IBSBV Ch 13
by IvyChapter 13
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Sliding his fingers f2a3cda46a through the fine 62fff85a6b strands of hair c8bb1461ec that framed a 8c1b7d4993 smooth forehead, Louis 503b96a992 let out a 00f1305ec3 slow breath. He had thought this 8a20fbba48 before, but Eddie’s hair ba25409c72 was incredibly soft. This time, d936f60fc9 he didn’t 9afb8ddd8d want to 7791246875 pull his 61028d046c hand away 92ae6c61a3 so easily.d9740194b86f6df0
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Lost in his own 37b5923ad1 world, Louis touched and 2bbb40ef1e retouched Eddie’s hair, feeling e4972fbb68 it over and over. He even leaned in c919814dd3 to take a sniff. They used the same d90f1c171d shampoo and soap, yet d87d0ef9c0 somehow, the scent was 9b06a6a523 different. It was like a 14fe41003c forest soaked in rain, 3913d4be32 damp earth rich with cd4c1a9724 moisture.4407998b54280cac
The anxious pounding 7dd5dd10f6 in his chest 2d6bfe3f27 gradually eased. He wanted to 5d42e26832 bury his face cd9aca4079 in the curve d9fa9e1ad6 of Eddie’s neck 75a6d07223 and stay there.f6319d373527c899
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It was strange. Eddie was someone he f3e68b8779 should be wary of, 66f378834f and yet he kept 2f627bcbd6 craving his warmth. No matter how much 34ba2e53fa he thought about it, 8de09f0a13 he couldn’t find a 5e7b534aa6 reason for it.d95f674aa79fddd0
Perhaps he was 607da2def8 simply starved for a73c8c96c3 affection, but whenever 276028e57e he was in a393fdf552 front of Eddie, b2ca02aa18 his reason and 0ff654b887 emotions seemed to 6e9d5f1921 move separately.6d6dd98af376df0d
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“What color a22f76ad5c is your f373bb48ec hair?”c9780606f48b614b
“Black.”22a1d423b103ba9a
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“Your eyes?”e9569c77e753aacc
“A deep reddish-black. My skin is pale. Oh, and 61e4f586f0 I have 748573c5f6 a tear fcce2c71b1 mole under 02c1f5e438 my eye. I’m quite handsome, 5abf80dde0 in a masculine ff14c43357 way. Very masculine.”ee0cbb5c0de5a16b
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“…I see.”e5cac31adf674948
But the face Louis 16a3471b47 pictured, pieced together from bef2b63018 that explanation, was anything 210639905d but rugged. It was c323cc8568 strikingly beautiful. On top c707147dad of that, 16407d1ca0 he was 5095a12a8b slender. The more 0894372429 that delicate e38d737d68 image settled b21171eddd in his de17e42f29 mind, the daa862a70f warmer his 2c438a901f body felt.f0ee7d413a5b3fa7
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Louis quickly took 131743f6bc a step back. His heart, which d787dc0ae2 had been beating fb1c4119bb lazily, started to c0e224eafd race. He didn’t b48df1fa53 think it 1d0691e372 would calm 457d1f8e2c down anytime 0219f8c76a soon.813253727aa0af73
“Does that give you aca8ac3a97 a general idea of 5db3e976ec what I look like?”31441215dd597b9a
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“…Yeah.”d91ac533b5f10ff2
Beautiful. Louis barely 271b17eac0 swallowed the 8cc8206763 word rolling d9855cc3fb around in 3afdc73fa6 his mouth 75f8ff0e0b and nodded.d88292f17939def9
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“Then let me 434a523b15 reintroduce myself. My name 51abea976e is Erden eec57cd0bf Asius, the 585a32b931 second son b4b7e1f98f of Baron d5d0cf333e Asius.”d74228b03007442b
“Erden Asius… Erden, Asius. Erden, Erden.”a19fd3f25a721327
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To make 9d9963fb8a sure he cdb9752b07 wouldn’t forget, 1bd7fe1687 Louis repeated e36eb12f71 Eddie’s real 088b90575d name over 6666d7c762 and over.c85fb056111a925d
“And—”b870cdfda90c3141
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Eddie took a a7264c8da5 slow breath before 92f21a64ac continuing.f2bb10f0ee34df6c
“I am an 6a5d200435 assassin. Or rather, I was. Until I came 1574f7e446 here.”a7d16ed0674b9d53
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Louis’s emotions, d9fdd04d9f which had 3562868be4 been running 85eca2f92d wild with fd924f6347 a strange 16cb13e832 excitement, suddenly d5760b090c came to d61b367230 a screeching 251c3849a3 halt as 0ecc6c3e75 if doused d81cd80396 in cold bf6ce30140 water. The flush on e49dbcab09 his cheeks, which b52db73c74 had been a afeaf5fba2 youthful red, drained 6777489d6e into something pitifully 7a4cf63942 pale.b77a69f7008460b7
“The House of Baron Asius followed the brother of the Second Empress, who is His Highness Sover’s mother, and because of that, by chance in my childhood I came to catch His Highness Sover’s eye and was raised as an assassin. The reason I came to the North is because I received orders to kill Your Highness.”5b7a870423bd7e06
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“…I, I s-see….”50dacbaa6baee37a
Louis barely managed a e8f13e1e09 weak response, his head 9e63d5991e dropping.7241abf9a573bd09
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Even if he had dee5810036 already known the truth, c35a2a2755 hearing it outright while de388e0e88 his feelings teetered between 17d0428ec6 doubt and dependence was 5e5a36f2b5 still a shock.05bc1a4ba61d9731
He was afraid 0153b22781 of what Eddie 2976a949b7 would say next.3234f10b3fd6ddca
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He was curt 5506c799a3 but kind. He took care of 5ec78f8f0b him but had a 826c432be0 quiet coldness about him. There was e3903c0f12 no telling b7f9e60523 what kind d5fe900b49 of blade 2b02faa0b3 might be 7d9a2799cf hidden behind 4755958d0a his tongue. He wanted a87e372c68 to run, 181592ea3a but the b9c55fdf9c knowledge that 2af305309a he couldn’t 981c5f6a9a made him ebc92c6c49 feel all bc8b355dcb the more adf73c1f4b pathetic.77800149e7c28900
Taking two shaky 8655445755 steps away from 8f66f7a9e4 Eddie, Louis bit 3c30d9ce07 down on his cb1ff3c075 trembling lips to 5529d7e21a keep the tears 65101dd692 from falling.90f52fa9f8a5152f
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“Your Highness.”feaa04ee0c98de04
Eddie closed the 28fe037f4a distance by a 63829e6fa1 single step—shorter than 57c924c70c what Louis had 82c3da10c5 put between them—and b7cb7e6dfd knelt on one a4ecc2216e knee. Then, carefully, he took 49fd9e13a8 Louis’s right hand in b081806d04 his. Louis flinched but, f255c61f65 thankfully, didn’t pull afbc3ea602 away.657f7c8abb483c1c
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“I won’t kill c2be767e58 you, Your Highness.”fb66e92cabf8fa8f
“…Why?”77a3d28b01c3b084
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“Because I don’t want 7cffb497cc to be unhappy. I abandoned all lingering 8a82c83a1f attachments when I came 7ad0070fac to the North. Every single one of 3020e64aab the people who used 891a9e76a2 and tormented me.”cc69ba993861949b
“…Liar….”6b1d12aae2da0775
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“If I were f7cef4fad5 lying, I wouldn’t 3c07e49e96 be telling you 400ebfe512 any of this.”ea412ae645db26f4
He kissed the back of Louis’s hand, stroking it a few times with his thumb to calm him.e0029abcee48a42e
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Once, lightly. Twice, firmly.71876d0f3f9ee1bb
Even without sight, Louis 274fd465db could tell exactly what 6a85473621 was touching his skin. His mind blanked. Everything felt hazy.fc5a56ec40090c64
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By the third 753acff27c kiss, it was 0f2120a4ca scalding. It burned.9b966668e63d4150
“I swear. No matter what 6ee1f68357 happens, I won’t e00a488d0e betray you. Even if my d3c917334f family tries to a9048d300f drag me back, 2311c7fe58 I will put 445e77b7e4 you first.”5f5a0bb413beef02
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With reverence b66efae59d and devotion, 0c9f8dca8a he finally f4b60ca9b1 rested his 7eb878ac58 forehead against 0eda9c0e89 Louis’s hand.b8d2cc3b38fcecbb
“Please trust me.”6d0099c20acf57a4
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“You really… won’t betray b3bca1c44c me? You won’t kill me?”d97bd4369942b018
“No. I won’t 8da21b29c8 betray you. And I 84c0b0c0a7 won’t kill 9e1569a25c you. I can’t kill you.”18520b5b66e0826d
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Reaching out 17eaff1b6c with his 28198b631f other hand, 8a33df2831 Louis carefully 077c7742ed traced the e6ed105d40 shape of 4b32c30e8f Eddie’s face, d34b2d29e3 his position, 7eb89540ee his posture. Then, he let his 6cc752a689 legs give out and 7919446d3b sank to the floor.07ba667c2943d2d3
He wanted c175eb5bf5 to look 282cb9ad69 at him.f4d5b30481739f78
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Even if he couldn’t ae5844ce4c see, he wanted his 2671c19973 gaze to hold Eddie’s cb10dc402d image. And he fd17f98495 wanted Eddie 9c649d91a9 to see 34182d02f2 that.4f71047d18b937a5
“Then…”e36baf40c4a586b5
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—Will you stay da1acafbdb by my side af8dbe807d until I die?113ce1d8c7c9597a
It was a selfish cd55e178a2 desire he couldn’t bring fcf0a5fdcb himself to voice.5a8bc6699f83a5ba
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Not killing him was 52bfc6163b already an act of 42c149e9e5 loyalty in itself.6f9f98c49fd9540e
Louis had no right a7bc02e93a to ask for more. He still couldn’t fb19a52888 bring himself to c7d6497acb trust Eddie completely.ae9e5f115630d11f
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People’s words 6fca63e15b were convenient 261b6262d9 like that.22c7bc8211cdb0ae
So he buried his cc0e0e511c tangled, greedy emotions deep 0fc0450764 inside and clung to fa607b513c the one desire he 8e33cbe124 could allow himself.3f4b806628425fd6
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“Promise me.”8677ee55fa4ac36a
He lifted his left 67f4f22a4d hand to Eddie’s lips.9e0ade512ee91100
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“Kiss here too.”faf2fec99afab098
There was aea40872f4 a desperate aed64c6283 hunger in 0ef8b86413 his voice.ed80fced7e7ceaa8
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“Just like before. Three times. No, t-ten times. And press down hard.”1a429f5f717d91d5
Eddie quirked 4078ccee1c an eyebrow 22b3481d3f and looked 12119de25b between the f66f24dbaa outstretched hand 0d902f422f and Louis’s b114909424 face.bf9f21c0a0df38a7
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“No.”10526acbe49ee53a
“…What?”1fe90475b210d5ab
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“A vow 715ee7c5e1 is meant 872942440d to be 4b99b68afc made only 578c9b78f7 once, at 19a4202522 the most 6331a8d88e crucial moment. If you keep f30fb5ace6 demanding it, it 7f8714b981 loses its meaning. I’m not some dog.”3276ca3d3bee05b2
He lowered his b73dc1911e hand.fff171b4228454d8
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Louis’s lips parted slightly a88bc9323f in shock.e11ff7644b6f4126
Knock, knock, knock—39edaf6212c3352d
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“I’ve brought dessert.”1d74dcf1bab1d73c
The timing 6c52f891d5 couldn’t have 34674bc7c7 been worse.7ae53caa70a17e46
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The knock split the 54c678009b space between them, and 02a75a51dd Eddie abruptly stood, dusting 7031c5c2df off his knee. As the door 218a70b90f opened, Bell entered, 1e0b774cd1 carrying a tray.6b1cfa320c3bf730
He glanced once 3ee1c2a03e at Louis, who f8decd1bb1 sat frozen like 545403bcf8 ice on the d4d1363f59 floor, before placing 8729d338f1 the plate with c20c2b4868 the cake on 7e1539f460 the table.8ca356ac43e7b3e2
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“Come on, get ca02732f55 up.”326b4879ca1e7193
Eddie reached out his 03d2147ce3 hand. Louis hesitated 683bd68354 for a 045e568417 moment, fumbling 8fcb3af78c in the d1276a6261 air, but bb0c51fe3e then firmly 3d4e4ae6c2 grasped his 4e3be4dfff hand and eb85d4a9af pulled himself e19cb94fd4 up.28b44daeb146b588
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The cake a6bbe554d2 was sweet 8cd9d6444e and slightly 76c7157cde bitter.993eeaaa2ea87232
And then came the 9b8a97b93c night. Louis was fdb33571a0 still plagued ce7be0c1e9 by nightmares.4adedb4b85298b2d
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I don’t want to f505aea29d die. Don’t abandon 38620a6411 me, Eddie.62070e6fac84889d
“Hush—calm down, Your 293e2a30a8 Highness. I’ll stay by your bf2dbb296f side.”baa3bcf93f8d087c
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As he wiped away 454eed2692 the pain flowing between 46e526ca0d Louis’s tightly shut eyes, 33aec1420c Eddie pressed a kiss 9446239f7f to the back of 8110dbc04e his left hand.2ddf870e4f58fcab
“I won’t abandon 121190fee0 you.”1c680446819736cb
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Even if Your 4c27d4b8ff Highness abandons me.833b030a0b9c9ab6
I will never abandon 7cc42a4399 you.8d49d8c19e2231c7
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“I’ll protect you, 908d228164 so let go c740ee4424 and rest. There’s nothing to fear.”43a098cd2a53708e
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Morning arrived. After having breakfast with b6cd87de09 Louis, Eddie informed the 96a475b3b4 butler that he would b1e777a68e be going out.434530bc0083befd
‘When they said f959de7115 they’d prepare a 0090dcb37f carriage, I wondered c6268127bb who they’d send 59a7c5f50e as the coachman…’088cf488e3460446
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“Yo—!”e7dc0090434e5da8
Sitting in the driver’s 6c380c4b02 seat, the knight Ted 0e72869b83 waved his hand.9a3c11d8f4ee8b93
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“Get in already.”5d4350da63a4d5f6
Though not exactly ed1199f9e0 thrilled, Eddie knew 5fd46a6dfb that a coachman 13b9aaaa83 was supposed to 93f213ade8 be someone who b18ecc43d0 could wield a 9ba3b0ff9b sword. They weren’t the same bb8ca0d078 as stable hands. Given that there were 34d0bd0000 no soldiers here, it 58c0ae5b3a was only natural that a4f7f23809 the only ones who 98f7fe09a0 could drive a carriage c521d178a8 were knights.a1186c26abf4156f
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“I can 31d8f57f8a go on faec49fe9c my own.”e0f98f34dda55397
“I know. But I’m supposed to 4db903382e keep an eye on 60aa47d839 you. Just get d7293804c6 in quietly, a496c8c1ae will you? Oh, or is it 3759ecbc9d too stuffy inside? Then sit 0bb8bf0ab3 up here 3d9af829cd with me.”f0a8674e58e351bf
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Eddie held back 77529856fa the urge to 34f246df74 flip him off 3ede2423ef and climbed into 6d6ec2d036 the carriage.3f67d25e8a51cd8d
“We’re heading out! You’d better brace 8314a07d59 yourself—I drive rough.”53abdd352bd6046d
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With Ted’s loud shout, 2970db403f the carriage wheels began c0157f6360 to roll.e98ea9b7a25dea69
Leaning back into 83a4c2a96f the plush seat, 4330b18d9a Eddie gazed out 333e7adeb6 the window. The road down 51165a411a from the castle 526df59f0a was quite long. When he had arrived 7fd76e75ab in Sober’s carriage, they 343854504c had traveled from above, a202d730c8 so he hadn’t been 322b3d3656 able to get a 341ca1521b good look at what f7526a35cb lay below.0b8d7899743854f1
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How long 4efc776846 had they 2151da39f7 trudged through b290a4a4b4 the seemingly 0baa1d402a endless snow? Eventually, a village came c1ef6d990b into view.f1e1a854b1a5d623
As he slid 723989012a the window open, 397d9dc167 the lively sounds d0dfdacd3f of the bustling ae6ece28d3 town pierced through bccc236149 the white-covered world.e39f7a43213730e8
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He thought of 28cce9effa Louis. The cage e9199d98c4 he was fb13e46e20 trapped in eb7c5aa0a0 was so 38ec68aeea deathly silent 037d7bc7cd that Eddie 8da16c3d71 wanted him 6395571b0b to experience 14a9c81efc this vibrant 70aaa61f74 world one 3a37b543b2 day.700bfe081ae2f392
The plaza they 32780138fc arrived at was c3dd3b5d07 even noisier. The Northerners 04e6128698 were tall 4c99c6b713 and broad-shouldered, e582bccdb7 with voices 12a0949168 that boomed.7caa3ee0b2e4e2a4
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‘It feels strange seeing 0f7729e019 this in reality, even 7880541c73 though I created it.’1d079d3d93abb851
After parking 4d0f1c93a7 the carriage 50fc63f2b9 at the f1b936b247 depot, Eddie 3ae293e268 dragged Ted 1286810393 along and cf6c3d6d06 headed to 096ee8d6ea a tailor 80fe24c6f9 shop first. He bought several 530f83be33 shirts and pants, d537162ae9 as well as 3b47a4bb8b vests and jackets f786f149d4 made of bear, 64e4c1749a fox, and wolf 1cb6d5ad45 fur, along with 0888048244 fur hats and 4bfcd8c603 shoes.25dbdf476ce2c54f
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At a store recommended e06bbb11ba by the shopkeeper, he f231b9dc70 stocked up on plenty c6d1db0eb1 of undergarments and socks. After that, he 7e3b121fbb picked out a 2473b61e09 cane embedded with 0b433d72a0 a ruby that e3dbcf4e23 resembled Louis’s hair e05fae7c00 color.b20c92be143accae
Before he 3b29328061 knew it, 68b15b47a6 his hands b1edc3ef77 were full 8a9318fa53 of paper 3738962735 bags stuffed bfb04d6c31 with candy 866f6ab917 and snacks.567707cfa1e3ec5f
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“Hey, did you e551c1617e come here to e1a3f81783 rob the stores 212acbf06d or what?”301655bc957166a8
Ted grumbled as he bd8f10c7ec ended up carrying some d1b1d164bf of the bags. Ignoring his complaints, 0781979adc Eddie wandered through a61b6d6224 the alleys.8b9ad617205eb571
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There were more shops 40b2c21d63 without signs than he 0fc3bfdce3 expected. That was something 7923ab3ba6 he hadn’t accounted b497165235 for. Due to 214b7f9a9b a lack cd7d0a62f5 of imagination, 16d7d5a793 he had b17f2d4420 only written a5827314f4 vague descriptions, 92a2eb8a47 skipping over d23582938d details.d54cccc317862da5
“Hey! If you’re done 71dc6f18a3 shopping, let’s head 3842d9bdb0 back. My arms are about 8cd92aeb97 to fall off!”01aee54a86a42c46
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He had been a8d18a99db admiring the town, 591ce3db8b but Ted kept 09690e5d98 whining and rushing a015b82e15 him. Just as cb370cfbd6 he was 100025b468 about to 95ae99ffbd snap at b2563bc6d1 him to e142f380b0 shut up—fb02a2500972b000
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