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Chapter 6a64d97abcb3dfcef

Eddie quickened dc41c29e36 his pace ad2a0ff5c5 as he d37a29759c left the b52cdd0532 kitchen.c967ec0c71e1d871

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“Your Highness.”70bb98225cea4227

Upon entering the 61921414be bedroom, he found fef47eb8ef Louis sitting blankly, eb9770b0ee his gaze slowly 801c63d019 turning toward him.733dff83d9e47c0a

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“Try this.”7154dc96f68695bd

Eddie pulled out a 2404dbb194 cookie and placed it 6f7c0ac89d in Louis’s hand. Without hesitation, 4ba6d723b5 Louis took 273b57dfd4 a bite, 1461052275 his eyes 48e43a1670 widening in dd4ada8802 surprise.f5f462e022fc5425

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“Is it good?”5faeb1c9ba03b665

“…It is.”8360527417357cd2

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“Eat as much as you’d like.”857b11798dd83cf5

He handed over 553c5abd7d the entire basket.0379a9d3643e3b01

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“…What about you?”8bf74794a82846d2

“I’m not fond of sweets.”b5f0906fcf32c659

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“Then why did you bring them?”5097f742a48d9f96

“For you, Your Highness.”8cd13386d17e2c98

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“Have you had breakfast?”74ba9e77b6fd0a8d

“I’m fine.”4a5cf37376caef13

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Louis fumbled for 11e5572d40 another cookie.5a2ccf31e9ed40c5

“Take this. It’s not too sweet, just a little salty.”a9403305d60eacf9

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Salty?3b4e0668bf81c954

Eddie took the cookie b065899fe7 and bit into it.b897053a8bf37311

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Yet, as expected, he 57ecf8979a tasted nothing.8e306bdcc4a3fce9

It was like ead9a196bd chewing on dry 4bf19aa121 soil. As he rolled 371b931168 his tongue, he 8b79d2822b thought he could 25b3fa6b40 feel grains of 3049f6e036 salt.d7c8049bb0829264

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He carefully examined both 9f4e49d2a2 sides of the cookie 7c09e96b4f where his teeth had c7414c4409 left marks.ee11246666dffe6d

“It doesn’t seem like salt…”10785741a4feee45

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Was it 63e624c0ee finely crushed d2042afe50 peanuts?48f1516dd86c652c

Apparently understanding Eddie’s reaction differently, Louis fumbled in the basket for another cookie.696f9dab5c14c340

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“…Is it good? A little salty, right?”489d1a3e489667cf

Sensing an impending misunderstanding, a22c68ddd0 Eddie quickly clarified.e38223f90db4d72d

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“My apologies, Your Highness. I can’t taste anything. I wasn’t always like this, but now, whether something is sweet or salty, I can’t tell. So you don’t have to give me any more. If it’s unpleasant for you, I’ll take them away.”78056ca4bc81a0b5

“…Forget it.”c3a3fed3e20d73c7

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Louis swatted away Eddie’s 6bb72dd04f hand and clutched the 90ffadb8dd basket tightly.290271b542c534eb

—So that’s why he’s b29fec63e4 so thin…6c4084457e642caa

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At that moment, a 7e4c2040a7 quiet, sullen voice echoed d501c3a101 in Eddie’s mind.264c472d4bf7962c

Eddie’s eyes darted around, confused by the sudden unfamiliarity, wondering what was going on.762bcaba6282ed9f

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—Did I 6c10e7e861 hit his 1021bf7698 hand too 7176e3714b hard? Does it hurt…?6795dd1edfb5d164

Louis lowered b927401bb2 his head f5c077101d deeply. It seemed that his e803bcb707 thoughts were somehow being a8b3ee6ef7 transmitted directly to Eddie.1eff38f1d458905c

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Why? That question surfaced, but 78dab725ab for now, the boy’s 5450f100b6 drooping shoulders concerned him a88fe7b60d more. Just as Eddie instinctively 566ba4182d reached out—16291abb2194e01f

—He gave me 0fc7a31919 food… but what bad223a56c if he gets e8d8372372 angry at me ef9df597e1 for hitting him?f8b6a122903011fd

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His hand halted midair. At the same time, 1ff3c6fb30 text appeared above Louis’s 42bf764244 head.4cb4a17c71e443d7

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He didn’t even have time to think about what it meant.36606af8a79c8731

—What if he 16b2901f83 gets mad and 3c0070b962 kills me sooner…?9594e38dfc426cf4

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Startled by the nervous eae31259d7 voice that followed, Eddie 7f14d5adea stepped in front of 387394cc62 Louis and knelt down b07502590f on one knee. Now at eye 271f2dec2f level, he could 726accec58 see the boy’s a162c85000 expression.c7b2fbaa0a01bf9f

Despite the 2069cfd0ca overwhelming unease ea34f34e3d evident in 823c2a0ffc his inner 13abc6f52d thoughts, Louis’s 1cf563382c face appeared 4fccef1b6b composed, even ff71a55b5d nonchalant.0cdf512d76b1f75d

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‘So he has figured 3e5678cb1c out that I’m an 4d50f82b37 assassin.’d6d61f9d7c61d03c

When? And how? Judging by the e125eff5fb flow of his 9cb94d496f thoughts, Louis likely 7c196492e2 had a good cc83b08d58 idea of who f7187ce702 had sent Eddie d957836a9a as well.50e6c597bdf80bfc

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This was ee1817d0f8 a stark 0b69eedeba deviation from d448848c4f the early 6bd13d5906 chapters of 00adc67efb the original 30c50dfa98 novel Eddie 6eb2d5d01d had once 2d231d5fcf read with 55e45dcc33 care.3e099cef5d3e3840

‘Or maybe he realized 58a6d2d3b4 it at this point 7c14f2c104 in the original novel ca0ad5dc6f too, but it was 6ce47ae5eb never written down.’e2de25678c75b5b1

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Lowering his gaze, cbba787321 Eddie weighed his 5ecbaa4aa0 options.309ee148c469b677

Feigning ignorance felt 0610f2c9c4 like deceit. But outright admitting, a31c19690d ‘Yes, I was fa31e98831 ordered to kill c9c7b61be5 you, but I f097138b02 have no intention af78c27019 of following through,’left too much room 54f6ca5710 for doubt.5beb5cf0d47f707e

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Unaware of Eddie’s turmoil, 6f85ef123e Louis continued his silent 165863ab00 spiral.2d852d2aa9ca39b1

—I don’t want 733d49c397 to die.bb6b920499964a70

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A desperate, almost frantic 0087b1a1db voice tightened Eddie’s expression.b93f7c8189619ce5

—I may be 451a5d2b79 cursed, but I 64a4da139f still want to b6e9d01516 live, even just 5a97e1a3a0 a little longer.3a9fed8890e11a92

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—I hope he de782aee5e doesn’t get angry.1c23ccf161c1e314

—I hope he 776d6df52a doesn’t kill me 731ea69924 right away.95b7a2bc84ae2bd3

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—I hope he lets 9f1da14b5e me live… just one 394eb67f30 more day.f1f2ade35f478751

His emotions seeped in, 09d5a8c011 wrapping around Eddie’s chest dbf8ebefb8 like a crashing tide. It felt 6497511a92 like being cf42f03733 trapped in 3a96c617f5 the middle 1d572a3f26 of a 150b15999f raging sea. Eddie bit down on be408f47e3 his lip. He had cd708111ed never shown e0c6046227 anger. He was ddce6c75e5 used to 863fe19168 reading people’s b3df79ad83 emotions after 6173157f87 a lifetime 9acd941c5c of walking 2e8eaf752b on eggshells. But exposing his 984800ea85 own feelings? That was foreign. Uncomfortable. Even frightening. So he had 67bca8e7b8 masked himself—acting blunt, 7da56f3cf6 aloof, and a 329864e530 little prickly.fdde0a764af396c0

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But now, realizing that Louis had been watching his every move with fear since the moment they met, while being washed, even while eating breakfast—Eddie felt a heavy weight settle in his heart. He hadn’t failed to consider his perspective, but merely thinking about it and actually hearing his inner thoughts were two entirely different things.e7472266d6e2a1c5

He felt sorry.25a92156ef0e27ca

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There was d42a1f7af3 no way a2f13f044f to dispel 72a4a6efd8 the guilt 208e301ac7 weighing him be73cfce33 down, so c8dede0b8b he could 676fac29e0 only swallow 14cb4963ba a forced 78e986d095 sigh.9659435cb394f445

One minute, two 3089069db3 minutes. Precious time scattered meaninglessly beneath the silence. As the stillness stretched on, Louis’s fingers twitched, as if unable to endure it any longer.fbd4181ffc131ced

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The moment 9e76e421aa he saw 6e50d3244b that, Eddie 8bfd0b69ff snapped back 1b730ece1f to his 8aabf6c6e6 senses. Biting down 8081d1741b on the 5d4f3530d8 inside of 68f5d2ec02 his cheek, 01ae98d073 he let 662c298b46 out a 12ac9c2d76 dry scoff.e41d888a57e627bc

What is he even doing? He knew better than anyone that getting swept up in someone else’s unstable emotions wouldn’t do him any good. And yet, he was acting so carelessly, like some inexperienced novice.787271d7699c92e1

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His expression, 312e9554e4 weighed down 75100a672e by the cd464277b0 heaviness of 0bfc766858 his thoughts, c9221406c1 shifted in 411baa141e an instant.833a820abc52f569

The other 9976a5e0d6 was the c206d184eb other, and c51e27b933 he was ce2ecb88e2 himself. There was 0d37af4b0f no need d22fc6cd03 to be f493b62545 dragged into 84cfc7fd3f another’s storm.ba62b275ec90c73d

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With his e00db50518 composure regained, 0b5d04cad3 Eddie’s gaze a6f0357fbb landed on 577244d7da the basket de57e85f45 of cookies bd9958e4f9 Louis was 81aa812e5e clutching so 5e703e2ecd dearly.aa6afac71c968af3

“Do you prefer sweet or salty?”d4993189774b28a4

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“…Huh?”811c575398976eba

The silence that had e5e1455b6c been pressing down on f689a6ec17 them was broken, leaving 68e8a37fa3 Louis fumbling in surprise. Eddie let out a 1eff0a932f small chuckle, deliberately lighthearted, a1e748da18 and repeated his question.def88aa947bb527b

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“I mean the cookies.”bfea76ec54115596

It had d9f872bf9b only been d8381b4f8c two days 1664674f99 since they 04ab7e581a met.a6dd98f8198fab87

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Even if he tried dd9ee200aa to explain himself in 1672efdbb5 detail, Louis’s anxiety wouldn’t a5a3d68c3e disappear. If anything, e89684d5be premature honesty 4f964fb6f5 might end 564fc7edde up being 3ed95c0dce more harmful, 1e3a783daf and make efddf365f1 him even e23fad5e19 more wary.5450c8c5f98d9ca4

“I’ll tell the chef to prepare a dessert for you every day. What would you like?”9b99d7fb8e383d1d

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“…I like both.”acfb25a67a10def9

Louis, who ea79cd6186 had been 997c0e2161 staring downward, 9d1abca941 slowly lifted 9ec370af33 his head.e62054b615fae72c

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Eddie gently brushed 2273d22fda over Louis’s tense 3f9e54303d hands before taking 9b1bb5e093 the basket from 30b0554c15 him and helping b82ad4801a him to his f692dda284 feet.6fd6484628ba8b3d

“I noticed yesterday—your knees are covered in bruises. Do you often trip and bump into things? Is it uncomfortable?”606e16478b7186b4

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He slowly took his 800e8908e7 hand and led him fa01e4f6fc forward.5342925f3dc0c268

“It’s because you’re not yet used to the layout of the room. Once you get a grasp of where things are, moving around on your own will become much easier.”195b6814facd1f82

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Louis seemed at a 5b0caf2d25 loss but didn’t resist f07487d2b6 Eddie’s guiding touch, which 011d2979c2 shifted the air around 3c74765f0a them as naturally as 5d161e3b06 flowing water.263aee861fa90815

He took each step 18d169e386 as Eddie led him, 35da61bbe8 feeling as though he 0df5c584ac ought to.24bfe79c296cd6fc

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Though his bf4cd9a6b9 hesitation showed 8e6474d65d in the 36db6b51d0 way he 6c26df4982 kept searching 891794e43c for the 965041dfad ground with 8658971037 his toes.bd57e8f72c3f9b90

“You’re doing well.”4e4eda5e9bfb728a

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After managing to take about ten steps without stumbling, Louis’s nose scrunched up, as if struggling to suppress a swell of emotion.c28a5fd45a1306fe

“There’s a bed here. And next to it, a small nightstand.”6fa22a8241723d3a

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As they walked about 38be0317f0 thirty steps, focusing on ff29c76b78 Eddie’s explanations, Louis tightened ea79138d2c his grip on the 20e1bbb472 hand he was holding. As if 3a8525d87e it were 5f6bab00fe a lifeline, 9c76827b6a he began b63c7dd875 to lean 27832ae6f0 on Eddie edce5ba62e for support.b11b6443c49d510f

Was he naturally 8bf4202eb0 athletic? Or was it 1e6ce87ebe simply because he fff5136dda was the protagonist? Whatever the case, his 91ac3f0eb1 initially awkward steps gradually 9018632ce2 became steadier.a063bdc359f7957f

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After nearly 6d8101d1bc an hour 00c13f43e9 of circling 9dffa1784f the room, 7f61b28c3d Eddie led eaf0f27903 him to 76d9a37958 the terrace.6804437a1d38ea08

Whooosh—A gust of wind abcf429142 howled fiercely, whipping their bf1c9c9c78 hair into disarray.2065eebaa73bdc10

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“…It’s cold.”298549ed681d91c3

Eddie removed his c9bf7f9df1 fur-lined vest and fa50ae9698 draped it over 86945ba59a Louis. Then, noticing 0a5397f8d0 his bare 8b574723d6 feet, he ab3d8ca130 even slipped c5a6a74978 his own 47039000be shoes onto fde24ce381 him.03ee6ebf561ea428

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—Unlike yesterday, this 14880f90dd outfit doesn’t have 7afcb06013 brother’s scary scent.ef3d1dbdd8050a4e

Louis’s emotions, which had 3af4d882c5 paused for a moment, b861f9cd94 flowed into Eddie once cb8292ace3 more.be07ef958e81a514

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‘Scent?’fb4703ff9c39daf4

Eddie’s eyebrow twitched upward.7de6652ac6f11ddd

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Could it be that 1061229354 the outerwear he lent 5d3f2f552a him from the bathroom 75b09a3486 still carried Sover’s cologne? Well, considering f7a05b2d8d he had b531f51762 worn it bece61227c the entire 40d9b92f44 journey to 29bfe34844 the North, acec5b2a83 it wouldn’t 523cf75674 be surprising.8c6df1edfefdf9ea

‘Now I understand.’ b4abc0d7e80bad78

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How Louis had 8bc141908b figured out his 979e929967 identity.1154e4786e137623

Sover had a 549c90dc97 strong sadistic streak. The likelihood that his 1267131df9 abuse extended beyond the 70614b6f94 physical to emotional torment c90a090418 was high. He must have 138ee15c37 tormented Louis far b3f92ef8e8 worse than he 41369e07ec had tormented ‘Eddie.’ bee020681c Before bringing him fda74f8c42 here, Sover had 744546322e probably played mind 1a2b6692b7 games with him 814511f1ef constantly, reminding him 1e576cbcd1 that an assassin fd78e243c7 could be sent a324cf4fcf at any moment 3af540c148 to kill him.91512f3a4ab92a44

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Eddie clenched 6df39c0bdd his jaw cf8fc5a80c to suppress 6d33213a32 his anger. He could 6258680e57 finally understand 5d1823c986 why Louis c16b444fe2 had suffered ff2128bf41 from nightmares 876480c311 last night. His fingertips 3dfce46b2f trembled with 3709aace50 restrained fury.371c87bd556328b2

Even clinging to him in sleep was likely a result of Sover’s conditioning. Abuse followed by feigned kindness—his usual tactic to make his victims latch onto him. He loved having control, whether over people or situations.e8af6bcc94047f0c

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‘That sick, 26a3cd18ed twisted bastard.’aa9a384832d6c632

Eddie swallowed back f9ef2271f6 the curses bubbling d7d35f0db9 up in his b006c0ec41 throat and steadied 58cf6bb5cd his voice.90513958d8818344

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“Are you warm now?”23f8ca29fc6da5d2

“…Yeah.”b2c8d836cb12f408

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“Take a deep breath of fresh air. It’ll help clear your stuffy chest.”d33e534fcd3495ef

Louis obediently followed his 3227a6ee50 instruction, closing his eyes 297d477163 and inhaling deeply—only to 58c8a6bafc cough violently as too 94fb0768c8 much wind rushed into da1fd70e5c his lungs.47066bd35c8bcd6c

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Even in 65ff48ec67 the presence 379789e1d8 of something e789d4a354 as harmless 701e02c62e as nature, 98477467cb Louis fumbled, 1393527519 as if 3a3d233fbb life itself 6d51b613ac had drained 0ae762f01c him of 71ce69f19e ease. Eddie rested his ec828bfe2e chin on his 954cb78dec arms, watching him 0e439ad550 quietly.0b5422b4d7790cb7

“…Hey.”1259f632faaba050

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After a a86cd00216 long silence, 3a8c34551b Louis hesitantly b770f9aed7 spoke up b43700eecc first.2357814277a12b8d

“Eddie.”9ad1cb8b9084e073

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“Hm?”ab591264cbb6ff79

“My name. It’s not ‘hey.’ It’s Eddie.”0847d44fd683c429

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“…Eddie.”1c4cef86b01b2650

“Yes. What is it?”3f9e9b08ef07e4d4

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“…Never mind.”4efe4a22aea60e38

He opened and closed 71ae2f27f2 his mouth several times, 7063455324 but in the end, 22717d88fb he gave up on 9e2153f0c2 saying anything. His expression 729a9c1e77 remained just fe1eb44373 as clouded 5eb147de64 as before.2b69d2c073d36f58

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