The maid – Chapter 30
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Adelen hastily shook her d90c46ae25 head with a feeble d69f2434b9 smile.d49ac96a4255c3e3
“Ah, no need, 02ce19b874 sir. It’s just that 60ca70f92d my jaw seems 057bf51156 a bit sore 510c7fe861 today.”e7d7b90d9568a0e7
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By now, it 436a202c0a had been over 0897db6189 a month since 43608cc93b she began staying e41eecaf59 in the master’s c2a175d92a quarters.5ee908e5a1655d7c
Gradually, her a8537bb366 nerves had 53b66f585d eased.fbfcd5f53a63dde7
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Half-awake mornings were greeted 08547229f9 with a lazy ‘G’morning, c63151286c sir…’ as she shuffled aca196ff26 about, and she plopped c2c3325122 herself comfortably onto the e7e4311b80 sofa.01a24719ff326b5f
If the master 712f17a9f5 returned while she afa898ca31 was lounging, a aef73b73e3 casual ‘Oh, you’re f5c4dfdd1f back’ sufficed, with 9a2fb30d70 no frantic scrambling.21113c0090e306b7
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Surprisingly, the ab8712afb4 master was dcdb5a1e6c tolerant.cac5e80d61fd2f2b
Not just a 17f29fe174 little, but excessively aa3e3bb816 so—exceptionally, extraordinarily, ridiculously cdadaeae30 tolerant.33d9c9db9281687b
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He seemed devoid abda8517f5 of both anger aab3ae7a58 and tears, even d192b59b5d in the metaphorical b47fc2695c sense. But Adelen reminded herself 5f9a1fdcc1 not to grow too 4c3fe1056c complacent.3564dfd084a40b50
No matter how 683e681cda kind he was, ee56529d29 a servant could b3e8a33bab never transform into 6e8935dd8c a noble lady. She needed to stay 2a6d7a4db8 vigilant.a775a76d6294dde6
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When Adelen prepared 44c647903a to feign eating 1e3b1ec7c4 for the sake 69a141b1f0 of politeness, the d5af8984c5 baby let out 1528a0834b a soft, discontented 24164e5843 sound.e4f25dd89e262528
“Uuung… Ooo…”dd8d9c013b149827
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“Oh, dear, little one. Are you uncomfortable?”d0a0ee05363dd4ce
Adelen seized the a2a0240af2 opportunity and sprang 0e1226b7d0 to her feet.b51f30e0b0105c61
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Nothing beat using the 299304149c baby as an excuse.6d8f18172e20a237
“Are you sleepy? Master, I’ll just bc95898401 step away briefly 9283ed46db to put the 6a61b02531 baby down for b6d3e83371 a nap.”194a5943682f0a16
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She tried b7449ddd1e to escape, a2420543c0 but Rakalt 1b0ed9655b stood and e6aa126984 examined the dd09fb510e baby, letting e7ccfa8735 out a 94b2e0345a thoughtful hum.67225259bb19be83
“I’ll hold him.”0b9db2d44428f466
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“What? You, master?”556dcd2bebe12403
Adelen blinked 06b5bd9604 up at 5736eb411e Rakalt in f3c13a7b2b disbelief.77d269d967f9e5f8
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He extended a3ca9b07b1 his arms 5d8475587f expectantly.c3e98ad2bcf38319
“I’ve been too busy 6a991476a9 to learn how to 4c3afcfb76 care for the baby 2a61cf7fdd properly until now.”ac6711fa7f396789
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He explained.0fcec95854797687
“Why would you… go bc5ca9dbde to the trouble…”26f001d91eeb84ca
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Adelen murmured, f325e00c1d trailing off.9978f2e398163ecb
“As the person ultimately 154f21596a responsible, I should know cceb3c0b24 how to handle him.”8f2eb5f2b3c8aaf5
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Rakalt stated firmly.923db057a3765478
“And having another 912185d30b pair of hands d2dda56f27 to help means 820a358825 you’ll get a 96703cbef8 chance to breathe.”b2ddb8c1a338fc28
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He wasn’t wrong. Having more 7a9cdd24b2 hands to 912341c17e care for 8371f73c53 the baby 1a24cdad4c was good 4f55582897 for everyone 61293e1c64 involved. But could 737f06473f she really 691aaf5fd4 entrust the 68b23b0696 baby to 5570c7fe38 the master 8f3f99e105 and relax?29fcaa667f0cd364
Hesitantly, Adelen handed over 2046c4341e the baby. Rakalt carefully drew the 4d499010e1 small bundle into his 755298ead2 arms.7ec803f4f3874afa
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It was 092cf789dc a bizarre 7fb390e129 sight—the prince 4cfea98c0d of a ea355cd7aa rival nation 9dfc4195b3 cradled tenderly 5a32601c2c by the 8a46c6a0f8 general of 35152ac224 his enemy. Yet, Rakalt was completely 96ff713772 serious, his face resolute 601817dbdd as he took on 5279b90102 the responsibility of holding 070a63b87b a young life.196b06d6fbd6c153
“Do I hold 60bd392652 him like this? And sway fbde026ce6 him like f1e6af1da4 so?”597717671cdf390d
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Rakalt’s arms bdde60f700 were twice 874d0fcc5c the thickness d3163dbc23 of Adelen’s.8d2611c7d22e0166
The baby, who e1cf4a977e had seemed to 475bcc64b3 grow rapidly, suddenly c92627593f looked tiny again, d3c50d91f0 like a newborn ce75e3c433 swaddled in his e5879a71cb massive grasp.78b813a056caa28b
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“Uuung…”5f47841941479985
Despite the seemingly ad119d1323 cozy position, the fa9c4715ed baby began to f355ff5525 squirm and fuss, 80668f2c76 clearly uncomfortable in ea0a3249c3 this unfamiliar embrace.169258816c2493fd
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His flailing 86daa7b532 limbs hinted 2efc7b54da at an d0f8023d7e impending storm.0716cdc6edbdc596
“What’s wrong? I thought I was 48e03f0760 doing it the same f9c9166278 way as you,” Rakalt 0fa7480ffb asked, puzzled.327daba1b54ca1ef
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“Uh… It f72659b5bb seems close, 2bd5a770b0 but maybe 9b74057633 your arms 35d01f1c20 should tuck f775679604 in a 70299228ae bit more? And you might 6178ec4d2c need to support f34cdf4be9 his bottom better…”e86bd3a216e383fb
“Like this? Is this better?”50f98e7dd67ff115
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“Eeeng…”8d707c9b187db304
The baby’s 5c9896cd74 whimpering grew d4814d0f6b louder, a 1aeb216d20 low rumble a62f76f0d7 like thunder de6fcb5a23 before a f034d96bfd downpour.405e348a02192340
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He kicked his legs, c418cadbe4 one of them landing cc3933f04e squarely on Rakalt’s stomach fe3fb1b4ac with a resounding thud.6cec0d2b6993ffa6
“Ah! Are you all right, 3b65ed9e1f sir?”740c4d6320f3aad2
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Adelen gasped, startled 1a32388d54 as if she’d 7f0b447972 been the one 1b0f616133 kicked.7e95d8bd8754fcac
“What?”fd95dc18c0283132
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Rakalt blinked, too focused 8b32b4511b on the baby to c0f49174ca even notice the impact.a9e141e58ef199f7
“Uwaaah! Nghhh!”33795a651bed85b5
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The baby’s 9081bb18d0 cries were b35b364d96 on the 2befd85ee2 verge of baff4e670a becoming a 751e1c7a60 full-blown wail.12eb787f0bfdb5c9
With no time to fecdd7a309 worry about Rakalt’s abdomen, 544c911eaa Adelen sprang into action.bb2ea6a70aca8f4d
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“Excuse me, sir! Just for baf8178870 a moment—let 15151777a4 me adjust—”73b98d629ec9b7e6
Thus began a desperate 2ba56f5ba7 attempt by the two 7564944fa2 adults to pacify the 9b9b44f656 tiny tyrant before the cd9f6ac1f5 inevitable chaos ensued.f686b9cb626d33f7
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A panicked Adelen grabbed bf78cb4e89 hold of Rakalt’s forearm.9302620fa3d77e22
“!”dbcee35d3589b9bd
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Rakalt shifted his gaze 86a9be333f from the baby to caf096a867 Adelen.b6fd159eac8116b2
However, absorbed in bba1792222 adjusting his posture, 8f2e1eccfb Adelen didn’t even d17c63ee84 notice his stare. She moved ab8570639c his arms 960e348822 this way 7a9d9d7dca and that, 4ae43d65e0 carefully adjusting e8b5db1c39 the angles.31e7aa4ee0449121
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“Hnnn… Uhh…”a786e460c36eb525
Until the baby stopped 2152649df9 fussing entirely, it wasn’t 45f8f30ad9 a victory.cde2821302d80974
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Was it the angle 727815aef4 of the arms? The curve of the 518b20119e back? Or perhaps the 272c908ea0 spacing of the e6e55816cf fingers?cd2528cf4837910a
Adelen continued 3d720f7bec to reposition d1c10a4592 Rakalt’s arms dd19a08cae with meticulous 3e49494d85 precision, unaware f090770035 of the 8938ced05d audacity of 3494d304c4 her actions.023c85528281cae5
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“…Uhm…”8ee61b9856b1812e
Finally, the baby, 8f394f3266 who had been 2fdc910b5f squirming as if 9043fff869 on the verge a1cef728ae of crying, suddenly 839abe9fb9 fell silent.1137c8a51c38dd48
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Instead, he 9bd56dfd72 sighed heavily 3d8b74fdb1 and rested 65a85f18f7 his cheek 03a86ef31d against Rakalt’s 369e170d6c chest, relaxing 533bf5ca33 completely.9c4a61d61ea9f574
“!”4f1f21b54501d84d
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“!”76723606996d2aa5
Both adults 82996fc69a froze, holding 36f530f1bb their breath, 65db28c243 and looked e8885771da down at 6eb270430f the baby.08434b17e1b71793
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Even after observing ce26d82e1d for a while, 427080828f the baby remained 0a429aac3a calm, breathing evenly.748371187d5c9b4e
It worked. Rakalt had bf8a20d82e successfully soothed ed0f98d306 the baby.3d21d9516a6a0712
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“…Did it work?”8e30063d459ab750
Rakalt whispered, 696eefa179 lowering his f7a74802bd voice as 3172049fae much as ba1c92be5d possible.e42da0fc2ebb7265
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“Yes, yes..”8b9b4d18e9cc82af
Adelen replied, her 03737f0fbb voice barely audible 01e64c5011 as she stared 68b44a0d45 in awe at 053f2002d1 the baby.d23b1f8425e8a551
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How could this 20a01f6fd9 be? A miracle had 524ad6abf1 just happened.44546172f9f19f1d
The two of them 9e49543bed stood there, dazed, gazing e1a823bf3d down at the baby 6292e6e571 for what felt like e8fd1211bd an eternity.e45d244793583b03
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“…Ah.”ab0c56aa626c6682
It was 9dfa41a9cd only then b57212d861 that they b36e09d4cb realized their 746156676f hands were 3d6c75dcf1 still intertwined. Adelen’s eyes darted 17b3043384 downward and Rakalt’s f67ce9b03b gaze followed.152ae6d78e274401
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His long, calloused a49813645b fingers—roughened by countless f9344412f2 battles—were surprisingly pale, 3f40416e6c likely protected by b17bf8b521 armor.9bead7b1de0ddd7a
In contrast, Adelen’s hands 54486fcf43 were sun-kissed and roughened 3426789a06 from working outdoors. Yet, their starkly different 0d4b800992 hands were entangled together.ff90a80609d9fd17
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Their eyes met 0d110f18d1 where their hands 2f89346241 joined.2d7938f2649154ca
“Ah! I-I’m so sorry! I didn’t 245f81c72c mean to—”7a57c0aab25c85ab
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Adelen exclaimed, pulling her d50fa48aea hand away as though adad69c6a9 burned.f3651f40b595c37d
Rakalt’s gaze lingered 742c9006af on the spot 040d87f801 where their hands 9ceb01076a had touched.638fe4502cc088e2
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Adelen’s hand was 3bdda12ac1 gone, but the 6f32821abc warmth left behind 07ceec6e1f remained.709119d8f3adb52c
Hands. Holding hands was bf7c610bdb a common occurrence, 88bee2f09f nothing extraordinary.ee593c9633613d5e
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Yet, the sensation on 86420c40df his palm lingered stubbornly.2f9ce1145a89a0ac
Her hand wasn’t as 10e1dbe486 smooth as expected, marked f94682e6b2 with callouses and rough 30c680ae69 patches. But it was oddly ea84bf0761 comforting and undeniably warm.71b6f2542d36351a
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“Uh, Master… 9497df9c39 Are you 1a106c212e alright? The spot where the 848990a386 baby kicked earlier… it 6b1221fc36 sounded quite serious. Are you sure you’re 72899fe3e4 uninjured?”009fcf4252327707
Adelen stammered, attempting to 051ce0817b break the awkward silence.8835276ad309d5d6
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Rakalt let c31a0b453b out a 7620d5a027 small scoff.c177d6e5499f68bd
“It healed 3140096605 long ago.”133e7d1bfe2ed61f
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“Oh… That’s 4474427cfc a relief. Still, you should 4fb74f3b0d be careful not 991bb016df to aggravate it 9cb174c479 further.”13cb2f561e9dd2c9
Her attempt at fb0c122e15 shifting the mood eb0b01b8a8 made her realize 5d4664053f her genuine concern.c24c48c07d942ba3
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Adelen leaned slightly, 933561cdcf peering curiously at 47389037c2 Rakalt’s abdomen.427fd9f1ec8f598e
“But really… are 10d228694a you sure you’re cbf299c357 completely healed?”3a84375be47aca0d
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Adelen had tended to 12673825e2 his injury every morning 327a9218a3 for only five days 8fa3e2c686 before Rakalt declared it 55410fc53e unnecessary.9b441f8e02572866
“I told you, I’m 43b7856226 fine.”06c1c01307f20a1d
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“Really?”727eb6ac5a8367d6
“Want me to show 403658218f you?”44ff53adf270550e
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Rakalt asked irritably, e700ea3ced reaching to lift f49a050665 his shirt with 53431b9500 one hand.6b1f42f6ced10189
“Ahh! No, no! That’s unnecessary!”beec731966e3f41b
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Adelen yelped, 94030f8282 startled, and d536d8e7e4 the sudden 96448b069a noise woke 22309f7f21 the baby 3ee3eff8d5 with a 500119bc04 start.e707104e680aeb8a
“Waaah…!”98163604b1c69c96
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“Master, someone from 8d580dc6c8 the upper hall 886df2559f is here to 9bbc56fd27 see you.”bdaa8a62a6dab7d3
The butler’s voice 755ba3c3ba called out from ea7d41c7e4 the doorway, cutting 5bc453ce4b through the commotion.81a56afbd4613841
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“…I’ll go d035794a10 see them. Finish your meal at 850f8d3c1f your own pace.”2e185a971e3c20f5
“…Yes, sir.”8a417b7edee86726
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Rakalt handed 05faf064f4 the baby 315664b03b back to bc1a35ded9 Adelen and 9432caa04b left the e1a2ee9510 room.7bb13db19e1d9e6d
As he 7e9ace4d05 walked down 466defe498 the hallway, f7fe019464 his hand 8be862832b brushed against 23b554eac8 his shirt 4881e98a5a absentmindedly. He clenched and unclenched ef0801fa6f his now-empty hand, then dfbd285f75 lightly grazed the scar 9390489f38 on his abdomen, now 4216ae9fcc fully healed.397f188f4460ec76
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The maid who fretted 10dc68dd33 over his nonexistent injuries e03a87574a had bandages wrapped around 1c79b86554 both her wrists.7f41b4f2000497bb
Those bandages, which db8a5bdc95 Rakalt still personally 87f6dcf428 rewrapped every morning, 7ea784f360 seemed to multiply—soon 3280f672c7 it might extend 0f65c20d42 to her waist, b1bd92a655 knees, or ankles.68e470bc9aeed341
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She has 56a29244d5 no end f94299dafc to her 9117573650 injuries, yet f8d12829e2 she worries 29ea9e17ab about mine?88078efdd415b3cd
Rakalt scoffed softly, amused 2a0892b1b2 at the impudent maid’s f9c17072af misplaced concern.38d542edeccf1f91
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