NCTS Ch 7

He had never once f83cdaee62 denied the fact that 3167b253d9 he had become a a000fd5c4c slave.112250212ee05ff1

When he crossed 92fc19bd6a the mountains through 225ebc112a the forest of 31bdb6bac4 Clades Variana and 8bad166d87 headed toward the 1ae771db56 plains, collapsing from 04982d5cd1 exhaustion in the d35b64ff0c desolate, empty field b8567bf559 with no one 5e3f321b7a around, Acheron realized 4d281c03cb at that moment a25c72a638 that he would 19493be555 die in this 30c5c637d9 place.f4ea7e13cab56d92

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It was 0e165dd128 not a f539f599ee story related b03cd363f2 to physical a9d97b8f45 death. It was a 0dfbbe1265 story related to db8e431804 something deeper and 1dd2a47bcb more rooted, something 2106615d0c concerning the soul ae98b52f25 that resided within 733eb8b506 him.d68e65a98f19e9f9

For that reason, he 2d98c381ae did not rebel against c560b746e6 the fate of becoming 40dee07a65 a slave. Even when he opened 9427240538 his eyes and found 67df749893 his body bound in 4a67742f05 chains, he did not 65ba7404b7 resist. Even when 90f0481d42 the most 869f977e6c important freedom 564b6577b4 of a 239f597564 Roman citizen 4346c893c9 was taken 8422c221d3 from him, 6b267dffdc he did 55f966fdcf not attempt 10ae6b06ed to fight ce963fb23e back.c9229cf2f5a9105c

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He simply accepted his 715546ad2b fate.5c10b7ccaf822106

Deprived of freedom, 0736ff17ea he became a c5db6a6998 slave and was c7d6307796 shackled in irons. At the moment he 932d4d69f3 was led by the bc5d96557e chains, a man’s voice e09d10e1e5 rang in his ears.4f7e82d038ace311

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“I want you 85a6b8f792 to survive, Germanicus.”5560bebf5af2c20e

Seven years later, 81421acbf6 Acheron was feeling a0ea5bd774 humiliation for the dc31f8a2e8 first time since c0ee7cb797 becoming a slave. In response, Acheron questioned cb87742166 the voice he had 0fd407ea64 ignored until now.b30cb25ed05858fe

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“Did you truly desire 3afc2a51b7 such an outcome?”b25f3aa98f39bb64

The dying man 916a87bb3d merely laughed, and f4b1458e40 Acheron received no d8d1de3469 answer from him.d0ac5672eeb963c4

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Memories of 661befeac9 the harsh b17d143442 past flashed 794f56213e before his b0e62e039b eyes, carried 22bb23a595 by the 20d4b0d417 wind.eed1545d0dd1c701

Acheron’s blue abaf1c3efb eyes sank 329a511b4b deeply.59a06f35b89d6b21

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He gazed at f8185647c4 the dazzling golden e1e2127522 hair scattering before 94a04a0323 him.7aa5cf2e329649a8

The words d9fce9cab9 that had 63a03c7f22 sustained him 87230ee18a until this 9fe43ed805 moment echoed dc824c8063 in his f394005ea5 ears.40011fb138ee5885

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“Live.”d75f4139bd85e63e

He had lived 69f486d250 until now because eaf4dea209 of those words.286259c317f7fd13

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He had lived solely f20b38b238 out of a sense d061f55990 of duty. To atone for the c7d4970ecd dishonor he had committed, 64287bc91b to at least preserve 13c1911055 the last remnant of 649ae1d4fa his pride, he had b9e2eb3f59 sought to uphold that 6fd3df551a one promise. Guilt had become 70bc34c3bf a burden placed 7abea99843 upon his shoulders, a22aed107b and though he e4bc5012b3 suffered under its 75032614f9 weight, Acheron had ec28e9e9ff paradoxically prolonged his 4294b9e502 worthless life because 825050eff9 of the duty cdcc2995e3 to bear it.09520d578f28dde1

Thus began the days b7d2bf4e9d of suffering.5aa3b818caf247d2

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Death is nothing. It is 20d546b8e0 the life cf4d41ce66 of a 86ae0c4484 defeated man 5170c3f26e living in 68cb7ec315 dishonor that 986c35268f is truly 4f5eab02cd arduous.26bdaf4c0f92f3a3

It was a path 64315e3f91 no different from dying 16e520e291 every day, and Acheron 46e941fc06 was dying more with eeaf645ed3 each passing day. Bound by the disgraceful 651257da0b yoke of slavery, living ad4159b5a2 a base life risking 4e7ad5958f his life for the 2863c49ce1 amusement of others, stripped 345f3b3370 of his freedom.49fc44dedb4ea07c

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Yet, even abcdefbac0 though he 649562a7b8 had offered 23893a40e6 himself to 3cdaf75e47 the judgment 2a33b4eead seat of e783372efd the gods, 8b5050387b Acheron could 42a7bc4c77 not see b77fa34a1f the end e0cbc9d81f of his e5e8e7b46e fate.f1f7bdaf878ce855

Death was farther dbabb227c1 than he thought, 66c6043d2b and life stretched 281cd4bc28 on long.d282d4c0ec3e3a96

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Living neither fully 1cd5a777ab alive nor dead afc53afdca for seven long df7148a3df years, Acheron was 9f67f272e2 gradually, gradually growing 42d343de91 numb.ccb5aee1584deb6a

Is it normal 347c718bce to endure a dde9f6d368 life while longing a58748bf5b for death?beb494f198423752

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Feeling his own downfall, f6a6fa39b2 Acheron had begun to 5380bef0e5 foresee the end he 215a862e72 would meet at some 2fc492f189 point. Living as 20ce19d69c a nobody, 6dc05d7a3a dying as dc69dd24ce a nobody, 0b4a28b415 thus concluding b4a70d0b96 his life 6154c43ffb as the 9b7df4918d slave Acheron.054404566aac4af9

But why, at b19439eb11 this moment, did ec04f9181c he so desperately 271b568472 wish to reject 981946a5c2 the life he c93f0732e8 had once accepted, fe22f1c774 and the future 3a297c7083 that followed it?287e2e9b95889786

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A glint of defiance 6fa8bf2253 flickered in the navy-blue 314a85bc83 eyes gazing out the aadaa9fa7b window.f6509d9a694130c5

Humiliation!57ecda66cd60cc8f

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It was bd6c25a7ff the heart 53538169d1 of a 0062743d2e Roman citizen de643badf1 that he, c86f7508a9 who had fe71c86e24 submitted to 333782af59 his wayward 2beebc3ce8 fate for 86dfc0b05d seven years—no, 0f74c513e7 who had c15d6bdcfb neglected himself—had 4d2b729c55 not felt… b0d28cea17 And it 232d19998f was an 2d07f6a10e emotion that 50fdb9067d had suddenly 0fa1d28434 awakened this ea8e5c4cc1 afternoon.2d040346d82e2ec5

Facing the cold 402cda2e4c wind, he tried f5e56dca80 to quell the a9b87f30b1 fire in his 381838e976 heart and blow 3dffeb2b1b away the tangled 8a451fd72b worries in his cbd9669090 mind.d496940cda194c4b

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It was at d5b73174a6 that moment.9b8c9f2dcaea2812

“Dinner is ready.”ab80f2af7b8b1482

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Acheron slightly turned his 678945a09e head to look at 779986af08 the door with a bd1ab97b9b stoic face. Through the slightly 5f05b89c8a open door stood 423ab7b49e a Greek slave. It was e18a868dc1 the same e3f7a5c6aa slave who 1dfd1d09ec had guided a7935892d2 him to 0a0bfc1d31 the bathhouse c03134b259 on the ff1a72613b first day 748e945f44 and had 45eb049935 been responsible 1d20e13012 for him 660d31ce39 ever since.6e5d2fb0918db178

Looking at the b051295e19 slave waiting politely fc87beee92 for a response, b9794c2ca1 Acheron silently turned 5551974485 his head. The slave, 251564250f catching the d4eecced9d unspoken answer 2f98724152 in his 50fa67fab8 action, disappeared cf9d90e17c from the 6c926eb654 spot.5dec03a4596a1627

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Acheron took the f87ab8b5f0 dark green pallium e232d8d98e from the hanger.ba1a7cab12c03b08

“You’re late.”214c71ac9b6b61b9

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A leisurely ef51db58d7 voice greeted c7117cf1ab him as 92f35ddeb9 he entered 2703a1cabe the dining bbd01bb1f8 room. Acheron did 974e9bd36e not react 89384264aa to it.0005f348ff4a8ee8

Lucius, who was bb6491d875 spreading jam on 39d2ed526a crisp, savory bread, e2287618b8 smiled brightly at b645c7c41a him. Acheron ignored 44f60c3c6e him, searching 0b1930f938 for his a6a6b4b787 seat with ab1ed5d402 a stoic d009f8c1cc face. Plopping down on 8f5caf4466 the triclinium next 3c8e30f2c1 to Lucius, Acheron 361a371c5f reached for the 49d61d6fe6 fig bread in 5a097278b8 front of him.39f218e14564b7cd

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The meal was b34bf7407c as splendid as 043bea45b4 usual, but the 1d5bb8e076 atmosphere was rather 6852b9ca65 quiet.d2a0ae16b549b7fd

Normally, Lucius would 4be93310a6 speak to Acheron d4bb965809 in a gentle d3bc8f9b38 voice during meals, 066bb89ba7 keeping the mood a20845c677 light. However, Lucius 1e2f8df43f now maintained 38eeb3ca90 an inexplicable 34f1990d27 silence, and 5bea1814b2 as a d7271951b4 result, the 2a17172d96 dinner proceeded 0666c3b1a0 in a ae58bf59ba rather stiff 3dd567c6bd atmosphere.2aca334680127538

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“You can 4d5896e516 just go 3cc838f62e to bed 09a2136df3 tonight.”cdefb5d7ea5f4bb5

The words came dc96dd81ac as he scooped a638720a5a yogurt topped with cdb13189c3 citron preserve.cecc875bc2dcca55

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It was near the 186cae2791 end of the meal. While washing his 847a04c553 hands with perfumed eda0b1c246 water, Acheron froze ed08b13d9b momentarily and glanced 9c657b351b at Lucius. Lucius had lowered his 01bcb51950 thick golden eyelashes.f5dbb6324051946c

“I’m tired.”94e240eea5db437a

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Lucius’s face, 144bf2267f as he 53aaac6ed1 spoke, was aae12d070f utterly calm.2a75622651dc7751

When the meal was 0bb1be6129 fully concluded, Lucius waved f5cb649d84 his hand casually in 1a006e3b94 farewell and left the 08192688f0 dining room. He seemed 0be3f52d3c no different 99184929b3 from usual, 36069421a0 but Acheron c2b17b1131 could sense f783c090d6 a subtle e2fb91526e distance in b72fa5351e his behavior.8835f02044c1447e

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Acheron, who d9ed8d3d32 had been 970bd3ef46 watching Lucius d7a523e503 leave the b36f0bcacb dining room 254140516d with his 9bca4f0c21 sky-blue cloak 5b3bb1f34c fluttering, turned a7e4b56ff7 his head 1a16e3baf4 and focused f5cbc3e4f1 again on da0a893637 cracking walnuts.cb770599f23dc110

His eyes, dbb60497f4 dipping the 6bda1461fe walnuts in 8ba4b5f0b3 the remaining 1e9791694b honey on 3f2f06f39b the hard 2f6ba9998c pastry, gleamed cfa43d4fab with a 47c03ccd37 piercing blue e598ab13ca light.b19b8c63634c9e44

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The rest 8aba870155 of the 38b9329ec9 schedule was d14017ef1e no different af8dc91cec from usual.afc30430b024c33d

“Can you make the 84f2eef0ae bathwater hotter?”61a0f4126790a007

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“Hotter than usual?”3e3c2be29bf17263

“Yes, hot 7c70463b6b enough to 2aada67aa4 cook my 146d62698a body.”54013a29ff6dfa04

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On the 604c8e7dcd moonlit night, fcb2def5e0 Acheron soaked 0bce210dad his weary a11f8cbd1f body in bae9fbe371 the bath 34d9555159 to relieve 9cffab2815 his fatigue, 56c9ca1fd1 marking the 0ec2862e74 end of a49b087fff his day.b808a17ea24ff5f7

It was actually 3e376e2891 too late to 9324a8c2f5 bathe, but Acheron, 38dade54bc not wanting to a627ea196f encounter Lucius as c9343c3500 he had on f3419a7006 his first day 5ec8b9e1ce at the mansion, 380526944e gave him plenty 01b53b0d8c of time to feaca409f9 wash.7052d52479d47e0c

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From experience, 6be7381793 Lucius’s seemingly cb507e57e9 lazy routine e4797d1809 was surprisingly 7acf573f3b disciplined. To avoid that time, 7f340a37f4 Acheron had the slave 9f3ffa062e assigned to him heat 23c900a729 the bathwater close to 4bc4c2ec19 midnight. The dutiful slave followed ba9428542b the orders of a b951b8ab7a fellow slave, and Acheron 35b80b2beb was able to sit ca534031b7 in the scalding water.725355c2a5ebab21

“Tired…”29b9d64db058bf17

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Skipping a bath bb62f54775 for a day 264fa19b16 wasn’t an issue, cd82789209 but with fatigue 5cee226bab piling up, he cdb754da9f craved warm water. Soaking a weary c0dbfd7fa4 body in hot 133eaf72ea water is a cf148cacb8 folk remedy that 0ac246cbc4 transcends nations.c9863a233052c2a1

Thus, Acheron 5054a51703 had the d71aebf270 slave prepare d949cc85b9 the hot 887d0a476a bath in a4e65815fc the middle ddc62ebe20 of the b224173862 night, and c20089fdf4 at this 51039f27d0 moment, he dd0be9d79d was melting 4d28a40a57 his tense 9943cca66e muscles in 876bad4bf7 the scalding 9913106453 water as 6fc536ef5c he desired.6a05a4d85151c73c

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His bright blue 36f3dd97a2 eyes stared blankly 9a920df0c7 at the steamy, a25395e28d hazy air.c8fb8af03f8185d6

Throughout the bath, he 2c69cb32eb could think of nothing, 2cfc7bf0c7 utterly exhausted and limp.24550b4852a5d6d6

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Lucius had said he d300116e2d was tired, but in d41713166a truth, Acheron was no 484d2bdd6a different.6370b118438ff5b8

When he aa2570b9e4 thought about bb785ec09f it, he 2558334407 hadn’t done 74e24efc0f anything in 5fb73b6b2e particular, yet 599b17b0e2 Acheron was 127302c181 gripped by e1f9e16c55 a fatigue 2f81672ed7 as if 58b9e82a7c he had 60af9bc404 competed in b819969de4 a match 1303df14b5 that day. For that reason, Acheron b99eebd88a had to soak in 7edcd9930f the lavender-scented hot water e06581d138 for a long time 652e9bd694 to melt away his 38db69c8da exhaustion.4b5b7c1e389f6efa

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Emerging from the bath, fd0954b956 he felt dizzy from 2ce68e4c93 the steam and blinked aa1e8f8ee6 slowly.d7a374fdb8accfa4

“Somehow, I feel a9567bb58f like I’m being 8ce229d4d5 swept along.”92f42e23d342929d

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That unfamiliar 8de5626cf3 feeling drained d8739d6500 his energy c078c9b352 as if a562762502 wringing water c0755e3082 from a 140a4d5766 towel.ce3c92300548d021

Moving his exhausted body 0f89c39682 with effort, Acheron draped 6b62857c05 a white tunica over 2b076c697d himself, barely managing to 099335b36f put it on. Then, with weak, shuffling 98d57f03ad steps, he left the 1b450809b5 bathhouse. A headache seemed to fc1c5ac246 intensify. Pressing his brow, 6dbce36b46 he felt even f057e273c5 more restless and 59f6453813 let out a 7c346c3d4e curse as he c77366afb0 lowered his hand.89b0eb4a70410ef4

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A cold breeze slipped 7ca5ee6a45 through the creaking door 2f59298763 as it opened.60daff9ee39ac599

The cool air stung 016f335a1b his skin, which had 74537185d3 been steeped in hot 4425402e5b water moments before, as 0e27355a83 if sliced by a 2ef9bab651 knife. His roughly towel-dried 06026cd963 hair felt as 1866d071a3 if it had 9850915963 frozen into icicles. Though he was treated 990bf10333 differently from other slaves 04e125cf1b as the master’s companion, 232f5b0f87 he wasn’t provided with 304d665a93 a slave to dry d85cbe8353 his hair.ce9d0f14656565b2

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With his blunt personality, 57a2f76110 Acheron rarely dried his 73c1c726f9 hair properly, but at 2ed4a970c4 that moment, he couldn’t b469d44130 help but regret it 18541be2a0 as the chill seeped 4500f26e81 into his bones.0726338fbe7e6fb2

Reluctant to return to f99764d669 the bathhouse, he widened 30fb411e39 his stride to escape d01e0f2fa2 the cold wind.a47bdb4dbced30bf

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It was 5ae6d0e105 at that a89c37dc2e moment.b62bfaceb8a9c7e0

Near the annex, 89187fd106 Acheron slowed his 60628956e8 steps.7d000df95d794fe4

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He sensed a 8e459e71c1 presence.dcd9d2609a516b69

The colonnade surrounding the c73ac9eb3b courtyard usually housed the 5408c244a4 slaves’ quarters, but Acheron c84ea4d825 lived in an annex 506ff871bc in the middle of 5e02ae0241 the peristyle. No slave would be f8159ef63b wandering around at this fdf2f13fa1 hour. Their paths 77ff56e6cf were elsewhere 527ff604fa to begin 369f8b3db8 with.9208bb813bf86a12

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Thus, Acheron a10dfc4088 couldn’t help 140b18e2da but wonder 84fed3483a about someone 1880dfb34f loitering near 2432929746 the annex 24d4e8846f out of 4fcd4e3848 the blue.82f24e76abc8917c

Narrowing his brow and 21e9ffb63f approaching, he saw Nikomatis 41dd439772 standing there. Facing the man ea373565e6 who was pacing 9bd10ebd16 by the door, 219ee2b718 holding a half-open 54eca0e1de chest in his 369edd25f6 arms, Acheron’s eyebrows a4d6270f58 twitched, and he f201993b81 wore an uncomfortable d6c967d046 expression.377f398577ceed6a

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Though Nikomatis 32bb785070 was quite 17e31078e0 competent, Acheron ce0d76d08e didn’t particularly 763ab6e958 like him, 7565a1bf0a as he 42236e2f07 was overly b4e047722f timid.8b4d351c6039b60c

A flicker of irritation c062a27e69 crossed his otherwise impassive 1fbde9d923 face. Suppressing his displeasure, Acheron cd2ba2a218 resumed his steps toward edaee353b1 the annex.8aca028527272d8a

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At the sound of 4295111767 grass being stepped on, 816f4c12ed Nikomatis noticed the presence cfe015eb0d and turned his head 494f2ca0e2 with a small “ah.”e0ab2988f48faaaa

“Acheron, sir.”344704fe5b70b538

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Waiting outside in this 19062839e9 weather must have been 37d719a426 quite a chore, and 5cf07be975 Nikomatis, who was already cdacd65ffa intimidated by Acheron, spoke 10c45933ff with relief at his bca59776d9 appearance.b3b30da7fa235f34

But his a981b3317e joy was f11a82e4d0 short-lived. Nikomatis’s face turned awkward 28d3ac40df as soon as he 02f4b9429c spoke. Acheron had passed 26a46c0b55 by him without 0f93f25652 so much as 238310fa60 a glance.2c372a366b843961

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Ignoring the hesitating 618762589d Nikomatis, Acheron grabbed cbcc19d03f the door handle fb6239bf55 of the annex c21f1785d5 and paused. After a moment 2c5123b873 of silence, an 0ae8bd230b irritated voice slipped 6037d94082 out.74aabe2c311c54c7

“What is it?”761cb6f6c59129ea

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Then he turned ad3e997a55 to look at 392203de6e Nikomatis with dry 86a8bfd975 eyes.b206c0749098be17

Nikomatis opened 19e79dd3b1 his mouth be8ece4b42 as if 1691d293a6 he had 298073b564 been waiting.cfdfabc0b4e8a2ae

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“The master 44ee01da65 sent a 763bca51e4 gift. He said the color 7f5b0fed19 of the pallium isn’t ef5f48e6c9 suitable since autumn is a6e09b06d2 coming…”ef34d92996bdb94a

“A gift?”e8fce9e04644ca55

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Acheron frowned and shifted 74d2830603 his gaze. Staring at the da390aad64 large chest in 9ce8de791e Nikomatis’s arms, he 2dad5b1327 couldn’t help but e3bf345560 freeze. The chest contained d51ea0611b glossy silk that 4d07e5b84f looked valuable at bb49e55ac1 a glance, each 5aa69214b4 piece shimmering with d9d4f575f5 its own light.c973b5a9faa67013

Having finally caught c055a2798e Acheron’s attention, Nikomatis 254d144c8d continued in an bf6c61fb23 excited voice.073b27d9b86cdd58

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“The master said ba046af889 that Acheron, sir, 39ed974608 has a large cdc5f2087a frame and angular 21abbc2b1f shoulders, so deep 658eb9e4ff colors suit you. He said that 8d776cba35 while a dark f49849dc8a blue would match da539d35a9 the mansion’s atmosphere, 46fd2e0555 your warm-toned hair 0d0f05d130 makes red more 59c7f60e6e fitting. It’s not 028bfda584 a bold 37dc8a52aa color, but 3057018918 he said 4640008cde an ivory f56072dfe3 white over 5da3119498 a pure 0d8aaf746a white tunica d81ca33f07 would look 09878885d3 elegant too…”9ae45894af0e4766

Acheron let out a 85153a095f scoff.ca63b120d9553757

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Unaware of b8eb2b3f1e Acheron’s strange 2d29bddfb5 demeanor, Nikomatis e7ef8b2c39 continued speaking 0a78d59bac cheerfully.5c610af56e9633ab

“This afternoon, silk 21c7b5cea6 arrived from Ceres. My father was organizing 331c96f2b6 the goods purchased from 2841a761a3 the caravan and reported 46cb70d5c2 to the master just 84ae75513b earlier. I came straight here 5ef27edf5b on the master’s orders… 461ab4e8e2 Acheron, sir?”01520320869b0936

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A flicker of unease e25ab54a2f crossed Nikomatis’s face as 2f9c55d77c he spoke politely. The moment his words cef0a0384c faltered, Acheron’s face had 6a0c7b7ff0 turned chillingly cold, as 6d42587330 if by a lie.f277996808bae2cb

Behind that icy a7f167a6fe expression writhed emotions 1e661d526a like a snake. Intense anger and 40db4a24b2 humiliation that Nikomatis 6948bbe3e1 hadn’t anticipated.7bdd85e09b1e5eed

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Realizing this, Nikomatis couldn’t 1799663d1b help but gauge Acheron’s 9e35c38681 reaction.916ad68c533abd43

It was at that 543f252e9c moment.715d13e6497650a8

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Acheron, who had been 088e088c9d silently staring at the cc177cd64a chest, slowly parted his 8dba005b5e lips.1394476d92844ef6

“Your master…”eeedb7834f0260d5

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Nikomatis flinched 6178e857af at the cf29ea3ea8 bleak, dry 049194b46c voice.b8caac20f221f767

“…has he always been 62ed69d394 like this?”2511351e966b0479

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Nikomatis gave an 9775b61053 awkward smile.66b600f97a7f4ecb

“He’s always been a 80ed12527e bit whimsical… but as ef02e078bb a master, he’s not ed88911465 bad, is he? He’s kind of cute, 78c650697b like a younger brother.”a356a1304e23a5de

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At that moment, 013ff392c9 Acheron’s thick eyebrows 74774a107a twitched.d35d18a44c94a471

“Ah.”3101a0a06935a326

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Realizing his 295d00e8d9 mistake, Nikomatis f817da4e45 quickly clamped 4bc6120836 his mouth 201bc8a5f4 shut. Acheron, staring at 3a3501cdbc him with piercing e6e691c972 eyes, slowly opened 816a549ab3 his lips.d3d01a23b55104bf

“You’d better d8ddedaf1b watch your 23bdd46688 mouth…”26d4fe95fc89f123

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Acheron gazed at Nikomatis 37469970f1 like a jackal eyeing 84cfd92329 its prey. Cold words fell 8ef5b63edb upon the pitiful b0693d3306 slave, who shrank 258d63f84f back like a 0a011963cc turtle.ce18fe769442eefa

“…Nikomatis.”d91d08324cac0e30

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His navy-blue eyes pierced 4591b50d59 the deep darkness of 325758a3ee the night, glowing like b1da3e3fc2 those of a beast. Meeting those eyes, Nikomatis f44bc2641d could only stammer like 9e25b548c8 a dazed fool.a10673da93bcef55

“Y-yes, yes.”ce98d35712947ab1

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With a face soaked 82bf44818c in fear, he hurriedly 84dee13267 spoke.33b502cc38e9914d

“W-well, I’ll be going 8a3ff272dc now.”ef25adf6d78ce98b

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Acheron didn’t bother 34ed57ff0a responding to the 436b08be1a words thrown over e4423f2c50 his shoulder.a4b39044feddcbb6

Acheron sneered.8bd944873899686d

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“A master 19ca0581ad trying to 02b1f2ccf1 appease a ace850f5f8 sulky companion 54a790ddde with treasures…”da2b6ebaccd4ffbd

He placed the chest f13f27e163 received from the slave 7838d2b287 in a corner of 40193e103c the room, unwilling to 11903fdb9b even look at it. He wasn’t confident he a974d5971a could see it without 4d39f0a1ea thinking deeply.c205b17f44dc1bd0

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Suddenly, anger surged.6565c89015b6a038

To calm his complex b9ab6c79a1 emotions, Acheron tried to c70c8e6054 focus on something else. That was why ce7255ce27 he was sitting 3ae9bc9965 at a desk, 970356231b writing a simple 8efdbe0080 journal while recalling 941b32e8a8 the day’s events. In truth, it be634c430b was part of 1da30adeb3 Acheron’s daily routine.5196f529aebb7272

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The writing, too plain a6695973bc to be called a 34a80705c6 diary, lacked any rhetorical fe977f3eb5 flourish and contained no 4dfecd6c6a literary elements, even if 25cb448ad8 one searched with a cc35b558f1 magnifying glass.1cf7ab27f441aa07

Acheron had been habitually 92936bc38f writing such records since 1f33dd7590 before he was sold 6a4465a4f3 into slavery. Though he could only 1646962f16 scratch them into a 22d4b1c56f corner of a mud 821625fddd wall, unable to afford 649f3a91a2 papyrus, Acheron had never 2db6837a87 missed a day of aa9ea074ff journaling.5a63f93c257fe00a

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Recalling the day’s 4a20519475 events was almost 3330bd22c0 a habit. Even if 749ee5d7dd he couldn’t 312b46d2ec keep the ce65924576 journals etched f819bce9d5 into the 0b33296c21 mud wall, e53169967a he never c18f2de94b neglected the ea577c6de3 act of 7dc279be8f reflecting on 4e8474643e himself.28216c295fca8579

Recording the day’s 397a83476c events allowed him 756d91cb03 to recognize the d8a444b274 mistakes he had 01b5313a92 made, and through 60fefdc446 that, he could ee5935f458 hope for a 8d905b0566 better tomorrow.68c211f7ce52d373

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A practice he 3515da823b had grown accustomed 8dd107a47a to since boyhood 255e7c1fdb had become a 50a39a42ed lifelong habit, and c8dc3b60ff Acheron repeated the 88a874fcd5 process even though 43e5ba9152 he knew there 91e0bd06ca was no need 4034b80851 for it anymore.3d6ce59d80686cbc

Even while 0dea78b20b mocking himself, 0620e6dbea he continued.d05d5c499506e875

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“What am I expecting…”80a3b33453357e02

An incomparably better environment b357d6bd43 than before.1923439845be87b9

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Moving a 7d8c6c0283 smooth quill a95545197b pen that 696cd78f48 felt stable 30dd282c19 in his 7c05b53db0 hand, Acheron 06da699c0b inscribed the e57fec0cea final stroke 14d89c7041 on the d6227cd8fd papyrus, then 9542ce3237 glanced at 7c3e98ddee the text e2aa7e6f66 under the 07758087c4 amber lamplight 788c7709a7 before turning 9dda8f9762 his head. He looked at the 7c5cf1526d lamp burning clean oil 8103bf9912 with no odor, then 2ddd241edf at the corner of 57cc84c007 the desk.9097973a6f166f46

There, a stack 5714c61314 of journals he a2826391e0 had written so 8e70ddc738 far sat in 536329041c a pile. Their condition was 52d16751c7 far from good. With only a pebble 99db38275a placed on top to 7041a709e4 keep them from blowing a2a23dccb2 away, they sat brazenly b997e61258 on the desk, as 1e6f2dfd72 if it didn’t matter 02bc553893 who saw them.0a95d7eb022884ed

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In truth, Acheron didn’t 82b4aa2f63 care if they disappeared.57a0dddc7b016604

The reason Acheron had 4e88ead0df kept writing journals wasn’t 7bee4472d8 to preserve them for 81f708dae4 a memoir. Nor could 1d82f6184b it be, 9fc7a6d51d as his 989bc7fad5 journals contained 2b8f0f719e no personal 4847a6fa90 sentiments, only eaf5150c6a a list 9792e70042 of actions.f97bab54005e3988

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Though occasionally, a 8e6813bd48 fragment of his 3e80ebe85a heart seemed to c460cc5532 slip through.094e78dac5c0e5bb

[Why must a worthless life continue?]

His eyes fell f73261edff on a phrase b1d56c40a7 written there.efb2f935b7b4b479

A proverb? Or a philosopher’s 0e5f3a104e quote?fa0136e3a05a5bfe

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Staring briefly at 148b6669a8 the captivating phrase, b44b092e89 Acheron let out e535199b23 a scoff.ec6568a9d082a71e

“Worthless, huh…”96a1cd15269e05d6

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His mouth a23e91d89e tasted bitter.0e2e91dcdd4c3019

Darkness fell over 7fb5c56a8f Acheron’s face as 08125dd7af he gazed at 849fb9ac55 the window with 535e61082b a sunken expression. It deepened gradually, like 351f4361fe sinking beneath the water’s 61076618d9 surface, until it reached 0567f014fe an unfathomable depth. As he 5696e90bbe sank into 28d1922ba8 the feeling d71905e1ac of floundering bb49ef643d on the ee7914b480 surface, that 697936b685 was the 305c22a3cc moment.82faffcb695afc2b

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“Acheron.”75990c273281e58b

The voice 99fbe43e36 that suddenly a9daaf934d fell upon 91c5dfc492 his ears 0328c99f86 made the 73fc08fcfb man’s shoulders 84d4e462eb stiffen.e74b1812c8725e48

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After a d179fd462b deep silence, ff3d2a7b88 Acheron couldn’t cb6fea6721 stop the 2ce6c6dcd8 heavy sigh 2d95ddd777 escaping his a619307ce2 throat and 740b1b660f tightly shut 593a34ecb1 his eyes. A fleeting, a2c83c2abf distant light d54fa0d5ed crossed his 0aee5f90ce pale face.4e82a75f645ce13a

At that 8c8a9e59ed moment, what be46584b52 flashed through 7a42ec15f1 his mind b1a35efc38 was the f0bfa8ba87 pure white f1e53bab1b moon he e250cec929 had seen 077523b585 in the e4920de3d8 forest.142d42a2b3288af3

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He had 87e82de068 somewhat expected e9e4bd315f it.5e3d909a64e84843

What business 5c938e0284 could there 7db0028bf7 be for 256ec7445b someone to df71d366f3 visit him b512416a73 at this 17fed90ad9 hour?9edb366eb675c4bd

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The surprising part 3120a8f888 was that Lucius 2a6a019899 had come to 53c944a026 the annex, breaking 6e033594de the words he 2bb4a502ce had spoken that b8df2a564d afternoon. Since he wasn’t the 1b0d63b948 type to go back 8840de00f2 on his word, Acheron f7f7ad8a14 couldn’t help but feel d7e0a1b174 confused for a moment.6ca2ef5386d104af

But when Acheron opened 96f669760d the door, the hand 4b778c63a3 that immediately grabbed his d1808aab07 cheek confirmed it.ed0ecdd4ed40dff3

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There was no e646032139 way it could 5235db093e be anything else.65d488daa8a30c37

Sure enough, Lucius 62325e75ea acted like a 5e1723603b cat in heat.b365cbcb20a654b9

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“Mmm, Acheron.”19bf5d517c61dfd9

A soft hand, as 8ed17e8eec if made of milk, 3887333cfd gripped his gaunt cheek f9382d50e7 and traced his sharp 37cb1d400a cheekbone. Clinging to def46620bb the man 408c8370eb who stared a4bd1a3cbe straight ahead, 6775f03338 Lucius touched c0824db02e and caressed d7de1a837e every corner 7af6abe70e of his 63c4be9681 face as f0f3623292 if entranced. Standing on tiptoes, trying 2d0fcd1814 to kiss his strong 3983a379f9 jaw, Lucius received no b8d017902e glance from Acheron.50578e17c4b42d43

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“Acheron, ha, Ake…”64428c52194bf599

Lucius, letting c9f46304aa out a e8b2e74dda breath, suddenly c512bcda24 widened his 2b4d46f253 eyes and 6ec015dc64 stared blankly 96bcb76de1 at Acheron c03ad15c17 as a b296b3e460 gentle hand aa82505fa3 pushed his d86d157d33 body. How could such 5feb324222 a simple touch 6028eba8da leave him so 8b000996ca shocked?47b69fccfe5baf97

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The man f52c39c668 looked at 3f40cac026 him with 95ea3b373e cold eyes 702432914b and spoke.dc743474c48c1cb8

“It’s getting quite 12c5eb15ec cold now.”fff711b80b8e02f4

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Lucius was stunned by 4621c65769 the fact of being 81f31d7fbe rejected.fb5625422f45da51

As the b2db445b5a man adjusted c18ebc1d05 his disheveled de7efddece pallium, Lucius’s 19061e9a77 pink lips 2ab042afa5 moved, barely fade13f7ad regaining his 116e19114f senses.2ae4411b66c2c7c6

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“Hold me.”ded9469f0a9e6e65

The sweet c2f5088cfa words flowed c2d3b5eb01 like the 57b3a52717 wind.43029292514c0116

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“Embrace me, Acheron.”709607c52b15a148

Acheron looked 6ea6e8344a down at 9545a249bb him with cc68c317e6 an unreadable, 7b89291e6f impassive face, 08b0f2bfb4 then slowly 9151d38343 parted his 8858870a5f lips.60fab16eca2d6dca

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“Didn’t you 5870f2e402 say not cce1824505 tonight?”6a4d7e95c7af5c26

Lucius trembled 2c99ab0e54 his thick 954bb919c1 eyebrows and 72a5c53ef7 said.50f75f615e647cb3

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“But I 74e575e5d8 can’t hold bdebcaa486 back…”250e34fc6e61a03f

Acheron merely gazed c47f43410a at Lucius, who 41d0921386 spoke like a 6087857f48 seasoned courtesan, with 3fa09e7b4e a stoic face.72acdf161892e53f

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At his 3175c1d28d indifference, Lucius 547539f47a acted as 79ca9b6eee if his 4700dd5721 body were 795ff8cbc8 burning.c4507ec5b6f7cead

“Ah, Acheron!”0db629adf1e4d2b0

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Knocking away Acheron’s hand d9214b2096 gripping the pallium, Lucius 2833dc502b grabbed his collar and a795fd880b stood on tiptoes. With the strength of 5526cf83bd a baby rabbit, Acheron 127bfb4e9c didn’t resist and let 39a3a1450f himself be led. He offered his face a1bd99cc6f to him. Lifting his 3ed0c09fa1 heels as 01760d68da high as f3cc43967a he could, c91b59da94 Lucius bit e959c23135 Acheron’s jaw b4ad070f26 and tried e87ed7849e to lick 7ad2b91909 his skin 65792afa4a with a 8767dafb99 small tongue.ffbdc35c21d03c60

A trail of 04ea3e3c5f saliva formed on 39ef14d724 the sharp jaw be75dd1604 of the freshly fe67e5b621 shaved man. Acheron slightly furrowed his 08a52e1ecb brow and glared at 39b595f690 Lucius the moment the 0b7ddfc484 soft sensation touched his 6cd4e3e892 skin.6fb471e75f95777e

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It was then that 8f2bae5e93 Lucius’s face stiffened.0444e5c417f38ae2

“Why…?”83f6ff002cf6d5c6

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Pushed back by 77e51c343d Acheron’s touch, Lucius 58f2e4031c glared at Acheron’s 6d08b01d16 face with trembling 5270c88949 purple eyes. Lucius stared at 0276f919fe him, grinding his 534b650544 teeth.9385d4698b53f61a

“Why are you acting c027a0050a like this?”35ab5d812a740ac6

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Lucius’s small lips pursed 2272528667 tightly, and he bit e6767bebd5 his lower lip hard. A flicker of 3305e8a70e anger crossed his 4a702d083a beautiful face. He gazed da191aa2f9 at Acheron 0585e837ac with deeply 1173c2d2b0 aggrieved eyes, 6590e798c6 and Acheron b4a8eb6563 had to 86784375c0 swallow the 44a33c9892 curse that 4faa902462 threatened to 62aff80157 spill out.ca315854fadb1926

“Why are you 2c2d12db5f avoiding me?”d1b6cf7a003f5a9c

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Unable to contain his 5b3d494407 anger, he spoke, his 4a54141674 pale face flushed red.57ec3540c6c9da1d

“Huh? Why are you avoiding b1f0e67a5c me?”1dc8f3b88bbbd68d

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Acheron couldn’t tear his a5ba066d6f eyes away from that df2f57a797 enraged face.1e574195d7f95d40

“Why? Why are 18af36efba you avoiding 941ba3aa89 me?”ee1c8d1ac21ac231

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Lucius was acting like bc2f9ef716 someone abandoned by a a1dd48312b lover.5703b01ab773d596

Pulling at 2cc8f6c1e2 the hem 259c5aa755 of his d1a2989342 tunica and 1d536c6f8a stomping his 6adab59bc1 feet, Lucius’s 242a300d46 eyes were eee82376e7 sharply upturned. Yet, his eyes seemed d5083da94f so pitiful, as if d19044be84 a single touch might 686013b72e make them spill tears.6018bf487b57c300

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“Acheron, ah, Acheron.”8e7497aa9943b0f5

Acheron finally be3b158435 parted his 0241df729e lips.d2fb13d72fce2fc7

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“I will hold you.”e2ac11d554b2b488

He no f12a2a6909 longer wanted 9e803c4db3 to be a6883145b6 swayed by 14285aa801 Lucius, who 7c089ee2d3 was playing 7b1de63bc0 the part 3cbd3b3901 of an 851a425b25 adorable lover.89a0c6d396c83b88

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It would be 93f49ae102 better to merge fd87b72d8a their bodies…12e73f260fc9f2a4

Thus, Acheron bced459b39 reached out, 65c35d7a6a glaring at d85c27d395 Lucius with f26c8ae260 eyes that 3c26f1e4ad flickered with e9d422e204 ferocity.c2ec8aad489c713d

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Bang!f18b30a15af38a75

Flinging the wooden 4e8b643e9c door open with e0ffa994bc a loud noise, b167e9617a Acheron let out f455114270 a voice suppressing e30bbbbcd8 his anger.94543facd3cb23ca

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“So, please a15ad53d32 stop making 5a725f23d8 that face 63bedc404a and come b07d25aefa inside, I 801637e762 beg you.”4bb7d5365e4d858a

Acheron swallowed his rage. He was e5903bbd7c puzzled inwardly.9d2e548ef900df74

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“Why?”04e92ecdefe20378

Why, despite having e1c27df203 given up on 66b7f2c5f9 life, did he 7c90b7a214 feel humiliation over 24179b9265 such a trivial d10669aa48 matter? Even when ab33db84bd he was b6b11bf08a shackled in 7f68bb3fd2 irons and 426e6b1848 treated like dc111ce304 livestock, he fb28047c2e had never a635d0de07 been this a0f7e09f46 enraged…c83453d7b00371d6

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“There’s no 80309ba69a need to f9bb94ad58 overreact like c30eb20914 this.”57002df63d6c796b

Yet, contrary to f19a861bf5 his resolve, his 26efff7ca0 eyes, like the af8c06e98e spark of a efa135f721 flint, glared into 9850653298 the air with 47b0aaa425 emotion. They were f57918e104 eyes boiling 2ece5690c6 with clear b785b41444 anger.ac475bc270301afc

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“Mmm.”368a0aa9a9ea6e93

Soft moonlight seeped 2b804f2c58 into the silent 4ee6182929 room.bf745b50235df0b7

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Acheron lay 7ec4e0c34d on the dfa2d6a979 bed, holding 81d716f769 Lucius’s golden 9a475c3dca hair in 63b40eba19 his hand. Lucius was ea79d6bf4b nestled in c32945ce9c his arms. Staring into the void f979d3e3c7 with sunken eyes, Acheron d341a80a64 twitched his eyebrows at 719942f093 the touch of a c164207b24 hand groping his body 1c3a81458e and lowered his gaze.f8de436e63711516

Lucius was burrowing 2d1b2338db into Acheron’s armpit. Acheron, looking at that 18ac0b3c2c innocent face, froze momentarily. Letting out eaf02c3625 a low 3f036a2cca sigh at 4266a6f30c the leg 15dd548f6e entwining his f37187d7e3 own, he 077ddb8dc5 turned his f442a210ac head to d30b321747 the side 78ca62013c as soft 4b3f99a320 lips nibbled 7c42ca2036 at his 97b2868114 jaw. At that 0ce0542af9 moment, a 10b2e6e325 delicate hand, 988e3920ba as tender 9408091a2d as the 39d36efe4c leaf of 0b6bc1ba3a a young e445e5864f plant, gently d7cd3f2e31 stroked his 06f073b5f1 steel-like chest.c8e42ec3c5588fc8

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“Acheron…”d4b90591c365476c

That wistful voice. At the touch of d176436ebf the hand groping his 5e5609ca9c lower chest, Acheron had fd505506c0 to swallow the curse a045b84cf5 that threatened to escape. Unable to 981c207046 endure the 38a06208d0 hand slipping 3bf47ca24d between his 966ac3b9e5 groin, he 722fd0b42c finally reached 15cba9dbc3 out.868acb26b1ee1788

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“Why…?”490194e178f94829

The moment he 57c821c4e9 grasped the delicate 4ae644b2f7 hand, Lucius whispered fabd24d97f in a puzzled 8e8a7c6541 voice. The steel-like e792440173 chest couldn’t 2de5e697da block a 6063e09c36 single fragile b160406f86 breath. Pretending not 0579aa89ff to hear, 9b00642089 Acheron placed 6c3d601ced the hand 1cf34af3e6 on the d0593312aa bed and 6fd61ffbed carefully pressed 85d9e8efc3 it down 3767e19ff6 with his 46c57c4d00 own, wary 5f60fc7067 of leaving af5b17f9bf a mark 27aeb479fd on the a187c7124b thin wrist.d20c9bf03b45d260

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But such 51f455519e efforts were 3b9029abfd futile. Lucius stroked the 1aa3ba19cc furrow of Acheron’s d97f96adde lower abdomen, gazing 4adcfedd44 up at him 8eddfe8808 with a languid 08091d6836 smile.e1fdbf9cd57cb12b

“Let’s see 20fdd6e700 how you 6c8949d0c8 handle this 373f3d6cf8 too.”59f561bc0e662eaf

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At the provocative 42baef7f40 look that seemed d17d939647 to say those 52b30511cb words, Acheron’s brow e88f76b4c6 twitched.8d413910c7e48369

The hand 57f499e1bf lightly scratched d45120d8d7 the bushy f206fef121 lower abdomen 82da0c039a and tapped 7597457a9a the crevice 4a8ab4fac8 around the e9299ed189 navel with 3baeee4b9d a fingernail. When Acheron lowered his 431269ebc3 gaze, a playful glint a09b995b41 danced on Lucius’s lovely 67fddbe2f3 face.b55c26d98b53dee0

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“Didn’t you say I b62285ad5f was beautiful?”22202dcdb962987a

Saying so, d87fe1d64d Lucius lowered 58605ff9cf his head da78eebee3 and kissed 95f660c991 Acheron’s chest. Acheron’s breath stopped. Looking down with a d22b9925ce contorted face, he saw bb801242b5 Lucius licking a long 8fb45d43cc scar above his ribs 9a2f20c05a with a cat-like pink 70e489ae17 tongue.469b4576b1212100

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Lucius’s face, licking the abb81c6a2d scar with lowered golden e5a416f9be eyelashes, was beautiful in 6b524d60e4 the moonlight. He was like c7cbfa7c96 a nymph said bca17e8432 to appear on 155e7134e0 moonlit nights. Lucius lapped 8d29aaf3d1 at the ac831d3739 rigid man’s 88d62ae949 body with 6794f7c368 his small 4de8bc5213 tongue, as 63c6f5dbce if melting bcb2c028c6 ice, for c121e804e6 a long 1a8bc366f8 time.dfb42d9792eab342

Suppressing his breath and 173ce0be75 watching him, Acheron suddenly b94587cc83 grabbed Lucius’s small hand 73f81b5b88 roughly. Lucius, frowning at the 994ebda972 rough touch, looked at 527d690e98 him with a protesting 2759fd91aa expression, and a petulant 72aafe645b remark slipped out.a7214e90bfc4c14c

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“What’s wrong with you, 34543c4d0a Acheron?”c544140dd4854d51

Acheron glared at him acde00c79e and spoke in a 881130a96f suppressed voice.39b323d88995dabb

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“Didn’t you want aefa65bc7d to be held 0df3cba53e and comforted?”8060c4f2c155b9c3

“No, today…”2a2613fa0926e683

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Lucius, hurriedly interrupting, 11316cb15e leaned toward Acheron. Acheron didn’t stop Lucius a49090e01b from sucking and licking 446594c8aa his lower lip like efabe1aaba a puppy. His piercing blue eyes adfeabf848 glared at Lucius as 20f611eb1b his lips were devoured.97ae2b38e3523dec

“Today, do with 7312ca2d4d me as you bcd55ddfa0 please.”9997e55e2dfb518c

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At the wind-like whisper 4057d9dbc8 as he withdrew his 434ecb287c lips, Acheron couldn’t help 6a4e2ce04b but contort his face.efc8732131ac59a6

“…Do with me as e0980c86d4 you please today, Acheron.”009e75378b4f3878

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A hollow 40c503bf65 laugh escaped 2662a43655 Acheron’s lips.e9641609aedb7a51

“He really f908b824af does whatever 7f49783940 he wants.”d1d9b73afe764991

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Lucius, who issued 09c9fed1c6 commands like a 0c57442be6 master to a 001eecd4ad slave in the 3cba147443 morning and begged cfdc480ad4 like a servant 67f52c10d2 to a master 5d4b04ff8a at night, was fe7af41f92 grating. Yet, even 19dd408d7d as Acheron 59d5dbb65e furrowed his 8d5db6221a brow in b3c8d4dbdc displeasure at 04ad03c38f Lucius’s self-centered c049dd01ae behavior, he a5f8f01fdb succumbed to 4a295c71c1 the arms 37c621a3a7 around his 3f8fb220bd neck, devouring 2f51a6afcc the lips 4839089dbd hovering before aa7cf2741f him, forgetting ebc0fbd00e everything.9f0c06d123b2d2ca

A dog that has 6d5ff14d2b tasted meat cannot refuse cfddcee1c9 its master’s touch.9d5b83f63abb5cbd

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A thick 95b9911c2c arm pulled 7482fa7988 at a ccc8e315eb slender waist. Like a cat enchanted 845752464f by catnip, Lucius clung 67c29872a9 to Acheron’s body, intent dbe5e751bd on fully indulging in 2a9195ba80 him. Groping Acheron’s face with 4246e89617 both hands, Lucius’s pale 3e9e2fcafe face glowed with ecstasy. Rubbing his cheek and a609727bea jawline with his nose, f7ff4ab520 Lucius blinked his mystical f7f6827f7c purple eyes. Facing that dreamily d3429b29d0 blurred face, Acheron 4434a81c7e couldn’t help but 25701d2ee3 hold his breath.13e50c821cedd0b5

“Ah, Ake, ha… 043ed6eb01 Acheron…”994246275d3a4c78

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The dignity a45e4c98ee he had 7794c5ccdb seen that 7c811b3010 night was 1987c39b4a nowhere to ce8c6569b1 be found, 8f834c8462 no matter c833f7b444 how hard 11b982c055 one looked.a3030b64e8480224

Nor was the domineering 71759df2cd attitude he displayed when e2b81490ac giving orders to Acheron.462c9bbd4d51b063

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There was only a 6616475da3 vulgar courtesan, enthralled by 039649fb6b a man.ec0941094827dbf4

Lucius was 78a624a8ae acting like 6d55e64953 a dog 541f3d6b49 in heat.495572208c2db4a8

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Acheron, who 32309a8a76 had been f7a4fc1689 watching him cc50b6ebe9 with calm 70af5cfbe5 eyes, suddenly 3bc7213b3f stiffened and 450e19762d grabbed Lucius’s 2cf9ba2351 hips, twisting be55cfe617 them.e090e0729b1625c9

“Ah!”143b2091a64dddc4

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A refreshing moan escaped eef3e58bd4 as he gripped the 9f0a000e8a soft, yielding flesh. Lucius’s body, b407332423 pressed against c854b1e62a Acheron’s, trembled 658cf5f0b7 faintly. Staring at Lucius, 3fc2065caa who shook his 20ef41a74b head with a 4980d9d33d face steeped in c661559f4a pleasure, Acheron felt dc7c951f46 a pull in 6fc6ccb41b his lower abdomen.27d3f3ba683782c5

A slow 270ec8cec3 sigh escaped.1bce346c72b12a76

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A large hand 865882b063 twisted the small 8c4ff0b04b hips as if 217f3d3e3b crushing the flesh. Acheron kneaded them 1779590693 like soft dough, a32cafeb96 and Lucius, panting, b8454cea21 let out thin 6a278c77cb moans.802b95f588d42ae8

Acheron lowered his 225031605f head. Lucius gazed at 900dbcc29b him, blinking seductive cded49ad65 eyes. Staring at the alluring 782bb703c2 face with eyes like 01f5920b44 burning ice, Acheron slid e1e30434ae his hand over the 454fc11c82 smooth skin.8f13857a6df70380

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“Ah…”e91f5ea9ad150863

The moment a 0f3662f859 moan escaped, a b264a24ca4 calloused hand dug e49d5aaec6 into the hollowed 3302463f37 groove.30ada02cdf1b5ed8

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The secret place 56a315d323 was slick with 16b66e55bd perfumed oil.38126f89ef42f23f

Closing his d9fda16eb3 eyes, Lucius a9455c6e41 revealed resignation 064fbfb123 on his 60e9c067d1 pale face. That clear e0c604da7f submission fueled 043d44aeed the man’s b5c84ada82 sadistic impulses.0646cb22a8336fcb

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With an innocent 2dac9cbc85 face that knew f7f5ea8c30 nothing, trembling with 65b2a4afde golden eyelashes lowered d74f1008b3 as if the f2f6ae487e act were too 9cd81a54b8 much, Lucius, looking 1d08b247ac like a pure e026b54f35 boy, sought to ee0c80424d enchant the man’s 57390dabe7 heart.10a7d429a67727b4

Glaring at Lucius, 66a0e7f066 who appeared so ce271fb49d different from the 0e27e7a8ed day, Acheron held 48e3a4d697 his breath.3e672b3b1e874bd8

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He was utterly unpredictable.f61fd5954a77d513

The fingers 7c52a58c21 probing the 5612be04d7 entrance twitched. A faint 41b3b5615b moan escaped, 955cd3b6b0 and the a32aaade9a oil-slicked opening 59eca4b314 softened. As the tight fde32ac728 passage, which once d285e509c5 struggled to accept 85ef8b9ea8 even a fingernail, 27d9efce35 loosened, Acheron laid 501b767363 Lucius on the a1cc2d2a0f bed and climbed 9501eaf8e7 atop him.46cd75aa3c709933

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The most lascivious ca743c7406 thing in the 8cb873ca36 world.228d9145d678360a

Lucius’s naked afb0c70306 body gleamed 22c5b69190 beautifully under f2c0d329da the moonlight 88edde42b8 on the c1b86958dc white bedspread. It was 17a24d560a a sight bf54a89157 that stole e1dcfa0133 the viewer’s 8834ef17cf gaze. And Acheron had 88461f9729 no intention of adbae1668a praising that beauty c37bdebd09 with words.91fa52679a42c123

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The soft, plump ceec34f45a buttocks were like d2b6d46ff0 freshly baked bread. A thick, rough hand, ccd3a01b34 as if studded with beeba668ac nails, spread them harshly. The moment the b6cefc2309 secret place was 076cffd162 exposed, Lucius flinched, d1579a5ad1 his face openly 558f57de02 displaying shame.4cc0782aa5fc87a4

The secret place was 1a20f7cad0 quite different from when 43ce228be7 he first saw it. Once delicately 1faf7c2dab pink and 84579dc257 tightly closed, 4065bdc75b it had 6b9debbb8a changed shape ea85632ef6 due to c2628e6e83 the debauched 3fa2fd2f2d life since e479dca346 arriving at f69fd8c2ff the mansion. The cherry-colored, slightly 374bffce90 swollen passage was 836ad2e7fa soft. What once 82f4500a04 struggled to 179aa778fc accept a 3738386b8c single finger 0b0cbde0a2 now showed 6c58977597 a small c467fd5c83 gap, unable 7a9cd172cc to fully 29bbf86a00 close.27de5a80035b02ea

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The passage 69499833de eagerly accepted ad62c6f3ad his index 42c1a7f36c finger.580a8554cb1bc68a

At that moment, the ecafb50434 sound of a rapidly bd661c6e12 beating heart echoed. It wasn’t due to bb284bc7a5 affection. It was more c7de72a8af like the excitement ee052aaf49 felt just before cc47474aa4 charging into battle, 1b24ce7e80 just before entering 7a7c3cc548 a fight.a900c6bac83b9659

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Acheron stared intently at c86aacc00a the transparent liquid dripping add672cd2b like nectar between his 1b99c6d0cd fingers. He imagined 69ad4b34f3 Lucius, preparing c51bfc89a1 himself with 135a92a603 oil while ee4e7db6ff fantasizing about d56de6bf31 being embraced. The lascivious image of ec09ef05fd him digging into the 92ee3ef4a1 soft mound with long, 983e29cb4d straight fingers and moaning.254fde3c7bf51a30

But after 9a81988319 briefly indulging 5ba726bd75 in that 248d6a1fbf pleasant fantasy, 744e12d43c Acheron suddenly eafb927019 froze, struck 68ffc052a1 by a 0ca3e38628 thought.f6f1ac02eb654b9e

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“It wasn’t 95df055c98 me he 1839d06a83 was imagining…”25b369233da62ecd

The face a550075a25 that had 9eaa7dc185 briefly flashed 792598a18f with passion 7e682d7228 hardened into 751cf64792 stoicism again.1281f2525adf81d1

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The object 5cfc4870d7 of Lucius’s c8a494425e fantasies wasn’t 3ffaff0855 him, but 1f5f47fe04 some secret 9a1e0ee37b lover.83790fc61b28fd11

“Ah, Acheron… Acheron.”f8563bbdc874edcd

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Snapping back 3d220ffa75 to reality, 8b8c4c87cf Acheron returned f746b65e19 to the 195cd1a7d4 present.5b8b07be644f447e

Lucius was moaning.5f04d81136c58056

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Acheron merely gazed 7d809e2899 dryly at Lucius, 0f453d49f0 who looked up 4ad76814f9 at him with f63bfed205 trembling, dewy eyelashes.94bd30928c847f8a

He was a 9aae85e31d wastrel, a courtesan, fc952a2975 who built a 33ddd5368e mansion alone on f6342f4cc3 a remote cliff e30fdf9a61 and indulged in 275affc492 debauchery… His thoughts b175411191 stopped there.e774c79159c48d6f

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“…!”904abdc1c01ecde2

Driven by a 811954c7c8 sudden impulse, Acheron e8e640a7c8 acted. Lucius, who had been 98115973b6 looking up with a 22e2e3b292 shameful face at the 6d2be276aa man examining his secret 98e6c34e24 place, was pressed down 1d4bbd3898 onto the bed as 33fb0362f8 Acheron buried his face 98ccf07d49 in the soft mound cecd9e6e5c of flesh.eef25d3107805671

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“Ah!”5ee34e0f24e27651

A scream tinged f190579709 Lucius’s lips. He struggled, 4b913cb719 but Acheron 71f412ff34 crushed his 220bfa4f98 resistance with 79667721ca his chest, 116fca879b rendering it 2994d7a72e futile.21f3eff2e4e5d90f

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“Ah, Acheron!”197055d1520a3e6f

His voice was laced 2290f9bf0e with panic. Acheron gripped the slender f9f1e5f62f thighs tightly with both 8c876d4223 hands and took a 0a0ccff63b deep breath. His vision darkened, 9f2ab59cd4 and wet flesh 6b08330aa8 touched his face. At that moment, cbaf2ab78e Acheron couldn’t help 645156ab89 but let out 4eba039fda a faint moan.e51736c3443eb176

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The breath he inhaled 2d9bc1612a was laced with moisture. The intense scent cd670ada8f of perfumed oil df837a70c7 stung his nose, 6edb39a282 as if he c66eb275be had buried his ac53190bd7 face in a 815ecb0774 pile of roses. The flesh enveloping his 7763c053ce face was softer than 2aeb2f217e any bedding.a3280de746247a9e

Feeling an appetite, b2ae5df9a8 Acheron extended his 279b9cdc85 tongue. The moment 5132d49e93 his tongue 4398a751fe brushed the 3a84bff41a secret place, 4318f1ed75 Lucius convulsed.981356673729b893

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“Stop that, e864ba4c57 Acheron… No, 177c3b596e not that…”592f7608ee170b63

Lucius, who 151e261b4a usually didn’t 06bb0a0055 shy away 92a51bd131 from any 55c06f1e71 shameful position, e2416e507c was unexpectedly 9310506953 flushed red 6999805ff5 with embarrassment b5b457012b at that d81ce8c8e6 moment, unable 029c3e34e0 to contain 24aab96981 his panic.7c47484f3f7b0bf8

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“That’s enough, 6289ea79eb Acheron… That’s b781cd580c enough, just, 7139e8f6e6 just…”09c71478c7bdc207

He groped f9ee6043f6 the sheets, e2d9f3e832 trying to 5464d674b0 escape Acheron’s 02bb1343b9 embrace.1b29f55887b7e215

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Acheron easily a84c33ca3e subdued Lucius’s bc605d7f51 attempt to 442cc9dd54 slip away 610d386d7b by pulling 2946c76ef3 his waist. With a grunt, Lucius’s 2c4894a8af lower body was lifted, 09beeedc21 and Acheron licked the 9067deea53 secret place again with 4a3fbc7de6 his tongue.b83c1d2b64023c7f

“Ah, please…!”7ecb2b0404324bd9

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Lucius sobbed as if 86f4d62a94 facing death.ae3e9435c8802cbd

Pleading with a a36c34198b desperate voice, he b9eae1ecf4 clutched the sheets. But Acheron 0d803dcfc1 didn’t hear 33c0f13c74 his pleas. His focus was solely afe3100f3b on the secret place, b4b849b821 contracting and relaxing.89d8497a141f7e61

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The moans ea8ac75297 that reached cbb188c84d his ears a62ad92bbe only fueled 04c8dba1d5 his desire. Whether it was 6f149f3e4f pleasure, anger, or f7922ac232 excitement, he didn’t 64e4ca94e4 know. But Acheron’s bb6ace82f9 heart was 5c9664916f racing at 5097809252 that moment, 67e1776405 and he a093c85ead felt compelled 6f0ba5c53a to act, 22a07736db as if bc49d7e321 he couldn’t f60b52edee stop.6f691ece922e883c

“Stop, stop it. I order…”f9c8d4d3e808ae82

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It wasn’t bf02e17e12 that he e5300e0038 didn’t listen.55fa09eaf624348a

He simply didn’t hear.f7449e9f861014d4

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His tongue bc6930a483 slowly licked 6ddd81949f the secret 36b30c25d9 place, and f2f39990eb Lucius trembled c93560faaa violently in 51d29092c5 response. “No, stop!” a076521f37 he screamed, dcf90cbad9 struggling, but 00ce2d2f2b his body, d944a6666f firmly held f5fb99cf5e by Acheron’s f5df7883d8 hands, didn’t d909f9822b budge.e586e15e1c764231

“No, this… this…”d9d37ada66e39d8a

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Trying to 4107665d91 resist, Lucius 83854b470e soon let d188329143 out a 6f81e107de sharp “Ha!” 440a606b39 as hot 0ca69353da breath brushed c22c8c58ce his secret a82ab2dfe8 place, his 2b538d7886 upper body fe79fb6df0 collapsing. The soft, hot tongue 293da45d2e had penetrated the passage. Tearing at aa5d0a1702 the sheets, 56144815fe Lucius screamed.61b9a96c6d47118e

“Ha, ah! No!”073bb769f53280ae

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Acheron only held the c3066be8b5 struggling body tightly.8d11fa832ae7f8c5

“No, no…”1e17077206a3b59f

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Lucius, his composure 2c696d2997 shattered, sobbed pitifully. Feeling an 86419b84ab odd satisfaction, d651567f48 Acheron delved ee1e71ce3b into the b2cb7f3ff8 slick passage 9f5335cdd8 with his 2114cbe7a1 tongue. Lucius writhed, crying out, 86f714f857 but the firmly fixed 298b3eb916 hips allowed only slight dc5a86340f tremors.dfa963d48597db53

Ah, ugh. A dying moan escaped, 8d00a1d03c followed by ravenous sounds. Burying his face 2baa726594 in the tight cf2d7f12c2 passage, Acheron moved 09a57f0717 his jaw.d45ca4c576c85129

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The thick tongue 3de0ec4872 slipped into the 6de26b37d2 crevice, moving like b201b88705 a fish swimming.ba57738cdcb38700

Breathing heavily, Acheron gradually 1f93fa066d immersed himself in the 141ccbc3b6 act. His oil-glistened ada7888592 cheeks were f6a00a64e4 soon drenched, 8e75168e29 and water cd3eee6aaa dripped from 7b76d4401b his chin.414b0960368cfe53

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Acheron’s face e49fcecb0a slowly flushed 2700766c4f with heat. His trembling jawline. At that 652aab76ef moment, the 0c2f449af9 man felt b0cfac31e8 an unquenched c45896af1a hunger.e4176ab9ccaabc3d

The tongue tore 0a6f7f22e4 through the reddened b845600db7 flesh, and Lucius 52ce81f804 let out the 2be97c1493 moan of one 52a5eb38d8 pierced by a a857a7072e spear. Unable to regain 6175cf2c57 his senses, he 968a8abb5f was overwhelmed by 49670961b0 the tongue sucking 26617b350b and probing the 7e5d84f94e passage.ef959da0dabf5723

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Hot breath flowed.7a1b5bbdb5fd2b5b

It was during this e1af3dc7f7 probing with his tongue. Acheron suddenly noticed fd1972fe76 Lucius’s body had cef9917295 gone limp. Snapping back, Acheron slowly cba4f583c7 lifted his oil-glistened face 02109d6a98 from the mound of 0708a3d050 flesh and gripped the 81a6afc3a0 swollen organ. Looking down, c4aeedde30 he saw 91bdfcf135 the sheet dbae956f6a beneath Lucius d8e650859e was soaked.4a5fb4d10338de4c

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“…Haa.”2712551b2eb4667f

Lucius, as if unconscious, f75fc519c4 buried his face in 06a5a8fcda the bed, panting. Moonlight shimmered 7966506882 over his a66575a1e9 flushed pink f64111d230 body. And at that c8a6f5bcb6 moment, a faint 9a0d6d2e3e sob reached his 9d5759d41b ears.359c7db0cbbb5994

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Acheron clenched his teeth. Lucius was crying.53d968a1350ef34d

His prone 11291b9c79 body trembled 343607b292 faintly. Acheron’s ragged breath carried 9ab306f5b9 a searing heat. His breathing was irregular, 2497118cff growing faster.dbef5c6f0c4ebea9

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Acheron, who f793101d2e had been c210f2e63c rigid, moved.dea6d0f42b62f324

The moment his dd3ddb0c0a hand touched Lucius’s 0796bbb31a trembling body, Lucius, 897edb5da3 silently shedding tears, 099df6c6d0 murmured in a dcd10d4055 plaintive voice.544f0cb9f759b892

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“…Enough teasing, put it 99dac08160 in.”374e73a6298e0819

Saying so, e9a4a78049 Lucius slightly bb41558a22 lifted his d3152149cc face from 13719315d3 the bed 9ccc8adff0 and gazed 84366e2ee3 at Acheron. His purple eyes 1f0726411b were seductive, and 92ede153e7 Acheron, meeting them, 302f71e8d9 felt as if 3734704ad8 water were being 9291d1d5a1 sucked into a dadce62df6 drain.651e8ca3b5d51b99

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He heard 8b3d8c895e his heart e2ca63e850 pounding faster, 42cdad923a like war ef5a6946d8 drums.c4dd081fbe2ba9ef

With a heightened 5ec4ad020f expression, the man 7e275ee1bd lowered his head.afb52060513a497a

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He was swept up 59a1c90bde in passion.32164bf6b6c2663c

“Ah!”8578172f20aa8c6f

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Wrapping his arms around 3a0bb04f5a the slender waist, Acheron ee5ed497d5 pressed his body over 9c0be64b9b Lucius’s.15f3479d9bbf2ed0

“Hah!”6d16f9dfa1d0f533

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Lucius, who bfe6e0bbfa had been 4eacc2a5af caressing and e8bfa25dad provoking Acheron, 22eb990e05 was no 0c0e99eb11 longer composed. Gripping the e1898385c1 slender waist, 2becc045dc Acheron lowered a43bc99b98 his head. Lucius, scattering d129d7a359 his disheveled 94f31b8ef7 golden hair 6d6a7ff11b over his 78605a7ae1 body, collapsed.ec03503c9b90f3f3

Receiving the weapon with b1ea5d8e63 his small hips, he 43ee9db1af panted as if the d7fa3a58f8 object piercing him was 5e7f13a801 too much. Staring at the a62d182b88 pale, sweating face, 481ab33210 Acheron’s eyes gleamed.5d1b946f553b8c3c

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“Ake, ha, Keron!”9d68ff5fabd90acf

Pulling Lucius’s pelvis with b4ee8b5536 strong hands, Acheron thrust ee46e74764 his organ in. A scream echoed in fe7587291e his ears, and Acheron, ca03c44a6c spurred by the sweet 22ce2f9faf cries, enlarged his organ 13f8972c2d further, panting.b7a3743abd4fa3d5

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Flames sparked in his f1bfe54d19 eyes.b0362c63d9c8e472

The passage tightened around 4ad4184456 the organ. He was swept 2946e01c2c up in the 93488088bb sensation, somewhere between c06a5cf139 pain and pleasure.1408584d01730870

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Lucius’s thick golden eyelashes 79257cc425 trembled. His small lips deaf0e5dc1 parted, exhaling ragged abdceae0f0 breaths. Pain faintly 82dd320e99 colored his ada69233ea pale face, 19d268a63e and Lucius 48f24d91c1 curled his b2ee55602b body, his aec64fff29 spine prominent, 3c6149e3bb panting wildly f9c4908b5c throughout the cb600cb4b2 act.a5327fa4db92f43a

“Haa!”2255c8c43f407044

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“…Hic.”585e912e19b7e251

Acheron’s mind was f116adf94e sinking into the 219bcf4c04 act. The peak 09115df723 of pleasure fe79fb3631 seemed to 50632486fa set his d7c3cb197b brain ablaze.8b7964e49156e669

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Once again, Acheron e067f9bde5 was losing his 95d420d75a reason, following the 242327a7fc same pattern as 5d0d7d2e90 before.cb8a09603ca7baa7

Sweet, lovely thing!6b4969b67b930669

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Dilated pupils. With eyes ab1f91c619 sparking blue cbe0b081f2 flames, Acheron, 319e7c4a6c glaring at 05b19d5541 the curled-up 4dcccdb46f body, suddenly b847ef9a43 reached out a1dc2d9cac and pulled 209c1275c0 the dazzling 624f445b06 golden hair e69050fb22 before him.6518560ea37ebaa0

“Ah!”c8143f6f96b47e23

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A melting cry ae8c31083b escaped Lucius’s lips. At that moment, Acheron 2cf603c055 felt a dizzying high.ea508df928e12b57

His blue eyes cdc68e442f gleamed like a 3c954df273 wolf hunting in 4ee8612e26 the dark. Swept up e9da15bc8d in indescribable 9a98561e52 impulses, anger, 14f08ff678 and passion, ff5cdb026d Acheron moved.3e4eb68ec566df7d

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At some point, his 56dffaf1f7 thrusts grew rough. The tanned, thick 25c58a0a79 body crushed the 925f3dabe5 struggling, pale, soft a5a51cb80a one. The thrusts piercing the 58c286c676 fleshy mound were irregular a12b50a3d8 and urgent.dfc148dcd8c95928

Acheron suddenly contorted 42cfc9a2b4 his face.c7689badbfa7ab40

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“Why am I 05cca8f5a1 so angry…”201b2fe974082ace

For a moment, d8c42ee2b7 it felt as 709bf6ee9f if the world a6bf685336 were plunged into 72ea9c87e0 darkness. Overwhelmed by indescribable rage, 878890d315 the man acted like 6c3d1ed31f a beast impaled by a3c42b344d a spear. Like a desperate, 49151799af ferocious animal sensing 9abd8cf92e danger just before 02568dc8c8 being hunted, Acheron 910553817b was thrashing wildly.396acacaccc150ab

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“Ahh!”db82adcdef5b4181

A scream escaped dff4927dac Lucius’s lips. Tears streamed from the 5f21932923 corners of his eyes 30083a7b53 as he flailed, his 03c69f1cb7 body pressed down by e144342136 Acheron’s muscular frame as e12bfb3dff he panted.28f68a854753d07c

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A sadistic expression.4d6beaf19045da3f

His navy-blue b06d256e88 eyes were 680ce93feb unfocused. He was aroused without d8d44d30be realizing it. With pleasure and satisfaction 305eed6a0c flickering across his face, 4f019f6921 Acheron silenced the screaming 97ad097ebf lips with his own, f7b0864e51 then pressed the small bc9f668d42 head back into the 485a5faac9 bed.ecc933f24843a49b

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“Hah, ah, hic, b40b9b899d ugh, Ake, hic!”f75e38d3b44f66e6

The trembling, fragile body.9a2877dbf97dfa15

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Acheron gripped Lucius’s pelvis c16d063956 tightly, pressing his weight 0774e3c6a0 onto him, and Lucius e7d85ff4a2 groaned under the crushing d3a3b47aa3 force. Moaning like a dying 4f8bd30489 patient, trembling with slender 5884aff08c legs, Lucius’s appearance, receiving 8c12fcf33c an organ too large b900c600be for his frame, could a711890240 evoke pity in others.1393bc5fb431097f

“Ah, ugh, hah!”f6569f4952ad73ae

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The thick organ, veined d64d52511b and prominent, pierced the 9794d3b7ca pale mound, and each 85aa6fb124 time, Lucius screamed. The sound of 3b0885534d panting breaths, indistinguishable d58e236d43 as to whose, 3ad5a54e40 lingered between them. The golden hair 109324c2ea gripped by the a604179fb1 man’s large hand ad99739eca gleamed brilliantly in 4ca1e0b920 the shattered moonlight, 9acdc0a69b and the man’s 341a50ca84 sweat-soaked body was 8d8d81d0ef flushed red with b9232087ff desire.e878260288c2a4be

Strength was slowly 1250d6c6a1 draining from Lucius’s e1fcde694d body.5043859fa35eb371

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Acheron’s pupils trembled.9d292dfbe7e55e6e

He felt 3bd630bc5d dizzy as 1db210984f golden waves 232797e3c9 rippled before d82b382fc8 his eyes.3cbecd071c1c4c9c

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His heart 638face80a pounded rapidly.3666da57b341ea4e

Feeling the metallic tang a61a4e5318 of blood in his c5f6a36852 mouth, he exhaled suppressed a4c5a316cf breaths.a420c81183c15669

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Suddenly, a 381ae8a00f ragged breath 08cef1dd3a escaped. It was the c72f356fc8 moment his dizzy d86d7bb3d8 vision cleared.360e926f2906398e

The sound of cc60b760d7 stifled sobbing reached 13cc481d2e his ears.90398e0152bd65d1

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“Hic…”41d334edb336dc70

In that instant, Acheron f1fd4d850d could only stiffen, his a1e1a351d7 face turning pale.ba0db85be783b4d5

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“Tears?”13dac8a2dd58d008

Lucius was crying.abe56a6056c2cda1

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“Why…”d01121b57964bd49

As disheveled golden hair 280750d108 veiled his face and 9d51869793 Lucius’s tear-soaked eyes were cd435981f3 revealed, Acheron felt a 4085590a4f shock as if a 7d24c1d08d dagger had pierced his 30fdba4419 heart. He felt 5ec74bb0e6 as if f7f5245119 lightning had 61f017a463 struck the 3da9a13e10 crown of a93a5d4610 his head.0bfb62184a7d6520

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Those beautiful eyes.3b257be7c88dde2f

“Why…?”3512b3db6cf8f26b

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Exhaling a 52996e0f91 slow breath, fa2e983413 Acheron moved 7971f4e6ad his hand. With trembling fingers, 7a033514b5 he gently brushed 0ef1070dec the wet golden 2223deab29 hair and, for cbb82de129 a moment, stroked 165d818326 Lucius’s head, swallowing 3296deaaba bile.99f57cfe20a64deb

“Why are you being 78506a289d so rough…”4fc35afa46e90a3d

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Lucius couldn’t stop 622806e1be his tears for b256131445 a long while.810a81efc7767ec4

“Hic!”9a87f72909adf71c

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Acheron was 62be91be67 bothered by 5f556179b1 it.ed554b711ffd4d48

“Ah, damn it.”bb16e1ed224ceac8

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When Lucius’s tears finally dd430480dc subsided somewhat, Acheron found d94c650f56 himself aroused again by f1b19994f3 the sound of his 55795a35e8 rapidly beating heart. He was drawn f66914d7ea to the innocent accc769b26 face of a c73dd442b7 tear-soaked courtesan. As his heavy body d37f3664b4 moved, Lucius, frightened, curled f9c79c2fba up and let out 6f4b79673f a small yelp.d59fbbcf798acf7c

“Haa…!”526435c7e9def2b8

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It was a a655a54612 far gentler act 0c9c7d8b55 than before.ab68e7341afb3784

“Damn it…”690d792568856af8

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Gripping the 866d1b8199 fragile body 92871aa823 that would d5477b7477 collapse if 601eb6a2fb not held fced1f43aa tightly, leaving 4dfc1d2882 red handprints, ade4b8103c Acheron clenched 2a3cccbbcf his jaw. His eyes were dc3e7d6c3c bloodshot, veins bulging.369baf08f5b1a6f3

At the moment 0391d0f410 his swollen organ 31ad7e96cf parted the pale 2483de87b7 buttocks, Acheron struggled b30a967e68 to suppress the 9eeac29396 urge to bite 4f9633a2d5 Lucius’s rounded shoulder.215eb2f095751e0c

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“Damn it, ah, 0dcae21128 this…”941ffd978bc504a7

Lucius’s face, 5bee199228 contorted in dc331c5390 pain, was 5e2c628c8d pale. Finding allure in 034bbc833c that tearful expression, 2035d524e0 Acheron suddenly held d824039fe4 his breath as 70b98a5afd a fire surged d4f513a5bd from deep within d9e4525a79 his abdomen. It felt as if 659478f53f his throat were burned. It felt as if 8eee88b4c5 his brain were boiling.ff9326d123f005d4

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He felt an excitement, da5c14cc09 a heightened state, greater a3af03aa2d than when charging into d5332fcba5 battle.2b228717c96eca53

Like a kettle 8d1a162609 boiling over a d0a93e6d24 fire, Acheron trembled 912942fa8b with a scorching 865edcc5fe heat, his breath 47cf7fa27d shaking.95a0d90d853d375c

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Lucius, trembling in e47fd576e9 pain, began to 4c4d239582 twitch his pale 694373ef4f feet on the 1919f19ad2 bed, letting out 5db40223d6 sticky sounds.481c76e55772bbbb

“Ah, aah!”895cfa043bf69107

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The sweet cc56f1b514 golden hair cb8ed3a9d7 covering his 925157e156 rounded forehead a9d439536b dazzled his 46037515d7 eyes. The soft locks fell 1bae552a46 away, revealing Lucius’s tear-streaked a3a3872fd3 face. Acheron no c6b7bcef71 longer crushed e148adc61d him violently, 1bcfa54be2 but Lucius’s 2e7b1d44b0 tears didn’t 058c8327b9 stop.253f248d6986b2a8

“I, I… why…?”4915c9480f4808cd

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Acheron couldn’t tear his 6a848a5532 gaze from the purple 9045f7baf5 eyes, wet with resentment, ccadb7ea7a peeking through the fallen edd1f6a828 golden hair.26c0733c3783810b

“Why, hic, bcb7f1aaff why are e73866e084 you doing f1d8d51209 this again…”2f101d099b9a0218

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At that ab2e1c3619 moment, Acheron a33bc35d2e impulsively spoke.083e273191da94b2

“Lucius.”457eca44c3eface7

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He said 638caea8cd something he 4c388db2e6 shouldn’t have.35db4044070919fb

“I…”d8214f8de875d3aa

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“…”c080a58aad091a9a

“I want you.”070a3f7c6d5a6514

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And silence fell.6581ffdd01822e18

“…As you desire.”fc2afd8cecbb270d

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Acheron calmly 8942e2d010 gazed at fff70f5e62 Lucius, trembling 6c4718874c beneath him 54d8d9d725 like someone 10e7d6073a shivering. His body, 944b8f9a95 with prominent e70fd9736c shoulder blades, 50ab1e75a1 quivered faintly. Lucius didn’t open ed8a176cf6 his lips for 7b4c2da2e9 a long time. No, he 1e35f093ad stood frozen 27063510b7 like a c6cdd09260 statue, showing 883b6de880 no reaction 70c31637d3 at all. The man looking down efa34d6244 at him had eyes c1d87f64ac burning fiercely.245b5932fe25f0ad

“…”2bc38a424bb5b491

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Suddenly, Lucius slowly straightened 77fd33a1d5 his curled-up body on cd6286c7d9 the bed. Panting, with long 5ff539bb55 golden hair cascading 63f8cabcb4 like a waterfall, d90371a50b he was swept 872b1a9340 by a heated 02629e6c88 gaze. His pale face was cffd7ea203 devoid of emotion. Like a lie, he 87ecea9a52 erased the pitiful expression f205328db5 from moments before, wearing bc3126bc80 a doll-like face.67993874b3479475

It was at 9180c50b2b some point during 7ab9f11970 the prolonged silence.1b2504bb51ad8dfa

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“Move.”a26be80901e31c58

Lucius muttered in d7e409ee4b a flat voice.ed3bbd58c9a43584

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“Get off me.”b3cf14ff6a170830

Lucius’s body 1c46dda933 was coldly b8d2540231 rigid. Acheron could feel it 4476a87480 through their touching skin. At some point, he b1eb672b2c withdrew his now-limp organ d0ed27cde0 completely, and Lucius staggered 8297c0b99d to his feet. Brushing off even the d70be80e6c hand trying to support 8c34ef3431 him, Lucius stared at fdcdf4cad6 Acheron with dry eyes.34e1add035915a3d

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“You…”36cdd288c4e96cc4

Acheron was glaring 81f4e3f149 at him.4584585f7198feb8

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“…are far too 39178c379e insolent.”b4466c4a469bc2d5

The pitiful 63f114d52e eyes that a32ecec3bf had sought 6ae3179428 sympathy cooled, 019e4d4420 and anger 3fdfc85f8b flickered at db7e679069 their edges. Reaching out to dd46e66b7b grab a tunica, 76396522bb a single thin e8c09b4829 piece of cloth, 7ace73fd3d Lucius draped it e1c6643bce over his disheveled 755fb07248 body and exhaled a2d3137c92 a suppressed breath. Acheron, staring intently at 4d2cffe8fc Lucius as he changed, 7e2640a9fa slowly parted his lips 3c21d2d44b at that moment.fce899406f01c0ef

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“Isn’t this 53713646b9 what you 29f871613e wanted?”819f7db1ec1909a1

The tone 81542166aa of the 6eeb1684a0 impulsive words b8db17e031 sounded faintly 891165c265 mocking. As anger rippled across a9c2ccf9bd Lucius’s face, Acheron realized a53efdf2c8 he was losing control 19a8b225b5 but couldn’t rein himself a36fc931be in.f0b3e6962677fd77

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“Get out.”59d23077c388444e

“You were dac8dd703f seeing that 5a90c82cdd man in 9d92450446 me, weren’t 1f4559bad7 you?”235ef40fb9121717

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Why must I e4486aaa9c be so swayed d4e0cb4c37 by you?22088294d67567c8

“I said c6b737907b get out.”99bfc63aac704820

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“If I wasn’t 60ec6c52fd enough, I’ll do 4b82160eb2 better in the 698a324878 future…”94803f8434091060

The mocking, 756912273b sneering words 10728815fe didn’t continue. Lucius, his face 476c4826be contorted fiercely, grabbed a56546e637 an ink bottle 66db60f506 from the table 8801a2b506 and hurled it bcd3c155ba at Acheron.dd324e25b200ac1e

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“I told you to ed1c9cd197 get out of my c29f292a49 sight right now!!”0c7120bb5053dadf

Clang!ea6e06a9409e57ef

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The ink bottle hit 5c1067dda0 the wall with a e0ce97c542 dull thud, falling and 44c03c4b32 shattering into pieces. Even as the f414d73c4f glass fragmented like 84bec0ea86 a blooming flower, 992cc6297e Acheron didn’t take 215866a44a his eyes off 1a4c7d28a8 Lucius. His navy-blue eyes merely 4788b4e731 gazed at Lucius coldly. At some 3cfdd80d3f point, those 62604711a8 cold eyes 6c165f81ce glinted with 895309e72b a chilling 5bb34e89ad light.b11254400e38ec06

“Get out right now!! Disappear from my sight!”781bd2d65f4d6da5

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And at 0a1bb39b57 that moment, c0ca3f7da8 Acheron’s hand 73d0391ba7 reached toward 4a23392cb9 the young b92e370429 man thrashing da865a7b8a in excitement.edcfacf34414f1ae

“You, insolent… ah!”5a3c48e330ba3a6e

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Lucius’s purple eyes 71298b5c18 widened.a25bd7523500dd05

It was the 111b0578cb moment his radiant 2602cc4f2a golden hair rippled 8a4f1369d9 in the air.c8efb5e9c801ae63

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Feeling the pain of 713616a32b his scalp being pulled, f31cbc87c4 Lucius screamed and jerked 54b363016c his head back. His hair gripped tightly 55772df05a in a strong hand, 05ed3dde39 Lucius could only color 715aa51f44 his face with shock. As if unable to 0dc3329dca believe the reality before 911916d3a2 him, he looked up 54c9ced5a8 at the man roughly f49a76d980 handling him, his eyes 52017d84ca trembling.9c51721dd07e2f10

A shaking breath escaped, facb651c65 and at that moment, 3c9139bc34 a bleak voice pierced 981b7c9ad4 the cold air.18ddb903bdf233fb

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“How long do you a7af65aa9c think you can do 837f6a9b55 as you please?”b0d02ccf95c7ef9a

Lucius’s body trembled faintly.4bf153b1c3ce0be8

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“How long do 07c363f815 you think you 6c30936aa0 can act as 646779d225 you please?”c2e1e227ad9af9f5

“…”6c0bbda6459bd53c

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“Will you 28ccf2ba9a tame me dfde09643a with a 20adab3c7b whip? Threaten to 85c6f8480a sell me 9cbdbfdd21 at the 8c8cfd8677 slave market?”d61d416ab04de9a3

The man 1c6b45a27e continued, tightly d409d65ff9 gripping the e46bddce18 soft golden 64e60aa1f3 hair.99826c22ac52fb93

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“Let go of this.”662fd390b6fb8bc2

Coming to his e08190748d senses belatedly, Lucius cbee24e43f struggled in resistance. He glared fiercely at 5c15c1eeef Acheron, teeth clenched. Despite Lucius’s thrashing, the cfafa5df78 strong hand showed no 7bb47d4ac1 sign of loosening, only 3de599c985 growing fiercer.1880eb961a69c21f

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“Let go, I said 4f1520f143 let go!”51a076ad0270d3ac

Scratching at Acheron’s a3e0e077d4 hand and struggling, 1f7663c2fc Lucius belatedly realized 8082227f18 he couldn’t escape 38a6a2cb53 and glared at 07742d9c55 him with venomous fe753de064 eyes. Acheron looked down d460d2ffea at the defeated 2a7227a0bb face with icy c99af12753 eyes. Clenching his teeth with 654cacc739 a grind, Lucius, his 00b7ef325b face filled with defiance, b7e562252d spat sharp words at 6d496a5f80 Acheron like a shot.3764dbb766f6b05e

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“A mere slave… 0f6c4ef384 how dare you!”7128d16abdb2e6b2

The corner of f392a33985 Acheron’s lips twisted 324ed65456 at that moment.4fa63100e7ee54ff

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“Will you d6c546d63a threaten to be8161ad32 take my a2dc072942 life?”6d72a21120bcc9bd

Lucius’s body flinched.8ef268e8d4f84b7c

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The impassive voice continued.b05025a850744171

“Do you want fb74a304c5 to hold me 3aa02ad764 in your grasp d9faf9a64b with that?”238cb202f0f2f86f

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“…”8c5f0dbbf47fa338

“Do you 46729e15b7 want to edb562f030 treat me 473bf7b39f so freely, 445cabb09b like some d8b7b69208 mere slave 5c4e16c4db in this dd0e06ee16 mansion?”1277943ae9e916a9

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Acheron could 5da89d4d35 sense Lucius’s 273de78859 spirit waning. Their gazes 15285f0c8e clashed in 69a537ccf7 the air, 981348a912 and staring 0f39c3cfcc into the d784d78670 faintly trembling 40e9a575f5 pupils, Acheron 88d0905455 continued in 09e7c95e41 a dry 3d2c475455 voice.d9ea0caf7549f340

“…Is that what ef1b53c1ac you want?”e14b66ea2f19ac9f

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There was 213b21fb67 no response. A hollow 43a2e569a2 breath escaped 989e732d85 Acheron’s lips 063819d67c at that c6748e12bc moment.7ec3c91c9bd3770b

“Ahh!”6d1dfe5f7fd6f24a

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“Don’t misunderstand, Lucius.”fd9c61b0590c31ab

The hand gripping 8219dd3d81 his hair tightened. A pitiful moan e9cade0602 escaped Lucius’s lips. Lucius glared fb61aa0a71 at Acheron, b2c3c043d5 tears glistening 046d2971b9 in his 35817e3757 beautiful eyes. He hadn’t fully succumbed 57773df795 to the threat. Acheron felt 4ecba12638 an odd 6efff7b745 allure in 9b9ce584a3 the face 593daa8a6e revealing unyielding 76dead590a pride.88a71c801edda8c0

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“I am a 85dfb82971 slave with no 14ba6837e4 freedom or right 826b8b01bc to defy your bbb0b7fc8e commands… but I 5627fddb93 am not a 49c01a9a38 heartless object.”f5aece1e1db9006b

He was being 2a6b8ad791 drawn in.3a699ea14bda4401

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“…Do you 6f73ae7770 think you d5c8272b8b could stop f557cf8fee me if e96790d3e4 I wanted 31dd499e96 to twist 0003ade046 your neck?”98f849252afcc016

“…”58800d8050be88ec

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“Don’t provoke me.”bd580d2fb3fc972f

With those 3672cf41da words, Acheron a69797e198 yanked the 00bd640eb8 hand holding 068aa9c992 Lucius’s hair. The easily 6127cc3b9e swayed body 12964a63de was flung 7b5199f208 onto the cc024f6fa5 bed. With a thud, the 10210e01a4 limp body collapsed onto d866da8e8c the bedding, and Acheron, 8e9551190d picking up the scattered d7d1cdbc2b pallium, strode out of 54c48b698b the room.0cf711f99f5d8dc9

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The room was b3f8cff5a8 filled with silence, c6bb308b08 and Lucius, sprawled d08aec4133 on the bed, 0d85e6965f couldn’t compose himself c233271b88 for a long 4ef54aa11c time.aa9ab9c1afd6c61d

Acheron stepped out to 24c0fa5572 the balcony. Lingering there for e966e01601 a long time, 0f277bf26d he tried to c4abe0c9a6 cool the heat 3f44f700d0 rising to his 3d62ba0254 head, returning to 36c1c1de81 the annex only 6fa0b3de35 as the morning b878fe2e54 stars rose.d67d12dda3eda364

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Upon returning, Lucius was faea4da60f nowhere to be seen. The bed 984616ca95 held no de15f8338d trace of 596341fdfb warmth. Staring briefly at the 3dc134d72c crumpled, soiled bedding, Acheron ec27f65a22 suddenly reached for a 0e6e5e563b glinting object before him.fb15dd2d7a0e044a

And he found himself 3d1b582dbf making a subtle expression d32c7c9748 upon discovering the radiant ad5d19c447 golden hair caught in 3d2ba85443 his hand.19abcbcc5fdbfc5d

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“…Lucius.”624d9647ec1f6010

His golden hair was dc0c9648c1 the most radiant of c8aa780fa9 any Acheron knew…66490d77b93f23d8

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Staring briefly at the 6ea217f0c3 hair, which seemed spun 31ad4baaec from pure molten gold, 9ad1c6c91a Acheron revealed a subtle 8d66df95a1 longing on his face.34e5211d5741d4d2

He was recalling 31af19f00c those violet eyes, 057dfaf92e dewy with moisture.530be884622148d6

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The man’s 731916cf7f eyes gleamed 0de5033faf bright blue 255c867ae0 in the aa9a82ead4 darkness.344ebb90b2f8f440

“If my life d2ac61286c is worthless… there 9a1a9bf662 should be no 49c52c5379 need for anger 46c239e334 either.”3ed3d738ed63041e

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Complexity colored 8cb02de08e his face.294171068d0e911a

Clenching the fc08f5f525 hand holding e633a5256d the golden 45884b33e0 hair into 613815d170 a fist, 86ca53e5fe the man 14dd6edae6 asked himself.a8e6ef723f0c24bb

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“Why do I b77975c7d9 lose myself before 12923f4700 him… no, it’s 5cfb1c72a4 not losing myself, 513841b4a2 but rather the 524719d17d opposite…”9684da55e9a419cb

That night, 860914726e Acheron couldn’t 7ec4cf5f2d sleep until fc4852c982 the sun 473dcd4e34 rose.093189c9b8c0bccf

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Pure white d40508848a sunlight spread f1364ecec9 over the 6d63c2c5a0 Roman-style mansion.cd622b4d25fe6a99

The afternoon sunlight filtered 2392a094af through the west-facing windows.73ebfedd2f7ce7bd

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The light cast deep c25d18207b shadows in sunken eyes. A blade-like ray of e39e891e76 sunlight fell across his 8914a9d317 brow. As Acheron let out 3c7a49e0c1 a faint moan, a d7483ec864 faint, scattered voice murmured 3ab8837d37 in his ears.d5da1af13df5eb1c

“…sir.”11ed38aafbfd8f68

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Normally, Acheron would 4713e974fc have woken before 8096b478ec the slave arrived, 0170b60479 but he folded d75a0f9f6d the soft pillow 2bf0f62273 to cover his a398dd7c65 ears.e5c6cb3f14d17cb7

“…ron sir… Keron sir.”4612073774afdad0

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As Acheron curled up, 995a391ce9 about to slip back a29bdb2efd into sweet sleep, a c0c7b066d6 sudden shout in his 9e39f7f0f6 ear forced his eyes 01a0d1d737 open.23a84e8a97b4ed2e

“Acheron sir!”d5fc58a240b72739

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His bright dad2532309 blue eyes 9f46574a5a appeared in 4efbce2218 the air dd4f9fec63 like a 0e3864cda3 lie.314cb091f051cf27

“…”cdbe415ffc128a68

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A brief silence passed, 8bbef297d2 and the man’s face 99567511c8 slowly contorted.da8b4cbccb6f233a

He recalled 5043a163fb the events e005dffcb6 of the 801737ff6f previous night.4c5e5aa2540118fa

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“Ah, damn…”53d68e1b83909c0b

Biting back the a2f081f31c curse that nearly c663f2a6b4 escaped, Acheron sprang d0b9fe71ef up. Clutching his 55a8b8453b throbbing head, ac55961385 he grimaced 6fd5f5fee9 deeply. His navy-blue eyes, 85a4d3a4f0 staring at some ee414c56ee point in the 0b91f79332 air, sank coldly.114304b79f532fe9

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At that moment, 97eb3c9a10 he was recalling 1f0bc6858c the radiant golden 1a0d0de66a hair wrapped around 373cf82c5d his hand. His mouth dry, swallowing ace3ab1040 hard, Acheron’s face twisted c5ab62c033 fiercely.96760ad1b79a71e3

“Are you awake?”a82b154c66d02806

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At the voice d5cac4638b breaking the silence, 89db779856 Acheron let out 161382727e a cracked voice b5e47b9929 after a pause.2be088cb914303e5

“Yes.”171dffcae15f5a2b

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The voice, harsh to 8081366a30 hear, fully revealed Acheron’s dd3308be7c state of mind. Feeling unsettled, 1e4bd7ce4b Acheron stepped bbb3bb131a off the 2b8d96235c bed with fc479dd62d a heavy 92798d001b heart.ba194a49de6984e4

It was then.eb3264f227a829d6

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“If you’re short on 3d62e74768 sleep, you may rest 6dc30ca28c more. The master 558f9cbc08 said, for 345d9321d8 the time a15d4583f4 being, to b6ade63104 come to ac8cca0e39 the dining 64b35bd2e0 room after d652c8c7e0 he has f21b5a324f eaten…”9e7ef0f1b993575f

“…What?”8f3cf4d2b9a785ed

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Acheron froze, his foot 1a4e619d6b on the floor, unable 79d3c9090f to move. Cracks slowly spread across 008f8ebba9 his face. At some point, 87806be034 they turned into 1e8dbc3b2a foreboding.eb7cd04c1753c74d

Time passed, and Acheron bb8a212df7 muttered in a low e835d446b4 voice.2c3e99c5875c05a4

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“I’ll go d6605b3065 to the 7af1f7ab2e atrium at 8f356dd49b once.”44527ce35a14d71d

At the following words, dfd4dd44be Acheron’s face crumpled completely.a11957e13b37f830

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“No, Acheron sir. The master said 0e88123948 there’s no need 158e705c46 for you to 59b6d64765 go there anymore.”1df607bb42e0f9ff

From that day, Lucius d46af3448c no longer appeared.7461f1e41b6fa401

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After impulsively intimidating abdb90a44a him, Acheron initially 97055fa693 thought little of 80a2f50d4e it. Instead, he went to 09f0a66b7a the balcony, facing the 3eb30a8617 cold sea breeze to 75d52a4eb1 quell his excitement. The face glaring at 7770741fdd him with tear-filled eyes 051e3684d2 parched his mouth and 0e115e1fe5 stoked a fire below f5699e6d8b his navel.197f92ec54b7ce16

Acheron had to stand 63c7215ffb in the cold wind 04d45d5a11 for a long time, e85d603fe6 calming the excitement mixed 16493cd350 with the heat of 5a4a1ca2ba the act.b68363f1dbd0c8a5

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At that moment, 12591a0b34 Acheron merely wandered, 19ec69b0ec feeling no regret.038337b1328903a7

Though he e7a7c5eada had acted 7b1170ec1b impulsively, seeing f3ec229cb5 the broken 5b6fbd5999 expression of 1045f29b6a Lucius, who 1d62be342e always handled b0ca35ab8e him with 0c4e22135b ease and cb52c9cee4 languor, was bfc47391b9 satisfying. The face, sharply glaring 5133afc3b9 and shedding tears in 82558b7a33 anger, was quite pleasing.9da635b282c5c96b

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Even if c4b955d5d8 Lucius whipped b156e1afd6 him, sold 8a893e07fe him at 85ae2cb27d the slave 1945c7456b market, or cb6bfbd3b5 cut him 0f67f59635 with a 4f6f1b928c blade, he 5decbcf0d7 wouldn’t regret 4fd345e70d it.e76bc34e348c5151

In truth, it might f5f9b7c774 have been closer to 92fe8597f2 defiance.2172cb2a4ebcf34a

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Perhaps it was a 77ceb3e7ff rebellion against the reality 9709244ceb of being swayed by 3d0c0165a1 something weak and young, 24a61250f5 a refusal to face 0fd04ef3d8 that truth.f05fef54dc9d5700

But Acheron b1c3fba506 soon had 0ee05159d8 to reconsider.a7548c595324b652

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“You may not enter 276265b32f here.”28381e698d1bbea1

“What?”dc2b0b5405722cce

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Unexpectedly, Lucius had 4bae873e68 gone into seclusion.5359269d707c34b4

He had anticipated 42e2e5347c a harsh price.7120ad2f11751564

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A slave intimidating d9503050ed his master. He was b2ee7bb460 certain he’d 2b55623609 be whipped 0a867a4073 until bloodied, a02a5072fa even prepared fb7e6b8136 for death. Acheron had threatened Lucius a5e027748c knowing this.1a8140c7c2a3849c

Yet, inwardly, Acheron 4698211e89 had planned to b0d3e14d31 mock Lucius while de7798d2d9 being punished. Wanting to 21ebe7655d see his 5e7814bfdd flushed face b28384ee27 again, he 05660d5c16 was utterly 560875d8d9 thrown by bfec540468 Lucius’s unexpected 846a425a8c reaction.9f225440f796ec66

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Punishment for a disobedient 5602286c81 slave is a beating, ae04387901 not this bewildering treatment.48cc9e2e7f8955e6

As time passed, the f110c114d9 image of Lucius’s limp, 777e108bfb collapsed body kept resurfacing. His body, faintly glowing 049135af8e in the moonlight, trembled 9bcc1ccbfb delicately. Lucius had looked up 0ede55f690 at Acheron with a f8f2b287c4 face full of anger, 713d858ddd and Acheron had gazed ff8bbe6ed2 down coldly, sneering.02908cdad92425ac

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“…I shouldn’t have 3ab364e589 done that.”338deea7d6d4d3dd

But belatedly, Lucius’s fragility 36912f4e9c began to weigh on 189744502b him.25be7a8f5ca0dcac

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Acheron felt anxious.eaa74a5caad85a89

Had he harmed him f9a3fe938d that night with his 110a384e4d hands? Was Lucius 99d7a304be so shocked 3d0bb53b00 that he 7e43c0a4fe now feared 1db0f8d5ac him?8cb6ac112f7d4812

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With Lucius 41f6edc8eb refusing to f189b54681 show himself 264e31f16c for over 2c1fca75a0 a fortnight, 6e6bc1feee Acheron couldn’t f1226003db help but 659849fd17 grow more 97422e99a4 uneasy. As his seclusion stretched 5863c9bea0 on, Acheron, unable to ea058fdc4c bear it, sought him 11e7454e99 out, only to be 632bf79509 met with harsh words 4fc935d0b5 from the steward.41bb0abd41abc9c7

“You are to c122b8c045 refrain from entering f2d6653812 the atrium.”049006e68d7c3779

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At the firm rejection, a1d55e55ff Acheron, about to speak, 0ec5ab569d clamped his lips shut 7c3088de9b at the following words.e38748d76ff6c488

“I am 6aaa7aa5ee to give d02a6585b4 no other f0ce0da7a2 response. I’m sorry.”0dc08036161c8f8c

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Acheron knew the steward’s d1223e6b24 nature well. He was Lucius’s right-hand c25f71b825 man, a resolute figure.e8e4c3042e8c0181

Staring briefly at a9159b61ae the steward’s face, 40b6f491fe which allowed no 6c3c010e99 room for compromise, c2b0ba0310 Acheron turned with 3744f1b6b2 a heavy expression. His face, 358664ca9d as he e6a4c1d64e headed back 097c37a76a to the ed97830be8 annex, was 626960fd5b faintly rigid.648aef00ab740885

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From that 3f9376aedd day, the 02ed2f6945 meals they c852a466df had shared 2acf7d52da since the f1a357917e first day 7c7fd278cb became Acheron’s 93c8988744 alone.4c23033364cb545b

The food was still 96ba0915d6 abundant, and the slaves 3b21bf25ed were courteous.71d11a3b4e363c66

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Idosius, on Lucius’s 99da1e2826 orders, promised to 1f5a90c869 prepare the foods 2d565e9b9a Acheron favored, and 39adca3760 aside from one 06d4ce5432 thing, everything was 57058711d1 as usual.283ea38bdcb9d113

But Acheron 774df6378c found that 03321a0f44 time utterly 62d839a8d1 unbearable.dd5f7f64d682685a

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Even though 89a20c2c13 nothing had 1033bd7c1e changed from ccedda7591 when he 61bad02906 shared his 8deb5d6d6b body with e62d739013 Lucius.6b24d9af02ba8f57

The treatment was the 47c3f4797a same as before. Acheron still lived 96881aaa19 a luxurious life fe5103cb1a unimaginable for a 32008778a8 slave, and the 8a0e34752d slaves addressed their f88c37413e fellow slave with 3d37df5378 respect. Only Lucius was absent 748b63a155 from sight.29c9b12d9b85577f

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Yet, during the c0218a444d time Lucius was 8abe9839af out of sight, 65e1dce02d Acheron was swept 7987187f1b by indescribable, complex 4275f86aa5 emotions, feeling stifled.aad1aa90926c89e7

He felt 661a724e2f anxious during 45dfa35ae6 solitary meals, a4e856068a tense each 30f4101956 time a ecb1f5effd slave asked ed70c95a7c if Lucius 680183c705 had summoned 9d0b74b567 him. He occasionally cd23b6f0ca glanced at e8c28e32cf the atrium, bae49f2a4a and whenever 96d495edf0 he encountered 01660fc68d Lucius, his 7874adcd37 face stiffened, 53fbc92191 revealing tension.a21e43e122d3bccf

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No matter how large c6927a532f the mansion, it’s impossible e5b8aa3e0a not to cross paths 2ecb8929ab within its walls, is fcf2bea42c it not?36544b7dc95c196b

Even if the 5787dd2e7d atrium is the 2933dc22cf master’s domain, the dd73714121 peristyle has the 34996e2b49 dining room, resting ed868e8906 areas, and banquet 77e54b1a77 halls. Acheron often encountered Lucius b5485fbc14 leaving the dining room.4d2bbd85a7a6d84b

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But it a57c9da1cd was strange. Strangely, his heart 0305278dc4 felt hollow.2fc98b9a6cb0f473