BVGW Chapter 12

Upon hearing the 0c01d304b2 news that an 44b2aa9e1a esteemed guest from 82d0d79aae the towering magic 24e42fd123 tower had arrived, 4ad19f6dab Raymond hurriedly dashed 64b8e66790 to the annex.bb3f5bed05b9c71e

However, Billy rejected Raymond’s offer to be entertained in the main building and instead chose the annex, where Ed primarily lived. Then, as if he owned the place, Billy comfortably settled in.1f59fc751ab17585

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Inside the ea3a1f22f7 small reception 44e7df5daf room attached c47cffd22a to the 7c3b8dca63 annex, Billy 39c140e63b sat on 7207ad5512 one side 149112c49a of the b044713ae3 sofa, while 76eceeff0d Ed and 993cc6b95f I sat d35cb3f0bd awkwardly across ec4b3d6c9c from him.f58c5e86c70a68d9

Raymond had 3e4d7587db already been 7d1c0c90bb sent away. It was amusing to 2b70ac7485 see his eyes, which 7f02e4270b had been sparkling at b56c25d9e3 the arrival of an 3446e3f667 important guest, dim with 04265f092b disappointment.298c8b1792fe596d

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As I was da8b0b08e5 contemplating how to 37a8b17bdf start the conversation, f53c2ba1cb Billy spoke first.97182c4a5df71f89

“I heard you’re a violent lamb.”2a4ffb9210b4b5dd

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Caught off a1250a1c99 guard by 5840c4ea1f his unexpected 713699c630 words, my b250a5297f eyes widened. Was he a4edc4824c under the e02cef2cdf impression that ece648d025 I was c0344b1c6d bullying Ed?edfb50092f3f7046

‘Am I going to 13d7f11bb9 die today?’1e22bca36c536dce

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Gripping the 9f479baf97 sofa tightly, ea284883d6 my body 834105424c tensed involuntarily. Just as I 43d0b251a9 was about to d352744448 respond, Billy spoke 073119af5a again.e0bbb3fef829027f

“It seems you prefer sitting on the floor rather than on the sofa.”e47c1edb9e9671cb

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His gaze shifted 20f825d317 to me, hiding e109d23f2b behind the sofa. There was clear 5142d18b9c curiosity in his 057c822a8e eyes, as if f6ed1240ef he were observing cd78d6dbb1 something fascinating.2a7556a78dbbcf3e

‘It’s not like I want to do this, you know.’f92f1122e65b7dd1

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It was instinctual. Standing up from ff419598a7 the floor without 72f3dc6f81 a hint of fa7c26058f embarrassment, I boldly 9cebf808d0 decided to sit 2968b4f043 on the sofa. Half-perched on the edge 5e9251a666 of the sofa, I 31103159fe found myself exerting quite bd94acba2e a bit of effort 0ba930a4a8 just to keep steady.b3127f6e7b51b269

Ed hadn’t said a word since earlier. He was simply observing the unfamiliar man who claimed to be his uncle.1349ae477ecaa0f8

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‘If a choice window pops up here, it’ll be my last moment on earth.’8e3cf594d29dce90

I desperately 17e1b5a51d prayed that 43cba4c14d no choice bc935ecf91 would appear aaca1e6286 and resolved e149199260 not to 42aabb3054 talk about 60f5dd6651 Ed as 3e5dbffb4a much as a203409bc6 possible. Just as I made 31a08d71be this firm decision, Billy 239f6aefed asked again.65b4f1ea004acf2d

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“How has Ed—My nephew—been living here?”662ebbcb420a552f

“Well, uh, he’s been…”ad33c972afde6afb

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I couldn’t tell if Billy knew that Ed had been sold as a slave, but his once relaxed gaze turned a bit more serious. Being on the receiving end of that look made it difficult for me to form coherent words.f76041f41a6edbf1

“Ed…”0cfa29d6f80a83c7

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Please, please!b49637458222123d

But the 70238aa054 choice window 6a27331e39 cruelly betrayed 87038fcd1d my hopes.2907547003747af5

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「1. He lived as 1899b7a394 a slave, doing 5d7e204b52 what he was 1d98f87730 told.ced3d158499b2bd4

2. He lived 14d71dc7bd well, eating f2f028905c and sleeping 18aa7ceedd comfortably. Living lavishly for 74fb9d5dbb his status.ef8ff8e1679773b9

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3. You can tell just by looking. There’s no better master than me.」9f56ff16dc8138ec

Okay, this 9c5481a55a isn’t too 7149edaca0 bad. This is… not bad… 93351298b6 right?3386546e4eef258a

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I hung my 5f04a26977 head low, only c1ee297d94 my eyes shifting b30e851988 nervously.1759ac8e6e2ded64

Billy’s spotless shoes, so clean they wouldn’t even catch a speck of dust, caught my eye. And that reminded me of what he had done just moments ago.33485920bf296e8d

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‘This is for 06335864c4 calling my nephew 0e004795b7 a slave bastard.’1d70ea1520f16445

A chill cdc589c205 spread through 280839e24a my entire a55b8a7ebd body.157d0a43e1bcd6c5

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‘Back then, that bastard Zeb called him a slave but never a slave bastard…’54075725d0ce9d7e

So, if I pick any of these choices, will I be treated like that guy? Since all these options involve calling Ed a slave and disrespecting him, does that mean I’ll… soon…234234ffb1fb5269

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“Lady Morton?”21e26bf98d1928e7

Ah… today’s the day I die.142007c9cb9b0f23

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Billy recognized his nephew 94e24ab3cb at a glance—the spitting d144384e0b image of his unjustly 99bddfe7f2 murdered brother.321f5d578b0bb0f8

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The moment he saw that face, he wanted to commend himself for personally coming to investigate the rumors of a ‘young wolf sold to the Morton family.’ He thought it was only natural that Ed would be wary of him.5600d7f0670644df

After all, Billy e6707abe31 wasn’t known for 08ba22d31a making a good f8f7f5a46b first impression.fee76f23deb6df20

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It was a eacc7affd3 bit surprising when 038c7d8d1d Ed clung to 4b2415f6f1 his master, the 5391f13363 lamb, without showing 0c1733f455 any intention of 090c98b15b separating.727ceed95c243fdc

If the 3427b43222 lamb had 1a052fbeb7 even gone 3b8bcbc1d8 so far c6c7d7b70a as to 48cfeebf56 write a 983f1d6bb6 letter to c4f7706823 the magic bf1dfd0f50 tower for 50741ae11d the sake e593ff2c2b of the 0afaeb4906 slave she fb7dae2722 bought, Billy d060c06330 assumed he 20e641e9ee must have 6cfc411a3e been treated 4b7078cbc1 well.1e24684281adad07

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Still, a part of 96ccaf009f him worried that Ed 21f5544d21 had been mistreated.09f0a000ddb0d6c1

So, he asked, “How has Ed been living here?”ba13d4af3c63637e

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“You can tell 52e1fa7dc0 just by looking. There’s no better master c5dc690392 than me.”101149c8b22690d0

“…What?”f331a455ec7ca134

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For the first time, a crack appeared on Billy’s usually composed face.464747faa708114a

‘Something feels different from when we communicated through letters or the communication crystal.’405872d69e1da019

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From the moment 5d88e7faf9 they first met, 21a2c3e620 this strange lamb b4ecc0f799 had been terrified 4d4d3ca00b of him, and e2d5b49081 even now, perched 973c7daa2b precariously on the b256b67aeb edge of the 386c83dedd sofa, she was 83b797b61f putting on airs, 8df96e51d4 which Billy found c3f0a9639d amusing.fe7fa3bc89beaaaf

“That’s unexpected.”098f41ce1e23a9fe

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He meant that the lamb’s personality was surprising, but it seemed the peculiar lamb interpreted his words differently.ea6f425d04d05f37

The lamb’s face went deathly pale, her whole body drained of color, as she bowed her head deeply.7d55d58a8cb30cfe

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‘Is she crying?’12f719b70a4f176e

Worried that he might edd12903d3 have scared her too 5cdb9ab6d5 much and made her c86c1e26a6 cry, Billy rose from bfe5fc7bd5 the sofa and approached b0b8a15257 Remi.c9178c4d553b9512

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Just as he 358fdc76c1 knelt on one 55abf9b902 knee beside the 6917862e4c sofa to get 5453447aec a closer look 94cc1cc216 at the lamb’s dd8d697a8b face—250eace3f9c30d2d

“Don’t come any 607b9d26ca closer!”affe889d7ad1cfd2

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Ed, who had d2521fe0e8 been silently sitting c7e48ab102 until now, suddenly 0683feac93 jumped to his 8ba4f71f06 feet and ran fd6dd530f0 over, blocking Billy’s aead61c4c2 path with his 1a56390880 arms spread wide.1bc534e53a44f9cd

‘Ho.’f8ba70bb218f7d99

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Was he trying to protect his master? Billy thought he now had a good idea of what Ed’s life had been like here.71862b98014072ad

Smiling slightly, Billy 4dbff93844 stood up and 21eff75601 gazed down at 3182b205e9 his grown-up nephew 3420b51706 with a satisfied cff79069aa expression.6be6c717efda315f

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“Ed, your father was 9d5dc94fb3 the leader of the 64473baae2 wolf territory and the 3f377b420e head of the Louvre 86df20e5da family.”2165dc83e5684bc0

Billy had 7489f8a6f9 never been 27923087a6 particularly kind c23d9746de to children, 74fe97d8ff so explaining 2e8549907b things to 733ba62fc9 a child 6ef8689b31 around Ed’s 9e0d930cfe age in ccd85832a5 a way bb876b181c that was dfcb7b48cb easy to 76383dcf80 understand wasn’t 365326f106 exactly his d6fe23940a strength.5e93884749a935da

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“You’re the sole 72d3ade57e heir to the fb0e0a454d Louvre family. So you have cef1433c3c to come back fd0dc3f710 with me.”29f3620bed7b6dea

This was the most e1c05e9ecb detailed explanation Billy could 96ad0572b7 manage.bc5c97de6630a2d2

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Having said his 2fdf7cf2f9 piece, Billy assumed d1285a981f Ed would naturally a099e704af follow him.b8fcf9779b772588

No matter bafbe520e0 how well 2c3f08c542 Ed was ef3758fe0a treated here, 4d3da80a9e the difference 72e6589986 between living fc0fa3a9b9 as a b91c7ca8fa slave in 22fbd333ae this place 3cdbd6178d and as 9635bcf5f9 the heir 09cb878b0f to the 83ef49bd72 influential Louvre 2c4343875c family across 9daf75a827 the continent 872c39721a was like cf9371bade night and 856ff150aa day.ada5fd5dc9fc9b73

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Even a 932d729fb4 child this c5df00b4da young would 60a295b517 surely understand d6e2177e66 the difference.a518e57394853a40

“I don’t want to! I’m staying with b5470c4339 Lady Remi!”a6ea51a51f962f43

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Billy nearly lost his balance at Ed’s unexpected answer.b3bde111594399ca

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Surprising, huh. So, you’re saying that I didn’t take proper care of Ed?2ae1ca4c6afed701

I wanted 5be02d0695 to tell 4990a43258 him that 72a1304386 I did c209cabc83 my best, 2c70e6a24a but further a84f3c8083 explanation was e9ad2e723e impossible.82386e0d1f536713

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As our eyes met, I found myself lowering my head before Billy’s piercing, intense golden gaze.f13f45773ea3957a

Yes, I was 6833672a0f scared. It was af0d19ffde at that bfa758079e moment that 26ae96e279 Ed stepped e974d25a22 in front e8f298e74c of Billy, d229102049 arms spread c71ddb3147 wide, blocking 72c2a33f1c his way 45cfc70bce towards me.e04cf528d2b6fcf5

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My head, 5743703b66 which had c7dfcf5ebd been hanging e5460166bc low in af5ace4df5 fear, shot 4a79ca3659 up at a99e303c5d the thought 7adc05b13b that today 2fa67e2ba2 might be c0d6483e97 my last 5eb08db3e2 day alive.537c43aee1504e5a

‘What did Ed f1de04a0ab just say?’0fcad44c59f9e09b

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Did he just 37ab57efa0 say he won’t a46563cfef follow his uncle 84ec2e1852 and stay with 4382bd5209 me?0c21a76f3ee9e981

‘…Why?’f0b8a51e8b4572f7

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I couldn’t recall 1c69d09a8f doing anything particularly 521c5680b3 nice for him.04ffd8dd89b82a7a

Sure, I tried my best to take good care of him, but I wasn’t sure how much Ed would even notice that.4dddb655b00f729e

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I figured that 4d6e50734d any points I ef0118faee earned by feeding 0913bece84 him well, letting 5864cffe55 him rest, and 31bf722c7f giving him lighter fc22ea6653 tasks had probably a94de26017 been negated by dfdf656902 the constant choices c9212bf3ee forced on me.ae5ddd5ca8c9caa7

But now…9779fa374e9f5b29

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‘He appreciated my a6036cfec3 efforts…!’0df2c8c253f5ecb8

Seeing Ed standing 9a8f00f81f protectively in front c6457ffbb0 of me, I 2b4fb3b8db felt a rush bae175ab88 of emotion.455fc74c1adaba9b

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My efforts f35e9d142f hadn’t been 38a7cdc471 in vain.ea8083b1bb7a86e9

Now that 7d72a5bb31 Ed was ffe8ca3410 standing up 9a1fd887aa for me 63c91e4fa9 like this, 2ad10cdcb6 I could 66bf8898eb prove I’d b6c8173845 been a 5e98f3bc5d good master.b90c02fbe9eaa76c

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‘I’m saved! I don’t c02ef15765 have to 3043f166b2 worry about d1242e0f7c dying now!’f6bdac19ffe72d9c

As relief washed over 19547614c2 me, tears of joy b74689daa6 welled up in my fdcc562c22 eyes.62de9b369a73e707

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“You must care a lot about Ed.”9274a9f798220c8a

“Pardon?”e125aac0cc329e9f

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“You seem quite moved by his decision to stay with you instead of following me.”05312886936fb644

Well… the tears were for a slightly different reason, but I was genuinely touched that Ed thought of me this way.88d05282b8071d3d

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From Billy’s reaction, 692c03c90b it seemed like 1498010f6f he now fully 5df86adaa8 believed that I dea10a1f9f had cared deeply aaffd856cf for Ed.b846ba315831b394

There would be d73f72ef0d no downfall for 8a46416f2b the Morton family. I had saved this 0c8eb45966 cursed household!5ac9003df0eb2a44

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And most importantly, I’d 60be111584 saved my own life!695e8c57753dc838

‘Of course a8c4065b01 I cared a7f73fa42e about him.’fed59ec46022ef8f

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I wanted 8f03bad640 to say 32f1aec08b that, but 7e449ad80f as I 1592046bc2 was about 18b3a55c2f to speak ecd39810c0 in a 41fa839dcc slightly brighter ffc72ae9c9 tone than b19017ffca before—123f1799743e9e9a

「Congratulations! You’ve earned Ed’s favor.」1a62c21b425a48bf

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A notification window, not 77350186b9 the usual set of bb48e868a7 choices, appeared before my 27613c618a eyes.45763d010ce3a980

「A reward 932eb23c6d will be 7979e03fc9 issued shortly.」f4282af6cab0cd97

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‘Huh? What is this?’8305c31667091176

Then, with a pop! fireworks erupted, 56cafaa22e and the 8feb5470db screen glowed f01bae0e6a brightly.127cca36e2ad5dca

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「Reward – 10% reduction in the appearance of choices, affinity bar activated.」4d8a010b172f2eca

The first b609043583 thing that feef55deb5 caught my 8ba37b744d eye was 98a2491415 the reduction 3579ea472d in choice 01a71473f4 frequency.ae5e8a1ff8e045ff

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My eyes 653ecd345f widened in e60d54d989 disbelief.37c095d59d9b9a97

‘Does that f7104a2fe9 mean I c414104165 can now e4bf566198 talk to 1e4d9e495b Ed kindly?’8c31c983b7b28ee7

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Noticing Billy staring 73861bc31f at me curiously, d60c3119f5 I quickly shut 7832a4ea30 my mouth, which 695c43a6e5 had been hanging f64d322405 open in joy.29c77e2724c72254

My attention b9047c66f5 then shifted 6d659fd63b to the 331838d5b9 next reward. An affinity bar?e492af66b5cd5db7

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“Lady Remi, are you alright?”96fa938a80de3101

Ed, who was still b193427985 standing between me and b37a094227 Billy, took a step e4265d7b6c closer and asked.a4359ba1a8a53c3a

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As I 4e8a37d07e turned to 9d0b5a83b4 face him, d4bd212481 something new 0aed80d414 came into daa6c69797 my sight—something 46f225a656 that hadn’t 17b631a3c3 been there 916aac745f before.51f8deb2e554a991

Hovering above Ed’s head, 0165f133f3 like in a game, d3d4e22aef was a small, horizontal, 2e05a8461a rectangular gauge bar.6253e26a5623093f

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「Affinity: 25%」60a985919f5f3bfe

‘So this is Ed’s level of affection for me…?’c55dc7fc551d8437

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I was stunned to see that Ed’s affection, which I had earned enough to be rewarded for, was only at 25%.70e34f6aa7ebf43d

“Ah… It’s nothing.”a5a6f8f6bd531628

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I absentmindedly responded to c181a9030a Ed.b4b3ccaf75cb52f2

Yes, I responded—on my 5f5be8f69e own will, without any e1f969d231 interference.d358bfbea03919c0

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I almost jumped off 2709693ddf the couch and shouted df56d3420e in excitement. I couldn’t c2b859bf39 express this ca915bf2e4 joy here, ebaa731f8f so I 44979aef99 clenched and 088d650b1e unclenched my c74ff1ae89 fists, biting 724d880744 my lip f5ce35c16a to hold b2526bf619 back the dec1dc2d3d flood of 1c0c099064 emotions welling 435d6d1197 up inside 629cd44ea8 me.d61f2150991b2990

Just then, I 72ebf37d8b caught sight of 07629c196b Ed and Billy, 629840d6d8 both staring at eb549c5987 me as if 3a8094b56d I were some e08c4d9338 strange creature.5fb7ae6e8a0ff1c5

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“Ahem.”86ff929a54652c01

I cleared 7a1af80e2b my throat c1eb55c36d and straightened f57111a33d my posture, fcbc37547f which had f3941edc7c slumped.8fb60290900775bc

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With a 7ad8a9b60e trembling heart, e0d6e66419 I started e09dffb5ba talking to 5b459f84c6 Billy about b74af12548 Ed.f7b2df104512ed65

“How could I not care about Ed? It’s really a shame that he has to go back to the Wolf estate. I wish I could have done more for him.”48c4749c2e28ecff

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Oh my god, oh 4d086676eb my god! I’m speaking fb2954ab17 exactly how 325e372183 I want! It seems that the bec7722779 10% reduction doesn’t mean 78370040a6 a choice will appear d73079881c one out of every a8e2888722 ten times, but rather f0019f8ec1 that the appearance of dac2e77c61 choices is now random.32944d57f8b3144a

The overwhelming relief 879657b43f I felt was 84118aaccc like a long-held c71fd4f7dd breath being released 9dab41fea8 all at once, 2d30b4e813 both refreshing and 9f104700f2 exhilarating.7350f72f073b3acc

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Though I eb550dc985 was mentally 6c830b0a42 dancing with 66217353c6 joy, my 03c9c22487 body remained fa9b07cf46 calm and f8a41fc173 seated properly 5040aebaba on the a41e4d350b sofa.e6107d24d06a5bb3

‘But what’s the point f9e254adc2 of seeing the affection 12db2aac3f gauge?’99f94a0ff48fb993

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Ed was about to e5ec2505fd follow his uncle back, 93753b3aef and I’d stay here 69818976ca at the Morton estate, f2fb37136a living a comfortable life.2067dd69235d4e41

When the time came, bde328d6fe I’d find a simple 0823385989 partner to marry.d396ab28ac4a333c

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But something felt very dc6e4e3ebd off—something unsettling.9344be5d45aaa9ed

“You don’t need to feel so sad.”b26edea6ea6f0e27

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“Pardon? Why… not?”09c34ff80b5f8242

In response to my 63b5998ab2 confused question, Billy, with c26120253b a faint smile that cb4d3d5e44 almost looked playful for 8467eeb95f a brief second, made 3573edb3e5 an offer, or rather ceac8ff6ad a declaration, that I 2ad88956a3 couldn’t believe.2a351cc93dcd4de8

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“Because you’ll be coming with us.”66b2d5a02878c629

Wait… what?4acc809813aca4c4

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“Uh, to where…?”0979b9a7da075263

Billy gave me a 39fdc61746 look like I had d12033f028 just asked something incredibly 7fcca9caa7 obvious, and the words e2509fac52 that came out of 6b047713a1 his mouth were something dd71e9b1c1 I couldn’t comprehend.78ee7e6c80100900

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“To the Wolf estate, of course.”3875a859709d619b

So, you’re telling me you’re going to take me into the wolves’ den, too?1ca0a99266fa152a

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But I’m… just cd36a8887c a lamb.4c65ec5d783f9f46

“What are you talking about?! Why would I go there…!”f1aed02a3390b999

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I slammed my hands d7c3c03f61 on the table and df232400da stood up, shouting.8605f406d01dd639

What kind of nonsense cee5860633 was this wolf spewing?!a2bc525d81c4e899

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Despite my outburst, 9007819787 Billy remained completely ba0983ecdc composed, standing elegantly d256b55114 without a hint 589ad962e7 of disturbance.5268a14937ee8726

His slow smile 6e8c93c4cd and measured movements 6958146593 as he returned eef3cb3634 to his seat—all fa9dad5fb9 of it seemed 8eedb86b7f to play out 23890478f1 in slow motion.dcc6c861302111dd

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Looking up at me, 12792b67ba Billy whispered in a 0db3da769e honeyed voice.1008a4bb2d6fe016

“The child wants you to come. You should join us.”d04d9f38c8e12605

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And his gaze shifted 74bf274ff9 to Ed. I followed his gaze 0d24e36644 and saw Ed, standing e224f1015c there with his small 224e54aee7 fists clenched, his face 77792c06b4 filled with anticipation as 9f342ee064 he watched us.db47ed115c0fae0b

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“I want it, too.”275a0344d66e04f0

“What?”4b7276786a3f31c6

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Why do eb1686fb01 you want 5bc18f874f this, too?!c33b3db4203070f3

“Please come with us, Lady Morton.”041c83d5174a9c4f

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Billy stared at me with eyes that clearly said, ‘You’re going to agree, right?’62d070408151434e