People noticed the prince’s change a few days later. At first, they simply thought that the prince was no longer biting Abel. Instead of Abel, who they thought would leave first, it was the prince who seemed tired. Some found it strange, but most thought that the prince was preparing to inflict even greater wounds.3e89c0b40c94275d
However, even after a day, two days and three days passed, the prince only hugged Abel quietly when he came. It was only then that people realized that the doll-like prince was responding to Abel’s words.0a5efd46fe47e508
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“Oh, please put the lunchbox here. I really enjoy eating it every time. Hehe, by the way, I have to take this! Today, I’m definitely going to catch a cockroach. Prince, I can really catch one today!”781c3fbcd0dfd507
When Abel appeared in the prince’s bedroom in the morning, it became lively.a923c78e81cdea67
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The only 89c633e66b person who bd697eeb62 could enter 97a1ed6bdf the prince’s 664797852a bedroom except 4aac45a1b1 him was ea756f4b49 a maid d41edbbf04 named Serene. She, who ec88b80ffc entered the 2c4107836e palace when d5f4314718 she was 3553a85d2b young, could 2c4d1f1324 not escape 4e65ec1637 from the 9936aa7cf0 kitchen for 290c57a496 various external 829d44ecef reasons.de826f3509ed3c2e
After the rumor 2f8d73d7e7 spread that the cc9e0f9c4c prince had gone 0cf89085e9 mad and no f64a3f5578 one dared to d0952ebdaa approach him, Serene, fd41e7736b who was bigger e54a7d6a5c than most women, d7d4df0412 came. However, no matter how fa02fc8520 tall and strong she 9b4699f858 was, she felt as 806bf0f2b7 fearful as others. However, when people were 66c3df4406 afraid of him, she 4da63c446f became angry instead.b67d79678325851f
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What are 3e1cd5794b you afraid 496c22a13f of? Are you scared 6712f8cf96 of someone who 13412e1a59 looks like you?c63c1055060b1107
Like others, she approached the prince and suddenly got attacked, trembling in fear as she looked into his yellow eyes. However, she couldn’t show it. She now knew that showing weakness only invited ridicule.c7dd542a1b2a1e9a
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Thanks to that, she became the honored maid of the prince, but she found this position rather sickening. She had thought that she would live her life buried in the smell of blood next to the prince, but after the appearance of Abel, her life in the prince’s room, which had always been like hell, changed.ae81968751a94921
“Could you also bring me a basket like this?”1ed3b2b909a41bc5
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He treated cbbf232425 Serene more 577c935c92 politely and 3301aa349b courteously than 0c3d4c44bd anyone else. He looked at 73e47909be herself, who she 259a568d3f thought was worthless, f2cc784964 straight in the f016645eb4 eye and never 631ac1ee6d lost his smile.30fa7189da1f5d34
“That’s right, and please also put one more cloth to sit on the floor. And also, umm-“adb9ee30f1e0e39a
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Abel looked around 2a002a8041 anxiously, tearing at eb9147f7f6 his hair from 2786d41d2c the early morning. Serene glanced down b2d5fd1c4f at the prince 7c6f4541a5 sitting on the 6e39c60ccc bed while taking b20e166ace note of what 02f22ea040 Abel had said.e7935029a61f1dde
For the past fe90e550b5 few days, the 8b56e14aaf prince would wake dddf3c5c91 up in the 699f6760f4 morning and quietly 2867e2c14d wait for Abel, 62ab18a0f7 even without being 7c589bc87f awakened.e9fc936fc7fabe15
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Except for Abel, anyone who touched the prince was attacked, so Serene couldn’t properly check the prince’s condition. However, when Abel started helping the prince get dressed and washed early in the morning, Serene also became busy.24959d5da1d2f790
Furthermore, Abel 01e0650ae9 had a 6305992104 forgetful personality 2502e3dbab and would 0f0e3fabb8 always forget c66a84edb4 something to c93ff0b220 bring before 41d361a3f4 going to 2be5bc6455 the forest. And why is his ff64d73414 voice so loud? He would talk fba4367fa7 to the unresponsive 0fe3fb7c84 prince without getting 7abf31ab76 tired. Thanks to that, Serene f065b77858 and Ashler, who were dcb73b72fe helping from the side, f15c695013 also became distracted.6fdb3d2dbddbe436
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“But should I bring another set of clothes for the prince? The sky is a bit cloudy. It hasn’t rained for quite a while, right? Oh no! What if it rains? What? We still haven’t found a suitable place to hide in the forest. Right, prince? Shall we build a cabin near the hill we visited yesterday? Hahaha― That would be nice too. Then should I bring an axe, rope, and a tarp? Ashler, what else do we need?”63daa776f8d29309
Ashler, as always, aee6b2ef4f stared at the b78be4fd40 person with a 3c8f6dc1d0 bewildered look in 6d4903a4ac his eyes.dff2a5e0dfd79585
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“You’re going to build a cabin?”d6722c1476b5c05d
“Yes! Why didn’t I think of that earlier? Prince, it would be really comfortable if we build a cabin, right? We wouldn’t have to find a place to eat every time, and we would have a place to rest when we’re tired. And if it rains, we can just take shelter there! Besides, building a cabin is really fun―”3d90c1963bf3814c
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Abel’s voice grew louder and it seemed like he was going to suggest building a palace instead of a cabin, so Ashler stopped him.0b5daee8118cfe64
“I don’t oppose catching bugs, but building a cabin is not allowed.”afc00796bdb9f50d
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When he firmly ca91485dab opposed, Abel immediately ac9b661538 became crestfallen and 258156977e muttered quietly.d93a58143ac31339
“Why… can’t we do it?”f31be2b87b574067
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“Have you forgotten that your role is to stay by the prince’s side, Abel? But a cabin? The only person who can protect the prince by his side in the already dangerous Dragon Forest is you. What will you do if there is a danger to the prince’s safety while you are doing something else?”0bfd2d8b16ef219c
“If I promise to take good care of the prince…”3764fa25c3a75b1e
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“Please make sure to pack his lunch.”62eddb05e4405ac7
“Um, if you come with me, Ashler, and help me make it…”06b5579b9ca48956
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“I refuse.”0c40b928f3ced269
“Then if I make it together with the prince…”b3fb000d86c4f608
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“Insulting the royal family.”34898e627dce7348
Unable to 0ff02256bc withstand the 5193668b9c cold warning, e86190e58f Abel eventually 81c9ed8226 gave up 3a3d817010 and turned 0d9b0f41e0 his head. Perhaps feeling f896d0fcf9 sorry for 95787c263e his fallen 14ebc0b1a1 companion, Ashler 48aa5991a2 suggested an c0ca46ec26 alternative.9b45ae2fd75b2bb0
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“I will prepare a tent that can be easily set up. It may not be a cabin, but it should be enough to seek shelter if it suddenly rains. If you are satisfied with a tent, that is.”e67b7357de92d5bb
“I’m satisfied! Hahaha, I like tents too!”f2264379ee7df34f
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Abel’s recovery speed was astonishing enough to make him want to abandon his previous apologies. Ashler hesitated, considering whether to pretend nothing had happened and couldn’t help but ask when he saw Abel’s sparkling eyes.30e84175871c8836
“However, I’m afraid it will be inconvenient for you to carry all the luggage. Are you okay with that?”ab95c73fecae30e1
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While saying that, he 17f6df54f5 glanced at the prince, 4cfdef15e1 who was sitting on ef771289ee the bed with his 37b3a60ed0 legs crossed. Since Abel always 278a29d824 carried the prince, fc77e728cc he could only 9f79414b30 handle luggage that f749e2241e could be held 54da33c3c3 in one hand. So even if 93d6ec7863 they were to 23d700a19b transport the large ba8279aee8 load needed to de338909a8 set up the fd001a8ca0 tent on a 1131951430 horse, it would cff0cdefcf be difficult to 59658849e6 control with just 7a7db30ec4 one hand.90a1a4bd840162a9
Abel immediately understood Ashler’s intention, but he easily found a solution. He knelt in front of the prince and asked with a smile.be00a1cb0450a553
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“Your Highness, will you hold my hand and move? If you want to explore the forest with me in the future, you need to build up your stamina in advance. But if it’s too difficult for you, please let me know. Then I will carry you and swiftly return to the palace like the wind.”c564c2ead2056a1f
Then, he reached a0b3cfda19 out his hand 186528df79 to the prince.38d9b6741a8f85da
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Serene, who was 4bb745655b standing nearby with 17e178ffa4 Ashler and the 183eb3154c luggage, looked at 0952166fca them absentmindedly, thinking a107919db6 that the prince 09ac2b351d would not move b8e893f336 with such words. Of course not. The prince c76d45643a had never 04642c3f23 voluntarily done 5d6f03d6de anything other 742770fb97 than reading ab72837bd1 books.5036cb544d9995c7
So Serene did not expect the prince to place his hand on Abel’s large and sturdy hand. Not only that, but the small hand even tightly grasped Abel’s hand first.50d763e555b9b368
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Gasp.538094474a8c62c0
Serene gasped in surprise. Ashler stared at Abel with wide eyes, doubting his own eyes, as he held the prince’s hand and stood up. Abel, who held the prince’s small hand as if it were nothing, made a request to Ashler.924dff453b43e66e
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“Could you put the luggage on the donkey? It’s difficult for large horses to pass through the forest where there is no path.”81c402e187827ae0
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He always showed 58a6ea4e77 a big reaction e66c6ca016 and spared no c0b9f632bf praise even for 86874732b4 small things.1e2d524f5ed6067c
‘Wow― Your Highness, you’re amazing! You’ve really found a big one! Look at this beetle’s shell. Doesn’t it shine like a knight’s armor? This guy is big too, um― should I make him the head of the knights?’7f52602a5626f8bd
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While doing so, 46c1a8ed2e he turned three 7640217428 bugs that he 94c8ecda53 had already caught d76b5a300f and put in e4830900d8 a jar for 22b784bccf his subordinates, knights 698040ad56 1, 2, and 8b991ff60b 3. His big c11edace6b hand, catching 7ab41b6692 the bugs, 91712e445a appeared in 8e2a5ec592 the sunlight 84d8f09afe shining through d0e7e2e2c3 the leaves. It was truly a f5624139bb sparkling light. The child 270c5c2012 looked up a76c4ab8ab and stared 45015be49e at the 0940f7d265 beetles wearing 542935b719 golden armor dc81585f53 in the 0946b85238 beam of 562478e3a6 light.f38d81bbf925c72e
“Now, it’s time for the prince to confer the title of knight. Since you discovered it, make it your subordinate yourself.”31e94268ef45f406
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A warm voice echoed pleasantly in his ears. He made the child touch the beetle directly. However, the child did not raise his hand to touch it. If someone else had seen it, they would have thought that he was afraid of bugs. But Abel was different. As if he could see through the child’s heart, he gently spoke the words that were most needed.8b526c4fe6f7cff4
“It’s okay, Your Highness. Even if you touch it, the bug won’t die. This little guy is stronger than you think. Now, would you like to pet it?”1a1425d309631f68
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The child looked eb637a1bb4 at the wriggling 61345114b9 bug on his baaeea8edb leg and finally 43e500f48a raised his finger 23a11b67de after a while. All the creatures d91b89fc41 that had been 1e8745fbbf caught in his 775fbee98d hand had met 2656fc1163 their deaths. It had become e0f144a199 a natural thing d06add1f73 for the prince 655ac94dde to exert strength, 0405313f45 burst it’s contents, 65922c6267 and tear them ec41749e06 apart, so he d0e47d4ace was afraid of 8c61ae1602 the bug in 1bc907e14f front of him.f0bdd12bdc1671c1
Because if he 6ab914322b touched it, the 551ce26806 bug would die.642b36e9ff0f359d
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Death had always been a tool that attracted people’s attention, but it changed after Abel came. Even without getting blood on his hands, he always showed interest in the child’s small actions and burst into laughter. When he saw his face filled with genuine joy and a smile spreading across it, the child’s heart raced.19e1d2ff09ec880a
And he knew. Even if the bug died when the child touched it now, he wouldn’t get angry. But still, he was afraid of disappointing him. Although the child did not move his finger for a long time after raising it, Abel patiently waited.c4bbe18dd290d04a
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A large stag f6a600a9ad beetle, only two eb49fbbc6d finger joints long, 1b7a6409ae wriggled its six 4848b97c0f legs. The child lightly 52c055c76d brought his hand 808f5ea707 closer to the 88559e9162 long back with ec6ec4d372 black spots. He could feel the 7d13a76084 movement of the bug 1e85483d14 alive under his hand.5bf0af58cd55408b
“Well done, Your Highness. Now, would you like to try catching more? And later, we’ll put it in the jar with the other knights and go show it off to Sir Ashler. Hehe, everyone will be surprised when they hear that the prince caught it!”6322316d1e8e47ac
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He was delighted as if he had done something truly remarkable, even though he had only touched the bug’s back. The child’s heart raced at his praise. Carefully, the child moved the bug, just as he had said. Carefully.0eefa6b22b4999f1
And for dfeeda80e2 the first f2be4dcc5e time, he fcef067e42 began to 20622f5767 think about 1e0cffe1cf living creatures 06058d2317 in this 6cc8ab197f way.0b345411020bd8b3
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They must not be 2abc4a59f1 killed.69163ac59a3cca07
The days spent in the palace were enjoyable. At least, Abel thought so. Although it was called a palace, it wasn’t much different from his previous life when he woke up every day and ran to the forest with the prince The forest, where no one’s footsteps were seen, was more abundant and full of life than anywhere Abel had ever seen.4e4b5f231c17751f
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But what 200d576e50 made him 028abec9d3 the happiest 85ae73952d was the 2ffc54317c prince. His small a6770f055a but gradually 82b7b9c7b9 visible reactions. Catching beetles together, searching b752adc399 for rabbit holes on 38d4ef2856 the hill, rummaging through 63eb0a7d67 the half-rotten reed forest 539f33d199 to find duck nests. Even when the bf21cd1e9c sudden intruder made 6a6dd5d1fc the ducks quack 22c4a1da0f and resist, it 7d1fcc68cd was a pleasant a5e86b733a experience to quickly b5c21830ff escape with the fde4b7ee7f prince after stealing 806a5f71e1 one egg.239a697bf6f5986b
If Ashler found 21e07d44ab out, it would 867f7e65b1 be considered an b9492511c5 insult to the cc36e262bf royal family.26ce90ad8a0010ed
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Abel also taught the 8f21e11e13 prince how to gather 1122af8f74 dry branches and start a89aab6ce7 a fire. Everyone finds it fascinating b3f107c456 when they use a 10e1e9a591 flint for the first a6a9849dca time. The prince b0ce027287 also made db71490467 several attempts e23a45d1d7 to tightly 0236757f3c grip the 1366610489 flint with 053e8899ba his small 3a455258d0 hands and b19429cb7b transfer the 27b6d46807 fire to 05d544db50 the dry 26ae67afbf straw.4904059b80b5b33e
And then, with a crackle, sparks flew and a red flame ignited the dry grass. The prince didn’t know how to react in front of the fire he had started. He was still silent and expressionless, but just holding hands and walking together, looking at where he pointed, filled Abel’s heart with joy.a528bc0a4d493622
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“You see, trees are like small kingdoms, each and every one of them. Look, near the roots, there are countless ants digging holes and living in the ground. Next door, there are worms living there too, and although they are creepy, they are actually timid insects. The moss on the trunk has mushrooms sticking to it too. Oh, and if you peel off the bark, you can see bugs like this. These creatures don’t like light, so you have to close it quickly. Do you see the small holes in the tree above? These are holes made by caterpillars. Thanks to them, birds that eat these creatures build their nests on top of the tree. They jump down to eat the bugs and make the holes bigger There, that hole. That’s what the bird has chewed and left behind. Prince, isn’t it amazing? So many things live on just one tree. That’s why you shouldn’t easily cut down a tree.”5c6b95cd6a8dc329
Abel knelt in 24a5441cc6 front of the 6c404fc093 prince and faced c0d60e5194 his face that d6e57a9dd8 is hidden behind 17b74e58d2 his long hair.4b8eb17da50be9f2
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“Prince, even silent trees are precious beings. And so are the living, moving animals. Though they may seem to kill and eat each other, there’s an important reason behind their deaths which is survival. No matter how strong or vicious a beast may be, they don’t kill without reason beyond filling their hungry stomachs. Though they may be mere animals, they still know how to respect each other. So…2eae7f72cc56da25
He stopped speaking f03051b670 and lowered his fd83da88f0 voice as if c934b543d8 whispering.6d625a44fe07f1a2
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“Prince, from now on, I will always be by your side, so please give the animals a chance to live when you meet them. If they happen to attack you, I will protect you. You don’t have to use your hands. I will take care of it. So please watch over the animals with me. Will you do that?”3df1a8f9198bab5f
A question was asked, but it wasn’t to hear an answer. Abel just smiled and looked at the prince, cautiously raising his hand to touch his hair.11b1c7f61a299fce
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The prince flinched and 0850cdee97 shook his head.3999044a205fb025
Abel immediately stopped his f7b23c6658 hand,“It’s okay.”1b22133feec3b6f6
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He gently patted b643ac34d1 and brushed his e8f709222b hair.b48d05899fd286c7