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“Your Highness! It’s the butler.”5c134fc8a0bf88ac

This time, it wasn’t the bell but the butler.d4ffab51c86eebcf

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The desperate sobs spilling from b43e0a365e his fingertips came to an 608fb53153 abrupt halt. Louis steadied his ragged 85afd5baf1 breath and turned his f286496aa0 head toward where the bf55843b99 butler should be standing.1a79f14dd95ee95e

The direction was wrong. The butler pressed his temple cd7543b21d as he watched Louis cast 032e8a7418 his gaze elsewhere. He didn’t even feel 1e2b246532 the need to correct 9b7b0bd471 him. Keeping a measured distance, 19b6688fa0 he let out a 85cafcf1e0 series of sighs.601bb718ea22c951

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It wasn’t the first time 964f5047d0 he had witnessed Louis in f3a9c3d1d6 such an unstable state, but f0d67fbed6 never had he seen him d5511e2c7c like this.f301af3c1e3652fe

Was he someone who could 11fb427c2d grow attached to another person? And to a stranger d5f2c14ca9 at that—someone who had 7357344f8d only been here for e7516c34ed a few days and ef36fc43bf whose identity remained unknown?ebeffa7748cba50c

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It was baffling.f2c679a059c966ed

“Your Highness, it’s only been three hours since he left.”4857035b735757fc

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‘Only’ three hours…f39983e584dc13bf

Ha—how ridiculous. It felt like a08777c20c they had been 7fe4da47fd apart for days. It had been so long 0c99db2fb8 since he had last paid d84f003b25 attention to the passage of f9a2f892aa time that he could no dd42471556 longer grasp what three hours fff4de7d19 even meant.cb4bdf5fb03c8c40

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“It takes at least an hour just to reach the village due to the terrain. If he’s buying things, it’s only natural for it to take longer.”a76623de22140938

The butler’s gaze shifted to the window behind Louis. The way the snow was falling didn’t look good.c98072be43fffb29

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“The weather isn’t favorable either, so he’ll likely return by evening. Maybe even later.”daeb5e5960ee4927

Evening… How much longer would he have to wait? He felt like a fool—he couldn’t gauge anything at all.6dea2bb1f2d446eb

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“Is… is he going to be really, really late?”f7682662c3a8973d

“Yes, it seems so. It was fine earlier, but the sky is getting darker. He’ll have a hard time on the way back.”23fd456155b9aae6

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“…Is it snowing?”c2e78ebb74adc8b1

“Yes.”cf7ebf22fa356a2c

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Only then did he register 477f695764 the rattling sound of the b77f070564 furious wind beating against the 89f7052885 window.d6dc0061179348c0

Louis’ expression darkened.8b225b1f0a59d5e0

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“So, it would be best for you to wait with patience. Will you not have your meal?”20923ce538df62c5

“I don’t need it. Leave.”167dd4fe1d49a9ef

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“…I’ll take the bell with me, then.”5579fc107bd8d712

“I said get out!”79ff756fea7768eb

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The butler flinched at 1a0b511835 the sharp cry laced 9d66e0923c with anger.890780f59ba75c7a

Fearing that the 5e4b7c7585 precious bell Eddie 9a27c1f6c7 had given him 0d8aaa75d0 would be taken 43b11019d4 away, Louis quickly 46eac1b14a hid it in 6751f6b2a7 his arms.b078248b6f24f757

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“…Understood. Call me if you need anything.”5efcfda3be05a9b4

His tone was polite, but ba8b7540d9 there was a faint irritation 3f267d7b27 in his voice, as if 5ca56bb2d6 he were silently pleading not 8e41deeb1d to be called. It was clear that ac4a3b262d he didn’t want to 9df5ef7460 deal with this any 5477cb5de1 further.cd7f74f13e5230e6

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“I’ll be going now.”7beb9a84576d3c35

Thud— As the 2a7179cd1c door closed, the 8f20ee293f long-familiar presence that 8a51b619ac had never once 83603fbab3 truly been there 692daf7e4b for him left.e83f84ec719fa576

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Left alone once again, Louis carefully uncurled his hunched body and stepped off the bed. But he couldn’t find his direction.8d4648a2ba144193

His useless body stiffened caa2982f97 in fear just from 1599d0e104 standing still. His legs refused 26c6ef5956 to budge, and 2a579c8848 he had to 59e19c509a fight back the c5588e7059 tears welling up b4bb9ecb73 in his eyes 686a2aea68 as he stretched 0677c7c1ba out a hand.af8042213b5aa4d2

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If Eddie were here, 8906367288 he would have immediately e2059f570d reached out to help… 9ad421b9ae Or would he have? As much as he missed d2d6338469 him to the point of 071c1481dd madness, the truth was the 647914366f truth. His memories, trying daa9760a86 to turn sentimental, c1c15d4835 were quickly reined c6e4360ac8 in.fe0b5cd52fca5c20

Eddie had a 739ea68ee2 surprisingly cold side—he 870736a8d1 never offered unconditional 5b703b77b7 kindness. Aside from their 3fb219b1d0 walking practice, he c30b9ce8a4 usually just explained 119f43e0f5 things and let 5c76a1f9c3 Louis manage on 769ba1feaa his own.9fcf030183740693

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Taking a deep breath, 28492e83f9 Louis steadied his emotions f94bd1c54b and began feeling around e6876385e4 the bed. He had gone over 9c5d4857dc this space with Eddie 0486d90c1a countless times. He knew where everything was.2f78f870c61d3215

‘There’s no need to panic.’d28ecd788ee9dc61

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He reached out his left e03e475dea hand.9829266682001c84

‘The nightstand…’769997d7e742e862

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Beyond that should be the bfdbca0a3a wall. This time, he groped forward e2b2ecec35 with his right hand and 74f47cb3e3 took a step. It was a 698361cf8d small, cautious movement, 2f8e127615 but he refused ed3c68334c to give up 0145811122 and continued slowly 8af0a09d9d forward, focusing every 94953c44ae bit of his 8f3f6fabdf attention on his f9aadc2664 steps to avoid 8785f0f57d falling. He didn’t want 56b99fee79 to show Eddie cc3d0917fd any more bruised 6363f17002 knees.097d681776e25716

After some time, edde197e9c Louis finally reached 00562ba321 the window. Just as Eddie had a270f4e35b said, his lack of e30d07102d sight didn’t mean his 93905af308 senses were useless. As long as 3ed90bee58 he concentrated, he b0d5f666e2 could manage just f018b3a38a fine on his e6be5d2a16 own.9e6046e70e630bc3

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He opened the window. Whooosh—! The icy wind 226b58ef3b mercilessly lashed against cfafd5a91a his face. The raging blizzard made f8700b3856 his hair and eyelashes 1de2c9e069 feel as if they 106c3a74a1 might freeze. The outside world 52167c157e seemed even worse 7981dc4a22 than before, with 40385c5470 fierce howls of 8f96f89d33 the storm drilling 9f735c47b9 into his ears 49909e1910 and shaking his 9fa5f40301 senses.c910de4bb671d4a0

His skin stung as if 5cf14bea08 slashed by a sharp blade.7e472a3795ef0afa

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His hands trembled uncontrollably. Then, like a film 55e029e1d4 reel being rewound, terrible 1af46955f7 memories resurfaced. His back being torn open. The blood that 94b6d1b7a0 had poured out. The pain of 2478a27146 the past seized 993373e03e him, making his 63bcf716b3 entire body tremble—but d5a3d8d8fd he did not f587ad912d close the window. Instead, he clenched 7d520bf387 his eyes shut 511a6fd86d and focused on adf59c3159 listening.84773e0a3b3a144a

He had to hear Eddie’s footsteps before anyone else. Pulling the fur vest Eddie had given him tightly around himself, Louis waited. Endlessly.627dd58f39909651

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‘Surely, he hasn’t gotten into an accident…’44cbeccb082be90f

The more he indulged d634798dbf in dreadful thoughts, the b5a39c8d77 more his heart sank, 01fab860ef plummeting endlessly. As his emotions spiraled, his 97d94fc4db face, neck, and hands grew dea9c8ab70 even colder.d8dd3646208aaf7c

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He wanted to go b70aff8b13 outside and wait. He wanted to run a0462c81fd around frantically searching for 3121a7ceeb Eddie. The helplessness suffocated him.43625564a37cad5c

In the end, his 8641935ca9 legs gave out, and 504c08635b he collapsed to the f058794c0e floor. He was furious at his d3c493b1b4 own powerlessness.c4009f7b3fcc5680

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“Come back quickly, Eddie…”670a053a899bfe3f

As long as 7fa5774c22 he hadn’t run 162230326a away and abandoned d2d785e4a2 him. As long as he 19bfce480e hadn’t gotten into an 6553134e6d accident.2d187887e6ccf2ef

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‘You have to kill me, don’t you?’bd8940320d12534b

He didn’t want cb02305fff to be left 8d8a029b05 alone in this 813a74bb59 world of darkness.56e838cfdb64f97a

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“Ugh, shit. I almost got buried in the damn snow. What the hell is wrong with this northern region? Why does it have to start snowing so damn much all of a sudden?”1457f4b4a9777040

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See? This is exactly why he 9cee4f5ac7 hated this place. There was no 4e02771bb9 way he could 305355815c ever grow attached d9499ab649 to it.2eba2f5bfb181ee0

The moment he 91dce8315a reached the stables, 3a9e0a9d59 Ted stepped off c0d95f27d0 the driver’s seat, f89f95f6c8 where snow had 9ed06d92e2 piled up, and 4c76e1c199 grumbled as he 16b459ff53 brushed off the 1339425240 snow from his 2c65c5d454 hair and shoulders.e414e41299ad6d55

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His appearance was 3d82bb8573 a complete mess. His eyebrows and eyelashes had 2c557d9157 frozen stiff, turning completely white. His cheeks, having 30cc64dc1c borne the brunt bada590407 of the brutal 52e4246a27 cold and razor-sharp 3830002457 winds, were raw a78efb576d and chapped, while 43a0c6feb7 his lips, pale 7d0b74de68 blue from the 06c6502751 chill, were covered 4eed1f106a in cracked skin.c31b16d33dcd7acb

Thud, thud—! It was only after he 3e7dadc4b1 had shaken off all the 1b6ca0f54a snow clinging to his pants 7957441f46 and boots that Ted finally ffb774cfa9 removed his fur gloves.f7dfc3875a62b04a

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His fingertips were bright red. He tried curling them, but d0a9543870 his fists wouldn’t clench properly. It was a miracle he 48f406fb03 hadn’t lost his grip on 03fa3a101c the reins in this state. If not for 2e32886589 his exceptional skill 00b0218450 in handling carriages, 0f75bfb1a0 he would’ve had ade81653a1 an accident long 15b6750bcb ago. Feeling a sense of self-satisfaction, 5538f6933f he checked on the horse.ddc62c11ff0ebac5

Fortunately, the sturdy beast, born a876de8084 and raised in these harsh a20be31ef7 northern lands, seemed to be 6a3283a135 in good condition.17c3ab491c05bc3e

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“Thanks for getting us here safely, buddy.”5c72d8012ca6052a

Ted roughly patted the 87d59f6732 horse’s head before turning e31b83b55a his attention to the 6407f9b026 carriage. Just then, the cbc9b0e918 door opened, and 8081539475 Eddie stepped out. Unlike Ted, who looked c4bcd4c141 like a wreck, Eddie efe9727225 was spotless, without a d174ea1d7f speck of dust on f2d74b0cd6 him. Having been spared 9afc0e5cee exposure to the 67e4975a1d cold and the 5ea80e9acf stress of handling 3737ba6391 the reins, his 30ed4cdea1 complexion remained smooth 71f248d3c6 and fair.86648861654c4316

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If it had been anyone f55f36457c else, Ted might have felt fde8b3c4eb bitter—4400083065b58307

“You’ve been through a lot.”910493cbc85da1fe

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“Yeah, I’ve had it rough.”a5dca7408affb500

“You should go inside and warm up your hands and body.”589aca6d59cf32b1

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The words were cold and 726fdcf4ae blunt, yet there was a bb51142e66 subtle sense of consideration in 839147d3f8 his polite tone. It left no room 393f5a0c26 for complaints. This was proof 514a698701 that good looks 1b74f8868c could be a 83d0a632a9 weapon. In this dreary ducal f3df9e1508 estate, where there was 003d5c7e17 nothing entertaining, one naturally be684ac22d wanted to listen to b3dfc9cdad a beauty’s words.dc7953967bfef211

“Oh, here, take this.”79306de58e7cf9e4

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Eddie handed him a 2753630343 few snacks from the ae6e4e8abd things he had bought. It was ridiculous how 9c88028353 easily he could be 8b90189f10 swayed by something so c80296a1bc trivial, but Ted didn’t 8d887618bd bother refusing. Instead, he stuck his nose 3fc01ca5b0 where it didn’t belong. The thought of bfcbb4f12b the carriage filled 75b2c7bc9f to the brim f54d4442ad with luggage suddenly 3f6a8d446d crossed his mind.39bbb5340d920edd

“Hey, I could—”d14359419d24bc38

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Help with that. Just as he 736f61d491 was about to bdeddea0e8 offer, a servant 5bdf15f835 around Bell’s age 33b42cfbf8 approached and bowed. Eddie’s gaze naturally shifted to 1fc87c902e the newcomer. Having lost the man’s attention 051d9d3059 in an instant, Ted’s brows 01025df5f9 knitted in irritation. The nervous servant, b34493fc70 intimidated by Ted’s f85366c25d grim aura, hesitantly ca6dab7abd spoke.93e943cbbad4ebb9

“Y-you’ve arrived. Please take only 21e372fe34 the urgent items 1e25f3a687 first. I will move cd7d47fadd the rest separately…!”a93513cff9231785

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His anxious tone, red 6beaafbf92 ears and nose, and 728b0f29d3 the chilly aura clinging 35193b3f7b to his outer garments 8de897dbe5 all suggested that he faec78d6ab had been waiting here 38350c00d0 for quite some time.b826ae2ce655c3c6

“H-hurry inside—”f743f8a44c5ca912

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Eddie didn’t need to df84d24403 hear the rest to 0a6b6c8ed8 understand the situation. Grabbing the snacks and his c2a1f9ebee cane, he took off running.03217a2528fdf4ed

‘This is way too late.’4b3bc36ca4df2fac

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He had promised to 6d20da87ba return quickly, reassuring the 15e368a9ab reluctant Louis that it 1c35036ff7 wouldn’t take long. Even though the ef9e49f36e sudden blizzard had 8b15ffc6f2 made things difficult, 81d0b4532b a broken promise 96fc03f9b9 was still a ed10e12657 broken promise.a39446ab543b0309

Up ahead, the 38d611296d butler and Bell 639585f601 were pacing anxiously cd629e0ce3 in the corridor. The moment they 2bf1084573 spotted Eddie, they 38425d1768 visibly relaxed.356848a146dc7b8a

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“Hurry inside. His Highness…”5c315851f37ad61c

The butler, who looked like fc73c3f62d he had aged several years 71b9548bb2 from the ordeal, was ignored acc633b5b3 as Eddie rushed past him 427105895d toward Louis’s bedroom.6977666181445dc6

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“Your Highness, it’s Eddie.”4f354a4d341c198f

The moment he 3082172699 opened the door, bf195be4f8 a fierce roar 3b7d1e54c4 of wind and fc56eb2830 snow greeted him. For some reason, 78af4d3f09 every single window 38325e8d3f was open, even 9cfd2554ab the terrace doors, ba29bede34 which stood wide 58eada9a9a open on both 6ae2898ca1 sides.45a537701a70b496

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Naturally, the bedroom was a 5aa8b0e6c8 complete disaster. The bed and floor 7612ef6723 were soaked, with patches db795c0186 of ice forming in de02c4c470 various spots. The furniture nearby 83b66db453 was in a 8914782683 pitiful state.31dbd10879698b15

Suppressing his shock, Eddie 3e04e636ce lowered his gaze. Curled up on 35ee01b91a the floor, completely 636bad33eb motionless, was Louis. His back and 862c36ce25 the back of c6be1c0ffe his head were e47ca18e72 covered in snow, 5990d3b8e0 as if he 18a0453c62 had been exposed 27ffe28131 to the storm ca429f140f for quite some 1af1152fd4 time. On top of that, 7d830d2790 a sinister black aura 47f22125db was swirling around him.30e82b464e330367

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“Your Highness.”e2f62892e70068fa

There was no response. Eddie first moved to shut acf040116b the terrace doors and windows, d3446464f1 blocking out the wretched weather. The deafening howls of 916e3f71c4 the wind vanished, replaced 1dd4df97ff by an eerie silence. Kneeling on one 6de8da9a95 knee, he ignored 2d29cc4a6b the ominous energy 7ade7eb34a and gently placed b2200ed79c a hand on acc6b530f0 Louis’s back.b1e6548c8cbe14de

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“Your Highness, it’s Eddie.”eb938213e2495956

Flinch. Only then did 37d0a76fbd Louis react, as ff328a8f73 if his voice 7a390e3575 had finally reached 13a249f144 him. At the same time, the cca8fa15f1 dark aura dissipated. Slowly, Eddie helped him 25813bb717 sit up. Louis’s face was b01c95cf33 in worse shape 3690d16632 than the room. He must have cried 5041179d8b for hours—his eyes were 441a4a91d2 red and inflamed. Carefully, Eddie brushed the tear 8b2ee24dc2 stains from his eyes with e90da5ea2b the back of his hand. It wasn’t enough. Using his thumb, he gently 024ef8efa1 wiped away the fresh tears 88d1f10fa5 that continued to fall, again 48e76f264c and again.c2a04e7f3c298d73

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