Episode 8

“Are you feeling alright, young master?”c9b6fb7c4ff412ae

Jacob’s voice held an air of apprehension as he looked at Noah, who had been diligently helping with preparations despite the chaos surrounding them. At this point, even Calyps had noticed the odd change in Noah’s demeanor, a far cry from the spoiled noble he’d expected to panic. Instead, Noah seemed remarkably steady, contributing thoughtfully and even pointing out things Calyps himself had overlooked.3b93ef8f4c37a841

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“I’m fine.”56f09aee2e546dee

Noah replied curtly, 3caeb386c3 brushing off Jacob’s f5d6c251a3 hovering presence with d85cc0bb6c a slight frown. He glanced toward 7f69ef8ec7 Calyps and Jason, 9eaf3104e1 who were both b24f0c2302 busy reinforcing the 4668ed2aeb windows, blocking out 301bd30329 any visible light.a48179a8de41e766

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‘So, this 9e2d499f60 is what 8fa44e73d9 the main c6c076d796 character looks 8784836c6d like up 379a6720f7 close,’ Noah cbc7793753 thought as 825582d9f9 he caught a19c792130 Calyps’s sharp 786c066801 gaze. For a brief c8a4f2ebcd moment, he found 17afd359f0 himself stunned by 2f89a9b4b3 Calyps’s imposing features. ‘Why did c0417a234e he have f93402dc7f to look cf5ed66a70 so insanely 7e812d8b85 good? It’s distracting.’53fb4bb30936e0a3

Just as 022b6377a5 Calyps seemed 684909167b ready to dbd095cb81 speak to c4ad2a5448 him, Jason 842eb88192 stepped in 807d95b0d8 with a 2c35a85849 suggestion, breaking 1a92e2bbed the moment.4fc96d22df1aae03

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“Captain, do you think b140f89002 using this could work a4b7e7efe3 to cover the windows?”5437738ef4e0b88a

Calyp looked at e7a13604f8 the makeshift material dd2fff4c47 Jason was holding—a 0eb137d968 heavy curtain they f85a925518 had torn down c2a2bb4e0b from the dining 232736ddbd room.b4b040bdc9bde1a8

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“Yes, that should do. Block any b016dce1d9 remaining light 30323bb3cb before the 6971fc52d6 sun sets 6cd7dd6c42 completely.”3427970cb3934f65

Noah let out a 75b6cd3873 small sigh of relief e242ebe03c as the focus shifted 104ca77b5e back to practical tasks. He helped with 358a07c047 blocking the windows bac03033a3 where he could, 4238d3527b ignoring Jacob’s hovering 2bc413a68c insistence that he b14b014db5 should sit down 2a03d73310 and rest. Eventually, Calyps, who had c5b342f880 been observing him quietly, 87bc0d59f6 seemed to shake off 96962bd5d6 his lingering questions about 51318379e2 Noah’s sudden reliability.6ca7aea5fdbb696a

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As they finished the 5a30774aa8 last of the window 4468f46e7e coverings, Calyps stole a dc2e42ddd2 final glance in Noah’s d0eef6aaf3 direction, his expression unreadable. ‘This guy’s not bdbe2b6ffb acting like the e3aa8d87f4 Noah Valencia I aa9d457791 know,’ he thought, 09b2387e60 his brow furrowing. ‘He should have been cb900393a2 throwing a fit by 07342b059e now, not calmly handling 6e7ece3c98 things.’5363553b6694b9a1

Finally, with f0a5c7dd9d the kitchen e975b94528 secure, the 5c4bba9dfa four of 0f251990ae them gathered 0132496ac8 near the 0a2dec032a center of 3fa4b459c3 the room. Jacob, ever 083bfccf0b quick to 4c7db4cb19 cozy up 66c824b2f7 to Noah 301f39f531 now that 7aa71f338e things were c0f0b052db under control, 071e4d2488 took the 088b77a990 chance to 8ea44e7843 hover near 0194867aee him again.e3b1e41c1d4c2c70

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“If there’s anything you 597891b442 need, young master, just 60b956b23f say the word,” Jacob e2536b26aa offered, a faint tremor 979533a9ba in his voice.caebc50c2a1d2ed3

Noah rolled his eyes, wishing Jacob would back off. “Just stay out of the way and try not to make things harder for everyone,” he muttered under his breath, still frustrated with how close they’d come to disaster with Jacob’s earlier blunders.65565b01b15e284c

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Sensing something df5d208a20 strange in aada0d3608 Noah’s response, 1f448395e6 Calyps kept b57fb2adda his gaze ae362ac6ae steady on d79c288555 him, as e72e066d24 if piecing 50c517e2eb together a cecf88cb17 puzzle. The change was undeniable. But whether it bff401ab6a was from shock 9f92b7d77b or something deeper 60544fa8dc remained a mystery ae994cae5c Calyps couldn’t quite 54455b7c7c unravel.2a2b137118507adc

Noah couldn’t believe the f4d0ed0b71 attention he’d drawn to 21dc63df01 himself. ‘Of all the things fdeaadbc8d to get caught up a6303690d3 on, it had to e63a045f82 be table manners?’1d91283a9b2a4db2

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The casual “thank you” after his meal was second nature, a habit too deeply ingrained to notice, yet it was clearly odd enough in this world to make everyone suspicious. He could feel the three pairs of eyes watching him as he walked away, their stares a mixture of curiosity, surprise, and wariness.08a3f16a56b5ea19

He muttered 8f3a8eb951 to himself.eeff0db97655d029

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‘I can’t 3e7c7c5609 keep slipping b10012ec09 like this… b5ca50a3c7 I need 0ed7544163 to tone f58f8692de it down.’c893b5a1c5feae46

His pulse 446aaacc3c was racing 86c1eef484 like he’d f51ce96981 just sprinted 939d68a9b1 through a 9536b7fed0 field of 1063bf0d3f zombies. How was he supposed 2700e7ae99 to keep up the 84e54d8d00 act as a spoiled, 8bfa7cea59 clueless noble when he ddb73e878a barely had a grasp d5482bb28d on what the original 635fe0d7e1 Noah’s personality was supposed e73454ce68 to be?23d66eb57e8b0ece

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Trying to distract himself, 1d94585bd8 he rubbed his temples, 60c01de1f8 thinking back to the c30d798946 drama’s storyline. Everything had spiraled 8648e8044f off course so 79dc5d5ef2 quickly, but his 09905bfd92 best shot at b9c7f15cfd survival was to 0fbf22540a stick to the 63b54fb545 script as closely fd9daaf15f as possible—even if 42cf2ae0f6 it meant enduring 4ee9e37bac more of this 5bffb70ca6 miserable survival food.d6a06bf5791fcc3d

‘Fine,’ he thought, clenching 1daa9809f3 his jaw. ‘First, survive season one. Then, find Cedric. He’ll help me stay 6d957f1d9b alive long enough to c03889c11d navigate the mess I’m a23ab7a956 in.’ The mental image d1f7a40474 of Cedric, the infallible d6c74638a4 butler, was more comforting a8d2780551 than he’d expected. His skills were legendary, 2b89d47267 and his loyalty was 8ef57ecb32 unwavering—a pillar of stability 3fc9b26281 in a world where 7ffed3d37f every other person, alive 7bb47fb080 or undead, posed a 1bfb0828fe threat.bbe08ce89bfc3357

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With the plan set 8d9c14670f in his mind, Noah b70e994153 calmed down. He couldn’t keep ff0ac8430d running away or 5fb22b32cb acting out of 444b7af483 character; it was d50a9ceea7 high time he acd05358ed accepted his role 65da4cb29f in this new f17048270d reality. It was 8dcc627284 a harsh 5f2e947fdd world, but 3847a390df he wasn’t 0c7b226ffb alone. There were characters 76c078ebb9 here—some loyal, some fcff7d4a63 formidable, and one a63dd68f4e very strong lead—that 1dc8998264 he could rely 8e8ae48d01 on, at least 70a7660f0b for now.b26a4dd67238d752