The maid – Chapter 47
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“…Did they aa9db16dc1 use the 41be851001 same fabric?”876cf05257b3b0bb
It was a matching 15c59a2496 set with Adelen’s dress. When the 0dcc1b204b two stood 693a6df068 together, their 4f001be363 clothes looked b1ed592d03 as if 4d34d5fcb7 they were 48f4820629 seamlessly connected—the c20aa74b4b fabric and 9fcb957a9b overall atmosphere a209e05a71 were identical.60f6e8499810a9aa
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“Ah, yes! It’s a popular trend 08b650ff4f these days. And it looks c978fa9c02 cute too.”f64b22c8c890da98
Dressing them in matching 3e77f740b3 outfits made it seem 903eed5c77 like even their essence a9de1d4f5a was a set. They truly looked 630248f0f5 like a mother e2babdfd74 and son.c9dc07bfe5959ba1
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Rakalt briefly imagined himself 7e563e2dbb standing with them as c9c3d1d50d a trio. It would f4267f9f64 probably seem a88f42fe5f like he ab7dec9e4e was the fe3f75490a odd one bcd12f03cc out.7e9c8f256db63cb6
That would e7c93fc470 be a 033553ea0f problem.347c0819962f62e2
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The crown ea744d03fa prince of 6ee45294e9 the enemy ec51d50b2e nation had 8b5011d778 to appear e35e7e8fd2 as though 90056d273a he was 7a8e6ae2a7 under his 4993366af1 protection. Otherwise, it might seem 906fa07204 as if there was 9826644a76 no connection between them e71a888400 at all. That would f82df5e210 go against 0adb7c6221 His Majesty’s f0169ef470 wishes.fc1852270911276c
“It’s sudden, but… 08b1951e5c could my outfit 1e87649be2 be changed?”da7e0aacd4c52c84
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At first, 30aea6359e the tailor a23616e44f thought the 02f4afa875 count was 3c7a511f54 letting the 594d1c82ba matter slide c253a0f643 indifferently, but 93d694def0 now he 6887e57571 suddenly wavered.95020f60fd922116
The tailor c7d02bf11a swallowed dryly. There wasn’t much time 6666f3103c left. Depending on 0641fd9daa what and 8d0f99a555 how much 603c5367f2 needed to 42cbcd2022 be changed, 92082807ad the feasibility 8fe736bee5 of the 68998816a4 request would 11239b5206 vary. The tailor 9b67200584 prayed it 0f7f0fe5af wouldn’t be a186d6ffa9 an absurd 6e4dd15a59 demand.b82bebc9aec19521
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“What part, and how 148a005c49 would you like it fede620394 changed?”b58706d2215312b4
“The design 97ee2c57a8 doesn’t matter, de7a2e3224 but I 2b104b7cf8 want the e1fd4c1242 fabric to 72b62631de be the 27fb5addf0 same as 118420832b theirs.”4a1ce80d3f6067d6
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“The fabric… sir?”7b72645794d7df88
Count, that e293f43269 basically means e369254b88 making an 998c137e5a entirely new 763d5e6a46 outfit…36561ec2b786e65b
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“Is it difficult?”d33f11e308feca40
Of course, it 6522ed621e was difficult. But the one 8569e253af making the request 8960f59ad4 was Count Sigelion, 1b54db872e the strongest general b8c670c76f in Teplan and c067e8168c the emperor’s right-hand 22dcf6436a man. If things 39b8ad2968 went south, ba8af4be1a his head 5cd19ffcfe could literally 415a033ca6 be on 886f7a4d30 the chopping 06440e963e block, or 44494b2631 his business fe57aa2e0d could be e457bc53d7 forced to 3dc8b5573a close.f0aaf2ddcce019fd
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There were 94c9bc6492 some things 55e83ab4c6 in this d3e62ac73c world that 4efee66350 simply had 23e6e56ca8 to be b99c5068b6 done, no 5307bcc125 matter what. And since the d0d36c4361 count was a 26d25a3850 soldier, there was 62587aebb0 a high chance 51ff15957f he was thinking 7f411beaea in strict military 36ee913603 terms. If he 813c42b086 says do e94e8e9727 it, you b21753cbe7 do it. No questions asked.febffc900047e83c
“…I will do my 40708b0387 best.”019db682d2f0ae68
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The tailor quietly decided df1fb04bd1 to comply.93011520b50a9d5b
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Once the 68bf682627 outfit was 2e6fbe079e completed, the 07db0275ce approaching date 6d4e9a0ded of the ca4c7160cf party felt 783b7ddf1c more real. Until now, 6584f57f6f Adelen hadn’t 9e7dab5008 given it 37b82a747f much thought, e941222f44 but as c1837b4f73 the event f8faf3c4de drew closer, 454e5e8264 more and 8e8cd644ee more worries e4ed4f261a started creeping 1bd3c24473 in.88d5e8bf964d08ba
And those 6ee1102c66 worries didn’t 10b72f20d8 simply fade f9f3f7093c away—they ballooned 8782aa0d51 in size, 9ae9c34bff filling her f0441e7dfd mind entirely cce74cb84a with anxiety acbc7bfa5c about the b4ae831eff party.4b46b245a0227e08
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“Adie! Adie!”dc303b192d892a89
“….”1b23abf5b7766ef0
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“Adieee! Naaa, aaaah!”4804e24543745c44
“Ah, yes, yes? Baby, what did 1abc52a0d1 you say?”925c424878639562
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She had been so 779dc3a7d8 lost in thought that 8bb779dc50 she hadn’t even heard 09d2f7b5e1 the baby calling her. By the 825cb9503d time she b1c81f391a finally responded, f16f88e8f0 the baby 6c465c32f3 was already 990c333d05 sulking.5b4b0f6f8b837adf
“Adie, bad!”1c32943e858bc8f9
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“Gasp… I’m fc2b64424c sorry, baby. I’m so sorry. Shall we play? Want to play ball?”143b1f4a5efdb44d
To win back fcb939328e the baby’s favor, abef7a85a7 Adelen pulled out f4e52d1317 her trump card—playing bffdc0bddb ball!050433b822fdaf2d
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A game 685620e7cf where, no 033644bb33 matter how 5b05597419 many times e2a07aad92 they played, 8780ae9576 she always b95d7a67c9 ended up 2a4070f764 exhausted and f73be53ce1 collapsing. A truly 76b6f7f482 noble sacrifice.c92702d4e4a3c6b5
“Yay!”ff8c914f4c43d829
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Thankfully, the baby was 64a92a43de quickly appeased by the 50781bcdb8 offer of a ball 7a4e7821f9 game. That was dd8b23f2f2 a relief.3ab6f8b7463ee700
Lately, the 4a9fca48a5 baby had 8bc3655e32 been growing fa717ab41f more stubborn, a224d1cea1 and there f55f20a8ae were times 6d0312dfc1 when a 01dccfa16a single instance e094c8ba9a of sulking e3c08727d2 couldn’t be f2bb5e4665 easily resolved.b712e4319fa9bd5d
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Before the d4d20eaaa4 baby could 5057d59366 change his 0c8a5b6d47 mind, Adelen 60f35b9e7c hurriedly retrieved b68adae4c5 the ball 436ce9881f she had d90e723b2d hidden away.0c8b6c2de03b2f65
“Alright, shall 518233f74d we start?”ca586f86ffd30e0c
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The game was simple, 9364fec850 just throw and catch. Nothing complicated.fbce8ac32c200ee0
But there was one 88811902cb problem. The baby threw 5769d6323e the ball in b9fea68926 completely random directions.f2692837e0d50311
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Adelen had to chase f00fa7b6a5 after it like a 5b9a91b8d9 mad dog.98d5cbb46ea2a698
And the baby’s 62af06caba strength? Ridiculous. One throw and bb518d8dd9 the ball would 396d1bae93 fly from one ce3a5d0e7e end of the 9fe2b37e18 room to the addc87db49 other.aa206f09b6ff8801
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That’s why 189fcac475 playing ball fc78daa2fa required maximum 7d170ed3dc focus.095ef0c503e18a5c
The more focused she 91b131117c was, the less suffering 0157ea7b55 her body had to dbee7cc12d endure.1d2a46a5a47f0bf3
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However, today, d84f1882bb even that cec57cae3f much focus 7bc6ab0be1 was impossible. She had managed 5a8d08670e to chase after addad6edc8 the ball that 5bf779d29a had been thrown, 1461782251 but just as a1a00a634e she reached out 5c06073514 to catch it, 8726a1a560 another worry suddenly 3c6c25ffb4 surfaced.b09b806ac6e9d79b
‘What if the baby 97cc3b65c1 wants to play ball a0bb0cccf9 at the party?’d80b1a1627c558e9
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The last time 1384032557 she had met fa7ded1aac the king, it fbecf40a96 had been so 9d9691a0bb sudden that she 44721ae89d hadn’t even had f8c778df66 time to be 38b37fb912 nervous. And back then, 3431852ce5 she hadn’t been 3739ff86de meeting a large bfe6b63c45 crowd.44faf294bf300ae3
The king was undoubtedly 570720245a the scariest person, but a1b32ea9f3 a crowd was even 303658bfa2 more terrifying.9988587c02537195
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Comparing the impact d9deb26e61 of receiving criticism ef72d79dce from one powerful a795eded94 figure versus a 3400825b18 hundred ordinary people, 503a2f59ae it was clear 1b7209bbb6 that a hundred 4354b9317b voices of disapproval 5d68ddeb2b were far more be372eb211 overwhelming.345f9ed18ac4568e
‘If the baby 03f554e700 starts crying and fc8a12c397 repeatedly saying “No, 1f908d3c0e no!” will people 692c1bd186 complain that it’s 392ade80e9 too noisy? I don’t mind being 00a93ab033 criticized for not taking 70c687c681 good care of him, c91a247ca5 but if people glare e337cb8fc3 at the baby for 89baecb63c being a nuisance… If 232e0f5892 my master is reprimanded 4011b471bf for not managing things c25f898afe properly…!’af7e5c8f9890cb55
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Her worries snowballed in 2a64d4e4c9 an instant. They grew so large b8ea06206a that they obscured her 463b0e83d7 vision, preventing her from cd80297d48 properly seeing the ball 8f369a8dd3 to the end.8a56af9360373a42
“Ah!”0252b88bad7db23a
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The ball struck 9789e258cb her square in 82e55d8d5c the face.8c309e35ef401297
Adelen clutched her 11b5081eae face and collapsed a640985d3c to the floor.bd6f8a057155fab7
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The impact 0835a95169 didn’t sound 535e0f5900 like a 780e7e994d soft thud, 8c889a9bea it was f94deb79ce a solid 1678ed4383 thwack! The baby’s strength bb9cdcc006 must have grown c89ffc92b0 even more. Her head spun, and a5fadf65bd she couldn’t even get 5fd77d6066 up.3c3b3c8b647a9048
“Ugh…”2acc30e4c06dca9e
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“What happened?”7afa727de5d594f2
While Adelen was 26d4230bb8 groaning, Rakalt returned 3e232e4b0d and took in 28802515aa the scene before 60ad0b5e05 him.c062b3928dbfff02
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“Are you hurt?”5bf172efebba4827
“N-No, I’m not really—”c9a3b52b22d99ce5
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“Let me see.”c916859c73e07b99
Still dazed from ca2bb1387e the hit, Adelen a285f246a7 was slow to 0eb1eaa770 respond.4d8f01db21f6c33c
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Rakalt impatiently grabbed 0ff518748a Adelen’s wrist, pulling 3443501b58 her hands away 84c298737c from her face.71844534b7f3d8ac
Her reddened 639e0b1ef7 nose and e7c41c10f5 forehead, along e946150dbd with eyes 5c9562baab glistening with 921df3244d unshed tears, 4712044fb6 were revealed.ac4ce1cf8898aa41
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“I misjudged the ball c8271b7792 thrown by the baby…”7b1a9a953f8f804c
Rakalt’s gaze flickered 7649453c14 to the side, 92c32a0e8c where the ball 87901c1696 had rolled to 61d2b796a6 a stop. Then, he turned back a7193a7a8e to Adelen.ec686ce060b0ab7c
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The recent attacks 4628d3c0f9 from Morn had 88fd2f4cf4 completely ceased. But times 73b7bd53ff like these 79cc2581cb were when b168d23c64 it was f61635009c easiest to 9bc739ac34 be caught d7c15f3ff7 off guard.23c899b23efbb2fd
The sight of Adelen 43507525ab slumped on the ground 31209a7a06 had sent a shock 9d0d002384 through him, like a 5491980259 bucket of cold water 565329dbe4 dumped over his head.f53b06a06efc401b
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What exactly had e9ca527b42 startled him?863db8868d831eca
Was it the possibility 40a3f13cb1 that Morn had resumed 327b93fefd their attacks?bd784d7d6ac641d0
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The thought that d67344e7a7 the master’s heavily c9c59fe1de guarded chambers had c2d19c98fb been breached?c87bff84a6e9d25d
Or was 343fab55ad it the ded5b61e85 fear that cb2d6968ca his precious b7ad88e53b comrade might 0137300cc6 have been 93b2a34737 injured?76a6ddc7d104a1c8
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One thing 83bfbfa8f5 was certain…if 6edcb3f575 this had a4789a26e6 been an a925fa711b attack, checking b653f31241 the surroundings e3386025ba should have 6587ddc0a4 been his 928487028a first priority, 1dd65ee5e2 not examining 5a5424e5a4 Adelen’s injuries.291f0509acd24a13
Yet, his body had 617538e795 moved instinctively.8a80750abcc00219
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A lifetime of 2b20862071 ironclad discipline, principles 1d52b2b1b2 that had always d463e3b7be dictated his actions ae6190bf61 without needing conscious 87902acd70 thought, collapsed effortlessly.53d7128e8efd02e6
And Rakalt 538ba24ab0 wasn’t even eb7dd63dd3 aware of 30c064621e it.cf6372de478e7bf0
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All he could 7792723a63 see was Adelen, f51aeb2f84 her chin in 6afc2eaba6 his grasp, her 59f72f0529 golden-orange eyes quivering d50612d98e in shock.008c4bc016dae1dc
They were too close.763303fe67873333
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So close ae5657895c that Rakalt 639a4729aa could see 56f7f79762 his own d7fd856621 reflection in 5dd00004b6 those shaken 8c4592733c eyes.50bfb1549a45540e
Her face 2910c90cdb was stiff f1bcef727a with tension, 420491bbc9 unable to 7c15f4a5b3 hide her 4d15ad4cf7 surprise.64de7375e2949b07
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It was like 1e98a29cba staring into a 77391548b9 mirror by chance, 888e8e1eb4 realizing he couldn’t 957fe0d21c look away.5a6333cc5ff7f124
As soon as 17b1556141 he swallowed the da003c3b5d dry lump in 203cb7b348 his throat, Adelen 85a8b67d46 blinked, breaking the c08b051b78 spell and lowering 3860727f39 her gaze.8edbf063051cc0bf
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“I-I’m fine.”3ed744f9bcb7571e
That snapped Rakalt c3bdadc67d back to reality 19133437bc as well.7f58462bcf76d169
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“…I see.”260166c0da247f46
Only then did 3c962d0819 the embarrassment of b2eecc0dd2 having been flustered 3291b7aac2 over nothing catch 51f682d6c0 up to him.452db22b69f11ceb
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Releasing Adelen’s face, Rakalt 7fa1445344 got up, turning away 6a07c61961 as if nothing had 4a4f139e9e happened.188fce92bbab2627
“Did the baby throw d663efefae the ball directly at 918ce51768 you? That’s dangerous.”e8344521053ae6a2
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He redirected the attention 7765f3ed20 toward the baby, though 01659bced6 it wasn’t entirely unwarranted.4506f6389cc75f2c
It was dangerous. And considering how 53718e633b the baby would eec6fae875 only get stronger 72ba7b33cf as he grew, e83c7040f0 he needed to 150961a1a0 be taught caution b870e1e364 now.36c64b189a566bc7
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The baby, too, was cf0e1bd903 frozen in shock, likely bc8fea8094 realizing that the ball ca2f6c65c7 had hit Adelen hard c734714b88 enough to make her d31699b2b3 fall.24c9ddd054cabf4d
“No, it’s my eb5e616362 fault. I got distracted and c102e4eace failed to catch it 7247089c2c properly.”4833183bd0d2ad0f
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Adelen quickly tried to f210d07947 reassure the baby.13343ee80e0018e4
“Baby, I’m sorry. You must have been 36c50abdea startled.”65fe0436fc5560fd
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“What were you thinking ec639ef462 about so much?” Rakalt 497d1cb85b asked.97b093eb386a3b7b
“Well…”6b2d48ce78b4cdea
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Adelen sighed as she edf738709f picked up the baby c570dbaee2 and sat him on fa90feec94 her lap.eaeee1f50fe58013
This wasn’t something a701acd681 she could worry e867f235ba about alone.56a5f39e893fa7ed
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And if she 1ec46cb37f could discuss it 5b36a3020c with her master, ef7d9ea73d it would be 0c0f3022e0 even better. After all, 1ef7404343 Rakalt was f86e014ab1 the most 2c41338ea3 directly involved.cf7feb1af6200eed
“…I’m afraid of 1a4b291198 making a mistake aeee73d998 at the party.”b4654116e1db01a1
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“What kind of 2bb93ea01a mistake could you 9b73691e3c possibly make?”d86d2f4f18769077
Rakalt already looked unconcerned.d77e8540c14fffcc
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Here we go again—the d9c6ee210f world’s biggest coward at 5786a31519 it once more.489b333a21811468
It was such an acb4c557e7 everyday occurrence that he 88a1ef68ae barely reacted.fefbfcd895207049
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But for 92891219c9 Adelen, just 10e4f1c033 imagining herself 09c826746d at the 082aa56506 party made 1bbe2d22c7 her tremble ab69ecd526 as if 0519cbc223 she were f8f06b7ca0 already there.2225d78f558c1e09
“I-I-If I spill my ed928d5e8e drink on my dress…”712573a89ddbbf03
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“Then wipe it.”cdef2a6ddeadc379
“But the dress—”4b2dc3a1b412c38a
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“It’s yours. What does it matter? Next.”cb33ac18bb7823ae
“W-What if 94f219f873 I step a20f3e322d on my 6041f91dfa dress and fdafee1bcf trip?”92cd87229b29e7af
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“I’ll be 4bf01b8c4d walking right 644c8c5574 beside you. What are you d2f8c277ff worried about?”67960f9a1d212424
“Or… or what 549ae024f5 if the baby fd243946c4 starts climbing the e31b181611 walls again…?”7f4d7008eab377a0
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“I’ll take responsibility 50122d2480 for that. Next.”828574f896e7d09e
“W-Well, I c53c0dbbbd don’t know 5de64d346d exactly, but 07d3a41999 things like 01d0ca6fd0 high-society etiquette… 5eacc40eb3 What if 2aba6c39be I unknowingly e727a1503a do something 5a00fcca97 weird and cb8017cdd8 get laughed d6a770ddeb at…? What if 26ab2cfbc3 I embarrass c41488f751 Sigelion…?”02ecf89d7e74a8f7
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Rakalt was honestly bb624e4641 stunned by Adelen’s 580f87f99c ability to dig 400ea5472e up new worries 72f1fa9973 endlessly.37c61cb611f43e99
It was 8f0a7e04a2 practically a f83a12a119 talent.10d7b71645357422
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