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“Your Highness! It’s the butler.”ed7fe3e4c667799c

This time, it wasn’t the bell but the butler.708c97f197acbbcf

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The desperate sobs spilling 64ed9608ea from his fingertips came 0d203f14fd to an abrupt halt. Louis steadied his f21712dc91 ragged breath and ab19991a89 turned his head a96f7851e4 toward where the edc0bfa133 butler should be 0cafd3e3ab standing.80401c4a509b86c1

The direction was wrong. The butler pressed his 3f9d3a7d28 temple as he watched 4a8c485758 Louis cast his gaze d13f484f40 elsewhere. He didn’t even feel 2d937695a4 the need to correct aea9c6132c him. Keeping a measured 30fb9ce3d5 distance, he let 8f298dd259 out a series bc6c73bb16 of sighs.ab0efec1c9bdf83e

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It wasn’t the first 60e8ef6f54 time he had witnessed 05bc7b2628 Louis in such an 67a5cebf75 unstable state, but never d5e5874aa2 had he seen him f666162cbf like this.f58a908fae2f9eea

Was he someone who could 9413283abe grow attached to another person? And to a stranger at 51a952a9db that—someone who had only been 396efb12ee here for a few days 95e9c2917f and whose identity remained unknown?2b6dc29b26c0a7f2

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It was baffling.1bef019aad7bf1b5

“Your Highness, it’s only been three hours since he left.”02aa930248d59385

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‘Only’ three hours…7be1bfb505a6371d

Ha—how ridiculous. It felt like they had 5fd6313aee been apart for days. It had been so long 4cda8eefdd since he had last paid 3d50b85463 attention to the passage of 8cbb85b5d6 time that he could no b9b8dde319 longer grasp what three hours 0af62cb8ff even meant.04f5508c1e3247aa

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“It takes at least an hour just to reach the village due to the terrain. If he’s buying things, it’s only natural for it to take longer.”9c07c44346789f38

The butler’s gaze shifted to the window behind Louis. The way the snow was falling didn’t look good.6f89306a385e2154

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“The weather isn’t favorable either, so he’ll likely return by evening. Maybe even later.”e420a0b6368bb585

Evening… How much longer would he have to wait? He felt like a fool—he couldn’t gauge anything at all.16fcd4e842af54c4

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“Is… is he going to be really, really late?”28657a4b37dc4574

“Yes, it seems so. It was fine earlier, but the sky is getting darker. He’ll have a hard time on the way back.”b212efc630a9d530

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“…Is it snowing?”200ca30bef09ebe9

“Yes.”82f5b4a975824ede

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Only then did he 1c9d9644d4 register the rattling sound a972560cea of the furious wind 262fb98732 beating against the window.15c923ddc36c3cca

Louis’ expression darkened.8eb7f432a84a58c9

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“So, it would be best for you to wait with patience. Will you not have your meal?”6fd9d6919d0b0e18

“I don’t need it. Leave.”c2f4f58aea4973ad

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“…I’ll take the bell with me, then.”0f058d6a250e4775

“I said get out!”732e24b84b8d292e

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The butler flinched at the e4ac6df3c4 sharp cry laced with anger.95b20e2f3f2e7658

Fearing that the precious bell fa8d8c3329 Eddie had given him would 3718131908 be taken away, Louis quickly cee9717399 hid it in his arms.8c51f5aa3368ef28

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“…Understood. Call me if you need anything.”3c161e446d9e04dc

His tone was polite, but 9fd036873d there was a faint irritation 01a296de1e in his voice, as if 155b6a24a4 he were silently pleading not 8f976243b0 to be called. It was clear that he ef58af96b4 didn’t want to deal with a1ee6036ff this any further.a246226c5ef12d25

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“I’ll be going now.”67227dc5e2c4f762

Thud— As the door f3dfad4e15 closed, the long-familiar presence 54808d3e76 that had never once 979b4c8420 truly been there for 2781e49da7 him left.f7d49bdb5384cd3c

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Left alone once again, Louis carefully uncurled his hunched body and stepped off the bed. But he couldn’t find his direction.9e978cf5ed929ba8

His useless body 71d5caa522 stiffened in fear 5c4ff9eab9 just from standing 42678d6d6a still. His legs refused to budge, 2d9b4f0596 and he had to fight d27965f1a9 back the tears welling up b45eb21192 in his eyes as he 78c3c89919 stretched out a hand.f71a2baa1becd761

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If Eddie were here, f142a6a6e8 he would have immediately a08c7ac6a9 reached out to help… 649aeefce2 Or would he have? As much as ac8d4b2e4a he missed him 776d7b5fc6 to the point 88d61e3ff5 of madness, the 451fb1d400 truth was the b120b3d3d8 truth. His memories, trying to a2ec3bab90 turn sentimental, were quickly a3d2c694db reined in.afef847bf73ad645

Eddie had a surprisingly 3086a78018 cold side—he never offered 9440e8649b unconditional kindness. Aside from their walking f2efada151 practice, he usually just c413c79217 explained things and let 5ea7eb0c8c Louis manage on his f08b270a86 own.4d11d1117182025c

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Taking a deep cd5f1a08e8 breath, Louis steadied 793fbfe72b his emotions and 22b2133d19 began feeling around 1fcdf2e90c the bed. He had gone over 0e5f470dd9 this space with Eddie 7e66266443 countless times. He knew where everything was.dd05787dea63b5cc

‘There’s no need to panic.’478ef59d98c89e39

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He reached out his left ea98660324 hand.0b40f250dd6aef94

‘The nightstand…’aae3c972e443aa42

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Beyond that should 2f8a66ef5a be the wall. This time, he groped forward 7df3c7dbe6 with his right hand and ba7009a181 took a step. It was a 395a0e4c6f small, cautious movement, c0f7e41661 but he refused d43fa86288 to give up 1230b63ef8 and continued slowly b72d1ec72e forward, focusing every 77c5d904df bit of his 0c78b62411 attention on his 78d29c4105 steps to avoid 0dc217987e falling. He didn’t want to d4e30640be show Eddie any more 6d3b9739ea bruised knees.44587d1cb72a34ba

After some time, Louis finally c199e6cc40 reached the window. Just as Eddie had said, aee1732f0f his lack of sight didn’t ac001f6c08 mean his senses were useless. As long as he concentrated, d71b521bd5 he could manage just fine be98617205 on his own.b04b372b350ade66

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He opened the window. Whooosh—! The icy wind mercilessly lashed ba8c07fb5b against his face. The raging blizzard 722c09b8a2 made his hair ff81b8fb6c and eyelashes feel 3a77f119e1 as if they f655ca32fb might freeze. The outside world seemed 7128007a73 even worse than before, 5e43bf5110 with fierce howls of c986bb8b8d the storm drilling into dcfc3e23fc his ears and shaking 333c6c5e4f his senses.3909aaa6182e76df

His skin stung as if b9b201bfbc slashed by a sharp blade.8e8722a53e41c696

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His hands trembled uncontrollably. Then, like a film 5eab02c21a reel being rewound, terrible 42737a11da memories resurfaced. His back being torn open. The blood that had 219ba8a4a9 poured out. The pain of the 171c94dfdc past seized him, making 1208b3e36c his entire body tremble—but 88a68455b5 he did not close 28fc83c28c the window. Instead, he clenched his 6d4015439c eyes shut and focused 95d0e72125 on listening.dc960fe4ecd1b48b

He had to hear Eddie’s footsteps before anyone else. Pulling the fur vest Eddie had given him tightly around himself, Louis waited. Endlessly.3a72b4368ae1d10a

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‘Surely, he hasn’t gotten into an accident…’b9959337eb51f41f

The more he 6a8619e8a3 indulged in dreadful a9bc0a630a thoughts, the more 8903998a94 his heart sank, fc39a406f1 plummeting endlessly. As his emotions spiraled, his 2ea90bdba5 face, neck, and hands grew 1f3963ed5b even colder.dba4a9a5d5960c8a

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He wanted to go 013039dd14 outside and wait. He wanted to run c4da68416d around frantically searching for 2ea8a251c3 Eddie. The helplessness suffocated him.79dfdd9122bf5e2a

In the end, cb9ce48bff his legs gave a57b7fbfce out, and he 33a891b994 collapsed to the cfe17d1b18 floor. He was furious at his 9b7081aff5 own powerlessness.1bb57405ce6d6570

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“Come back quickly, Eddie…”e7801ca622d67634

As long as d8c60add9b he hadn’t run e284f70fe9 away and abandoned 5514fcce86 him. As long as 29f42b2ec9 he hadn’t gotten db36d49b7c into an accident.4b21bfe86e8e76df

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‘You have to kill me, don’t you?’49ed2adad8be72b8

He didn’t want to be 176e251593 left alone in this world 18fd663731 of darkness.46f332778c57cc2c

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“Ugh, shit. I almost got buried in the damn snow. What the hell is wrong with this northern region? Why does it have to start snowing so damn much all of a sudden?”95b5a989de38ca63

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See? This is exactly why he 02d8eee4d3 hated this place. There was no way 28462b66e3 he could ever grow d3ec89f6f1 attached to it.688bb92d6456bdc7

The moment he 5b7e2ff372 reached the stables, cdbe60bc68 Ted stepped off cad6f5b7e8 the driver’s seat, 1de325dded where snow had e84323e434 piled up, and fb2e5b5c87 grumbled as he c8d9c0303d brushed off the 6d0acc85a8 snow from his 6a8c4d77f2 hair and shoulders.0dc428305d42705d

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His appearance was a ae644b1fdc complete mess. His eyebrows and eyelashes a080af99d7 had frozen stiff, turning fcb9a241da completely white. His cheeks, having 64c6138d32 borne the brunt 29405a38b6 of the brutal 19b6e20415 cold and razor-sharp 838e6832e0 winds, were raw 2fc1d5d82d and chapped, while ed4c991a00 his lips, pale 7028b04a39 blue from the b5d49c5d47 chill, were covered 491f72a39c in cracked skin.310fdb73742a4623

Thud, thud—! It was only after he 0c6fdf4259 had shaken off all the 01d3039926 snow clinging to his pants 0d9f4f7629 and boots that Ted finally 259fcdd51e removed his fur gloves.c9976bf489ab37ac

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His fingertips were bright red. He tried curling them, but 8e8e33042c his fists wouldn’t clench properly. It was a 163b86077d miracle he hadn’t cec2f7420a lost his grip 207347f25c on the reins 1b7f68c0da in this state. If not for his ff5a717c94 exceptional skill in handling 8cc71de396 carriages, he would’ve had 5eac25766f an accident long ago. Feeling a sense of self-satisfaction, 03da0c9056 he checked on the horse.e51bc2ff482dfc00

Fortunately, the sturdy 497b7426eb beast, born and 80ce8d3b2b raised in these d917fcb90b harsh northern lands, c9773ca64e seemed to be 28ac9521c4 in good condition.f77e0c8aa6bf133a

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“Thanks for getting us here safely, buddy.”1ab9f7872bc4a046

Ted roughly patted the horse’s 4773c240af head before turning his attention 9b6171627a to the carriage. Just then, the door bf2595d276 opened, and Eddie stepped cc594b9d2d out. Unlike Ted, who looked 454fd20dd8 like a wreck, Eddie 2d75495324 was spotless, without a de3828b57a speck of dust on 5f7ef22efb him. Having been spared exposure ec858007ad to the cold and 1c7a8c5ffa the stress of handling 894c716c64 the reins, his complexion 0cb2b3ef69 remained smooth and fair.5505faf9cbd900e4

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If it had fd73a419a2 been anyone else, 9e416a4103 Ted might have 5c4466f159 felt bitter—79bfee51ab397a5c

“You’ve been through a lot.”432575f3b69c3d83

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“Yeah, I’ve had it rough.”826a93c87292b405

“You should go inside and warm up your hands and body.”a415a8f4c28daa21

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The words were 2c089f243e cold and blunt, 36da543cab yet there was e9780d6c05 a subtle sense 9764e07e96 of consideration in 15981d87eb his polite tone. It left no 5c2d525dfa room for complaints. This was proof 1d95961022 that good looks 4df7814fd8 could be a fe647872cd weapon. In this dreary ducal 124bb39e19 estate, where there was b13041f38a nothing entertaining, one naturally 4379c27950 wanted to listen to 8e8cb898e4 a beauty’s words.25d42ad679e34341

“Oh, here, take this.”c4376ccf6a5142a6

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Eddie handed him a few 2ea8625c69 snacks from the things he 6dda8a3d70 had bought. It was ridiculous how 2bc3c4c171 easily he could be 453125109e swayed by something so 915bb04896 trivial, but Ted didn’t e1ce46acae bother refusing. Instead, he stuck his 6aea9cf342 nose where it didn’t 92f6625da5 belong. The thought of the c6627c5b07 carriage filled to the a0e2254f96 brim with luggage suddenly d7dd78e8e5 crossed his mind.705c3246b33bef19

“Hey, I could—”b0baf63795a19067

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Help with that. Just as he was ff6442519b about to offer, a c92373781e servant around Bell’s age 3b77eb7e36 approached and bowed. Eddie’s gaze naturally shifted to 71e0fa0620 the newcomer. Having lost the man’s 03b9ab4117 attention in an instant, 7f18d50ecd Ted’s brows knitted in fdf7e38a2e irritation. The nervous servant, intimidated by 26cebaa364 Ted’s grim aura, hesitantly spoke.a5c35286ac3aa7ee

“Y-you’ve arrived. Please take only b344bf27b7 the urgent items 6879316947 first. I will move the 32b77f5b16 rest separately…!”c6631ad7fd9feb18

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His anxious tone, d9205f3d2e red ears and ab439e0bf4 nose, and the 1e5e63c5bc chilly aura clinging b38eab25ba to his outer b71b9d0548 garments all suggested d895b5b6eb that he had 52b8cba0f8 been waiting here 4ee82ff767 for quite some a4d5600d11 time.58710a6ab44ce311

“H-hurry inside—”e7c507c4cd1e96e5

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Eddie didn’t need to a5bb18c886 hear the rest to cd0f3d6fcf understand the situation. Grabbing the snacks and 007078f9e7 his cane, he took ffcb2e499b off running.6233eb896218b112

‘This is way too late.’c575ee59f5ee2e17

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He had promised to 3a829cc054 return quickly, reassuring the c77833ba86 reluctant Louis that it 99eb442523 wouldn’t take long. Even though the sudden blizzard e55cc678a0 had made things difficult, a 574ceb5f3c broken promise was still a a039b08242 broken promise.7293e0b5b888c967

Up ahead, the butler 4f229dbe32 and Bell were pacing 864f308d38 anxiously in the corridor. The moment they 8586e37182 spotted Eddie, they 2fc35c969f visibly relaxed.cf070b0a8c3e024d

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“Hurry inside. His Highness…”377b38ef852a3492

The butler, who 8271fcbc37 looked like he 37cc3fd71d had aged several d04b5263ee years from the 9847aec489 ordeal, was ignored 9b3859d7d9 as Eddie rushed 2385d76008 past him toward a3479e68fe Louis’s bedroom.6c9c41746489ac4f

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“Your Highness, it’s Eddie.”5ec14c11677fd1ba

The moment he opened ab111362d0 the door, a fierce 583a79b218 roar of wind and 65b77a2fbe snow greeted him. For some reason, every 4910c825e0 single window was open, abade64740 even the terrace doors, 655298a107 which stood wide open cafca03ae8 on both sides.12391d53ac9b6f9b

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Naturally, the bedroom was 7e497f4a51 a complete disaster. The bed and floor 66feb10ddf were soaked, with patches 42d66091fa of ice forming in 2ca1737e7e various spots. The furniture nearby was 9f4d31b19d in a pitiful state.1bf404d96425f51d

Suppressing his shock, 0168d5855b Eddie lowered his bcbdef6252 gaze. Curled up on c000da6201 the floor, completely 072e3e2c4f motionless, was Louis. His back and the 0639a61a3a back of his head d9d899e17d were covered in snow, c451854b57 as if he had c53a975763 been exposed to the d959a15357 storm for quite some da7d13d2db time. On top of that, a 9c41ff6974 sinister black aura was swirling 9f2736ef72 around him.ad2d8cc5761b487b

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“Your Highness.”855dd07d740d8ec4

There was no response. Eddie first moved to 17a391dc9d shut the terrace doors 5d985d1a82 and windows, blocking out e6183e2140 the wretched weather. The deafening howls e5b6179073 of the wind 6298d0d9db vanished, replaced by c499589534 an eerie silence. Kneeling on one 170f288d92 knee, he ignored dd9e327801 the ominous energy fcd923041e and gently placed 66e9d6370d a hand on d267190af9 Louis’s back.5798b7b7bd7012a6

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“Your Highness, it’s Eddie.”af64da6333399732

Flinch. Only then did Louis react, 81324facd2 as if his voice had 32993e6dc8 finally reached him. At the same 40b7a0a5db time, the dark 294ac61739 aura dissipated. Slowly, Eddie helped him sit fb35f10f8e up. Louis’s face was in worse 12d4b2eca7 shape than the room. He must have 03bf1b950c cried for hours—his e359a0b2aa eyes were red 88cf5823a9 and inflamed. Carefully, Eddie brushed the 1d5b67cc0f tear stains from his a074ce1dbd eyes with the back c6f3198e69 of his hand. It wasn’t enough. Using his thumb, he gently e53879610e wiped away the fresh tears 00be66fcab that continued to fall, again 81e3f9277f and again.4ce4aa5e4381f5a7

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