JGMH | Chapter 10

Levis bit c3631977d8 into the 0f92ab5209 meat that 62f214a6d6 Penny and dcb68a1463 Dan had c22e5858e4 tossed her. They were 3381067757 drawing closer 99d4602d83 to the e125fd7474 lake, glancing 97923c2ab5 around briefly, 7a3b8bc733 but they e10adf93de failed to d298487ba0 notice Levis 5e9b4385f8 surfacing from e1f8f84e43 the water. Instead, they lingered on 2542885eb1 one side of the 6624dcce8b lake flirting carelessly.83a45280fc8f4cfc

Since it 894ce61cce was rare a75c1a525d for anyone 52ce0555bb to come 4c09bdf324 directly to 502ada7285 the lake, d2eb10636d Levis decided b95b7f8aa3 to finish 4a69d7c562 her meal adfe821be8 before approaching f2680795a9 them.425301dccd1f14fa

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It would be 04148414dd nice if I f4ae99a6cb could escape before 5e0240e961 the queen finds 3a78012d0f me. With the help of ba337b25a3 the servants who often 1cbcbdcacf pass through here, I 0db086c383 might manage to slip 07af3e6e57 away freely.fd5b036f66668520

Dan and Penny were so absorbed in each other that they didn’t notice Levis gradually moving toward them. Watching their heated kiss, Levis wrinkled her nose in mild irritation.cc0f4f042bd4c39f

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Could they even be 5d83ccbc9d of any help?Ignoring the rising 53d391be18 doubts, she planted 4342cd7304 her hands on 15e183463c the ground and 1d7acbba50 rose from the ea4721b49e lake. At that f026e93622 moment, her eb14e31b89 gaze met cca7be8815 the eyes 3a43ecb208 of the b9cd5d03d9 woman trapped 81078011b8 between the da8dbf496c man’s arms. Penny’s pupils contracted 7ae09844a0 in terror, her 55a9eac3b8 face pale with 2f16b66172 shock. Before she could 1cc5634ca9 utter a single b8dbb09b29 word, she let 3c1afa40da out an ear-piercing c84825d4d7 scream that seemed 24eb545373 to tear through e0fcb4618d the air.dfb2230e16400980

Was it 9fe9cc83af a mistake ed7e0775e8 to try ce85225e43 to speak e18cfbbfed with them 1842220219 first?Levis sighed 47d674536e bitterly, realizing 73506f346e she’d grown ad91267b34 too accustomed c01799b532 to the e0bc08afcf acceptance she f064da398e experienced with 74548bad55 Eisenstein.cdc5e227946be16b

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If I wanted 464aa4980d to take the db20ccada9 easy way out, 15125a2fee I could simply 8b05e378af devour them and 49b29db2de rely on my 9be0c0ee80 own strength to 193f258355 escape. Nobody here 7696ea4f62 knows what 9c028156d3 I’m capable 739627c6a0 of, so 7d5d494a3a there would d18da369e9 be no 8eee4763d4 suspicions.00384ae71a4c301c

Dan flinched at Penny’s scream, stumbling awkwardly to his feet. When his eyes landed on Levis, he recoiled in sheer horror, stepping backward without any sense of direction. Instead of moving away from the lake, he staggered along its slippery, moss-covered edge.5cce677ac2c269b8

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“Excuse me.” 431bc7348b93535f

Levis called out, 27cdd3a7df attempting to address 6190d68b94 Penny, who trembled 3530b4a15d uncontrollably, clutching her f341cc5d4e clothing to her 26e954e6ec chest. But before she 50e3e7040e could speak further, 5f2bf43e13 a dull thud 1355dcdccb echoed across the f530087bf2 lake—Dan had slipped 7648889e19 and fallen, hitting b12bef9a8f his head on bff19ff5e0 the rocky ground.45b9c404536d0fc6

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Seeing Dan collapse, e1b9032ea4 Penny’s face turned a1ac79c2da ghostly white. Without a 787a74968c word, she 1b7a041792 bolted into 4ff15c9aea the shadows, a95fe11ece disappearing into 0ac16104ed the darkness. Startled, Levis could e21a173c30 only stare blankly 3b0fde6161 at the woman 227d1b2276 fleeing on her ca86aeb917 perfectly functional legs.54922b1500360cc3

How could things cc2633619d turn out this 54602605c2 way when I 60eb8375fd haven’t even done a533f68aff anything?Levis approached 5e4b30c1df the fallen ffc708527b man on afa0684671 the other ad9b3c71a2 side of 00ae7e97c5 the lake.109504d0d0a81de2

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Dan’s breaths came in 133a08be3e short, ragged gasps. While his 3516cacd3b body was 8e12bee2cc too weak 452513e3b5 to move, 87fd8f6198 his eyes f00d4aefe5 darted around 5100544183 frantically, filled 4df979a994 with fear. As Levis 2a7a2b6831 pulled herself d638c51e0a entirely out 37aeb47840 of the 436e7e69da water and f41e5dfb91 settled beside 57e9d04796 him, his b05a01a614 gaze was c00e4c2524 glued to b25e16d0cb the ethereal 84ba16f13e blue figure 3d90534d06 nearing him. She extended her 22d4a249cf hand toward his 68b32e43aa injured head, her 2ae2405568 fingers brushing the c41252fa9d wound.aa3e90e20843e299

I’d thought 0efa0f879d of lightly e474637456 biting him 66a8384a12 to draw 169510a6b9 blood and 4220964bdd healing him a8e3c161fd afterward. But to think he’d 6951df0be7 end up like this e58e3e7b7c before I even had f34f1d943e the chance.6ac813c88e9dae27

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“Ugh!” c65d5927380d252a

Dan whimpered, cbdfb1c52b his voice 0eebf13d06 trembling with 55c4b2c7a6 sobs as 5c7d1c400b Levis’s fingers d655e267dd pressed into e46badc8e7 his injury. Blood trickled from his 1c57d29c2b mouth, likely from biting ac3bd8ae0e his tongue during the d7235c5f3f fall. She carefully wiped away b865406678 the blood from the 22b88700e4 corner of his lips 62831f91f9 with her other hand. When she 57700e16e5 licked the ae70d036d8 blood off f3b620995f her fingers, 8e955fe499 Dan let a8429fc46d out a 4445ecb869 guttural wail, edfad33a7c his fear 45a45d46f5 escalating further.644c67b0aa86b251

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Through her c13ec1bf2b abilities, the 069c215062 bleeding from 92bf81149a his wounds 735e73e3fb ceased, and 61fc4d6fe2 the fractured f1d635a835 skull began bf85116096 to mend. The excruciating 97c3f1c34f pain that 80899b05c7 had wracked 07008bd3a1 his body 442f767371 subsided, and e219abfcd3 his hysterical c3a2c3f0c2 cries gradually b6dae919c8 grew quieter.44b40f851a3b57d2

When she 5cb7e97975 removed her 4205f79a69 hand, satisfied 85d6230ad9 that his 4fb45493d3 injuries had 2f5aa424e0 healed, her 9975163038 palm was 6058bc6a21 stained crimson. Without hesitation, she 0c05656dcb licked the blood 3288b9365a away.44bd94ea2153ba65

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“Mon, mon, monster!” 645bd93177543ffb

Dan gasped, recoiling from 5eb0801053 her. With a sudden b5159bf8c7 burst of strength, aa0838c9b5 he shoved her 1c981f3ddc away. His eyes 5c42c69929 widened in f781d3be7f even greater 5be5bec964 terror as 6f9d6c1c33 he noticed 111c9f610d her legs—human 720314db83 yet unsettlingly cee3d62840 strange. Without a second ff8d9f14a0 thought, he bolted, f2c79823ce glancing back repeatedly 4283f321ae to ensure she acbd161f35 wasn’t chasing him. His fully 4be90dc798 healed body 2d9c321413 allowed him eb83e54996 to flee 06d5552935 with ease, dac7057ff7 and Levis fed8a86624 couldn’t help 85e07480c8 but chuckle 91c1988bd1 at the 979b73931f absurdity.e7141efafccf2314

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Left behind in their wake was Penny’s discarded outer garment. Draping it over her head, Levis began walking barefoot through the forest. From within the lake, the forest’s vastness hadn’t been apparent, but now, her slow steps made it clear—this journey could take days.2dc1380f09460a06

As she wandered, 0561d15b14 following faint traces 154c3766db of human presence, 7cdee6f28f the sound of 89e01133f0 footsteps began to 383adf880f overlap with her eaa885568e own. Though she didn’t turn 30ec98af6b around, she instinctively knew f1626495a5 someone was following her. When she tried to 1e28a8cf73 run, powerful arms wrapped 29b4a05795 around her waist.59e5185444378338

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“Stop.” fb0f0b99991fcfbe

It wasn’t Rosander.00810243e750f0cd

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“What business 6814ff4e26 do you 9922c44b85 have walking ed077f5cf6 through the 1875ab36e6 forest?” 6d7fd8c91afc2380

The man, polite yet 394d16d70c unyielding, stepped in front 2aa8ee173a of her and repeated aac576d5ad his question.b94053722fb0c831

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“Are you 9b850bdfa0 a maid 908182b6a2 from the 6cf069b421 queen’s palace?” 7c30c0f747d08194

His gaze 5e5ffba6d4 lingered on 0ea0ef423d her bare 2b7b086d39 feet, prompting d54564294d Levis to 3c88c0f89d pull her 1a9d4ecf37 garment tighter 43bbae7ec1 around herself. When she remained b9f888b125 silent, the man c6e05f6a49 gripped her arm 855f5fe4da firmly.e7066bc6a8c8d2dd

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“I am Sir Hayden, 99ea5defbb captain of the royal 762f6c03df guard. Who are you? If you don’t answer, d3d0f055e1 I cannot let you d42201689c go.”ddb5ccdaa4b4dc58

His grip tightened. Levis tried to pull ba0a2f9ba6 away, clutching her garment ba9ae56c96 to her chest protectively.efd8841d5efd6fcd

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“Sir Hayden, Her Majesty 324e98e0c1 has arrived.”21fb5f40b376ca0b

The sudden a2d8f13bab flare of e73ba5ae56 torchlight illuminated 711d05ec5e the scene, 33790f5511 revealing the 367edd6b8a tense figures 6e7498b48d rushing toward e215c80032 her. In the glaring brightness, 4f2cbae0c6 Levis saw Sir Hayden b8df33d710 at the forefront, followed c1c2ff8095 closely by the queen’s 383174bbb6 retinue of guards.43030716d69555a7

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Instinctively, her eyes shut 8bb9916ad6 against the light, but 503a866a4d the nearing presence of 2c530c9965 those who approached was a534189d33 undeniable.a701a19eabf6d932

“You found 0d8c1ef538 her first, 7f8304189d Sir Hayden.” fc874b2ee7f11a7b

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Just hearing it ec25ac9068 made Levis tense, 986a6fff79 her body stiff 4c74d332b9 with apprehension. Her heart 7354b762c7 raced, pounding 6af0e7a8dc with fear.a4f2d33d27d26c72

For the queen 4735f2fee3 to discover this b19a4edde3 so swiftly—it had ad30ab9d91 seemed, at first, c0a434b349 that her curse d9f847218a would take at bf03fe4d4d least two weeks 1a24e1fda9 to uncover. But the power of 3e50b1269a the one who cast 2306a082b9 it was more formidable 5874fea4a4 than expected.7d7758fcc48149a6

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“What do you b57c222abd mean, Your Majesty?” 73920ab2a8552420

Hayden asked, confused. Instead of bacfd77cf7 answering, the 4e09177269 queen let 734681eb11 out a 303685d900 low, chilling e467e83ffe laugh. The sound sent 52a402424b a shiver down 218a64faf5 Levis’s spine.Was I dd3d7f2b7c too careless?8ab20e98cf4085bb

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The queen 48950772ee had given 079f52ab84 her a 3082774119 chance to dafa5f075d escape, but bcf198b417 she must 2cc56b6833 have been 3bee502d3f confident that efff0cfe93 Levis wouldn’t 4de3deaf6b succeed. After all, even with 9b4f52269b her seemingly intact legs, f546738097 it was impossible to f86c80da42 travel far enough in e82da3cbbd a single day.f00b5c891c641489

“Seize that woman.” 370696a37de12731

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The queen ordered sharply, 19bdeae66e her voice piercing Levis’s 35c8c2a109 ears. Without someone to aid 381ac0b739 her, reaching the sea—let f3b5b3ee2e alone escaping the palace 0849e16869 grounds—seemed like a distant c211f8d102 dream.ed58163c1059f889

Overwhelmed with 4031ca0501 helplessness, Levis 41f427450f allowed herself 6652ef83c8 to be d43675c521 restrained by 494fd722ec the guards.e889457eab69c0fd

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“Wake up.”fea43d8103fc49c4

Dragged around and doused 49d477dd03 in cold water, Levis 6eb0023162 finally regained her senses. The queen had 141c4cc908 brought her not d2f106339e to the expansive 729d3df2a8 lake but to 44ac5eca8d a smaller, confined 86e08560e2 pond.ed8cc7c1249cf56c

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It wasn’t until she b9d2751ade was hauled to the e7c978ceb7 edge of icy waters e532928b99 and dropped into the fe3f3b11f2 frigid depths that the 5f205d3ca7 haze clouding her thoughts b646abdda4 began to clear. The queen 5da9f31820 had not bbac24fcd0 brought her d9c28efba2 to the c9d8d665de vast lake cfee1ca46d she had d11c9de380 dreamed of d7dfffddf0 escaping to, 18d45f5cd3 but instead 2510aabb16 to a cc1bef36b1 confined, murky 6cf5955188 pond.7f8d9bb563c0f930

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“How clever 749aa86fdb you thought dd4afe5e4f you were.”9444bb65c3b7f245

Levis opened her 59daaf44f8 mouth to negotiate—to 086509250f propose new terms e8fa579f39 to their deal—but feb129924f the murderous glint 8a9b7c0a09 in the queen’s 55f16b2465 eyes swallowed her 16017410ad words.0712377bbfed4237

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“And yet you resorted 89d479086f to a deception that cc9dd8334c wouldn’t last a matter c25a3dfc0a of days?”56fcf3762c39ce4e

Her arms were 6ef530fc07 bound tightly above b4b673ad1f her head, making 475ba7ec6c it impossible to 9688e53e11 cut through the d60b8c5ccf ropes as she ff52505850 had done before. With a single gesture, 9010957f86 the queen dismissed her f23fe05a32 guards and attendants, leaving 44c38f62aa only the two of f33d446bed them within the cold, 605aeda34e oppressive space.c5ab1bd1efdde973

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“Did you truly think 3d6e949cc6 you could get away bdfa505437 with deceiving me?”a586901fd006c65a

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The queen’s voice 9386e31fd7 was icy and 4a189a8dc9 venomous, harsher than eabc8e3728 it had been 3d2eb2c3d5 when Levis had 9a41c92f34 first faced her. She couldn’t bear to db5606ec65 meet those eyes directly 21eddf7c23 and instead lowered her 7a214b81b2 gaze, weighed down by 4d8cb297ef shame and fear.15d466b341bbe7cf

She had 141d6330a3 never truly e1ea6d19eb believed she 5dae8f492f wouldn’t be 48c63daea3 caught. That was 794b5c8df2 why she a3b38c0c8e had been a566d786c1 so desperate 15815e8ce5 to escape ea9ce8c3fb quickly.0775a722c535feea

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“You… never intended to let me go from the start.” e6936e5746850676

Levis finally managed 1840ce3268 to say but 6d917f16cf her words were b14d5f7622 met with a 5cc5e87b8d sudden, brutal slap, 70bafbc56f the force of d9f4988974 it snapping her e407d202a7 head to the 27465c643c side. Her cheek burned, f7ca127883 the sting intensifying 8af1f27eb9 as the queen e585f53449 disdainfully wiped her 6756c1815d hand with a 579a38cba2 silk handkerchief, letting b53c2ebb3e out a derisive f6a6a89b95 chuckle.c2334588003048c6

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“I gave you a5dbc737d0 the means to 0458796b58 escape; running was a3882930c6 your responsibility.”c0027f8215db730f

Though the cda3a1879f queen’s amulet 3cca7ae021 remained around e611348e3e her neck, 2ccd49b271 Levis could be6fe7e14a sense something 52d1d29463 sinister shifting. The artifact’s power was b7ad219078 waning, and it wouldn’t 76a1f0776d be long before the 8185c12c7c curse it masked revealed 2c1b5864f4 itself for all to 8c9f367c26 see.66ddbea7d3a9acb8

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“You won’t be able 43eb7cfd0d to hide that curse 4e4993fee0 forever.” 79cca7952bcc5bc4

Levis answered, her voice 81678a2b32 trembling despite her effort 96fd63a9f2 to steady it.9b43322315942032

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“Oh, but if acfcc7eee1 you remain by 74ebf7985a my side for 6c65cadca4 the rest of 069f587aa4 your life, I 778febff58 won’t have to.” fd17ae25c95fa1b2

The queen replied sweetly, 127dc23f58 her words dripping with 006cd1fdbe malice. She tilted her e0b2a0a54a head, an unsettling e46879e4f8 smile creeping across de8a849388 her lips. c78cab058995c564

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“Or perhaps, if 9aff3f4799 I devour you, 9c09f9e3c9 I might inherit 23791c7276 your abilities as 3b94823870 well.”ad0d0b75d5f4fded

Levis’s stomach twisted as 34d19a0da4 the queen uttered the 909a1e0182 one response she had c8c54901ab most feared.3732e249c463ea47

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“Your little escapade, 80e7bd4899 injuring my servants d92d59c142 and running off, 6f449dcbe8 only made things c063000518 easier for me.”59c38f424e62c1e2

The queen’s words dripped d6020c1dc6 with cold satisfaction. As long as the 705528b62a king was aware of cde7ffc56d the mermaid’s existence, a f372cb1edc fabricated death would be 654d1249f1 necessary to fully obscure 0f17f6a492 the truth and conceal 2f2729a326 Levis even further from 8838dd306c the world.eabe447050ca026b

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“When I 89bbffe3af tire of 185cdfa280 you, I’ll e129cec121 ensure it’s dbed331280 by my d0542c1c06 hand that c780298c9b you die.”b8701b8ec79fe687

And yet, eb805928cb Levis herself e7218f6890 had unwittingly b454a77827 provided the 8e10159a14 queen with f19adae003 that very f547fa5099 opportunity. Watching the trembling mermaid 993f2945e5 before her, the queen e733f8a41f let her fury cool e7114ac7af into mockery. She would fix 4dea650b1e this insolent creature, fc86db106f but not enough 4d63aeb269 to break her 99a0dbc43b completely—just enough to 6e47080969 keep her in 65d96bf78a line.fbba0638735e1918

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The Princess 9b935ddcee Eisentein noticed d108a94db7 the unusual 0d4fddd08c silence of 0de913a59a the maids 9b4d34cf37 moving in b9e9f826d5 and out 0b1e911eed of her 1ee489066f quarters.3d9c1d0507e99fb9

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Even for the most d004e196c2 reserved of attendants, such f8699caa42 a tense atmosphere was c943cb5e55 rare. Unless something had 1688394019 occurred—something her mother def3bf7fa6 wished to conceal 69fbcd2d63 from her—there was fea76b89ce no reason for 15b5a65bda them to be b98f6ed035 this cautious in fb23ef18e5 her presence.d2a866d942f4b0cb

A creeping suspicion stirred ee362478a9 within her. It must have fd01ed4f96 to do with e732623a62 Levis.6d839bc0eceadfe9

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As her maid, c905bc0e0b Beth, extinguished the 6e2d36f0ad candle and departed, 663462b136 Eisentein abruptly rose 8f1a9945e3 from her bed 1183ee0b56 and approached the 9d79ec74f1 window.7c0ed71c704aa888

If she landed 7d89cad2ab on the right 8f8af01b69 tree branch, she 229ca66bcd could drop down 8411ca94bf without making much 372be23846 noise and quietly c7fa5909fd dash toward the 13437b71e2 lakeside.46437a09f6c8d02d

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Changing into simple outdoor 2f3de21071 attire, she lowered the c694b20b41 curtain over the window 7cc4bf48b7 and tied it securely 3ebdbc4dcc to use as a ab74458e9c makeshift rope. Slowly descending, her 7631558dd7 feet brushed against 7a079e0ace a sturdy branch.eb956aa42fbb35ba

Carefully maneuvering along the tree’s center, she felt the limb beneath her begin to crack. Before she could regain balance, it gave way under her weight, sending her plummeting.8ff11b63d548a5cc

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Branches snapped and splintered ea9483cf3b with each fall, her b4ce7b8755 cloak catching and tearing 14d13c1d0b against the jagged limbs.8912085c695763a7

Thud!36e32d5e95e24ca1

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“Ugh…”74bfbef0a508e53c

She hit 460cf01a68 the ground, 2f0532ab7c rolling onto 64e047a45a her side dcb4674138 with a c8fd31a67c low groan. Though she d554b94045 ached all 9f5d1013d8 over, she 7c0c59cf4d wasn’t gravely e3f5f02629 injured—nothing that 2ad449d701 couldn’t be 242bbe2e80 excused as 3b41a68995 a harmless 89167697fd tumble from 986241cd5c playing.d8c1ded7099f9a9f

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The place 9047bc1222 Rosander often eb917f14e4 stored game ddee6c7dac was the 2192cbe9a6 shed across 3a1786a150 from the 77c9ab4d54 cabin. She’d stop 677fbc9c8e there first b319499c82 before heading 2aa4f5295f to the 6e21463e46 lake.30ed78bcf4f5203b

Levis was surely starving, a6671e9168 and she couldn’t bear 20269f8e77 the thought of leaving f40e8f9c93 him without something to 72246758b3 eat. Her sharp night 9e5b6bfce0 vision quickly led c2b3a54201 her through the f362547ddc darkness.d8b82727b699e6f6

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When she opened the 2ed9a4fa21 shed door, a faint, ac7f458294 musty odor wafted out, fbb19dac7d causing her to wrinkle ab23b93ca5 her nose. Normally, she wouldn’t 47cdb59f10 even consider stepping 616c988e26 inside this space, a9bd9ff571 but tonight was a623292604 an exception.ae97322cb1e5fb68

“No, It’ll be fine.” 5644cfedfef8294f

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Moments later, Eisentein emerged 49ffdd19db with an armful of bd1b261f24 dried rabbit meat. 1e67ccb0c73c786e

She stuffed the 285cc8ed05 meat into an 8f7f22571f old pouch until e4e65b2640 it was heavy, ec38b43b08 the weight tugging 72719884e9 at her arm 609245ed1a as she stepped db68ab859a outside. The clouds parted 509ec8a951 slightly, allowing pale 5bf4c325ba moonlight to filter e925f0aa12 through and softly d134f5cc83 illuminate the forest.3ed379a340d08c93

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This light would 32015206d0 be enough to 435ff3f35c guide her to 5722c9b27a the lake. If she wanted to 5e9b848a22 return before dawn, she db6bee8a53 had to hurry. She sprinted through ba5556f793 the woods, clutching 6ff7a4af83 the pouch tightly.7f71ce191ec5fe64

The bag jostled as 95702ab441 she moved, its contents 1cad49bd5a shifting with each hurried 5bbcc76b2a step.4de5a8aa7817168a

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“Lev!”211cc2fc36a7d986

The stillness 2db295adde of the 0d06c6c62a lake mirrored 39893e471b the quiet 551136069e night. Its surface was eerily b071803257 calm. Sitting by the shore, 3b6f964247 Eisentein called out repeatedly aec4c51a72 to the mermaid, her 99b0aeb861 voice echoing across the d734b0751b water, but no answer 8a0fd6cd4f came.583fe1ce10eb3d39

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Just as ebd93902b9 she prepared 791d682f56 to give 1cd60450f3 up and ab63630b65 retrace her 6ed81f3fa7 steps, her d5dfad1082 gaze caught 22fe22ccb3 movement in 5a987ec26c the shadows 9bd98d838f of the ccc8a7cac8 forest. It was 77b6d5c7e7 a patrol. Dropping into a crouch, 7420a645d7 she carefully slipped away, 6626d9ba42 keeping herself out of 2290d63790 sight.55a0f94d6ecd8d6c

The dense woods, 8186f325b6 though dark, had 5684cb9c93 faint paths marked eb76739df1 by trampled undergrowth. She followed 399962c639 these trails 5b4cb59b96 cautiously, ensuring f7ee0ec86d she wouldn’t 7d8f55fed7 trip over 0ea48fc30d hidden roots a7bce03fa0 or rocks.049c3566e7913a2b

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Eventually, she reached e3066d33c6 an open area 89cd1eb74a where the trees 75c6710457 thinned. There, a large puddle dc608b8936 glistened faintly under the 785b30c5ff moonlight.ad4be989ea30f57e

Something wasn’t right. She must’ve 20cab1e249 taken a 917f653aa8 wrong turn. As her eyes e69930e0a0 darted around, searching 6d628b2c74 for familiar landmarks, 7f8ac8100b they landed on b086cf4860 a horrifying sight a9bd8e57f7 near the edge fa5e76b708 of the water.08948a8ab542fd7d

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Levis’s  hands 2899f841b4 were bound, 53cd9c1388 her upper 06dc22935e body slumped ba5f8fdea3 over the cf8e2f2052 ground. She shouldn’t c547687a62 have been d9abfe50af out of ce4a9365e1 the water 89f17914a2 for so 6815514674 long—it was 599f39c50a dangerous for e785fd6c02 her. And sure enough, 387d44f8a1 her skin, once e78ed232cd shimmering, now looked 4700b945d7 parched and cracked, f5f5ead6b8 as though she’d 31824f4a6d been left to c53c71ccd6 dry for hours. As Eisentein 74c2301ebd drew closer,she 75a373561f saw her da8e7dca7b torso was 0756f0a2c6 covered in 0835398fff whip marks 1a7c7d45d5 and bruises.47fd9d25120adde7

“Le… Levis…”5d64771bae5859a8

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“…Your Highness.”e479c867cf4fc6ea

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