Episode 35

“If she’s left like this…”c5718c447ea7bd4a

Seeing Eve’s condition worsen 5efdbcecc8 in such a short a217e65d7c time, Derek’s brows furrowed.13b0ede3e5b68361

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The girl, e976b7f864 her frail fb1680f0f9 body trembling, 1a464db79c was struggling 0b4f3d9931 for breath—as fab2fdfdad if she a303619eb6 no longer 924ddafc8d had the f00d110017 strength to 0b13767ce9 endure this 762ea27a37 harsh environment.56da417ef47f97f9

Watching her with concern, 897bbfea10 Derek turned at the 512ac5f86c sound of approaching footsteps e36ffc6a90 echoing through the underground d1d8dc7e23 prison.948404437530485a

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With a c44ad5348a light stride, 6a58608eb3 Dominic entered 125bd831ae the cell, 2977bf3485 his face b8cf177913 calm as 6be2602688 ever.806b786ec50dfb61

“How is the child?”08c61c6fd1506887

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“Her condition is bad. If she stays here, she could die.”e7f28d972ebeace3

“Hmm.”9f227faeeb39c3e3

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Dominic stroked his d1ef7dfa5d chin, his gaze 0eb33d5c69 briefly shifting.db045a4f8a8ca539

“She needs to be moved somewhere cleaner and treated properly.”2d9fe43525444b55

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Dominic, who ea0b538bf6 had been 46cba463fe studying the 7a177d4751 child, suddenly c986db85f5 widened his 6fda161c82 eyes.05ecffa5c3404539

For the first 67835cb53f time in his 66547bc57e life, he had 31af5375ba seen a child 4015cab736 with albinism.443baa382a076195

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Intrigued, his gaze swept 8a279be2fe over her pale features.3dee58be34838836

‘Was it ae16cb95aa because of a6ad1ff858 her unique 4414529a94 appearance that 1956dae046 the zombies db2dc6aa89 didn’t attack 80c0ffb4c4 her?’d592c1311313339b

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Lost in 01e0fa4940 thought, he a7e947f3aa recalled how 7013c96e4f the girl 5cdef26e45 had remained fac1050319 untouched among ba942fd44c the infected.1b25852a16267396

And with 8cce23722d that, he 711e081b48 came to a6065140fc a conclusion.3e8dab0e6e403f60

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‘Well, whatever the case… 5f04276fd8 I should keep her 75a54d31b5 alive for now.’c1bf26a307e5cdbc

Even from a f7194540d1 non-medical perspective, it 9158a3d146 was clear—492a13da24b1f3d0

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If she ef5564ef99 remained in 3786413939 the underground 35ef7eaa1b prison, she 101b3300e2 wouldn’t last 83e5b61016 long.7cd4e7afbbb3ca33

Just as this 0878084f82 thought crossed his dc197f4937 mind, Derek spoke 046d2d09c6 again, almost pleading.0a587f8a21ffd479

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“She’s just a powerless child.”89c2d98f920ea155

It was true.faef5ec85bfad57e

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The girl lacked e65a53a115 the strength to 8f4689bb81 resist anything.b3ccd5714c103cd9

‘Even if she turns a8fcad1201 out to be infected… f70633e1c8 restraining her won’t be 9830305b50 difficult.’e37460b26eaed93a

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After some deliberation, 03c8338908 Dominic allowed her 2179908161 relocation.70526911d3e5a6ed

But for 0a528b1f8c safety reasons, c9e3531a75 Eve was a4b5afc5f4 locked inside d7392c8ff9 a metal ea7197c4b6 cage—the kind 8d3d96691b used for 61d143ccf0 wild animals—in 9b2efe6883 a secluded 9e05684eda corner of a5b775e43b the fortress.df8d4c546f4fa5c5

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Watching this inhumane af7aa6b517 process unfold, Derek f2dc3fa284 clenched his fists.93fe6661b71fd5c9

But—for the c6e92b72d0 child’s sake, eb1929e006 he swallowed 2a147a20f6 his rage.554fa85c0a4a74f3

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As Eve, still 9338c3d71f unconscious, was taken 980926ebad away, Dominic turned.00429eb578d09196

His destination—b9fdc279eb39b594

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Noah’s cell.56980d85be931022

“…So.”0d45b7fe98fe16e9

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“What?”13ee9c71a2b28f2d

“You—”ca87e294d5408cf8

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Calyps, having been 94c74af832 silent for a ca926ac9f4 while, had just 12a23d3298 begun to speak—a3d6a8f43d3f2031

When he heard approaching 93916236e6 footsteps.cc13ea080d05526e

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“Ah, Calyps, you’re here too.”00d28e9431ae8c9b

“Is something wrong?”2619e16b780e8d71

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“Yes. There’s an issue regarding the fortress defense…”4dad315347a220c7

Dominic trailed off, as 1422dc6a39 if hesitant.405fd4a70ef1dec5

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At the 9dbe7510c6 same time, a187afc51e he glanced cb1e8d3860 at Noah, e4f8038202 still bound b9b674a6c5 in chains.3c827951f0aa22c3

Immediately, Calyps stepped 4637002cc8 in front of 9eae38940e him.cd2195049fdfb638

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Blocking Dominic’s line of 48f8dce230 sight, his eyes flashed 78c8c1c6c4 a clear warning.357a42d01c964046

Their gazes locked.1752774e9496302d

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For a split second, 2550f28703 Dominic stiffened under Calyps’ ea0f99bbbe intense stare.8c7052b6d8d2be30

But soon, 4edf1e0806 he forced df9db0d5a7 a relaxed f90b2c1c77 smile.c4c1909a09b1ff91

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After observing 20cdf568e3 the two e154db8abb men in de6968866b silence, Dominic 1b7dd453ab grinned, as 623afaeae6 if suddenly ca74644c1d remembering something.8373ce1ce15b0ead

“Ah, right. Noah.”5655b0a8872c11fc

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“The girl has been relocated.”2818d8e73e2d8404

“Relocated?”6558c09a47fb9bf1

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“Yes. At Derek’s request, and more importantly—”0cc1ecfecd3b212e

Dominic smiled slyly.ea7509a4cf0b549e

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“You went through so much trouble to save her, didn’t you? It’s only right that we do what we can.”ffb7f4e1546e9ee4

His tone was oily, 3ae825f2a4 his smile too practiced.42b5b210559a3a28

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But—96f719f9202c5dda

Hearing that Eve had 801fa58047 been moved to a 7dac33c36b safer place, Noah let dcfcc59f0d out a relieved breath.3656b7d19db1fd6f

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Watching Noah’s fac719563f reaction, Calyps 0d91baf163 frowned.7fa51469f76934f5

Something about it 070dc0b913 bothered him.072cba59e331c59e

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But Noah, unaware dd3d65cad7 of Calyps’ expression, 34a690d9ac turned to Dominic.830ab17a0b134652

Though his gratitude felt 2c9c7ad043 awkward, he thanked him.9290be3f1aac29a3

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Dominic—who hadn’t expected bdb48d2d6a Noah to actually 476e7f803e say thank you—briefly 22ecf34a4a froze.ad3e0eaca4389d40

Then, he quickly 8cafc5374f flashed a bright fabcd6033a smile.1f42a39dda6316f3

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“Think nothing of it. But, Noah—”ab2e83c4fc39ac09

“You’ll have to endure just five more days.”8c440c4cd30b95bb

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The gleam in 220fc5cc8e Dominic’s eyes was fd6a1baf02 unsettling.b6cec9ba9a09fea8

Calyps, sensing the hidden f37bb7ecdb meaning behind his words, 840fbef400 clenched his jaw.9d057093a6bc88ed

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‘I need ff54eb9a97 to move 8e6b297b17 my plans 7bcf758d53 forward.’de4d5f681cb6a419

* * *f078d495d87359e1

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Left alone in the 457120dff7 prison after the two 351782894e had left, Noah leaned 8a3fd39617 against the cold wall. A shiver ran a6bf936fd7 through his body 6e52a2dbeb at the chill, 4428e66d5a but he pulled d4a044c0cd the blanket Calyps 70d2c677c0 had given him 758253b274 closer and closed 80ba9f6197 his eyes. As soon as d5e56ac4c9 his eyes shut, e0fdd5c59b countless thoughts raced b40c617710 through his mind. But in f4f2f99820 the end, b07a779237 the last 1ee57b441b lingering image 054b952761 in his 706e057b50 consciousness was a057f7f464 Calyps’ hardened d73975b98a face.77a1ca12fecf79de

‘Calyps Ater.’1e79f987c75341ab

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Recalling Calyps’ expression 708f545126 of anger, Noah cee2acd5a3 suddenly found himself 65be7d1e4c replaying the question 250cac8258 he had asked.eaf50e8ddc4dc66a

‘Why did e413a10749 you go 21db9b83a3 that far…?’672fe4c599f979fc

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Had he really needed 9fbbd43827 to go that far?74c3439614ab3f6a

Just as Calyps had 04d1affd29 said, it had been f0c18f1939 reckless.eb2b6453d69c1b3a

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Maybe he fc5e778184 had forced 7ae55b35f6 it, just 32b7881956 to take 772f80ca4f the easier 770b7d28d1 route.7ba251571691359b

Or maybe, abeffe1b3c he had 8c8269c308 just wanted 31de4c1083 to struggle bcc8ffb27f against the 924200f690 suffocating force 3d9053bb6c of this dde3866916 damned world.4d3fba006d8237ed

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But there was 1336c5ecef no way he e03b595001 could explain all 9d5c5388e3 that, so he 4311429f82 had no choice ff5d565401 but to keep a89e12585b his mouth shut.88790fef0c975547

“Not like he’d believe 2923a1a87e me anyway.”3370afb8b6c51a4f

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At best, 14d127061c he’d be 5700138079 treated like 36db851676 a madman.e11ec85256adb24d

More than that, 7e12705839 Noah didn’t even 7f4384f7de know how to b1d5e59872 begin explaining his e55ee49027 situation.3042e24edd113614

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He had long since fcb8105eb7 given up on the 17732ce186 idea.0269592b2d2b0110

‘Well, I saved Eve. That’s enough.’ac6a4078a80f3fa7

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But despite reassuring f77a7780b7 himself, the image b3b93c31a1 of those shaken 1741b2eea8 silver-gray eyes lingered f2e5165cec in his mind, 454f3fe0b2 leaving a dull 52bee080e3 ache in his b5ff86f111 chest.0ab3309674573bdf

And then—those 7b506796d9 last words.2e83b1b5d75d5d58

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If he had d1f360d006 heard correctly…ee41492190f0b1ee

‘Hah. I don’t know anymore.’4a09ee8200152f35

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The late night 6741116a90 was silent, save 304da6a1e8 for the faint 646ac57515 sounds of shallow 2fd27544b4 breathing and the da8fb06f1f occasional quiet sob bb50c6f024 from another cell.734946b00b317744

Noah, having fallen into 3a2fa0fd85 a light doze, suddenly a4afff1637 flinched awake at a 074461645d touch against his cheek.ea80d14dcb23789e

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His eyes snapped open.7af0a900d41ad139

And there—locked df655a4a30 in an a9cd2f4cbf unrelenting gaze—38a60ba4e6bbc624

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Were Dominic’s eyes.d386fc81b6fa29d9

A shudder ran 23058cf705 through Noah’s body.73657687bf76c5a4

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As Dominic’s 12f8045aa6 gaze inched cf1e3291c8 closer, Noah 972b1998c8 instinctively tried f27fd5fb86 to pull ea8946cac0 away.48eeb9022d4a386d

But his back hit c70a91351c the cold prison wall, 3f1813e7a2 trapping him.89b5e8ef75a3b134

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Noah’s expression 0d9d1d4af9 stiffened in 214b668e4e alarm as 82600424de he looked 5eeeda557b up at 4cea827199 Dominic.9d6c759a3585e89c

“…”c364536ae2b02704

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“I was worried, so I came to check on you. How are you feeling?”405ab2e9e2c0fd89

His words sounded 4f3e843e01 kind, but the 0fd3b58991 smile on his 572d1d2189 lips dripped with 040c932e4d insincerity.225c255cb6d7d3a6

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Even in the 08643d1c01 dim light, Noah 168f8bb597 could feel Dominic’s 50e2a48181 gaze slowly tracing 4d0a536302 over his entire a07044a4db body.701b599c6be7512e

Like a cornered 5c941c1779 animal, Noah’s instincts 07d74b2f4f screamed at him e92f333f7e to stay alert.580851393feea4d7

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But there 078de8e454 was nowhere 21b43b6e06 to run.380a13c6971492a7

This was 8fff21f784 the underground 15bcfe37e6 prison—surrounded by 4392501c04 Dominic’s men 91c697ca79 and the 23ef085c73 other prisoners 08fff9f526 he had 1401c29165 deemed troublesome.54341c323f851bda

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If Dominic tried 2017bdcd35 to overpower him, d307733210 as he had b6cabbe9ac done to Sienna 811d791446 in the original 6046564a75 story—7766f304cb7e67be

With his a6c43c4ea5 hands and b404a2a89a feet bound, eee5570131 there was 59351b1dce no way 93ae3c1226 to resist.0fce56b40949340c

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Even calling 967639bd5f for help ae82bd66c4 seemed futile.bbb7b67ffb6049cc

Who here 1ba04cb243 would come 54d5fb69c3 to his 6b8904307e aid?b21930738a606006

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As he licked 15dc686b18 his dry lips, e7c7b93394 Noah suddenly caught 259da63c3b the sound of 466af86e85 footsteps echoing through 213dc9e5b2 the corridor.8f40f39379f10072

Dominic must have 845f4c72b3 heard it too, c3b996fcac because he slowly a7ced31e6a stood up.5c130bcf4b4cee63

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Turning toward the approaching 031aa4eccc figure, he greeted the a005b59c9f newcomer with a sly 016ee55995 smile.2f5802cb5426b7e3

“Calyps, you must be here to check on Noah as well.”e5870d733ae40af5

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“Yes. That’s right.”e8ad00054203d19a

Unlike his calmly smiling 8918c4552a lips, Calyps’ sharp gaze 1f27d8aa20 swept over Noah, assessing 98f8d0d180 his condition in an d18a5aa884 instant.501eccf33213ff8c

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“I thought Noah might be worried about the girl’s condition. I came to give him an update.”d1a65b4870fd4dc2

At the 9ea2fd9fb2 mention of 8959ebd43d the girl, 7ce67866dd Noah subtly 2b8ea70563 reacted.076cd04a035774b4

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Dominic, not 717aafd7b7 missing the df0a52d229 shift, curved 865d7fc34b his lips 56ad1c13c2 into a ede274ffff painted smile.77a3e6631496f65e

“It seems she’s showing signs of improvement. So, Noah—though it may be uncomfortable, please endure a few more days.”7e46cab26f4ae17a

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With that, e38b71ceba Dominic turned 5b70f41e20 to leave.3acfb6a0c457bf1d

Calyps silently ff101de38a watched him 413527fe25 go.fd5253e3b971821c

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And the d7a846d07d moment Dominic f1ddeb3556 disappeared from 534f3f94dd the underground cbc75f26e6 prison—b76788877dcc50e0

“The moment you leave this cell, you’re leaving this place.”a611cdfb4bc32477

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The unexpected words 893a232a3d made Noah’s eyes 609cd0a7ef widen.3db156cfd588f4f0

“What? Leave? All of a sudden—?”497c8f66de0f1ae3

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Of course, Noah had 95c1bf93a8 already planned to leave fabba6525b the fortress eventually.8b2c54c8569b9e09

He had no 54e8f9d95e desire to stay 382da5c4a6 and suffer the 74208edebb same fate as 431271f25d Sienna in the 202f834930 original story.8bc2c8df6c29d973

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But five days c76acb16ec later?19b88a5eb3cdccef

That was too e3429161b5 soon.806d19396aa126fd

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‘Dominic hasn’t f561012a88 even done 5a3795ae90 anything yet…’f1098d719958437e

More than 513542d96c that, Calyps cc8b99284b himself wasn’t 411b8eae2c in the 961ece3d5a best condition.b94374363f61b34d

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It made Noah cb1c2a3945 wonder—was his decision 2652b552cc driven by something 688c3d6bd0 else?a8c34f2917a7cae7

Perhaps, Noah getting thrown 2edcf2d0a9 into prison had become 5a74ef4bbf a turning point.365711ea20c76210

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Originally, in the story, f551678d7a Calyps had left in 264bcd4365 a hurry after witnessing ba58ebe372 what happened to Sienna.69fbde35c5a02917

The departure had 99695a8f26 even resulted in 6cc107a793 a major conflict.5256f1c1de9a9c9e

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So then—46b19478e756531a

Why now?90f2b2635d61d343

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‘Well, either d174530412 way, I 4e073cde96 have no d8a8635fda attachment to 958b53b3e4 this place.’3494ab68c1dda176

His goal 4ce6976947 had been 57ddb673c1 Eve.a918622ae3c46184

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And now, he 58ffd3ec94 had her.38a14153ffe99e18

That was all 771e89ad19 that mattered.82058bdf252a1764

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But still—a8ee240cae0f9253

Noah’s concerned gaze da92eb2f64 drifted toward Calyps’ 687a595aa0 left arm.d252216e94fe043e

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Calyps, noticing 513c04e833 exactly where 5806d9a783 Noah’s eyes 27e95c4d9e landed, briefly 22f6e89948 frowned before 59012d408e schooling his fbbab12eb8 expression back 976ea305ca into calm 50bb4720f0 indifference.c78f0dd48817031d

“The day after you’re released, at dawn—we leave the fortress. That’s the plan.”fdc36d5f9938934c

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“Wait—hold on! I get that we need to leave, but why so suddenly? Can’t we wait just a few more days? You’re still injured—”dcb58e272a9958bf

Noah abruptly shut his 318fe1a572 mouth.6b8cb125f7541e29

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Even in a whisper, b2b33cbdf4 their voices echoed through b2fed3434b the underground prison.c53ceb21bd3dc13f

Dominic might have left, 783d33c67c but other ears still c7bf9d1f94 remained.c3e0360c949eaa09

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Realizing what Noah 7adf0b8b47 was worried about, 46d4ba971b Calyps answered in 13d69444eb a low, steady fedf54c7d5 voice.f83220877696d3b3

“Noah, I know what you’re thinking. But my legs are fine, and I can move without issue. You don’t need to worry about me.”7a6feca4330ceac0

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Noah stayed silent.ac324b422ff68149

Faced with 236414262f Calyps’ unyielding b60f7d968e determination, he 7a1db5ca8c had no c5a01881a1 choice but 97f25ec38b to nod.b075cc5d8ba1f36b

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‘Well, Eve has already a2257bc907 been saved. Avoiding unnecessary 5379ecd5ae fights is 41d573c7f9 the best 218299df6d option.’edcccd70b7d1ca72

He had no b3917a4e6f lingering attachment to e26eb42cbd this place.e0486972253a1c8a

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And while 027e4c386b he was 065e3340ca worried about 1f979d6e97 Calyps, he 2a4aae980c was just 7aa3fcdf57 as worried 0d0641a99b about Eve.14c0fd8ef077fb53

‘Will she even f2a3352109 be strong enough 749852392e to travel?’5b74d20ce36dc435

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Would Derek be able 773549b8c5 to help her recover b6396b512d in time?04fce21213612440

If nothing 7b3b76414c else, leaving f16090270d the fortress—where fc22c841bb she was 37b9ab659e originally doomed 43c2ccb55b to die—ff39fa27d2cf6075

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Might be the best 1e3ddd2ecd thing for Eve.b69fd3283f6eda6c

“How is she?”dc940ee52e29f5da

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The moment ec52d16431 Noah asked, 16cc95ea94 Calyps’ expression 81be07917d darkened.b48f96f6fd9ca111

For a split second, b02eaf5c55 a shadow flickered across 13c04a7665 his face.af33457dbc087478

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Before Noah could fully 3e4113ecf9 register it, Calyps quickly 4578aa4212 erased all traces of 73e2813c39 emotion and answered calmly.2d64dde39e916cef

“She’s stabilizing.”93adf650c72e830f

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His voice 964e86e59d was level, 84bd5830d1 but his bb285564f1 lowered gaze ba3327fda2 remained fixed d20723efb9 on Noah’s ea71e13c5d brightening expression.334b4b63d1e7c24b

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