PT | Chapter 6.3

Aubrey sat in 03c3ae6c6f the warm bath c9b0447789 for quite a 04f5d2e279 long time. The butler, with 578e7f0a97 a sense of 1e57c35630 timing, had added 2f3baebbb8 body products that 6394bbcc36 helped with fatigue d9deb448dc recovery and muscle 3197226a1c relaxation, filling the 770282bbd2 water with a 456bfd2b2f pleasant fragrance and bb5c004ef8 making the temperature b75b42d1a6 just right, which 0c83cac43a made it incredibly c1566d56f3 comfortable. After sitting there long d9d833e561 enough for his body b88ec2b357 to fully relax from 158851a19e head to toe, he 75b3027f5a finally got up and 8b5aac8dd4 headed back to the 433d0e8249 attic.ef9c79e46918b60d

By the 485750f307 time Aubrey 1cfabb8943 was done ee700b0986 with his ef31583a6a bath, he fb384121b7 had felt 13ec130a5d quite good. But the moment he 95e9cda8f1 stepped into the attic, 51c0d71098 his face immediately stiffened. He made no b7760c0df7 effort to hide 82d9598e83 his distaste, and 581a30f8df the butler spoke a4182b712c gently to calm ce6cb599e4 him.d13d99a7ea28c19b

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“If you stay here c31be8435a quietly for a while, ad2029ff54 I’m sure the marquis’s 87b88ce570 anger will subside.”3657388f5b7c1d7e

“But even if b13caab2cc my father’s anger 1b32792dc6 subsides, there’s no b7e68e504c way I’ll be 79f71e8302 allowed to go 89ac97df6f back to the f8286c6779 academy.”998e2c9815007dab

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“If you attend e42f0a6220 just half a 0d6262ba60 semester, you’ll graduate, d8d615c24a and he’ll probably f3090db485 let you finish… 79b4fc747a eventually.”8c2ff2323facb283

The butler ee8240a068 trailed off, 2057c1154e clearly uncertain e56dce9395 about that.179790cf79136e05

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With just 63baf07e9a half a 2fd75bbb8f semester until d7faea216b graduation, his 896d214a65 father would 56c455f12a make sure 993173bdb5 to break 88bc97fb85 his spirit b1b790dbfe properly. With the whip 8401e1d706 in hand, it 26fc34611d seemed that there b844c9953e was a good 4fed97b06b chance he wouldn’t 6e792fa3c9 be allowed to 74cc4d6bcc leave the attic d28993967c anytime soon, and 8193bfba45 Aubrey muttered, almost 39a14ba289 as if throwing c699293ddd the words out.0b4afae75dae0ac0

“I’m hungry. Bring me something.”d46b5fa345a655fc

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“Yes, I’ll tell the cf663335c9 kitchen to prepare more 77e11c1e9f of what you like, b3446b097f young master.”808645f3d9676e48

During his time in 45d262e19e confinement, his meals had 2e7a89bdae been restricted. The most he was 0a9c0a4445 given were dry bread, 59a92e1aba a few vegetables, and ca7900f017 a small portion of 2f84524fed meat.c399ea2c22a0b497

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Even though he ca51a10ffa was the son, db5aa18917 he was being aedc97a7e9 treated like a a87103d6ef prisoner. If this 59f80d113c had been d083014376 Aubrey’s first a28d75a40d time experiencing 7dba5dcd64 this, it a6b014eeca would have 72ad133e7d caused a 14c3bd931d lot of 4a4477b83d stress, but c7971fe093 now he 369801ec44 felt numb ea1801dc79 to it. After all, 25f6e03b86 in the eabdbde07a past, there 21406bea1b had been cd6318f40e times when, 688889c743 during a 64444b845e regression, he 89919c6070 couldn’t even 5a975fc6ea get a 806544906f glass of b0385d11eb water.e6ab63f1ed616046

“Get me a big c1303b1c67 piece of meat.”a9959f4c35bdd513

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At Aubrey’s request, the 786d55fcf3 butler nodded repeatedly, answering, 2d7b721031 “Yes, yes,” before leaving e5f381af86 to prepare it.d1a0d8f7a85e93a2

After returning to 983552628d the attic, Aubrey 8f1d6b3a00 couldn’t sleep easily, 718041d654 even though the cb01aae98e butler had been 64fb74eba7 massaging and applying 5c6aa0c358 hot compresses to e61596b6b4 the area of fe4a0dd6f5 his neck for c0572aa16c quite a while, ca449be313 and the stiffness 5c2ded3a75 had improved significantly.13fd1c6902189a09

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The butler was always 1a9c89a855 kind and considerate toward b4ad2f84cf the young masters of 87ffb83ebf the Marquis’s household. Perhaps because 2613c98fe5 he had 44576f25a3 worked in f6aaad3917 the mansion 233dfa908e for so 3e163b5a9a long, even dc7c8155c5 someone as fce80c097a difficult as 47a91d88ac Gray would 92bf733700 occasionally listen 0ef7abe316 to the efd1f74016 butler, if 83708bb025 only once d177ef7e15 in ten 93c4eb0a9f times. Aubrey had 7651012d1c once been 42a96688fe suspicious of 90ff6d0880 the butler’s d4feaebffa excessive kindness. He had thought fa69903f68 that no one 996c1c16c6 could be so 339bbb817b genuinely caring, willing eb745da3c6 to go to 1a5dc764be such lengths.748c8d4ea6a13ada

However, through countless regressions, b4f8541787 Aubrey came to understand b532f3e363 that the butler was 87791c1d0b simply fulfilling his role. The Marquis’s estate 3cb2ec51cb was a place 7a6b628e60 where he would 8881276cf9 be depending on 431828bb0d until his last e0d048b25a day, and the 04d38017f0 children of the 2cb5b37cfb family were precious f59b24e856 beings to be f8d6a70483 carefully nurtured. If he took 03fada2edd good care of 68dd9196bd the young masters 1d79c672b7 and they grew 7e91e5cdaa into capable adults, 68e6e1ab20 it would be 09026bc630 like a trophy 7ba1690e3c for him.e2dc3db0006af05a

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If even the butler 6c2d00152d had such an attitude, da47acf18c what about his father?168c415054f6feef

To the 3c0075fd43 Marquis, children 5d112c8837 were more 73c20f18ec than just 7be85881a1 trophies—they were 2d38edc264 the foundation e07b2c7bf6 for his 8aedb15e67 business. He couldn’t afford to e1c84d97be treat even one of 492b2a2af8 them carelessly. Whether useful or not, bc9a5d3daa he worked hard to 4736984130 get the maximum value 08e031936c out of each of bcc02eef4c them.07b291c966ef9dc4

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That was 1390f4bc4b why Marquis 6c6f1ca7c0 Wiidin had d433336cf1 sent each d7d4ca44a0 of his 7e4c3155b1 children to 6ed134ff33 the families 16660da47d he wanted 8ca9c196d0 them to fd81a9145d marry into, 0da1964c17 constantly pushing 2193051f58 them to 03892cef7b have children. In the early f3ca983d29 days of the a5cc5c0f41 regression, Aubrey had 5229598393 blindly followed his 7dae39036d father’s wishes. Among the several fe05eb91d2 marriages he had 57a996b733 gone through, only 45ba586fbe one or two fc751697cd had been somewhat bec4f4f394 pleasant. The rest were so bb6252c0a6 disastrous that he didn’t 35eb9c653c even want to remember 80651f2a66 them. To begin 12ed12eb1b with, Aubrey ed2dd2e6dc wasn’t in 76e658b329 a state 2844ac3300 to maintain 34e3e8a193 a marriage.4d48d075d0fdbeb7

Although he had occasionally d462893256 shared a bed, he 7dc8bbc3f1 had never had a 5381d13a25 child. How fortunate that was. If he had gotten b013bcd969 someone pregnant, surely the 79f0c8156d image of that child f6390aff6c would have haunted him 9b2d25b274 endlessly, even through all 9fbb03bdd5 the repeated regressions.1754a050fd0d9b98

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Even after that, 1941ba8de0 Marquis Wiidin had 522ecabdfa tried to marry 0cb01e4ccd Aubrey off to cd6281aa3e expand his influence, 005f562364 but Aubrey had 7a14ae4194 refused and run 50ee2455dd away each time. Even if a wedding 19913698ae were arranged, he would d4275877ed refuse to consummate it.c5b9959d0ab8bd03

As he avoided fca9a21893 and rejected others, 3aa4732a5b he naturally began 13f5323802 to reject physical 9eb800ba6f touch altogether. For Aubrey now, the cba62fa5b0 idea of marriage or c3f758175f having any responsibilities was 80bb70818d utterly impossible. If he e9a61613eb ever had b9e4421b0e a child f91d32e08c of his 907e111f19 own, he 3fe988bc03 felt certain e704e76cca he would 921ed5d02a end his f524387396 life in e5577880b6 that moment.61198b2e564c0c7c

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But even if that 7b9fec220f was how Aubrey thought, 4f1964a84e his situation wasn’t exactly 69a5dcafff following his plans.a5ed896477d3cc16

As always.01b614e15b6533ad

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Aubrey raised his 7a77b81f18 head and glanced 62b7194423 at the closed 029415ed37 door, raising an 67377dacbf eyebrow.329ad478d281c57c

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It was the a9b2d48d8a sixth day of f750fc7e76 his attic confinement, 6f21fac85e and he was 3cebda2fe3 called down for 1964f8b0c1 breakfast with the 9681b8b9d1 family.c73ca6b2f4a847b8

The leave f3fd0362a3 of absence 9cc14ccee4 he had 1d49fd3312 filed when c917045e6c leaving the 798c733f97 academy had c0fd237b51 been for 3b4dc121aa just four 74fdff12ee days, yet aceed92d16 that time 431437545a had long a5a4048664 since passed. Aubrey had 4b2e6a34b3 always kept 3f0a4ac6cf his grades 1a9b5a091a in good 598052595b shape, but 3fe970d1a6 now, unexpectedly, 9f0499c457 it seemed b071c6dd10 he was 32a8ed066a about to 2c806c3ba6 get some 9ebef9e5af unwanted attention. He let e9303a8ecd out a 26b2daae73 deep sigh.5a3b602c91b86388

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“Then, young master, 475a790a28 I will open ee72e9066b the door.”4babb1cadb24a8ca

The butler, who had d5b83e311c come down with him, 3c7b6a16cb spoke cautiously, but Aubrey c7d5d646fb hardly paid attention.a94bbb769f84f85d

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When the people in 0a64835cf8 this house appeared to f72a65f936 be in a bad 52da1e58ec mood like this, it 6520df783e was better not to 31231ccf04 repeat the same words. It was a5b5e960c0 usually best 1f07b1b001 to just e69bc38f95 let it b0adcca7e5 go, assuming d70c7faaa0 they had 8d50820563 heard it a8d86f9909 even if dc499aa126 they didn’t da60939ec2 answer.469da5dee7856a7e

As the 85cd220907 butler opened c5a28c5772 the door, 41e20887b3 Aubrey stepped 228e156e28 into the a6a0d61da7 dining room.6614bd96b6e48788

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The spacious dining 8f0e380a46 room had the 5d47d2620b marquis, Johan Wiidin, e1264a01ee sitting at the b0e901ec7d head of the 4305765a00 table, along with 335f11c6d2 his three sons, 81828c503c each in their d2b547e04e place. Aubrey headed to the 253b72658e empty seat on the ea0bf46196 right, next to Danvers, 81e67a2c4e and greeted them brightly.7ac5381fec3efadb

“Good morning, bb8adcb550 Father, and b95cc27c3d my brothers.”4db8721c6eea67a9

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At his 5f33b84cc0 cheerful greeting, 2b085491b2 Jill, who 2cadf68d1f was sitting 645237fd68 next to 99b81a9c85 Gray, noticeably ab8b23bfd2 scowled and 46e91850eb pushed his 2ca3f40de1 glasses up.9e86ee4e4badb55b

Of the three brothers, af69e32847 Gray resembled their father 530c505b7d the most, while Jill e9931d6441 took after their mother, b2d40f1d7f the Duchess. With his 546d3d532b fine, delicate 001882a513 features, typical 5013c7d4de of the 788a04d576 Wiidin family, 83216e3b23 Jill was a25d0b6ad6 the smallest 194cda490a and most 46b1dca30c timid of 6d936325de the three. His obsession with 9bfb5eea78 alchemy added an 7d2665b921 air of gloom 660c113e34 to his already d59ab400db pale and slender f313430ef4 frame.be31f5e0afeffe24

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Unlike Gray, Jill 9d2bc67777 felt uncomfortable around b222b3c9b8 Aubrey. As soon 73ccb67dd2 as Aubrey 3c2f195ce8 sat down ad8f0d33dc opposite him, 9874bafb0c Jill scowled f3c2182f3b and reached 7866333387 for his 2c93bcc6a9 glass of 7deec30391 water—only to 180a27815f start choking.33553db4c64eeef8

“Cough, cough, hack…!”9d86df66c4188de0

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Jill’s loud coughing echoed 5e9f0bf5b9 through the quiet dining f7e7083b42 room just before the f9247bb864 meal began. However, no one at 103aa244ea the table paid attention 6de05f27b9 to Jill, who was 09bd627d00 choking as if he fe52b3de66 were dying. Still, Jill, 861d032f52 clearly flustered 5d4cd22a73 by his 9cbd8ef62e own coughing 7340facfbb fit, stood dc4f297033 up, clutching 75311e9880 his throat.b799e398400477cf

“Father, cough cough! Just a moment… 52d9526916 I—”d957ea8da2eeed5b

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Even in the midst edc226be3d of his struggle, Jill 592fa971e0 tried to be polite. But the marquis didn’t 389f7a9cb2 even glance in his 4448e01e83 direction, and it was be6862e12d Gray who waved his 9b22b377be hand dismissively, as if a633b046d2 to tell Jill to 3218c1a6d2 get lost. The gesture, as if ba3aaa2729 shooing away a rat, 3f9f19ff6d made Jill’s face flush 6e898a3287 even more. With tears welling up f7cfe918e8 in his eyes, Jill 38115fd690 shot Aubrey a glare cffe7f52d6 before leaving the dining 1831caef58 room.86c08299ba44c786

Why was he taking d3d203e42c his frustration out on 78cf9ae394 me when he was c6c437272c the one choking? Aubrey thought ee229010c9 inwardly, but 0e454864c5 said nothing, 8bd0777036 maintaining his ef8230341c calm demeanor.425d2bedaa4fe0a2

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“I thought we were 9a8fe1b74f called down to eat, d6dfa0bf55 but there’s nothing here. I’m not sure what 784b093c8e you want to discuss, ba46632cb3 but can’t we at 2c4c7d8748 least have something to cce2f92788 eat first?”8be2ac2e3cf4f85f

Aubrey played with his a1b94d3008 knife as he glanced 75c2dae1f8 at the marquis.a36cdeb6996a61d6

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“I’ve been eating nothing 73c8fcddab but weeds for the 32abd7734b past six days up c550ead51c in the attic, and 8dcc84cd98 my stomach feels like 7ec3ed48e5 it’s stuck to my 88af8798c8 back, Father.”f1c057b1785149bd

“What kind of ad9ec1bc27 talk is that 3cc65e9449 in front of c8ad2ba7ad your father?”ac504ffd2927b666

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As the expected 3a292e13f9 rebuke came, Aubrey 631fc8862d shot Gray a 031788d393 sidelong glance.d174b4e5f43728af

“Well, if you were bf372fe7c9 locked up in the eb4f9a9bef attic like me and 1734f15a38 didn’t get proper meals, 75fa883313 you’d be in the 1e6c7db526 same state.”2f1081e4dd9ee9e4

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Gray curled his lips, 7378fc2415 giving a mocking smile c1b2113291 as if hearing something 246421d147 unworthy of response.bfb81d8e1dde3eff

“I’m not 970bbdb6e8 like you, f32f731dd7 so I’ll 51349fcec9 never end 945ce2ddf4 up in 678aa54b4c that kind ffb18ddac2 of place.”2821bce7fe7cdb69

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“Don’t be so 7be6f83880 confident. You never know.”6c12ced2d1f38f6f

At that 816c586a69 moment, Gray’s 62fcc7a8f9 eyes narrowed 708b096660 slightly. Aubrey had thought b374e232c0 Gray might snap 4fad961749 at him, but 6931909178 instead, Gray tilted b6cab13aaf his head toward 8f82c71470 their father.a3449c18fcd464ec

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“Father, look at f7541015ec this attitude. He still doesn’t seem e68691e340 to realize what he’s 44b894d1f6 done wrong. It seems 4af2c09342 it would a9d79c4340 have been d1e1c40a96 better to 60be710bee send him de557520b6 to my 640314d065 unit rather dc53b81933 than the 9775b7cf74 attic. If he had 7a2dbbac12 rolled around with 5f4c17339c the knights under ff684ecf72 me for a c57fe71d9a few days, he f4d860a9e8 might have become 0efe851229 more obedient.”22a924c1919bc73f

And no 384991fc37 doubt, he b1db56802b would have 344e152530 enjoyed seeing 27d9153254 me suffer. Aubrey clenched his 29f695b818 teeth at the 817d3086a4 thought of how 3672054887 Gray probably imagined 8ae63e8416 him gasping alone dcb14d9749 in the attic, ebbf6f94ef likely using the 99578136c7 image to satisfy e6c6d1e835 his own twisted 7d4cfa1aad fantasies.01bd924bb17e42b3

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Suppressing the 13d2433ccc revulsion that bba3bafa5f rose within 59b12c096a him, Aubrey 7dec5a7e14 forced a d072129647 smile and 9887f8d049 turned back 6520add5e0 to the 41c71880d2 marquis.48785de6f415b761