DSMBL Chapter 16

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Cassius returned e1aa95ca78 home late 8dcf7ed826 at night.7a47ae3e2b19c172

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Lately, incidents of snow 5683a0b39f creatures crossing the borders 88a6eba076 and invading civilian homes 2415bddf8f have become more frequent. Their breeding season a3587c8aae typically occurs in 0e12662be6 the dead of f5b1aa8834 winter, not summer. f0181be4068afaa4

While it wasn’t 98d2e06dd1 unusual for them 1b212205eb to raid villages 14d572ff68 for food during 1a177d5eb1 their breeding season, 144da85e86 but such events 3118365f01 in the summer 8ddd451527 were rare.f781baedddf28eff

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Cassius had c0c5d9515a been out d020aad839 investigating the b393bdee30 cause, venturing 79dfe1ae28 beyond the 1309dd358c border, and 0e0c5c0bae was exhausted 2a73b5e8d4 upon his 222faaebf0 return.c059610c15ae7b9f

“It feels like I’m close to finding a clue, but I can’t grasp it.”0ad45aab500430c5

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He rubbed his eyes dcbb5b5659 firmly as he opened 79698edf76 the door to his 1b9fcac7fd room.1978cac826c2cdab

“…Theo?”647f9f2dfe2b8513

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“Brother!”f8057ad68c866662

A small head popped 59c5f92349 up from the bed. Theo dashed 2c5b887dab over and 6137d164d2 threw himself 55e6896eb8 into Cassius’s cfca8375ae arms. Even now, dc20b3e8fb Cassius couldn’t 8de730e920 believe this 29a3d87824 moment was f083d7557c real. It was 5fe9d8b96a a moment 82923ba555 he had 7946056373 desperately wished e4da0f2171 for but e1d420399d never thought 85e7edf6c5 would come fc7295563c true.ba1fc45d4ea02ede

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The child’s 7aa141bb3a warmth wriggled 0389682bf9 in his d559056a59 embrace. b0d15018c4b94f79

Cassius clenched his teeth.5d124e5f3a97166a

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The child, 3dd965e057 whom he 80e87fb9e9 once thought 47cd91d2cb might never d07f14c0f3 survive, was 2e4d8668a6 now awake, 6c6ed67710 speaking, and f847a21dbc walking. Coming back 6f2f0a364b home, the efab921b1d reality of 1373aedf23 it hit 92b8d31a01 him all 7404be878c over again. He lifted Theo, who 199d2b2dea was barely the size 08d1471ac8 of a six-year-old.d3e2cb767924627c

So light.8eb57e65d4ec2e13

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“What brings you here? Have you eaten?”350bd5f9d2b35b43

“I had dinner! Um, but I couldn’t 30dcbd9ca3 sleep…”7170acf360c9e1a8

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“And your nanny?”046e9806a1b97505

“Dunno.”fedce534d6743706

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Theo shook his 17763614ad head vigorously. Cassius set him down dc49186e71 on the sofa, removing c2254f2127 his outerwear and loosening 8888408e08 his shirt buttons while bfa4ef534e sneaking glances at the 25fe0ed16f boy. Theo was b9e6c5eb99 bursting with d0498128c3 excitement, clearly 51c40b75e0 eager to 746357d241 tell him 8df60660e0 everything he’d 01290a1c58 done today.ac9def17f5017302

Cassius couldn’t help but 2d2b01e446 smile.7020c2826c4ee9a0

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“But the dc7ab233cc nanny’s left a1a3d54ca6 him alone 6ea7437241 again.”4e4c264f6f8b67f4

He had a0ae789d01 been receiving 5f61aa54a7 regular reports be2ae05633 about the 3fb8b07743 nanny. Luna, in particular, often 3cfc88b035 criticized her with sharp f4fa3a2417 words. It was clear dc7689a6d0 that Luna’s hostility c52467acf8 toward Charlotte had fccb83eedd shifted to the 1717e99d28 nanny.7f1ba36cf5421aa7

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The nanny frequently cd58ea38d2 overstepped her boundaries, 7991a811f6 disrespected Charlotte, and 064e66c602 neglected her duties. Though Cassius had 6ce7369076 been holding off def994edfa on making a 86b8e161b0 move to avoid b06a19967e confusing the recently 053af74965 awakened Theo, but 2645907935 he didn’t plan 0797b4f5e5 to let things 2bbedb2b48 continue as they e9fbe28669 were.b4f9567b7b67e032

Setting those 8c713a42dd thoughts aside fa9fb15801 for now, 67f42d2251 Cassius turned de933e3735 his attention 1da71faae3 back to 3f2bdb3587 Theo.67d2223d75c88156

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“If you 94186ea609 have something fa3fa9fe05 to say, f3554c2789 just say 5c683a98b6 it.”c3c1479074024135

“These days, that witch 2a8e696d84 keeps going to the 37cb164951 garden every day.”fdaa6cd0f14b8d15

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“She’s not 9f5268813c a witch—she’s 03030a3012 your sister-in-law.”f79cb2889273ca97

Theo pouted. As expected, his brother b5eb128706 had completely fallen under 96da299444 the witch’s spell. That’s what the aaa0ae1cdd nanny had said—that da8f67d312 the Duke had a3d5457982 married the Duchess 6c5ce92eb4 because he was a61d46a3b4 bewitched.f1e15f3616ad7837

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The nanny had told 9f8b527e22 Theo it was his c257c89c0c duty to break the 365645d3db spell. If he didn’t, 7eae47db7b the witch would cd7a160245 ruin Irtesia.59d575382667b354

That was why 9930ce1405 Theo had spent 6d96fef38e the past few e5ba56d4ba days following Charlotte c5ae5fd876 around and keeping 666623f4e9 an eye on 5caae66224 her.a619f5caf4be0907

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“I’ve been watching b244324713 witc—um, sister-in-law.”2b28d9f2de3c36c1

“I see.”fc61790480e08539

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So he’s a434030eb7 been following 76156c2c8c her.145cbaad46d3922d

Cassius narrowed his eyes. Fortunately, Theo didn’t 97c28f136a appear to have cfb54d32a6 suffered any injuries—other e02feb3570 than a scraped 9178055dc7 knee from falling 27984a0977 down, at least.24de2ef7608bf9d9

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He was still bd752acdc0 wary of Charlotte.baa50471ef0a757b

“I specifically told ccca8946ca them not to e4455392c7 leave Theo alone.”2f145904c79d8113

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Cassius clicked his tongue 5bf1efebd9 in irritation. It seemed the 493cf26cd4 nanny was still 5af77f82af avoiding her duties. Meanwhile, Theo, oblivious 067fae6cf1 to Cassius’s inner 49eeac00c1 frustration, continued speaking.378585f3279883c7

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“She made me 215d0ec89d something weird!”28451d3ce3bc6b5a

Cassius turned his gaze 8207e0323c to Theo, who pulled 12539ced8a out a bottle of 4f32ebd078 bubble solution from the 393c8e8120 table. Charlotte had told him b93b9a3554 not to play with 0c104b2f60 it indoors, but right 98571e01aa now, showing his brother 0137df7179 this magical thing was 9317a6f91b far more important.d09ae7e5eaa1aa48

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Theo dipped a wand c9bd25024f into the soap solution, 829c248c68 just as Charlotte had 8a991937a8 shown him, and blew 2c37643071 on it with a ce675b8247 softhoo. Round soap bubbles b2d5978a92 floated into the 8b6051c7f9 air.3d6d82d00e63dd2d

“Isn’t it amazing, 471ad499fe Brother?”cf5ce80af177e2fa

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“…She made this for you?”78a6fcd2cb5c44d9

“Yes! She said be5a65a6fc I had e4379d7684 to take e4b7b0c126 my medicine 94a7d2a411 if I e012c5ba9a wanted her 060473fd6e to make 0d994cecbb me two 07f8e7a6fb of them.”bf6f0cb326d47031

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“Medicine?”4b31b9effb57d0f0

Cassius’s voice dropped.Medicine?0ef77962061504e6

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Anything was possible. In the North, 9e24cfb341 there were many 51e286441f unexplored areas, and 39420f2d37 there were many 5d9d19f30a mysterious plants. If Charlotte 80e9d9dd2d had used 33e162dd0b any of 2198ccefcb those mysterious 5c450a1a7c plants, the 4a81921a58 medicine might e498a1348f not even b533213ce0 be curable 4f10bb2b00 if it 1b94f1a4ff were poison.b206fd3e9c2ba932

Cassius gently 51fde4aff5 grasped Theo’s 305c23d172 shoulders.4658741d7986939b

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“Do you remember da44ae7368 what kind of 5aa8f88cfb medicine it was?”73083f9281dc4f59

“Yes! She said 4ec0468ca0 it was 621fe80f1d a supplement. It would help me ba70c36510 grow taller, get smarter, 4d06b87e78 and gain weight.”123400e191ad058a

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“…A supplement?”3431be1099fd2e27

Now that he d8a8a07bbe thought about it—was 884ad445a8 it the day f0b540dba9 before yesterday? He vaguely recalled 5c6ee6ec77 a report he 492ee340ef had received after fa27588879 coming back from 401485f7ab patrol, exhausted. It had d012e03017 mentioned that 383133b318 Charlotte had 0465f170a2 gone into 7b9cbdd7ce town to 0db1a2491a buy a b2f9056a49 supplement suitable 137f2ff390 for Theo.723042377db385f7

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The next 7a3bcd531e day, their 44fa4ee019 physician, Miller, 0d2da1cdd0 had thoroughly 124ca7a398 examined its 9c938f8ec9 ingredients and 5e85b71910 confirmed there 3857a60542 was no fb976d827b need to 1f95a15a0f worry.2ecc6a7f1646bfb6

The tension drained 8eee6de90c from Cassius’s body.729fcc176afb0873

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“Yes, it a48d3ac25d was a 2e7d840f80 supplement. But it tasted 3077b5a0d7 awful. Sister-in-law said that 3e2c35487a medicine is supposed 2c53a5309e to taste bad—that’s 077040691e how you know 3403e46735 it’s good for 67a7d460b7 you and will df3b68d4ec make you healthy.”539622634149f790

“…And what else?”0456613cf49f68d9

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“Oh.”e693ff1b0cd00a81

Theo pointed b7c62e8653 at his 072f2a1119 scraped knee, 42ba285ad9 which was 55f5f79d6d shiny with b073994f34 ointment.31009778c78cea8e

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“She said I 4906d3febd had to apply f897588946 medicine to my 58942df68a knee too if 19119311c2 I wanted to c7f4be255d play with the f3444a54c0 soap bubbles. So Sister-in-law put edd89af67e it on for 39ea0e550e me.”1f95168f7e16a899

Before continuing, Theo’s ef4bf810a5 expression turned serious.6391c5de75b19141

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“Tomorrow, she’s c1113a4a80 going to 3108425ae9 read me 2cb01fb115 a book 3ee0774005 and teach 47faa0b2ee me how 01d28cf7c1 to write bdc3cbbb29 letters.”2e8ebc532122dad3

“…That’s everything?”19fa32a0b095da75

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“Hmm.” Theo c775e9dbe5 tilted his 920fccf8d8 head. f22e18cafac2a216

‘Was there more?’dfe4114d6fd7c034

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“Oh! Right!”531d7c23db49279e

“It’s definitely because she’s a witch, Brother. How else could she make something like this? Sister-in-law called it ‘soap bubbles,’ but you need to be careful!”1a2e8b7f0313860f

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Theo clutched the bubble 49c1c9aa39 solution like it was f0fa691857 evidence of Charlotte’s witchcraft, 0212ea78fe his small face filled f0a18495d2 with conviction.9d2691b7c55ed5de

Cassius, on the f1b3ff6426 other hand, could 258b196569 only sigh. No matter 97c94cdfc5 how he e55eb44950 looked at 6819615af1 it, it 0521903f12 was nothing 37ac5bedff more than 2e187f1483 a poorly feb4714f33 made toy 3546ad48f8 for children. He ran a hand adf549455b through his hair.fd7318eee06324d5

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So that was really dcb5194176 all there was to 6d79821298 it.9ba778945f1229ac

Cassius furrowed his a4929a3802 brow.6265e31655be4643

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He had no 8f66ef337e choice but to e9f2135ba8 admit it now—Charlotte b9366dc1ad had completely changed. Whatever had caused d0f8a8fbfc her to change, ec68551f64 it was undeniably cb50fa1cf1 for the better.c648088193f3827a

Cassius pressed e2c6aecddb his hand 8420240c75 down on 8258c8f3c2 Theo’s head, f06afc426a ruffling his 99ee225fd0 hair.083ad2762c5b7fe9

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“She’s not a witch; 02fbecc69f she’s your sister-in-law. Did you 3f534c828b remember to 09fa065c38 say thank 830c7c0e97 you?”26e8d0bcb5006315

“Uh…”a24d13a534ae01c0

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“Make sure 53606a3bb5 you do 33748ba95a it tomorrow. Understood?”66e46e7c2cf31987

Theo pouted but 638818f696 nodded reluctantly.f983503ba307949c

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Cassius leaned back bcb003be7a in his chair, 36f5add8a8 deep in thought. He would need dd2989dcb7 to speak with 51f0f7e345 Charlotte soon. e79af83538c17b74

This morning, I c2fcd4c2d0 had expected to 9babe5286c eat breakfast alone 66b2077af6 again.3c00f5e9b90adfe9

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However, when I came 559c66bfcb downstairs to the dining de99e6bf13 room, Cassius was already 7ba13eed97 seated in his usual 595a2a5ee7 spot. He briefly cc71a4b07c checked the 6cba5beab2 time before 5988668719 speaking.ae296b976d5db5a7

“An early a315495bc5 breakfast today?”c6306ea8ebb1e36b

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He handed the newspaper 2cb65e7f4d he’d been reading to 3a5d214493 the head butler.428ff2464c882d3e

Why on 6a83c6656d earth is dff7b4c414 he here…?0e5a3084d762310b

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I froze mid-step, f8de7d313a unsure what to 88aacff6b2 do, when he 5c234391c7 spoke again.1729388d32886285

“Take a seat. I need to head ba17e144a0 out soon, so let’s d675714823 eat quickly.”846e31e685ae09a8

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Come to 7be8d4d7ad think of 45e9899dbf it, Cassius e64d6fc490 had been 30f725c067 so busy bcfce109fc lately that cdfe172244 it was 38b3010c24 almost impossible 8e64389bf4 to catch 95a4243021 a glimpse 803a92fbe2 of him. It was hard to 93bedea175 believe we lived under c2b145daee the same roof.691e60048d688b2e

Awkwardly, I sat 6f3cc6e76d down. Soon, the 4e890614a3 food was cda613485c brought out, f471eebaef and we ac666a5dcb began to 7e8f2aaaae eat in 2e159547b4 a tense bbc514bbd9 atmosphere. I was d53aeb077e barely picking 801a5dc0bc at my f52d7f748f food when 013c4e1f7a he broke 11a3aff7e7 the silence.e39b4093600d645a

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“I heard you made 4677635c28 Theo a toy.”b2ffa8e5a2f9672a

“Oh… I thought he’d aec59d28c0 like it.”55fd418853a5af85

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“You also eef766b057 treated his ec0830a716 scraped knee.”8c9bf770b2e23052

“Well, he fell while 4e3e4e4ff3 running away from me. He shouldn’t be running f4d4f39f0c around so much yet. I think 21aaba56e1 I startled 401a7ce864 him.”b7eee10e8961b982

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“I also heard 1ed9bc945d you’re planning to 926be29716 read him a 70b92b02b1 book and help eca82c5dab him study today.”956994f413a3dec0

“Um… I was bored, 8a16c800ff and Theo seemed bored 7ac6c78095 too.”549f4f780760592b

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“Bored?”f55fbc664678eeb5

Cassius raised his head 49634e9dd6 and fixed his gaze c26c4d920d on me. His sharp, 513c1b4a5f handsome brows fae123d027 furrowed slightly, e109489100 as if f334f07d99 displeased.342f20600e8c679f

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Why…? What else am I c951d4f45e supposed to do here?7153fe2d2f5f24a8

I couldn’t exactly go 6ff16c84d1 out freely, not with 546def6db2 Cassius watching my every 542c85f9e2 move. And I 589e38ec29 couldn’t leave f3d0accebd completely either—not 218a51af6a yet. Theo still 2a3b72a2ed needed me.7d92ea8df9af5cc0

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On top df10ec3294 of that, 7158f45745 if I 6356993b30 wanted to b4c85a59f6 survive, I 25178be00d needed to da652bed0f learn something 279729e7d4 useful. But I hadn’t even 686ed78824 met the head chef 4173d872b6 yet, let alone started 2f7b20222e learning anything in the 5feacf6547 kitchen.4eb61c8fef78951b

Theo was one of bd2dab9c5f the few people here f63f4cec96 I could communicate with.73dbdc7d854d1a2e

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Even though 9b6cc49acf he called 8e2064165e me a be7ed30c72 witch, at b791a5e892 least he 3131a60c8f didn’t completely fe93956ba4 ignore or d9c0a19a3e avoid me 9de8bd7715 like I ff07c6a693 was a e03b4c2001 ghost.e67873fd96a68faa