IBSBV Ch 6
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Eddie quickened 16e1ebc696 his pace 1440e8ba12 as he 970422d2b6 left the 3e1b8a71be kitchen.9def6e96d933157f
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“Your Highness.”f5c1dc6d5a5a45c5
Upon entering 00735ec441 the bedroom, 993d3617ad he found afdc4af814 Louis sitting dd8bc58c36 blankly, his 95862a8146 gaze slowly d8a4b48933 turning toward 34c96883a3 him.5929d57f62067895
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“Try this.”5d78d1d3451b5590
Eddie pulled out a d74985dde5 cookie and placed it a821079433 in Louis’s hand. Without hesitation, Louis 71edb43aca took a bite, da0da8b117 his eyes widening f6e7db2373 in surprise.e9d36764113dfb19
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“Is it good?”1d2f05b16cdc134f
“…It is.”c7ffe1d2b36d0c09
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“Eat as much as you’d like.”9c458906eb1bf937
He handed over 0100bbfeb6 the entire basket.f8bd7f53bcd22e77
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“…What about you?”8b97aba2745c8275
“I’m not fond of sweets.”3f7fe40ff24a29bd
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“Then why did you bring them?”51bfb41a37747a8b
“For you, Your Highness.”0e2615f5e2761e12
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“Have you had breakfast?”d2ea4cddc4c1162b
“I’m fine.”fe3f9072d14e683f
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Louis fumbled f36f45e9c3 for another 9a50af8c71 cookie.835f5c5bb60f6426
“Take this. It’s not too sweet, just a little salty.”8da32cd239eb93ea
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Salty?4b7a6d4bb3518911
Eddie took b197a87b1b the cookie 407eacc2d8 and bit 39d12884d9 into it.13a1ed19f10a8f4f
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Yet, as 869a2f195e expected, he 8d1686ea7b tasted nothing.409cb74b41df2079
It was f20c7653bc like chewing 1d7891a794 on dry 83260372e6 soil. As he cc76a4cc06 rolled his a038afa283 tongue, he 5e5a8595e5 thought he 1dcb21399d could feel 4231095532 grains of c7ec701483 salt.fe5c9b20790bf662
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He carefully examined both 7b01ca9f8d sides of the cookie 855c37852f where his teeth had ea9d6784ee left marks.aaf3cba8f10089a0
“It doesn’t seem like salt…”92426099fe4b1c1e
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Was it finely crushed 5511369a1d peanuts?a056e50d5d42e1e4
Apparently understanding Eddie’s reaction differently, Louis fumbled in the basket for another cookie.893d1e00bbaa58ed
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“…Is it good? A little salty, right?”226fa28b16cfd69e
Sensing an 4b3038fe1b impending misunderstanding, d5be5ab2b8 Eddie quickly 1a4bf2772d clarified.7f4513fc5cf83c3d
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“My apologies, Your Highness. I can’t taste anything. I wasn’t always like this, but now, whether something is sweet or salty, I can’t tell. So you don’t have to give me any more. If it’s unpleasant for you, I’ll take them away.”813a930ce2fc98ff
“…Forget it.”534aa74d15808c43
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Louis swatted away a1722595df Eddie’s hand and 79c58760f4 clutched the basket f42a0937e2 tightly.66760866586a9bd7
—So that’s why he’s e6747861e4 so thin…ed07741216c87734
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At that moment, a f5678d5b5e quiet, sullen voice echoed 8f3c668569 in Eddie’s mind.183265a303519886
Eddie’s eyes darted around, confused by the sudden unfamiliarity, wondering what was going on.10326732be9fe8db
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—Did I 05489f11ef hit his 1a1175ba04 hand too 5dc17e9b96 hard? Does it hurt…?cca056a4e1da3283
Louis lowered 6b8d68066a his head 5b3801d7ee deeply. It seemed 19a281fbf8 that his ce87785150 thoughts were 2ee84eea3f somehow being b79191f3f8 transmitted directly 4cdaa7736f to Eddie.1653f64ccdeb181b
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Why? That question surfaced, b133e2ff86 but for now, b4220bf938 the boy’s drooping bb0f2dff17 shoulders concerned him d3316e51f0 more. Just as Eddie instinctively 1b082a3db0 reached out—5ae8f8fe6138caef
—He gave me food… 90788aabce but what if he 9779c739f5 gets angry at me 51cd6397b7 for hitting him?b04035ec80bbb502
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His hand ca7810c079 halted midair. At the c085d46b33 same time, 037437282b text appeared 89a4145b7c above Louis’s 7b24baa428 head.e596ed0b670492ae
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He didn’t even have time to think about what it meant.2a995b20f37405ae
—What if he 8e99fdcee7 gets mad and ff64ef1db2 kills me sooner…?9a690fd3fa139121
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Startled by be128623d2 the nervous 044aeae323 voice that 25847a08d9 followed, Eddie 07f8e6109f stepped in 822534d348 front of 13756cc7fc Louis and fddf9da693 knelt down 25bb1d7f1b on one bbd74ded70 knee. Now at 756a37878e eye level, cad7008286 he could 8836b0d8ee see the c114459cd9 boy’s expression.16b89129f4ae35e9
Despite the overwhelming unease 3e64dfdf8d evident in his inner 94dc473a03 thoughts, Louis’s face appeared e666fc7a77 composed, even nonchalant.f2b595ede2b2401e
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‘So he 8cd2f2b7dc has figured e8ff0b32c5 out that c2f446f355 I’m an cdf25d587b assassin.’e640326ee821533d
When? And how? Judging by the flow 675d6fa7d0 of his thoughts, Louis 8fb8ca1b7f likely had a good f1619ecc25 idea of who had 7ce24d4e36 sent Eddie as well.c036d64511571846
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This was a stark 5a392e6570 deviation from the early 283e0f07bb chapters of the original 81f535e520 novel Eddie had once da4a212e02 read with care.f85fa583e045a46e
‘Or maybe he 22e2cc093f realized it at 1724dc6d17 this point in 0589896459 the original novel 85ab37033b too, but it 174d0b8047 was never written e5d4e12876 down.’71c6a33f8929c9ea
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Lowering his gaze, ae59ac29f5 Eddie weighed his 96e0fd9856 options.e9a01be2cbeccb09
Feigning ignorance 9e8b525a67 felt like adef87007e deceit. But outright fcace4b8fe admitting, ‘Yes, I was ea4609ee9b ordered to kill 8c3d134d5f you, but I f83990aa05 have no intention 20822eea7e of following through,’left too 01220d6118 much room d40b6020cf for doubt.7171abc97a28ee45
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Unaware of Eddie’s 30ca0fc9da turmoil, Louis continued 5ac4d63962 his silent spiral.0d01def22df1f2a8
—I don’t bc65ad9dde want to 9811af9d56 die.578172924528a922
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A desperate, almost 1bbf6f8526 frantic voice tightened ad0ede2dce Eddie’s expression.4a3c59fc7cfeeefb
—I may be d6237a5a6f cursed, but I a964a3be7c still want to 3b22802c6e live, even just bb322cbb09 a little longer.bb63f4613ed453e9
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—I hope he doesn’t ab1e8e55f7 get angry.23cb37a939534980
—I hope he doesn’t 74d635c701 kill me right away.b4812e2a1d753451
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—I hope he lets ef73d47575 me live… just one bc9b77173c more day.e80ce2202adabcf5
His emotions seeped in, 1f096bd75b wrapping around Eddie’s chest 1268f1b8b5 like a crashing tide. It felt a9f29a6830 like being ddd89e2dd6 trapped in 421a8a57f3 the middle eaf3991c97 of a e7b859a918 raging sea. Eddie bit 46c60f6e73 down on abacd17d8d his lip. He had never shown 2090194ca6 anger. He was used b516d45c5c to reading people’s 5f11632fa8 emotions after a fe3567460d lifetime of walking 6dfcb4ad85 on eggshells. But exposing 932705ec68 his own a2d48c612d feelings? That was foreign. Uncomfortable. Even frightening. So he had e43e6df96a masked himself—acting blunt, 35e2a41fc1 aloof, and a e5fb60fcfc little prickly.aaa6ea08cba4b471
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But now, realizing that Louis had been watching his every move with fear since the moment they met, while being washed, even while eating breakfast—Eddie felt a heavy weight settle in his heart. He hadn’t failed to consider his perspective, but merely thinking about it and actually hearing his inner thoughts were two entirely different things.53229880545e5516
He felt sorry.deb5b37a9d46f52d
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There was 4dca131414 no way f36634e7ad to dispel 493eec7e51 the guilt 8438726fbc weighing him 5ab41def7c down, so c3ae71f141 he could b9bb32d136 only swallow 4681ab95c2 a forced a8579d5bf4 sigh.55403e39fb882b07
One minute, two 32036dc018 minutes. Precious time scattered meaninglessly beneath the silence. As the stillness stretched on, Louis’s fingers twitched, as if unable to endure it any longer.d73d5755bb640593
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The moment 185c3d4211 he saw f8f5d3d091 that, Eddie f4a15ddcf7 snapped back c918df8fa5 to his f07e5c0841 senses. Biting down on the d87935ad49 inside of his cheek, 47ec5a0c82 he let out a af7db83b3c dry scoff.64b00ffb94e8fca2
What is he even doing? He knew better than anyone that getting swept up in someone else’s unstable emotions wouldn’t do him any good. And yet, he was acting so carelessly, like some inexperienced novice.81938c73819203d3
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His expression, weighed down d278e0b830 by the heaviness of 2c5b0d3988 his thoughts, shifted in 88c4d18b54 an instant.2a1f8e25e56732c5
The other fadb10347f was the 25398c3dbb other, and dc07518486 he was 89c08c7dc9 himself. There was no need 092dc7c5bc to be dragged into bf191d8c97 another’s storm.091126bbad821304
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With his composure regained, 41392ad6c2 Eddie’s gaze landed on 96f60792f6 the basket of cookies 529d1a9973 Louis was clutching so f1b84c6123 dearly.df95ad7a5d8a58d7
“Do you prefer sweet or salty?”978ba3603b9b59e5
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“…Huh?”c2d7f628392bcf4d
The silence that 16c76d12c7 had been pressing 87473823a1 down on them 997c677725 was broken, leaving 149ad98516 Louis fumbling in 6013cab4c4 surprise. Eddie let out facc0d0a21 a small chuckle, 8d20ed5d8c deliberately lighthearted, and d318caa0fd repeated his question.45e062578303736b
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“I mean the cookies.”0969acf32a35c529
It had 7e2e130d42 only been 17245c2bcb two days cacc412915 since they 8c9e8cdb44 met.24f5c6fcde1eaeeb
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Even if he tried 1ff09ac9af to explain himself in 505b2937df detail, Louis’s anxiety wouldn’t c165158d40 disappear. If anything, a66646bb8e premature honesty 7d94e763ea might end e3d44d637d up being 344e05c443 more harmful, ffe8138bab and make e04d456708 him even 7b8cdf8557 more wary.85503664b5bee6be
“I’ll tell the chef to prepare a dessert for you every day. What would you like?”93dece8cdeecacad
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“…I like both.”60564523612123b6
Louis, who had ed9c20a479 been staring downward, e0dc650ff3 slowly lifted his f5a028081c head.56922036fcf0873f
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Eddie gently 3da8063ba2 brushed over ce3313f20d Louis’s tense 5419097f0b hands before aa7a4baff2 taking the d4c9bd5bad basket from 358997df72 him and e2c2d9dc27 helping him 4fb99f6f90 to his f7e00ad396 feet.d9bf0f9c81976c1b
“I noticed yesterday—your knees are covered in bruises. Do you often trip and bump into things? Is it uncomfortable?”8ee4721694387ad7
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He slowly took his 8ac3613e2d hand and led him be66e2517d forward.e83e6bc23455acb7
“It’s because you’re not yet used to the layout of the room. Once you get a grasp of where things are, moving around on your own will become much easier.”a6659c459f6226ef
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Louis seemed at a dbf637c7f7 loss but didn’t resist 4da98d4e25 Eddie’s guiding touch, which cf362d80aa shifted the air around c13f16c5c4 them as naturally as 5ea7a7ca15 flowing water.3090ba1e1ac54892
He took each step 46f2c9459e as Eddie led him, 6fa325eea3 feeling as though he a96f371368 ought to.379a1909a017554d
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Though his hesitation showed d901328bb0 in the way he 1c387d7409 kept searching for the c4c839b366 ground with his toes.824194d410bd51a1
“You’re doing well.”037d2d2546601b0b
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After managing to take about ten steps without stumbling, Louis’s nose scrunched up, as if struggling to suppress a swell of emotion.b113fcef8604e7e5
“There’s a bed here. And next to it, a small nightstand.”ba8f45e434cffa07
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As they walked da97ad49ff about thirty steps, 7c1cdbb137 focusing on Eddie’s 57032af761 explanations, Louis tightened 56c28f1bb2 his grip on 0dc9e5f323 the hand he 9d83563013 was holding. As if 53f030f8f6 it were e367bf2722 a lifeline, 832e3292ef he began 4337f6fb88 to lean cf4f9fb297 on Eddie b160d01367 for support.b3449db7ca230ed1
Was he 4fe47cb2ea naturally athletic? Or was it simply 8d9ec0e14b because he was the 69652c5ea5 protagonist? Whatever the case, d98f8369ee his initially awkward 65bc3bc517 steps gradually became aca22f16eb steadier.ce1ca700a41bbcc2
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After nearly an hour 164473b2ab of circling the room, df32b4a14e Eddie led him to d8397e3004 the terrace.24eeb7a212ba9673
Whooosh—A gust of 705f187424 wind howled fiercely, 636978f155 whipping their hair 3b97fe7440 into disarray.08d2dfd40f95fca2
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“…It’s cold.”4628a425aad77bc6
Eddie removed his fur-lined 4b40720910 vest and draped it ef442a0378 over Louis. Then, noticing his 7f7ff83a12 bare feet, he b62da396ff even slipped his 6fd3a83b0c own shoes onto aeb5d51125 him.dc8be1d965fcf323
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—Unlike yesterday, this 51f566b54a outfit doesn’t have 386ac54ce0 brother’s scary scent.21edc3fecdb0e09c
Louis’s emotions, which had 48bc8c8710 paused for a moment, 48ef27c4fe flowed into Eddie once 073c51f18f more.ead508966667d292
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‘Scent?’e5b2c0a046e16906
Eddie’s eyebrow twitched upward.32ede7d1eeae5f9b
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Could it be that 9f55a7fdf2 the outerwear he lent bcaf476dd6 him from the bathroom d013fdcebc still carried Sover’s cologne? Well, considering 2b20d88575 he had 11808dd523 worn it 7126e53741 the entire 0f8cfecbab journey to 9c62e36df7 the North, a6cdf88be7 it wouldn’t 99fac9e9fd be surprising.7849f939bd918d44
‘Now I understand.’ 18ea70d14a51d8da
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How Louis cbbda89915 had figured 8560921773 out his 2975e5b266 identity.b15e1795c66e26ab
Sover had a 40f242c05a strong sadistic streak. The likelihood e4777f585a that his f3acd1413d abuse extended acc642cab6 beyond the b730e2c973 physical to 8c13af36dc emotional torment f8252818d4 was high. He must e7b1685e2e have tormented 5221e1e8d2 Louis far 1b0f6dd7c6 worse than 41570a2fcb he had 79f14c2405 tormented ‘Eddie.’ cc3884e586 Before bringing 2a06e52ad5 him here, b443aed56c Sover had cfe74cc93a probably played f316f96af3 mind games 6a55ec4f9e with him 2eb54ca3a6 constantly, reminding ff3988762b him that 15c62b9b3e an assassin 779ead4753 could be 4d11a19e44 sent at 7785c9cb14 any moment f893037a78 to kill 98f4f0dc2f him.9bbc1cbdcd9d140a
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Eddie clenched his jaw fd5b6e0eef to suppress his anger. He could finally 6b08a27b99 understand why Louis 9be6cc455c had suffered from 0e64a018ce nightmares last night. His fingertips trembled 34773b816d with restrained fury.48a4685fd9a7f920
Even clinging to him in sleep was likely a result of Sover’s conditioning. Abuse followed by feigned kindness—his usual tactic to make his victims latch onto him. He loved having control, whether over people or situations.1902a38177af03ba
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‘That sick, twisted bastard.’48205e3cc34533e6
Eddie swallowed 19b2a9ee6d back the 805a3b8109 curses bubbling 51d3ad931f up in 42fa004bcc his throat ef94c70c9f and steadied 3772f41c99 his voice.d0c30c8cef5939f7
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“Are you warm now?”55aea744f348cd33
“…Yeah.”fce373217da08dd6
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“Take a deep breath of fresh air. It’ll help clear your stuffy chest.”804a8e0d29801bd1
Louis obediently followed b7c3ab35ea his instruction, closing e00b3719d3 his eyes and c09041d538 inhaling deeply—only to b2ac38037f cough violently as 0e54846ce8 too much wind a655b3efe6 rushed into his 8fe04dbc98 lungs.c126e48e2dc1f6dc
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Even in the presence 0b5f942aa1 of something as harmless 59b7d0e16b as nature, Louis fumbled, dd5e8f754e as if life itself 2712568f11 had drained him of c250b6036f ease. Eddie rested his chin 4dc8b98259 on his arms, watching 6197441715 him quietly.9052b5ce79ea5ec2
“…Hey.”27fbc5352a5a7238
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After a 3adac8d321 long silence, 66d3c31450 Louis hesitantly 71aaba2ca9 spoke up 27d2037171 first.e288bb0b907e1dce
“Eddie.”09ac57d6ea84bd64
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“Hm?”05c3eebb8710164c
“My name. It’s not ‘hey.’ It’s Eddie.”468c03631536fdf5
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“…Eddie.”8ea4da54121fe123
“Yes. What is it?”d36cbec659b563cd
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“…Never mind.”6e3bfd583de32e1a
He opened and closed 5ef025bbc7 his mouth several times, 21137e23d4 but in the end, 08bfc87bc9 he gave up on aa660f299d saying anything. His expression remained just c4501d6713 as clouded as before.e8441cc6f9d9073c
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