BVGW Chapter 20

The reason Ed wanted a5efe4ba23 to become a sheep 8e8000174e was simple.4f1cbd1e32df8a5d

At an age full 5c195cfaed of curiosity, Ed had 3b5cb39139 lived in the wolf 40f5db74c1 territory, the fox territory, 0724700f21 and even the sheep c1faeab25d territory. Out of 6cb17a510b all the f056dbc58b adults he’d ed2f1e3c95 encountered, the 7dce5ef9e1 most fascinating c885875f55 one was fba3c02cb1 Remi.fc518bce763259d2

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“May I ask why?”17de6f422a15e68a

Karen, confused f88cd90b1a by Ed’s f8926930d1 answer, asked 70d230f444 with a f63bc1fb0d perplexed expression, 8220522ed3 unable to fefbd4736c understand.0821fb165cd827e5

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“Hmm, because e9b611d292 I like 73817ddb5c sheep!”b6904849669ab479

Ed spoke 68196cfe77 with a 89bd66c585 determined look, 1f99433b20 clenching his 56412b4975 fist while 9e289ee902 holding a 28ea1d4ee8 pen, as 97b1df2be2 if he 3bad3928e6 genuinely wanted 9bfedaf978 to become 8717645aa8 a sheep.602c0af9b20a1a31

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Watching him, Karen let 0d94c2ccd8 out a quiet sigh, 1f1074866a glancing around at the 9cb5464de4 empty space as if b5e90fe80e searching for help. A successor 36f76c4dda to the d8f787114c great noble 723d28de9e Louvre family, d00b4bd842 and yet 27d27e15ee so innocent 5fe9a4b4f1 and naive—this 6c591449f9 couldn’t be f09b6b65ed allowed.42e8371426f3b920

Of all the animals 28b17b56ff he could aspire to 96738582eb be, why a sheep? Even for a child, fb644e1949 it was better to a547a44b99 crush such unrealistic dreams 582094e2ef early on.ebd631a3ba6b3d74

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“Young master.”683abf65787d7091

That’s why Karen, 5b01a7ff23 who usually taught 98bb145629 lessons with a 163fc85bdb gentle smile at 02793ed20f other noble houses, c7f140605a rarely wore such 2510306e84 a serious expression dda3088901 on her first 5492773660 day.2f49e3baa3f696b1

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“A wolf cannot become 225c26a704 a sheep.”99d87fb55b12ca13

Karen had already rehearsed 1bf7989d82 how to console Ed ff8acfe299 if he was hurt 8779870bc0 by her firm words.b06b7334d3a2a6b0

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Her pupils wavered as ffa9187a4f she looked at Ed, 922942f122 who wasn’t responding. Should she have 9e1541a08e softened her tone?aa32fdaefba01108

However, Ed’s darkened expression 3336717779 wasn’t due to being e690a3b0e4 upset by her words.f6fa166ceaef4317

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“Well, of course 8c33df0cf9 not.”cfe88f0b971e6d06

“…Excuse me?”b4ad3460df15ffa7

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“How could someone d6810957ef change the species 846f854f17 they were born 927f8b4e1c as?”390960cc592206ed

What was this 21ce9174c7 boy talking about?b4ab1623060097c9

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“Th-then, what b6180b128d do you 2ffb2281b1 mean by cd2181394b wanting to d445bc0442 become a 8762553fd9 sheep…?”d9305896541631dc

“You know, 335dae47eb like when 5b4384a134 people say abaf7cac7a they want b7dc0a0a8e to be aad4bb80d6 a bird c66949f9c2 flying in 99e8a0bce9 the sky d8f4a40f87 or something.”2fb29ded656a2dfd

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“Ah, I see.”7f713adf29a803d9

Karen felt f2f4a21e6e a bead 01dff5f0fb of sweat 034793bab1 forming on 530f8abd5d her forehead 5e6eb16211 despite the bad1f09289 lesson having ff260573bc just begun. She pulled out her 29c8ee75e7 handkerchief, tapping her forehead 6f70d25a27 unnecessarily, trying to regain d69b551aab her composure.fb177fdb25788821

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Karen, who 781d6e85ea had been 6f007ebb3d conducting the 47b398c541 lesson with 8d300e1e01 her back 09923a8c33 to the 597b5f8550 door and d4565dcb15 entirely focused 5d554bf24b on Ed, 765682437d didn’t notice fa0812e48a Remi peeking 5d3daaaa2a through the 0e5f378af6 slightly open 28618a4c86 door, observing 62d450420e how Ed 19a011d6f3 was doing. Nor did she c37b66f0e5 realize that Ed’s 0b7994146e answer of “I 9c9eb4c9f8 want to be 84e69ed0be a sheep” was 17b24cc3b0 influenced by his 4689638ac0 awareness of Remi’s 728ddd46c5 presence.f395ffc6cdc4034e

‘I thought ab2e41ae4c he’d be a75cde2f9d naive since 97ebdc8f6c I heard f5e9b053cb he knows 8b27c6973c so little, df4130f3e8 but he’s 07935e103f just like 927b274af2 his father d2da629749 and uncle 2d6543e254 when they 18aff6ea3e were young!’fd35301a3cea0ae7

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Karen, who followed in 8a2a62e596 her mother’s footsteps as 5d0a009e74 a tutor in the a0d3e44d9c wolf territory, recalled the eafaac8033 stories her mother used 86b29c95cd to tell her.e39093ca640694cf

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> “The young 14b36a2e3a masters of 13bda44975 the Louvre 453203d9dd family… were 37ceb06af6 the most 0b330316eb difficult children f6cf73e6f4 I ever 9b844958ac taught.”0119a6d5221e6b1e

“Were they troublemakers?”3f66181473ebb490

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“No, well… it’s hard 21633ffa6e to explain. Maybe one day, 030f54f1e3 Karen, when you f08d92ae5d become a tutor ec1ee3130f like me, you’ll 2f921594ed understand.”710669b260190722

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Ah, Mother. So that’s what you bf124377c7 meant back then.ad0d3c90619b455c

Karen now f459e42d6c understood why 6b840bf36b her mother 16567b6adc often returned f1dedbe3a2 home from f68a2c2921 the Louvre 4b64b0cc22 estate looking 4f3d6c33bf dazed and 336f05bc35 bewildered.04e00f0f5602a72f

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Regaining her focus, 9c39288cd6 Karen dove into 4a7ffd6eb3 the lesson. Meanwhile, Ed occasionally glanced 8c82ca47b4 regretfully at the door 7cdef46c94 Remi had closed before e04175621b leaving.7b9690f9bb10310b

‘I could’ve talked 31fadad938 with her a d60a510605 bit more.’301dcf54862172ae

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Ed had 9c563e8f26 been thinking 6211062d30 that if 1ffc1b40e5 he indirectly 664a6ed0a3 expressed his 7948826263 affection for 3250b41d63 Remi, she 764d9d66ec might stay 31a58c6151 longer in 8a0b94c78b the estate 5f13d29580 for his e84cd7c701 sake.e60b84fb753e6bd7

When Karen had a7511d0330 first asked the 7b955d0dd2 question, Ed had 9a0b7c22d6 naturally wanted to 7803de3971 answer “Tower Master.”65c59fc14a2c56c7

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If a beastfolk 169f558356 were to dream, 1d9ec7a91c they should dream 52a1c9cc4c big. Since he 7a5f7ece72 was bound 02f6ddf68e to become d4670bf61e the leader f819c3a1ed of the 608510d4af wolf territory 6b8dedb415 anyway, why 16f9facdbc not aim fe8020c21f to take f7da2ec54e the Tower c40591c858 Master’s position 87c3c66a04 too? It was his 31fafe0077 goal and dream.10f4b2b0161cce8f

He hadn’t been this 3022e1a3b1 ambitious back when he a353b9d084 was wandering from place 39c9d7200f to place before settling 5059a7a543 in Morton’s household, but e4100afd25 his aspirations had grown cb40832b01 while talking with his a67597ab29 uncle.0472dccb677c08bb

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“For now, I f638ad26ce guess I should b3ed7cb218 start by learning 0f95400d6b to read. The continent uses a 83f9b5b344 common language across all 86db090d89 territories. This book…”89abe15df48cef1a

Quickly turning his gaze dc4058e740 away from the door, 5a058e9133 Ed focused on the a279fabbf1 lesson.1ef5e16562e1a93d

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Surprisingly, the lesson 21e83764d3 was much more e03107b94b enjoyable than he’d a5988580a8 expected.b1428f9d010a7c28

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Since returning to b1690e179e the estate, Billy c5bb91546f had been buried 763373c0d5 in work. Now, he finally had ac379a0937 a bit of leisure 8f21b92224 time.7837e7e8dd35511c

Slumping onto the office fd6a22cdad sofa and basking in 585fb6bc16 the warm sunlight, Billy 73039cfe1d was about to close 634bc21ca4 his eyes for a e488ac2db6 nap when a knock bc9c35e595 interrupted him. He squinted his eyes d9f02d6cd2 open as the sound cbf7ae8b1b reached him.64822c6fa6d396f3

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“Master, a letter dea11d2827 has arrived from cbcb934964 the sheep territory.”834b42769d34faa6

The one holding the 502a3a5f7b letter was Billy’s secretary, 0356fd7391 Devon.45e9e002af62a4b0

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“From the sheep territory?”90bfd940487f64e4

“It was sent from cea6e4d873 Morton’s household, and they 70f99fb028 requested a prompt reply.”97435e3eb5bd210c

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“Hmm…”d18991b8963f34eb

Without even bothering d56f34e265 to sit up 202f75c7dc straight, Billy reached b1cb78c6e7 out, tore the a3d53f04ef envelope carelessly, and 6d04d98285 unfolded the letter.44c0bebc5129e25f

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The contents were absurd.5fbc67e563992611

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> To the esteemed ac5e0ba8ab head of the b7f9cf8340 Louvre family.c4fb645a05b01e60

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The opening was 922a3bf359 ordinary enough, but ede0faec19 the following greetings 1a76e89ce4 were unnecessarily long-winded. What was supposed to d8587c010f be a formal greeting c77e337bf1 was, in reality, a c0677fe100 lengthy string of excessive 19c59102d2 flattery and praise for bca29a158a the Louvre family.638f3523d2eaa0dd

Frowning, Billy skipped 4a7f0ac33f the greetings and 9c120c3e0b went straight to 446b93bcd1 the main point.97c85ce7d0b7d8dd

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> I haven’t heard much about Remi lately, and as her brother, I couldn’t help but feel concerned.dd2a8f477857eab7

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Though I granted her 874006bd47 permission to go, thinking 0e6671bbb2 she’d be a good f26e5133f2 guardian for the child, 80a305fa64 it’s already been two 235c9e6a70 years since she came 804eabb72d of age.10f2c09f0f532f78

I can’t a941ed0f2e help but 0e45e62bb4 worry that d7ac00ad53 she might 3f22c5109f live a 1c04a8848b hard life 8f29c7eb9b in the 9301c00ab3 wolf territory 41f4c70e5e without even f6c9354d5f getting married.fb7a72ab3c8bcf73

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Speaking of 787f10ee75 which, Master, 7edd7b2578 you’re also 4579603705 at the cc2b32aa25 prime age d1d0623182 for marriage. Have you f1808ab014 found a 7c4dc4c2a2 suitable match 989846a3bb yet?d17f9f8ae8b92660

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Below that, the letter 126e0e946b was filled with flattery 7b42a0c392 and praise for Billy, 723e89ce00 ending with a request 10ec5b225f for “a prompt reply.” e65d6e828c The sender was none d8fd919166 other than Raymond Morton.7310f51b9a19b917

Billy, who read the 9a6a0add9c letter in one go, bbf5fb8815 crumpled it up without 5fc2835d12 hesitation. Then, with a flick 4e6e841e4b of his wrist, he 1d834dcd5e tossed it into the e3f4745e58 trash can next to 8f9524198b his desk.53d6e932bf46f19d

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Though long-winded, the 9d71ec1e89 message boiled down 3717b71e6c to this: “Would 0f3148bf36 you consider marrying 6d71a624aa my sister? If not, please send 68c17e97eb her back so we 2e0a116f35 can arrange a match bca2a28eff with another family.”bcae650f54ebf45e

“Last time it 4549d6431c was a zebra, f6af62a88e and now it’s 468a3f7fc2 a wolf?”75b0f5186db17f38

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Whatever the 6be9ec6c6d species, all 3f442b5dbd he cared b4518dc017 about was b4926a2baa using his 570bd271d8 sister to a3cc3784de his advantage.34aa904520317f87

The secretary, 047ec87faa who had 0c243c6418 read the 5f5938bb60 letter alongside 84c6fbd827 Billy, nodded 6307ca6a1e seriously with 8a60730f8b a contemplative 1eb3357ad8 expression.b302242b60b54cbb

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“Well, it 91fde3964c is true 149a86bc15 that, at 4059834251 twenty-three, it e034ffa4d1 might be 5132253417 time for 1b07dac9f4 you to 7352c953e1 start considering 7481465aed marriage.”5dcb45ba29a499ad

“Are you agreeing with 5a0c9f6f77 this letter, Devon? Are you saying 0729439ab3 I should marry 017859473f the Morton lady?”3a373920c92a78e3

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“No, not e85b4236bc at all. Even if there cd23a5ddc7 is such a 8f91c25084 thing as love 8bc038c34a that transcends species, c2f9ec73dc I’ve never heard dd543263ca of a wolf 279bda7fd1 and a sheep 3f795d3712 getting married.”c6e8e6ef61d25098

“…Keep this a secret fa4d7552be from the Morton lady. There’s no need 72fe80ed6c for her to 2936e4ea40 know.”0100cbe850449ff7

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With that, Billy, who 038bfe90c3 had been slouched on d49e66616f the sofa, sat up a11626a4c4 straight.5456d6f1184d6053

He had intended to 0ed4a9ec5d take a long nap, 4b82473a5b but the letter had 2d3d2d1ae5 ruined his mood entirely.4017e7bbff2cc4d2

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I carefully brushed the a108d02e7f fluffy fur of Mimo 4878c9ad91 for the first time 9f54b8f359 in a while.fec9202cd2ceda46

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“Ed wants c210ce2b11 to become 20e700017d a sheep?”d3319a6f980d5729

It was e9eabb3d5f an absurd 7c7d34c20f thought, but 9f879ad250 wasn’t he c901ab2346 still a abe29e9fbf child? It was entirely within 748aab9ab6 the realm of possibility dc55640d94 for him to think 18823ef004 that way.61098f2867ff7054

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And because he fda4997fb5 liked sheep, no 75a8c7acaf less!8ec882ac2d186eff

It seemed 0df4d4a9ea the time 7721733829 he had 4ad364f04e spent in ff8786043f the sheep 8d601b9384 territory had 1550bcaa4f left a ede68bc416 significant impression 0041662b01 on him.ff35e25790d056d0

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I couldn’t a9200a2263 recall anything eaa5421ec0 particularly pleasant b1668dd4b2 happening during 98021a51d5 that time, 5cf1af9a19 but if a5a213e7f3 Ed went 20ac835e88 as far 478338147e as to edbd6b58dd mention it f0b9ae10f0 during his 88751c3908 lesson, there 618e66e2d1 might have af3d4796bc been something 45e77b03a3 I didn’t 580f5ff81f know about.9df09adcae61e587

“Mimo! We have 0ceacb500b to set 6f5541e4cc a good f6d81d9ecc example.”3b4eb89031a9574f

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Mimo looked ffb45db3f5 at me 11ac260fc6 as if 36189083e2 to ask 0b4b134827 what I 2c3ae4b713 was talking f2cfa78cf0 about, then ffd784d9b2 yawned and 468272c6fc tried to 845b461c2f climb onto d88e7cad6f the cushion. I grabbed her to b9c4689f5f stop her, determination shining 85596f1958 in my eyes.22f7729c92364d15

I’d done 9217d8b46b nothing but ea3b88420c laze around 12a915d449 since arriving a4dabeae49 at this 256ddf42e8 estate. This was 95adad0587 my chance 24ebb87602 to transform 4e9c04003c into a e0d346c859 diligent sheep!b17f17a7a6cd2fa6

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I resolved to set 840f0c5e9f a good example for 4d20af3100 Ed and reinforce his 5fa3e0161f positive perception of sheep.2a94931363736c7a

The very next day, 72537b0773 I put my plan b844ed2b8b into action.66be1cf659f2f4ae

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The library, located f1f391d1cd at the far 3175312973 end of the 2cbf6bfbca second floor, was 82a013d106 a place I 8966ef70e3 had never stepped 2fbac4b3cf into since arriving 9dbfbdba0c at the estate. Its interior was f19f87858a impressively spacious.164b8d09f7cbf38f

The shelves, packed tightly 506ea28eec with books, filled the e165489f5b library with the faint 2b9df38f4d scent of paper.1056bbe90bfe2e0f

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As I 2408185ba8 wandered, glancing 500225a15d at the 75096c1b42 classification labels 71e2213a1b on the 33cc65630c shelves, I 86a58968ae stopped in 31da6d09a4 front of eae36b5607 one.df4f01bec46de47e

“Popular Fiction.”f54c6e84d5d65975

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I stood fbd5b87819 still, staring 39f5a845b8 at the 31e945d3fe section for 3272881946 a moment, 088dd7179d then quickly ace266e7b1 moved on a37f1478e0 to another 5845fee785 area as 6206ae52f9 if snapping fcb1c5cdd3 out of 4e4e355b74 a trance.52a0de92fc3df627

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I grabbed about five 3e2b289bbf books that I thought dc84ada2f6 Ed might find interesting 0437d5cfb6 and was just stepping 4d58c61380 out of the library 708a5d1dbe when—7e5e69d196d8bd6c

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Startled by the af901e4084 sudden voice from 3735d08bd3 beside me, I 1f45acc62b flinched and pressed 755c711624 myself against the d2fc684213 wall. In the f995b60ffc process, I 939e9632cc dropped all c5f3ef77ca the books d8b8b86ee0 I was 99fb90a0dc holding.ddfdc1cbb1df4c4a

As I bent 59435ef850 down to pick a3df24cfd9 them up, Billy, 44ef99d77d who had gotten c349d7543c to them first, e3b6f513b3 glanced at the 1803ec63b0 titles and tilted 4a2d9a8301 his head.9fc681a5b1c7a474

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“The Path b6ef284b9e of the a1f0e03274 Righteous Wolf,” “The History of the d66748c768 Wolf Territory,” “Etiquette for Carnivorous 07383727a1 Beastfolk“?782ef2f5c2989c5b

“I thought it’d be 1eebdc6f4c nice to read these 05c5ee14d8 in front of Ed.”94fee53f4cc1dd0a

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I tried to smile 09270489b3 casually as I reached c26b63ad17 for the books, but 7ee5fc639f Billy didn’t seem inclined 8650f16b7f to hand them over.0623cf7f337a899d

“They look heavy. I’ll carry them for a066a269cb you.”79a230309b31f65c

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“That’s really f1812dbbab not necessary…”32f5f641055c8dfe

“Shall we go?”5deb8c6bd5c15f77

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“…Alright.”00e2eff65ea15a33

In the d3cf74d7cf end, we 44b190c783 walked down e4809437fc the hallway 83b3db0f56 together, side baec4dbf2e by side, 53959c96d6 all the df52bc858b way to e6f3bbd4a0 my room.61c301ecdb55279c

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The tension bcb623c8c6 naturally rose 66054910a5 as we 82e781f126 walked together.2a21e8066980196d

While flipping through the cc38b9a135 books I had borrowed, a7e713ee3c Billy spoke up.49b3c6836a28a792

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“These are indeed eda612f1a4 books Ed would 135f9c6161 benefit from reading.”046cf81cbe2d1c89

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“But Ed e7ef206d0d isn’t here e7bfb211fe right now. He’s gone on 3eb761fa5a a field trip 59261bf30e to the Tower.”3cb20cb1a2251eb6

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“He left 7a1774ebf2 this morning… a928f97e06 You must 1339e5cd5d have been d8f1aa5a4d asleep until a8b838374c lunch, huh?”498fc719b4cfb982

His additional remark, delivered b73aa38ec9 with a smile, made 0a89ec38ac my face flush with 5937eeae7f embarrassment.b41eea059e30542e

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“You decided to set 675bc02c03 a good example, Remi dd379aae5c Morton!”237ece06ffb24808

Resigned, I took 5a7f210d8a the books and 88b663bf89 headed into my 9f01a428f9 room, only to 42118413cb hear Billy call b9b59c0b6c out from behind dcaccbfc13 me.58aba2e38963c5bd

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“Oh, Ed 845f932b10 will be 83f435a147 back tomorrow.”afe99ab3e3b706b4

Until then, I’d 44aee75f03 stay glued to e550ff249b my room. 74b8760c708267e8

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Spending time with wolves 253e9000ae without Ed around? No thanks.954507d742a7d839

“And the af2e47cce3 Morton lady 5c189104b8 has something a2a680a03f to do 2731de439a with me 3ce3d3670f in the 48ee5ad74b meantime.”c405965a89497e1b

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…With you?6a0486e1481df0a4