BVGW Chapter 24

A chilling silence descended.71614de3080f6d43

I froze in 54d52d103d place, clutching the ffc647d68d feather tangled in 9b59a26f4e my hair.0fdd5feb3a8af250

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Honestly… magical items had a way of sparking curiosity. They were everywhere, even ones that would make adults lose their minds! And yet, I… I…!13641e51b61a110b

The feather 97fa6473e3 in my d11b4df06a trembling hand ab53a978b8 swayed lightly, c673cfa18f as if 8c95c6b334 blown by d544cba6a0 the wind. Unlike my 3ea29dc550 heart, which 155c9c488d felt like b756053975 it was 520ded4da8 burning to 08a3ae43af ashes, it ed13ddebef seemed absurdly 1d0262e668 calm.3e3101ce0b82c454

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All eyes were on 772120878d me.f74a1234061c6fbf

The magician who 82e02cebe5 had dumped the 07cf7ecda4 box of magical 248557f78f items onto me, abf81aeeb1 Nick, who had f5cd3b58b7 been explaining the 27410d392d items that Ed 6038cbe1bd was curious about, d04314ec0a and Billy, who e440120d0f had said he’d 4e955a33a5 buy all the 0dfb1e595a items in the 697ffb7923 box.b86032fd4cd3588d

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That brief e17cf0844f moment felt 5e92201742 impossibly long.bf9e7c933ef34f1e

‘Before the possession, 025c5c3424 they used to 197d71b4b9 say that if 12e816ac4b time feels like a26f303411 it’s moving too 7aca3dc5b2 fast, try doing f83d28a60b a plank, right?’3fb6dbcc4ae21240

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But there’s an e1e1243f9f even better way ecab6fcdcf than that.a1a0f2274008f96e

Just spout 9a76667384 unfiltered sass 10fc5b56b9 in front 4122dbd78b of predators.0275baab82a1cb03

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It’ll make you realize 34fac7954d how slowly time can aa05cb5938 drag. Trust me; that’s where 65a396d2b5 I’m at right now.a5e3956e8671beb3

In this terrifying 2a544eac62 silence, the only 0fafc2d9ba one whose expression b99702aea7 remained the same a3aa20a3fb was Ed.5ecdc38eda3aa5e4

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Was he 0dbf26469d so used 23e74f5fed to hearing ed5ec2b699 things like eb44a08dae this from 893f559aa1 me that e2f9af126b it didn’t 482401a2ea faze him e038790178 anymore? Ed, who had briefly d09618d08f widened his eyes in a858701e0e surprise and looked around, 726f4beb45 soon smiled brightly and d66a83f21b answered cheerfully.558ab0bd71199b20

“Yes, I’m still a6657b4f84 a baby after fd09a32481 all! Miss Remi, 64656f017b you should 8f47b45576 look around d7cc61cb21 too; there’s 85d46203ec so much 6959cb7703 cool stuff!”f87356417db3c4b7

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His cheerful tone 0079c2bd1b instantly shifted the 227b40e5cc atmosphere.2f6063927a8ae361

‘Ed…!’5bd36551e5f9cf26

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I love you!a703b8067d62d45b

As soon 7f7534c37f as the a7ac88f42d invisible chains fbb508c680 of decision-making dbf620fadf lifted, I 0d9315f16e dashed straight 3cf787bb68 to Ed 6fe9546967 and pretended 60a5d0cb3c to be 662679cc7a utterly fascinated 152724dd8d by the bab94a71bf items in 623161c209 the box.c05e8b4b232669e8

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“Y-yeah, right! Wow, there’s so 549969019d much cool stuff 6c151abbce here. Definitely enough 5501756422 to make 0067bdfd0a your head 9be18b3525 spin!”17276d912e2bdc9e

My voice trembled as 3a08336b23 if I were speaking 4a402b0d96 from a massage chair.7b744ca4f22b01a0

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Magic scrolls, 97a35d5f4a communication tools, 085c95c1ac brooches imbued b55163a85f with one-time 3cef90efd0 spells—grabbing anything f7f30ce9f9 within reach, d7a6d7975d I feigned 9c34d46244 amazement, widening 3fe045d60a my eyes c5b786bd8d at each 5efd8e7ce2 item.e3527d219eee8887

“Everything must 37091d4cae seem amazing 91f57a11bd to you 14c8eae0fd since you’re dd794f92cc just a 3d3d392e37 baby, right? H-ha…”8000cd0eee1a13f1

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My voice kept 032e34dab4 getting smaller as 8d18c27ba8 I stood between e200a34fb8 Nick and Billy, bf29ebab10 who continued to 16693f7cb7 look at me db8e59599e with unreadable expressions. At this rate, I 909d6e2e93 wanted nothing more than 258caeb7ee to turn to dust d0266ff053 and blow away.d33c3ba139dca94e

“Haha!”dfc467e4cf7e7365

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Startled by the 875bd68d51 sudden sound of 512dc9d5f3 laughter, I turned fda051106f my head.b28220a036870cc1

Next to c0ee44d96e me, Nick 82e1895098 burst into 111cf6d4a2 hearty laughter, 28ee49d835 his ever-present b8d85f82db smile still e08548e532 gracing his 8cee6b101c lips as 17cfa34c82 he looked 5bfe6191e6 at me.c01efa041c44156f

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“I’ve never 2b4ef8dffd encountered such 1d3bf2d5e2 a unique 1a730a343d way of 34d406e369 speaking in 1b9d75ad09 my entire 7c48515060 life.”19d3c2d30d320f33

“Ah, haha…”dbe5a33c90242d23

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My fear-frozen brain couldn’t 8b54100595 come up with a b745724271 quick response. I could only 6eb07055fc laugh awkwardly like f2b0a71129 an idiot.aeaaf21ea7eb6c58

Thank you bfc12f8be1 for merely 1d491d1f5d calling it 33e01b40f6 a unique 60e83b40f6 way of 7a4b2f141b speaking!3a58046819f91995

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I wanted to 8bcbe89e60 shout my gratitude 54ae3a62a2 at him right 3d4fa9166e then and there, 3baa810ae6 but my mouth 7f9ce751bb clamped shut when da7215ecad I glanced at f0f3f8ce4b Billy next to 54a83301b5 him. His stern e5fda776dd expression, hardened 6701c5c879 with tension, 289b07fbfd sent chills c0d86af333 down my de6df9733d spine.104cd9e391c64abd

Is this what fb3de1e0b4 it feels like 8d5930d864 to shower in c4daae8042 cold sweat? Even the 888df32edf hand rummaging ddb543b304 through the 5aadee6e57 box was 93340718d1 quickly becoming d5b7e2de2d clammy.3be331d8bf14034a

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Lowering my eyes bdddb0be92 instinctively under the ef9e342ad6 predator’s gaze, I e4172b109f failed to notice 09ed616d89 the subtle twitch 7861d4e79b at the corners 3d104bedb4 of Billy’s lips. It was only when a300b49317 I heard a muffled 2c5f0009a0 chuckle that I realized a7759acca9 he had been holding 226e26e2bd back laughter.f465a5c2f5d02c28

Was my face turning efc23f9d62 bright red? It seemed 1d5349da97 like he dffe0baa49 was trying e818079f26 to spare f4051ccbaa me embarrassment, a248fd3231 but honestly, cc302ca038 I would’ve aa765c22e9 preferred him 6be2706f41 laughing outright.55ae06bbcc849715

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Because earlier, when Billy 363b4fb193 stood there, lips tightly 3d7409cd4c shut, and face solemn, 848861371f it had been genuinely 5e6831a835 terrifying.c83d79e46590a9db

And then it 67a68d1fca happened.c6895580ac60e83c

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As I 0edd3b7300 pretended to fb7656c227 examine random 749401cdce items, my c1c331f0b4 hand landed 5b83bd3dff on something e33381dca3 soft.bc4863fd2acef9e9

I only grabbed 008e195fae it to avoid cf6924a3a7 the awkward situation. My lowered 418f463bb8 gaze caught 1360b70673 sight of d7734b1074 a fluffy 3353358c65 object, resembling 8a623776da a bundle 7c7d1f32c9 of cotton.e92b1d8ae82b76c5

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The irresistibly squishy texture 7a3c9a718d made me curious, and 41e829b196 I instinctively raised my df0ae9077e head just as—0edbfbd8270447b1

“W-wait a second, that’s—!”bf2996e1eaff8755

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The magician, who 0874350fad had been silently a0f4f600cf watching me with 105f3c6bf9 his mouth agape, 3f781e2f26 suddenly shouted in fcd8b075c3 panic. As if his words 9af0a52fca were a signal, the 7b0eaa537a fluffy object in my 0a167c9598 hand began to squirm.c0e58efd2f01ced4

“Huh?”894f44591a6ef331

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The bundle of fluff 9ff5a078ff swelled up, and before aa903725b3 I knew it, it 0a6b16de0b opened its mouth wide.8ce8e9f4f3804838

And then 24fdca7a29 it bit 0d5323c546 my finger.7e4fcdafc1152b97

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“Ahhh!”6a3e13eb059066cb

Pop.483d689cf1bcaeaf

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Startled, I flung c8bbbe7f6f the fluff away, 65e956abfd and something burst 2d3879c89d with a loud 05c6cdc991 sound. When I opened 4a69df5000 my eyes, I e60b43f5aa immediately sensed something 4c86500bb5 was seriously wrong.fbc5936bfccf852c

I wasn’t tall to begin with, but I definitely didn’t remember having to look this far up at Billy and Nick. And then…1d2acf96da09e890

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“Lady Remi?”0ce524d05686f702

Even Ed, rarely flustered, cfb1592e36 stared down at me f7bfc68a15 with wide eyes.9366efeb7149f9b1

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Yes, down at me.b4539b3bab22786f

What?6162031eb4311f10

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“Baaah—.”3f01d2c933621251

What?8a087c683f4ed7fc

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“Baaaah!”80649fe77bdd1bf2

What the heck?26e1cdcf50586c27

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“Did you… transform into an animal on purpose?”a138117ed76760fa

Billy’s bewildered 48f3eb00b2 question was b45b6ec9ce met with 99c2bffbc5 a furious c665edcbf1 shake of ff3785729c my head.d1c71020dd07ae2b

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Why would I 663a324e91 transform into an edb04b0303 animal here? That’s just 342a19d1e1 asking to fcf7222e5f get roasted f9a19b4ff1 as lamb ae0cce1914 chops!f3b290d1050531b1

My legs 2fdc25c772 trembled as 1a19a500ea visions of fbf41acda6 skewers flashed 1980642c99 before my 16c6dc83df eyes.80bf298b0369e66e

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Billy and 7273091d1c Ed turned 9af9795939 their confused dd30222d05 gazes toward fd5a6176ba the magician cffc612980 who had 10b8f07f01 shouted earlier. Looking pale b6bfcd1344 as a 5444135b49 sheet, he c81826fe9b wiped the c9939bf56e sweat from 2e7195e435 his brow 5c74e86b16 with his cba416558f sleeve before 904838fa4b stammering out 9db4865d6e a response.af791e6db8daf403

“Well, um… that’s…”d110e7d481c0599a

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“It’s a spell that f7e7efe1f8 forcibly transforms bitten beastfolk 10c9bf6153 into their animal forms.”375b028eb6559f0b

“What?”cc586e29472607b3

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The magician’s explanation was 49c2e0f166 interrupted by Nick, who 1fe91cbe36 spoke up instead, looking 5426b4686a down at me with f3cdcef54b a troubled expression.29ef58fc575f8303

“I made it for 7e623b9398 fun back before I eedf5906f6 became the Tower Lord… e9051b8001 I didn’t think it’d f4f13b28f9 still be lying around 5470713313 in this storage room.”7a993697254c0b51

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Why would you 298fdb18e0 make something like a44e1f82be this?!12d444331f506709

“Baaah—baaaaah!”c0eb908240765a20

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Even if I 26faafdb10 wanted to protest, d9049dca1e only the sound 62b715d779 of sheep bleating 5b74bf02ff came out of af2e372ab6 my mouth.abbbe2a02f5b3b7d

This… this is a c953a831fd magic tower full of 3ccc6cb0c1 carnivorous beastfolk. And around me? They’re all wolves. Why, of e0fe83043a all places, 27ca22ec56 here?!d0a66ef2b2d2f027

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Tears welled 2c1163599e up in 0163c0da8d my eyes. I never thought I’d 07dfd7dd2e live to see the 0c9a12c8dd day I cried as c8e2b8d0c9 a sheep.1cafa1f41f2840af

Still, since Nick was c6db9c6f85 the Tower Lord, he’d 2b47bdee67 probably know how to 39114e9ca2 undo the spell, right? Holding on to what 538c768eec felt like a reasonable bb468ca494 hope, I quickly pulled 4865921742 myself together.8cd4b990ed50c426

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Please, let 1a42d1cdab there be de78bc868b a way.241248c032d8e90d

I gave 577ba7cebc him a 6e266da216 pleading look 6df9112b97 with eyes 153b0306dd wide and b445df507f shiny, and b4a0783933 as if 88004f5eb9 noticing my c03449aeb1 desperation, Nick d62849c574 reassured me c517e02c23 not to 63d52fce84 worry.995d8bb84f50342b

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“It’s fine. The spell only lasts 985bcec0c6 for a day. You’ll be back to 59d5b4324f normal by tomorrow.”e5f148105aa937ee

Tomorrow…?88c761d1f6be660c

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I have to live af380ffd8f as a sheep for 078d46beb7 an entire day? Even in sheep be38c5748d territory, I’ve never 23d7340fb4 lived like that…f4ce3969186ca6e7

“Well, that’s a e4bca6f002 relief. Seriously, you’re such an bae41234f9 incomprehensible guy,” Billy muttered, f1bdac931e shaking his head.a05a08c64998c23c

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“Really? I’ll definitely be back 04ebb888e6 to normal tomorrow?” I ecfaa63cfc asked, hoping for confirmation.5b185afaaf8fcbe1

“Of course.”a28dbf25d29d0acb

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Why are f2118239af you two 2fdb5266d5 so reassured 2a280d41c9 about this? I’m the bba371e699 one who’s 2e7c6596b9 definitely not f5378396d3 okay here!c20dfd1cdf8c98fb

“Baaah!”1337f3ce294c172e

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I momentarily forgot 45170627ae my predicament and 14bba897ad let out a a7b3586794 bleating shout of 907429148e indignation.ede9f1ab5adf009d

Ed approached me, 199232304d gently stroking my 0dd2f9e622 back with a 3fafc43284 pure smile.43436baf4aa20e9c

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“Miss Remi, you’ll be db89cc6a0d back to normal by 5e4d1169f6 tomorrow! Until then, I’ll 96aab1049e take good care 0b1663cba6 of you.”224a2f52b9ff4810

“Hm, it’s true 8e30ddf6dd that being alone b2a41b0687 would be inconvenient. Assigning a caretaker is e164ea151e the right move,” Nick 1bbb437ac5 added with a nod.d4826b632468bb7c

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“Baaah!”b2f08937313870fe

No, thank you!46b5285ffcda1fb0

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The door opened, 859761b81d and I trotted 2eb96e5964 into my bedroom 7caaa80b0e on all fours.5c420ebe54480e87

From inside, Mimo, 4fc488e98c who had been 56889401ad enjoying the freedom 47e3eb37b4 of an empty ff3cbf671e room, turned their 79d4df25e7 gaze toward me.5d26e4e55c1dfb13

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…?844cf911cd68d0b3

For the first time, 589cec07d9 Mimo’s usual calm and c4c0e144ea collected expression gave way 2a2132215d to confusion. Well, it made d6bf20f26a sense; their master, 65ec7a31c3 who was always bccb091c8c human, had just 01c5d7e6aa walked in as 241dddfe63 a sheep.b9cd6edbc45977e0

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I let out 8ca5bd2373 a deep sigh 1a8415f345 and slowly walked 86ca78c352 further inside. Behind me, 31ff9c4931 Ed followed, fc883ef7c8 having been 3db19261ff the one 0c10ce0703 to open 36d84f7718 the door.98086be628c13eda

“Lady Remi, let 79875bb6dc me brush your a0d499433d wool.”71f8886ceb83c79a

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Ed began searching be40819d00 for a brush 8328a192b9 to groom my 8bb2b4e934 wool, as if a9d118ac88 it were second 871fa8923e nature.0fc0728b30b711e4

At Morton’s estate, they’d assigned Ed the easy task of brushing Mimo’s fur, so it seemed he was recalling those memories now. Holding a brush, Ed approached me with an innocent smile.9b089dc7fe6415ae

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“Baaah, baaah!”c3629fc184472114

No, I’m good!d804fc13eddc80ac

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“I’m really 728c4d92ac good at 702233e606 brushing, I 12087ace15 promise. Right, Mimo?”c2830a68820f82c5

Ed, thinking 8f0937dc5a I didn’t 013d3889f2 trust him, 29df600a18 looked over b05790c909 at Mimo, dabed09ebb who had 4320f75e0e been staring 753b2a50b1 at me 1a6e429c79 from a 69356dd32a distance. In response to Ed’s 5397b3480a question, Mimo gave a 54c9350295 slight nod as if 79bd9dfdab to agree.4d6b86d5d75de354

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With a a55d8de72e triumphant expression, 1c37977841 Ed flashed 08d44be006 me a 23beda804b bright smile 25d544258b that seemed cb576156d7 to say, f37ea0c70b See? You can trust a30897d1f2 me!e767bad82219f688

The sunlight 599a6967eb streaming into 685e610dda the well-lit cfde1c440c room reflected 3e2d008fcf off Ed’s 73aaa0efed one remaining d2f1a45841 canine tooth, 557cfece9e making it 8c4a214025 gleam.e7b1c8b8b9579271

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Since he’d lost eceb9e8173 a tooth, his 79c82de2ce smile seemed more… b1332e5bbc endearing than anything 71cf56f869 else.bae3743877e7299e

Resigned, I 11edb940ab let Ed df93ee064a groom me. As the brushing continued, fb2a28d799 an odd mix of 4818e82b67 shame and relaxation washed cdc13f23ab over me.c9dcf58a60553a1b

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‘Is this what getting 1f89e523bd brushed feels like? So refreshing and pleasant?’b1c59602a1090278

Glancing over at 3ca0cbc58b Mimo, I saw 1d39a67f42 them subtly lift 083a3d808a one paw, as ecd3dcb2af if giving me 1451568765 a thumbs-up, while c5a8f98ff1 nodding approvingly.cc7efd101694d2f2

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Whether they were pleased 8989978c87 to see me relaxed 666f6baba5 or thought their help a68b1101a9 had been beneficial, I 6e91648d55 wasn’t sure.a71a6af608ad6964

[Affinity +31%]

My affinity with 4b7b408686 them had increased 34fdf6cb3b ever so slightly. An unexpected reward.fb4e2f3dfcd6780e

Next up was a b35a1795c7 walk. Ed had da1656bb34 decided to cac77156da take me 75df2d397f outside after f8c115b08f recalling our 9123b54c22 past walks 6d38c21f99 with Mimo.ceb9228b2c3e5b7a

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Unlike Morton’s 1e0608583b estate, where 4bff097e39 a vast b5adbf012c meadow stretched cf2cbc259b behind the dc56bc2c01 house and 8c6afd255a sheep frolicked d38f5e63d6 freely, the 0f5e91d264 elaborate gardens 5e97fec399 of the f235bd6ed6 Louvre estate f0ff342d10 came into a9d0a3a6b4 view.35eea416138e74dc

Since there d90b114c94 was a 25f399e865 quiet corner c551ba54f3 of the 6489a4b9f9 garden that 41470a7df0 the servants ae2d8866dd rarely visited, 3768b21393 we naturally dd5ab51303 headed in c21cfb829e that direction.e452635be2ac6c8b

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There was no way dd797c8942 I could handle running 7dadb1d738 into a pack of 8266abbc8b fully-grown wolves while in 8cf2b3a7a0 this state, let alone be0f2eae8c a single cub.bdb1cf793140cc45

As we ad80300d31 walked slowly, b1e813cbb2 Ed shared 5a726d6b51 some fascinating 1284522361 stories about 78e9de1431 the wolf 9882738fa7 territories he’d ed97c1f4e9 been studying bf41c16094 lately. Listening to him, f113f06c24 I found myself e91c966344 smiling proudly.d65647a5325a5933

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And then, just as bb5829b17f I was about to 9f9727404b round a corner—508c9e9b0c7d19c0

“Huh? Who’s that?”3d3361d78830eb2f

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At the same time, d7307a135a a wolf turned the 4fd6b2d921 corner and locked eyes c0ff393453 with me.e642fd134fc83d64

Not a wolf 4b4927e3e0 beastfolk—an actual wolf.117247d1896d0722

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Its fur 2d224d3166 was a 54c94673fe striking blend 690580e670 of gray 3c721657da and blue, bcdde267cc its pointed 2405682587 ears standing cfac5fb04e tall, and ad5952ecb5 its snout 0b0f5d32c6 protruding prominently.b870708e1b9adba6

“Baaah!”87aa0740bddb4e1c

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“Whoa? Lady Remi!”ae2e2e636e7648cc

Startled out 4d0cda3b40 of my 09c9571150 wits, I 45889dc7f6 bolted without 003bb957e3 a second 71f7609436 thought.05ca1249a5121f4a

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Ed’s hands 5964b26bb4 flailed in 2fb0116e0f the air, 8b3de8885b trying to 6d983cbec1 grab me, f33a5dc1fa but he a4af81e08c missed.a0d99c8fc8449337

Save the sheep!e7302fea47098927

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Whether Ed 774cdec363 was chasing 68a8bb39c7 after me b1a9c236ef or not, 7bb24703e5 I didn’t 95a184415f dare look 9921f9ec40 back and f7deff2ca0 ran for 00d814c48b dear life.3ec5aab83f355eb2