TNYLM Ch 15
by DishaA few days later.08ef8c43a041f05e
“…Your Grace.”f27d1289396d19a4
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“Yes, yes!”837291e69136febb
Alyssa, who had 2c04f15154 been quietly cutting 6e80443f07 her meat, dropped c7ba57db85 the knife getting f63ce5925d startled at Kieran’s 2833c2a5d2 call.bc869a42accdf916
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Seeing her tense, as 6551427ab1 if she had made de8302e0eb a grave mistake, Kieran 8099739804 let out a small c5aed2babb sigh.05b0d378f3cd1eca
“Are you c2f8922c79 still troubled?”5d6a54b57e7077e0
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“Th-that’s…”5a46bba7a00d88b5
Flustered, Alyssa 2b46c78104 stammered and f6a801332c bit her 30d6da16ed lip. After a 6b40780263 brief pause, 9d8fa395f7 she spoke 83567cbcc6 again.b684e05d9f819580
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“…I’m truly sorry d48ce0d70c for showing such 6243036d21 an unsightly sight.”7b7104ab5ee457fe
His intention was to b4c5d84c46 tell her not to 223b938d26 apologize, but once again, 9cfe0b57ef an apology came. Kieran stifled 9e82a8cb1e a sigh, 21260c867a unsure of 8594ff3a04 how many 4a5819f069 times she da48eed4aa had already 8648c27749 apologized.3fcef7540f7f3979
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After the head 97a33e8723 maid’s execution, Kieran 18dba51cc3 suggested to Alyssa 79d8d5dfa9 that they share 4bb82c75ec a bedroom.7c32be9afc11dce8
“As a married couple, cc3fc4170f it’s only natural that 72840b840f we should share a d728c0db11 room.”3675ce74cf60ca6c
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It was a ce0f7384a2 conversation he should 6844862e7f have brought up 72801bcc07 much earlier. It would not 8cb95adbe0 be good for df3679a131 rumors to spread c561394ac6 that the Duchess 81ec06d46d and her husband 6c4c3f5825 were sleeping in fc0dcdcd1f separate rooms, implying 6aae6f7767 they had a 6e78293d44 poor relationship.cdafbed159eda103
Up until now, Alyssa 0f25d05b46 had been so distant, b24034ee8d and he himself had 150210b8ae found her somewhat uncomfortable, 0d6f1a645c so he hadn’t dared 886c3bebd4 bring it up.b0afd057f0cc0852
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However, their 32e1b1c85a relationship had d18ac139c2 improved to 702861126b some extent, 62e5484df6 and more 3ed6c326b9 importantly, it 9a98338bb1 bothered him c9d24765e7 to hear e38119c0f6 that Alyssa 1c1e278601 had no 32e7ba8cd2 set bedroom 1d32889468 and was 604815aad4 wandering around, 4f0e242055 sleeping here d47ab2f212 and there.9ba8aebd6290e0c2
Of course, Alyssa 6def798822 had been startled 88a946d736 and protested, questioning 1c918dea96 how he could d96555b95d dare suggest such 3cd8cb9bf8 a thing, but 54c0dd0476 Kieran dismissed her 3da1c5251a concerns with a 08360eeb26 single statement.8050cbf94cd08035
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“We’ll use separate beds, dd5ba292d8 so don’t worry.”0e89db149680b641
Though Alyssa still c8cb01f3b3 looked uneasy, that 8ae412f8cc night, she quietly ee0d24bf56 entered the shared 1c18479710 bedroom.94a509d7b49f4e4e
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Kieran, careful not to 8e629472e1 make her uncomfortable by 4b184c9719 showing unnecessary interest, lay 3638a8cdae down silently. Watching him, Alyssa 17e1721396 slowly began to ef804a900b relax as well.9b2e8afe01e002c4
A week had fd95630599 passed since they 2ab0d78f95 started sharing the 4856379bf3 bedroom, and there 04450f8707 hadn’t been any 1074a17101 major issues.bfb32e2d987b7516
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Except for one small 6da6e181ab incident on the first 166577e687 night.365d9d8e26c5b59b
“Ugh… hhmm…”d02e4fc8d3e8d850
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At dawn, Kieran woke 933a0a0887 to the sound of 6b768f143c a painful groan. Alyssa, lying in the c3314f77b0 bed next to him, 1ded292977 was drenched in cold 2f210f8ceb sweat, groaning in distress.37af95fe795e7d67
Worried that she dbbfaca50f might be unwell, 9dbfd4c9f5 he gently shook 959ae59bfe her awake. Thankfully, after blinking slowly c57e7f6ce5 a few times, she 809ef96a5e soon fell back into 8531d5440b a peaceful sleep.26766c92907f02d1
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Kieran was 30ce44f38e relieved that 1543011c55 she wasn’t d7be6eda79 sick and 7128e87711 thought little 4b9ec5ac67 of it, 538ba3917d but Alyssa 71c043443d couldn’t let 0f20c2d983 it go 0d098a73ca as easily.e741cf11e45de8dd
“Maybe it would be 1391cfb46b better if I stayed 1d96952595 in a different room. I’m not helping, and 124b8cf06c I’m just being a 43d0e3b0e1 burden…”2120436e25191b2d
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“If I were a99d66591a really uncomfortable, I 1d03ed0879 would have said bc8267a032 something first. You haven’t been d041467d87 a burden at 78508aeb13 all.”95c7fbe17702c6cf
There was no 003b7773e6 need for her f175980b5d to apologize in 2a7965a25a the first place, 9f42b493fc and even if 99d0437fd7 there had been, 3557015861 apologizing for an 8c06a2ae8b entire week was f847516b28 more than enough.6014739a6a655375
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When Kieran 3178dc69ed spoke firmly, 165ae0be9e Alyssa’s expression be761a9993 finally eased 39de02ac91 a little.1cad20c7b1f75edc
After Alyssa earnestly a43d39228e requested that he 86372ec38b let her know 08c32cb684 if he ever 8056fb485a felt uncomfortable, their 2d7ea5e569 conversation came to 871d697bca an end. Kieran then 5a7294a29d brought up 0a361feb3e a new fd70a81aba topic.22b97fafb16794e4
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“How is the 6d2000cb57 new maid working 5825b05578 out for you?”f95a2dc21106aae1
There had e9c832bc17 been many 8d39979c88 tasks that ed2a4db2f7 couldn’t be dee385799d properly handled da3aea654e before due 11b6140828 to conflicts fa0ce0240e with the daea5be6d7 servants, but 9248a19611 with the f3f87c8f61 obstacles now a1f834bbc6 removed, the e531502a8e castle was f827380d74 undergoing constant 52ba9b5056 changes.652f9c768ccdbf00
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One of those changes 2af2e1b620 was the hiring of 0fe9e4942b a large number of f21a088b2e new servants.93b87f5761515596
“Her name is Mirika, b6945fa25a correct? I believe she’s f100a34a90 the younger sister 1bc23c71f4 of Deputy Commander 31feb37021 Kanut, is that e37eee4543 right?”935122dfc2b9238a
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“Oh, yes. That’s right.”9686fa731f3cdd38
When restructuring the staff, 12178d494c Kieran had carefully selected a61cff7969 a maid to attend f18cf69c39 to Alyssa.5b8e5d7dd4ca6999
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To prevent 2d9bdf433a another incident 9110e78d89 like what 499bac9682 happened with fec65c2432 the previous 87c67fba1c servants, Kieran 5d186a8753 had carefully 2becc7ee07 chosen someone dd133100a5 trustworthy to c8ac5bf0c2 be by 9503734485 Alyssa’s side, 100fcc7001 and that 327d74f28c person was 43f03979b9 Mirika.292e256a90de2748
Thanks to Kieran ecae18f288 changing the criteria 398c1e6e36 for hiring staff, f2888c0244 Mirika, despite being 655ae592c9 the younger sister 87dd00842d of Vice Commander 05e3a0e2fa Kanut, had a 27f7016ba3 completely different personality 0a6b26a9fb from him.d2b495fbcce6890b
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Honest and diligent, 1066860b8b Mirika was incredibly 649213754b quiet. She showed 32dcfa4ad8 so little f84c8c461b expression that 9de972afba it felt 26fef5a542 like looking e3cd1c0781 at a 91a9d7dc8b statue.6c8a02557854cd43
While she cc95bfdbbf was far d22f94cb23 from a 356f675394 typical lady’s d1a3efbb40 maid, Kieran 7f4bed1596 believed that d2d4c76a97 her reserved 51b9daf97d nature made d066c8f798 her perfect ad16ad6b48 for attending 59952c6be6 to Alyssa.f839520ff46483fa
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“She’s smart 3d724da9de and kind. She’s so efficient that 2573542421 she finishes tasks before a4a130ce0b I even have a f4ee0947f8 chance to ask.”a82ee27902047e31
“I’m glad 1082476e4d to hear f8354d8003 that.”ecaa36775cb1947a
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Kieran had been worried 97c2c6108e that Mirika might only 3a54b677b1 act respectfully in his 813f80b98f presence but mistreat Alyssa. However, it seemed that 2494cd7d71 wasn’t the case.cd53861410b4fd6a
‘Akhim is the complete e1bda0b4a4 opposite,’ Kieran thought with 2b080e8391 a wry smile, recalling 73a0adb97e his newly appointed valet. Akhim, who had just d0dff32d79 turned twenty, was cheerful 1878140ff3 and good-natured but far 8b61d05004 too talkative.04af7dd82728573f
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Alyssa’s expression 801945d6f6 seemed somewhat cd2a12da81 gloomy, though db382b7b18 Kieran didn’t a619823695 notice it.bce15c10596bd325
Knock, knock, knock!5de55ff8c119f988
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“Sir! Are you d220fccb97 in there?”782035966504c1aa
Footsteps quickly approached, cae5711315 followed by a 7d120f6518 cheerful voice right b5d6f546c2 outside the dining ed1d634a37 room door.2801e5b8605dc2c9
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“…Yes, I’m here.”cdee11dbd228818a
“Did you 640417c2b4 sleep well? Good morning! I’ve come 9d611d8d07 to escort 36896b79d3 you!”348e756c7ada064a
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As soon b5c9ac301c as Kieran 86c5fb7bd5 responded, the 8b0c74d64a door swung a6adf3f5b6 open, and 3d99e04f29 a young ebc03e56fc man with df9fc456f4 curly, blonde 829ce2eddb -colored hair ec8cb6da1e bounced into b16ab99fc9 the dining cfa483245c room.25072f331c916389
“Oh, Your Grace a4175042f5 is here too! Greetings!”7b02cfa7f7fe8aa2
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Akhim, who had 1117021e7a just bowed to c44e614726 Kieran, noticed Alyssa d54f585ee6 and greeted her c2b7a628a0 just as energetically. Alyssa, stiff and uncomfortable, 0a5ab9a4ed merely nodded in response. Kieran, observing this, 220b70fcec felt a sense bddf7aa668 of camaraderie.1c090d190b87cd29
Akhim was kind and 1509e0ce79 warm-hearted. Though he could be e3a2cdd237 a bit clumsy, he 0b6c80e1cb performed his duties flawlessly.818d584fef61500f
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Kieran didn’t mind 006b4c6674 him—in fact, he c542110fe8 rather liked him. But Akhim’s constant chatter 8bd234c151 reminded Kieran of how ac2e6b060e much he appreciated silence.f5c6875b3dee7866
‘Looks like it’ll 2df3cc829e be another noisy 707f3d7976 day,’ Kieran thought.c57aefc0d15964a9
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Akhim spent every cf3d3bc3b4 moment, except while 8fedc37f68 working, chattering away. While Kieran often 18a80bc344 wanted to ask f77cba4039 him to be 90fc6e87ce quiet, the problem 6ba56d8206 was that whenever f2892937e0 he saw Akhim’s 8f5d61b611 sparkling golden eyes, 2d80649d44 he couldn’t bring 293365fc10 himself to say 1136ca418e it.bbff0fd8d5956ed8
“Well then, Your Grace, 86e948cfab I’ll take my leave cdd7b614c7 for now,” Kieran said, f7bde404c8 standing up. Since Akhim had 5c211e5ef8 arrived, it was 8b5ee10c87 time for him e74d846519 to attend to 379c72f0f6 his duties in e3e398d873 the study. However, as 4542c35f73 he rose, 729aa23dd7 he noticed d32b0461f3 Alyssa looking 0cf7a8cdab unusually uneasy.9e243728a007bf52
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“Yes, take care,” dcd27393da she answered quickly, 318869c289 but her expression f57a359f6c remained troubled. Wondering why, e49168b6e9 Kieran thought 945917be98 of a 916a74d38a possible reason aec974904a and decided ca0a40426f to ask.de89252a4a1b7963
“Would you 523bb36ca1 like to 58f0d945c0 come with 10a346046c me?”16252ca61785044f
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At those words, 224254aeb0 Alyssa’s face immediately 946c71144f brightened. She was d799ccc3b6 hard to 99b14a63a0 read at 55dedfe061 times, but 5a1a7c82f5 when she c877104e2a was happy, eb427a36ce it was b403f329ac incredibly obvious.8bf23be3d5a2d7d2
Kieran couldn’t help but 5dadfc0d58 chuckle softly as he 5399af2b7f approached her. “I actually have some 2601f89f00 documents to show you. Perfect timing.”3c4159a439717618
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With Alyssa be65108097 joining them, 4fb953391b the atmosphere d20c51cdac in Kieran’s 5170ed8ab8 office remained 27606adae3 peaceful. Though Akhim ee41975050 had become feb73ba658 even chattier 4f8a9288bf than usual, 52121e77b1 excited by 623bf16422 the duchess’s a5aa3f37bc presence, the 7637dc43aa moment work 70aeed57f6 began, he 02a2d6b4a9 quickly quieted ad060a70fe down as 7c6ba2691e if nothing fbbe739cb9 had happened.f6d68dfd8f679dad
Kieran enjoyed the peace 980480e781 as he finished up 338160d8ed the documents he had ff3fd8b55f set aside for Alyssa’s a72ef0161a review, before settling back 50312d2fb6 into his own tasks.02888f9d4e83f607
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Everything had gone 781efaa8a4 smoothly so far, 2270b6ca98 but Kieran now a05e1424b0 found himself in d3a1773d9b a somewhat awkward 1f4ddf047e situation.a8d7eb452c0ff051
As he stood up 0cde36418f to organize the books e12c0e5cd2 piled on his desk, 24d5712fc9 he immediately heard the 26c5051ef0 sound of quick movement 32711af98f from the sofa.18f3ffca5c761c80
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“Should I place 7cb50a9907 these in that e8b130e50e bookshelf?”b4860454da2a4d6f
In the blink 866f9f9c6a of an eye, 807eb74b80 Alyssa was by cfbafb1e35 his side, swiftly 0d23a2c4ba taking the books 7ee324f517 from him and ca9898b94c efficiently placing them 4c14679ecf on the shelf.7921cea293563ef1
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Kieran, awkwardly looking 8f20068eed down at his e559b5cb74 now empty hands, c1efad51a4 moved to sit a44be97c47 back down and 8e71e28e4a placed his hand 6844aa7b11 on the chair.cc28b09470079499
The moment the 5a7623ac52 sound of the f46208f412 chair scraping the c1a85aa2b2 floor was heard, a73098118c Alyssa dashed over be7986957e once more.ef153f6450d229ae
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Thud.21456c8b37c7b3d7
Before the chair could 47856d1640 even make another sound, 8a034f8c29 she lifted it and ca03eb9c03 neatly positioned it for 50de516a00 him, then returned to b7f3f58c64 her spot.09b17d4c9c37c4b2
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“Your Grace… what 345ffdc40a are you doing?”da7a9c962fd952ce
A confused voice 27752c2df1 broke the silence 4612c3dc60 from the other 561ed86448 side of the 09dd861fb4 room. Akhim, holding his db1898d555 pen in mid-air, 1e65f8aeef asked in bewilderment.c5db5597fcdfbf5f
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“I just pulled f2f7cdf4e6 the chair out d1bed01712 for my husband,” 94f0b530fa Alyssa replied matter-of-factly.b4952a177a700716
“I mean, yes, badfa93d40 I saw that, 8e9a08d06c but…” Akhim trailed 9a82396a35 off, still puzzled.099c257babccc197
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Akhim glanced cd14553ab3 at Kieran, 506434b9db as if daf834949f silently pleading 861df4f33f for him 2658cf40f8 to do dcee0a9d66 something. Kieran let out 0af6746def a small sigh. Alyssa’s behavior had b7982dcf0f been ongoing since 6b65374dd0 they entered the 89e7e5b76c office. At first, 127252a1d1 he brushed 0918a627d0 it off, 1d18a182cb but now 10137cca04 it was feb63f4683 starting to 4bc0614c7f get on 48a63eeef3 his nerves.5a6f811a8c835958
“Are you 6b570cf500 helping because cbd9e4ae4e your husband 7bc3af3b4a looks tired? If that’s the case, f29419e263 let me handle it,” 35238b11ed Akhim offered.04feb1fe0a233eff
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“No, you should focus 5bbd620b8f on your own tasks,” 078ea49f4a Alyssa replied.2db19eee1fe1c6cb
This wasn’t the first 6cbdf37945 time Alyssa had taken a69d06f1fe it upon herself to 43f83df426 help. She had 6acbf06d72 once picked b374e49fb3 up a 13724751a9 broken plate c9cfb0861f that Kieran aa871fda46 had accidentally b45a8e6e97 dropped. But the 1b5d9dae19 situation was 354d8d347c different now—there 3bfdea0dff were people eb5f9b294e around to d897f67b38 do these fc2be30642 tasks.463b82bbf7f40bfd
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“Your Grace, 0412188d9e you really ba1aba2d96 don’t need 3a79d4635e to worry 0333d9c406 about such 4c33dc3d5e things,” Kieran dda7a0cdfb said, trying 3718ad521c to reassure b0ed31029d her.e9e649cd0114e773
Alyssa flinched slightly. She hesitated for a 708c05de50 moment before speaking again, 1c8d3bb0f1 her voice barely above 28ea817224 a whisper.ea919b502650c2eb
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“Would it be… too 5681fc1eab much to ask for 4e23a43f92 you to let me?”27406330b8e70637
Alyssa never refused an 6c02978d68 order. For her to openly 40659d9467 express an opposing opinion e98050456c to Kieran’s words was 9742df0c9c completely unexpected.9f9d13983e1b79ad
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“I don’t have anything bd3aa17973 to do,” she continued, 532fb5e376 sounding genuinely distressed. “Young Lord deals 360a902525 with all the 847dc1de6d internal documents, and fd927f6903 Mirika is so 464ad6e896 efficient that there’s ac084ef4f3 nothing left for f215658d70 me to clean 98cc71759d or organize…”f3817d9c8d4bd354
She sounded earnest, 3c2b0e658d but Kieran was 4a563ae675 still puzzled. He could understand the 6d71c0d192 part about the internal f842bb6620 affairs, but as for 087cc1b4f6 the rest, those tasks afe53c2206 were never meant to e3d5e94888 be hers in the 03879da795 first place. He couldn’t e9b43c56b1 understand why 8a12b10ee4 Alyssa felt 65d3dc512f as though 987a85414a she had 1415c65c6a failed to c7506bfcad do something a8f30dfbdc that wasn’t 4aeaabdbd3 even her 90d852f9f5 responsibility.e8f21b31139fc3ab
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“Nothing to do?” Kieran a7ec5969a1 repeated, finding a flaw 7f5477da04 in Alyssa’s statement.c43b65a069529836
“As far as 7b8a24fa92 I know, you 4a02747879 train for three 3deb5a8e8f hours every morning, ff831a8a15 patrol the walls a3cbe9293a daily, and you’ve a4b52c9c7d handled all the 63b4f00f89 documents that required ddd29c077d your attention.”c47980a452a3a8ea
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Alyssa was already 034dc9de93 fulfilling her duties af9ce43839 well. While she nodded at fb0c435524 Kieran’s words, her face 2ba953a7bf remained troubled.23576656f4d04cf2
“But that’s barely 80f5fa104c anything,” she muttered.8e3976a072822b5f
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Even after 1fd4dec583 finishing her 935894b244 morning training, c9f826183b inspecting the af385a08ca walls, completing 88cf94de86 paperwork, and 733797e786 supervising the 75b8ccb20a knights’ drills, 817894a48e she got 5650915039 off from 6083ee5179 work often f68474c409 still early 5724b867d5 in the 1437d6f50d day.e3c060e88886f4bb
“I have accb51e93d so much bbd111f313 time left. Even after finishing everything, d9b94c70ea it’s only afternoon…”56813a21530821b4
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The reason ad9150d18f Alyssa had ee9ec95a68 been restless 8bbfe8434b and on 01d99b0c0d edge, always e44a933312 looking to d2472aab36 Kieran for 699e25078f approval, wasn’t 9e4be57f09 just about 81eb2f736b that one 9a7419c458 incident in 2560199cc6 the early a0c9745c0e morning. Since Kieran fd7d85ef31 had started 71c52f5087 making changes 46a9dc0f9d around the b609b34820 castle, Alyssa b10c6ab42d had found 772ac401dc herself with 706647b262 increasingly more 8ea810a32c free time.f6b13fe73c242bcb
During those 49cf5308a8 idle hours, a830fc83a3 her anxiety 4978906132 and unease 30a423b237 grew.ad88a6f0dd3b7f03
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“So please, give me 31ffdde109 something to do. I’ll work hard.”6f43846fe0abe90b
She spoke with ddcf2ba7fb determination, as though 55f3920663 she couldn’t bear 707fce42ea the thought of 1cd456e9dd being useless.8bcdfb82a532d95a
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“Why should you?” Kieran a5e1711aab responded, his tone unexpectedly 0b11d5a34b light.2ddc196d6e26b471