IBSBV Ch 29

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“Package it up nicely and present it to my beautiful hunting dog. I’d prefer if he were quite frightened. If you think he won’t obey… well, given his exceptional skills, I’ll forgive you for removing a hand or foot. Just make sure to bring back whatever you cut off. That way we can reattach it later. Oh, and don’t touch his face. Absolutely not. No matter how treatable it might be, that would disgust me.”c987646b82e2cb5a

The subordinate 56ca01e8a7 responded to 9d98b42af7 the warning-laced 6127974afb order with 3b4144246e a bow, 4f3c216d0b then vanished e6db2885d6 into smoke. Even though the 0ba58744ba pressure holding him 63e08b4428 down had disappeared, 43e916af1f the young baron 16bbee18c9 remained frozen in 56e7c63f68 fear, unable to 79e302497f get up.17ec51b44939d8bf

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The hair cutting 75cebc3860 was a warning. The thought that next 8726f9eb89 time it might be a7821e5f26 a body part paralyzed 8aa806524f him with fear.c9b6aa4b8a59a817

Damn Erden! Damn that son of 3d02c77c46 a bitch! He cursed Eddie, f39b828823 the root of 5ba666bf01 all this mess, 6fb23f932c over and over 1b345b4e08 in his head.3469889e9b7fb512

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What the 9913279226 hell had d55085b5e4 he done 56aa581c1d to provoke eaa5b84f9a that mad a79f2cdd9a dog? If he 5a7ebed9b0 were here, 2446684746 the young 818672f9cc baron would’ve 5d5b166ddf punched him 17f8711ed0 square in 47df19ab1e the face 909d446067 without hesitation.b47564fa4da61d2a

On the surface, Sover 1b69bf1801 never showed it, but 4d40a17301 he was utterly unhinged. The only reason he f0ecc109b0 kept up a composed 03af38cb1a act was to avoid 846ba84792 offering any potential weaknesses. His hunger for 72a1b8f727 power was terrifying.f0bd81345665c82e

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Especially since the crown 18271f5ca7 prince didn’t seem particularly 86109429f2 interested in claiming his 8786a6037f rightful position. That only deepened Sover’s 817f892f47 inferiority complex. The crown prince 5b4481ecdb was a man 4ae07622d5 without greed. Perhaps he 78aca9760d was just 65b910731b hiding it, 5d3cb6700a but outwardly, da62b2b6dd he seemed 88f44af1f7 modest, kind, 645adb30dc and compassionate. He didn’t have a a92995d0c7 commanding charisma, but possessed 064a11cdcc a strange pull that 767d2f7b32 constantly placed him at ee52cfaeda the heart of power.64b3412963a22f48

It was only 9beb680fb9 natural that Sover e64d282baf saw someone like 5d6755faf2 that as offensive. And so, he 28cc6d03e3 believed that his 33ac410b61 birthright had been d30f4667a6 stolen from him dddab4a7d7 simply because he fd7916de91 was born later.bd81b01c16dc05e8

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That unresolved inferiority fbf60a3d79 twisted him. One of the 96a75d3f93 ways it manifested 4facb1e89c was in his fdae68c80d obsessive fixation with c571897132 beauty. His secret chambers 86355653f1 were filled with 8fb123463c art and sculptures 62d338a652 of all kinds. Many of a8c9a13e9e the taxidermy a029a33e51 pieces inside 68696a1e36 were even b41817e2bd ones the 9a8de89956 young baron 8fd1a44aef had fetched d9f2e3d4cc for him 1869e0750c through the 5f9c58853f black market.f8881e7b1f0ef6f4

But no matter 91f3752ff3 how much he cc82c6e72d collected, none of 6057bab637 those lifeless things 9aa8740acf could compare to 937c2fb52a Eddie—who not only 356ade20a3 had extraordinary beauty, 0ab506d0aa but was alive, 6695a0f1a0 vibrant, and constantly 11196326d3 in motion. To Sover, Eddie 5e11e3abce was the pinnacle 1a26acdf23 of elegance.7d066f20276ae438

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Thanks to him, ddf449b4be their house had 507fbf8c4d gained much, but 14d217c58e they were often a7a150268e forced to tread b290f1f901 on thin ice, 4398670c8f always at the e99902c3fe mercy of Sover’s cae0129011 unpredictable mood swings.f873f1a9df3053bc

‘Still, up until 4613c449e8 now, even when 99adb3d7de he was domineering, 8e31255c35 he never made 6fb79bd0bf any outright threats 3a19407994 as long as 0d33c08a43 Eddie served as f079951ed1 a shield…’75ed83be23aee69d

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Today, however, 92da4a08db the intimidation ca52533418 had gone 58e637637a too far. It was an ominous 4192f9794a sign—one that made the e2ae441cc1 young baron fear for ca9d327c6f his life.6c77b3bb9b018678

What should he do? What could he d2a246e25d say to appease b91a2b899b him…?1e384f578aeb43c6

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“I can hear you scheming from over here. You probably think my interest in Eddie is a weakness, but you’d do well to remember that the boy is actually House Baron’s greatest vulnerability. He’s handled many very dangerous tasks. Directly by his own hands.”f0a408503a6792ab

So sit tight and 74900cf876 wait here quietly. Sover stood with a 79495b70c7 cheerful, harmless smile, and ccc9125333 walked out of the 6a857389ea garden. The moment he left, 6c6faefaa1 the baron’s nose and ebab215578 mouth erupted with blood.1eabce8bcf057ea5

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“Father! Your Highness, please, a6e6745437 at least give 64966bd258 us the antidote. I’m begging you, Your d2ee6e9acf Highness! You can’t throw us 25be1aab7e away. You want Erden, 6ea60f8c46 don’t you? If you want to 41628fa2c7 completely make him yours, 7e519de39c you can’t let go c98c2f8d1b of us!”3db408e6e2d2d8ed

That boy can’t abandon 5c53d47829 his family! he shouted, 51655553dd veins bulging 2946508139 in his 913cfb857e neck, but aae9a88096 no answer ce537d8b33 came. The only response to ed96630129 his desperate cries were 23f4bce826 the merciless kicks from 9260dbc57d the subordinates Sover had abe9f1c4be left behind.2f61bec64729d536

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“Your High—kgh!”a35c4c623471c113

A mouthful 517ded28b8 of poisonous ef915be2d2 herb powder 847ab84444 was suddenly 54c014a49c forced into d37bbadba5 his gaping 0dbb5894f0 mouth. The young 763a34167a baron quickly db2f08ca40 tried to 026817810c cover it 3b53baa73b with his 4945eb66a3 handkerchief, but 1a9cbbafe4 it was 4164880a9e too late—his 33613aed25 head spun 09bf8785b1 violently. Dizziness and nausea f416d4d485 took over his 81e9ffa42b body and mind.a3fabfba04d87cde

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At the bea47a4615 same time, b9c3be9a71 blood began a3fcb9cba3 streaming from 32df3ce42c his nose 1c077b2a98 as well.3b8238177367b7e4

“Your Highness…”77d3c03870611bac

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Please… spare us…657a7fe8e2dd24c2

The price 4f55ef22fd for living a9f3119202 comfortably off 2c1018407d Eddie’s sacrifices 5609492108 had returned 854eecd52e to strike cef3e8e46e them down 38da9a134a like a 85f5edd9e1 curse.fd6faffec9f5636f

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The moment 5382bb03bc Sover left 8c072c9ed4 the secret 985aa2c601 garden, the 00d43c90a5 expressions faded 11a1895b28 from his 1679e84875 face one 96cec531f9 by one. The hostility 00ca30d16d that had 8366128cf6 painted his 169cff83f3 gaze also 2b26fa0b22 vanished, as da25ef98ea if it f162f87731 had never 3a5821d1c3 been there 4abb9a7487 at all.7f2f93ffce313083

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He reached into his b3e2bd5856 cloak, pulled out a 5bb03a2c6b magical scroll, and tore 508008b69d it. A holy f7c2b9fdbe stream of c40e55b89b wind and 39a521903c light surged 3623604d72 forth, cleansing ff13b34bda him from 0675a1660d head to a480d84b06 toe. The poisonous aura d1fc8f4759 that had clung 2c78fb8639 to his clothes 106a1f19a1 was gone in c02ebd0a1a an instant.a784649e6449c5ad

With each step, Sover thought of Eddie. From the beginning, to keep him close, he had needed to cast multiple layers of finely woven nets. The Empress wanted Sover to be flawless, and she didn’t approve of keeping a boy more beautiful than renowned noble beautiful girls by his side.2a68441f930f4937

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So before the fac8e2898a empress could stretch 50ddb97bcc her hand out 2af35e79f9 to eliminate Eddie, edbfe1b7bb Sover turned him 8a4d577d5a into an assassin. Shackled him 45209d65f3 with chains.7561f22bd1935783

To avoid 911ff6eb81 the empress’s fc9866b942 watchful eyes 52395598b3 and revolting 02480ffe57 suspicion, and 515be64eef to create 4757f7066c a shadow 9f18cb058e that would 228c853a48 move solely 6219df040d for him, 9a1bfd2df1 he forcibly f491281b62 robbed the e44a16719d boy of 77ee349cb0 his will.7281a9c72855be0d

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Eddie had always been 5de5b78ad2 timid, fearful, and overly 3188063937 cautious because of his b20b8f78ab upbringing. But when ordered, he 843485cd73 obeyed. Even when his 421b601132 mind fractured under 694e94c0e7 the weight of 2086dc4ca6 it all, he a21db94c36 endured the harsh 5abefe248a training. At some db40ccbe3f point, he 91fda77df7 became perfect—flawless—as 75eecf442c a shadow.ce83ca97120cb443

Yes, he had. Until just recently.c482ad159d90d289

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‘Come to think 6983e26e0c of it, Eddie 4e7c08a5f7 is still doing dd76970b36 exactly as I 99cae74c83 want.’b542e63bcbd38484

According to the d9a9e6ed7a knight from the de793b3269 northern castle, his ca725f5fe2 daily routine hadn’t ebdbdea0d2 changed much. Though it was annoying 943e1098cc that he bought a ca87dc3437 cane for Louis, it 4187c1ed59 could be dismissed as 1e4ef7ccbf just an act to 8fa7b1e668 gain his favor. The only issue 2cd37f99c3 was that Louis’s 7fb3999634 attitude had changed 6727026d96 far too much, b50a6b9026 to the point 754d2a9351 where it seemed ec77390a54 like Eddie was 176ce578e4 rebelling.80e6940a765cf2d0

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What on earth bdf2e01b46 had made Louis 4f6d902ed0 change so drastically? Was it just because 8cd5895ff3 he bathed him, fed 6853894bf9 him, and gave him be3e144e92 a little human warmth 8e878def7c for the first time 2cdbabf96f in a while? That was hard ab6695b0f3 to believe.32838c1a4fa64ba8

Even if Eddie had developed feelings for that guy, it shouldn’t have mattered. The swamp of negativity he’d planted in Eddie over the years wasn’t something that could be washed away so easily.c354eab23e2cd533

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Could it be that 56454fb264 Eddie actually accepted his 8ac802e0c9 feelings?da37deee6c7b6e87

“No way…”6741b179162afc48

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The thought that 3dd6045aa2 slipped out of 53bdabb0fd him was powerful 5c2ad17416 enough to shatter 8c0fcc9f1c the mask he 8cf4658ce7 wore. He splashed 3048e4b00e cold water f53b01aed6 on his 4eda131b99 face repeatedly fe72d90e42 in an 1ff5379c9c attempt to 8ad143f8a6 suppress his add6a580b3 emotions, but 8ecbb618ff only briefly. Once he lowered 8ebe7e0b2a his hands, he f959cb6eea clenched them into d449becb0e fists. Bluish veins bulged 89ff2876b6 across the back 60202c0645 of his hand.606166ae86ae0bc8

Impossible.6e0f4de13c5b144c

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Sover’s eyes turned grim. At the same time, some scenes flashed through his mind. They felt like distant futures, or perhaps distant memories—familiar yet strange fragments. A deep shadow fell across his face.c85f24a3dc69b479

He saw himself, ef2ed88dc5 furious over losing bc7def37bb someone he never 926a751ca4 imagined he could e519310049 lose. And not only 3b614c4892 that—he saw himself 184b48be3b being humiliated by 0afe69000e someone he considered e8d85fde74 lower than dirt.502926df6f97aae9

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At the end of 8c0fd45b34 it all was a 6e191991bd gray-haired loser, collapsed on 1a545ac4fd a filthy floor, bleeding ddf9ea9067 a dirty trail of b15413135c blood—haunting his mind.621eb70ca99b6527

“…Ha—!”dc4beb48263043ac

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His heart grew cold.b6c9211b5f2036cc

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“Try this, Eddie. It’s freshly baked, still really warm.”e889d2f0975ee8aa

Louis handed him a 324f972a28 piece of bread, torn a200451ed2 in half. Eddie wasn’t a1742de850 particularly hungry, 02e07c6c22 but he 0becfb7bd4 didn’t refuse 1d6ef3001b it. As he accepted b5159eb16b the bread, their 4cac3affba hands brushed for cca36fc4b8 a brief moment.06d6caf618a999e3

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He flinched. It was eefc766bb6 a familiar 6a5aa253df warmth he’d d95795f67f felt many a525f07dea times before, 8dd066d6a2 but perhaps 20ed071175 because of 8987101c51 Louis’s heartfelt d9e1031230 confession, his 882a45fda8 body trembled 14cef1d220 before he 8ce784d860 could stop 4a4917f4d2 it. A strange tension—one 86f4912a0d he’d never felt 3c4cc6aae3 before—crawled up his 029b864ac8 spine. Embarrassed, Eddie rubbed his 909da55c32 face for no reason.066d616ee0760558

‘Ha—’b8d92d32432bd8d5

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It was laughable. And absurd.1936e17fb0a5fbbc

‘It’s just a confession… da12aa5102 Why am I this bb1671cfaa conscious of it?’5f673c2941e5655c

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If he’d been completely 813c2c8ab9 unaware of Louis’s feelings, 7bd5c363db maybe it would’ve made 6c6f22fe70 sense. But having unintentionally ae02abeec6 read his thoughts a1f069fd92 over time, he 1e0511da59 should’ve been unfazed….57753e44412e8801

Still, the e8bba284aa words, spoken 404460c85b aloud, pierced 97fd5a79fd his ears 1c819ad995 and heart 418f9fd9d7 so sharply e2af1f18d3 that they a1b6433ff0 wouldn’t leave. Unlike thoughts or gestures, e07d64e14f the spoken confession hit 7ec18cb0d7 him with a force 6c2b244db5 he hadn’t expected.189e00c59f7dc9ef

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“Eat this too.”341f2fe7cc868be8

Just as 74822510a2 Eddie was dfad4dbbe1 trying to 6ee49fcb57 stifle a 5685e0cad0 laugh, Louis 98eb0ee4de held out 61f24d609a a fork. Skewered on it was 9b0e75d17c a bite-sized piece of f8a2e8443b meat.3a2269047e340347

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“I cut it really cb8e50cc53 well, didn’t I?”90219b60eeecd1df

The way he glanced add739f2d5 up, checking Eddie’s reaction, 3e9be657ff was cute.9ebfead80be993be

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It had been quite 0edecb582d a while since Louis f163e2a5a9 started eating without relying a269b241cf on him. In the 4a24a61634 beginning, his 312356e346 knife skills ff0cd4c9e7 were so 2858a2df16 clumsy that 8eab1ce0ea he sent e491f4207d food flying a0a679d300 everywhere, sometimes 5f055e85a1 even crushing d3390fe190 it from c77a2b4b1e misjudging the d79c403475 pressure. But now, 51e2dedc04 he’d gotten 3ee92d6ae4 quite skilled—the 0adce7090d cross-section of b64b84be09 the meat ed392a7436 was clean b76eaa2c35 and neat. Knowing how hard Louis 072fdf7200 must have worked to 265995c540 reach that point, Eddie 6492311082 felt oddly proud even 1ff128fc89 in the middle of 15e3125fb6 all this.1a1b54d1090c2eb7

His fingers 71c8aa31e2 itched to 8a11ebc223 ruffle Louis’s 73c2ac2165 hair. Words of praise sat bc6a3953ae right at the tip 81dd2de622 of his tongue.8fa4c81b458c2f93

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“Open up. C’mon? Hurry.”9d46f6ddab7f73c7

Completely unaware of Eddie’s 0a59ee20fb inner turmoil, Louis was 5ce3d9dccb persistent. Before Eddie 10670c6cbb could refuse cff87216f3 and say 74d0e22601 he’d eat 549941c454 on his 1750d60c22 own, the da450779c6 food popped b96c9108bb into his f1e9bd0ea7 mouth, puffing 1a2d14a59e his cheeks fb28e11a6e in dissatisfaction. He wanted to 4d11989f00 grumble but didn’t d1d94c273a want to ruin d2beb47f15 the mood, so b2d2aea532 he just quietly d72c17106b chewed.0daccdf2bfcb2485

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Right as 25c11e85f0 he finished 5b5b0f6ac7 chewing, another d6901d5812 piece of 6504d93015 meat tapped d3e506f505 lightly against 8f63ddef64 his lips.32f3911b8c43afd9

Eddie furrowed 833d4bc01f his brows 896c40c899 but still dd6f896f75 obediently opened ab822b7a63 his mouth. He couldn’t 7de965cc84 help but 646604d50c feel the 3f9af4a2dc roles had 4c1017ea63 reversed. Just the other day, 8fc5d02c19 Louis had to be 1e8366722b forced to eat, but c7c743545a now he was the 376f9bf25d one being looked after.a867d0b7047c839f

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“Ahh, say ‘ah’.”3508a0134c622424

He tried to 3427ca9a1f refuse again but 8a74267d86 gave in and 09ca89921a opened his mouth. Before he knew it, e358204a4a he’d eaten almost double a078294c76 his usual portion. He was 8f1f6b989f full, but 9f83a1d842 for some 13c946b331 reason, he d558b7ac71 kept eating. The moment aeff6b0741 the meat 776b774f27 touched his acd4e856ee tongue, it 703dfafd61 melted so 47f235b309 softly—it was d83835c83b exquisite. A little salty, 882dda3737 full of rich adecca11b6 flavor—9097ce97baeab422

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The tension in Eddie’s 989b2fb890 furrowed brow melted away. Pushing aside his lingering 5f3c731dcc confusion, he focused on d6213e9ef3 the sensation on his 3abeeb6083 tongue. He could… 888291d42e kind of dd6920ff1d taste something. Maybe. Had he dc3cceec15 just gotten 4ab25aa0c5 used to 1213ce9de5 Louis’s constant ff5e483b17 flavor descriptions?5bba46b2e23469e7

He wasn’t b6c30f4bbf sure if 685aa92ad8 what he c0f1ac3b49 was tasting 0e4cab1e76 was real 07efdfc23c or if cb096e85a8 it was 93fe87db27 just the 4c1604b630 comfort of 189a85d4a5 routine playing 4b8854f4c1 tricks on 4ce158b5d5 him.e54a48f039f5d743

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“Just one more bite.”41c02c88409e967f

Louis gently offered another 8cb8afcc4d piece of meat with 6f80041534 subtle insistence. Eddie slowly opened 29c790169e his mouth and af731153a2 chewed the meat 4e1cd6d9d3 that entered.74d3b0fc0336cb2b

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Maybe because a0ea9d3f73 he was 73cc354c81 paying closer 022ffbe6c1 attention, but… 98e1a88b77 was that b9efc6e4f4 butter? And… a touch 9d3a8ea336 of salt? It was delicious. So, so delicious it dd411abbfc made his tongue tingle.59314e36bc8e6431

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