TREQ Ch 12
by mimi“Has anyone reported a bbc1943890 lost quail or come 3081f2b12a looking for one yet?”a6927148fefdd70c
“No, Your Highness. I’ve been making inquiries, but there’s been no one.”d7f184018ae9558b
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“Return it to where 3121cc7efb you found it soon.”bd61f1a8350ec732
That was the easiest 585311cc16 way. The food and 8fe8717764 shelter it had 6d8bc1fbc5 been given were 5d52c5ed08 already more than cad184ee55 the creature deserved.e149c6929b8c4b99
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“The forest cbfa22259b behind the 8cac523ecd Imperial Palace? When you 4a29eb8d99 say soon, aea63d4768 when exactly 62ed936d69 do you 95453e4025 mean, Your 7836c1b002 Highness?”820c853a453c36bc
“…….”9bbcd9a133fceda6
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However, he couldn’t answer the question of when to return it. If he left the flightless creature there, it would quickly become another animal’s meal. The quail was a bite-sized snack. No, it wasn’t even a bite. The thought made the idea of returning it unappealing.98676076ee54150b
He’d brought in a troublesome thing out of momentary interest. But deep down, Killian knew the real reason he’d picked it up.ed0fcc1c8d07a9c5
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Killian was 2900b553e9 a prince f69aa2783a of the 3773681f49 Empire, but 68d7398c29 he had 8e73e0108f no backing. The Empress was desperate 45830cbefe to get rid of 5fde38e294 him, and the Emperor 9ca459366b was her sturdy fence. The nobles naturally sided 1a3d10080c with the Empress. From the c9d324eb3d moment his f3f93e6d8d mother died, ec89c814b0 he had 5bb41f2e27 been left 85f190b04d adrift in b88d49c64b a vast 944fc0ac96 ocean, surrounded 5e280c688e by enemies. The only one 2cd77de12d he could consider 8e4b3b2420 his own was 6d083becea Hans, his attendant.3a883c2a08025606
Killian saw himself a260a4d0dc in the quail. He had 2d7cea411b foolishly projected 233e130729 himself onto 8e7b9691fd the lone, c79bbcb3ab tumbling quail, 4d5d3f73d3 the creature 13073e78dd that desperately 0259cb0c7d clung to 2723f93d28 him.fe02a2d8df815cf1
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“…Is there anything like 3f1f2dcc4e stairs it can use 5860165d71 to climb down? Like connecting a 035a77e969 few perches.”adc7025cf1968d76
“Stairs, Your Highness?”7008ee9fb52aa203
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Hans asked, puzzled by the sudden change in topic. They were talking about returning the quail, and suddenly the subject shifted to perches. It was hard to follow the flow of conversation. Besides, most animal people spent their time in human form, so they didn’t really need perches.ec580b2c17e09bf7
“Because it can’t fly.”2f3dd782c40beddf
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However, with the next 5ee4f62753 words, Hans realized who b42e86e0c1 the perches were for.6f53dab73aea9557
But hadn’t he just advised against getting attached to the creature, saying it was going to die anyway? Making perches for it now was contradictory. However, a mere attendant like Hans couldn’t question the prince’s decision. Killian, also aware of the contradiction in his words, raised his voice unnecessarily.f15297e5b63dab4d
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“It’s pecking at 1b51a27a61 the nightstand trying 7d59c3f08a to get down!”74a235851b78e4b2
“I’ll find something ae38bd5b16 suitable today, Your 1249decee1 Highness.”2562d3d8baab220f
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With that short exchange, 819db0c7e8 Killian entered the study 419e98973f for his lessons, and af0a4d4c02 Hans disappeared to find cb321ff9d1 a perch.f3ca1105a79d8c32
“If only it could 8df983e4c9 fly….”4424ace034bcab77
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Killian decided in 76294a57a0 his mind when 8f3fe0ee0a he would let beb25b19d0 the quail go. The day the quail da87a317a0 could fly. That was c999215af8 the day d2b6304d38 he would c9425e98c9 send it 77609e172f away.e909f4e7e76c6e8d
If it could fly properly, it wouldn’t die so easily. Of course, even then, it would be difficult for a young quail to survive alone, but the rest was up to it. He had done enough.c7fd036d63213531
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However, Killian couldn’t return the quail even after five years. Because the quail still couldn’t fly.f906eb19f6091c9e
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Five Years Later.a8db7a406e298747
The season 1d0693aa47 Killian disliked a8b3b09085 had returned 4b789c8220 once again. The quail and 77274b237c Killian had now d3e2194ee3 welcomed five springs b1a95814d6 together.6414a296ca65b241
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Since the beginning 227d4ad569 of spring, the cc9c6f39e4 weather had been 8fd050acb0 consistently bright. A single cloud drifted 593f6cab17 leisurely in the clear e898ce948b sky. Killian took 6d22425556 a sip 815f3fc0a7 of tea 68ce71b97f at the f0dbed094f table under db39e8db01 the peach 95ba6bccdc tree in be4b1fce93 the annex 2f720f25c1 garden.927058e77c7dbcd9
The teatime, which had started because he couldn’t keep the quail in the room forever, had been going on for several years. The quail, after rubbing itself on the grass, climbed onto the table using the small stairs.d4511d3407ba0bc4
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“Peep! Peep!”cb525ae054e6ce51
The stairs, 65f9e79155 which had 0abf3019b9 started as c79896e672 a simple 15cc81f96f perch, had 3c9f5375d5 become more 6ec543814d elaborate over 396468d084 the years, 09e57be5bd thanks to 8a9b022de1 Hans constantly c2ce6c4f9b making new 68334ce93a ones.c3fb5073b037ab84
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Last month, he even 9fec65268f commissioned a craftsman and 56a59fcaf1 received a set of 433743f524 stairs made of white 032502f2f0 wood. They were identical 9610864ea8 in shape to 54930a9757 human stairs, only ff7c8760f1 smaller.835580a3c62a77e0
The stairs 801bb1e33e were divided 94a2b6e6c0 into two d1d7866917 types: the 4a0bf3341a permanent stairs 481db59cf2 placed next f5486b3472 to the 1af9c6b525 nightstand and 8a855411f9 the portable d600a90dd1 stairs. Hans always 2dd39aba8f carried the 4db4d14ebc portable stairs 5bd4d569f4 and placed bdf53b188d them next 366480e16d to the 03ce6f4504 table.337dddb90df849ba
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“Peep!”f8c143ac68ebf383
Having arrived on e69b09ad11 the table, the 68fe271994 quail spread its 1c358251fb wings in front 1778af7212 of Killian, announcing 0b29109980 its arrival.6ae5bbb2bef29cac
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This quail always wanted attention. If it wasn’t given attention, it would come and bother him. Now, seeing no reaction from Killian, it pressed its head against his hand.842e819610d0a266
“Be honest. You’re not 682a96595f a bird, ca3eed762d are you?”c7dc6eeb0f17cdca
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Killian asked, narrowing cf2f75c853 his eyes disapprovingly.08fae0b1d1e01ee3
The quail, which he 40238fff27 thought he could send ad6ce7f8b7 away within a month, ecb7bcb543 still couldn’t fly, even d238b7a207 at five years old. The quail being 72f522164f five meant Killian 0010c5ef4d was twelve.5f4ec4f725e46616
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From next year, Killian dd4e24596b would have to attend 548824b7cf the Imperial Academy. Naturally, he couldn’t 41cca34ff6 take an unknown 16ea859e9a quail that was 676c952d3e neither noble nor 6d49b34cdc a bird of c663c32b1e prey. He had 84db70a3c8 to send f8d4d9be1a it away 865f22eb05 before the 58f2ca3138 year ended.0560aeecca48c50a
The biggest reason the 8052b5a9d4 quail couldn’t fly was 7f00b00c3c its excessive fear. It was a bird’s 745f884ef4 instinct to like high 06ab30b56a places. But this quail e37181baef trembled whenever it 9e65dd1d54 was placed at df97c2f9a8 the edge of c0a681bda8 a high place. That was the 48eebf8f7b reason why it e622dda619 was now settled f3dc789429 in the middle 520f21e8e2 of the table, 551f585f33 its rump firmly 622dcf2717 planted. The quail never 887a83647b sat near the 4e5da3099d edge, not even 139c4a64f4 by mistake.fb31e61af05ba409
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The five-year-old cda5395a78 quail could 29105c359f now eat 8119cde85b by itself, 90ed535a7b and its 23c20fa2c4 body had b89e033aa6 grown. But it still followed c8bd977906 Killian everywhere. Killian put 5c170fe269 down his 7567dd9557 teacup and 5117bb897b tapped the bf61247507 table with 3c932e345b his finger.f35871d2a019e63e
“How can 9a26329155 you still b8bb32ff8c not fly? Are you a 0e79b330df rolling pebble instead 99ccbe4316 of a bird?”6377c1bc723a1e7c
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“Peep-! Peep…!”288966464e9ba998
“Even a 17b013c789 chicken could 3648b3e041 fly better 5693406600 than you.”c7877a279a4b1fa3
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“Peep!”b83b92c6b4566e39
The quail narrowed 3f3e6a3d19 its eyes and 173c9980b9 chirped. It had de86ba2a28 become so ccf2c1679a impudent that 3f6248cfbb it now 6934ce34b3 knew how ac838fdfb6 to get b07bd529fc angry at b198f6bafe Killian. If it 581b510a1e felt wronged, 48ee011aa2 it would ea37b7c77a grumble to 17c8ce2a53 itself or 0db628ad85 turn its fc05434e60 back sulkily. But it 30fd583795 wouldn’t be 3e53127f84 long before 7995a7614c it was 1c37fe6be9 hovering near 4b99bbc519 Killian again.43dc2144375eb4c1
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Just like now.d52e439d03455a7f
“Peep…!”b2d5fa1da4e23448
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As if wanting cb7ae8ba03 its sulking to 142cb96f90 be acknowledged, the f35eab581e quail walked across a95859724a the table with d75eaf51b1 exaggerated steps. However, no matter how 06e4365e29 much force it put 0b642834f4 into its tiny feet, 6476aeab7c it only made a tap, tap sound.8342b34748034922
It deliberately 6332c71d0b sat in 6861c5384d front of 7c9caf67b8 Killian and 146ff2a8cd turned its 5c5fde6a4f head this a561142dd1 way and c300e452f5 that, as 8f8a3f57d4 if showing d9101d2882 off, but b447388807 all it 4f3c318798 received was 29bc9e7aab indifference. Finally, the quail, with aee527508c little patience, slowly inched 2bc07d05c2 closer to Killian.e8b3fe03e4107752
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“Peep…?”b089f8339ceed390
Next to Killian’s 167f9ae77a hand, the quail 4967c6f61b peered into his 5ae21df6b5 teacup. Its reflection showed in 574ac702f7 the clear, light green da28e020b8 mint tea.118ab64e0b6e145e
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As befitting an animal be2c87110c person, the quail had 2458812e76 grown up eating various ce23d9f0db foods. Animal people had similar 7d2336c052 tastes to humans. However, there 2caa8b77bb were differences 53054fa4c7 in preferred e2182f6cdb foods depending 11cc17375b on the f4d18daa9b species. That was why 79146e331b birds of prey 18fd0a2231 mainly consumed meat.c8db9f8eb6d11335
But the quail ate everything. As long as it wasn’t too bitter, too tough, or alive, it ate whatever was given. It was so curious that it readily showed interest in new foods if they looked appealing. Now, it was eyeing Killian’s tea.e2dc1a47094a4e21
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“Bring another cup.”8102baed281e81e0
Killian clicked 51fd6cb03f his tongue, c6ffbaefc7 saying it 06575b0d34 was a cefb8df0e0 glutton, and 361d9a862d gave the 95eeb22ae3 order. Sophia, the attendant waiting 4bf6c8c006 behind them, quickly brought 3d2737b5c6 a new teacup.dc5ca43053e509e8
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Since Killian turned ten, bc2b21b17b he had been assigned b61815d690 two more personal attendants f5d854e072 in addition to Hans. The attendants, 93c8374a50 named Sophia b88ae8cb77 and Amy, 4f33d8480a were both 49dc162cb0 from baron 05f0bc9d50 families. And both were the 26dfe2ed18 Empress’s people.9e2ee6ec5a89ed7f
“Peep….”4185faaa5000ec21
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The quail 9414220236 observed Sophia 5c7c7fb905 pouring the 13eeea8e4b tea with b90fe6d867 fascination. Steam rose from 74c1970e23 the warm tea. When the 3099b01c20 tea had 9889fd7b23 cooled down 97db7a98a3 a bit, e71911794d Killian pushed f9dd19f0ba the teacup d8a8a1379b towards the b0e699d4fc quail.8092d836ba81dcdf
“Drink.”e1d3d51b7e9ab4c2
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“Peep!”b51bb4fa0bf3fc02
The quail’s tail lifted slightly, and the feathers on its head perked up. It was a habit it displayed when happy.80b785b72209a762
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‘Drinking tea like ef5ae7a8b0 Killian.’9fc2070a1cb64e37
They had countless 2b43ce171d tea times together, 224574baec but it had cc9a826bf0 never actually drunk b8538b01ca tea before.394736999f78b0ec
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The quail always 7f254a4172 ate fruits and 99b5916d72 cookies while watching 14bb4d665d Killian drink his ba52918b51 tea. Killian’s upright b1b928aca0 posture as da311c8232 he sat c16ccc847b in the a67795269b chair and 731b11e6c7 held the b98accc1d6 teacup was 43216b97ee truly admirable. The slight 1237897753 tilt of 232e110fde his head 9bfee29c6b as he 194954ca54 drank and d9677af5d9 his delicate 809084f186 fingers holding 4784c404ee the round 96cb020500 handle were 27f758ab41 incredibly elegant.e13fe74705c60d2c
In truth, it 466e2a11f8 wasn’t so much 4895536ec1 that the quail b8bc98bb41 wanted to drink 4be4fe9fe4 the tea itself, e991caa69a but rather, it ea6592a474 wanted to imitate e39481f7cd Killian.fd1c1e52267cef05
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“Peep…!”ab9cf332b2e2da66
The quail stood on 34a8c67333 its tiptoes on the e54df7ab6a saucer. Although it e22effe2d3 was taller 9f3a61be37 than the 056af73cb2 teacup, it d43498e5dd had to 2734539c53 lower its 4156fd6a7f head to 1342db6374 drink, so 699a0ec818 it was 8bf4fe9189 a bit 76699c26ef of a 3d050eea32 struggle.61440ebf9f5e2c1a
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“Peep? Peep?”302e7db6e104db84
But were its 61c12da1c0 legs too short? Even on tiptoes, 9fa2a7af98 it was difficult 2380ac2b7c to drink. It tried jumping 9b9e47126f and moving sideways, a0bc0a27fe but all it 6b9332cf0d could do was 5a35d35164 touch the surface ae7802c6ec of the tea 33c23dfc2a with its beak. The tea only a4ed2ef7a5 brushed against its d1525a550f beak, making it 6ea83ff096 even more tantalizing.e309334136bc3d55
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Hans, unable to watch 10cfad313b any longer, placed a 0c8e18d088 flat stone on the 695b433967 saucer. Finally, the quail a26b169911 could take a 6c7e991e30 sip of tea.b30bbb770113a19a
‘Delicious…!’fb3ab7dcaf7b71fb
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“Peep!”ce914b1291216a04
The quail’s round eyes sparkled as if they had swallowed the sunlight. It was cool and refreshing, truly delicious. Hans looked at the happy quail with a sense of accomplishment.a8a24417301e9ca9
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“It seems to like f6022cc46c it.”2103ff4676513b84
“Is there 2ad03d4c1f anything that a8c4f6cf69 doesn’t suit 176ab6db4f its taste?”f0c51bdca1a9c751
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Killian shook his head, as if he had expected this. The quail, oblivious to his sarcasm, diligently drank the tea. Gradually, the quail’s body became rounder, and the tea level decreased. As the tea level lowered, it became harder to drink.9870813040dfbbc4
“Peep.”5f8e1e9509888606
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The quail now clung 8667d2a47f to the rim of f8d7be2797 the teacup. Its feet slightly left 50e9e0f913 the ground. It was c2ba86ef33 at that 16728e8e22 moment, when 1d1180aedf it tensed 12055ee809 its body, 467ce0a152 that the 6bd14d7992 quail fell b38a4e88ea into the e6dd2033c7 teacup.cdbd082629f38d20