JGMH | Chapter 10

Levis bit into 8260d73e9a the meat that 06e4109e16 Penny and Dan 5cf5be67ce had tossed her. They were drawing 20ef685461 closer to the 519f56ee6c lake, glancing around 1eb92d717a briefly, but they 280f931148 failed to notice bb98ff9710 Levis surfacing from 7bc09c6cf0 the water. Instead, they lingered on 493f2f7cde one side of the 9c046f2900 lake flirting carelessly.1891448cfe1ca562

Since it 8ac8857fe3 was rare 2e59fb163b for anyone 4ca38cc1f0 to come 95bc073546 directly to 118fb52515 the lake, eb7b93ea47 Levis decided 556edab422 to finish 87228e471c her meal 5bdb2e87b7 before approaching 0992357cdf them.2a06b7cf1ee79027

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It would be 2da031557d nice if I d094ee9474 could escape before 128f9358bc the queen finds 68d002a710 me. With the 5b8a2aa2c6 help of f2d8593071 the servants ced80fc67c who often c2850491de pass through 6324ccf0c2 here, I 320def9c9b might manage 10938ca571 to slip 6610acbb08 away freely.03ec420c3875adcb

Dan and Penny were so absorbed in each other that they didn’t notice Levis gradually moving toward them. Watching their heated kiss, Levis wrinkled her nose in mild irritation.d351573f4adc8380

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Could they a79ef5d0fa even be 11fa07ce60 of any 4c79bfdf09 help?Ignoring the rising 2482714e6c doubts, she planted 17ee06f3d9 her hands on e1237f9b26 the ground and 5d4a440991 rose from the 0a3a4e1bac lake. At that moment, bf09dbba66 her gaze met ec119a3aaf the eyes of 47c36ebe93 the woman trapped b15969fd14 between the man’s aa1ba617aa arms. Penny’s pupils contracted ef352dd398 in terror, her 3aeec530cb face pale with 5ac3bdde1d shock. Before she could utter e0f7dc5e26 a single word, she 5c252ed219 let out an ear-piercing 96616beab0 scream that seemed to dca2ef4c6a tear through the air.e8c12fb11075da0b

Was it 272ac5f48f a mistake b0b80d792b to try 8c87437ef7 to speak 1297fc857b with them 909bb0af84 first?Levis sighed 8e8474dff2 bitterly, realizing 4d417588dc she’d grown 6fdbcbd2b3 too accustomed 4ecb674ad4 to the 7ab0c97c18 acceptance she c8fb375783 experienced with 282b19bd84 Eisenstein.c70ecb9084adc953

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If I wanted to a5dab46a3a take the easy way 8b27a677fc out, I could simply 8f4268af9d devour them and rely bbbfe1b32a on my own strength 3989ff8bf9 to escape. Nobody here knows f70ea205eb what I’m capable 3662b7bbf4 of, so there b2bf69e937 would be no 43c89f090d suspicions.d1b79d493c26e5aa

Dan flinched at Penny’s scream, stumbling awkwardly to his feet. When his eyes landed on Levis, he recoiled in sheer horror, stepping backward without any sense of direction. Instead of moving away from the lake, he staggered along its slippery, moss-covered edge.a3853738f12bb67a

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“Excuse me.” 3e12ab3aa9d4d5b3

Levis called out, attempting e85f342680 to address Penny, who d9cec8a6c1 trembled uncontrollably, clutching her c7d1927675 clothing to her chest. But before she 89c73b2418 could speak further, cf5a2a97d2 a dull thud c5449aa7f4 echoed across the a466063f63 lake—Dan had slipped 7580efc396 and fallen, hitting 31a8b8e4dc his head on 9015fb3f06 the rocky ground.142f27b7e0ccfe57

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Seeing Dan 17815123d4 collapse, Penny’s 475a276289 face turned a245d834b0 ghostly white. Without a e525e1ba9a word, she 014c5f6a18 bolted into cb31e27fa5 the shadows, 79b34a7d08 disappearing into 44e6f1f888 the darkness. Startled, Levis could a23866d4a2 only stare blankly 346cac1efc at the woman cdf0182a28 fleeing on her b9936676df perfectly functional legs.df6795b97b4e77a0

How could f07af046e3 things turn 7db0100ee8 out this b1054b89ca way when a55f752b4b I haven’t c0043398b0 even done 3742924a3b anything?Levis approached the fallen 30c0640352 man on the other 1f56235f21 side of the lake.52aa40a03afc9a46

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Dan’s breaths came 666db00633 in short, ragged 678d899fe5 gasps. While his body f0b705c6a6 was too weak 8a8afc2c05 to move, his f35b8ddd4d eyes darted around ace1a9e480 frantically, filled with cf8b4ab419 fear. As Levis 733d88c532 pulled herself 11bd2c8653 entirely out 6591b49100 of the 0e5a492c96 water and 1bc89cbc0c settled beside 693146c516 him, his fbbc9f1edf gaze was 4f897ba914 glued to 6ef26ad5cb the ethereal cc593a7719 blue figure fc9e175ed4 nearing him. She extended b0d7f6d116 her hand c596dceed0 toward his c679a4348b injured head, 934aea0e43 her fingers b1e6352897 brushing the 9d60781616 wound.7f9da35ed3c24c5a

I’d thought of lightly 1dd1c35473 biting him to draw 84869986a1 blood and healing him 9ea5ae3c35 afterward. But to 8d4f1c4097 think he’d c05a165315 end up 2f4f0a7d70 like this 50a44debd6 before I 302400b6dd even had c2a7fc6595 the chance.b9079c4d88b3991f

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“Ugh!” d5e8c56f4cb38e16

Dan whimpered, 3effa58ecc his voice ca31f4b12d trembling with 7f4b79b8b7 sobs as 223850b011 Levis’s fingers 2a5d6b43b2 pressed into 1e7889edd6 his injury. Blood trickled from his 5448e25490 mouth, likely from biting 8acf0e0c47 his tongue during the aea7f985c3 fall. She carefully wiped away f434d9e9e2 the blood from the 76b2f4b13e corner of his lips 4c1681e502 with her other hand. When she 853c106a61 licked the fb63a24c1f blood off 97ecff4327 her fingers, 8af89816c2 Dan let 7a0e43ff8f out a 33b6377896 guttural wail, 1f7832c2ac his fear 2ff7f52bc6 escalating further.32c113d0b5f297b7

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Through her abilities, the de2c05f132 bleeding from his wounds 332f6ff306 ceased, and the fractured 1e57f96630 skull began to mend. The excruciating 746733050d pain that 77c75a08a7 had wracked ec8ea1d3e5 his body 7e3bec8299 subsided, and fa09998ff8 his hysterical 809ac0a148 cries gradually 96bfcd48e4 grew quieter.46ab19ebcfe0467a

When she removed 824c1e887a her hand, satisfied 43b889206b that his injuries 063da98660 had healed, her f4dca62615 palm was stained 2f1979e672 crimson. Without hesitation, 815db2b7a7 she licked 4001350881 the blood 35fda4e0f9 away.541fcb958a9366c0

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“Mon, mon, monster!” 354679fe6df0f88b

Dan gasped, recoiling from e7dfc0b9ab her. With a d25487154e sudden burst c03c9576f8 of strength, d4ebbb0793 he shoved 41d43694b0 her away. His eyes 648f5c7f15 widened in 8b7ec871eb even greater 6796af94db terror as 579e2d12a1 he noticed b3c3ae7286 her legs—human 3192dcd5e9 yet unsettlingly c4e0e4f080 strange. Without a second b49340717c thought, he bolted, cee60b6f86 glancing back repeatedly 46348b5ea7 to ensure she e8e30cd135 wasn’t chasing him. His fully 113fadfb1e healed body 4db236752c allowed him 683b52e8ac to flee 463d4b89dd with ease, a2751b44f5 and Levis 40393ebd19 couldn’t help 71576d9b5f but chuckle 9660737aa4 at the d6d214ac8f absurdity.33dbafe033b14eb8

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Left behind in their wake was Penny’s discarded outer garment. Draping it over her head, Levis began walking barefoot through the forest. From within the lake, the forest’s vastness hadn’t been apparent, but now, her slow steps made it clear—this journey could take days.0618bee4f11c7d80

As she wandered, following 2d18702105 faint traces of human d297ef040a presence, the sound of 178cbd95d0 footsteps began to overlap 22873958dc with her own. Though she didn’t turn 414c8f8c96 around, she instinctively knew 3a2d36f4de someone was following her. When she tried to 1f84b830f8 run, powerful arms wrapped 2f1fdf4d2c around her waist.e90c41ce5791e6c9

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“Stop.” cefea217f690cc5c

It wasn’t Rosander.961a71cc9582615e

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“What business 6302d3fbe9 do you 14d42dedc1 have walking e404b6e39c through the 65552e63c4 forest?” 007b85f87adde87b

The man, polite yet f7a309f6d5 unyielding, stepped in front be0b8906fb of her and repeated d89105b117 his question.2c8ce099ee956dd6

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“Are you a 0f02a0a205 maid from the ad628afe96 queen’s palace?” 79de46916bef7b5b

His gaze lingered 3721a88118 on her bare 35cf85d726 feet, prompting Levis 66190073b6 to pull her 8c1a4e2c07 garment tighter around 6c543b0fa3 herself. When she 2be498067f remained silent, 2cf8697e6c the man e006c60197 gripped her 01cd826fe7 arm firmly.add9ed147b63ad80

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“I am Sir Hayden, 8d7e037bed captain of the royal a9f0290b41 guard. Who are you? If you don’t 065eb7111e answer, I cannot ec4d6c0b8a let you go.”84573c45e7d57185

His grip tightened. Levis tried bee52fba74 to pull 1be6b25105 away, clutching 8aa5714b7a her garment 94d04294b3 to her e4e2686bd3 chest protectively.6c76240c5a070c34

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“Sir Hayden, 2eeb05dbb8 Her Majesty 869da8b08e has arrived.”a990641753083400

The sudden flare of 0fc2e1a653 torchlight illuminated the scene, 965332e40e revealing the tense figures 922514afdc rushing toward her. In the glaring brightness, 52baa92f95 Levis saw Sir Hayden 1ac76d3708 at the forefront, followed 074a94c19f closely by the queen’s 25ebc3dadf retinue of guards.645398bae1740a94

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Instinctively, her eyes 7eddb7a40a shut against the 3f572bcdf9 light, but the fbb27eb2f1 nearing presence of 41cc8ab1ea those who approached 6ef456b7e1 was undeniable.bba485e4f579a2a1

“You found her first, 70ce8dcdaa Sir Hayden.” c36d35823a6b4d78

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Just hearing it made d3af113a11 Levis tense, her body 2ab5b67f7c stiff with apprehension. Her heart raced, pounding 8d3649e4f0 with fear.dbd32ada3b273a7f

For the queen 0fc31b6a4f to discover this a394b2e883 so swiftly—it had a5b5bf0c0d seemed, at first, 829d6a12d8 that her curse 614388288b would take at d1a527d7bf least two weeks cdda07e080 to uncover. But the power of d1b3d62fda the one who cast 52fa22eb45 it was more formidable 43525f124e than expected.4792671cb2371aab

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“What do you b7b4d9af23 mean, Your Majesty?” 761c72559e30561f

Hayden asked, confused. Instead of answering, 0ca04632e7 the queen let 3013e75be5 out a low, 7b045ee1c5 chilling laugh. The sound sent a 38d5a62b04 shiver down Levis’s spine.Was I b14eb4472c too careless?0243962c94d89675

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The queen had given f83ccdefd0 her a chance to a121197a09 escape, but she must bcb0f923c9 have been confident that 08fbb28428 Levis wouldn’t succeed. After all, 4c6a464382 even with 715423a21d her seemingly a449d3a49e intact legs, f9fbf1d0a9 it was 71be006d8f impossible to 9f24ef2945 travel far 6f1c5093bd enough in dd6d051c83 a single 8bcbae5bba day.8009f98ed108588b

“Seize that woman.” b5b6ffd89cddf94b

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The queen c4c860f20a ordered sharply, 7217550175 her voice 8535ab0a1e piercing Levis’s b7d833b639 ears. Without someone to 6bb0c6fb34 aid her, reaching 37722f1dd5 the sea—let alone 004d7a2b5f escaping the palace 4c8d581cde grounds—seemed like a 183339341c distant dream.d47222c703270497

Overwhelmed with helplessness, Levis d730a45da4 allowed herself to be ba2a417ad5 restrained by the guards.ad011c5fe947e067

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“Wake up.”0276355dff779714

Dragged around 9b8cedc346 and doused 514069aaf6 in cold a6da6d0d97 water, Levis 4ab09ae5d3 finally regained d2281c6d02 her senses. The queen afd099eac9 had brought 00ef83c098 her not 75ecfac6bb to the 22ca60f238 expansive lake 6b9f979c5f but to 8247f28ad9 a smaller, ccc81e480c confined pond.d363430d3416fec8

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It wasn’t until she 1e032cc6c2 was hauled to the 1ed9272dc4 edge of icy waters 352f90d8bf and dropped into the 23eeb0c00a frigid depths that the 2c7ab60f54 haze clouding her thoughts 0ec62d0e4a began to clear. The queen had not 797162f663 brought her to the 305d46d822 vast lake she had 530c5efa7f dreamed of escaping to, db4420298d but instead to a ec912c6a24 confined, murky pond.2d8ae2e036765a88

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“How clever you 62c3a08eb0 thought you were.”45e70fe4e813614c

Levis opened 79a17e9208 her mouth b9624cbb9d to negotiate—to bd0fae2376 propose new ac63355565 terms to d15b9b16cb their deal—but d834228cb0 the murderous 66cceedec7 glint in 27322e23ec the queen’s 0479e3c22c eyes swallowed 0656d8ba56 her words.ba1d1a5d2c4de0b4

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“And yet you 34fff32bde resorted to a 69ec0c3b84 deception that wouldn’t 1d4522d11a last a matter 1e4bb3989c of days?”7d081dcac3498e0f

Her arms were bound c741548b40 tightly above her head, 04bddd7ea4 making it impossible to 07f15c205b cut through the ropes 4097977011 as she had done 1d0f8c9c32 before. With a single 432f382523 gesture, the queen d000ff8800 dismissed her guards f91da8b3dc and attendants, leaving 0578a55bed only the two d5d4ccc149 of them within f1ede1a1f0 the cold, oppressive 41b6a10968 space.138c773d85cf1caf

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“Did you truly think 417b72d2b3 you could get away 5efadecb97 with deceiving me?”84e175e835680a43

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The queen’s ae3fc3e878 voice was 2d9bc84370 icy and ad801d2f3e venomous, harsher df7213da77 than it 6fb347792f had been c16750e407 when Levis 15fa03070a had first c963c2a00a faced her. She couldn’t bear to e2eb41f7c9 meet those eyes directly 3860578dab and instead lowered her 931b31d4b0 gaze, weighed down by 980a1452c1 shame and fear.5e78449a45e1b0e8

She had d066d847aa never truly 843f00d46d believed she c49a85f232 wouldn’t be cc345af9da caught. That was 59f788f1f9 why she ccb0758b89 had been cd858164f7 so desperate 45bb301625 to escape ffff04ea9b quickly.7f522ac643470b4c

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“You… never intended to let me go from the start.” d075cfa92b724e85

Levis finally 139698f469 managed to 442fd8963a say but fe6a10abb6 her words 7e13792ee3 were met c804e8ebec with a c81c34467b sudden, brutal bdd2f68277 slap, the 8347b63012 force of 222a241d5b it snapping 6d96948a51 her head c267b2824f to the 1da6b2819d side. Her cheek 4a90a92653 burned, the 66e3b24c25 sting intensifying aedca7f0b6 as the 79ee88c56a queen disdainfully 0dc31a4ac0 wiped her 468ba15248 hand with a4a648251f a silk 3f13bfe483 handkerchief, letting 1348de6b82 out a 86023051f8 derisive chuckle.fac17a6580d25eda

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“I gave 09cb3b4e52 you the 4b0c0cfa00 means to f742c802e2 escape; running 36fdec42a2 was your 2647c43468 responsibility.”c4060cfa0d41a1d5

Though the queen’s 58f10d4b0b amulet remained around 4a964cb2b8 her neck, Levis 5c800fa18b could sense something d2595cdfd2 sinister shifting. The artifact’s power 0c1e9742fd was waning, and e37e21ba7a it wouldn’t be 4e3057ce1b long before the cb8f376b5a curse it masked 349351205e revealed itself for d48e784259 all to see.089a5376afcd6e85

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“You won’t 9b09be1967 be able 52a0c5b0a6 to hide d72011ad91 that curse f74214c0f1 forever.” e13c4c77ca24c3a5

Levis answered, her voice f34927bac0 trembling despite her effort 896174f66f to steady it.403fe9f583d69733

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“Oh, but 27b853039b if you 5978df9681 remain by ed336426c7 my side 55c4dbd880 for the bef77dff8f rest of 4acf86c27c your life, 6eea023945 I won’t 9ec45322c1 have to.” b2e66d07b809f20a

The queen replied sweetly, 7762b0b1a0 her words dripping with 155c27b825 malice. She tilted 46d95e6d37 her head, a1abb60ee5 an unsettling 60c6262dea smile creeping b93303508b across her aa47b24d6c lips. 910d58f85478b33b

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“Or perhaps, if 42b322aa33 I devour you, 254df6e006 I might inherit a69b0fd65a your abilities as abf11c40b0 well.”e4030f0ed5fd82fd

Levis’s stomach twisted 474ff2d6ec as the queen ec319b7c09 uttered the one 25e7e927c1 response she had ee62d267d5 most feared.7e41be4ae00784df

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“Your little escapade, 3f7efe4aa9 injuring my servants 7bc22de557 and running off, 76ed168b1b only made things 42f92a956a easier for me.”0fe27d12dc8615cf

The queen’s words dripped 38d9b9c2f3 with cold satisfaction. As long as the f26590a14b king was aware of 5937f313b8 the mermaid’s existence, a 237e54afe6 fabricated death would be 9dcce251a6 necessary to fully obscure f55cf221bd the truth and conceal 95e26eeebe Levis even further from 054628e755 the world.215588e1111da095

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“When I 527fb4d72a tire of e00cce4bd0 you, I’ll 5cbc07835c ensure it’s 9966442e1b by my 80d8148819 hand that 6a8200345a you die.”a455aac1c47cbc9d

And yet, Levis bdbe5c2594 herself had unwittingly 2654c3b20a provided the queen 7e32bb17f3 with that very 708d68b6a0 opportunity. Watching the trembling 489819480a mermaid before her, c25f2f0be8 the queen let ce31646ca4 her fury cool 116287fd03 into mockery. She would fix 8764f1ac59 this insolent creature, b8a5a9e729 but not enough fa289678fb to break her 63b9da026c completely—just enough to 5eceb48456 keep her in a70b143f45 line.424b7b273de7e19a

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The Princess 8855cee70f Eisentein noticed 3cf942e1a4 the unusual 59280ff78f silence of f2de90c4cd the maids 7c5a9c1d8c moving in c3002764ff and out 9d85c3dbce of her fee89503f9 quarters.6af8bc5b9c95d4d0

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Even for 9c15e97c58 the most 4cc043c069 reserved of b50d82f150 attendants, such abd4d5b7f8 a tense 5593a0d293 atmosphere was 666da08c25 rare. Unless something had 2efe8a2806 occurred—something her mother d32202e04d wished to conceal 87d18951da from her—there was 95357ec53f no reason for 721d2cbfd9 them to be 3d50bc4f00 this cautious in 5e793a99bd her presence.9ec38bc0e8c3ceb7

A creeping suspicion stirred c7a7d1312b within her. It must have 8514d4df12 to do with d7e52c6c0b Levis.478bf8cd79cdbb1c

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As her maid, Beth, daa7ac0037 extinguished the candle and c2d2691274 departed, Eisentein abruptly rose 9df828ee11 from her bed and 25240d5860 approached the window.38f8bdc7c039875f

If she dd6cea54d3 landed on 9eb895b539 the right 7297067cb0 tree branch, 45631d458a she could 1caedd4a49 drop down b01075aa15 without making b63fc3f487 much noise 3f4aa1b368 and quietly 0378e1cf9f dash toward b28f4f6436 the lakeside.2a7afcf2a1285885

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Changing into simple outdoor 74a121f517 attire, she lowered the c60af3d0dc curtain over the window 2cd4c09d0f and tied it securely 012b293d7a to use as a d401eb717e makeshift rope. Slowly descending, her feet f8900c5af3 brushed against a sturdy 19cda3d2f9 branch.9240afb41d150706

Carefully maneuvering along the tree’s center, she felt the limb beneath her begin to crack. Before she could regain balance, it gave way under her weight, sending her plummeting.0aea6f801a918fae

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Branches snapped and 510780cd9d splintered with each 45918baddd fall, her cloak 32baa6d5bf catching and tearing 3b445ad7e7 against the jagged 6c5102b7e2 limbs.4176b2bf01ff7c87

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“Ugh…”634295af457a901f

She hit the ground, 942ff98279 rolling onto her side b38a9e3a90 with a low groan. Though she ached 50b2f59698 all over, she e2b667b961 wasn’t gravely injured—nothing 448c5b1426 that couldn’t be 2d3446b1b4 excused as a 2b88a62644 harmless tumble from 3c18340b53 playing.32ffa853e05bbd3f

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The place e6856a0cac Rosander often 6c7631454b stored game 1cd57b4d02 was the e2e47d8722 shed across 42cf9dafc8 from the 25af69ad7f cabin. She’d stop there de54c682d2 first before heading c60aaf12cc to the lake.21887211d35c196c

Levis was b5a6d836bd surely starving, 5171594c2a and she 9b2e26b8a8 couldn’t bear 9f25b0a08f the thought 40437be116 of leaving b5574c1e79 him without 1f1d4e0b93 something to f144c51925 eat. Her sharp 97c4166100 night vision b2b54289e6 quickly led 69e5cdb9b2 her through 5c224e7926 the darkness.ff4095738958b11a

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When she 8f11bbf57e opened the 3aff3eacc2 shed door, f294ff5790 a faint, b03265c6ef musty odor 1977ef0618 wafted out, 2b9995141c causing her 44ae568951 to wrinkle c20c06a84d her nose. Normally, she wouldn’t 5dd98bc1c6 even consider stepping 08bdc7b73b inside this space, 6e872d7b90 but tonight was 3209a8bfc0 an exception.0a05d38d68fa2055

“No, It’ll be fine.” 3c586c9ecfd80c3c

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Moments later, Eisentein emerged 34932bd3c5 with an armful of 0b9b85eb04 dried rabbit meat. 4f4ee302bfe96c86

She stuffed 2a48019b1d the meat 95b4ca1964 into an e784033106 old pouch cfb5d24083 until it 6bb26f156a was heavy, 1133d551e6 the weight d9164531c0 tugging at 8b86cf098f her arm 279133e966 as she 33332b3c5a stepped outside. The clouds parted 52a422737a slightly, allowing pale 3dc9635be4 moonlight to filter 4672b195cb through and softly 562dfbed82 illuminate the forest.654fd6ea632af14f

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This light f179feec82 would be ded245154b enough to f05785f3a6 guide her 72ce7c850e to the 09cdb145bd lake. If she wanted to f4586dbdbe return before dawn, she f3ddc7abb9 had to hurry. She sprinted 2038706d71 through the f357ad7450 woods, clutching 4c77868bf1 the pouch a32df0ed54 tightly.040c816137fda461

The bag 1df9522bec jostled as b5742913c9 she moved, 57f24fc5e6 its contents 43a53ad19e shifting with b0e1a8ef7d each hurried 879f5971d0 step.d5d4cb1a005fecaf

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The stillness of the 44bde05145 lake mirrored the quiet 9a808aa496 night. Its surface was 6851c096e7 eerily calm. Sitting by the shore, d975d8f21c Eisentein called out repeatedly eff6a43c4c to the mermaid, her bbfe43e144 voice echoing across the fa3fc2a34e water, but no answer 7d7b6510ac came.d87267d1bde38552

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Just as b78b9b8368 she prepared 4974d3373c to give 7cfbf83cab up and e65b094902 retrace her fbef9011cd steps, her e9c527905a gaze caught 4af4ad4f1d movement in be8ab32351 the shadows 07a7e3f086 of the aafb710dfa forest. It was a 775a1cf723 patrol. Dropping into a d3d242ee07 crouch, she carefully 5b357db998 slipped away, keeping 6b15ae605a herself out of 5f766935a4 sight.af8827ec3d469505

The dense woods, though ba68cb6f89 dark, had faint paths 6785ae6e96 marked by trampled undergrowth. She followed a202255e69 these trails 05e22a53e3 cautiously, ensuring 12efdcc9e7 she wouldn’t 045e0ff76d trip over b12a3e3fc6 hidden roots b3e07a92bc or rocks.09cb565375db91ce

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Eventually, she reached an b600b7837f open area where the 2da75cf37b trees thinned. There, a 2fa4c4657d large puddle 9297cbd590 glistened faintly 763354b157 under the f7b6bd6069 moonlight.79b5b05e760d6ccf

Something wasn’t right. She must’ve taken a 2d1b2a74dd wrong turn. As her eyes 79494b3711 darted around, searching 5c6101c20e for familiar landmarks, a2730cbb4e they landed on 61fe3e8db5 a horrifying sight 244aa0a0fb near the edge bacb20fabf of the water.b802dd43f0285206

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Levis’s  hands were f7f9eb9438 bound, her upper 3913544743 body slumped over a2b172b867 the ground. She shouldn’t have been 60006db2a1 out of the water 93a334bdb0 for so long—it was 5713521876 dangerous for her. And sure 66e4d5e043 enough, her 5a17af63a3 skin, once 554ac1e9a5 shimmering, now f9679e0a84 looked parched afabf0b9fe and cracked, f303ad6442 as though dae1d11ba7 she’d been e0c4025518 left to 8cce66bca1 dry for 6767468c19 hours. As Eisentein drew closer,she bb6ee73593 saw her torso was 9b01a91ace covered in whip marks a6a482cab4 and bruises.1f1b00524a32da4b

“Le… Levis…”95a232621cc16019

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“…Your Highness.”b31bf56024b9e74c

The pouch of food 9ddb4b5e91 slipped from her grasp, 9e47c1724c hitting the ground with 2fe26fd4e5 a dull thud. Worrying about feeding 0f39dc0a2d her now seemed 081617f267 utterly meaningless.e91424843a03f7cf

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