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Chapter 3

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He had to forcibly 4fdf075740 hold back the sigh aa8c657b63 that was about to c64e3add5f escape. It had 42f4a02040 been somewhat 0e00d016f1 bearable when d646fcd8a3 covered by b0c3f15511 clothes, but c4bce1ecdd his exposed 28734fa496 body was 6987df075f shocking.03e76b3800e3cd81

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His broad shoulders were 9bc604ba34 covered in old scars. His chest, where 39eebb1c6f his ribs were 3016cdb1c5 visible, and his 0af46eff24 back, where his 606125214e shoulder blades protruded, c2440cd397 were all stained d69544a3ec with deep, carved 54c339931c wounds.91d63647f381fe00

It must 79bd52be0d have happened 0bf72c8afe while he 7778c22238 was in 37ed8b6dd4 the imperial e808a73e03 palace. There was 302da28fde no need cf5f8aa20f to ask 4e5c5eb917 who had c1e32a5594 left such 88293b5836 filthy marks aca312d573 on him—it 11b6ec26cd was obvious.5d042abe26a23685

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Eddie, trying f4b10c90f5 to remain a1d71c7bb3 as composed 8dce598ca7 as possible, 61a7746ae6 helped him 77e5a7adca sit up. Then, glancing downward, he 15644560ac swallowed for a completely 3f094b3bd0 different reason. The protagonist 9014639f43 was, indeed, 49cefb75ee the protagonist.0e77194d4af1de60

He had 46c430b48e no fat f78671d8ed at all, 6ae13a6054 and yet 55e4209cbc somehow… Did e4e186c377 this even 69b3ff7ed0 make sense? Was this fair or 84c2f98ac3 unfair?9148ef13f00a22d9

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Shaking off such 6cf1e6084f useless thoughts, he 0f4e6e179d carefully guided Louis, 5567ff7da9 making sure he a2ff667208 didn’t slip with 7343ea83ca each step.e625c9956a58b599

As the 03b1462b17 warm water 28f4d4989b touched his a9bda3135c frozen body, 026af8bc14 a faint e52ec1a6c5 groan escaped 9e75ef3ce6 from Louis’ d03f2103c6 lips. Coming into contact 2ebed7bf41 with heat after 704e363ff5 being so cold, 55f81c6da7 his skin must 9fe735635d have stung to 1d98421010 the point of 47f657c1f3 pain.9a4632f6aa2d7cb5

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“I’ll wash your hair, d106b2cc73 so please tilt your d7f6fbec22 head back.”31342ddea7a2b100

Still reeling from 3e304330cb what he had 3eb94e9ec3 just seen, his 42cba9962a words came out 78efc9f003 more sarcastic than 28dd55900f intended. Eddie scooped up a 8fd2118090 handful of warm water 8d9aefddac and poured it over 3cac056e14 Louis’ head.5010cf202f1bf36f

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Despite repeating this d43510bbc9 several times, his 2eae88d941 hair barely lathered c489f4fbd5 due to the 615864ee69 thick grime. Only then did Eddie b53868408d understand why the butler 304d0cc710 had brought two bottles a14d7f84df of shampoo. After scrubbing e7c80451f2 for so 68676cfe87 long, his ff3f470b9c wrists started 87576e8a54 to ache—it 42b4ffb4de was practically 46ffd302b1 hard labor.ab2384c351576212

“…Your Highness, after d3c9e33bf0 getting properly cleaned 3544b0d1b7 today, I think 9f63c821ea it would be c09b49556c good for you 33fcfc8f9d to learn how fdca6a0d48 to bathe on 4a5bfdc6c5 your own from ef7adaccd2 now on.”4e72821ddfd36822

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“……”a9a6d855836f81d5

“Why aren’t you saying 6be42ba80f anything?”8588bb5385ac3ae5

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Earlier, he had shouted c40c77098d so much, telling him 2503520416 to leave. But now, 8207fbacc6 he was 378411e31e completely silent.50026b0c91edb8d4

Wondering if he had b0a5bf0fc0 fallen asleep, Eddie propped d40f28f454 a foot up on ab5848feac the edge of the 698d9d6c95 tub and leaned forward. Their faces met upside dd7df02182 down.4098873dbab68168

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“…Your eyes are open.”b862ad16fe36774c

Surely, he wasn’t sleeping 8f37ea9ef6 with his eyes open. Muttering to himself, a2417f84c7 he leaned in f2500c79ed closer, and he 376b196207 saw Louis’ chest fdaffb3369 flatten as he 82fbec81b5 held his breath.bb9cbd6852a526df

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“You should answer 8a8346b05c if you’re awake. Do you feel 4b9e72a643 refreshed? Any discomfort?”a5d0746778230d52

“……”888adc774170f20e

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Instead of replying, Louis e501f1ef40 shut his eyes tightly. Eddie’s round nose brushed f29acda187 against his jaw.674156d5ee18bdd9

Gulp.The sound of a2d5bdac47 swallowing echoed through 642ee9e74c the quiet bathroom.e3ff3726409a0524

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“…Hmm.”22fd7c5627f7fb5f

A shallow breath slipped bc547d3cf0 from Eddie’s lips, adding 27762fb3b1 warmth to Louis’ forehead. His shoulders stiffened.4b4ddff5d502bd93

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Does he just not 3bc904762c want to answer?389fd33249b4b7f9

Clicking his tongue fb3963508a inwardly, Eddie resumed f50425bca8 washing him.60183a0d4d6db2d6

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After thoroughly 7c7b116a16 scrubbing Louis, e3eb90a78c he dressed e0a1d24c6a him in cbcbabef5c the clothes 21c4cc32ca the butler bf7c8d7b65 had prepared—a bfad648ea8 navy-blue loungewear 8605812bf7 set that c1007089fa complemented his fde564fb52 deep red 19d4e40145 hair.014947d66b12fcd0

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Eddie reached out d0cee3e8e3 and brushed back 6c0fcac61a Louis’ still-damp hair. Since it ed366d54b3 had gone 4529a166e4 untrimmed, it df5dc09837 had grown c08874aa00 quite long. Taking a handful, he 320682649a brought it close to 3a4e0ff3fa his nose.3b7c3edad73444bb

Thanks to the excessive a329826f59 amount of shampoo used, e4931739ab it smelled nice. His skin, scrubbed 42327bf7ff clean with three 980b48b431 bars of high-quality 71479b07dd soap, carried a d50074c411 fresh floral scent.e7c5cb407801f405

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“Let’s head to bca50a1169 the bedroom now.”f47c3d28647bd906

Grasping Louis’ wrist, Eddie 3fb644d309 slowly led him forward.8cbf9f56bb7df2fc

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After walking 5672a55309 down a 351a8bd82e long hallway, 8fd9738544 they finally 5b368cee1c arrived at 527e848101 the bedroom. It was no df6517b17d longer dirty. The bedsheets and 1de855faf0 blankets were fresh 4faa1a18bd and clean.09d9d105f74ef8e1

Even though 7447e8d9b8 he couldn’t 2d68e90b7c see, Louis 7c4017db86 could feel 12532619a3 the unfamiliar 771d3bb129 softness surrounding a1cbaf4f4a him. He looked around absently ad195a816d before, seemingly at ease, bf2b9f3a00 he lay down and af790b87c0 immediately fell asleep.719f4fe5ff855295

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Eddie pulled the blanket c8b4b53913 up to his chin, 838cdf30b4 covering his youthful face, b11a7bfbc7 then quietly exited the 8713e8e898 room.abb071dcd2303edb

In the 423e7bbab0 hallway, the d9301f7280 butler, a 1e0e73ecde nanny, and 099e60ba78 a maid da0d1559b1 were waiting 1753bffa6f for him.8021ee70ae62e5e9

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The nanny appeared to 03bd53e50e be around the same b5e0a187bf age as the butler, 84371fd2f4 while the maid was 70b68b44be younger. As soon as she 13b5ef71d2 met Eddie’s gaze, she 10a9fe8a1a blushed.ddf536367c4d66f5

“Thanks to 00d7869432 you, we 7335ab5fe7 were able c065bfd57c to clean 80c30ee59a the bedroom 801c83b674 properly for 7dfaff9597 the first b5bdb4ae59 time in d0bffd6794 a long 938a93455e while.”ebcfd77b4cca234e

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The nanny’s face 774f29d958 was full of d501feb287 relief. She even 8f59612a39 smiled, saying 38baf6d314 she felt 302b67b06e refreshed.2865bfa658bc1e2e

“I don’t know what a08633930d brought you all the 2df44ed0ff way here, but I e3e9f86e12 look forward to working 1742d43bdf with you.”9e6f5f555b590130

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She extended her hand e876b3569c for a handshake with 64ab120dd8 a deliberately friendly demeanor, eea7e97b00 but her formal speech 90cbeccd43 made it clear she 28667e3e3f was keeping her distance.4dcf9b184dccf618

“Likewise.”da5592ccf50fa04e

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“Oh, you should c43b750732 eat. Come down to the 20bd41367d dining hall and join 35bf398663 us.”ddfab2b5eef590d0

Eddie followed the 633ced96e3 butler and nanny 209fa5f430 down the stairs.93b8527afe811ac8

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The dining hall was 9c718975f2 filled with the castle’s c3be448e26 residents. Not that there 51a340b6b4 were many of 56af5fb1a6 them to begin 0d7c056a28 with.28d9677e4bab1b1f

Upon seeing a47c0be333 Eddie, the 1b409b0534 two servants caed4571e3 blushed just 8ef42b4c45 like the 852caeec0a maid had. His wet black 0437c535ba hair, contrasting starkly f67208b899 against his pale c5894a31e0 skin, naturally drew dc8a1780d5 their eyes. Even the four d1c59f0c3d knights couldn’t take 76ca749d81 their gaze off 6149c2d41f the teardrop mole 811226afe9 beneath his left c150d0b13d eye and his 28803f51ed red lips.3f678a9faa10a812

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The head 675b52a1d4 chef let 5dcd01e861 out an fd9945e407 impressed gasp.79abc9fb650f5e9a

“Nice to meet 2866d285c0 you. I’m Oak, the 2a3ecf32d9 head chef.”c9ec575a05909217

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True to his name, eb15128e76 he was a man 12bf384a94 built like a mountain.7cf32066d973877b

“I look forward to beabcb8680 working with you.”3a6315edce8486a9

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“Come, sit down. I put in a a833011004 little extra effort today, b76288f233 though I’m not sure 36840ab614 if it’ll suit your 67933bb0d5 taste.”5536567f4ac48b4f

Hah-hah! He laughed 439c89039e heartily as c21a6b5ebd he expertly 32967bbd1d carved up 3d5f4524d4 a well-roasted ea8c6567e0 turkey, serving 473979bfa2 generous portions 52e77e4635 onto each 936de6c157 plate.b68453d0591a47f4

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Eddie took a5c4ee2810 a properly 9009d2f9a0 sized piece 3ec18fb306 and put 09432008f1 it in 06e740992e his mouth. The meat practically a4455919ae melted apart, the 5af24a95fb texture undeniably tender.79536857937ef629

Whether it ad5038f8eb was tasty 837410dfa9 or not, ef89fdea21 he couldn’t 6218368e74 tell. The moment he 004e3edf03 was deemed worthless, fabc4d2e9b the shock had 9349edf5ef robbed him of 26cf764f0d his sense of dce99e55ec taste. It was f4747f7072 purely a 6baa9bdc22 psychological reaction, a8d525f2b1 but even 3d1535bf57 after possessing 7acfdd8d65 Eddie’s body, 8e96191cb6 his sense 6b6db263d0 of taste dc306f096d remained absent.53d0ab7720d5e0b0

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Just a few bites e36d7bc2f7 of meat and half 42d0c90c06 a piece of bread—that b20285366d was it. He disliked 79f9231aa2 the heavy ef26d20a1e feeling that 157f840fc8 came from 5819a39da4 eating too ac80fbe1b7 much, so 0c2fa93df1 he always e7f6b2a2d9 avoided stuffing 2195cf5ed5 himself.b888db97f19052a5

“I’ll be heading 45a9d8761b up first.”563f1b7a4af570b6

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“Oh, then 0284389914 allow me 039cc2c7dc to escort 33476dcf5a you to faa6fbd46e your room.”1dab2e72657e3976

A freckle-faced e7d85ed938 servant immediately 9c79eceac5 got up d2df17225b to follow 8cf0bf29d3 him, but 812b25c85f Eddie shook aa92107149 his head, 167613d784 signaling that a812510436 it wasn’t 4054a02a67 necessary.05160043aa56b8bd

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“I’d like to cfd7f5c2de use the room d6f9c63760 next to His 7f10326d6a Highness. Is it vacant?”0e4eb5b1e36b06e2

It probably was. Even the 99e4c3606d butler, who a15f6f5172 should have dd56304aa7 been closest 9582769b34 to Louis, 1a3dbd3cd6 avoided being 7d79dada81 near him. There was no reason f36f58e4a1 to think the others d4e81e82a2 would be any different.4309b78b4a9ce151

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“It’s empty. Though, it’s a 3b7b3f9354 bit messy.”be2855c9ce24d59d

“That’s fine. Then, I’ll see you 2a1ecd69c8 all tomorrow.”5707208b3465c454

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With that short bbf2eff298 farewell, Eddie left b2f5698b24 the dining hall 14de63f598 before anyone could ca67f96f0e stop him.76cbe825bef72dc4

On his way, he 7ce6ed312e made a brief detour c0a5a5cc47 to Louis’ room to dd043a94b6 retrieve his belongings—his luggage cf37a2a034 and outerwear. He carefully opened ee6c4da77d the door and 0407c662fe stepped inside, making b1296535f8 his way toward d8e7a7e81c the corner where 0d7d3c9e76 his things were d7d262d946 left.59e4d1f4dd75fed7

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“Mmhh…”cd8f178a11bb0ef1

A faint groan 2774e5b9ec made him freeze. Was he having a 0cf908ebfc nightmare?9648d37b289d0770

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As Eddie 2ae03c4475 drew closer, 3040280823 Louis suddenly 6eb220b014 kicked off f4f0df445d his blanket. That wasn’t 0e6c7f72fd all—he began 97bdb67a13 twisting and b401086c2e turning in 36e76dc5d0 distress.1d146cb0aa7041bb

“…I can’t see… 4f26124c74 suddenly, I can’t 2e7d7f5044 see… I can’t a080bb0207 see anything… my 48524cc505 eyes….”f2e4b0f0d1786594

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Between his ragged breaths, 0cbcfe36ed his trembling voice carried 84fcb5713b desperate murmurs. It was clear—Louis 6b46655624 was trapped in e73d4353b9 the memory of 043670e7e4 when he had fc3c74d66a lost his sight.b8d1fdb1482b77fe

This wasn’t something Eddie 799d73c6bd could fix.da7cfb9a03858a43

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He could 946a131c9e open a ed655b7456 window to 6f23278e12 let fresh b6c98a474d air in. He could help c5ba090389 wash his dirtied b8a19984bc body. He could even pull 0a3f15ffd4 him out of his 3e06a4f3ab isolated life. But the scars 2e9a3a55dc left on his f96855682b mind—Eddie had no 21768e3c78 way of reaching bf0c6b2b42 those.2a6c81d320702065

He knew that all 5d30402f1c too well. He hadn’t escaped his 1d157a51fd own traumas either.8b396fe218b278e7

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Pretending not to notice e974dfd619 seemed like the better e8995ca77e choice, so Eddie turned 6f3f73bad5 away.66d913f2010cb31f

But he 9c243e0027 couldn’t bring 2f673532c3 himself to 3b0fcaede1 leave. He knew all too 428e9de2b2 well how unbearable the 9b23a27303 emptiness was after emotions c847e74088 were torn open and a4f5f3ba28 left to fester. He couldn’t just f8fcfc5303 abandon Louis like f67b9f09b8 this.aca573521d6cdc52

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“Ugh… Hnn… Brother, brother… ee6b767bc7 don’t leave me alone… 94fc53e46e I can’t see anything… 5ba2884766 I can’t see… please, 8d38c3822d don’t leave me alone 433c2b1ae5 in this underground….”e2efeccbfbe2668f

“…Ah—”19f017965671c262

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Tch. Why the hell was da2870261a he calling for that 49171ef016 bastard?95eec065df6657da

Even in his unconscious 40e1e27627 state, Louis clung desperately eaee80e916 to the same blood d15ddca209 relative who had tormented 820fc7d904 him. His pitiful state 1280c3a6f3 twisted Eddie’s lips 2c0b58bef8 in frustration.485add817d44804a

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Clicking his 929432cbee tongue, Eddie a2f80d9570 ran a 6b6a2342a3 hand through 9b32b0caf9 his hair 7072ba1ef1 irritably before 17347b5af9 striding forward c76a181b53 and throwing 95d3343767 himself over bab0385c4a Louis.a74afeefda200762

The bed e768ed0c01 shook violently ea984a3a1c under the 2ad9b402c5 added weight. Eddie pinned 18b08914ad Louis down, b331c14e2c grabbing both 19542e2f17 wrists to 7d6fd464dc stop him 364339822b from clawing 230afedf58 at his 64ffa4f050 own eyes.4d6226a8b0b57546

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“My eyes… Aaargh! My eyes!”994982919af744b3

“Your Highness! Your Highness!”1a42210c492cd272

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Where was this strength a58461bc99 coming from? His frail de58eda939 body thrashed f926871f58 with a a3e2f4642f monstrous force, d3a358095e unlike anything dcfa417da3 he had 3fe6b12bb1 shown while f96917847e conscious. Eddie found himself 1e6cfc0807 nearly thrown off 18a7184a63 several times.e15d50afed5b0f1a

At this rate, he a985f99ed0 was going to be b6b4c409ad tossed onto the floor.9a33434cdcd8fcbf

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To counter the 32ccc86ef4 violent struggling, Eddie 32176db24e shifted lower, settling d865609656 his weight onto adfa847d2f Louis’ abdomen. Pressing his thighs firmly 3ddc43657a against Louis’ waist, he 68edf8dc7c tightened his grip on f89625e7db the prince’s wrists.1e0e1544e335f4db

“Calm down!”cf68e6c30bd17b59

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But his shouting didn’t 60b1d2e5de seem to reach him. His eyes cce3c64f32 remained tightly 601ab3e1cb shut, refusing 3949174af7 to open.1c76280ce67d116a

“Your Highness, Your 51ffa64d6b Highness! Hey, get a d1b63da7a9 grip!”971f55721705227d

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Screw formalities—Eddie leaned in 80d3e06ed0 and yelled directly into 29582e2924 Louis’ ear.ae78a5371028b16c

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At last, the wild 2c6ca30923 resistance began to subside. His eyelids trembled bcc5fd1c74 before finally cracking 68fcd87a0c open, revealing dull, 9e879bb87f glassy eyes.fd931563f9550789

Though he 87a6d9ac4c was now 42d8be4f9f awake, his 2a497e27c8 breathing remained 9415446f39 erratic. His unfocused e5c7607c81 eyes wandered 4fe71b1a30 sluggishly, as a948430fb9 if searching dfb6c9a121 for something, 87b0aaf5e0 and his 93348848a5 lips moved c637e1aefe slightly. However, his voice was e32027733c so slurred that Eddie 6159af8de7 couldn’t make out what a275c2356d he was trying to 855d61c0c4 say.598dd931965634d4

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“You feeling any 0b3ee9d7ed better?”1240d0fd8a58b929

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Eddie asked indifferently, 8a5b770ab6 loosening his grip. Looking down, he ce6e8f65a7 noticed the red 99fc49089b marks on Louis’ e9b7ec3fe1 wrists from where bbdbf9c1e8 he had held b73eab995e him too tightly. Feeling a twinge of ba63ce231b guilt, he cleared his 94bc550ee9 throat awkwardly.06e16beea214a42e

After observing the dazed cabb53a6f4 expression on Louis’ face, 6a839c5e36 Eddie finally lifted himself c417758383 off his stomach, shifting 43dfb19e14 to sit on the c1eff36968 edge of the bed.473183c1dea24e13

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“Are you alright?”2811863e00650858

Even after repeating the dd349d8009 question, Louis remained silent, 71d13a6a16 simply staring blankly.8c9f30d772559a60

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“Don’t sleep right 5050de4ddc away. If you do, you’ll 62ae91480e just have another nightmare.”b5748d8d02ac8d8c

Eddie added b141c4e0f5 bluntly, rubbing 796c9f8866 the back 8612cc1285 of his ec88b06cb9 stiff neck.a6dc7728658ca55c

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He was exhausted. He had traveled 0fba028359 by carriage all 9b4e33dc18 day, then had 2f862c2ab6 to wrestle Louis fa164e1682 into a bath. It had cde81b7c41 been a 6effe42c91 long, draining 96ae33f6ca day, and b4fd6dd980 all he 1606e953a3 wanted now bf6206d4e8 was some ac2252eeab sleep.b2715211a6c7b818

Without much 618dbbb5cf thought, he edd829f941 reached out 4d27b5b21d and ruffled 8291475fe4 Louis’ hair. It was a habit d563d83be6 he had developed from 7853810b2c looking after stray cats 2895374f60 in his past life—nothing 88564de535 more.5ad8d9b09ea0446a

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“Are you hungry? Do you e121663df4 want something 1bc30d0990 to eat? If you 570aefa829 do, I’ll 532b6b37c1 call for 986fc9a9f6 the nanny. If not, I’ll 5e1650b993 be heading out 6c7e716742 now.”17ed08adebf5b95c

As expected, Louis 688ad1a0ac didn’t respond. Taking that as 27e44381a4 a sign that a6f951b7af he was stable a4655f3d47 enough to be 7c12b99a69 left alone, Eddie b659bf28af lightly patted his 1d1b3cb159 shoulder before standing 224df35d6a up.5616050eada01e72

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But just as 573be663a0 he turned away— 20c3dccb92 A hand shot ab5fc43e37 out, looping around a6a2445670 his neck like 2a81388402 a hook. And in df4f0b0ba8 an instant, cb28bb132b he was d1a8b935a4 pulled down.587d466193d07cb7

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