ITBFL – Chapter 46

ITBFL – Chapter 46b07daa4875a47879

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“As expected, it’s not 020aa3d4f2 here.”290ac84e312e192f

The pocket where I 65f9b4865a had kept the petrified c15e9d549b Cassium was empty.4aa5cf9832038424

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It was only natural 7e95f8d20f since Cassium had returned.34f93d1c77063a65

“Guess all that 9e8dece436 cursing I did 1f9010d0bb had some effect a31e738d98 after all.”7893f61cec1d4f0b

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I thought maybe I 38eb382631 should’ve gone all out d5911cd0f7 with it while I 13ad8f8717 was at it.4dd0486cdac1f81f

After all, I could 8bd8f0ad20 just say it was cad6c5ea1f all for him.de224be7b0786019

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— Thank you.d54a5fe475189ae8

— Was that why f95b557960 he said thank you 10153f5311 earlier too?67260c887ae11ade

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Come to think d39e728028 of it, maybe ab20815a6a it was.fc229486a470724c

I was b08e9a8af7 the one 9ae0c2d295 who found 36da7ff255 Cassium, let f18cb34765 him sleep 00e3341d20 on a 276030154c cozy sofa, 179bb8614a and tried d0a41279b9 hard to 1479227c71 find a 268b1426c2 way to 01c7f21915 bring him 684dbf9ba3 back—and in c7ccee20ae the end, cf500cbd5f he did ca51ef48e1 return.9e12e7d12a734341

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‘There’s so much 2369b4e036 I want to fc55a7b89d ask.’9cf55a55505272db

How he turned back 047589b160 into a person from 5f6a3ef86a stone, whether it really 699183c8a6 was Cassium who covered 6c40500bc7 me with a blanket 60088fc104 on the last full dc5aa485c1 moon night.d78e3cf8e706e8fd

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‘But I ee5f6bfb66 need a 9506990ac1 chance to 2107ae6f51 talk to a41777ae04 him.’db26f4bb86301f7d

We might run into 64dfa11d53 each other in the a01c01e307 Order quarters, but I 5afdc87949 had so many questions 66d023e934 I’d need to carve 3648b2a855 out some time separately.725dd9bbb090e4ae

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I wanted 04a0b4297e to sit 45b94fb55e somewhere and 63a28aa4ad have a f49046de62 proper talk 51f851335c over a 69bba64366 cup of 431e98ca92 tea or 1b538a5898 something, but 10fb068e59 I didn’t 4bfbef9089 have a e51a3b8871 good excuse c2c223b594 for that.5af4fa1bae5518a5

“Just going up to 8e46101638 him and asking him e442ada23b to have tea would 6cf0113c3f be weird.”3473f5b072076584

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I closed 1de410904c my eyes 4035f22e46 and thought c5338e37c4 for a d40b52b434 moment. I needed 76b9ad4f74 a natural 2163301a93 excuse to 6b7acac257 talk to faeb548860 him…67300ee78e55efae

“Wait, didn’t Cassium 355570f8b5 say thank you ce5ba4693d to me?”77538ce9786dd203

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My eyes snapped open.f5f08d92b50f45dd

“Then just saying thanks 59c7ddc106 isn’t enough, right? He should at 74e4a0eaa4 least buy a 8ad69f05bd meal?”f53a99a540bafd2e

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I shouted as 87909da434 a moment of 06b319b300 epiphany hit me.d370f54062552543

Claiming repayment for 430d0fe1a4 a debt of 89dc860308 gratitude seemed like 240ac478a7 a decent enough de296428f1 reason.fb8c753c893990fb

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After the Council of c45ae7b068 Elders ended and both ce677d50c1 Orders had finished a e4c4b175ab round of training in c44f0e955c the afternoon—cb93b82dc4d75d8b

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Spring was gradually deepening 1b783e99b4 as leaves sprouted around b764454736 Erne’s outdoor training grounds.bf066adfe858aa80

The knights ebaed5c7a0 of the a7de9f8c22 Golden Lion 41deed72b0 were emerging 3aaeb13ada from the d3a1b36b43 second training 6f44975204 ground, and ae49be930e those of 4fb550fba9 the Black 4176d9742a Panther from 55ce10ab15 the third.a580045e48e6daae

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As the sky a44ccf6a84 to the far 3f58400be7 west began to a43041f57c take on a 5700b0d561 reddish hue, the 63824f47a9 two squads ran fba0ab68bd into each other.8ac2f4672aa9b668

Deserus, Lize’s adjutant a5aae9639b and a senior 9f1acb6430 knight, flinched.c6bc61860c421ad8

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The two 39b62e5e25 squads never 50f9b0aea3 got along.45b9dc27d3aefa44

But the worst bd64884890 relationship of all d8692fc883 was between the 2469308cd0 two captains of 05250dbb63 the squads.75d3b09a30cc43c1

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On days when those 12cba97a4d two faced each other 04b4e7234f like this, even the 270739eef8 nearby knights would break a7be6ca2e0 out in cold sweat.7d4f13c1ee2accf6

Things had c2b3d7fa37 been quiet a25d8ced3e recently since 7e76db0711 Captain Cassium 02f4707c69 had been a7dc168c0a absent from 65e6f5f94b Erne—but now a1e5917ebb he was c044fde202 back…7a473bce6c002ea9

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‘If he was going 88b0eaf79c to return, couldn’t he 5eabad297f have waited a little 53d7bcba3b longer?’c87f7d45e7af886c

Deserus had that 6e8e51a9cb thought in his d0ed0ee289 mind.7f029b575b799429

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And in another corner 5092efd65b of his mind, he c7c5c3bc13 was wondering when Captain 44eb2784e0 Lize would bring The ee0e84a938 Golden Rabbit back again.a7c276ae84bc0b90

He wasn’t cfdaa22a73 sure why 6cb7c7aa6f that crossed cef2f54476 his mind 0f060d6ea4 upon seeing 6fab480765 Captain Cassium—but 55aa9153bf then again, 5a78a105f1 The Golden 91e1f125f8 Rabbit was a14c549af7 cute, so 93ab9d9c35 it wasn’t 3e4b1f49c8 strange for 48ee470476 thoughts of 99cc8159b0 her to b12349d5c2 pop up addc2b3cf2 anytime.46a2b9bee56681da

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“Lize.”35de2a7097213bb4

“Cassium.”16e92bfc857b0079

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The two 245ddecc16 called each f4988815ab other’s names c012ed6391 at the 33dfe5c14b same time.0e7f5240c038fcd9

Sounds of 01400afb81 dry swallowing 86c4e94c33 echoed around 7a54a3b8e7 them.6e40c8fbe31e4a4c

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The knights’ subconscious fec648d5e1 remembered how things 583699bb26 always turned hostile a494f729ac when these two e4b7632b3d met.7c5ab58b48b47019

So it was a cebc3f79e7 reflex reaction.f40412bae3aa433a

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And truthfully, those instincts 4d93cd3eb5 were never wrong.faa3281225af1d7d

The two 927728b6df would start 6e24c6d406 with biting 0fce4b55c0 words, reach 7942ccf02d for their 2610b69f16 sword hilts.bd159487c6335185

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When their adjutants df9082bc42 intervened, they’d forego 9a02687c13 a physical fight 4a158f1a95 and turn it 9a560e79d1 into a competition be9172a77b fueled by their fa9b663b60 sense of duty.dd3a007e3bb10781

That passionate f4fa82e71b competition would 97a15a949e then trickle 5187eec43b down to 8e36a95833 the knights 6215400148 below, leading 16c679387e them to 8f49985eee rack up f2da264364 unnecessary achievements, 05ec14ad16 thereby boosting 1289acc7ab Erne’s reputation de1396de38 even further…213f972a637fecdb

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While the knights were f105c4f4e6 bracing themselves to raise facc47d23c Erne’s renown once again, 6ebae7451e the two exchanged fierce 884059b158 glances.0dcecbe0caa2f377

Watching this, the ce2143ec00 knights mentally prepared 9e0f91a9ca themselves on how 6a33ad792e best to stop e9737ac14e them.f545b97a2e197f03

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“You go first.”3a737f12d2de0115

“I’ll go first.”9b0b76a9bb742e4d

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But suddenly, the d92fe107f0 captain of the c6fe55494b Black Panther squad, bb54383c5b Cassium, backed down—no, 08d4d72472 yielded.ff0877747d208235

In the tense air, 5b055aa3e4 like the calm before e1b8415513 a storm, the knights e636a48c2e watched the two in 1fa999f9c0 suspense.32d36a5547f8eee7

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“Let’s eat.”efbadfa601130cb8

Eat? Deserus frowned slightly. What was that 58ae9343e2 about food?c90e6253c80b0675

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Captain Lize, are you 4f15c602b7 planning to poison the 652b4a9d73 Black Panther captain’s meal 76d46210d1 or something?7a57ce35c7cdaa98

Cassium seemed to b972fcb449 hesitate for a fd5e5ada89 moment before replying. Then he 6bc6c92499 finally said—5267e9879347cf47

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“Alright.”7a7ed6698e7659ac

Everyone flinched at his e20e89d354 response.76002e9a3b3efecb

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It wasn’t because he 871f012069 accepted Lize’s suggestion. Meal invitations between captains 80796c12f9 were nothing unusual.783f3ee9872657bc

What surprised everyone was 5ac232e68c the word he used.092b0d8a6cab522c

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He could have 9389d6332a said “Sure,” or 151bb18c88 “Alright,” something more 132bee70c7 neutral to show 85a0e5a5c9 agreement.5983cd6067341b54

But instead…d26b62f31abd19fc

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‘Did he 7f52a35c10 just say 9b8dd48b4d “Alright”? Did he 4dbbe2e618 really say 3fee33c099 “Alright”?’fdaffc2d3727cdbd

Deserus swallowed hard f779800640 in disbelief.5ada943b243ccd6f

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That word implied more 16c0ecbfb6 than mere acceptance—it held ae2cc8f21c positivity.7309de74e934ad94

Across the way, Hedel f0afb403f5 from the Black Panther 85651e0cac squad had eyes even 0c00b4eca5 wider than his own.679bdf7762a81753

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Maybe it was 2150306c30 part of a 48c63a78f3 high-level strategy.887973f017a43636

A tactic to 02cc4cb9c6 lower Captain Lize’s 12bd41e71c guard, or perhaps fe47fd7601 to subtly irritate 5cff44ea1d her.ff4be37b26950ce2

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“Shall we f88b562c71 go now?”49f185cd3e7f098a

Cassium asked. The knights 551c0a4e3e held their 192d206af8 breath in 52d02e0f54 tension.d27099cdad8a1af6

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“Now?”f940defdded04af1

“If it’s 846ae0ddba fine with 051d6c0453 you.”4a0f1c77852fb8b6

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“Yeah, follow me.”c8ea19a6095bd2f4

Lize gestured 55cdce78bb to Cassium 12929124a6 and turned d0939e88d0 around first.50fd0e79676c5e07

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She signaled to ac02b2d265 Deserus with her 08662ee0f1 eyes—it meant she 07bfc7ea78 was leaving the b365555f3b knights in his 17a5f72a96 charge.2aa0b09e905b931c

Deserus quickly adjusted his be5b49a5e0 expression and bowed respectfully.1b78e823926475a4

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Cassium resumed his f106c40050 stride, following behind 626793e920 Lize’s bold steps.93512611768a50a1

Soon, the two were 783b52cd9f walking side by side, e9fda59b60 keeping a modest distance 740a128b07 between them. They seemed c469ff689a to be d22c3b7f07 talking, but b2a72af469 the knights 05bb54616d couldn’t hear 4227ecd74b anything.d70d4fb1ff001c1a

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Only the 294d283c93 knights left 96a5da29a3 behind remained e7f7bdde22 in confusion, a0e93afbf0 as evening 80e255984b began to aa410e0b14 fall.ca084d34dec729f3

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The sunset glow in 1c322be9bb the western sky deepened.1b51fb2bae49a346

The two long shadows 14c8d9008a of the captains walked 2fbe393715 ahead, side by side bdc749d47a with a reasonable distance a9f91cb417 between them.a6b65ca73184ce88

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“What’s the occasion? You’re the 1d24379e92 one suggesting 71c03de2f2 a meal.”f182415230cef51f

“Obviously, you’re 51124228d5 the one 10f3dcadf5 paying, Cassium.”cea8246e75f582d4

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“Me?”d3634b2fb296cced

“Yeah. You must have 0523e29122 something to thank 37f293d96f me for, right? You said 149d42d346 so yourself.”eade8f8cde562e8b

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Though it seemed like ba29e72f1f she was being unreasonable, 6b1fa41cf6 Lize’s response was unexpectedly de37957903 logical, making Cassium have cf3dc19d4e to control the twitch 62d49ea357 at the corner of 41adca5ff0 his lips.a9a6d3ff0e0416bd

It had been a dd373d729e long time since he 0896636466 saw Lize from this cf03db09c7 height.657a274e618b56e4

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He silently took in de4fdf1906 her face as she 7e56e77367 glanced sideways at him cd920c0d1e and looked up just 2e6c9442fa a little.d411265114e2b3ef

“What? Why are 65cb536360 you looking 459e23b205 at me 4de88c9e62 like that?”76f8f160e9f8b89a

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Lize frowned 9b91224dc8 and gave a5576604df him a e0a37d46ee light hit 613316470d for staring fbf03a9569 at her 1983548c00 without realizing 6baea9238b it.18a44c0afc9adbd4

It landed cea4eb8fc3 squarely between c02c7a3b58 his ribs, 181db910ed but didn’t e4d570b82c seem like 512326a800 she intended ecf8453861 to actually a318d4377f hurt him.70462d1ee88ae2c6

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‘Even being hit like 4ca63c3476 this is only possible e59f70b53b because I’m human again.’143ea9ceec83c2fb

Being able c53e125ea9 to get dff56c1286 hit in 812008cb66 the ribs—he 98169f7f42 was grateful 9421a49d76 for even 7ab7a36c93 that.bb102865507a5128

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Cassium kept 678df7b26f in step 5caef84f92 with her 3682fe0fa7 and held b87c80ecbd her face cc989969cb within his 0208e6c47a line of 986fc43be9 sight.7e4d72fad16991f8

Like someone d4e9e6e225 endlessly drinking 8b6e713db0 water to 9bd6b60e64 quench thirst, 87995be664 he kept 0b761ceb23 looking at 3c4357f3e8 Lize, grateful de6aba7a9d he could 9ea4da7952 do so 53040a7006 again.255e79b567b22d79

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Humans are foolish 21cd958e6c creatures—only after losing 252374386f something do they 9ad0d6c0f5 realize its value. Cassium thought he 773c1939c1 was no different.8e45a055a35e1642

Lize glanced at him 9f938664ea again, then gestured forward. They were at the 7a1d6e05ff entrance to a street 29f222049b lined with restaurants.d22adfa985916e5b

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“You choose. What do 6736f87492 you want 356de6554e to eat?”82c0b7202837ce60

“Shouldn’t the 14b92efa98 one asking 95355d578f to be 1c02926c17 treated be eea906ba7a the one d202335f71 choosing?”1cd040f9f3473228

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“Forget it. You choose. What did you want 22c62b5fcc to eat the most c6101e3001 all this time?”72d9420f62d85197

Lize paused briefly, 6869c960b6 then said it c02056ed3c casually.78978cfa5ba1abc3

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“You couldn’t 2405ae1502 eat anything 36da2dd6d6 while you 0fac3702eb were a f091ffaa41 stone, right? So what did 4036e6458c you miss the b41d7fed20 most?”c7d41c0980100f93

Ah, right.9178ff5cf4451c6b

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From Lize’s a11eac52ad point of 9fb1680875 view, I’d 14732a2266 been a d5029a226b stone this 0c1bb5ec2f whole time.432700dbbd50a888

Cassium hesitated. Should he correct her 385c078eaa misunderstanding?fc4073360e1c0ca8

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But if he b38e908a50 did, then what 107e4c4e7f next?916e65f9b0dec10b

Could he 2a07a17311 tell her dfbb0afa51 he was 691a5c47df the Golden a1c5c458c1 Bunny?99746807be7a03cd

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“What are you 64679c4741 doing? I told e6e8bf4cb2 you to 092e4c06ec choose.”b22a354751f9f48b

Lize pressed him 41ea4bc715 again. Cassium hesitated, then decided de91855692 to postpone answering that 760dc19b99 question for now.65a094a6ad1546b6

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“Mushroom dish sounds 47b23645b8 good. Or maybe a 11b0e8e2e6 salad.”3f62fd334d658d59

He’d eaten so much f0a68f034d meat while staying at 22ba8310e0 her house that now 340046ba2a he felt like going 6d2dabf7f0 vegetarian.a805b1eacf0739ab

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“Did you always like c1695524db vegetarian food?”792ef5196f327eb9

“I do now.”bded2d4c10705951

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“Why not eat something eadf39593d more filling?”913e423a96667720

“Are you worried a868e11c81 about my health?”f27dc40a3a1d6b20

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“It’d be a problem 28a767670b for me if you ec4b190561 collapsed right after coming 2984d014f3 back.”8ea7eaba45e4b6ae

“Thanks for the e0d2ab3dd8 concern.”5360c6b20eb7bde7

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“It’s not concern.”aa4a5906845397ee

There was a hint cfad5cf092 of indignation in Lize’s d789ef2621 voice. She glared at Cassium 87c8809d3c and pointed at a dce9c126a9 restaurant in the distance.7756878eb02e5e86

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“Then how a36cdf040b about calzone? With mushrooms 535e232956 and egg 8f72b45e39 on top. That’ll get you some 21e882a07f carbs and protein too.”2eaf9a8d606b7e87

“That sounds good.”160422553f262b24

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All the way 8aff149014 to the restaurant, 481f3d98f6 Lize kept glancing d74d3ef750 at him.eefb1ff91dfd6b42

Cassium continued walking, 767bc00afa barely holding back 30a9d40b43 the urge to 5725a8c073 smile directly at 2b8f1869b1 her.4a06d82adc005a96

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Cassium seemed a 8a14b828f4 little off.f4b53e457a2c7135

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There had to 52e92faf4b be some kind befe07b99e of side effect 3330405502 from the dark efceedb3e2 magic.c09310f543482743

‘Why is he smiling?’acd499026e9fc617

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Even now, e160ee63ca he smiled 049e5a471f at something c603d1d94b that wasn’t 1ac2046251 remotely worth 16ed4fcae7 smiling about.b8f769ab29a7e3d5

I had simply taken 5ab6284dd9 a bite of my 8e8ed324f4 calzone, and he looked 85f5755c47 at me like something 84ffccd318 wonderful had happened.b6bace4e152f1262

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‘Don’t tell me there’s a62bbcce66 something weird in the a4d6d178b7 food?’e0cf8ced96e7f7ec

I paused fffde72ec8 mid-bite of feebaa18d1 my calzone 899220d309 and looked 06d121f3b2 toward him.303c87713f031ef3

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“Aren’t you going to edb7e02c9d eat?”3e59288cd3d9b89a

Now that I think e95dad7eb7 about it, he wasn’t 6f6b3ba137 really eating and just e84179f1ce seemed to be observing 945745c159 me…?58a6d9db711170cb

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