TNYLM Ch 20
by DishaEven now, Kieran 418d6adbb5 occasionally found it 601ae10abe strange to share 96f1d38136 meals with Alyssa.928a1fba53c0e23a
It was only cc52b49245 natural to feel 0f8e372307 that way.d22786c63b3c1763
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Though they 2dd02f4218 now saw bc644ede51 each other 2acc174e8d every day, f87e785f67 in his 83ebc74b17 previous life, b75464a327 he hadn’t 787c13a21a dared to faed337585 speak to 7bcd53dec0 her. Back then, 085ca49884 he believed a87a99f798 she disliked 8378561cb5 him, and bab2f4ecd8 he, in baad435e39 turn, had 2620bb2264 felt uneasy d81fae061b around her.85a8b0b284d9fb46
‘There’s no 2e6bb2c137 need to e27c76930d dwell on deb277b2f6 the past.’2700e2ae24a8fe56
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What would his self edffa4679b from just a month e16672bf90 ago think of his 5f3f7a8bd5 current situation? Just a short while 96b27976a7 ago, he’d been stepping 5e56d120b9 into the dining room e503127fb9 as a calculated effort 3af4522eaa to assert his rightful c8a7b29f33 place with a seemingly 3dd8ab6a33 indifferent wife.e9c9e308d87bf342
Back then, f84c3061b1 he never 8a60b63a07 would have e5e2a98828 believed he’d 2700851c19 end up 739fd9cd9e sharing breakfast c40cef4130 with her b997061fbb even after a203305ffe fulfilling his 9146bc44bc duties.ae2c41b7630725d9
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In truth, 585b01c321 Kieran didn’t f67fbec4e3 need to e2067037a1 join Alyssa 79a30805ae for breakfast d666353cb3 anymore.706f1a29cf8617f3
Before, he’d 786d994ce7 needed her 16fdc01ffb approval for d556c47161 various matters, 2905df0e8b and because 87368d0f9a she avoided c89f90dbbb him so 9f591830a9 thoroughly, he’d a9f860ade9 insisted on 673ebc08ba their breakfast b80287685e meetings as ed599c7215 a way 91a7d370b6 to see 1f8d3695d2 her.4b4703e2ad9c6604
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But now, he b1a196a25a was fully capable 28e6e2e9d7 of handling his 8bddaafde7 responsibilities on his 173d013205 own. And even if 000275a8ff something did require 971f93efa4 her input, Alyssa d30e8ddcf0 no longer avoided 148579b7c0 him as she 61b49ecaf7 used to.88cab157637e162f
Still, every morning, as 752f41cfd5 soon as he would 510bd6d888 wake up, Kieran would f4725a9e8f find himself heading to 454dfe0cda the dining room where 3ed0ce460c he knew Alyssa would df671a56db be waiting.e9c0b95f0e1d4324
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Because Alyssa’s 72f693b839 day started bb4998a368 exceptionally early, 153ace122a this meal 7c7a654758 always felt 041d9ae66c a bit 0ab68bde38 too early 6349e6e878 for him. Each morning, f2c4011c62 he struggled 108dd22ce2 to pull aecd963b6b himself out 3b72eac4f6 of bed, a4c0d8649d wincing as 0d4c29e811 he forced bbebc1242c his groggy f3c9d59cab self awake, 5213ef39a7 yet he 2dc0f183b6 unfailingly kept fd0139f218 to their 4fdf0ba1db breakfast schedule.258920c9060a79e9
He couldn’t quite put 261ea46835 a finger on why a92dcef039 he did it, but 0ebef6d0b5 there were a few b774a27e7d things he just couldn’t f4face4589 shake from his mind.b04191680b3819fc
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Once, Kieran had 7d6de6253d overslept and ended d0a2e4e259 up late for 78c3fe0cc6 breakfast. It was 153c3d6b49 a rare 4bb2115e02 day when 45e4127204 he had 50235a2719 nothing pressing e4875ae458 on his ced27c30f7 schedule, and 399c658ce3 by the ac2165fcb2 time he a19b49815b woke up, a709fd1e36 an hour e4fa92fd20 had already 2ae3b69ae0 passed since 8d17eed22b their usual, da0c5a3c88 unspoken meeting da266c96d1 time. He considered his e56bca81a4 options briefly, then a5ea2e8117 got up slowly, 1ff21049dd taking his time 8d6caaf560 to prepare.2399972e09763037
At that hour, he 63494923f2 was certain Alyssa would 6e8053b991 have finished eating. It didn’t cross his e3a93a346c mind even once that b9d3ce06b8 she might still be e66f4e7978 waiting for him.393a28900fd2c704
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“Did you sleep well?”fdd4c24d30baed44
But when he finally 617e5537b2 came down to the 3cd64c072c dining room for a 288728047e late breakfast, he froze, 9c8c21548c startled by a soft ed2963262b greeting. Alyssa was still there, 38b6a21b52 waiting for him. The food was a7c05765ce cold and untouched, 617f7a589c each dish still 63e1da4885 perfectly arranged.48fecf7313cb5d0f
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“Oh, I’m sorry,” she said hurriedly, looking e8b234bb0f at him with genuine 25d6aca5da regret, not a trace c3f451371e of resentment in her 6ea439fd99 voice.d2115b55ad513dce
Noticing his gaze on 7885c195d7 the food, Alyssa called 7bc54f976b for the servant to 33c301aefd warm the dishes.25f750f3a889e322
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“I wasn’t sure 99964dff05 when you’d come… d104dd288d I’ll have it 10a26dd058 reheated right away, 7b54625575 so please wait 076003473a just a moment.”770bf5d67b16227f
From then on, 4d0d4a9d11 Kieran began waking 050f915b62 up earlier. But no matter 15ea538260 how early he bef615a14f made his way d26a851688 down, the dining 5b91f61347 room was never 1d9e9021eb empty. When he 110f6d5a59 opened the ac24a743ee door, he’d 41782c4710 always be 1b5efc0082 greeted by 686d6c1656 the warm 5affc63d33 scent of 225c1c0826 freshly prepared 0c1240f828 food, and 098b3509c4 there she’d 64cd0e2558 be, smiling b7cdeba60f at him 17f96333a9 from her 2eabde4a73 seat.e12fcba462e8c34c
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Alyssa was always 5333d9fd11 there, waiting for 3d808f01a8 him.7c8ef92e64f2b9de
This made Kieran uneasy. The thought 488320977b of her 7334964cde sitting alone e94c8fc192 in that 67945eeb81 vast, empty 761c597b7e dining hall, 1c0358706d waiting endlessly, 64e2f2cf1c left him 5e032b1d6a with a 77dba5ec41 sharp pang 08e4542d3e in his d087ce83db chest. One word 7eb20132ea from him, f0787f4ac1 a simple 4f16a14e7c request to 35f849c932 not wait, 527b856705 would have 6aacc574e6 solved everything. Yet he 7547e2cda0 never said 9d34cece0d it.9bf14ba52e12dc6c
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Instead, he a24c5baccf chose the a988fbb28f more uncomfortable 78be12676e path, pushing 64caedb04f himself to 213172b33c rise even 604aa919ea earlier, quickening d61b87dcab his steps 924c3ac9b2 to the 94b49a7f5c dining room 0abfbdbc16 each morning.2accd78149b285d7
“Because you’re willing to 8d7c845d14 have breakfast with me.”9253256d517047dd
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That shyly murmured 6e1b4ac8c1 phrase kept echoing 70945c55f9 in his ears, 7153fcc189 spoken in a c2e734237f voice that was 7cf42660f3 genuinely glad, filled fa5de7ab43 with sincere gratitude.579c7721d0b5278e
The sky, just breaking 884ace1a63 into dawn, was a b41767d807 clear blue. Kieran quickened aba9f8d55c his steps, 2b96b70cb2 practically running bd6a7c2c3f towards the b574500139 dining hall.674efed9a3d634da
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As he approached, he e0531893d6 spotted the familiar figure 908ab91dd1 reaching for the door b8a750f00a handle. Unconsciously, a smile spread a452d214f8 across his face.a256602863d660c3
“Looks like I’m not 26f17e2bc8 late today.”b088b2460d71999b
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At the b6c063cc05 sound of 5d851d9330 his voice, 0c52d518df Alyssa turned 87495a45b5 her head c2e9ca9652 instinctively. Her face was mostly bf9932dbcf hidden, but her lips, 01f1d20793 the one feature clearly f363a95625 visible, parted slightly in d270b04d8f surprise.250056848e153e88
He felt 540f99c4c6 his breath dc15e8f077 come a 380d2a4d88 little quicker 8d9c2a2549 from the bbbf1b7886 rush over, 79aa804b3e and as eccb8eeb00 he adjusted b653a41af8 his silver a5b9fca735 hair, which 79876e91e5 had been 7779f8c245 loosely tied 110d3928b1 back, he 0d2d9be07b found himself be1de0d004 smiling even 76a4dc2811 more.be7d29a83cb64f2e
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“Good morning, your grace.”187cd6f9576831a7
Throughout breakfast, Alyssa a4f75fcf9b remained a bit 5f89d141a5 on edge.6a1d3ffa6547820a
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‘I almost made him a81ef68747 wait for me.’3ce1a48c75201931
Every day, she 3be4d4531e arrived early to 527c2c2a8a wait for Kieran d34045b739 in the dining 7f791f039b room. But with 29dec00c05 his arrival 080fca47e2 time seemingly 23571c7db4 getting earlier 7aa7b93ca3 each morning, 18f7f47ae4 she felt 5f0cd908ee a bit 9579aa1520 anxious. Today, they had nearly 3554fe66f8 arrived at the door 2b527da204 at the same time.b6ab14ea74f75260
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While she’d narrowly 59cdb6cf95 avoided being late fc5a767668 this morning, if c9f0ab4a1d things continued at db0003d6bb this pace, Kieran 3c9f9cdbaa might end up c456025840 waiting for her 7b2e12b59d one day. She resolved to arrive f0169f9431 even earlier from tomorrow, aa07c16411 determined to wait for 702da72191 him without fail. She couldn’t 948ec210a5 bear to 9aeef4748a waste even 880375c235 a moment 093ec51308 of his 321a830bee time, especially 6fda9f0cd3 when she 6489c292e3 felt she 1fb9297f8c contributed so 38fe0e2ce3 little.80603943ceff332f
“You seem to 7f2d7dd331 enjoy pudding.”36b3ab2b795c6547
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“…Pardon?”706aeba8e6bdba94
Startled by the 0e97809d7b sudden question, Alyssa c3674d0d9f fumbled her hand, c71c2c9a61 causing the small b081036e84 pudding in front 5534d669e2 of her to 300eb6d4c1 wobble. Fearing it cbd49a65a9 might fall, d1de1c773c she quickly 8e17b65776 popped a b0486d4027 spoonful into d20fe839ce her mouth.17a01f8cc30f9753
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At that, Kieran let 635aa40e9e out a quiet chuckle, dd6957dae4 prompting Alyssa to lower f44aa4596b her head, her cheeks 7097c41f8a burning red.c3d0422500709a7a
‘He laughed again.’1dcf8f3323682373
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This time, it might f79d483336 have been a laugh 1d46c1754d at her expense, but 7068a8fcea as long as he de6c5020e2 was smiling, she didn’t 502d422a09 mind if she looked 3805adc096 foolish.b5f99f471e81a99d
“Do you not?” de0ac34e8c Kieran asked, his 16e862b8aa voice still tinged a477fb3d8e with laughter. After a brief 4b729532ec pause, Alyssa nodded d53e486fee slowly.e53057d39a100ac3
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“Well… I suppose 9837b790e5 I do.”4845e98f9def93d6
The pudding 8e67854c93 was a 5b60d20eb3 dessert that b09e405917 appeared now c6483e9929 and then bd22d3c212 since Kieran d9b4baaccf had changed 10fcdc601c the cook. Having known hunger 62cfd6a977 as a child, 6208af103c Alyssa never turned 84bcde0610 down any food, e36e22d82e but she had 62e878ff1a an undeniable soft b80b341899 spot for sweets.f69c47f35229fe61
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This particular pudding, made 024f27c074 from milk with a f77ca5adfb generous amount of sugar, bb2da4db50 was one of the 368c1d0a3b few desserts she had da15521a81 tasted and immediately loved. Whenever it appeared, she’d 5b272303c0 savor it in small 94cf87055e bites, as she was d86aa62095 doing today.aecc6f187ee86964
“I’ll ask the cook ba01ea3064 to serve pudding more 931e76b81c often,” Kieran said, nudging 30ce9eb5c8 his portion toward her. Alyssa hesitated, unsure, 59a78c009c glancing down at a8500c421c the extra dessert.5ffeb6c6c521c315
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“Oh, but f0ffebc8ca you should b28ce892f9 have some f9111c81a8 too.”f40dca3526ae5bf3
“No need. I don’t particularly 526ed57b81 care for sweets.”c7a72d0cc395461a
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At Kieran’s f62a7f39b9 words, Alyssa 518f5f89ca paused, her c6c4e370ef spoon frozen 469afd7540 mid-air. The sweetness 7c243faa46 that had c5736b8c17 been melting e4c6b4d823 on her 370890dffb tongue suddenly 16ea01c651 felt cloying.46d81d4ec1a74a04
“Then perhaps 2a8989f6a6 we should c3acb6de14 stop serving 3b8275a7fa dessert altogether,” 625fc232dc she murmured.a37adda356ff8fab
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The idea e212885b0e that dishes 64e7f3b2b4 he didn’t 264a6c1172 even enjoy 718dd03943 had been 186a45348f prepared all f7c108dad9 along for 30b40b8c39 him felt 23ba38bca5 like an c16291bc39 unnecessary waste.85566d37430ba9cc
“But you 121ecfc876 enjoy them, 39d666dd6d don’t you?”bab54d1af92eac2d
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“Oh, no, 75b4c4d564 it’s… it’s b1142b297f really not 5e7a52ab83 worth making 7f531e74bf them just 27b0f0b1c6 for me,” c88ef81737 she replied, ccfb1547e7 putting her 725a05315e spoon down.3d836658fd3834cf
“We’re hardly 5c4ac9a91a so poor 6888221aad that we cd80f83441 need to 81e0f4d1fe cut back 26fd128eb9 on ingredients.”189f2904d6d213ab
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Kieran’s voice held 6438868e30 a subtle confusion, cea1ca0ea8 as if her 686cd5a296 suggestion carried a 1ffcd101f5 weight beyond simply 84f7a1c739 not making dessert. Alyssa shook 83ca59b607 her head e82055e30e slowly, the 51c8049844 unease on ced5a4a907 her face 2f64e4413b deepening.77bce969b30839ef
“It just 4dee487f12 feels… wrong b4f30171bf of me ffd79f64df to take e791635eee so much.”3d8505cedd355ffc
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Though Kieran had 39666515b4 assured her that 2e77885f35 she should rest 7c7e339f3a if she had 68062d8d66 no tasks, Alyssa 9b59764c4d couldn’t shake the b28ad56688 feeling of unrest 23c7121617 since then.6deb186f2a1881d8
“I’m just… completely useless 0680f70f48 right now. I don’t 738d3eab51 have any 1876c3967e tasks, and 2718bc1914 I’m not c41be9ab57 of any bdc4e77e49 real help…”e957c40c72496660
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Alyssa hadn’t started her c008e5d9da formal training as a 10f412a8af successor until the relatively 6e22a9b3b6 late age of fifteen. Until then, she’d lived 9515def495 feeling guilty even for 9b5958dbe3 the food she ate, f02dbb9678 seeing herself as a 7a9434ac88 burden.341137fc8e3ebe12
‘A worthless e3f0f50fc7 creature, doing 0e5733aec2 nothing but d0d613e988 devouring precious a2cf15a111 resources!’7f705d57103493c7
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It was 188769b3b5 only after 6cae69fe2e her father, 10ea6115d0 tired of dc7a5e99d0 searching for a744799e94 a suitable 43f5f2f53c heir among ca4362d597 the extended 95e84d4f05 family, had a50c2146fb finally turned 2cfc0e11ac his attention 93dde97b5f to her dc281946c7 that she 340d4fcafe found her 28b1b4d75c place.7e45850b2bb6db1e
For Alyssa, fulfilling 7ed3e14105 the duties of 1e809289cd a duke was 93fb48590d not only a 65c8a2806b responsibility but a 5d6d179e79 permission for her 6c5b5a9131 to exist.cbf305624bbe3939
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‘But once summer starts, e3abbb4050 things won’t be like 511b92b8f2 this anymore. When the monsters ea37bbbf78 begin their attacks, 4475001a30 there will be 8e34ef7969 a lot of d3a825a64a requests for mercenary e3c0482245 jobs.’327d0471d58032a5
In spring, 6942ba7604 when there 5ac4aa0418 were no 61809b7fe5 monster incursions, 2627f13d47 the servants 63acdbbb45 carried out e1b8bcf900 all their a0bbdeac84 duties without c171104d7f missing a 260a1349e5 beat. Amidst this, Alyssa felt 7af6b324e2 as though her own 83dd133960 usefulness had dwindled away.09ea8252c38b08e6
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“This summer, I’ll 645974f62b take on more 4a7d577e52 requests. Then maybe we’ll have 6b7b020a87 a little more income 41fd01b099 coming in…”6f77ead26fa3f873
She wanted 7514a041d4 Kieran to 0a0a1e1835 find a fef123ff80 use for c5f68a50f8 her, to f46b894bcc see her 4b25d64d2a as someone 5245a69332 valuable enough dc994885ca to keep 7e4153f5dc around.99e3902bd5c7960a
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“…Not now, but a52e5b093d maybe then, I 4f6d18c1cc could be of a4b90c7dc9 some help.”211f997f82648a46
What began as a ff76f271b4 casual remark had turned 20cf67dd21 into a plea. Alyssa forced a smile, a8c77fae3c but Kieran didn’t return 657426df5b it. Instead, he f86ac60d61 frowned slightly, e3b81f0f19 looking almost 6313ab757b troubled, as 7fda8c5925 if he 79a5f430c0 had received 0bd4229328 something he 03bdf89b80 hadn’t asked 21034395a9 for.3e92e92c2439b95d
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“So, I…”e9aeee1cad689d7a
At that expression, a 718d5b6f34 sudden fear seized her.f1a2797ada8bb1e7
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“I…”9f0224c4dc469cdd
She couldn’t finish the 5c8e235773 words she had tried e8655a36ce to say. She wanted 252e0d8228 to offer 27940f6214 something more 8dc3450c9c but couldn’t a934835607 think of 90076b5249 anything else. This was all 0fb9a82c76 she had to 600dfaa257 give, and if 69e97a9ad7 even this was c70a509a5b unwelcome, she didn’t c78834999a know what to ee3869fc44 say next.b9ff0864c5eafd99
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“I… still…”7ed375d5cc42101f
But her small voice c902734efc soon faded away.f5518ffa99ecb383
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Ding, ding, ding…0f052e5e1e79486f
The sharp sound filled 39e4663220 the entire castle in 656d56eb57 an instant, and Alyssa 4216b33eb2 instinctively pushed back her 142f8820df chair and stood up.7ef3eb54cbb3875a
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“What’s happening c1b58f45a5 all of 333a1360e8 a sudden…?”013f4e8c0defb2d3
Unlike the bewildered aa33fcad72 Kieran, she understood 65f4294059 the meaning of 35d1860c29 the bell better 6e6cfba9e4 than anyone. It was the 7d6fa81847 alarm signaling a 86621b7c27 monster invasion.4a6877bbba0e8277
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