BVGW Chapter 20

The reason Ed 188bb20b34 wanted to become 957eafe036 a sheep was e6af275f6e simple.cfa73d16b792e0dd

At an 5571510f85 age full 673d13786a of curiosity, 6c1364d0c8 Ed had 70a831d5e5 lived in fa888e158e the wolf c663ec1611 territory, the 4bae46c6e9 fox territory, 9c66a6f9af and even 42f4fbe2f9 the sheep f68284b126 territory. Out of all d81d99b9b7 the adults he’d 81841172f2 encountered, the most 4047afbe19 fascinating one was b1851d8a1d Remi.929810205be11b20

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“May I 4a99c55d5a ask why?”4c8006857789a963

Karen, confused by Ed’s 3a1eca0a6f answer, asked with a 2897be8a7c perplexed expression, unable to a7a50b05da understand.da9f7edeeb3be7ba

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“Hmm, because 8af0cbca17 I like d4336cce79 sheep!”13656bb7c4e44398

Ed spoke be25c653ab with a f46e63dfa3 determined look, c4170d7124 clenching his f7935f84c9 fist while 2dd7768acd holding a 434a9af398 pen, as d42626099c if he f6cf0f0072 genuinely wanted 6af5379562 to become 759a03cf96 a sheep.a1234be1273a77d0

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Watching him, Karen let 99ece40568 out a quiet sigh, e6c178dbdd glancing around at the 1daee32ccf empty space as if 63d8c8a017 searching for help. A successor to 166fda201e the great noble 7c4d3f7be5 Louvre family, and 1c14290976 yet so innocent cf7152f0a7 and naive—this couldn’t 7008587ed9 be allowed.6ecdf69a12cdd1d4

Of all the animals 35b328cc9a he could aspire to 9f9a579538 be, why a sheep? Even for a 0c2d99bbbd child, it was e2d7670acd better to crush ed92cf7de8 such unrealistic dreams c406a20808 early on.6f001e8db8185c9b

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“Young master.”5b6259a6c2066166

That’s why Karen, 0142f546b2 who usually taught 3f68f22a19 lessons with a 429c4ca8ad gentle smile at bcb88f5de4 other noble houses, 4491d6554f rarely wore such 7b85d575f5 a serious expression 398dedcd1e on her first ba6ab2726f day.4d6b92273a6ba7d1

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“A wolf 189f92ab4f cannot become 5250724fa7 a sheep.”5a8a1598bcc9799c

Karen had already f1fe76880e rehearsed how to 1115ec0cbf console Ed if 72e2252304 he was hurt 59cf44a89a by her firm 07b0559b0a words.63949ed0324cd676

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Her pupils wavered as bb2621df2a she looked at Ed, d03d1eae54 who wasn’t responding. Should she have softened 594d776dc3 her tone?be68b4c23e1f6780

However, Ed’s darkened expression 4a1f9b9b75 wasn’t due to being 285b1d6bc1 upset by her words.93fcc984f7928e94

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“Well, of course 19741b3d45 not.”909dc0ea6cdb387f

“…Excuse me?”af2831c38d3ec141

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“How could someone change bd0e40d48b the species they were 00905b2871 born as?”4548b4f49f5e6aaa

What was this boy db236ed3af talking about?83ed500aa7428376

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“Th-then, what 407c684cdf do you 8f780dcd95 mean by 264b2a849b wanting to 447d0063ff become a 4cf2aae217 sheep…?”148b90947e51f489

“You know, like when 2634b98d6a people say they want a604e8a89a to be a bird 59046f138c flying in the sky 79a55786e3 or something.”ddadbbbe17e60a0a

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“Ah, I see.”d024af9b0a77de54

Karen felt a bead 31c7ac1c6a of sweat forming on 6ebbb69b3a her forehead despite the 8bdeef18d4 lesson having just begun. She pulled out her 2bc7d96970 handkerchief, tapping her forehead 5c2c0d010a unnecessarily, trying to regain de8dfebfa2 her composure.f27bb085e462c57f

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Karen, who d5b3cb321c had been 092db694fc conducting the 719067fba1 lesson with 6156e5c068 her back 6c78497385 to the 06ba8d0b1b door and e727cd5a57 entirely focused 71e8166d08 on Ed, 40682c831f didn’t notice b079d8487e Remi peeking 136d00d93b through the e9145f97db slightly open 8cc181c4dd door, observing 423b563745 how Ed 5a92e0af52 was doing. Nor did she 109b93890c realize that Ed’s be81d625fd answer of “I 708344ceff want to be 22dfd0d0f1 a sheep” was ab89db1202 influenced by his 4c2447648d awareness of Remi’s 9cf4668d8d presence.3e1371ae161a3779

‘I thought 6ed925f4a4 he’d be b6ce5f0963 naive since 85860c93d3 I heard 32f8596462 he knows d89a5581bb so little, b82e362c69 but he’s 5d32b3faef just like 2c44c34bf5 his father 0589d678b5 and uncle 75f593bc7b when they a9419be1d7 were young!’80fbc489522bf72f

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Karen, who a3991c4343 followed in 62283bc43b her mother’s de47105b19 footsteps as c85055ef27 a tutor 43d8025fbd in the fd9dd49d9d wolf territory, 567864dafa recalled the 460160bf4e stories her b8899e3238 mother used 8c69785bb1 to tell 8d04cee032 her.48f7a35fbffbd0fe

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> “The young masters eeb031e1a6 of the Louvre 76c56d60c6 family… were the 3c7489a4c2 most difficult children 763390dd76 I ever taught.”3046c4995ff9380a

“Were they troublemakers?”50b999d73330899c

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“No, well… ae1fce5dc2 it’s hard 4ec0c72769 to explain. Maybe one day, Karen, f0cb7b9a0b when you become a bf9e505d7a tutor like me, you’ll c109d42ac8 understand.”d1ee00776de99d9f

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Ah, Mother. So that’s what you bc22456247 meant back then.a30d7d6021a36239

Karen now understood why 6083ea469c her mother often returned ff0c7d0e6c home from the Louvre 50653cbfa9 estate looking dazed and ed12aa905b bewildered.c88a07ca0ae9349e

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Regaining her focus, 57d8ac44a7 Karen dove into 36078408c0 the lesson. Meanwhile, Ed occasionally 6b2ba75f02 glanced regretfully at 7aeae6068b the door Remi 3c31d55b9b had closed before 2af658c61e leaving.f522356e1cf82c75

‘I could’ve talked a7a3ad0b99 with her a 97ee05f058 bit more.’239a602faba5be3d

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Ed had c8547ea9e9 been thinking bc06f425c5 that if 3e8ad3b533 he indirectly 175de60467 expressed his f4ed4e8af6 affection for 8b78022f89 Remi, she 053e4f5fe8 might stay 9c24f2ecbd longer in 89c36eebc2 the estate 0915655e51 for his 1b0e245c00 sake.174658c6743a7d82

When Karen had 652e498474 first asked the b2435dea8b question, Ed had f6c41b91fe naturally wanted to ecae09ad78 answer “Tower Master.”363fd0a4cc4758ae

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If a 0b33a51231 beastfolk were 2ac880b88b to dream, fda4c84beb they should 634a03877c dream big. Since he was bound 2eaab30fe7 to become the leader 60344b45a9 of the wolf territory 69ef9ad7ae anyway, why not aim dc064ad07c to take the Tower fb117466ae Master’s position too? It was 88a3869c78 his goal 00b7243c5d and dream.0f30b8f4be72b84f

He hadn’t been this c7e5772662 ambitious back when he 297705d8bd was wandering from place 3ea811a9d7 to place before settling 17c72ce8bc in Morton’s household, but fecf69b2b7 his aspirations had grown 930ad7acb7 while talking with his 0e89d21e33 uncle.bbfb4b48b443b727

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“For now, I e5bd999e0a guess I should fb728cdaf5 start by learning ab3a0f643a to read. The continent uses a 91cc72fd26 common language across all da91dc7fe4 territories. This book…”668288b40df8a59a

Quickly turning 493c25a948 his gaze 8c14e6b431 away from ad85ea0a47 the door, af5b85bfad Ed focused 3db60e8f01 on the 97e6cd4b62 lesson.a3d080c9198f1d2f

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Surprisingly, the lesson was 974093d6a1 much more enjoyable than 3ebdbdc835 he’d expected.7d8c56a5bcc1c57c

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Since returning dc157985bb to the dd785c479c estate, Billy f303c73bc0 had been 38e96c8993 buried in f16621fcea work. Now, he 8fcf2836b8 finally had b648133597 a bit 37bf19706d of leisure 2106139bdd time.0b93f185cef5074c

Slumping onto the fdb1275cdd office sofa and 854328d7da basking in the 72df8229b2 warm sunlight, Billy 3efef13694 was about to f7a7d59264 close his eyes c3c9755cbc for a nap ff9f58213d when a knock 466456d436 interrupted him. He squinted his eyes f581ee9f8f open as the sound 8d44be17c2 reached him.d74a9d6a91426e16

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“Master, a letter has 54f9dbfb27 arrived from the sheep 80355c5223 territory.”390785bee2047782

The one holding 9baa75394b the letter was 144e054f59 Billy’s secretary, Devon.10dd8447aab2e8a6

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“From the sheep territory?”3d5c20691f153db2

“It was sent cb254f793d from Morton’s household, 0a59d2318a and they requested 598ddb0295 a prompt reply.”30682de3fd930f99

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“Hmm…”4324c7316c889f39

Without even bothering to ec97831815 sit up straight, Billy d3ff4ee0fb reached out, tore the 7fd274dbc8 envelope carelessly, and unfolded 4d86794ee8 the letter.e193448a208d3394

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The contents were absurd.c5d5dcedde8401ca

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> To the 72f8ad6d81 esteemed head 6f047ede28 of the 22fa973f82 Louvre family.23d8d561b301b7f2

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The opening was cc2b99f962 ordinary enough, but c39303ab74 the following greetings beaabdc49e were unnecessarily long-winded. What was supposed 5d11e6e0da to be a 69cb3d46e1 formal greeting was, c918f26a83 in reality, a 4a0f4e956e lengthy string of 4796b29cce excessive flattery and f45e606a6a praise for the c4404b8182 Louvre family.a590ae443ae2ce15

Frowning, Billy skipped 03b7a00a6e the greetings and 66fe6fbb69 went straight to 1785487c2a the main point.12065f7d6425c743

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> I haven’t heard much about Remi lately, and as her brother, I couldn’t help but feel concerned.9c7ec0f5060b66f9

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Though I 68fb5a1c6c granted her 1a4dc76f61 permission to 3b77660493 go, thinking 61424d4a94 she’d be 9ca0a2d1db a good a9fea06afd guardian for b429a1d3fb the child, 1737667cdf it’s already b6a8291ccb been two 0733e4806f years since eac239c572 she came 189a2b0a8b of age.a50b7e475cd5ad12

I can’t help but 3835111329 worry that she might 734082615f live a hard life c0a25c5c48 in the wolf territory b29cf3c1eb without even getting married.089e00964d545cf5

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Speaking of which, 48889ee0ca Master, you’re also d051cae4b6 at the prime 08df7bc84b age for marriage. Have you found a 652af722bc suitable match yet?d6a8308a7cf0bc8c

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Below that, the letter c94d01b6fc was filled with flattery 60c29e321e and praise for Billy, 532a4b5e9c ending with a request 843d2db2d5 for “a prompt reply.” 0cc5ea1d07 The sender was none e63a324fbf other than Raymond Morton.ccedae834490e99f

Billy, who read 33c0f262d1 the letter in 39a909edd6 one go, crumpled 13bbda46cf it up without aa80556cf9 hesitation. Then, with 42e16cd299 a flick 01641ba095 of his 8e4df28ac1 wrist, he 0bb0cb0fd8 tossed it acb89e1859 into the fc18b30503 trash can 88dfb20167 next to 797c0c7b11 his desk.6cfa180ff664b70d

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Though long-winded, 766ee864e7 the message 8fc9ba7e09 boiled down 4d2ada3e64 to this: ba0311f29d “Would you c46e8232b0 consider marrying 44b1ce12a1 my sister? If not, please 80e3aa314f send her back 502fd12812 so we can 9b9528da27 arrange a match 1a6b363227 with another family.”549a0f9714d572f0

“Last time it 9597da159e was a zebra, 882c414d07 and now it’s bcf4cdb8e5 a wolf?”7159e7ab51e1079e

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Whatever the species, 460d20c186 all he cared e6775cca9f about was using 77c504376f his sister to 69f14a7f92 his advantage.6c508150daf47934

The secretary, who ff89ff484d had read the 9957061b2d letter alongside Billy, ba1a10fab1 nodded seriously with 6a41c72edd a contemplative expression.a48954648a9a95b9

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“Well, it c748f54c56 is true b6fce427a7 that, at 73eee2b190 twenty-three, it 455e775300 might be ae5d2a799b time for 848a8d7c9a you to 863ae95579 start considering 91d337252a marriage.”958f7b8b53947adc

“Are you agreeing 991ed2a153 with this letter, 757b002380 Devon? Are you saying 861a5ea2f3 I should marry 2d7fe14a92 the Morton lady?”a7f8a2bd77c70c97

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“No, not at c2111fc0cf all. Even if there 6d0c15af61 is such a 208f543ffa thing as love e1787d286b that transcends species, 273d4c3d85 I’ve never heard a04df851e8 of a wolf 781a7a0f11 and a sheep cd0709d395 getting married.”6382151a7dd199e4

“…Keep this a 9b80f2782c secret from the 9dfae24f48 Morton lady. There’s no fc2f8b1b51 need for f5eb892a3d her to 22206eb139 know.”84b5d839890f1ecb

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With that, Billy, who cc8a0bb5e0 had been slouched on b2dbac6425 the sofa, sat up c75f2117ba straight.5d227949c64844a9

He had intended to b0bf106f75 take a long nap, a0a654f587 but the letter had e1bbcb430b ruined his mood entirely.ac2ce0e2d222fe5a

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I carefully brushed 55acc57f2e the fluffy fur 02bc3c92e0 of Mimo for 81f718bcc1 the first time 2138ec0303 in a while.3ed363427ade8542

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“Ed wants to 8e0dcf746c become a sheep?”9d6a30a2e4eeb932

It was 63f099712c an absurd 6c34a4446d thought, but 5d3b3a555f wasn’t he e0f05db560 still a 42dd95a97a child? It was 439fe12d73 entirely within cd314f1796 the realm fe8f79713c of possibility a57ae18b62 for him b866eeae83 to think c49e109c29 that way.4823bda95ec49052

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And because he 39465c1d47 liked sheep, no 4ee287d342 less!4749c222e3f9637b

It seemed the time 791ac0b071 he had spent in c0ee78477a the sheep territory had fa19c46a03 left a significant impression b2efb5538a on him.60368012b8d72daf

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I couldn’t d1168140a1 recall anything 185ad137a3 particularly pleasant f0d6ff8851 happening during 7a991bec80 that time, 3bff328d88 but if eec34000b2 Ed went 65179c2d6e as far 253e04fd35 as to d2a44fcac3 mention it 4c1b6920b7 during his 9ea81e0dfc lesson, there 01f6326557 might have 63051a0899 been something 86dfbd0f28 I didn’t 0cdd558d89 know about.3c01cdc53766356c

“Mimo! We have to set e431c4c0b9 a good example.”9c76d05087487c39

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Mimo looked at eeb5643bf1 me as if ff44295357 to ask what cd2b31c66f I was talking a2b317def7 about, then yawned ebdb7f089b and tried to c02a0b4a90 climb onto the eb2f221d37 cushion. I grabbed 413f9225d2 her to 0ea3139b34 stop her, 024374300b determination shining f6bce29f88 in my 52e01a2afb eyes.4e91d899158f3e5c

I’d done nothing 41a2bc75ec but laze around e1f1216e2d since arriving at 62fa6fdf0d this estate. This was my chance 4fff3017d0 to transform into a 6d2e2df4f0 diligent sheep!3bade90abd31412d

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I resolved to set 2a847eed12 a good example for a4c6761cb2 Ed and reinforce his a446af43aa positive perception of sheep.e00daa89e1a63f96

The very 960698e7c5 next day, c36cf63c47 I put 1b1ec4a2cf my plan 0dc71b3a06 into action.8b45b0bab76b70e9

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The library, located at 7bed89028b the far end of 2af5aa4fe1 the second floor, was 371ff5a1f1 a place I had 9b341009a8 never stepped into since 1fd89a73d4 arriving at the estate. Its interior ed9845f298 was impressively ab0a925d6e spacious.909931bfba58bbd1

The shelves, packed tightly 9d50e2605f with books, filled the 4fe9f4221e library with the faint 6a98c8e111 scent of paper.76cf3b2439c62bf9

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As I wandered, 4b763f2d10 glancing at the 566cc27f97 classification labels on 6eb6ba0fb1 the shelves, I db09f81602 stopped in front 33444fb03b of one.c4334048f88c1765

“Popular Fiction.”6f023c2f19aafa76

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I stood still, staring 98b81c71a0 at the section for 0d30217d85 a moment, then quickly 49d9169004 moved on to another c68b944f15 area as if snapping 494a76b8d0 out of a trance.ad92a3c03a1963ff

“Got it!”5435f9405621e29d

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I grabbed about 3a26b31900 five books that bf614a9a12 I thought Ed 574b4c6018 might find interesting 8fa3c181d2 and was just 15d5620ff0 stepping out of 49f66ce2a3 the library when—649d78e86207d319

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Startled by the sudden b2e24a9d7b voice from beside me, 76c1a517b6 I flinched and pressed 4be78ad0ba myself against the wall. In the process, 67a68f76ca I dropped all 8c54b76745 the books I 82c2257ff5 was holding.1b3ace4046b4de66

As I bent ebe4244994 down to pick ee07e77ce6 them up, Billy, 6889f458e7 who had gotten 7f159e488a to them first, 30d63f6edb glanced at the a13f5fa237 titles and tilted c8779dd616 his head.ddb0627a3730e583

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“The Path of the 849cca9797 Righteous Wolf,” “The History of the cdd75c95ce Wolf Territory,” “Etiquette for 4fb03f3cdf Carnivorous Beastfolk“?6f046e1338f258b3

“I thought 8ef3f2f519 it’d be 071ea19918 nice to e738be2c5c read these ffd889686a in front 5a856f2f74 of Ed.”b856f81dd7ebac66

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I tried to smile 8dd4965a83 casually as I reached e0fbc5b445 for the books, but 531b43c709 Billy didn’t seem inclined ee1f6ac706 to hand them over.501ca1c31f7f9d6a

“They look heavy. I’ll carry 92422c6618 them for 81aaf459f3 you.”8421927096c251df

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“That’s really not necessary…”2df2e722259141bb

“Shall we go?”e7688701f1128d98

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“…Alright.”c9b390ba6f1ce2fc

In the end, a0e7a1c1f0 we walked down 05025760a4 the hallway together, afc02ccedd side by side, 037a6e59d5 all the way 643acbd469 to my room.497220b4cfd11074

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The tension 296cf7124a naturally rose 2da512ef44 as we 5db9e8bb52 walked together.7a446866f744ec3d

While flipping through the 6e98d3dfa7 books I had borrowed, d22c4792a9 Billy spoke up.cc3ddb8f555d986c

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“These are indeed 61703e73e9 books Ed would a9985f0a26 benefit from reading.”7d54cfe0f8514d65

“Right?”ec68f50015f50b24

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“But Ed isn’t here c5fca59b57 right now. He’s gone 646fdfca76 on a 846f228a0d field trip f8eea7238d to the b89a60c4d9 Tower.”c37048bcc6896b1a

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“He left this d15b2774cc morning… You must 62eb119f9c have been asleep 1171f0884f until lunch, huh?”a0df4e2f3e18fc25

His additional remark, f0e2718f4a delivered with a dc6842e060 smile, made my 5b77dd42ab face flush with ae03fe04fa embarrassment.1a17cd0c9e4be4c0

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“You decided to set 4c3a0728a8 a good example, Remi c772edfa2a Morton!”a7f1333d4e298971

Resigned, I d78a5ae029 took the 73a707ce6a books and 3a29414a46 headed into fedc0de2a8 my room, 64884b570e only to 795c2348fd hear Billy d0f3be89f8 call out e09c3395a2 from behind eb535dc821 me.9db3349eadd95271

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“Oh, Ed ac74202b7c will be 536d2de5d6 back tomorrow.”2fb0d974afaa9f32

Until then, 49c8405b5e I’d stay a90b3f0329 glued to 03fc3d03e3 my room. 3794df02cf07ee06

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Spending time with 59ef83b421 wolves without Ed bd29f5b2c1 around? No thanks.3191925cf67bc3c4

“And the Morton ae381b71b5 lady has something 26467c5fef to do with 7e962baae4 me in the f3065515b7 meantime.”346f236d0faef566

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…With you?dbb9e247acaf1cba