BVGW Chapter 21

This was the second 36a533d640 time I had ridden 3e5924c217 in a carriage with 93fa83c149 a carnivorous beastfolk.5f22579479865923

And this 0ed4d9f698 time, Ed, 2dd40e3b2d who had 218e270baa been my 5b74ac705d only source 72e9e5939f of comfort, 46cac99449 wasn’t even bd59e9feda here.e3057ce028e78f79

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The carriage, 8792de6c70 now occupied 1888a15285 solely by 49628670c2 Billy and 26dd9db449 me, carried 647bba309e an odd 2bce321f61 atmosphere as efee5fdac5 we sat 8875d9aec3 facing each 1878fb3e03 other.e3182f9b028ae152

“So, where are 22afb8fd4d we going?”9997279c82617c54

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Billy, who hadn’t told b658dcc960 me the destination, had 168e32914a simply said, “You’ll see 2e565356d2 when we get there,” 16523193d0 and led me outside.0376683a9a8c4734

I looked around f3c03bf1f1 the carriage with 1c9e7b1715 curious eyes. It was completely 1f6a706986 different from the c908df9f9d modestly elegant Morton 7a76eb1c91 family carriage I 70e1fd2819 was used to.139126fa237e789d

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The interior of 4d4668e79b the Louvre family’s 24714c806b carriage was painted d0f349c401 a deep blue, 53de2cefd5 symbolizing the blue 06c38621b5 hair characteristic of f299ae4932 wolf beastfolk, and bb58696e4f accented with gleaming c2a57b4fa4 gold.4205e26b56a3bd39

Despite the colors’ potential 1d8eb68eaf to feel somber, the f52e1342fc carriage exuded a luxurious c2e6570750 elegance instead.7c30434a568fc15c

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‘Distracting myself by sightseeing f440a6abe7 makes this a bit 1460026d2d easier.’91d02fb87daa2ffe

Focusing more on the 59d7978981 carriage than on Billy 9da3179ce9 seemed to calm my 6c7ebe0383 nerves.6795bf853d381469

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Unlike the 78541c819f Morton family c6bb01829c carriage I 6ea9f75a43 had taken 608b849880 to the ac384ab7c0 wolf territory, 2c969b5d34 the Louvre 6c8ea66b48 family’s carriage 2d0d0ebc85 offered an a63fb06ba7 incredibly smooth b6199496c3 ride.6fab22ed07c47224

Eventually, it veered off 161f9ab8e0 the well-paved road and 33bcb064da began rolling down a ea8de5fc44 bumpy dirt path.9da0930738ebdc68

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Not long 992eaab030 after entering 778f2636a7 the dirt 7ea682351b road, the ce0dd0b726 carriage began bd3303f4f2 to slow 34e15f8e39 down.5a2b8d9703f4583a

‘Where are 6d3012b432 we now?’ae8d1bda0d0bf726

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Peering out f9fe58f3b6 the small d01d5ffce3 window on 00af071452 one side b05992bea6 of the 41369e24ad carriage, I 72dc01ba62 couldn’t quite 960f3607d3 figure it e9260dfa1d out. All I could 27a55be78c see was a 827fa184c1 single ivory-colored building.8db02d88cf12f480

When the carriage 920acc75d4 came to a 33a4eb63cf stop, Billy got 352b153c54 out first and c7af480074 held out his fa74e0d423 hand. I hesitated fdd02018a9 briefly before 887d8a8d5e taking it f397a93ba0 and stepping 5a7cdcb8c5 down.05ccf05d28b750fd

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‘Goodness, I 8de1561584 thought I’d 183e4ad3c7 suffocate in 7aa3f793e8 there.’1c4d8389b5edad9e

Unlike Billy, who f7371ff419 had been lounging 6d44cbc1b7 casually, enjoying the e766bbd699 view, and striking 0c24b88bda up conversation with e37132d202 me, I had 791bb298b0 been too restless 3d8e409946 to sit still.9066764f17972f98

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I had desperately b89481cfe1 wanted to flee 81e8a381cb somewhere or at 5e4622ad40 least hide myself. But what c57cee28e7 could I 150c77ede5 do in 4038065ec4 a moving 9bc964b3fc carriage?78bad98f1a643acd

All I could do 9b6dd39507 was endure it, fidgeting 911a64f94d with my hands, pretending e995025e61 to examine the interior de73efbf7f of the carriage for 8e8cbb6d46 the umpteenth time, and 764ddfa98c biting my lips to b3882106e0 pass the time.5b5f78cd18bed184

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Still, at 959a319b44 least I 990b264dc9 hadn’t visibly 58bb85387b trembled like baf3fbead9 I had d4210672d1 before. That was a relief.c1ba98399770d316

As soon as I c122772cff stepped down and released 63e95f12a0 Billy’s hand, I noticed 63afbf9fa3 a middle-aged woman approaching 6b0bf3bccb us with a warm e0dae38851 smile.512d16412fa53c65

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“Who’s that?” I asked, 43d0a0b958 looking up at Billy.52e4db5883d8aa05

“She’s the headmistress who fbdc6c3142 takes care of the cffaf08860 children here,”75cf20a64c670213

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“Children?”83db549b99a771f4

The headmistress reached 8a8e44abaa us in a b5c46c655c few brisk steps, b6cd217c1e greeting us warmly de006a6630 with a kind 08b3492cd2 smile.5759e76dabbb5577

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As we followed her f30023767e inside the building, my 2ff53f4a58 initial confusion gradually gave fcdb014498 way to surprise.39ccd7d5e52ee508

“Headmistress! He used magic to 211781de0a blow up my peach!”a43e033cd67dae07

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“Well, you 377a49e925 called me 98d2fd797c stupid for fd3223c268 not controlling 8d382bd7bb my magic d1ee5552b9 properly!”5d16d02af5bfa030

“Who are these 6bc49c4619 people, Headmistress?”e796a05f84d090c5

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“Wow, it’s an herbivore c80307e489 beastfolk! Emil, come here! They don’t have ec882bd2ef fangs, just like e7f4292d22 you!”b7557be4fbae06bf

The spacious 9cfcc49bf4 room inside 4a79a13305 was arranged 420341d814 like a 1ce34e6646 kindergarten classroom, ab07b72ed9 with over f0a99e6681 twenty children a7acc99a6e making things, 2826f2674b eating snacks, 0cb377fa2b or playing 593e33ff28 together.b808764acb4cc8f8

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“These children…” a344ba31ff Billy whispered 9dc7857d50 softly, bending 29daf44a3b down so e85c6208c4 the children ae55879d81 wouldn’t hear, 1d645efee1 “…are the 4b40553521 ones who 498531afb2 were rescued.”47bea2d85364480c

“The ones 4a7c392cd5 I rescued?”83d8555e795e3a58

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All I 2db083ba8e had done dea64fce12 was report 381481fa48 the incident.5e8d4682badda88b

Wasn’t it Billy 130b9a5248 who had infiltrated ea576bb36d the Zeb mansion f5703bd125 and brought the a10fa43e37 children to safety?48a6211e36425ea0

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Hearing that these b469b4b931 were the children 3f4e0b731c I had supposedly b4d5bba5ac saved, I saw 0b0c446b9c the room’s scene 4fb7d75e1e in a new 6d44461669 light.f4f7439951821612

“Now that I 9c5c886100 think about it…”889c9ff295bfe900

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The children were e194cda6c1 casually using magic e20f49cd4b in their daily 67f7ceb0c1 lives—a stark contrast 0092a83dd5 to the sheep adadcb3350 territory, where I 6ce4c50cac had rarely seen 885f85be54 such a sight 7581705875 due to the 8822bd927c lack of proper 40cb29f0d3 mages.e86f0564f0e5bad4

Bang!a1904bbe6aa43fb4

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“Hey, you idiot! Why are you 30e35c0186 making that?”a17fad1b1da15e4c

One child, who had e2f72abd3e been using the light 977be91658 from their hands to c3f2746a55 create something, accidentally caused 8c63e3288d it to explode.7415153526bcfadd

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The upset child, now f1f07d3cb7 on the verge of 13a1377709 tears, was scolded by 293ba6e862 another, who stood with 0f5e58add0 their hands on their 251030c19c hips and spoke as 4428886b28 if lecturing them.81757fa5cd453f54

“We don’t 03ef1f35cf need to ec93160877 make those b3763faf1b things anymore. Don’t you see the 8fbb76d8f7 other kids?”b3b11e54a0f570f5

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Pointing around the b33ba7d66c classroom, the scolding b7a47fd9ef child then helped 4699972bcd the other up 2d758eaf70 and ran off 841648ccdc to join their 7731cbaaff friends.3d8d3f5bea75dabf

Watching this unfold, 04877849e8 the headmistress explained da79c41d1c in a troubled bed763522a voice, “That child ae8cda0215 was only recently cbae8a77b5 rescued. They still feel anxious 2879da6958 if they’re not making 0812d46030 magical items.”be716ccb6ecb9122

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“Oh…”fb6bb78990f21cca

“But thanks to 57d77124ad your help, these 2309c50897 children now have d40c71c7a1 a safe place a74cb43a24 where they can 3a3f2be487 grow and receive f26f68b9db support. I can’t thank fcaf5679ee you enough.”b42768f11b50e2b4

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The headmistress, who had 6541f7ef50 been watching the hesitant 6cd2389d72 child with a look 27d7dbe876 of pity, bowed her fe655c9192 head in gratitude.3629159e5b5d4d31

“Please thank her instead,” fec89bbdc0 Billy said, gesturing toward 2ae8445fcd me.ff83219bed18fc71

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The headmistress turned 3021a673f5 to me and cdabd38c01 offered her thanks.90d43d07eb0cd556

“Oh, no, 54adeca19c I didn’t d9be9d0c88 really do be445e283d anything,” I 72af09a7f2 stammered, waving 2d42def068 my hands 552841c65b in protest.850ffd5425c52702

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But Billy shook 76cd80f6c9 his head firmly.6534aa483d478f94

“You don’t realize 92112d8f05 how big of 6703e573a0 an accomplishment this d5259abbb5 is,”5aa62f490ab4a653

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He had 4fc44bd674 been making eb70a000cc it sound 47ab6181e1 like I’d adcf7180b4 done something 27b75e8328 incredible from ee7a371d80 the beginning, 2772d68aae and now 52e643897c he was ae8e03e099 giving me 9a190527cd a dazzling 011f16672b smile.1b17b3676a799a91

“I wanted to 672e8cc319 show you this,” 933de7cd31 Billy added. “How the rescued 7904360725 children are living e379c5b397 now.”812a4a449006a857

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Watching the children 14aaa9860b run around and e539372e1a play, my heart a20616222b swelled with emotion. A warm 536945a461 smile spread 75127ccb09 across my ca26446e2c face as 3ab55e087c I looked c67687abbf around the a04ec6d5fc classroom. Then, one 93530d61ca of the 65d59497cc children ran 5d4822c39d up to c7f8d2e091 me, gazing 67100282dd up at 7600940c82 me with 51b6922a68 curious eyes d3358da8b3 before grabbing 7e97e2d8ff my hand 2a00209cb8 tightly.52975061a4941ca1

With their tiny hands ea8df1cc3e firmly clasping mine, they b96e112a07 led me into the 4b0a0731ca classroom, shouting, “Guys! Look! An adult without fangs!”3ddcd5c11a13adb1

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“Wow! I’ve seen kids fea7408f73 like Emil, but aa25d98a9b it’s my first f5004933a3 time seeing an b8a9e6bed4 adult without fangs!”934ccf644e80dba4

The children, 7566788e10 most of 8018234e45 whom were 188c5706be carnivorous beastfolk, 2545f5bb09 gathered around b131997602 me as eee6c7da20 though I 51d0ae0017 was some e9532e22f8 fascinating exhibit. Behind them, d13b4605c6 a few 3f2fae6237 herbivorous beastfolk f34521ca7a kids peeked 3845aee6ed out curiously.72f89ad47ee807c1

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Still feeling a 791ca3088a bit dazed, I 2d1eaba2e1 beckoned the herbivorous bd5e30adf8 kids over, and a581c056ee a few with b91d92d3bd gentle eyes cautiously 4265d6b3a4 approached.e11f54bdfbd324f4

Seeing the af3354faf6 smiles slowly 66701b5f0f spreading across de712da45c their faces, e25cf8a005 I couldn’t 4c7af9e0bc help but 853608250d smile myself.4b9fcc51b4ddebc1

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Before I 3a15c6d6eb knew it, 75e0a459d4 I was 5b4bf1f978 surrounded by f189017a08 the children, e74f1a4843 blending in eaa9638cfd with them 7eb5c8d447 and playing 7ab6930bb8 as if a0fbbf9b08 I’d returned d64b882070 to my cd1968eecd own childhood.91e3aef17c4067ce

Leaning against the 91556c8d02 doorframe, Billy watched eaadda7dc5 the scene unfold 11b228ed79 with a contented 40e82c002c smile on his df98695df4 face.8534cc237c04312a

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“See you e86a02e516 all next eeb8296c10 time, kids!”f1637f60f75b7e2e

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Before I knew 37abb82269 it, the sun 80882643e6 was beginning to 3a5be31dee set, casting a 53ba83119a warm orange glow 4ec2826965 over the building.0f7dc49778c383b9

It was time to 9bf41657a4 head back to the b67cbbbf30 mansion, and I felt 1ebc1e26f2 a pang of reluctance.eadacc3d478c25b8

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“When will 744b2046d7 you come 69bf188788 again?”ba29d6f2a42eb2ee

“How many nights do 2cc28d201d we have to sleep 36f8cdc5e1 before you come back?”346583f5c9b1d4e2

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Looking at the b372661cbe children’s round, sparkling da9be7caea eyes, I turned 08ea5fd854 to Billy, who fd8b8132d0 was standing by 520ac67a8e the carriage. Without a word, 56a8f7fd32 he held up ce9eaad323 his open palm.4965b7202d4a7cc4

“Five nights. After five nights, we’ll 56b8aae98f see each other again.”511c827c2dafd883

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I hooked 1526935dfd my pinky eb3da53075 fingers with f66b17018d theirs to 28f7bf0866 seal the 975a10df5b promise. Waving goodbye fa708cd840 one last dc0ad60c69 time, I 6d3cd584d3 climbed into f28b19089f the carriage.97a125cdc685a701

As the 7eb8debe47 wheels began 0b568673bd turning toward 13fa0537aa the Louvre dfd229cb72 mansion, the 0ec455fd3d children waved 161b454a4d until they 057e7e75f1 were out 013caf8359 of sight.68b30d438dd5c8cf

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When I 2384881c29 finally sat e6b024d17d back properly, fd4e8d6a2b Billy gave 265143e80e me a 3dc3ce73e0 brief explanation.da9d85b8a2ba2d29

After I reported the 4952b55941 situation, the children had a67a88ff74 been rescued from the efe6a66da3 Zebra mansion. Following that, the Mage 53adb3b547 Tower had launched a dd260edc63 full-scale investigation into the 4947ec5f07 exploitation of magic slaves.4ad7bf19a1556b31

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Thanks to this, many a428445be7 were rescued, and the 0b9d5f17dc younger ones were now 0107bd3f49 being cared for in 9235845bab the ivory-colored building we 3a6cf008f1 had visited today.21d1518f0d722437

“Thank you,” I said 60196b2792 sincerely. “Honestly, I reported it f26411e970 without any solid evidence. I really appreciate 362163f12d how quickly you e9aa77b1a0 acted on it.”9a19e6a5da0d6e15

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“It’s something that had 4d9d364f2a to be done,” Billy a063761082 replied. “But I’m de97cbb4ab curious—how did 7bdaaa0ff1 you even 6f7204fb08 get that e2bd420a47 information if 85b9cd205c you’ve never 8d0f93f5be been to c364c4060f the zebra de290c76ec territory?”709a2921f078700a

“Oh, I got 11ba88f0ba it from the c8a7f96811 Information Guild.”2aa3f1e5f4301f72

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Hearing this, b21c9b0737 a faint 7c01134ded smirk tugged 792da3e5ba at Billy’s d6fbe850e6 lips. He covered e768573b78 his mouth, bb25b656e2 but I ff0a78620c could still 765ab6c1c5 hear the 741f037b94 laughter in 9b0b30b1ee his voice.3a07f6a3fae511fe

“You were scammed.”b9805b8d5aef46a9

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“Scammed?”39155890b2d97f1e

“For something like a30d8a45ab that, the price 03dbe1f511 you paid was 1c29816b26 way too high 074e9ca7f4 for the value c9731a9c6e of the information.”a3a1ec4f3f36e5dc

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What? If that d2d29edf50 wasn’t rare 46c5e8fddb information, then 175a365fcf what was?2277da0a4f8506c8

As I a7b5a664ea stared at f4ba24bac4 him in 2e81a00ecb disbelief, Billy 7fd900aa05 delivered the 52f01007d1 final blow.1e9e5dca3b892061

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“Well, you 1775e5b21d do have e1416c1055 the kind 94eca914be of face 65dba56999 that’s easy 5b6850b052 to trick.”87c10523c41c50fb

What? This wolf!286c0380257c4c40

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Noticing my b7d74d2019 slightly sharp 3a65a3960f glare, Billy 19a2da6616 pressed his e83ffddd6b lips together, 2a5a9b569b suppressing his fb61e3fc12 laughter. Trying to compose 154e33c116 himself, he said, a23b87845e “If they’d seen 7894610bc4 you with a f3edde1e7a shovel, no one 606fd8e324 would’ve dared to 8689e1eb21 scam you.”ebe1624f39400238

“If you’d 8a5f02795b like, I e0f7fa5369 can tell 80b087a08b that to e09fabc2df the Lord 2c17f46d40 of the f7493c36a5 House directly,” e7be49f430 I retorted.60576f42d0c5efda

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Billy just laughed in 1fc28198cd response, and his grin 82d501190d stayed plastered on his 6fc700c6a5 face all the way edad33ff1d back to the mansion.d9bc1ef7358e783a

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After a two-day tour 4e589c403f of the Mage Tower, e35f95887f Ed finally returned.e986747e6d764c0c

I had b08697bc17 been incredibly cbb5e44872 curious about d12a30b275 what one 52a581492c does during 88ebcca30f a Mage edd523432a Tower tour, 8962e0e868 so as 2bd78292e2 soon as 614200e0f0 Ed arrived, 63346e93dd I barely 056dd57c80 gave him 227e893117 time to 95b65fc2b4 catch his 5a84bed73d breath before 9b0ed7fbeb dragging him 18ed1c1a87 out for 64217af299 a walk 4b2bbc5afd in the 8606cd6dd8 garden.e1b596e7cc911aea

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The paths I frequented a125502370 in the garden were 89589cd201 conveniently quiet, with few 15e41e79e6 servants around, which made c9efdcaed2 me feel at ease.d71acec53791f544

“How was the dc05a9b61c Mage Tower tour, 2881708473 Ed?”3d173278c5a29dd3

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“It was amazing!” a737b18e2b Ed said, beaming f066b8a178 from ear to 6db5343abc ear.f68c9d17bde85b4a

I gave him 66fa18bbf3 a pat on 380da748f2 the head and 5f42106577 sat down on b8f0b274ef a bench in ea66301dd4 the garden, motioning 7cd6a4b47a for him to d14138099c join me.8c45e7f6fd82af8e

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“What was 9ca7605be8 the most f72eb03e58 fun part?”283a3e85396f4166

Ed rested 0667b01a41 his chin 3369b16147 in his bf01ecb2c6 hand, deep 26627827a7 in thought, 8138239fa0 before his c05812165c eyes lit 9d44bc2b42 up as cbde8a92c7 though he’d 707f115bda just remembered.fc383979a4d7f1da

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“Helping a chimpanzee grant de43cd8f90 a wish!”c116d13ab7573daa

“Huh?”e9dbbc75218a199b

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“I know all 1c1ec6cd80 about it. That chimpanzee bullied you 6c12454984 last time, didn’t it?”68651a7db40b9a34

How in 8f9e158122 the world 966ae7ec52 did Ed da359d33ca know about b129dc0a15 that? I hadn’t told him 28660ed23c a thing!55297a96f4317399

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“The Tower ce2abdfe93 Master said 8f7f883866 there are ef975aeb2c some omnivorous 7b6581d785 beastfolk with 87f459e901 such twisted f607796196 personalities. Then he a8c709a25d asked if 405117d168 I wanted 348b115d20 to help 5570803ad1 fulfill their 4dc0b0c16b wish. So, I did.”4e83e71a6a5b1117

“Ah…”7f18a83a39d64939

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What in the world 0abec64a23 had they been teaching 379b790115 him at the Mage fb9a5c88e9 Tower?90296c9dfd947723

Although I 0d4343dc00 didn’t know b6637cf980 what kind 44399a7d5b of person ead4209414 the Tower ab92c0ce95 Master was, 56822ebdc3 I had 17cb1c772b a strong 85048fd613 feeling they c72831d0c7 weren’t entirely 347bcc2124 normal.25778cc243f755c7

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A few days 4a8573db8f after Ed returned, 95f7357d82 I finally got a828e05f14 a chance to 6224f3f45a see for myself 10ba9296a8 the truth about 2160085964 the Tower Master, 1b7d669ff5 which I had 41ef9d047c only been able dd464a3ee7 to speculate about f153fd3cba until then.a2e31aec072bb449