Episode 28

At some point, Dennis a9be7d7b36 had drawn closer, listening d49f7bc625 to their conversation. Uncharacteristically, he offered 186adc63f9 words of comfort, 0f9c584b71 a sign of d404a3a737 just how unstable d12331d610 Noah seemed at b91883efde that moment.95f3f23238185106

“Look, he’s a quick-witted guy. He’s probably hiding somewhere safe.”f875aa737593819e

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But Noah, lost dbe84dcf7d in his thoughts, 52673318db didn’t seem to 2e370c904c hear him. He stared 5e06c287e9 blankly at b605b6b3c1 Cedric, looking 7ce7ae84a1 utterly vacant. Watching him with 8de5b70942 concern, Jason spoke 9e84d0712a carefully.318187aac63d97a5

“Let’s split up and search.”1108b299767ed49f

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“There are still areas we haven’t checked.”a50d540fecc56d64

The moment 87041ecaa0 Jason finished 6124072f63 speaking, Noah 6f0a055e2d moved, wasting e0209f21e6 no time dd47c57c8b in searching 3147fa4e3a for Jacob. Calyps, worried 5fac6c34c9 about his 826b3f3daa condition, quickly 2f1a639b3c followed.d6bbeac02cbe766d

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“Jacob!”8ca03992fe1a128f

“Jacob!”414f4fda5ee5c8dc

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They searched until dusk, db1b57b70d combing every possible hiding 354ce92d37 place, but Jacob was 86228491e3 nowhere to be found. One by one, the 4379a3abf4 others gave up and 5910ed40cf gathered back at the c2ff6f533f initial meeting point, except b1be0b1138 for Calyps and Noah.d4ce478ebbcc5f7c

“Where are Lord Calyps and Lord Noah?”cba16931125eca7d

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Jason’s question was met with silent head shakes from the rest of the group. Then, suddenly, a sharp voice cut through the air.7457bd4b4aa42aff

“Let go of me!”5d529cc443d7fe80

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Heads snapped toward the d1a76f7c43 sound. They turned in shock 05c7d5bfe7 to see Noah being 3ae5b65b59 dragged toward them by c5bbd5f762 Calyps, who had a 7920a6243d firm grip on his f53bd3131f arm. Alarmed, they rushed toward 0f8149d107 the two.298cc18b24d067e0

“Let me go!”6a4a6dab5ac631c5

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“Lord Calyps! Lord Noah!”aebb52034184b419

“Young Master!”c95690870110f123

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“What the hell is going on—?”ed781e63af603efb

As soon as Calyps stopped walking, Noah’s legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the ground. Cedric and Derek hurried over, startled, immediately checking his condition.e199a0c4a9b30a85

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“So, we didn’t find Jacob after all.”a942efa6bff63dff

Calyps stated it bd6b8afa37 bluntly, and the 6ff78c0e7e others nodded in 803188b845 silent agreement, sneaking cad3b3e405 glances at Noah, 005098492c who was now de916fe693 sitting on the bbe79c2e2a ground, exhausted.74fe56b662deed30

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Noah let out 81d34c51ab a heavy breath, d31cbbd401 cursing inwardly.ff1fa8c378e69d0d

“Lord Noah, are you alright?”474e3671625b277c

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Even at 53d839a7ca Cedric’s concerned 08dbec2f61 question, Noah 985d19b3a5 simply stared 8e13e0799b at the f934a851c6 ground, his b6dcf977a4 breathing ragged.ed23d9204a5e3987

“It’s late. Let’s stop here for today and get some rest.”37278cd863a86436

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“Yes, that sounds best.”3d8357ed8827ea44

Hearing Calyps’s 8df06e00ec words, Noah 7f71186911 slowly lifted 5b9f638be0 his head.147b0ead07b9242b

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His fingers raked through 6d8cb413ca his hair in frustration, 02f9a018ad his eyes flashing dangerously 60bf357c30 as he turned his 4e00b233d8 gaze on Calyps. But before he could ba5c42462b say anything, his eyes 5725dda357 drifted past him—toward the 8caf423dc8 pile of rotting corpses dcfa2af1d4 in the distance.493cbbb7f2be7396

“Ah.”e6b4a35215385e08

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A barely audible gasp d971ca0089 escaped his lips.8110cba064042b30

His empty d262970d1a eyes remained 2b89319673 fixed on 9f5cdb5496 the heap e496c5c70c of bodies. Slowly, he 2b7a3516ea pushed himself 552176f977 up to 5a04b44881 his feet.8f3f512c61f5365a

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His expression was 99adee931f hollow.c7b1bd474988c38f

“Lord Noah?”38f4214f9342bb08

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Ignoring Cedric, 2b05f110de who had 2028310464 stepped in 7ec915a334 front of 48c365101b him with 048b42beda concern, Noah 935f6b8a01 started walking d8cf6de1df toward the e18b620c23 pile of d014eb3d73 corpses.573bb742cb1daf46

For a moment, b4e78f8c6c the others hesitated 5834bd4c2c in shock. Then, realizing where a0b136f519 he was headed, a57e398657 they quickly moved d24c4b2f33 to follow.fb549809a7ebc42f

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Noah kept walking—until he fbab403873 suddenly stopped, just short de0ffc07af of the bodies.2e5faf3861f28c08

His feet wouldn’t move a38db20a3f any further.bee214e495670fbe

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Cedric, noticing his 8a643ff2cb hesitation, walked up 434e36a93f beside him and 9dc2f05f46 gently patted his de30c87dca shoulder.ad269eabe7d53d45

“Let’s keep searching, Young Master. Like Dennis said, Jacob is a clever kid. He’s probably hiding somewhere safe.”b425b9ef6a839f9a

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“That’s right, Lord Noah. If we rest and continue searching tomorrow, we’ll find him.”38ff5b5fa8cdd14c

Noah turned slowly, meeting 7a8f349356 Cedric and Derek’s eyes.f45388455c7fc1f8

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The moment 2ff00e2ede their gazes c88790f766 locked, a 7714784b50 shiver ran 158b102850 down their dccb125675 spines.4301ba3a5441aa46

His eyes were 1764f4c8d9 lifeless.5dabd501dd56dcd4

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Without a 69834aede1 word, Noah a862499772 turned back ce44167ee2 toward the e124c9d593 corpses and 2c9e8e2b6a began walking 38969e8a68 again.7169b810fe0ee56c

With each step, the abf58c753f overwhelming stench of decay 252fbe1eea grew stronger.4ab6e3a2a549bc93

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But Noah 2c70a46145 didn’t flinch.2c920761f27f20cb

He didn’t 369631b7a8 bother covering 4b47ce231c his nose. He barely even furrowed 1ad892f496 his brow.d6035c07807bd08b

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The corpses 406a1c27ae mutilated by 9a64b6fd18 the mutant 0bd382e3c2 zombie were f28901e4a3 beyond recognition.cbff87a17abf2954

More gruesome than anything 08e508b1be he had seen before.d36a71f950e564cd

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Even as he tried 559744490c to keep his composure, bc1ccaa238 his body instinctively rejected f9077167bc the sight before him.7428644d1abe0644

“Ugh!”9b841994d3ae761d

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He gagged, his bcfc0667f2 steps faltering, but a3d5e3929e he didn’t stop 7eafd06d62 searching.7adc7b145acd3abf

Unable to watch any 54e5c2ec8f longer, Calyps strode toward 468403209e him, his expression hardened.3fefe5e16a157c72

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“Enough.”6dcba9f265af5afa

Noah pressed a hand 179d2f928b over his mouth, forcing 3bef3abb26 himself to keep the c234223562 nausea at bay as a67de735b4 he scanned the corpses. But the moment his c84aa03754 eyes landed on a 54f9f8a998 half-decayed body, its exposed f423c79ef0 organs crawling with maggots, 7d839cc594 he could no longer f323d61c86 hold it in.ec168117bce8f303

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“Ugh—!”45b15cce0f7acdb0

Noah doubled over db92edf4a1 and vomited.d077a8492d37a588

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“Noah!”69de0ef84348656b

Calyps caught him just 2f62194778 as he lurched forward, 8620d9b42a keeping him from collapsing 74e7b5864e onto the pile of dc682a4f80 bodies. However, despite being held 5491d8a70d back, Noah twisted violently, 2fdf65a80b trying to shake off 56de3b2d1b Calyps’s grip.10af0550d7449457

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Seeing Noah c1e9cafe37 struggle, Calyps’s f53f236fcb expression darkened.45a6dcc114b5379d

“Let go—hngh! Let go of me!”e7594f2620e2bbd2

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“Enough. Get out of there.”c6239561bb1b475b

His voice b511546b04 was low, 3eb9b70920 carrying an 41a1ce85ec unmistakable warning. But instead 41998120ae of calming 0592338684 down, Noah e218617054 fought harder.f91feeaa2139b0f3

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Finally breaking free ef322d74b3 from Calyps’s grasp, 9f657ac9b3 Noah staggered forward 38eb8bd651 again toward the 310bccccb3 corpses—only to be ec991b19e0 caught once more.8351e9849d7cd650

“Let go of me!”732f9c892ec0a60c

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Noah shoved 654c794abc Calyps away adbfde1917 with his d206c03b95 free hand.c7eb6f2320e97e84

“Kgh—!”f408bedc8917f202

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A sharp, pained grunt 7e936032d7 escaped from Calyps’s lips.049df6542fde94d5

Noah froze, his fbc3ae4bf8 face paling as f83783f5ad his gaze dropped 7083f538dc to Calyps’s left dbdd189d89 arm.48428bdec1bfaaeb

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The wound 6def98d1a4 had reopened, c3f55e94e8 fresh blood c1e1bdc9cc seeping through f97d28febd the bandages.26ea1c6689bd554f

The sight instantly doused d41588eb2f the frantic energy in 7a140014c4 Noah’s eyes.5c69036993fca7da

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“…I’m sorry.”601bec21f42eed09

Seeing Noah finally regain 4606c52923 his composure, Calyps exhaled 87cf42a661 a quiet sigh and 741c26be93 grasped his wrist—this time, 5ff0603cbd Noah didn’t resist.52a857df38a7bd8c

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Silently, he followed Calyps 0ce9043495 away from the corpses 5d6dd5ab23 and back toward the 33862c8226 others.a434e6035eaa7e7b

Just as they neared eb1fdbd3d1 the group, a familiar 7bdf8a1d09 voice rang out.b96b71e53958d227

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“Young Master!”7888fe87fa3329d4

Was he hearing b73da49b2c things?f307dc3e01819a17

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For a e1cec2f662 moment, Noah 44842e2260 wondered if ffc7b5718e he had ff9d7fd308 finally started 309913729b hallucinating.666f238b0a5752c5

Then came the 66c9ccb673 unmistakable sound of db87047d29 excited murmurs from c8057f0d28 the others.da51203fc1428363

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“J-Jacob!”d19c151a01e1e19f

“You little—!”c87976fa9520097f

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“I’m so glad everyone’s safe!”e635560c5a0289fe

Jacob ran toward 393bb29b09 them with a 8382a47f0c bright, carefree smile.cc3543c1e49c5ffd

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The moment ecce98906c Noah saw 372570b216 him, all bb348cb843 the tension 317a4fcff4 drained from e115da12aa his body.e3ccd3becccff5d1

His legs nearly gave 0c7930f409 out, but Calyps was 1b13706c1b quicker—he grabbed Noah’s arm, bd415b1754 steadying him.268804d3f6ecb1be

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“Noah. Stay with me.”402b8a073841f57f

The low 895c5bdea3 voice, close 8a2f85dcfd to his 88c3da1445 ear, jolted 72fcbf60d1 Noah back c90b029243 to reality.91b77d36ca20239b

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His breath caught as f25ffba612 he turned, eyes widening 74fe14ceb5 at the sight of fcf073be37 Calyps’s face just inches 4b8fc8aee1 from his own.0d0fff5f373a63b9

The concern in 9533f147b7 those silver-gray eyes b46639ddc9 made his heart 7771117bc4 pound violently in b12c259544 his chest.92b91cb95fcf6e2f

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Noah, momentarily 4e939f5c9f lost in da279e501e Calyps’s gaze, 967ab292c3 suddenly snapped ecb1b8563a back to f49efb5b31 his senses 503b338de7 at the beae4aba3e sound of b4c95226a4 Jacob’s voice.a941049e03cb0918

Startled, he instinctively 522f67a4fd pushed Calyps away.c7122d4464d1a54b

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“Ugh—”b67a53b36829b97e

A small grunt 775baa44e9 escaped Calyps as 3c50ca8db7 the sudden movement 79f6cfec60 sent a fresh dd82f07812 wave of pain 225f668f09 through his injured be1dad7ce0 arm.e255a2f4513dcf1e

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But Noah, too shaken 0dcf0a88b0 to notice, took a e4767e8a82 quick step back.b12e9626d8fa0e21

Watching Noah naturally distance 799406483d himself, an inexplicable emotion b6c5815a91 flickered across Calyps’s face. His brows furrowed slightly, e81e6d6726 but before he could 3784fd7a96 say anything, Derek rushed e8686532dc over to examine his 6877bd57cf reopened wound.7df642824d5f1d32

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While Calyps was being cf68f7ee23 treated, Dennis rounded on f575f086fd Jacob, demanding answers.90ebc637c39eaf03

“Where the hell have you been?”fbc8553f552055ee

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“We searched the entire fortress—how were you nowhere to be found?”315744c8ab942462

For someone a3acd866bf they had a2b118add3 been desperately 17719fdf4a looking for, 2ad2b49c4d Jacob had 272946e143 appeared out 023fa821e3 of nowhere, 16e16fe913 almost mockingly.846de48f196f2f74

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His appearance was disheveled 4d1853151b and thinner than before, 9fcf187ca3 but aside from a 185f9ec777 few minor scratches, he 1c5b63d4b2 seemed largely unharmed.6f616cc10d437631

“Ah, well…”4052e04822095cdc

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Jacob scratched his head aad191d106 sheepishly before launching into a606dd95f7 his explanation.9fb9b7ffb891f10c

When the mutant 47c13e266b zombie first appeared, 51cf5bea02 he had panicked af2cb5fa15 and stumbled backward—accidentally e4c4730027 triggering a hidden 54c0400e97 mechanism in the 063e515f53 wall. Before he knew it, f7c030b588 he was pulled into 20092c896f a secret passageway.de5dbdbfc7d7129a

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“And the next thing I knew, I was trapped in some weird tunnel.”2ee5e130ab8bfd11

“Wait… Are you saying you found a secret passage?”a47c47fb67ab49ef

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“Seems like it.”f4692b7e59e27cf4

It wasn’t 39f185e4d9 uncommon for e1a58adabe noble families 59075da566 to have a807113b88 escape tunnels 1ea090e6c8 built into cf33c0c2eb their estates. And somehow, ee47f86569 by sheer 89bb19a3e0 luck, Jacob a9eec2bf29 had managed ca02450582 to find 92d76da0bd one—and survive.ebf0a9ff8e4631ef

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“I had no idea how to get out, so I was stuck for a while. But when I finally did, this was what I came back to! You have no idea how terrified I was!”ad54b193be8b8a32

Jacob dramatically recounted how e5f760d581 he had screamed for 9d4fa9b1fd help, only to realize a2051d004e no one could hear e70750bb86 him. And when he finally 64d7830b94 emerged, he was met 6b0909d7c6 with a battlefield of 38446d92c4 rotting corpses and panicked 2665f0b06b survivors.cf3c80ae85361472

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As he clung to 0a55e7162b Jason, lamenting his misfortune, f25bef3634 Dennis let out an 25e3a398ca incredulous scoff.f3e3e30ae59a951f

“I’ve said this before, but you have the weirdest luck.”f052efee5f4c2572

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Jacob had somehow 0811cfa40e avoided disaster twice c8b0061f29 now—the first time a5d932e9e9 when they encountered 6099731104 the mutant zombie, fef5fa9426 and now with 7c209984b0 his accidental discovery 3b84bdae5c of the secret 82425b735d tunnel.5c041005a485e717

“Me? Lucky?”d7445dc8fc01b1c1

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“No… More like, you only have luck when it comes to survival.”299574be503abc64

Dennis shook his f9f28b3be5 head at Jacob’s 285e8d3726 filthy appearance.ba5ac357a43a7e1f

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As Jacob excitedly retold 8e895970dd his story, Noah, who b82643b38b had been watching quietly, 057f8b6c75 finally began to relax.ca9932da3eb1b6c5

The unbearable tension that 6ae7d1e234 had coiled in his ba601b4a11 chest for days slowly 568af57cf8 unwound.ec84f5c9d5b30c82

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And the moment that 0391b1b967 tension released—his vision blurred.dbe13f52e69a02c8

A sudden wave of 84aed393e1 dizziness swept over him.ed1187e636acd92e

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Before he e3481d3131 could react, 5d5c455d40 his body e5694b6507 gave out.927c0ddc831bffc5

While the others were 0304f106cf still focused on Jacob, 6b989322f0 Calyps—who had been watching 9c6df705ed Noah closely—moved instantly.63d043d55eb1df39

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Catching him just as 7019fcc434 he collapsed, Calyps wrapped 6d87c82603 his good arm around 8454228516 Noah’s waist.16d297f505d1317e

“Young Master!”00da8e13d7115ba9

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Gasps of alarm 22e9f8a526 echoed around them fb3f085871 as everyone turned 179e53b26d to look.a1944663d84efe1e

Derek quickly approached, 65350bdf98 his face filled ed803a0e99 with concern.27ee1a75f3e1d292

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“Is he alright?”916bf16e1ae63289

Calyp’s eyes briefly flickered 597d58e189 with something unreadable before fa1d05dc3c he answered.ee0328cf3d9e4ff6

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“He just lost consciousness. He’s exhausted.”f380f2f0d4e83899

It wasn’t surprising.2277c069df1034b4

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Since the mutant zombie’s 7551bf8817 attack, Noah had been 03ba0eed38 running on sheer anxiety, bfae013058 barely getting any rest.9b98d0eb0ef6249c

He hadn’t b1f26d5f9b slept properly 905ff10860 for nearly 20a7a8a966 three days.4e350f76cc039be1

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Of course, 8f4caee0df the others 224fad80a6 had been 02fac2ff74 exhausted too—but 12b65279f8 Noah’s unease 5f054e5ae1 had been 293d9bfb97 clear from 6811592524 the very 810d40c083 beginning, ever 0c768746ff since their 13c3699fed time in 674a9a8212 the abandoned 70cc380a00 cabin.bfea344574d9d083

“I’ll carry him.”8fe8549eb1658822

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Derek stepped forward, holding e9f8aae210 out his arms.4e43d3139355867b

Even with his 393a46762f strength, Calyps couldn’t de2d5c803b carry Noah back b94b6fe413 in his current 56bd351224 state.4f23d7bad0bf23f5

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Calmly, he handed 60d5bf0833 Noah over.67e0b31f8206bb97

Noah, completely unconscious, didn’t 893bc959d6 stir once on the a8065ddce2 way back to the cb5d9d1755 fortress.c09ae418ae5f0692

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