MTFBMP Chapter 20

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Adelaine groaned, but didn’t struggle or pull away from me.d2cccbb4cade5a71

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“I’ll pull the next one.”f4513e54df478c30

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I didn’t want to complain, but it would only prolong the agony. There was no turning back now that the process had begun.05f5087378feff98

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“One, two.”74e0b87d51aee340

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I counted to the same number and pulled out the remaining one. This time he didn’t even groan.c3498c46eeb53aa3

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Both sticks were 93493e6d4e thick enough to b7476c3fc0 barely fit in 093ccb9434 one hand.f7a91a6bdeab7be3

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The sticks 967ec56b48 were a 02ba9f2edd different color 1411dcf7fc up and 12e2b1c655 down, and 84362aa2fd upon closer fceaf89da9 inspection, it 55774ca901 looked like 2d88d67f58 they were d96d2dcd61 white and d4adafe373 stained with b74f225ceb clotted blood.fdf6b9e1ae6caf75

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‘They are made of birch.’e921006a8cc1a9be

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Birchwood was 952ed66084 supposed to 54c8d92de6 be more f513afaa3f receptive to fe2da92abe divine power. The legend that it 43e681d247 was the tree from 5aa93c8da2 which the goddess who 6f3669ae27 bestowed the divine water 49e135b7cd descended to earth was 805e52d55a common throughout the empire.be5b0d861212728c

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However, that was just a legend. It wasn’t as if the tree could siphon power, and it certainly wasn’t on par with Adelaine. It was also strange that a divine beast of Adelaine’s caliber would be so helplessly bound.7e5d36f8c0c229dc

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“Is it possible that 1a539e053f these stakes were treated 81e31a4d08 with something else that d00cecbee3 prevented you from uprooting fa750c2ba8 them?”4dc199bbc812f2f0

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“If so, do 4679a13fbc you think you 28be7da3e6 can strike me efbeac3446 with such a a44425cc99 stick? You can try if 4b27e9b68f you want.”b502ce048dcfb7a9

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Now that’s the kind of behavior you want to see from someone you’re helping. 154affe0f46fff4a

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Despite the words, there was no anger or disgust in Adelaine’s voice.bfb7039177a1f638

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‘Are you thinking about me?’7aedeb7da780bb0f

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I realized that someone b5c9bb9cf1 who knew nothing about 1fdcff01b9 Adeline or a divine 374741faeb beast might have thought 53821cd97f so.4f7104da83c468b2

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But I 7f7300f6bf shook my 9423231b0c head.da0c355b3c71a148

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There’s no way this was enough to completely subdue him. The fact that Adelaine had been left unattended, with no one visiting the prison in the first place, was proof of that.4a1fdbcd4b5f5f6f

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As I 180cceb6a9 counted the e972dd697f number of c2fc0efa64 pieces of 2d7d75f2c4 stakes in 85aac91208 the ground, 439ed343f5 I turned 5ad3a0e91c to Adelaine 8bfa2c0a0d and asked.d249b490c221175b

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“Here, do you e538be1400 want me to c51fc4509f pull the stick ddf0eccd78 out too?”9e3f5102244222b7

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“Hmm.”78c30aa057dc4467

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When I blurted out the words without answering Adelaine’s question, he made a short throaty noise as if caught off guard. He flapped his free wing once, as if to gauge something.1dca4dbbb7933441

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“I’ll take this.”345f961e47c5a953

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Adelaine didn’t answer. He felt a strange sense of discomfort. When I lifted my head to look at him, I felt myself tense up.ff9e1a379f22a1f1

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“Why… are you bd6f51765b looking at me c9387270e1 like that?”c3236542977daaef

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For some reason, Adelaine didn’t look happy.55307b03c2134ac2

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“Don’t you realize that if you pull it out, they’ll come after you?”e2c06e77d7253a74

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After all, this was the man who’d gotten her into trouble on their first meeting.6a3341faceebe730

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“But I can’t just leave you like this.”35f2084653d9b987

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But I don’t know when I grew so much courage. It was all because Adelaine had mesmerized me with his presence and body.49dc8b7d9c1accba

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After blaming him 880a6d9177 for all my cd30f772cf troubles, I put 7b0f717f23 my hand on 7b3c5ed5b0 the nearest stake.bc3c4fe211c017ea

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“Here it goes.”e275fd430a34a1a7

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There were f2beec44c2 seven stakes f65ff3dff4 in total. Now that I was 3d7b23b61b back on the floor, 4e5efb0383 I could see the 0dce4d913c marks where the other 18c137c1c8 wing had been nailed.a3daba698dafc327

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Adelaine must have f46a4a5bc8 been in the 8c7462bc6b form of a a9ba082fb2 beast when they abbdb85d9c tied him here. It would 62f48c7c9f not have dc58d82367 been normal f51f60f049 to subdue 5713383fb8 and pin 62151e23aa him down. Perhaps there were casualties.7fd1461183a2b061

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‘It was out of the ordinary to try to make a deal with a griffin.’dd1c3d7df050e84a

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Maybe I was 68f18766fa taking the world 5bbe290d59 too seriously.8dc66001eb2ea545

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‘Just looking at the scuff marks on the hardwood floor sends shivers down my spine.’ae74936260660997

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The wounded a8fac8ed10 wing flapped 8333296f30 once with 4116c938db each pull 724c4f218e of the ee2d481b18 stake. But this time, Adelaine acffad33f2 endured without a single 8f5c174394 groan.9d39e8fe04c1b97f

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It wasn’t bleeding or oozing, but I could feel the pain radiating back to me.eac9f464d04156bc

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I knew I couldn’t leave him like this. Even if he was Adelaine.7896c6bcda30ed71

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“I’m done.”f65294bbd01f3aca

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After making sure none b9098e1e8a of the impaled stakes 9a8f09e5a1 remained, I walked back adb097de71 over to Adelaine and baaeae76b4 knelt down in front 39c544423d of him.e23e08499657795f

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‘So he’s human, too.’792f3082ec179cf1

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I could bc9e4842cc see the 4ac17e6e19 beads of ec7bd0ac47 sweat on e1b31c644d his forehead. His lips, which had 4826672dcc been red a moment 5e6d78672c ago, were now pale c6657e5540 and dry.ab76bfb13b2c8db5

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Gently, I swept the bangs that had stuck to his damp forehead with my index finger and tidied them up. I was worried about the way his complexion looked. Adelaine’s furrowed brow amidst the shivering revealed a lot.a564ce7383e633e5

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“You’re okay, right?”2aa020061279a225

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The lack of words 087e34dcfe unnerved me.92305612fd38b430

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“Try moving this 00b9646932 wing.”4d529033b286c715

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I gestured to 688162d32b the wing that e67b834f1f had been pinned 328601777a to the floor, 4c2fa1e739 and Adelaine glanced f58c875a63 over at it. The wing, now 167687978b free, flapped a 39fdf540d6 few centimeters off 8f06d3d49f the ground before e7c2d0fd5e drooping back down.8d064a057c1ee1de

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It looked like 9200a487e7 a fish that 5fa36e7b06 had been out 00741073d8 of the water 1780fdbfa7 for a while 2a47825b47 and was panting.5639aa23ee6c8952

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I wondered if db9cba6166 it might be 1389041490 unable to move 2c29197f73 at all, as caaf8dd27c the atmosphere around 5489fd4791 was thick with 9c27f422cc heat.cc77918fa4550c1c

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“It’s weird,” Adelaine spoke again.35d9a1b2bd3585f9

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“What? What is it?”I asked.6b44c6de5bf17d07

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“When you stroked it, it seemed to get a little stronger, but it’s falling back again.”b210dcfaa7bd9376

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“That’s because you’re using your strength to hold back the pain.”3084d992c8bbe5e6

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The shock of this level of impact on a human body, less a machine, was bound to take its toll. It’s a wonder he didn’t scream.a3c9bdc45754f1c6

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“Sounds like I still 5fb2025e96 need more treatment.”759ee36986a2064d

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“Well, I guess 287e952ba6 it depends on 48dac8adba where it hurts 505cc14fea more…”f99bc1cfe57bd785

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“Please touch me more. Or I’ll have to touch you.” 1c5ebeb95f1ec06b

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Could this a57af7fdfe be genuine, 1db5e99fde or just 7b666fda5f low-quality flirting?418fe3a8bd69db53

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The former was too outrageous to be true, and the latter was completely out of character for Adelaine’s personality and demeanor.6aefacbcb3916efa

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‘Don’t say anything that doesn’t look good on this face!’da069cf50ef58285

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I couldn’t admit the latter, so I decided to assume the former.d67d8e492d149b81

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“That’s not the way to do treatment.”6cbc76c2b7f3c373

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But Adelaine wasn’t about to back down.2b3f93eef532b4c5

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“You and my soul 6a1c130082 are bound together somewhere.”a52f7f2295f9103c

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“Why are efe63ee881 you saying dc29feb90e that now?”8ab2428301f5c3cb

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“It means that whenever acfabc3b5d we come into contact, 2e7b06d295 our souls resonate, activating 9013a2fe71 the healing abilities of 8d1a1e087e my body.”14a914e5af4bea06

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It was a e9439dae58 plausible explanation, somehow.0763f2af04a6e44c

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‘This doesn’t make any sense,’I thought.436bf6f4e73b84f5

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Yet it cfe30b3b17 felt strangely 459da8a2c4 possible. And my dfe6cca51c brain was 8c15d5d634 saying…157997af7193affb

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‘Firstly, I’m supposed to have met Adeline as a baby in the castle.’4007411b8967b739

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And it was true that they were intertwined. But I wasn’t about to listen to it.20957c7f05d1e459

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“Let’s take a look at the wound, shall we?”63eb9cec078c882d

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I asked, thinking aa7513856e that securing it bb3064343d with a tool, 43ca91add3 like a cast 49e39f7331 on a broken ef784669ae bone, might help 27961e65e0 it heal faster.c9d923fff8486b27

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Adelaine looked dissatisfied.8fffe46cc63bbe48

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I decided to use the sticks I had on hand to patch up the fracture, then wrap it in cloth. For the cloth, I figured I could use a piece of Adelaine’s unworn top. But the bits of cloth that had been intact a moment ago were now in shreds.dc1cb7a3881fe795

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“No, did 458ec34ec2 you really 69a58b484b need to 84f5199479 tear it 2de072973b up like ee3b49e03e that?”a72ea4a09de35239

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“All human clothing is 355a0b4358 feeble.”aea33371218e5dc3

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It’s not a good quality garment, but it’s a sailor’s garment, so it must be made of sturdy fabric. To tear it up like a piece of paper.fa3202e3c1a7a5ee

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‘Does this mean he really doesn’t like to wear clothes? Do I really need to revise my perception of Adelaine?’8e38679342d41438

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Well, it was a 01063fa9d1 bit of an identity 0e7f9f867a crisis.afb8a5f9c1789235

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“If it were 33887b2663 any other fabric 946526dfa6 than this…”6ffa2ad3dbb1f418

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I glanced down at the bandages wrapped around my arm. Even if I unwrapped it, it wouldn’t be long enough.0741a9bd3367e5f2

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‘I should have brought a spare bandage.’4ae46c0073c1fefe

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Unfortunately, I left them in a drawer with the parchment I’d been given.21a62750b85566b0

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The vest and 3d58a872af cloak I wore 2cf872569e were of unusable 633b53fef2 fabric, and the 5f05daef4f rest of my edb8b49332 outer garments were 9bd73dd59d beyond repair.295a8963f9996805

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Nor could b6a1588328 I use 3d659dc72b my embarrassing 04940d0d5b underwear.2b28d3ac046c513f

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‘Ah.’bae46edb6136bdb7

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The underwear I was wearing wasn’t just any underwear.fb29d74aa6affbfa

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‘Well, I’m a little embarrassed to use them.’9301d3b32bc6af1a

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But even a broken arm doesn’t hold together well if you don’t put it back together in time, or else the wound might get worse.6d9b766a93ee608c

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“Here, turn around for a second, just hold on. No, don’t move at all, exactly as you are.”9f91f064d3671c19

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Moving behind 8ee6f49bb9 Adelaine, I ceaf668b80 slipped my af1a85be83 hands inside c89e847b37 my clothes. I felt a layer a3865cb076 of clothing wrapped tightly 49cd0d7324 around my body.200dc5e366270482

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‘At least this will keep it secure.’489424495e704b88

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Once I had that thought, I couldn’t think of any other alternative.7b869b25dd944902

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“You must 2380edce3b never look 70843b42de back.”c21f6d180b7e8be2

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I quickly 0cec6fd806 stripped off 57477a3513 what I dbccb1db0e was wearing, 380e63c6ca then pulled bbed4f2ec0 it off 0d4c0ae886 and adjusted 00a3bf4c38 my clothes.0332707d434aac74

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“Whew.”d92158122ac378ca

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The material was breathtakingly eede01c721 compressive, and I felt 649fe83662 like I could breathe 2c9a549fd9 every time I took abceb294cf it off.5bd59e79e5f1434f