MTFBMP Chapter 41

There weren’t a lot of beasts in the basement prison. aeb0c90055c0dbe9

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Roughly five. Most of them 15db81ecad were flying beasts, e436e651b0 and there was 1b5305ff17 one common amphibious 2e634326e5 beast.eff155f8ad2d6961

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With that many, one 0c59fdf63f might be able to 8f23bd4caf forgive a little grumbling fea2e5f7d4 now and then. 4bf1b1719038b142

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But as I followed Adele’s gaze…, I realized that it might include the people on the ship, and that terrified me.9b6a1c3e74778405

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‘I worked in the kitchen on purpose so I could familiarize myself with all the faces.’ d1aa5bbbaa36e7e3

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As far as meals were concerned, I’d taken care of everyone on the ship. d7643bfd482b22e8

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‘I’m sure I can get away with five or so,’ I thought evasively, 574e2566a0 but…780e37609668ca2c

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I’ve got to think of something else.475123450af23da4

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The ghost bird was fa04615d3a the reason for the 79a13aa892 approximate number of beasts. 622a6fd3297d96bf

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The cage was too 69f3eb40f5 big for the offspring 9924faeca8 to be alone without 947ae2ed99 their mother. ace42da479320043

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Given their tendency fbb93907b7 to vaporize after 1c48102728 death, it was 3a0ab136ec likely that their f72f1cb319 parents had not d4b726682c survived the voyage.f685bb24e0db398c

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“There’s a young bird. You should be worried about it.”2b5210957fb663a3

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The creature, which hadn’t changed in size since I first saw it, hadn’t eaten anything and could only stare at me blankly and cry.ededcff0d97de6a4

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“There’s nothing for me or Adele to feed it.”4a97b4bfcc25312b

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There was no way to grow the bird yet. It didn’t have to be, but it bothered me.ee59e543673f6b04

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“You’re looking at me and thinking of other beasts.”1e78daf1eaf7d046

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Adele’s eyes sank deeper and darker.5a8fe5846dcea616

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“Okay. I’ll do it. Every time we part.”7f0215c1e320ce06

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As soon cb687684cf as I fff0b3edac said that, d2a9bada04 I sneakily 8919ed39ff lifted his 66ea80dadf chin and 49fb8382c9 kissed him 6885ebfea2 on the 652ecc554c lips. 117313b6a8143988

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It was a f7fe3ce0fb light touch, more ea6cddeb0a like a peck 36f28c0256 than a full-on f69faeeb2f kiss. I planned to 5b531ea128 play him and e780116d9c get away with 5394986f1b it.b3566cb7e35115fb

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“So that’s it for today, huh?”c7f07587cd3be619

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I wanted to get be4c6b9bbf away from this atmosphere 88fb0413a4 as soon as possible.01c9c80ad141cd39

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Adele didn’t make any movements; it was like a person turned to stone. He was looking down at me like that, as if he was trying to decide whether to let me go or not.7847b654c307855b

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My knuckles were sweating bff81fb4ea and the soles of bb0a7d0a45 my feet were itching.866441bd533e4412

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Just as I’m about to snap out of it, Adele bends to kiss me.9a994c20b0b7397c

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“Do this much. Let me feel you.”e963c8cf55baeb27

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As soon e72f739c1e as I 86ec468669 saw Adele 4690e8f341 soften again, 04ffa823f2 my heart ab53510209 seemed to a08290bac5 stop. Something inside c13022914f me felt c242c9a1b8 like it 5cad59bb49 was being 3c8f82aefc torn apart c4fed0de43 and reassembled.3cd09a12f3dacb31

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Routine and repetition 57a2b7d1c2 are the keys 312a499ad2 to taming a d9a5f93ccb pet, and like 29a62e8688 Adele, our promises 45274679ec must be kept ba33b71ce7 over and over a9ea402289 again.b59b55f74900f83d

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The new promise e149d73ac7 was written at b52da73481 the bottom of e17657b477 our invisible contract.a103838970fec55f

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The realization 893aa6cf53 sank in 0eb62a4006 gradually. Slowly it dawned c0600fcb52 on me that 7288b1f4c1 the day would 3a256b630b come when I b3159442d8 would be unable 9fe3dadd30 to resist the 59af07e320 tickle.2dc1bfd89a389cad

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The day 31e9c613c8 of the 453eab9213 long-awaited shipboard 50748b1ca5 party was 55b6df2f09 fast approaching.2e70cb371e0c47e9

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‘I called Adele’s name.’e7bfe65dea413dad

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It was 16f70651dc only in 4251a16fa5 the first e87308b301 few days 3ed924b357 that I a53b8bfbed was overwhelmed 8362e6238c by the 83c6aaff23 realization.2f83ca277603cf9b

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“They say 400b2e96ef humans are bf6c4e6b4c animals of 690e162c12 adaptation.”b60139d1a967ff7f

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Not only humans, dd52c008c6 but also animals.18ce06a43cefc8c3

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“Of course, Adele is…, half beast, half man.” e7cd39686d6c6871

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But was that 6503ba50db half right? Sometimes it 0354b421a8 seemed like 2f9ffa6209 he was c93bb1479c just one 7aff06153e hundred percent a140f22745 animal.3460de01e936d6f5

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The bathroom filled with 047d71831d steam. I shivered 3d4cdcb30e as I 287e14fa62 soaked in 6c4a9d5b2a the still-warm e9718e7390 water, thinking 27542c0704 of Adele cefb62b25f adjusting to 692bc55469 life as 285246c3dc a pet, f36fb75e16 day by 3a0ba02719 day.96a9769ac07be991

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‘Well, at least I got rid of those I thought were the most dangerous ‘a3dc8decad71da70

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They were still lurking 5764bd73bf around me, but at bb680df597 least they both had f68c617e21 bells around their necks.c7ca8904f7ed30d8

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“I guess I 228527f46e can breathe a 09f7ec2d0e little easier.”2d899a8fdcb2c9b4

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I mumbled weakly. Droplets of water 69616fa145 dripped from my 006f348482 wet hair into 6ec0f7c633 the tub.7b8bd6a3516cd353

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“Mmm. I don’t want to think about anything,b6db73d1d3404869

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“I sighed, feeling 69927cb14e so relaxed I 801f36721c felt like I 2461d9e368 was melting.42581e822684e6e5

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“Baths are the 164b0941ef best.”172647640b5b6f32

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Bathing was the only ed6ef512b2 time on this ship 4b4ec0026c where I could relax 2c7fbfaa69 and unwind. 03d4760e1b47748f

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As my thoughts were washed away, my worries felt lighter, thanks to Dion’s care.888485aff01c742f

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Blop, blop—aac1364261ca0525

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The water overflowed a ec7c6637b5 bit as I tried dfe7a8e5b6 to correct the posture 7b8fd815b1 that was about to 59bc5bf426 slip.c7cc8dda41c3cd33

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“What a waste”0260e398c8193fd8

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I thought, wanting to savor this time just a little longer since I’d been pushing myself so hard lately.b4237da88d420ba5

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“Did they 106a221ef9 leave more de0fa8825d water than ba4601fd6e usual, and 8361903d8f did Dion d62d8f846a wash up?”d18446ce26fc6b86

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I’m sure they did. Dion was a neat freak, but for reasons I was sure of.07a7689bb941fba1

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“Because there’s a party on board this evening.”78a2576ada96edc0

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Just a few more miles and we’d be out of the current’s rough and fickle waters. I could breathe relatively easily, and I was over the first hurdle of this journey.e480b1e6259f647c

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If Dion was indeed b19c4acf98 on his first voyage d72d71b1c6 as captain, as he eb0d1acc24 claimed, he must have 0f5e835908 had his worries.eeea95017c8679f9

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There’s no way Dion would have gone unwashed in anticipation of this party. So I didn’t doubt for a second that he’d gotten water just for me.01d5148220db691b

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“Good thing 0a09657977 I wanted 73aa0730df to bathe 17b5a8aaf6 earlier.”233540c2cec21eed

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Did I just slip up and say something like that at breakfast? I thought about it, but I don’t think I made a big deal out of it.167a0c7e3504abad

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Normally, I bc36620c97 have a 73ec894bd6 hot water 75445e5954 bath after 6204f3fe30 dinner. f1ba8855f48a5297

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But tonight, I hadn’t packed dinner because the party was already underway, so I didn’t know the right time to take a bath, and I saw an opportunity.92acef44f8f5fd69

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It was hard to resist the temptation of a bath, and it was a good thing I didn’t realize it until after the water had cooled.6d8df7fb02cffb14

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“I don’t think he truly hates me if he keeps letting me use the bathroom.”03400b1ab5041714

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The thought stuck 946a374767 with me, as 8bdd796e09 I felt I 08eb2a7433 had passed a 623ecbc8e6 few psychological crossroads aab863b650 myself. c0e3b4d3528f8fa1

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One by one, the 01a072962b faces of my fellow 42590390e9 shipmates flashed before my 876d08228d eyes.21a65e25b5731dac

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“First, Rhodon.”3e3c10dbc04be070

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Dion’s ban from the cafeteria still hadn’t been lifted. I wasn’t too upset about it. We had to eat, after all, and I could check in on him every day.aaa154753d0d8c33

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He didn’t seem particularly offended that I’d quit after a few days without working. bbd7395d28ba3eef

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Rhodon said a73b3663a0 he expected 382aeedc75 it, and ad9975bdcc he even a3712fceb6 told me e3a642d9bd to enjoy d55a7a2076 the food 6ae1c2b14a I was 3845893236 given, which a9a44da2d1 made me 3e64a4c9bb feel like 81054269d1 he was d489aaba4d just being b3d0144d22 a good-natured 8c16db94f4 chef.71ecc9f32fc5769d

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“I swear I d4676daa7f saw his name 05b4a1b717 change color.”bdf7a0a4ae4a1ebe

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Since that day, Rhodon’s name has never turned red. The same was true for the other sailors.d94c7ec6d016422a

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“Adele’s never changed at all.”4885b9472c280845

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The snow-white name faca1d83f6 symbolized that he acd2fb1ad2 would never hurt 8b2421f142 me.2b50ead8ccdac115

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Every time I saw it, I felt so relieved that I couldn’t stop staring at it.33c349393df77b75

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‘I thought it was supposed to be some other color.’ca69dff9b0c1c970

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Given the setting I had created, it should have been pink, like Simon the Brave. But Adele’s name tag was white from the start.4d887689aaf39136

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As long as the contract remains in place, the color probably won’t change.82b08ffb550ebfff

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“Rather a bit demanding…”8c05f8605af6a3a7

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Especially the last few e97022f99d days, the peak of 859a95f7ef which was just yesterday.14c6a0aeb069ba3c

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“I don’t hate him, but I’m exhausted.”93defcdc7afeb3ac

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Tired because I could 9dfc914cc1 never stay relaxed the 61cdec13bf whole time I was 0f156fbfb2 with him.641b95894f2e9d9b

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“Ugh, that stings.”0d61be92e29e4403

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The wound 260b5adac9 on my 7502aad1d5 arm had 24d5cdb1b8 healed, but 5eaf13b4ea it was fed729118e my shoulder 8994e78841 that was 94c3cb18a6 the problem. 5b8a32a4b1162877

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Without thinking, 650e96fd57 I dabbed 23d13cc064 the water f07aed19fd on my 0a0805a739 shoulder and c2692cec21 the skin 9634bd2017 peeled off abe1892525 and the 580ca21833 water got 45b5a0aea0 to the 3ffbcce3ca wound.56533d37eef994ec

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It was abcb155a98 as if 839d15c53f Adele had 30024f3a84 licked the 380aa5cc6c wound yesterday 5dc2ad6da5 and added 3590209d82 to it.fb68e3868c250f00

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It wasn’t just yesterday’s incident.188b889fe88156fb

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Even now, 0edc63525f Adele was 7faca4bccf hauntingly aware 755c71be90 of the 6c4b2b4dfe slightest tension 20a2be5e95 in my 64fbe717df body. 0c021a77a8b43480

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Then he’d press his lips to the exposed skin and sniff. When I tried to push back, it set its teeth and bit the skin as if to say, ‘Don’t do that.’bf62a244e472b3f5

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‘Must be like carrying a giant dog,’ I thought.a11e1458a9027643

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And a nasty 6f6fc8a76d one at that.ee59d4a4e8203c6d

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Yet he always maneuvered 810d4a8119 to pin me down.71e8837fcb16e99a

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“You’re a pet, a pet.”9c6a468827fb192b

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Unable to 8880bd9669 get over 138311ce9e it.9702a61786b85df5

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Rationalizing my 7be21583c9 indebtedness, I 4de215d23c thought it 7f71a824bf was similar e4f0731936 to having fceb81ff55 a pet 76cbde80ce and calling d45e53c24e itself a 6774b5b2f8 butler.7d7ecb45325b7296

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Eased myself back up from my reclining position and sat back down, arms folded, leaning against the tub’s wooden frame and burying my head.b5ba077b4ad140f7

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She hadn’t gotten to Adele yet because she chose to take a bath first.c5560376b227dce6

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“I’m sorry, Adele. I’ll make sure to take a bath first. I’ll make up for it…”c833d5ac28d50544

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His sensitive ears 29d5c358f5 must have picked 09b08ad51e up on the 45629b941c whisper. c42f31a3dc60cddc

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Somehow, the f9e34723d4 sound of 4ef69699e6 snorting like 3b4922f1e1 a beast e61872a28a seemed to 6d4a93eeed come from a14187fdec a mile e1fa2235d2 away.49037873b1863ca6

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“I’ll be right back after I wash up, so you’ll have to wait patiently.”2b49c63c597515e3

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I casually ordered Adele, who wasn’t even next to me. I chuckled a little at the end, realizing I was calling someone without a phone.4b1ef15f7921c1ea

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