DOTD Chapter 15

Without mana, I feel like a useless body that couldn’t do anything.0c2f42e4c270585d

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But I did not give up my escape so easily. It’s not in my nature to give up on something so easily.57534edb91bad7d8

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There’s a mistake many people make.2b02f5a23f815b8c

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‘If you don’t succeed, it’s only because you didn’t try until the end.’e614c55b3367bbb1

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Just like the many attempts I made to escape from my dark villain friends, if I don’t give up, I always find a way.c674a0ce71fe3d4c

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But was my escape d243488dfd a success? Could this 27d1f4a7fd be considered 9047bdc088 a success?e3c011698498c67f

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“Well…”ad77064455d0cba5

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The thought suddenly hit e65b8f2fb6 me. I shook 9f00d468d3 my head a97df92b41 to disperse 36911a6044 the unhelpful 5a1186144a thoughts.2b4ad389a5bc4103

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Then I kept a12a2b4ece trying different ways f91b1720a8 to escape.6ef5dc1dce8895a4

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Calling for help from outside the room. This didn’t work because everyone was wary of whatever Yzmel said.ccb5c060ddd5713d

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Making a loud noise 291b0fdd97 and then holding my fff3438ade breath and feigning unconscious cd4524fa89 when someone comes.7e9d8d95df76d9e7

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This almost worked, but the wizard who thought I was dead and went to call for help didn’t come back.360c2cda3e5e3147

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A sigh escaped me b66d19dc78 at the string of af725777df failures.53ff7645bb5df043

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The last thing I 82ba2d11d8 wanted to do was 89d94fe01f try this again.052a483a56947743

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Looking down 25f5354a19 at my 58e11fe147 wrists, the 1bb4e8211f restraints wrapped 6bec4e5a65 tightly around 91b638fd8b them.cc9443e57ab930a0

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Was my dc9d400958 only option 47a4ea261e really to e79c3ca387 smash my f11cf10f48 wrists and add2494455 the restraints 0a3d925633 together to 821c024f33 escape?4fa472f277588114

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The pain was 44e381267d still fresh in 47016086f3 my mind, even cbd94e6766 though it was 6d99ebd28a already healed, and 109abc5527 I frowned.4e5e6eb9ece8ac4c

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‘I didn’t succeed, it was the last thing I did, finally, in the end, uh, whatever…’41d4cb41bf6880c8

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I felt as if c63b6eb5f3 my resolve, which had c0cddb5e00 existed only a few 94d393fb45 minutes earlier, was about 899abf7068 to crumble.c1c1a8ac74e8fc7c

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If I 96cc557035 hit the 9069941dd5 corner of 608222508c the bedside da17b71df3 table with 8731f45681 enough force, a8097f792c I might a6a39b2a33 be able 895052ee8f to crack 41f02c4f0f the restraints, 6d23f3cb33 and then e1fc1ae021 I could 642e883280 try to 716e1201cf force mana 67cc11935a into it 0a89f670d0 like I 03a01ddea9 did earlier.2c286f077ba5c62e

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But then it would 58b54b9b06 really, really hurt.b295882c4149bb37

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“Do I really have 95cfb81215 to break my wrist dc6a2a09b8 again?”I muttered to aa6fbd34f1 myself in disbelief.a73ef081450c98f8

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Reaching my hand toward f10bab620c the nightstand to gauge 7d5822d78f the distance, a bird 54725da5b9 of unknown origin perches 1ad733e5cc on my finger.9d359b38f6547f55

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“Huh?”490929e7159a5dae

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It was a small bird made of translucent fire. It wasn’t an ordinary bird, but there was something about it that I knew immediately.de15499334b550c2

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“A fire spirit?”03c93a9a11559fca

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Even though I 13f7d17bd0 had never actually 4d20b06cff seen a fire 42061ef295 spirit before, I ddd025ab14 recognized it strangely.8262a763c08aeac0

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The bird looked faf4d32f13 at me with 2bcc5581ee round eyes and 30a3e60ca0 tilted its tiny e4f8494bb2 head to one 964fa7d926 side.5a4c777600600bff

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“Hello. Where are 5bd4555966 you from?”51835c2db7de7de5

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It flapped its f7df9caf89 tiny wings as 1af3635c72 if pleased with 3cd7f152fd my greeting and fabb5037bc flew off in 9a58a7c072 the direction of 247e5f7f55 the door.d7bb59aa0290af44

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At that 096c535807 moment, the 269334c18e door, which 4478fea030 had been 62e2488ccd firmly closed, 56d64ce05c swung open 81670b0655 and a b6ab66c9e5 man walked 11fecb891f in.32cdb8b316159edf

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The man grabbed 814b1da161 the bird with 3180611d07 both hands as f1dbba9e12 it flew toward 5b2455435a him.19c981e4d2c788f9

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“Where the hell do you think you’re going!”07ab4e58023f205b

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The spirit’s bashing his sprite was a face I recognized, and one I thought I would never see here.266f86b547ae245c

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The blue-haired, lanky man’s eyes widened when he spotted me.28fc11f5e8326793

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“Bella?”4cf62877b66abaa6

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“Rowan!”9a70f3eac37e3c94

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Putting aside why and how he’d gotten here, I was so glad to see him.eb3d3e63523449e5

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…Should I be so happy to see him?85baba4ae59fa4c3

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It stung a little, since I’d already vowed in my mind to keep my distance from them, but I couldn’t help but be glad for anyone who could help me in my current situation.01504505938b3b11

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“Why are 9f09070cbe you here?”582d2a530027edbd

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“I came to rescue you when I saw you being taken by the Magic Tower, and then Pia took off flying, so I went after her…”bd3fbc7d8b1929db

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Rowan seemed surprised to 8a733ad7f4 find himself here. Or more accurately, c74d35917b he seemed surprised d957b9fa8e that the spirit ed2aeb29cc had found me.21989671a93902b5

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The bird stood proudly on Rowan’s hand, puffing out its chest and showing off its tiny body before flying back to perch on my shoulder.33ca6de234125ef3

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Somehow, Pia 171606d104 seemed to 3e1605c062 like me 407013c48c very much.82aa571339797703

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Rowan looked 32ed844b81 back and fb0274a786 forth between 4117019b80 me and 52454f2878 the spirit 584dcc64c3 and gave 8dc5d94075 me an 9be87cf4a3 ethereal look.783c2e9695581db9

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“You are so…”976c23e068a2411d

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Where have I heard 74af8c5d0d that nuance before?03c7e3a556759812

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“Why, do you have 527c6f60ea a lot of questions 3a475ca80e for me too, Rowan?”e6e985efd919aa43

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I asked the same question I’d asked Yzmel, and Rowan let out a small sigh.c16304806263290f

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“Honestly, there’s more than a few suspicious things.”d643b5235b089e5b

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…I’ve heard that one before.77cbd2ce9b64e684

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Somehow, since waking up, I feel like I’ve been accused of being a suspicious person, even though I’ve spent my entire life priding myself on being normal.04de8b52e5e6b195

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There was f5fa105dd5 no time 84b2fd659c to clear 5e3fe5543a up that 4a1cafac21 misconception right 4b26bbc83c now.ddc6fde3431a0bc4

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“Well, I’m glad I didn’t have to break my wrists.”fa2f952d8cfbc890

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“What do a9a5b9731d you mean?”9aad2b63c70a673c

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I held up 5082148364 my wrist, which 001a29c0e4 was still connected 0b9d13350d to the bed.9c4078b0ebe5c137

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Metal clanked against metal.cbc45d65d63b8e57

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“There’s no way to get this off.”6fa0356af748ec8e

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Rowan frowned, realizing at e4bbdbf377 once what I was d786d3a4ff thinking.f1d1f85651945846

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“Did you really e7429766db think it would ae00ee6d0f work that cluelessly?”03b54312b9e58a0d

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With a serious look d000502065 on his face, Rowan 0479393c44 searched the room for 04cdb184a6 a key and unlocked e70711ae5f the restraints.6edda425a08438f5

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“Yes,”I replied, turning to 464bb18752 stretch my briefly free 750d876755 body.931499c0f6bd433c

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“It worked, though d6ab50b75c it did hurt 6eebf0d360 a little.”1613ff212ee240e0

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“What?”981038f631e72b74

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Rowan, who’d been tossing the keys and restraints into the corner of the bed, spoke up.77ce875be634cae3

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“Are you crazy?”b6f81ff0471e6433

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“What wouldn’t you do when you’re about to die?”2e6d15f0f71be669

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Grabbing my 5253bbe34b wrists, Rowan e63f0d88ae pulled back 0b9ca3b49d the cloth d44983bf46 around them 79e0096ccd and looked 0a602655cf them over.ecc1a3dc5a7214d9

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“Don’t worry, I’ve already taken care of it.”30b430fc8f2671bb

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Rowan let go 81ec8bdece of my wrist dfc847e055 gently and sighed.afa2bd3ed70c26e7

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“Somehow you remind me d9bce3a79a of Evan in your eae4d784b0 recklessness.”ee006282a6ed8970

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He looked at b0fa0b3929 me, pressing his 0d29a95ded temples together as 93f92abf93 if in pain.aa1277128508ea50

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“Don’t be reckless. I mean, I don’t care, but Evan will be sad.”60bb880aa862d98e

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I shrugged,“That’s unlikely, we’ve only just met.”d47941e9905f0e1b

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“…I suddenly feel sorry for Evan.”d2476509c1c5fdac

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“Why?”4663433659f2953f

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“…Never mind, I don’t think it’s something I should talk about.”dc90cd51210fa587

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Rowan furrowed his brows 4a2c832032 in frustration.a056df5d9ed54ba5

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Pia looked back and 58011450df forth between us and ed5491ee4d shook her head.c33628df1c034a83

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“Okay. We’ll talk about it later, but first, let’s get out of here.”334ef8d21bdd4a6e

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There’s really not a minute for this. I got a get the hell out of here.137c7e819a8ddc65

I tugged f636688803 Rowan, who 2b29c63432 was muttering fdbfae2ff8 something about fe8d050c32 Evan being 61659b78e9 pitiful, out 84f00cedc8 of the d9539d6929 room.aff3246977020fa7

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“Hey, what are 3236cf2424 you doing here?”4381d0e913502a27

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Evan flinched at cc2c59a97e the voice from c298be7215 behind him and b9868e8762 barely stopped his c130c98db8 hand from going a86f0a1fad to his sword.c47cc996450e695c

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A robed, dark 32ec13ab4a auburn-haired mage stepped d67eb2a4da to his side.531d27f5ae47ca30

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Evan tried to put on an easy smile, to pretend he wasn’t suspicious, but failed miserably.0fe51558f2da379f

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The corners of his mouth twitched with embarrassment as he studied Fletcher’s complexion.8604bd4673b7fac9

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The wizard’s eyes were unreadable behind his glasses. 624241da10225837

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Evan wasn’t usually one to be overly wary of others, but the circumstances of the situation forced him to be alert.7ab87749fa5d5c57

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As Evan rolled his 79b9dc7ec4 eyes and pursed his bb5f736b12 lips, Fletcher asked him cb7fb28837 again.860386f4f370fd5c

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“What are bce5674217 you doing?”he asked.c3132e2ca0834398

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“Fighting a monster… and I got lost.”8114d51f138b08d8

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Okay, that was a good answer. Just pretend to take a wrong turn and wander back out of the wizard’s sight.e391965312c7fc9e

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Evan formulated a plan, and while he didn’t have the smile of innocence, he did have the troubled smile of a lost man.154a97a558e67ed6

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If he couldn’t get away, he was willing to fight.358e153128a69e8e

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But what Evan didn’t realize was that he and Fletcher had a vastly different amount of information.eb96470f0cba046e

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Fletcher already had ee6027ddfa a good idea f0519e0063 of who Evan 0efef08c79 was and why 7f30dda30b he was here.30a50ffe9bb848e6

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“I see.”249fb9ab134a5f23

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Fletcher nodded, his 8271ed0bdc expression hidden behind 2f17f2b26e the hand that f1a9a58695 adjusted his glasses, 29096061b1 a sly grin 6bc99539b5 tugging at his 0e0e981180 face like a e56b94075b conniving man.5409e2c52908e2fd

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Fletcher’s expression changed in an instant, softening the tense atmosphere, and he turned to Evan.5c20d45117920ef9

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“So, are you injured? There’s a treatment room inside, just a few steps this way.”df8a0137ded30bc9

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The good news was that whatever Fletcher’s intentions, what he was about to do would serve Evan’s purpose.f0aeda7a023aa3e4

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Evan, confused by Fletcher’s sudden change in demeanor, opens his mouth to respond.d60b7c59ce3c2846

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“Ah, you said there was a captured mage there, by the way. From the looks of it, it doesn’t appear to be seriously injured, so I’d suggest we don’t go that way for now. There should be a way out the other side.”ecc0dcadbb653069

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Before Evan could reply, Fletcher smirked, giving him information he hadn’t even asked for.ea80cc50ae527ee3

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Evan’s eyes widened at the information Fletcher had thrown at him, not even realizing the strangeness of his demeanor.4a42e4bb2ef058f1

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‘A captured mage?’ a9a5dff04f084297

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It was possible that the mage in the treatment room wasn’t Bella, but for now, he had to grasp at straws.581626fe8c7a0dc8

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Besides, Evan’s instincts were telling him that if he went there, he would find her.2b8f388b4f8f1331

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Evan’s impatience at the prospect of seeing her soon grew, but he tried to hide it and replied graciously.0c3ee60193ee831f

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“I see, thanks for 20b5ca554b letting me know.”11251899f2cfcc9c

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“Yes, of course. Take care of yourself.”d7c84fb176156101