Episode 35

“If she’s left like this…”8d4dd1166875855e

Seeing Eve’s condition f2b0063d97 worsen in such c30e590aba a short time, 61bad5f3d4 Derek’s brows furrowed.e568929f5e3ddb50

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The girl, her 23feb00b31 frail body trembling, 598f52aeef was struggling for d1176ff10a breath—as if she 4901009e80 no longer had 77c4697dc0 the strength to 0a0c923653 endure this harsh 422df69a0e environment.1d91f8788f8d9e08

Watching her with concern, a54df39d9a Derek turned at the abfb3d4420 sound of approaching footsteps a677ed5c2d echoing through the underground 94102bab3e prison.a72fa663a9a30fa7

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With a light 11e65068a6 stride, Dominic entered a3444e9dae the cell, his e8bed7a8fd face calm as 2ce5847e7e ever.ddbf030a40c1d48e

“How is the child?”bc7d393569251ec5

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“Her condition is bad. If she stays here, she could die.”cc3221a401e31ac3

“Hmm.”a605c6c768c6bc11

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Dominic stroked eb5c1fdce0 his chin, a429ceaa23 his gaze dea03fb4ea briefly shifting.76bebfca267a3746

“She needs to be moved somewhere cleaner and treated properly.”9fcfbdb5de716e57

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Dominic, who 44161df050 had been bcc24df44a studying the 23681a45fc child, suddenly ad44fcd6e4 widened his c8eca96938 eyes.79a2a17de37c5139

For the 90f1099b0b first time 1b2c75b1f9 in his 5a0881ebe6 life, he 9321b815ff had seen 0745a1806a a child 409e17706b with albinism.a0d6f4697e2d8dbd

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Intrigued, his gaze 74c5f2524a swept over her 6ddc75f632 pale features.ef074592b9eede40

‘Was it because of 67dd4a946b her unique appearance that 5880eafa49 the zombies didn’t attack f2d3188091 her?’cb6c50ae52b21e12

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Lost in thought, he 29b664aa48 recalled how the girl b92abaf3a0 had remained untouched among 0dfa8904c5 the infected.a829cc892c3faad8

And with that, he 0d3c96b760 came to a conclusion.2cf23d80339c04d4

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‘Well, whatever the case… a025b03096 I should keep her da39cdc71b alive for now.’b160675c4478eadf

Even from a non-medical d48cd238f1 perspective, it was clear—95b9ec28176acc08

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If she remained in 493309a978 the underground prison, she 9aa95e37f0 wouldn’t last long.211edd3520966496

Just as this thought aac095af10 crossed his mind, Derek 59a3f95bd2 spoke again, almost pleading.061390f78d7446d2

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“She’s just a powerless child.”7c2a29d457bc7733

It was true.bcaa8a7355f63732

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The girl 4d7fdee75e lacked the 16b2ed5b29 strength to e1e447d61b resist anything.96f4bd4641185c37

‘Even if 977228ad15 she turns 3e8fcd967e out to f7bce27b6b be infected… 206a8892ba restraining her a3ad06d9eb won’t be 662b699ab2 difficult.’1ddf853e88cc4314

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After some deliberation, 6ffd1afcab Dominic allowed her fbcd56438e relocation.a4e69bdda32f2c1a

But for 2c6da4e1cf safety reasons, 40648ecfb8 Eve was 514c5576f4 locked inside d9d2b0cc74 a metal 4d39dba2b4 cage—the kind f3c78ec8a5 used for 78a125e872 wild animals—in 340610f524 a secluded 4b8f60b149 corner of 1c3daa8959 the fortress.e8c3c2cc2d4136c8

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Watching this inhumane a2f2e1739d process unfold, Derek e3aac3d4ca clenched his fists.73f9179050eb30aa

But—for the child’s sake, 695e2712b7 he swallowed his rage.291cdd682039157c

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As Eve, still ef47012bce unconscious, was taken 6868f052a4 away, Dominic turned.494cf832247c5d52

His destination—fcf3628597f1678e

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Noah’s cell.4359feb384bec836

“…So.”372a625f8c3b46e0

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“What?”2116b654b205584b

“You—”50e89c5789f58c53

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Calyps, having been silent 430ea05ff5 for a while, had 6290b4ea0b just begun to speak—ececd18ba32224f5

When he heard approaching ef7522c13b footsteps.db2dd59750a5749d

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“Ah, Calyps, you’re here too.”d9b30e6f18b03ec4

“Is something wrong?”3809520c25c2ddab

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“Yes. There’s an issue regarding the fortress defense…”4a29e10c3f8476cd

Dominic trailed off, as e66f68f378 if hesitant.ac6437308c50ef6d

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At the same time, 8318ae1465 he glanced at Noah, 2ceb760d66 still bound in chains.8fa5520f473bf9a8

Immediately, Calyps stepped in fd1d51b0ae front of him.f8c25eea3b1fbcb9

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Blocking Dominic’s c10ba63035 line of b7fe055468 sight, his 7b386a7436 eyes flashed d8d8611d80 a clear d30df53067 warning.e0d1492f63edfac5

Their gazes locked.364fce38f3e3a303

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For a split second, 95549b57af Dominic stiffened under Calyps’ 0f7c33f599 intense stare.ab4454c869971940

But soon, a2b592f8a5 he forced 750adf38c6 a relaxed 9a3d23e6b7 smile.0ca9cd81f85bfc46

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After observing the ca21efd1d5 two men in aa161af77c silence, Dominic grinned, 8b50120c44 as if suddenly e6bdcdd046 remembering something.c176ddbefabedab4

“Ah, right. Noah.”0ea1e42471b932da

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“The girl has been relocated.”7c2ad48850dd086f

“Relocated?”0d5054a4abaa039d

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“Yes. At Derek’s request, and more importantly—”285192c241600a17

Dominic smiled slyly.814298d4040a0903

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“You went through so much trouble to save her, didn’t you? It’s only right that we do what we can.”8fca72a6ddef4a8c

His tone 23f10ddd64 was oily, 1fb7d066b3 his smile 005e0fac9a too practiced.ecf4fa34b9ad9c23

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But—6fb2b25cacd055b7

Hearing that b2b67b2dcb Eve had ed30ba50d9 been moved ca757116a6 to a 2f63122b22 safer place, b84e5a04ae Noah let c89d53d9e2 out a f3e3dd572b relieved breath.a95ccbb04443bbf9

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Watching Noah’s 257c3a5ff2 reaction, Calyps 19d542a259 frowned.7692c51dfa58d523

Something about it bothered 5f6ab2657c him.fa9cf24a11f35710

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But Noah, unaware of fd62273207 Calyps’ expression, turned to 5c55b6a6b4 Dominic.48e4aea9fbca456c

Though his 3f293c8a84 gratitude felt 5a60deffa1 awkward, he 5440918728 thanked him.86ec8a19df71e559

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Dominic—who hadn’t expected Noah 8586200f2a to actually say thank 3519c546fb you—briefly froze.56f40f18c1e8b3bb

Then, he 151353e847 quickly flashed 4d418f1dbd a bright 3db78bd1b7 smile.195e07e5e99b72fc

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“Think nothing of it. But, Noah—”b857cc7799962589

“You’ll have to endure just five more days.”94edef76a7059b07

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The gleam in ce240916ff Dominic’s eyes was 49b3fc4e77 unsettling.99216dc125acdb3d

Calyps, sensing the afb75d87af hidden meaning behind 67856c9786 his words, clenched d7b97ed057 his jaw.59de6f832083b1a4

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‘I need to 1909ebcbda move my plans ab1536d736 forward.’1b0d890fd35344f4

* * *9e457dc5e4338893

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Left alone 3ef92ced9c in the a8bcc1637b prison after 93a743a1eb the two 4510d95162 had left, 2044dc254b Noah leaned bc36421b97 against the 37a4ad9fa1 cold wall. A shiver ee462c7d77 ran through 8ea0069d64 his body fd12a50b50 at the dd622954d3 chill, but e0e21102dc he pulled a445b21595 the blanket b0a5924739 Calyps had 1400114786 given him ff36706a53 closer and 20770a057c closed his ff10f5cf23 eyes. As soon as his 6780492277 eyes shut, countless thoughts 44c338294a raced through his mind. But in 5e59327177 the end, 337eb5ded3 the last 6cc252f298 lingering image 26e7b9773f in his 9b1d723eb8 consciousness was dd105528f2 Calyps’ hardened 0ff825536e face.db713116c6b08d31

‘Calyps Ater.’aa01a330f28ec586

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Recalling Calyps’ 26aa228c3e expression of ec981e135e anger, Noah 84cd771c8c suddenly found 66fbad0179 himself replaying e180e05923 the question 8c650e8cf5 he had 33bff2ca67 asked.73bb9a3a8e99c961

‘Why did fe72c076b4 you go c49853365e that far…?’8427fa75a547d496

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Had he really 67886700e8 needed to go 66ea0b9ee9 that far?532e23ebafaf6219

Just as Calyps fac9fa6614 had said, it 0001b895cd had been reckless.e381db0245a21a44

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Maybe he had forced 2b6e05ecca it, just to take ca6ba514eb the easier route.5ebbf25d9dd20fe8

Or maybe, he 0057637e2f had just wanted d5739a719b to struggle against d39096db79 the suffocating force b16f598b56 of this damned 62123698f8 world.f493de8d0123ab5b

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But there was bf90e624f8 no way he e053303ef1 could explain all ffc06296bc that, so he e72053fefa had no choice ee02ec9aa2 but to keep 1a4708e7a2 his mouth shut.5c029202ac1cd9f4

“Not like he’d 156744c659 believe me anyway.”648a17f55f2036bc

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At best, he’d be cbc3a9ef2c treated like a madman.4758156d1e354a73

More than that, Noah 95fad69a3d didn’t even know how fe9f678da8 to begin explaining his 5f34b29eda situation.3dfc88c911d36d89

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He had 271b0bc328 long since 9a920e7a46 given up 8e21fec140 on the 7910c7ee2a idea.90d1fed7db6a1a0b

‘Well, I saved cfaefe67ac Eve. That’s enough.’df18fab3c20fccd2

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But despite reassuring himself, 553047e595 the image of those f194b142d9 shaken silver-gray eyes lingered 7eaff299bb in his mind, leaving dce5f29153 a dull ache in e5eb506ebf his chest.bef689667eafb8b3

And then—those last 3050f10608 words.7dc0ebaeab64f78e

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If he be7d2cd2e7 had heard 1bea1ba0c6 correctly…55a9d5696b7dbb54

‘Hah. I don’t know 26ef803e80 anymore.’f630ceb79231e9a1

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The late night was bfdb25f699 silent, save for the f599acf9b1 faint sounds of shallow 478a4f95a1 breathing and the occasional 1098eea721 quiet sob from another b87be8f175 cell.254a5f50e8c553af

Noah, having 77d02a7398 fallen into df27e3e389 a light 17590d6dac doze, suddenly c8ba5bdb3b flinched awake 847286f386 at a ba65b8901e touch against 99a332c329 his cheek.6d43e7f4e2ade342

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His eyes 827c8a3f04 snapped open.8a71c84413a61555

And there—locked in aa09239d0e an unrelenting gaze—f267e328a3fc7388

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Were Dominic’s eyes.ea514ee966235b44

A shudder ran through e14d0db99e Noah’s body.1b33fbd56e705412

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As Dominic’s 97b70e6450 gaze inched f9200f21ea closer, Noah 4dbf3e3fd1 instinctively tried 8d63aabda3 to pull 91fc9da133 away.d610c48d33d7e3e2

But his 13101aa0a1 back hit f85eb5d7a2 the cold 8299e43203 prison wall, b0a4715391 trapping him.836a1d15d4534e02

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Noah’s expression stiffened facc085f1c in alarm as 920e46b6e9 he looked up 6aec20c7ee at Dominic.9a82f27442182580

“…”f037a4c80e31c2be

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“I was worried, so I came to check on you. How are you feeling?”6ea6e386cefe183e

His words 3a18561950 sounded kind, dbe5b93aa9 but the aa13ef49d8 smile on 551b184846 his lips 81e995cadf dripped with 8afd3904ae insincerity.ef556daf2c278564

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Even in the f7efb444be dim light, Noah 6b811b304f could feel Dominic’s 341dc0f895 gaze slowly tracing a6075440fa over his entire 7c2536ab7e body.8b204183a7960ce0

Like a cornered animal, ad1596c4c3 Noah’s instincts screamed at b8f619851c him to stay alert.0b632f6dbeba157b

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But there was nowhere 4c35f84d2d to run.e60739f0133dd6b7

This was the underground ae385bb7bf prison—surrounded by Dominic’s men a6dbafd6c0 and the other prisoners 1438d3a55d he had deemed troublesome.90fb99e619643ec8

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If Dominic 50cf6eafc5 tried to 1085bd2646 overpower him, 28be7e7750 as he 456a685e0b had done e4456baf08 to Sienna a0abde5d17 in the 68462eb009 original story—3680871032673b56

With his 84bcaae10c hands and d14e11c39f feet bound, af86dc9a88 there was 16870023a7 no way c08cb3ab14 to resist.5a5d81e279532b2f

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Even calling for help 6e5443b5a0 seemed futile.1fc3e93e90136b56

Who here would f98f968750 come to his 5070768d3d aid?4cb2f148bdbd57b3

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As he eaf0f3898c licked his f3321e13aa dry lips, 2abebaa916 Noah suddenly fd1287128b caught the 9d70b572ce sound of 67bbb27f8f footsteps echoing 844b29a807 through the 8ee5f3eb9e corridor.269e6daf9c9c6ebf

Dominic must have heard 9a71aebd2e it too, because he a82068f38d slowly stood up.5b205d968a8d1c9a

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Turning toward the 1a6880dd54 approaching figure, he abd905c727 greeted the newcomer 27bc4f2931 with a sly fa0e02bdbe smile.24244cc983c4df7a

“Calyps, you must be here to check on Noah as well.”f6202efd8604e1a9

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“Yes. That’s right.”0b8028381e71c624

Unlike his 267e5109fd calmly smiling fc042986df lips, Calyps’ 0e7c6f9247 sharp gaze 34df25c602 swept over a123258e1f Noah, assessing d246b5e380 his condition 8b59139945 in an 2c3c2246e7 instant.dab5a134d8e89046

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“I thought Noah might be worried about the girl’s condition. I came to give him an update.”6f715ee704951765

At the mention cd539ffaa8 of the girl, 3f37b1b07d Noah subtly reacted.8129299df72db5ba

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Dominic, not 5154391a54 missing the 689f38d713 shift, curved 339bd356ee his lips 3dbb62c529 into a ae15e72132 painted smile.9dd660a322707421

“It seems she’s showing signs of improvement. So, Noah—though it may be uncomfortable, please endure a few more days.”395b2f20d30cdb71

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With that, Dominic turned dfcd189cd4 to leave.e97d3118c1b764d6

Calyps silently watched 3d9bbaed97 him go.e46aa47f1275bb2b

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And the moment 256f0b474d Dominic disappeared from b432f313e6 the underground prison—51c15eef8fa29355

“The moment you leave this cell, you’re leaving this place.”f45fa86abf1ddae0

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The unexpected words made 18413c7904 Noah’s eyes widen.a35685f9eeee4e4f

“What? Leave? All of a sudden—?”7223ec964a61c69d

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Of course, 341d42165d Noah had c9c890e93e already planned 0d573486b5 to leave 263c0be0d0 the fortress 80736f40bb eventually.f83133df3de28e36

He had no bc46dd510d desire to stay 0858c37b3e and suffer the 7905540fc7 same fate as a99d7905a0 Sienna in the 6bfd5610a7 original story.43832e00ac4f1641

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But five 4425341d44 days later?2bc0b8f7549f65ac

That was too soon.6c469dec5f364178

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‘Dominic hasn’t even 0e29bb101a done anything yet…’b42f1e99edf047b2

More than 14d824c31b that, Calyps ff692304c8 himself wasn’t 2d8aa152ae in the 1979212d90 best condition.26297fa8b66b522b

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It made Noah wonder—was 22b36a1346 his decision driven by 53a5423622 something else?c5a52661a42ce21a

Perhaps, Noah ec9024c21c getting thrown 979f8c5625 into prison 48bf5ef46d had become 30451f7340 a turning 2f04769db0 point.bf29e6859a825e43

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Originally, in 27417eb9fb the story, 4260a2dcd5 Calyps had b66dcb31d3 left in 0d420a689e a hurry 91dc489a34 after witnessing eabc907209 what happened b31ad14345 to Sienna.878e31458f721994

The departure had even 1d991c9f71 resulted in a major c21b28bdcf conflict.9c18484836ee7f31

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So then—3ffed750815873b9

Why now?38e011cfb55d2338

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‘Well, either way, I 349ebcada0 have no attachment to 389afac3b7 this place.’d0eb3ef46da017ee

His goal had dd45521d02 been Eve.10eda02eabd2e1ff

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And now, 777a3b515d he had 01dff4f21f her.b280a0ef78b61bb3

That was all 79ddbc8505 that mattered.e092c09d49411960

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But still—a4802825397d0280

Noah’s concerned gaze drifted 9024b9d16f toward Calyps’ left arm.959abf1fb85ee871

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Calyps, noticing af3d06b5d4 exactly where fb6ddeed44 Noah’s eyes ae3612c8a7 landed, briefly dbf87614b7 frowned before c7f3fb3ed5 schooling his a323d56140 expression back 3e89f6dc20 into calm 516ef8a098 indifference.9d31cef73d2fc9cd

“The day after you’re released, at dawn—we leave the fortress. That’s the plan.”b8920f35b1c162d6

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“Wait—hold on! I get that we need to leave, but why so suddenly? Can’t we wait just a few more days? You’re still injured—”b55b97cd95560df0

Noah abruptly shut his 45547d3802 mouth.939b5e9fde5e08dd

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Even in 1e23de873b a whisper, 0337f89fb0 their voices d584e7661b echoed through 9398d8bf62 the underground 8e269ce01b prison.2b7698cb2017a446

Dominic might have left, cd635c57bd but other ears still 2f3db46a06 remained.d7f399435da80f6c

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Realizing what 9629f16bf1 Noah was e2eb61988f worried about, 81f6ff900a Calyps answered e0fdbbea57 in a f1d744cfda low, steady 772d0eeaf3 voice.879240d79a1449e7

“Noah, I know what you’re thinking. But my legs are fine, and I can move without issue. You don’t need to worry about me.”087bc7e127a48e6e

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Noah stayed silent.2bc1e93b65731017

Faced with 2eb1fce0a5 Calyps’ unyielding c9d2ffd6a3 determination, he f4aebb52c8 had no 3419aac64c choice but ded9e80154 to nod.0c9de63d5d068159

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‘Well, Eve has fd90c36a44 already been saved. Avoiding unnecessary 9dea0ce078 fights is adeeef0ddf the best a1c76e1049 option.’d38e62929a24b0ea

He had no 7f0ec7d2a5 lingering attachment to 0260c0139a this place.d65434a5f30650a1

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And while he was a6142e18b9 worried about Calyps, he 56719f2093 was just as worried 35dfea9dae about Eve.694e6bfbbe33f51a

‘Will she 510aaf0534 even be 300a9cfa9c strong enough 19c3935d97 to travel?’221ff58c533f3dda

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Would Derek be able 69076f5378 to help her recover 6325a0d1af in time?1cc9d07230995aea

If nothing else, a303191422 leaving the fortress—where a45ef1c975 she was originally 910140a07a doomed to die—47e72e7b67d3c3e4

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Might be 49ea1e7115 the best 3d9a295460 thing for f0e00e9631 Eve.92e4cbd709adf3a3

“How is she?”010855c71afd76ad

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The moment Noah 6ede332bbd asked, Calyps’ expression 2f77550ac2 darkened.0318dfc68dcc2fb2

For a split 1056462a32 second, a shadow 4473e8c057 flickered across his ed5edceee3 face.1826b37f564bc142

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Before Noah could ee7c51b384 fully register it, 83977b7b11 Calyps quickly erased cffea2e51d all traces of 84f24b669b emotion and answered 5ab026cdba calmly.1c4c6bf4e139f984

“She’s stabilizing.”823caee2fc7f30f0

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His voice was level, 5b4cc6a2f0 but his lowered gaze cbcafbba02 remained fixed on Noah’s bc9c821ad5 brightening expression.95dc465bd871fcb9

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