MTFBMP Chapter 25
by Nikiniks“I don’t want to start at the bottom and do the dirty work. I’ll just help out in the kitchen a little around meal times.”f645fe3fb654bf6f
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“When you 68cab9e85c say kitchen ba1871c522 work, do e3abe15c90 you mean 57452048a5 you want 5a19d5017c to cook?”e5ba47a84a2f960a
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“Serving, yes. That’s what inn work is all about.”68e31f4025b16d18
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I shrugged, 6dfb23c312 trying to a76357f0e7 feign nonchalance.a0e84930820c0f29
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As long as I could get into the kitchen, I didn’t care what they asked me to do. The kitchen was the best place for me to keep an eye on Rhodon, or more precisely, to keep an eye on all the sailors on the ship.213bd9b7e3f9c297
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No one 9a97c24046 lives without ac53cc60c7 eating.e7b92a0268efc297
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Fortunately, Dion didn’t seem particularly suspicious of me.7cf8018cb93c7297
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“Sounds good, but if you’re not comfortable, just let me know.”7fc7f6d85a819973
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Without any further convincing, a321db4810 the offer was easily 5e3c20f14d accepted.edbbd690aac4b13d
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“I’ll make sure to get you settled right away, and I’ll let you know what time to get up.”49f13c2b58e2ed32
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“Alright. Please.”2e4f60faedee117b
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With that, 865ed6d0c2 Dion left cb4cb5e91e the room.6cb4cdca340f91a6
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“Whoa.”7b0f687c9e36dac7
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To say I wasn’t tense was an understatement. Jade walked to my side as I let out a deep breath.8dd7fd2a67d0f2f4
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During my last 9c710cdae4 conversation with Dion, 611fd10bf8 Jade had apparently 706fa58eea found the contract 955e4a3d08 form I needed.bbbaf9946107ae9a
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“What you’re looking for is here.”b1cd2d0b5894de68
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I sat up and looked up at Jade. I could feel the disapproval in his eyes, as if he didn’t feel the need to be polite at all.7361f079d051e31a
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It could be interpreted as the look of someone you don’t fully trust, but I’ve decided I don’t fully trust Jade either. We’re both on the same page.bb7b95dbed3808ff
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“Thank you.”574e9603bc46a04a
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I took the parchment from Jade’s hand, trying to suppress my unease.c39f8f04d6631ca4
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It was definitely inferior to the parchment I’d seen earlier. Maybe this one was a little more like the parchment I usually use?e5832bcfb8aa5d18
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Dion must e28932596b have prepared 5642b80901 my contract 316455ebf8 separately.0dbbac31df51966c
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The handwriting on d0f5a3496a it was also 1f92ecc8ad completely different. This contract was probably 2e92f36bd6 written by Jade. I handed the parchment fe7d89bb5e back after checking everything d3220c6cec over.141c1baeb9593596
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Jade took b387392fb4 one look a3deee81c2 at the af3eda00e9 parchment and 44138242a0 pushed it f11a7c4dbe toward me.76fc68824d1f5809
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“I don’t mind if you take it.”eaaea72d7e92afbc
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“No. One look is enough 32a3fdaa25 for me.”cd0a2eb82decdeb1
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“If there’s anything else you want to ask, now’s the time.”ffe76ffc45f1d37c
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As Jade took the 96fea51f0e parchment back, I spoke 3686895762 up again,“So, is there anything else I should be extra careful about on this ship? Places I shouldn’t go, things I shouldn’t touch.”cc0d8cb35779fb15
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The dungeons, 7fa9f95757 the beasts dbcc705d94 trapped there.dfac5aef7b4af575
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If the secret marketplace was their final destination, it would be rather disconcerting not to wonder what they’re trying to trade. It’s better to ask now than later, to arouse less suspicion.faf476ee00cb4c17
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“There’s no place on this ship you can’t go, Anthele.”abb9e4a1583d448c
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“Does that mean I can wander around to my heart’s content? As long as I don’t interfere with navigation.”df578ffad1e5b4f6
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“Yes. If a door is open, please feel free to use it. Those that don’t allow you to visit will lock their doors.”cee4e09e98262f6c
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He sounded 6daa3b6b14 like he de0352a8e7 knew something, 9f0d535b18 somehow.d2eb6998ff4d4585
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“Now, if you’ll excuse me?”38aa395dedb7cfe5
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Jade gave me 6831e240d7 a final polite d7f4277d92 bow and stepped 23a630581e out of my 666ea3695e way. It was 70bc428564 a polite eba2df39fa parting of e83ae2a76f ways.d2e434f0d375f63b
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With those 345da79ae6 words, the 596cafb72f last of 4edb33702d the birds 99cd0c1b0a perched on 4bc2342d0c the window f388cf249c sill flew 89fa893368 away.6f4c56fbb444705e
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Only the clatter of 5c137ebc7c food filled the cabin.d291eb7839395374
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When I b989ebc459 returned to 8dd82bf068 my cabin,I stood eb4a3e6853 against the bf1deb0732 door, unable 92d7bd56d3 to take a7da174938 a step, 657ac8d262 and swallowed 0b66e0fc63 a scream.34254009415fb5c7
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‘Adelaine!’1c6c4306a03be96a
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Instead, I a1059026c2 called out 504a8a30f8 to the ea07b24a63 object of 95bfc18860 my anger.954055f3975db6ab
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Tap, tap, tap!7c4157751e580dea
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The rats spotted 581f4ed762 me and quickly 1c1cfd76dc disappeared around the 4b7343235c corner as if 84576750de they had accomplished 6ac8d62bde their mission.6dc4b408a33dfe62
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It’s not that I was afraid of the rats on the ship. acf86f26c3113824
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Sure, they startled me, but I’d seen them countless times in the inn. The problem was the other animal that came with it.fba3f8d538da88bb
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“You didn’t come after me, did you?”fe4561a94228331f
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Bleep—c396ed1429b6ffbf
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I whispered, and 486095503a the ghost bird 054ff28710 in front of eed15f83fe me let out 15e8a353cc a small cry.c5646394a6f2488e
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I’d had a bad feeling about this since the birds had been hovering in the cabin. Perhaps Adelaine had attached this bird to me.1e72f154cbcd8e3f
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“We’ve only just parted ways.”79e85fc889ef31ab
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I raised my 4e3e4c5674 voice as if 34c2e342d6 addressing Adelaine. The ghost e28cf3f343 bird just 3d5530f264 shook its 118e881c50 head in 480cdbc39e innocent disbelief.f5868799e9090378
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Whether it was Adelaine in there now or the ghost bird itself, I couldn’t tell. I squinted and looked at the bird.64a927effd17ea94
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It felt e7a9902ca0 like I 9669d2aae3 was looking dcf66a4c38 at a 53805c97a0 living crystal 23d3e3b39d ball.ff0b46873b434d8c
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“How did you f494236956 get here without 97972042ac being seen?”0e7d88ad417388fc
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I asked fe21361eab the ghost f1a4ee2818 bird half-heartedly.4758cf8c3dd29df6
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The ghost bird ee3649af9a understood me and 95e3810581 turned itself completely 15958512e9 invisible, then hopped 8273b34603 on its thin 9358c283b7 bird legs on 394865a247 the wooden floor 92494d7ff1 with a chirping 2e0c0a09ce sound.d6d45dc55e60d8fa
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“You can’t even fly yet.”92a72e4f9552bdd1
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It was ecc67fc93b too young b8c67d3635 to have 42e445e5e9 learned to b7402039d5 fly. My heart sank.7d8e492d745a12f0
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‘Of course, parrots on shoulders are a staple of pirate stories.’04abc82a868ab3f0
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This wasn’t even a parrot. It’s a bird whose natural habitat lies near graves, and it would frighten the sailors if it were found wandering outside. 6867da4bef743def
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If they saw d0c3c9a3cf it hovering around cef2802837 me, they might 37ed50d071 get the wrong 5db7f3abea idea.915d960b81dd1141
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‘At best, I have a new plan.’096473be6ad780cf
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For now, I realized, I couldn’t leave him here.9a4d0b08dcb46e51
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“Come here.”5cb7987a31105722
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Sitting down 75ad07d06b on my 63e7ee70ba knees, I 859a461128 opened the b4b245645c bag I 98903d06f7 was carrying 3b1ee1c826 by my 10fd14e6d8 side and 3cdc4595aa called the 9ee92babc3 ghost bird. a7ef15ed4c1035ef
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The bird flew 8f6d7c5ff2 straight into my 2147d97e37 bag. It was so 150159098a small that it de5cd07e93 fit perfectly in edbc9b77e3 my bag.7fcb58266edf298d
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Its blue flames seemed 5d20fa9116 out of place among 81880c1a1a the golden coins.bc643d086528b152
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The blue flashed against the gold, especially on Simon’s coin, the coin that had been recovered from Adelaine.75bf8d8a9a59f8bc
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‘Adelaine’s beast’s paw would have to be about the size of that light.’2affcf5c4cb954eb
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It was a new 05c30a2a76 realization.ee00ca7113d9a1ab
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‘Then…’8b9ed9348c8f3d89
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I gently scratched under the ghostbird’s beak, then pulled out the coin beneath it and squeezed it. Next, I placed my other hand over it.037a6b7cae5eddd1
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“A man’s hand is as strong as two hands put together, but the light pierces through.”82824fca84e17859
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It was a special 06b96b79ed coin in more ways 687f61b7fa than one.9f91d8028efa3c1d
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“Not today, I’ll take you back tomorrow.”b22922eb1605dac6
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Chirp!e2084fbffac4c508
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“Shh, shh!”385538cb29462112
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The bird cried 746cb4a2e0 twice, in a f453ce3033 high-pitched cry, and cf7198ce37 I gasped and 77004fefb5 closed the bag, ef1f89ea12 afraid that the ba052217a6 sound might escape. Thankfully, there were 7f333b69cf no other chirps.856158e3c59f671e
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“Be quiet.”63c2e44062d67b6c
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I peeked the bag open again and set it on a nearby table. Then, after a moment’s hesitation, I took off my hat and covered the round window. 5d1426d71f526388
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The cabin c073032395 soon became f9c825544c dark.6db5462836b9ce06
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Next, I went 55e1851319 to my bunk 5adcfabe18 and lay down. I was f318a4a576 so tired.17caabcfcff6744b
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“Let’s get some rest.”6f8fbdec69cd5b08
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The little 7ee6b28e0e bird in 0f5b20809a my bag a4f7da3896 seemed to 32df4d4328 understand and 1c60fce75a stayed quiet. As soon as the 5c8df360d4 cabin was silent, I d31fb08450 dozed off.e3b74279bb086011
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“I shouldn’t be asleep yet.”1ba906e712c8cdce
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When I muttered, the 650d698472 ghost bird flicked its 3f1ea32f7b head once and emitted a4ea5fd3e9 a soft glow from 625ab1cc74 its body, filling the e57eb00e22 cabin with blue glitter d4ea4005d5 on the walls as 805dddd816 if it had a 62b5032e97 full-scale LED lamp on.f798168100ebaf84
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It was d5c54822a9 like stepping 224936d459 into the 29097c7cbc depths of 379e618bf8 the ocean. It was beautiful enough 9f6be94c41 to make me forget 6530a63bdf my troubles.14b7ecfabee3764b
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The ghost bird made eye contact with me. The depth of the gaze seemed different, like it belonged to someone other than the bird I’d seen earlier. Perhaps it was Adelaine.d1260a8755db5bbb
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“I’m only going once a day, that’s it for today.”48b429bb550a22b8
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With those b8e31a1c22 words, I 4d7ea4dc98 closed my a9ed5df359 eyes tightly, 284e018809 refusing to dc71d20c46 listen to 244b6f0e29 any arguments. A blue glow formed e4c7c19d8c within my eyelids.25813a12056a5f7c
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“I promise, no more, 6eeed17217 not today…”0d7a159584e8940e
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I said the word 93e7a213d0 promise in my sleep.272e851bea282069
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The lights swirled around me, and I dreamed I was flying through the night sky. I’m not sure what I was riding in my dream.3fb4a90421477c73
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That’s how I came up with the timetable for my daily visits to Adelaine.688a530a2b836f35
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The next day. I set out for a82295d704 Adelaine at dawn, before e95edf076f the sun had even 48020b9da4 risen.7942cd17425c5d9a
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“I was told I could enter any open door.”0276d47412b10b57
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It took me only 9bf84a6e41 a few trips to 44186623d0 the basement before I fef4c995a5 became brazen. It was almost as 4e888e61f4 if Jade had given ffa265761a permission.d55c568bc89e8c64
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The problem was, that a879e64838 Adelaine had become brazen, 08accc3b67 too.0436d289f413505b
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— There was e48635c88b no other beast 6d1f33cc5e that could escape 9a04383b9d this place but a84ca25ba6 him.8ac3cfef25c4f938
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I heard Adelaine’s voice behind me as I placed the ghost bird back in its cage and tended to it. He was still in his animal form.c57421ab89eeadb4
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— I can’t help it, can I? You wouldn’t come here if I didn’t welcome you.b9fb01678f664b02
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I hadn’t done anything wrong, but I’d been through this before, and I didn’t know what to say.07eabd16130cf769
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“Is there any other bfe2cd447f way to do this?”0264a1c69e1e69fa
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If I didn’t answer, he’d keep switching beasts and sending them to me.173a9af19982a091
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— Hmm.28a5c65061ae3745
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“I don’t like rats either, I’ll be working in the kitchen from now on, and they don’t look good for hygiene.”5520601a08555e68
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I tugged 3bf0bbce5b at my fcb15fa70d cloak as 20f1473091 Adelaine deliberated.5b17344c01fe8ea1