DOTD Chapter 16

Fletcher carefully watched Evan’s mood and left as quietly as he had appeared.208bc9141004431a

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Pretending to bffca75e78 leave, Fletcher 6f78dc7290 hid himself 9c5d28c8d9 where he 8dcdf18922 could see 25a41c81a0 Evan and 6ee7efbf87 made sure 2629ad1ea3 he was a0b50e3fbc moving in 68de22d4df the direction 1dd6e3e66a of the a45c76fa19 treatment room, 3b7851446f not the e44e1ce4d0 entrance.b1edba4a731c94ae

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“Well, I guess we’re pretty sure this has something to do with that wizard, we just need to be sure it involves you, Adrian…”5712c66639091821

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He muttered, and as cdf114ed4a he looked up, a bda929c572 large flow of mana 3daf73340d could be felt coming 872fdd7bdc from the top of 55c7fc72bc the tower that contained 1a6a9defe2 the crystal chamber.7a464fb746bd33f2

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He rushed 059a5b3faf over to 0a0695c6b6 the scene, c99de0510e which was b105ec461b a mess, 6b39521c36 with a cd8149eb9a large hole 423b3d7a68 in one 7df651769c of the 7639e5f412 walls.7be017d05c379402

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Inside the f381236a4b council chamber, 8bdb2a81b8 mages were 4ba239cd7b busy repairing db212888c9 the wall, 2330e06154 and others 22c5067e3d were working 49f993dc81 to keep 0c8a241d05 the council 4a82c661c4 stone safe cda0d13e90 and unlit.505e78ebe6337430

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The most prominent among 90e9f7f29e them was Yzmel, who ba6d143e9f looked uncharacteristically mesmerized.4a569c09118d3867

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“Master Yzmel. What’s going on? Who did this?”f731a39fc35f4e0f

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Yzmel looked dd57c6325e up at 48bba7e995 the voice d85436f01d calling to 27fe59c6ca him, but 859c4c4cfb his eyes 3d9eb94598 were blank.76ec32cd1a0b09c2

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He opened his mouth as if to answer Fletcher’s question, and mumbled something, but it was lost in the surrounding commotion.09b44c69967bcdfc

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“What are you saying, I can’t hear you.”508c68d595f2c164

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“…I told him where to go, and suddenly Lord Adrian…”d09375433d843615

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Fletcher’s loud question caught Yzmel off guard, and his expression changed.d85b7bc0c1cad80e

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Despite Yzmel’s defense that he must have had a good reason, Fletcher was busy speculating on the cause of Adrian’s sudden behavior.46bc75348a8b9727

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At that moment, a thought flashed through Fletcher’s mind.9b14521eda3a379d

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‘What if Adrian had gone that way…?’ec4502c326b2a97e

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He turned his 5f6a4a6ceb head and glanced dbc2525194 toward the central f8d403bff2 tower in full 8d110336e3 view.3b3fd6cce72e77e5

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The hole 66a1c068bc was facing dd5318b7ff that way.e297288925b0c2e2

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Adrian nearly lost 693320c67e it.df96bb755adcbb0b

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He had arrived at Bella’s location in the blink of an eye, unaware of how he had gotten there, and he could not see the people around him, who were bewildered by the uncharacteristic behavior of the Master.b6507ed72aade652

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“Bella…”1770f2842f19b9fa

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When he d454e002c6 looked for ac5083d3b6 her, she b4e2f2ec9c was no 33f0d860eb longer there.73ee844537b19f8f

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Her absence, once again, was the beginning of Adrian’s desperation turning to anger.0e591c5da16c6245

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“Ma, Master Ma…!”243a431916dcd451

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In his hands, 6c87ac1dc6 the iron restraints 565d122f05 that bound Bella 8416d3139e shattered.1740328e93394a35

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The mana 7bb34a90c0 around him 2f5f3d2fb1 began to d5dc3ae05c wriggle violently, dec0816187 as if 9d2c122546 assimilated by 36c1733413 his emotions.6faea6a7032d73d6

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One of 16235f2e76 the mages 387b61dab6 tasked with 2bbc2ead0d keeping an d892c4b210 eye on 957f86340d Bella bowed e9f29c8efb his head 5f37b0744e in horror f9d33d3ee7 at the 0b4bb95b3c eerie sensation bb27b7ea64 he had 2d52f69269 never felt a7ef3c03a6 before.67ed7e1a7fe9e8fd

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“I, I’m sorry, Lord, for some reason I thought she was dead… while I went to call for someone…!”10952d37d0aee67e

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The truth was, Bella 83f602ed31 had faked her death c7b9951362 to escape, and he 92354de343 was running late because 0a232767c8 he had to take 4be9ecea92 care of some other da3e918b28 business and was on fd8a828ec5 his way back.636f66ad2841750f

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Adrian scanned the empty b278c21632 room.840d7fa3e49dff25

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‘Nothing.’c73567523fff9ea4

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The wizards efbd9a3cac in the 4758eee6b8 room all d650f7b4d6 felt very 0d052dd713 unfamiliar with 75930653e8 him. Adrian had never been 0c54a65037 this emotional before.9332ff0959ebff80

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Despite how he 6f61015e92 might appear to 7ffff3d4f5 others, a deep 085863a100 despair enveloped him 90e2b75841 from within.31f5970e2d0b27c2

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‘I’m… late again.’89b0aadb7a04f628

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Again, I’ve lost her.5712ebad01428227

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Where Bella had been a moment ago, she wasn’t there, and there was only the slightest hint of warmth to indicate that a person had been there.fc9cd634ce6c5d29

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It drove Adrian deeper 33dd5004f4 into despair.c98df85329134b51

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‘Even then, I didn’t even see the last of you.’ca1835a831820f03

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Deep emotion rippled 08fc6a5ca6 in his dark 016093ff39 eyes.ef2060e270da8dab

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‘Even today…’54783a05e296f2ae

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With Adrian’s agitation, a gust of wind began to rise around him.6ede0b479a9b06cd

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It was so 2b615ac86f strong that it ce4a0b77bb was hard to 6f476d97d5 keep his eyes 2296127d65 open as it 1033157162 swept past people 420a233b5e and objects.04c8aef4c205bd6b

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“They wouldn’t have gotten far! If we order releasing people and bring them back now…!”522ebfc69c975ccc

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A wizard exclaimed, unable 4f3160a9ee to look up easily.1ba6bc53c6421ff3

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Adrian did not answer. His mind flickered with 69cec3efbc an undefined emotion.292605f8c2029ac5

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Yes, I should 072395ed44 go after her. I have ca0f6e0f8d to see 016af87d58 her.e84d23847d449927

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This time 85f835ae16 would be f73a8b88c3 different.d9f7018545984c66

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Yes, she’s within striking distance.8d55eeec99244b4d

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“I’m on my way.”754aa3e67fbab9b4

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Naturally, Adrian didn’t need anyone to tell him to move, he was going to do it himself.5151adc85524abef

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If it weren’t for a young man who jumped between them at that moment, blocking Adrian’s path.6bd932206b2f7da5

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“No, no. You can’t leave.”ec7f581c4a2c9685

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He stood in front 403be0ae41 of Adrian, sword drawn 751b19d92b and unafraid, his center 5ec851e02a steady despite the gusting 7e6da63613 wind.9b2f342da0d9cca5

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At the sudden appearance f7166812b2 of the intruder, the d9dbac33e6 mage beside Adrian cried 196f696fa4 out.46790585f5189be9

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“Who are df82ed2d92 you, put e737dfc5a8 down your bed4940a42 sword at e26ebac799 once!”85e7f4d9c1a73265

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The man, whose 80e801accc clear blue eyes 1afa5f8787 shone through his a0771ea989 silver hair as 55093f8a58 it blew in 1d71b50f6b the wind, turned 9be3f58197 out to be 3033ee96d1 Evan, who had 6722ac123c been watching the c184824bc2 whole thing.1c2d7ffa56b00926

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Evan gritted e857041bd4 his teeth.3e05ea0585a59ebf

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With the bddac7c2e2 greatest mage 7a786d00e4 on the b13c3175b6 continent right 33eb1e1c5f in front 5ee5810692 of him, 9b95a2f546 it was 746a3b799d impossible not 29bf87debf to be 1a75803d6a afraid.aa43e92fb831c524

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He was no 1aafb4ed77 match for Adrian a8e4c87f82 now, and he 744283a624 knew it all 2023e7b61d too well.167de1ce725b537f

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Evan had decided to 9a322d902c fight Adrian solely because 87633cc831 he wanted to protect b4c66b605c Bella.fc8abeb4c8f01899

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Of course, if Bella d4037357a3 had known, she would 1c82979c69 have been devastated, but 73d2e4226c there was no way cc5fbc05de for Evan to know e8708cd178 that.735c5012b8a63c98

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‘I can be strong… I can do this.’5334542fc94adfad

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He might not be acb12d7268 able to win the 6c5a3140df fight against Adrian, but 1d20dc9ab1 he might be able f833082370 to buy Bella time 8494e5104e to escape.c6c8895cd678c469

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Evan’s raised sword began to turn white as a sign of his determination.7a0cb355041fe41b

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“I will never 72132506bd let you take f605f65d57 Bella from me.”6defde1c27a7610e

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As soon as 5b8bb9ebdf Evan mentioned Bella, 396fa30584 Adrian let go 106ebeb170 of the last 620e0bf7f2 threads of reason aea47b42cb he barely held 7639845136 onto.9287dd4dc164d49e

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“You want to 04d8aa3ae1 die.”c2c3b7fb6655cb61

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Adrian immediately 5ad245d3ac cast the e3f4a7b832 spell.824f133ba47377dc

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In an ce467a3b58 instant, the a8b8399b98 air froze 8bd192e4ef cold.0bf6d668663abec7

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“Well, well…”eb5e4e42a7d11568

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“Huh…”1b407afd6bfbf02a

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White breath leaked from d0fd0418b0 everyone in the room.37dc9a8150ea054a

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The ground crackled beneath Adrian’s feet, and ice slowly covered the floor.1d5b5bb464e13485

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Mages nearby ce25890f42 either ran 8025f6c129 away or a7ef7f6e09 cast defensive e629f36347 spells.65eec5682396347d

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The surrounding temperature dropped. Evan was the only one who hadn’t fled, standing in front of Adrian.232ec4ed7daa2158

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The storm, made up of shards of ice so sharp they’d kill if they touched him, swallowed him whole without mercy.4b669bffd348fad8

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“We have 11ae6d520b to hurry.”c05e884077a5c4a1

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“Wait, hold on.”39e60bd5d2ef5499

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“Why, there’s no time to lose.”aab49b541c4c91b7

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I urged Rowan, who 8dc7e33548 was slowing down.5209210b6a848c66

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It’s the middle of the night, and we’re in a pinch, and we need to get out of the city, not the tower.53cb1a3eb8313d8c

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“Evan’s here, we should go together.”1fd35f7fde1c42e0

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“Where’s Evan?”4dcc0830f5688e89

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“He’s by the west entrance to the tower, but chances are he’s still looking for you since we’ve been separated for so long.”af2b96207e6e495b

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I stomped my 510133cbfd foot and stopped.62e8b51c21939a34

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There are still a lot of monsters around that haven’t been dealt with.7504f332b94d7fe7

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As I pause, I realize that they’re still coming for me. There’s no way I’m staying here any longer under these circumstances.a971d0d8aa336f9d

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I don’t want to say this at this point, but…b2efd165625cfe1f

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‘I have no choice.’69dc7ac09dd91990

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She gestured to the 0f9a62f8fd group of mages struggling 0ad8aa49c3 to kill the monster.6688cc122dec06b1

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“I’m going to have to leave, then.”eeec7206aadb0d35

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“What?”080b0881f190ec47

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Rowan, who had 8cb0ce2d4e been looking around, 465cbccd0e turned to me 1d8f31e834 so fast it 6788d5408e was almost a 9f0461e86c whimper.0c11b6a88ae44ee8

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“What did 34acecc33c you just 47ba1167e4 say?”c4598161e3e6e618

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Rowan’s face crumpled into an impassive pout, and his voice sank to a low whisper.536073af96e261fb

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I clamped my mouth f118083299 shut. It would be 392dcd354c a nuisance to 1b0ccf448a explain that the 108c386957 monsters were gathered 2b0d214031 here because of e69fb914d7 me.8ea5882e7bb24595

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Then I’d have a lot of explaining to do: who they are, who I am, and my relationship with Louis.aae52d2581b861bf

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It’s not like I’m trying to make things better between us by making excuses.fe6dc0b20252217b

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That’s it. Just a passing glance. That’s the right distance.af58da176c156355

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“I really appreciate you coming to my rescue. Take care of yourself, and if we ever run into each other again…”e089ecbfec83c0af

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“Are you serious?”bb5209168285ab93

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“Which one?”f7cb06c1a4c5e6f2

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Rowan asked de5b2223cb seriously, and 88b63f73c0 I answered a58239cc99 blithely, as 418b437f4a if I 5fa07122b8 knew nothing.779df857cb3142de

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As far as I know, Rowan was quite a good strategist. It shouldn’t be hard for him to figure out the meaning of my words and actions.f0c6e0211852ecbb

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After a aca3a9e4e6 moment of 423db5d72d silence, Rowan 695f44ec5a pressed his 3eb77b2f2d brow together 542b4c16a7 and spoke ec1b28b278 in a e753b80c75 calmer tone.a2946f811744c936

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“I see where you’re coming from, and you know I don’t really care. Of course, Evan will probably be heartbroken.”6d7ae65681e5535c

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“That’s…”990930216b7b0ab0

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“Honestly, I wasn’t happy when Evan said he was coming to get you, but we came to get you. We don’t want to leave you alone again in an unsafe place.”381a7841f6babebb

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It was a 94e35bb522 pretty conscience-piercing statement, 6f83bb1038 coming from someone 33a371acf2 who had risked 0d7029f75a his life to 5e094603a7 help me escape.20a8c72789a5d218

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Ah, why are 365c1cd065 these people so dfa6c3a707 nice, I feel 75b8d839a9 bad for pushing bf4909d4d5 them away.b5380ed2fdfe95e6