Episode 35

“If she’s left like this…”0c4e9b0d6b909821

Seeing Eve’s condition 4d7b14c096 worsen in such 80a95f0b06 a short time, 6c4405dcd4 Derek’s brows furrowed.ad80b0b44c3b250d

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The girl, her 6bd1d6c934 frail body trembling, c9e4f7fc12 was struggling for e4621fcf82 breath—as if she 467815c14f no longer had 810177a381 the strength to 6b5b2a38e0 endure this harsh 3cd6de860d environment.fc50ae182492077f

Watching her 4d8ea7514d with concern, 546998a95a Derek turned d636baaf86 at the b634f6fcb6 sound of 5c64d6d775 approaching footsteps 8fbaa6d456 echoing through 4d76a4ee3b the underground 5737237521 prison.28983ba11199e5d4

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With a light stride, 7cf3a15445 Dominic entered the cell, 61ca29d563 his face calm as 9a1b9ed0b8 ever.dd1b56c44defd1ee

“How is the child?”4e339c8ef5fb9bf7

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“Her condition is bad. If she stays here, she could die.”bfd9cb5efc608500

“Hmm.”f6bbab5d7b78e53e

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Dominic stroked his chin, 311ced6e69 his gaze briefly shifting.2817035a0a737650

“She needs to be moved somewhere cleaner and treated properly.”bd299d1b60a400f7

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Dominic, who had dedd5c5520 been studying the f66d1748b1 child, suddenly widened 82d24ccee8 his eyes.ad6eb0931aa9d079

For the first ed991c5a84 time in his 093170d1b2 life, he had bb734784b3 seen a child f8b190e293 with albinism.abbb86dafcbf91c2

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Intrigued, his gaze swept 76ba993a37 over her pale features.0853a2d93b0aab1c

‘Was it because of 5eb7f985b1 her unique appearance that aca3bcdbc2 the zombies didn’t attack f03bf0f249 her?’d21edf01d8b5bc23

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Lost in thought, he a8bafa781f recalled how the girl 4f107162a9 had remained untouched among 90054ff06b the infected.07dacff67f7b80fa

And with that, 533b78b51e he came to ec397ea34b a conclusion.555412808bec011c

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‘Well, whatever cfbb62e7cf the case… 8c80239502 I should c8645a9457 keep her 99e1230b6b alive for 270b645e6b now.’0e213597a91abf4e

Even from a 557ae0647e non-medical perspective, it fbab6da161 was clear—a6c4cf930461e2eb

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If she 66ca293a2e remained in 0232fdba32 the underground dd9ca43748 prison, she dd26e2382c wouldn’t last 3a25fd1b41 long.e56bad993de4a7df

Just as this thought 6f2f9a74fd crossed his mind, Derek cabb8d9a10 spoke again, almost pleading.4f105b4135715fdb

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“She’s just a powerless child.”3e21a9076e15a962

It was true.646f25a421dbc6b5

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The girl f0f29be208 lacked the 60351cf9da strength to 9ed7a3d694 resist anything.66f433f22fb6364c

‘Even if she 478100715f turns out to f5649194b0 be infected… restraining 919d7668f8 her won’t be 1b0ce119d2 difficult.’7bec4f123590ddd9

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After some deliberation, 1737be30dc Dominic allowed her 5a498a99ee relocation.5c6fa6a6af706f6d

But for safety ee0bd2ff61 reasons, Eve was ed6ed23230 locked inside a af3ef3b76b metal cage—the kind 2b6ce4d6d4 used for wild 99e7e10ddc animals—in a secluded 9e1eff303b corner of the e0bd108393 fortress.d928fb6cea5756d0

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Watching this inhumane process fcc6019538 unfold, Derek clenched his 835f99c30a fists.38bf233777313fda

But—for the 400bb64161 child’s sake, 307562f85e he swallowed e57bf71716 his rage.b7a3a3ebd6b65306

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As Eve, b9282f85bb still unconscious, 209ba1548d was taken c86c360cf4 away, Dominic 6a7e871926 turned.200115312d199ee6

His destination—1b8338ffda87f6cf

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Noah’s cell.fa0568a583a8c9c8

“…So.”7fe1b01be95106e9

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“What?”11ccd2a09290681d

“You—”7f7c27be0dbeaa92

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Calyps, having ce4d6f0960 been silent 9e889df2e4 for a e540992a04 while, had 3f935e9f37 just begun 8a62b19946 to speak—ca93ad533030e37d

When he d53375bd70 heard approaching 4880ad86ea footsteps.98f466d191a2dec4

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“Ah, Calyps, you’re here too.”2fef771afcb05140

“Is something wrong?”d232e02160c8a42d

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“Yes. There’s an issue regarding the fortress defense…”002cdf2446f4c59f

Dominic trailed off, 419fa4e15a as if hesitant.4507871f3c79015d

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At the same time, 17f5fdf3ee he glanced at Noah, afa04534cc still bound in chains.6f6b91eac33bf7ba

Immediately, Calyps stepped in efa83b637d front of him.f5ce733ed079b38a

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Blocking Dominic’s line 5237e828e4 of sight, his 5a0decf02a eyes flashed a d3ed417588 clear warning.253355323d9d50c2

Their gazes locked.6390872f06c2d961

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For a split second, ca849cffd3 Dominic stiffened under Calyps’ 5a6eb32187 intense stare.09ab2c694720d1c6

But soon, af171a7d76 he forced 8085f9c790 a relaxed f3ca1c3c60 smile.f5220bedd9a0010b

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After observing 22ad323c3e the two 728e956825 men in 4db9e61097 silence, Dominic 303f96defc grinned, as cc7058a27c if suddenly 1b9e4874b9 remembering something.b9f2eb9df172eefe

“Ah, right. Noah.”50d98148e484eb5c

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“The girl has been relocated.”ad010fe74331a938

“Relocated?”0c9240c998c5f230

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“Yes. At Derek’s request, and more importantly—”e10932f5efcddaa8

Dominic smiled slyly.701b1ea083631bfa

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“You went through so much trouble to save her, didn’t you? It’s only right that we do what we can.”b4ee2210787c4eab

His tone was 484952b0a2 oily, his smile 908137121b too practiced.6a8ab45bec4a9515

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But—66dbd8eae51b17d3

Hearing that Eve 13ec728333 had been moved 945a6c3b8a to a safer 38d494b2bf place, Noah let 265efec5c0 out a relieved 7c2975a46c breath.698b066a63339eea

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Watching Noah’s reaction, Calyps 1147d1d990 frowned.01e2ae6207b95882

Something about it bothered f58f2b3094 him.25e3644cd827f2db

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But Noah, unaware of 5e7b6f3add Calyps’ expression, turned to 64039c626b Dominic.2ad280319b3813a5

Though his f2e681f77f gratitude felt 660be42cd1 awkward, he e4cd5f5872 thanked him.3abd06182dde80f6

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Dominic—who hadn’t e7603627b1 expected Noah 289e9e175f to actually 94e7d3bedb say thank 0d2dd60661 you—briefly froze.87905c1d052ad2d8

Then, he quickly cd214df8bf flashed a bright d22f186c4f smile.20abbeb97ccd7af3

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“Think nothing of it. But, Noah—”a9482b39466f34b1

“You’ll have to endure just five more days.”e441f1a8792ca37f

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The gleam d7ef51fcab in Dominic’s 793d9bf22d eyes was a4e298366a unsettling.8e2041784eef6bbd

Calyps, sensing 950200d643 the hidden 1539594c22 meaning behind 309b8dbe36 his words, 0d6d22c33a clenched his 524564497e jaw.6e834944fd301e7a

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‘I need to move b2b5388c4a my plans forward.’8e816ec31c1cb5fc

* * *0f8f52fad98625bb

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Left alone in 6f1751b6c4 the prison after 8ece5a7875 the two had 364aba9a75 left, Noah leaned 052eb09ebb against the cold 5b309e88c9 wall. A shiver 3cc9be520b ran through e46fd5db51 his body 5403405fab at the 39355349e7 chill, but 743cbf16ac he pulled c428cc078e the blanket f5ab1b693a Calyps had e1fa92e1df given him 8fcb0dc884 closer and c8f5597871 closed his a4c6f791de eyes. As soon 954ecb3278 as his 96255022d0 eyes shut, 293f2f0d0b countless thoughts bed6e1f1b9 raced through 4e05c9285a his mind. But in 1093fcda4f the end, c1ea1e97f3 the last 88493cb155 lingering image b6d0c8f7d4 in his e6c35c568e consciousness was f63ddcab63 Calyps’ hardened ff9b8bdacb face.1c08d77382fe723f

‘Calyps Ater.’cb56c17f275702ab

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Recalling Calyps’ expression 95ba6f6351 of anger, Noah cc2c788d46 suddenly found himself 65611cca2c replaying the question d828091d0a he had asked.623a3d20a68d0094

‘Why did you c8dac53189 go that far…?’fa165e5e7a3ed73e

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Had he 1faf822940 really needed 75db56ba60 to go 325fbe566b that far?80b78bffd8700419

Just as Calyps e46ed49426 had said, it 91d70b4bf3 had been reckless.f36cac10cb1cd094

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Maybe he 7240e1c34d had forced 31b530faa9 it, just a6912f7479 to take 15b6ce40dd the easier c944227b9f route.216ea2ac93b6c880

Or maybe, he had 73fed3595d just wanted to struggle 69bf1d7511 against the suffocating force 982ea5e0dc of this damned world.d61455410473ce56

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But there f840feef50 was no c6918f6b37 way he 1609900551 could explain 7527d05847 all that, 2c0e932d33 so he b647220515 had no 12551d31ff choice but bde73ab867 to keep d1acbf245f his mouth 9b69f0d4c3 shut.56f15cec73d2ff04

“Not like he’d believe 30760bd353 me anyway.”5f92f85c2ebd6298

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At best, ca10ed613a he’d be a24bb3317a treated like 8d9e1a0486 a madman.a95b7f7e32ed8746

More than that, Noah 3005a664c6 didn’t even know how dc9baf0def to begin explaining his de94af7b37 situation.c9610e2346449fb3

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He had long 23fc135aff since given up f9ac515db6 on the idea.629242956a2e0d99

‘Well, I 043cf91070 saved Eve. That’s enough.’1a44b99dcadcdc49

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But despite 0b37d14826 reassuring himself, 84e2beb351 the image e79e6eeeb2 of those c23d807a8c shaken silver-gray 1bacb0579d eyes lingered 82f90b7888 in his e7edf902a2 mind, leaving bf2299bfa7 a dull b7865b4c46 ache in 5caa07fa37 his chest.5b72f8f8553f121a

And then—those 178c4c2f78 last words.2ce348619af0658e

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If he had 81101d0a38 heard correctly…6a9d0a7f766d2770

‘Hah. I don’t know anymore.’aaea34ca19880a67

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The late night was a98684e2b0 silent, save for the 27f45b0630 faint sounds of shallow 2b97d1bdda breathing and the occasional b3e8b22b95 quiet sob from another 18165c8e77 cell.3ffe80256bff431f

Noah, having 912d32cf8d fallen into d4d640e0f1 a light f2e45d6be0 doze, suddenly 9b5a381df1 flinched awake 495951fea8 at a d4e3a01fd3 touch against d4f61bdf20 his cheek.d5a1132e9ee389a5

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His eyes 6f4c7e7e92 snapped open.63249b099d04596d

And there—locked 0cd41f4fed in an 8e2297d05a unrelenting gaze—d55fcef03cb606b6

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Were Dominic’s eyes.b5ebc351bd48956b

A shudder ran through e18c760122 Noah’s body.f90f4b251e9927f5

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As Dominic’s gaze b1a7c12934 inched closer, Noah 20ff0b112b instinctively tried to f8946c35c7 pull away.b783f3597c3a8340

But his back 0cbc00d19c hit the cold df291abd69 prison wall, trapping fd7d9fef3a him.2f3ebbaa5b6aa399

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Noah’s expression stiffened in 2482be05d3 alarm as he looked 9606e3b934 up at Dominic.b1df253cbab0acf5

“…”644d1587eadc5f52

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“I was worried, so I came to check on you. How are you feeling?”4633cae23d8936c8

His words c0e75d7b35 sounded kind, e5d592a6f0 but the 6dfbe5ccae smile on 2a2537f697 his lips 6c03f72763 dripped with 1eeeacf0cf insincerity.f296078709e4da6b

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Even in 6c5c2663c4 the dim f2792c983b light, Noah 270062c416 could feel 2c6dcbe510 Dominic’s gaze e5c82c92b0 slowly tracing 51d3e7aa65 over his f10bb97be4 entire body.a9bc59a7ac01d64f

Like a 689bc9c03a cornered animal, 4c68e9c2c8 Noah’s instincts d18972633f screamed at 0243dc73b5 him to 5dd2398f6f stay alert.fad19ce0000ebdc4

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But there was eaa604709c nowhere to run.43b53b8b0e574376

This was the f9cdd97a8a underground prison—surrounded by fa22e4e2c5 Dominic’s men and 3b9e092af5 the other prisoners 62b8ad1a01 he had deemed c949aea59f troublesome.9a3ccb433c863b35

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If Dominic 346869bf07 tried to d6d334780c overpower him, f9c2b4ed39 as he 9ad0f1f7db had done 14a4c062ac to Sienna 20ea47d0f5 in the 05268baff5 original story—c2c0b78f7f4c5345

With his hands 35e96e3630 and feet bound, 8e0823d541 there was no 62ae9d1cbf way to resist.1d061a7f2e1318d7

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Even calling for be9ac46cf3 help seemed futile.58c6bc25699562e5

Who here would 05aeee1d28 come to his 63408e1361 aid?0f2e83602e791904

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As he d06f6aec12 licked his df0fc9750f dry lips, 955f3dfe62 Noah suddenly 11778c1c5d caught the fee2234f0e sound of 552e652dfa footsteps echoing 1b59c82312 through the df60e68cee corridor.9e622c300479c08e

Dominic must have 6c460d7e97 heard it too, 5e8d408cbf because he slowly 7d36af7269 stood up.7b1f7d2914c4e7a5

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Turning toward the 1a4aff29b1 approaching figure, he 92c6daedf0 greeted the newcomer bbdc04423f with a sly 9038423be4 smile.0b5b9b13f8096e33

“Calyps, you must be here to check on Noah as well.”6c81e8e68de420fa

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“Yes. That’s right.”a9ae71fc0c6a8811

Unlike his e412e59154 calmly smiling eb17f705bf lips, Calyps’ cdca6041d8 sharp gaze fc484301bb swept over 814760a82c Noah, assessing 215ace4d9f his condition 400085f90b in an 7ff6b217f9 instant.37e2b4a1bd30e462

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“I thought Noah might be worried about the girl’s condition. I came to give him an update.”2e17f3ea8603d392

At the mention of baadc145df the girl, Noah subtly 5635e203b1 reacted.8f03135702721c50

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Dominic, not 9b288be07b missing the 7eb8be7b32 shift, curved 1e6d53c31b his lips 18705bd7d4 into a a1cdf1906f painted smile.f843e7afa2d5b322

“It seems she’s showing signs of improvement. So, Noah—though it may be uncomfortable, please endure a few more days.”83edfb50688295fc

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With that, Dominic turned 8aedac84a6 to leave.1c2ea2784773bd4f

Calyps silently f405783515 watched him e06a82324d go.6ac51bfe3489319f

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And the moment 7ebd6f1ff5 Dominic disappeared from 488455b324 the underground prison—aa64636b2d31bbef

“The moment you leave this cell, you’re leaving this place.”de7752dc516168d4

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The unexpected 10f444bcb7 words made a94bba6141 Noah’s eyes c92feaedbf widen.a5a68fb9ef9d574f

“What? Leave? All of a sudden—?”e3eb951fbf1c0a78

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Of course, cb9ae0b2bb Noah had 0d3b644ce6 already planned 8e8fc6b3b7 to leave ce03a5cae8 the fortress 2b839385f0 eventually.c16188cfe081f8d4

He had no 4742b499a0 desire to stay 7c5a16d861 and suffer the 6a3afcc17e same fate as 8c0fdbfa3d Sienna in the bdb4b2e9f0 original story.265dc0eb736d8fc1

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But five days later?3c2cc5b6f258fac3

That was too soon.de45e6fbc611193d

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‘Dominic hasn’t even cf8b457768 done anything yet…’0cf5d602f7c38b50

More than that, Calyps ff8a7bb2ac himself wasn’t in the 667adb3050 best condition.027dee470e8890ec

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It made Noah b0ee100f16 wonder—was his decision 933064e34e driven by something b794e9f31e else?ea679a21352ab854

Perhaps, Noah 554d6374ad getting thrown 970538a42c into prison 0dd9501e84 had become ca307fd685 a turning 0e84bcd253 point.f9d98e2291a31164

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Originally, in 26babe116a the story, df365f3421 Calyps had 66756c2879 left in 9e1812f584 a hurry 62bc6d32b1 after witnessing 6331555e21 what happened 5e0c041dc6 to Sienna.46b0529f20a49f31

The departure 5fc98d65e6 had even 43925cd871 resulted in 588f4adf85 a major db523128d9 conflict.bdd1aa47d5263592

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So then—01bd506c11449672

Why now?df609ff8a71c7bf3

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‘Well, either way, d50ad6b1c4 I have no 62267fa641 attachment to this f1c8dc946c place.’1cfd0e2905ecb8f3

His goal had been 0b1adec9bc Eve.91b9175778c9399b

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And now, b7b0d4b9d9 he had 5be77b6389 her.6bc1ce59444e5030

That was all c90b9c97a1 that mattered.ec04e66b3e30e922

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But still—a37c9e539c0100df

Noah’s concerned gaze c6c1bab292 drifted toward Calyps’ 74b1c77b3d left arm.b181fb544b85287d

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Calyps, noticing exactly where 727578dcb7 Noah’s eyes landed, briefly 8d7f931e2e frowned before schooling his 10ae74a7df expression back into calm 4ebeea96ed indifference.0bd81a5aaf671e45

“The day after you’re released, at dawn—we leave the fortress. That’s the plan.”1b49c98323ee6b20

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“Wait—hold on! I get that we need to leave, but why so suddenly? Can’t we wait just a few more days? You’re still injured—”42ec49faa5453124

Noah abruptly 890ce7e34e shut his efd7b47305 mouth.94c2638ea8f9661b

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Even in a whisper, 029e3fd54d their voices echoed through 627a949790 the underground prison.1b914cf34fb9804f

Dominic might 1dea748f14 have left, 004f3dd764 but other c8843f50c4 ears still 48c83c4be8 remained.cb32673bba29ad76

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Realizing what Noah was 43daae93d5 worried about, Calyps answered 54b673ab8a in a low, steady 6bca00d73d voice.2291a48e8d01ed48

“Noah, I know what you’re thinking. But my legs are fine, and I can move without issue. You don’t need to worry about me.”61ab9861e446c60e

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Noah stayed silent.d817c7745a948c17

Faced with ba56fbfeba Calyps’ unyielding 9a69b9c5e7 determination, he 6a0e5785a4 had no e80559a9c0 choice but ad2f1a8a15 to nod.c7d4459657b2ce53

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‘Well, Eve 36770dd1e8 has already 6504e4b85f been saved. Avoiding unnecessary fights 40435b2dfe is the best 4a0e401325 option.’e1b9f3e2e9db7607

He had no lingering e05ef2d93a attachment to this place.ba446e6575560caa

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And while he a6d3bd16cc was worried about de9e3f2a56 Calyps, he was 1ff003d5f7 just as worried 094ebdf268 about Eve.dedd249815a91328

‘Will she even 052253eb16 be strong enough 3e1e863ce4 to travel?’757e9ac7ce7af3db

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Would Derek be 80b42b3ff9 able to help 6f7006bdff her recover in 3b5a9484a1 time?f7dabf6c1bdb14bd

If nothing else, 8e52d69d91 leaving the fortress—where 6601cdef50 she was originally eafa456db7 doomed to die—8c15627a0eab74ce

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Might be the best 21ca93452f thing for Eve.095c4e17e85139af

“How is she?”496bcedfac8582f9

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The moment Noah asked, 23e44716e2 Calyps’ expression darkened.fed9312c33b3e056

For a split 2c0754df81 second, a shadow 03903275be flickered across his 285d875c79 face.a6fd7325a3b0b7d9

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Before Noah could d570211b0b fully register it, f18f536fe3 Calyps quickly erased fe256fbf28 all traces of 110ff75887 emotion and answered d24d719f18 calmly.d964251ea85ccdb1

“She’s stabilizing.”5a329a43108122a6

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His voice was level, 7f2dd4e5a3 but his lowered gaze ccfc144f2a remained fixed on Noah’s ca5da99e7e brightening expression.51ad7ff865be38f8

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