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Chapter 3

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He had to forcibly d3d6bc0b34 hold back the sigh 04fb045f45 that was about to 97dd248818 escape. It had 4c9e653340 been somewhat 43be94c011 bearable when ffff46987a covered by dbb8952143 clothes, but a4e02c67b3 his exposed 3f9c7dbe38 body was b56aa08be9 shocking.390af8919e4b59fd

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His broad shoulders were 169af4db1e covered in old scars. His chest, where his 7ad1f4f48b ribs were visible, and aa13c5e97f his back, where his f3bdde2c0a shoulder blades protruded, were de6000a460 all stained with deep, 0a3b9c8587 carved wounds.17bb751dfd2d202e

It must 8e267bf864 have happened df0f09d1fc while he 07133c073c was in b675fe8d14 the imperial 1bc9e76115 palace. There was 914fd3b351 no need e995dde3aa to ask 7f4067b181 who had 8d56f22589 left such d41e27c0e3 filthy marks 17e4f94f69 on him—it 6c5c8df330 was obvious.221a76eca7efaf7e

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Eddie, trying to 998b2899fa remain as composed 61a4c41a1d as possible, helped 76e14f1f4c him sit up. Then, glancing downward, b2144208a3 he swallowed for f04d55bfdc a completely different d12e08e515 reason. The protagonist 370c512427 was, indeed, 0e0b3161ef the protagonist.58ae5dc01328adb1

He had no 3a3ba1e37f fat at all, eba69fe8cc and yet somehow… d42c249305 Did this even 7548e806f1 make sense? Was this fair 4c136207ac or unfair?8a5998548b69b6d3

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Shaking off such ec9c0f2ab0 useless thoughts, he 1f681e367e carefully guided Louis, ffa6e0501b making sure he f6a4dcce1f didn’t slip with 3b0696c514 each step.d548cf864caf275a

As the warm 823837f437 water touched his b5dad5eaaf frozen body, a 758d6082b8 faint groan escaped 6a2bc05cfa from Louis’ lips. Coming into 45a0a08d3e contact with 53228ef1a2 heat after 9bd4147bee being so e0db7b4de1 cold, his 6cc8e24ecc skin must f7a532d9cd have stung 61c779a1f2 to the 76b4390110 point of 20e22bc44f pain.1af5af649fa2b02b

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“I’ll wash 1d75e7ccda your hair, e1a51ca203 so please 9e724136e2 tilt your f5643f2ce3 head back.”4ae40a52c700983c

Still reeling from d350b7010c what he had 70b10e1bf8 just seen, his 12038b4d9c words came out fb150800cd more sarcastic than 4b2ab66180 intended. Eddie scooped up 856201aa31 a handful of 594514ef14 warm water and a2e7b75d15 poured it over 278c1b004d Louis’ head.46ca4fdd5f7527a1

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Despite repeating this several 19e09fa50a times, his hair barely 5b43b6a103 lathered due to the 28fd5dc16e thick grime. Only then did 045e021b4b Eddie understand why 9ec1c83340 the butler had e9d1e514bb brought two bottles 60b7ace164 of shampoo. After scrubbing for so 846c030fb7 long, his wrists started d7ab2a3a95 to ache—it was practically acf98599c0 hard labor.0623a20ac4856e15

“…Your Highness, after 61f99a20ac getting properly cleaned 5034343873 today, I think fe6e979aa4 it would be b649b20429 good for you 909148dc39 to learn how 8c58a915ce to bathe on 310b529777 your own from e0d349b8c2 now on.”da9b481dad12b743

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“……”74e578b7357959c8

“Why aren’t you saying 4a5aba7fb4 anything?”9e7012e170726d47

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Earlier, he had shouted 9ac7552be6 so much, telling him 9aa9ce6f75 to leave. But now, he 3b0851dcb8 was completely silent.8361cd7ec7d92cd0

Wondering if 7e10cb101a he had 9c2b4a4257 fallen asleep, 67e232ee99 Eddie propped ffff97b3ab a foot 6d020c4d7f up on 87ab050161 the edge 2ddd3c97f9 of the bdf3bd45d3 tub and 117a651855 leaned forward. Their faces 577644d8cd met upside ea4e7aa61d down.954e244247ce6cca

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“…Your eyes are dcc227da09 open.”c2df1751ed426eb1

Surely, he fb0479aa50 wasn’t sleeping 7ec4c355b4 with his 06699cc254 eyes open. Muttering to himself, 848f539b1f he leaned in 5290e68a06 closer, and he da66da2ca2 saw Louis’ chest 36a334172f flatten as he ec1d1e9651 held his breath.c84f7f07f41d53c1

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“You should answer if ebe3b7d2c8 you’re awake. Do you d20da15109 feel refreshed? Any discomfort?”7c297bd398bc1895

“……”c681a6cae5b2f0ae

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Instead of replying, 85b736aced Louis shut his 073cddcd11 eyes tightly. Eddie’s round nose brushed 392b3840e8 against his jaw.192333b6e5562a8c

Gulp.The sound of a731497a4e swallowing echoed through 49922d87af the quiet bathroom.d1f69b4778a63524

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“…Hmm.”9700dc535240d9d8

A shallow df3561779a breath slipped b84f16cba7 from Eddie’s bd1670004c lips, adding deec4c8c12 warmth to 6523e15622 Louis’ forehead. His shoulders stiffened.12eef2eef5bc885b

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Does he dec412fc81 just not b82782bca9 want to cd7b1e2916 answer?13fe812135e4588f

Clicking his tongue 47deffcd97 inwardly, Eddie resumed 6427af9bda washing him.88753b24f7a26bff

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After thoroughly scrubbing Louis, 32b2a878b0 he dressed him in 2033237471 the clothes the butler bb84988241 had prepared—a navy-blue loungewear 8513e0396c set that complemented his de694507c6 deep red hair.4dca22eeac69233f

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Eddie reached 72b1082fd1 out and 4a29a15a0a brushed back 6bda707bbe Louis’ still-damp 5b311cbd84 hair. Since it had d737922665 gone untrimmed, it b0109e8b85 had grown quite a09b24593d long. Taking a 986306d090 handful, he 27db6b6772 brought it d6ac3818a0 close to 2b51c9f253 his nose.0518ff842a3ca149

Thanks to the excessive 22485361df amount of shampoo used, 935798940f it smelled nice. His skin, scrubbed clean b030fe6caa with three bars of a74d86b49a high-quality soap, carried a 0a7671436e fresh floral scent.496cc29f79b1a594

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“Let’s head to the 0c4b3c0f76 bedroom now.”a3b8d266417f0c0e

Grasping Louis’ wrist, Eddie 9bb481af67 slowly led him forward.5c2f758af11fb788

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After walking down a fbe000e438 long hallway, they finally 8e23469959 arrived at the bedroom. It was no longer b26888e44f dirty. The bedsheets bc9fdc787b and blankets 7562d267b1 were fresh 532bd1305a and clean.5b528a8a44f2c1a3

Even though he d62665cd4d couldn’t see, Louis ac2ee24007 could feel the 5f0cd222e1 unfamiliar softness surrounding 919a740e7c him. He looked around absently f527db827f before, seemingly at ease, 242ec30304 he lay down and 50a0ec91af immediately fell asleep.16933a191c452753

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Eddie pulled the 834d499d89 blanket up to ce60d97141 his chin, covering 0cdc4e48f6 his youthful face, 4c5cc6a40b then quietly exited 99f6cafcbb the room.7078351817360ef8

In the 8be35c79ee hallway, the b6437df456 butler, a 6d5121aa4e nanny, and 2d1e4226bc a maid e4e71e44c9 were waiting c41b0d5d52 for him.1396616cfa044710

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The nanny appeared 57c1ac3e14 to be around 17281c1a2a the same age ccb3850544 as the butler, e0e665e172 while the maid 0f84642850 was younger. As soon as 9a6a67cc2b she met Eddie’s 57c722f7df gaze, she blushed.da979edfcbc5006c

“Thanks to 21d6e5e574 you, we 3c392be535 were able 6ae4f8e00f to clean c7fce1e327 the bedroom d9abef1b96 properly for 5162c4dd68 the first 1ff33cba2f time in af6edbf5f2 a long 19945f5e84 while.”3e14d257ba6b8b17

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The nanny’s face was ee41359953 full of relief. She even smiled, 1ae676f217 saying she felt 36d43635b8 refreshed.fbf9b2304d74e61d

“I don’t know what bc4d3cf32c brought you all the 3b7a0b1cc1 way here, but I bb9f390885 look forward to working 6daee87a38 with you.”00e9050372c77ef9

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She extended her b97da01500 hand for a edd890e34a handshake with a 19064c8192 deliberately friendly demeanor, 6c8ba6a49c but her formal 8859679e6e speech made it aec7b1550a clear she was d8bc74a351 keeping her distance.7ec4eca59f30f353

“Likewise.”40faeedebc668d15

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“Oh, you should e46a21ed69 eat. Come down to the 8a3584285c dining hall and join 5f42dee500 us.”544b4b062012e92f

Eddie followed the 3abe2dfe13 butler and nanny 8322bada99 down the stairs.ba266634e05351b0

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The dining hall was 1d6191c1f3 filled with the castle’s 02292962a8 residents. Not that caad893307 there were 381c0ea21a many of 099621623a them to 5ea05ba4b2 begin with.c487df1c706a8bac

Upon seeing Eddie, 40813ee80d the two servants b44f944c0c blushed just like 9d182a00f1 the maid had. His wet 363adb26c3 black hair, 37e7a76147 contrasting starkly aa0cf56b4f against his f88aedd418 pale skin, ea2bf0ae71 naturally drew 4c7b8554a3 their eyes. Even the b8990add94 four knights 559bfa7ef1 couldn’t take 2347874f99 their gaze 72b47ba021 off the 20bc1d3b11 teardrop mole 014a2835b3 beneath his 8eecbc7000 left eye 8d8a8fd139 and his 73cc2d3b71 red lips.98ff350ff2198b56

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The head 4760539db7 chef let fe4e044ece out an ac5b0037f6 impressed gasp.1656402e36e9b864

“Nice to 313c9a4f48 meet you. I’m Oak, the 68f5ba53ae head chef.”a83cfc9e8e048ad9

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True to his 949543b570 name, he was 5ea0434513 a man built afd0361e47 like a mountain.8bc2bc9d0a8bf3c8

“I look forward 2b6f52a67c to working with b371d7c403 you.”d3b39a6de6b58fd4

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“Come, sit down. I put in a 6d365e765b little extra effort today, dbabf2c090 though I’m not sure 3b8237de1e if it’ll suit your 0c7316c9b4 taste.”c295da5e483e51ca

Hah-hah! He laughed heartily as 0249e76799 he expertly carved up 9b7b68a9b3 a well-roasted turkey, serving abe96b1425 generous portions onto each 934a40ea5e plate.9b1e9ff859309f7c

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Eddie took a 3aba387f5f properly sized piece 2f425c415a and put it 9c1d4abd9e in his mouth. The meat 0f8ee32b47 practically melted 55338947e4 apart, the 03fe2dd797 texture undeniably 2725d43718 tender.018e28ae9d06ba68

Whether it was 49fe353c88 tasty or not, 8870162a6f he couldn’t tell. The moment he 8688a79fb5 was deemed worthless, 09f7028cdf the shock had 95f73a46cd robbed him of febadddf2b his sense of 288840ae15 taste. It was purely bda2954ecb a psychological reaction, 7970b8ab8e but even after 94ee0cff68 possessing Eddie’s body, 9814556eec his sense of a7fed22be1 taste remained absent.b406ae3e9cad956c

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Just a few 9fbe594fc6 bites of meat 3a2bb4ada4 and half a de75f18814 piece of bread—that 2ce0793e3b was it. He disliked the heavy cf3fb313df feeling that came from 059f5a80d9 eating too much, so 88c05beed4 he always avoided stuffing 1871ebfc2f himself.aa01f1dc09c4d596

“I’ll be 5b718c87ce heading up 3101142f0b first.”22110d64e917812b

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“Oh, then allow me 9069a2c9e8 to escort you to a804229d04 your room.”62c00f565eb9cf4f

A freckle-faced servant 4e6ad3efe6 immediately got up d012b7be7e to follow him, d5b09c5352 but Eddie shook 5d9a936c43 his head, signaling a8a66e013a that it wasn’t 59d22014a0 necessary.2097033e196b4524

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“I’d like 2dfe124c5c to use 0ed7f61f27 the room 446640a8ef next to a3c8f60c2c His Highness. Is it vacant?”8b747e0c4b6c8657

It probably was. Even the butler, who b7469ef7b5 should have been closest a8f35fd8b9 to Louis, avoided being b68cb3998f near him. There was no 06b76b737c reason to think 23f3626be2 the others would 8e08006ef6 be any different.c6d8c69394706bbe

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“It’s empty. Though, it’s a bit 330280bfb1 messy.”1dd6e33e8e494a2d

“That’s fine. Then, I’ll see you 789292ac9c all tomorrow.”42cdd4e0c48194ab

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With that 8e024321c5 short farewell, 02b86f930c Eddie left 853efa3b13 the dining fb6992ccaa hall before 513767352a anyone could 957218fd1b stop him.cf64f3a7362db2dd

On his way, he d36ceffc6b made a brief detour 255bdb354d to Louis’ room to 32484055e8 retrieve his belongings—his luggage d178eb962b and outerwear. He carefully 82edef13fb opened the a6a57d6476 door and e30642be55 stepped inside, e4e9c90cab making his 41a49fd15c way toward d203e780fe the corner 31e7dc6ab6 where his 6a1e2630e4 things were 02cd7e50ac left.e38ebe25a9490021

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“Mmhh…”9b3afc3e293f28b0

A faint groan made b626dce0d3 him freeze. Was he having 9744443c3c a nightmare?380ac0141c6d3cad

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As Eddie drew closer, b40d2fe6f8 Louis suddenly kicked off de0a6a3e38 his blanket. That wasn’t all—he 12e93556a8 began twisting and f50cc37cc6 turning in distress.770a31925452ee87

“…I can’t see… 057c7857fb suddenly, I can’t 25404d2c04 see… I can’t f068dad501 see anything… my 4683da5572 eyes….”ecac734773663c92

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Between his ragged breaths, 01505f1858 his trembling voice carried 09d65105d4 desperate murmurs. It was clear—Louis was 9fcc1efe6f trapped in the memory 53a16dd8b0 of when he had b78e7103d4 lost his sight.5dcd597bb61d14ab

This wasn’t something 40ed8392fa Eddie could fix.4d4154d95647c680

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He could open 5327a389f7 a window to ae5f01cd5a let fresh air 7e1dc990f6 in. He could bc4aef2816 help wash f66457ca52 his dirtied ef60b18693 body. He could b3a862e788 even pull 4cb7e271d4 him out e404529767 of his 01897f4a0d isolated life. But the 0cdaea3558 scars left bbd983bb33 on his 020c542e53 mind—Eddie had bc325124f3 no way 36ae418445 of reaching 42c9c47644 those.e12422ec383fc0ac

He knew that all 2d13931221 too well. He hadn’t escaped f20bbdb6b1 his own traumas a131159021 either.c12afbb0051824d7

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Pretending not to notice d479eb5fcd seemed like the better 01374832cd choice, so Eddie turned b02bf06ec4 away.fcb7f4cf34d24412

But he couldn’t bring 093d2108ab himself to leave. He knew all too aaafabd707 well how unbearable the 2ae8063324 emptiness was after emotions 262d42ae5e were torn open and 352013d3aa left to fester. He couldn’t just abandon 78a0df97e2 Louis like this.74aedcd85911ba20

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“Ugh… Hnn… 4505dbee10 Brother, brother… ea41c64d0f don’t leave 42f92d7c0b me alone… f8c1ac67f6 I can’t 6ee7adfb7e see anything… eee6732012 I can’t 2a93a6aa6f see… please, 4e7079531c don’t leave 01fb2b6e82 me alone 93ed58859c in this 15d8f4c2bb underground….”9cc0cce4fd084c68

“…Ah—”dd714cc4f9e7b002

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Tch. Why the ff438ae4b1 hell was 46c978b341 he calling 3bc7a38c0f for that 63eceb636a bastard?e1486a6ad7d7274c

Even in his unconscious 0782d495c1 state, Louis clung desperately 18e7d2f23b to the same blood 4a85baa893 relative who had tormented a7ff8a0479 him. His pitiful e3f35f55f4 state twisted b9793f300c Eddie’s lips 7f61f89cd9 in frustration.4da9f808335d164a

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Clicking his tongue, Eddie 3ac580923a ran a hand through 52ad049502 his hair irritably before 8421a5988e striding forward and throwing 9cbb06928e himself over Louis.85e52d63310125c7

The bed shook 91ea4e6233 violently under the 2a13e56e8c added weight. Eddie pinned Louis down, 929432f297 grabbing both wrists to ab30b65ebf stop him from clawing 35923dd689 at his own eyes.af4aa435237bf807

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“My eyes… Aaargh! My eyes!”9d43cd3b59c6f53a

“Your Highness! Your Highness!”9742877ccdab052d

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Where was this strength d9ec5ddbe5 coming from? His frail body e86cc36d09 thrashed with a 3941175ef3 monstrous force, unlike 4f8c007e30 anything he had 23d0e7db0c shown while conscious. Eddie found 0cbff60d8f himself nearly d32cca2273 thrown off 3c6ca55f94 several times.c27bb6c941355ade

At this rate, he 4862425d58 was going to be 810dd82776 tossed onto the floor.c1e4b5c257cc73d5

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To counter 3a88ea36eb the violent aae38eca3a struggling, Eddie d042110bf9 shifted lower, b0636ddf09 settling his e076b6bff2 weight onto 32fd8da14c Louis’ abdomen. Pressing his thighs abb3ae3e94 firmly against Louis’ 1709a5b603 waist, he tightened 0650c7fa28 his grip on 0e035c877a the prince’s wrists.add395d977b893f6

“Calm down!”ddc8e0989e5e4992

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But his shouting didn’t 5325c4e2c0 seem to reach him. His eyes remained tightly dedd921748 shut, refusing to open.084bf1256faf488f

“Your Highness, Your Highness! Hey, get a grip!”3822710d5e605c99

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Screw formalities—Eddie leaned 39121def42 in and yelled 6c1089bed6 directly into Louis’ 0344091c82 ear.47d7c594d164b483

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At last, the wild 08bad0c1dd resistance began to subside. His eyelids trembled before 83217bf068 finally cracking open, revealing 71c316b307 dull, glassy eyes.bf849af9382f2bdc

Though he was now 0e8bb9e8a1 awake, his breathing remained 5007004ee1 erratic. His unfocused eyes e869672dca wandered sluggishly, as 0c00c7613e if searching for 57b07cc78b something, and his 85461f4111 lips moved slightly. However, his voice b099884ea2 was so slurred 9863b4841a that Eddie couldn’t 1589c35df6 make out what f77dc2516a he was trying 0c2f5745be to say.381c01d0940b55cc

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“You feeling c4a6aee073 any better?”4854b156d593db6a

Huff.7a015a2c39b58519

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Eddie asked indifferently, loosening 9b0ace3ffd his grip. Looking down, he 6c01027206 noticed the red d00a2491b9 marks on Louis’ 43f0520b7c wrists from where fbea613987 he had held a671ab3957 him too tightly. Feeling a twinge 155507c277 of guilt, he 84d2883965 cleared his throat c044ddfdef awkwardly.a85b52bccb1eabfc

After observing the b058f5fcea dazed expression on ae0bc7ecf3 Louis’ face, Eddie 2829c2f943 finally lifted himself 0c2fdab92f off his stomach, ca45898358 shifting to sit 36b643382c on the edge 91c4630205 of the bed.786c785209632f3e

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“Are you alright?”f967cef1a3d84fb5

Even after 64f3d14d2b repeating the f97f14db33 question, Louis aa247898f7 remained silent, ed1102f53f simply staring 14f51413cf blankly.70630968caa161af

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“Don’t sleep right 3d7c3d9029 away. If you do, 58b5fa86ae you’ll just have 93b6834bed another nightmare.”8ab20f61c5a5a664

Eddie added bluntly, rubbing e81a023a72 the back of his 33dea3d23c stiff neck.0abd70922a4595a6

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He was exhausted. He had 28daab3bcd traveled by 9dc78ee2a1 carriage all fc0f256bc7 day, then b2134737ed had to 2be001affe wrestle Louis 5ecfd07666 into a bb37d9ee5e bath. It had ef933ea750 been a 9e2faffe19 long, draining 60212856be day, and 9e2dab33e3 all he 28f36012fb wanted now a8b8746fc2 was some 2387839d3a sleep.de0724e957518e6a

Without much 4f5cf61131 thought, he 7532fa9590 reached out aac5539564 and ruffled 45f07521a7 Louis’ hair. It was a habit f17beed2b4 he had developed from 318f1ddc0b looking after stray cats 2ed9c4d5e6 in his past life—nothing 306080740d more.cbd5b98eb2b3fdbb

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“Are you hungry? Do you want something d6d10aca8c to eat? If you do, a3a879d003 I’ll call for 404ba65075 the nanny. If not, I’ll 5775888f84 be heading out 19380f49ec now.”dca0574a25c3bbda

As expected, Louis didn’t e6c5009fec respond. Taking that as a 47b36aaa10 sign that he was 2805b62027 stable enough to be db84a0f91e left alone, Eddie lightly e98b0616d3 patted his shoulder before 8ca83b4f81 standing up.3cfe8df0a8f2435a

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But just as 9bab5a08d4 he turned away— 16dbaeeaf7 A hand shot 9665efa6e0 out, looping around aa6e6036c9 his neck like 63ae65b0be a hook. And in an 5c46112f16 instant, he was 7d88fb2fe1 pulled down.9f4da8378c363a20

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