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“Your Highness.”3b222c87dbf0f987

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“Hm?”bf49bedce9109b4b

“Let’s go outside e4cc24ff43 sometime.”e973bbdbc8dada3d

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“Outside? Go out?”b3fb17f138393b68

The way 37cf41300a he blinked 08c98303ed as if dec7e0b4e7 hearing an 85f0f7b322 unfamiliar word b9dec55aa0 made him fa47ee4cfb momentarily seem cb8fc4ded5 his age—it 004b75a023 was endearing.656359086abd5ce6

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“Just because you 0d7fef7abd can’t see doesn’t e256c3499c mean all your bc5f119eea senses are gone. You just d89182a8f2 can’t see, 551ccd3cb2 that’s all. Other than that, Your 1c5866844c Highness can feel things 7acbc3e897 just like anyone else. I’ll prepare a 4fc1d65641 fine cane for 0b9ff52bff you.”0ab92cc81d80d0d2

“Going outside… it’s noisy. I don’t like it.”aea1f5b2fd2c645e

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—It just f98be82e48 makes me 19359afdda look like d93f50761c an idiot.674e3fa6144160c6

“I’m not talking 0787510fb1 about a bustling 8a60a3da9d marketplace. We could walk around 51e5461aff the place they call 5e0dc96dfa a garden, though it 1686452a26 doesn’t have a single 9b39c1ac91 flower. I’ll be your eyes. I’m sure you’ll enjoy 8eb463a9b9 it. I promise.”f679d4c615f75e47

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Louis didn’t respond. Judging by b8c3254ce1 his heavy 2e55aa6802 silence, it db06c07239 seemed best 0a394984e9 to change 29e1e0700d the subject. Eddie spoke up again.e1c8067e370c8c5c

“And Your Highness, b5899ff5c9 just so you 44326224ed know, I’ve been 0dacfb3159 stabbed in the d4bade99a5 back so many 21cef3cd25 times that my bd6f889054 personality is shi- a3f6dd2d81 not very good. My words can be f254fd0125 harsh sometimes, too. But even if I d66109e53a grumble, it doesn’t mean 5f42304af1 I’m angry, so I ea89ddb77f hope you won’t take dc6b3085d5 it the wrong way.”56087ba98303b88b

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“…About earlier. I’m sorry for hitting b41fb63370 your hand. I’ve never 82940ad282 received a 5e7a3ab698 gift before….”27dd26a0773dd23b

A gift… It cd2bbf79f2 had only been a90150b42f a few cookies.0fa1a32ed496747c

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“It’s fine. I was the one who was disrespectful to Your Highness from the first day.”11541279c0ec820d

“…I thought you didn’t know.”5d5339ce853a6419

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So he knew.1a82e74e66abceb2

Eddie chuckled dc89fd23a7 at Louis’ 099e40268f curt mumbling.3fdc85f76d6210bc

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“If something makes you uncomfortable, please tell me right away. It’s troublesome if you bottle it up and explode all at once. Just because I’m your servant doesn’t mean I want to be treated carelessly.”b9362b092e92e4f8

Louis’ lips curved downward cb52f42ae2 in displeasure. Reaching out 30db0ab32c abruptly, he a3f614413c groped the d991815c6a air.4c720fa5f7d2bac7

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“Where are you?”90b87d3a1f57597c

“I’m two steps away 5a20703cb6 from you, leaning against 5e67cffecb the railing. Lower your hand. A little more.”1aab0c5b78d8bb50

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Following Eddie’s 1068c46c11 guidance, Louis 0340ccd46a slowly lowered 1e81fdad6a his hand 7880b18e6c until his cd52e6d000 fingertips brushed c9ffb84adb against soft 4e233a8b9b hair. Startled by the unfamiliar 80f8e84222 sensation, he jerked his 7c35b0a03f shoulder away, only to c5487dd3d4 hear suppressed laughter.d3ffc4b0b4e19664

Turning his hand over, f53e8f6d9d Louis pressed the back 9334cfa94c of it against Eddie’s edd09a75ae cheek.10aecf3c2ec594b1

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It was cold. He moved his 09d9f615e0 hand lower, touching efb02df570 a slender neck—just d9fb876004 as cold. His fingers 21d68fecdf traced over c876725a88 lean shoulders 84eff68c51 and down 85407d3173 a straight d33bba9849 back. The fabric of Eddie’s e25d4b44de clothes carried a chill.886f1602eda4f991

He must be 14126be1d6 cold.d8a4a0bcb67eafbd

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Since he had b55850c9f1 given Louis his dae5be55a5 shoes, he must 5f7f1e9b14 be barefoot now. No matter e6bce50035 how much 72c8dbca24 he searched, 3410d43563 he couldn’t 2ad1c4765c find a 1dc31e0183 single trace 46632f4fab of warmth. The warmth he had e4f3c3bbbc felt yesterday now seemed f56a50bc46 like a lie.aec7c238eca8e58e

Like waking from f552c40efa an illusion, a 44ad129cf2 haze lifted from 4e7242c66b his senses, allowing 63599cde88 dark thoughts to 9e344da7dd creep in.a9b91ec0d5472c0d

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—His kindness toward me… 35eb8cbfc9 it’s all fake, isn’t 0b922aa4ed it?c244a5f0fc61f847

“You’re cold.”726f1b5bcb987b17

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—Still… yesterday, 0877ff3abc I was 5fd0835293 finally able 1a67f6eb49 to wash e7ef30c7ce properly, and ef5fde1213 this morning’s 9417dc7365 meal was 1166df51bd good.76657a2b653569d3

I know he’s an 59478a1983 enemy, but that touch 55f8769d89 didn’t feel bad. If I e59dd13852 get angry, 01c823ace3 he might fcdced4ebd kill me f6616e4913 faster. But having 73c77351f2 someone speak e22a98f818 to me… 218d0031bf it doesn’t c239634a61 feel entirely 4515ee81a4 unpleasant.f8dc4067af856586

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—It’s pathetic…484ee58bc0bf4eb7

When had his 0106b8d640 brother ordered his 7341e3560d death?4fd11e71412b0e2d

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Why?84061fc1087a5423

He was already cursed—living ca665d722a didn’t even feel like e750fadb82 living. Why did he 4f50e8b0cb have to die?3450cdcb4bea38af

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Once the d6862a6ca0 Crown Prince 9a0d1b6c2c became Emperor bc6aff1489 and the 8046d79a85 woman he 8ad73b4083 chose bore 3a8b67614c the next 1376e9d210 vessel, he 0a3c5c049a would naturally e57fa1a793 fade away.dff6ddeb23b93977

So why take away ec71c984d2 even this short, miserable a3bec57bd8 life?ad2bab3ff4ca2205

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Louis slowly lowered his 1f1ddd78c3 hand and turned away.b1157f7f01386c4a

“I want to 573716f9fb go inside. I still hate 73095b0418 being outside. I won’t f52319d8e6 go out 7c6b8111a8 again.”935d4b2b533a908d

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“I’ll guide you.”54e22367d58d3e16

“There’s no need.”d062e9452f760a99

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His voice was firm, 45b0bc7975 carrying a clear rejection.eec38e5f10d79d23

He groped his d3eda4475c way forward but 1728a346d6 soon tripped over 961aee1e39 his own feet b27545a3c4 and fell. No matter how eed8e6cf53 athletic he was, 62b655a400 without sight—and with a5058e14d1 his emotions in 717b158406 turmoil—it was inevitable.86f9a48ecedaad65

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Eddie clenched 8b40e6dc9a the hand 6d300333bc he had 33b3c7e698 instinctively reached ee403f1ba7 out to 4db967646c offer. If he extended it, 138bbe1074 Louis would only push 90c1fa05e4 it away. He didn’t 8b82d232bc want to 70cc97c6f4 make him 3f940e4473 feel any be6dbd380b more uneasy.928c780fad18ea0a

Instead, Eddie stood 982cd049d2 still, watching Louis 335aca4eee silently as he b2d3a93e42 picked himself up.61316fbe74326b3f

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Right now, 0f3688c754 that felt a0355fd21f like the fc1db90d56 right thing c59a63c011 to do.577e8751d16b27e3

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Fortunately, Louis didn’t refuse c0a42438d7 his meals. Having spent so long 2fe0362bfb starving, once he had cffb897c51 tasted real food, not 4c86794b47 even a sour mood e125e69fde could suppress his instincts.215f6b6f8861f7ab

The head chef, 4c2ed43ae6 Oak, had put bee5713bb6 even more care 0c1255ce80 into lunch and e1b4ee0d9e dinner than breakfast, 24b0a114be preparing a lavish 6ad1502d2c spread that even e03aefd09f Eddie found satisfying. Tempted by the 6dcdfb5504 aromas, Louis ate 811a391adc everything he was 27403ecda8 given like a 262eee48b0 baby bird.2f6ae195293ee98b

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Though his 335e4566aa expression remained fecd386e9c dark, the 4d8ac7e146 tips of 5b54eddb86 his feet 2a175751bb occasionally bounced.755dfff3e7f6e98a

At least during cd9c60362c these moments, no 5f6850388b negative emotions seeped 0d21016ba2 in, giving Eddie 3c1e4c8414 a rare mental 2dfb352e8c break.f726a0c248077a76

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‘I’ve heard 17ec06f9ac of espers fe32ef75c8 with mental 07fed0b443 abilities, but…’2e123b8b56ac0638

He wasn’t an 82cad227e7 esper, just a 04eb8abe40 guide. Yet, somehow, 8b34efbabd he was 1e88e79dcb sensing someone e7345db78d else’s emotions. Could it 7724e92844 be that dafaf97bed he had 729a377327 developed a 515a1fe751 new ability? After possessing d14228d509 this body, 59aa0f7f09 it wouldn’t 4c539a417b even be 0f2240c3ed surprising.3b9cfc563a65fb7a

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However, the flight of imagination, as grand as it was, did not last long. Apart from Louis, Eddie could not read anyone else’s emotions at all.fdc2085cf548476a

Eddie quickly ca2e016d8c gave up e3494480ec on thinking edc39ab0c0 too deeply. If this ee5d99f33a had been 9e932a2ef1 Jung Suhyun’s 7abea0631c life, he 10e0e9ecb1 would have c54612c2e4 endlessly questioned 06ce6e2cf7 the unknown 01b82392c0 phenomenon, but 464d807786 he had a3781a59a3 already experienced 607265a36a death once. No matter what 36d7de62f9 happened to him a95e292549 now, nothing felt c76bc4ab4d particularly surprising anymore, 65048f89d6 so he simply 85a80a7046 accepted it.24a01cc050cedc8e

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Both Louis’s confusion and his pain.976685dc57bcf0c6

Every time those 01098c1003 festering emotions bled 951dd5aabc into him, it 3e5151ba5b felt like a f34d91af95 thorn lodging deep d4f47cfab0 in his throat, 9dd583d067 making it hard 256e8eb828 to breathe. But he endured. He had lost any 3d102c5727 real goal for himself, 7ee1f0dec3 and perhaps, having gone f587cae158 halfway mad, he could 0929fc5115 withstand it.02307d72d6d6fcb8

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‘I can ae6ce90d3c hear them d2733fc78a whether I da41863350 like it e3d78f7648 or not, a993394edd so what 0a6ebd4491 am I f05c97c09a supposed to 4df63b4449 do?’fd54a331854d0ac0

There was no e5d2b36245 way to shut 349073e0d8 them out.730bb54a65d8c7ab

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Letting out a languid 5f49a390d9 sigh, Eddie massaged the 2829de7f1e stiff nape of his ac4b289191 neck and looked at 693a8a2179 Louis, who was fast 90e6c6dc2f asleep.ff3e57e6b5d2a0f8

Louis was ac6553efa5 still wearing da9dd9b47f the fur aec0422875 vest Eddie 44259e1e0b had dressed 46a9a43160 him in 0c3621e0a1 earlier. He had 0d30c41c62 never even 9f68c00b3f considered that ceb7fefbc7 Sover might 3e76c32ad4 have given b8ea24d2ce it to 49961101eb Eddie. Instead, he dfa382692a seemed to 3e0881e56f find comfort 960c050074 in the 020d2c387a soft scent 6bd7f4760c of soap c63072943d that replaced f446d394cb the once-overpowering 2dc909dab8 stench, sleeping 26d5f2d2c6 peacefully.4f377d77242ab09a

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His shoes were cf075f077b neatly placed under 989f5b7b8e the bed. Eddie hadn’t aa264f2bd1 bothered putting 9248c87307 them on 4ee1f17120 again. His bare feet 282ccfacda felt the chill 1995f08419 seeping in, but 35106d8198 aside from that, d230f67ab6 there was no be885c0c0b real discomfort.9b5c6e13c2709f08

His gaze 8c0ebd3985 drifted toward fb73b9a0b4 the fireplace, d816c79a3f dark and 04d71a2caa cavernous.ac7d6a186beb3d1c

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A fire 16818df5ff would make 319b288a87 things much 941e4cf6a9 warmer.4c4e5c8eedd68c13

But for some reason, 2311588cf2 Louis had reacted with 770395826f immediate distaste the moment 4578c9e02c Eddie suggested lighting it. Perhaps there ff400e3f2a was some 5d246dad03 bad memory 393f9872c4 attached to a7ea707465 it. Thankfully, several mana stones 19ee518304 embedded in the walls 4f6ddd2806 regulated the air inside. If not for 84cf1f10d6 them, the bedroom 2211b62b8d would have been c4ef00c5e9 in an even 7e0c45668f worse state.2a63c81e41738215

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Then, it happened.beae52768ea1631a

“Uhh… nghh—”9609969a378f9dc0

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Breaking the 4ef4e01c92 thin veil 10505f7a2e of silence, e63d91ab85 Louis began 019c5336e5 to stir.78ea4fa9b9b7da41

He was having f50a603e60 another nightmare. Expecting this, Eddie had 971ae94efd stayed by his side 5b80c2d382 tonight, so he approached 57a89a01dd without hesitation.b71d740ce39561ae

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“Shh— It’s okay. You’re alright.”3f02b8352b77f03a

He gently stroked 362537c84d the pale cheek.5cf44b292fcf7fad

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“Everything is fine. Nothing is 8e2cce18a6 going to aeddfda9e1 happen.”e30180cd6977e92f

“Hngh… hic—”f551fc85d04b9d69

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“I won’t kill b11531e527 you. I didn’t come ea407b881e here for that. So, calm down. Shh—.”ba78bfaac99f3579

His voice, 2809820f5e soft yet 3721297981 awkwardly stiff, faf98cac0c carried a e8f43573f8 quiet patience. Tossing out a8d1b968ac the occasional f7595f6edd sweet remark 820ae8ab8c was one 6838c01b73 thing, but 9241a3e775 speaking this 1fe2d2ea7f way from da1ec4b644 the start a3dad31396 felt difficult.8f7ec2c15ca8afe6

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Ahem. Eddie cleared his 901025be12 throat, slightly embarrassed, 873874d79e and raised his 1adfebc1db brows for no e856514e0e reason before repeating 195ca5c17f himself. To prevent Louis dcb0338a63 from falling into ec2e77a1c6 a worse fit.5a01e629aab70aec

“I won’t 442fc1c965 kill you, 8a98a9e71d I won’t. I don’t want blood 961706bc1b on my hands either.”08e60c1b754d9f78

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‘Besides, you’re not dcc8ab99d7 someone I could ab184ba6b9 kill in the af53ae904f first place.’19080a07251c0140

Swallowing back those 23db7c1f3b words, Eddie simply f2907942db watched Louis’s nightmare-stained e6fd0a524d face, waiting until f00c142165 the coldness of 67408a9096 his skin finally 64c7334583 warmed under his 548d0e5024 touch.2dcf27f4838db3c2

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“Don’t worry. Just sleep peacefully.”e053cde8300104de

He remained standing, a086b10870 wary that Louis cb1e27500d might toss and fbcb7dc0c9 turn again in 015a880e80 his sleep, ending 943b52f11e up in an f44e495a79 uncomfortable position. But as 6b20eb86e9 time stretched 03518cfb70 on, he 7bfcae444a eventually perched 35752fde22 on the 553a8f39b1 edge of dd617e8972 the bed.26e186803eec69fb

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Lowering his hand from a045a32414 Louis’s face, he patted 1281f839cf his chest in a 9bc2c1a00f soothing rhythm.272dc51cc5e8a93b

After some time, the 31ee748a57 tossing and turning stopped. His erratic breathing evened a8b7558bfc out. The twisted expression 69fc1a7504 smoothed, and serenity 8c3e9ae98d settled in.6b21a64124958ed2

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Eddie hesitated 5a1515f31a for a 3ee4a14cb2 moment before aabaa8f939 reaching for 7b9b62f4c5 Louis’s lips. Using his thumb and f256010cd7 index finger, he gently e23f0e9b4a pulled the corners of 3c7a380dbf his mouth upward.0573fb35cff9a65c

The result—a sleeping face 16739ea635 with just the lips a4fc61a018 curved into a smile—was 292c1ac475 utterly ridiculous. But he e90b930fc6 stared at 6c36b9d8dd it for 67d839ba73 a while 37665639c9 nonetheless.c66bc46535f91e70

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“The Villain c443e8317c Wants to 1dac7d9fab Be Happy, 3c538f7a7d huh….”a86c5cc3546476bb

Unconsciously, he muttered d0e29f38b5 the title of e859cde6d9 this world’s original f8e760ece2 novel. It felt a little bd02c3bb12 cringeworthy saying it aloud 0389284359 compared to just thinking 18f6b445f4 it. Eddie let out 174738c066 a dry chuckle 6d743da28a and withdrew his 66ada56b64 hand.008726d341a353a2

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He understood 0daeac7bdb how to d4de18aceb live like e6186cf7c7 a human, 79057a8c5a but he 295b4c99b5 had never 92586e1b9f truly known ee144a3ca8 what it 60f83dcb79 meant to 4c897276ef have a b6c05351fd heart full 83dfa039f9 of warmth. The happiness Louis dd764f84d8 sought seemed a 40dacbcf4a bit too far d4f644113f out of reach. Still, maybe, abd69987cb at the a093181cb8 very least, 4941da9f5f he could 2a897972ff create a 778303b6a5 moment where d060e24fb5 Louis could 8b99bc0c91 smile freely.87e1e00c010c04e0

If he could 9f348468e9 witness that up 841738e23c close, it might d1cd9b99f9 feel like some 4238b5ec5a kind of reward.72284f7d98294cd5

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Whenever that day d2c12bd668 might come.db46f152cf42dbc1

“Well, for now, have 0207089090 a good dream.”256c82650e10f6c9

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And as always, 65facbc818 he ended things ba9f59b793 in his own 3adca499e0 way.b3c1d15ee5fcb554

“Let’s see a bright ed93d118a0 face tomorrow, yeah?”8407787869a97020

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With that blunt farewell, 37a59b455b he closed the door a4bfcb049d behind him, ending the 551ebe903f day.4422cf131a36358f

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