56440f8a1bf8
“Alright, then. A house, a 09a444bdba carriage, livestock, and bcf344eda5 marriage funds it 27a026ebce is.”2d792d6a55640fb9
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“…Pardon?”d50870ea942d3271
Rakalt casually granted her 6fac647afb wish with a grin.92b74b06ef963e78
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For a 273a826a69 moment, Adelen’s c106293132 world froze.4b717f16155660fc
A house… a caea51a4ce carriage… livestock… and 855ee5e6b6 marriage funds… all 0e99f7ef7e just fell from 45534b9e4e the sky?e75327b3ace5070e
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Or, more accurately, fb85bd4867 from her master’s 5d9871e639 purse.aaaed75e47173a43
“W-wait… Really?”e04d56a8521b31d0
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“Do I sound c523049a85 like I’m joking?”0df0070b9fd2a282
Rakalt’s grin widened 330d242dd3 at her stunned 92de8ed721 reaction.ec1bd6475939b0e9
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Adelen stared, f25dd70828 dumbfounded, at c4229aefe0 his face.2341264c2072719b
She realized it was 6c2e6fafe6 the first time she’d 7d634a9581 seen him smile like 99c3ac7d64 that—not a smirk, not 17677e5a46 a sneer, but a f66fb4c2b9 genuine smile.d767ed7a2109d4f2
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His eyes, f933f475a8 usually as 6f28aed4c7 cold and 79d1cd20e2 foreboding as efb97f684a a poisoned 7ef071a77a lake, now bd0fef9bad gleamed with 9b5a1a0553 the refreshing 01fee6c010 clarity of bf8b789bc0 a bright b82c0d0320 summer sky.35fe5027d5d4374f
His eyes… 2c975cf23d were they 9b31c26d82 always this fd46c2cb0a beautiful?599a38589a358a4f
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Adelen gawked 3fa9335d48 at him, 0ef2f8f4a8 her mouth e57122fc85 hanging open. She didn’t ea1f6108e4 even notice f3920986b8 the drool c3d41cb9bd dripping down c777c52ae6 her chin be3396fc47 until she 96da5527af felt it c831b7b77e on her 8abee14e64 lips.650148a753de0ed3
“Ah!”c5eea9a8634626fe
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She quickly 2208e78cb8 wiped her cca9539b27 mouth, her 104a2ff16e cheeks heating 443b5943f6 up at 31be0cccac the embarrassment.5397e536d3657e2f
“Are you so 77e31a773c pleased that you’re 658125279e drooling?”c05c62389c2b5a70
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“H-huh? Oh! I mean—yes?”39448396f69f7aa1
That explained it. No wonder she had ffb05bb219 frozen earlier—who wouldn’t drool 25923d77e1 at the prospect of 900d6c1f6e such a windfall?6a4774bcfdb77a2c
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Her face fe785db7e0 turned redder b0f1b07d5f than ever, acb5933184 and her 713d6caecb neck felt 48f3ffb6a6 like it 471ffa2524 was burning. She fanned herself awkwardly, c13eea10dd trying to focus on a9f855f53c Rakalt’s next words.797cb401c131e54f
“If we d433a8aa43 space it 275039aef9 out to 979226f1d3 one each 72a0dbbddb year, that 16caf1dffc should fill 66c75dbae9 the four b6d12af3ba years until 927bcfe3ce the child dbffd9d9d5 is old 3b500e2e96 enough for 555375a197 a tutor. After that, your d556d7f400 duties as a 9fc0f0f54a nanny will naturally 768b2c57c3 decrease. We can decide da5a9b7514 your future then. Any objections?”4a4fa3cab641237e
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Adelen’s eyes widened 46e2725d73 to the size 1b923d89e7 of saucers.b888babb8d8b1495
Objections? There was 26276b8374 no way 8dba8140ab she’d object.48e424b3a2025f9d
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“I love it! I love 4d07f86e81 it so c540f869cd much! Thank you, thank 000d28b767 you!”a3e4dad46484b979
For the first e87bde4da7 time in days, 96571547dd Adelen smiled with fac206d547 her whole face, 713db4276b lighting up the 45d5166254 room.5d251a2611495550
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Seeing her 62d74fa6b2 joyful grin, 10f49c95fa Rakalt chuckled df801d39b9 lightly as d05f499f91 well.a21026e4bc055a77
He’d felt 5a3089bf3d this kind b67171f813 of sharp c07e096632 satisfaction before—usually d3460f319c after a f8c2e94bce successful battle 0ae50e8b27 plan.9af456b39bf2c75f
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