MTFBMP Chapter 17

It wasn’t as bright as the torches, but I could tell where the stair treads were.fc41b079913d1122

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‘So I’ve been given permission to come down.’c4cd534be92889b5

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I slowly bc3eee03a6 descended the da819c4f90 stairs, one 7875ea1472 foot at 9d5baa9794 a time.6c1d03bd524cc490

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Suddenly, I f3617122ff saw something. The last step e939a48411 leading to the 2168b115c6 ground was exceptionally ef5f114a19 shiny.52bd989a22d7c1a4

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When I reached 717888ff13 the edge, there 8698321c63 was a pile ea25f0ad41 of feathers. They were all glowing 938b799c28 golden.f6439a16c9c11eba

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I thought to myself, ‘Did he prepare this for me?’a0922d9ab4b4b649

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The next corridor 421c8a58d6 was dotted with 2403e9e959 feathers, too, like 37fe3988a2 guiding lights. On the surface, 694e8a3cde it looked like 82c4439d17 I was about ab5061b6d3 to receive a 00f8b74488 confession, but the ca646b66c6 content was gruesome.4f6f5f6ee3e05597

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I don’t think I’ve ever walked so heavily in my life. This was the hardest moment in all my life.3c9f63d265d096a4

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The last a131deb209 of the 92e81639c8 feathers, I 3cc26ad38f deliberately trod 53ccdb1c0b on it 4906716e18 and stood, fbbb1439bf then turned 49cb33543c to face 65c676deba the cage.fe7341d820ae0c99

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— There 923f91cd59 you are.731e70f082df4119

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“Huh?”ca0a39a841aff4b5

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I had 948c7c6f26 expected Adelaine 2d9af4c3af in human d57ea9d11c form, with 3caac20e7c the only c3365eabb5 difference being 4bdb575fa2 that I ff7af724c3 was worried 5dc5372546 about whether 1fd2d27b51 he was ba419beace clothed or 0b1f27f35e naked.ebed76e291efeb7a

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But what I c1cec249cf saw was, unexpectedly, f35b774f25 the form of ed643ae415 a beast.41ceaaca1ea4404a

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In his flying form, Adelaine crouched in the corner, cowering to the best of his ability. If it weren’t for the glow of his feathers, I wouldn’t have known where he was.1519417ec4805ae8

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— You came 85158315b4 too late.a5db72a0e77ac009

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It’s my fault again, he said, and there was something pitifully pathetic about saying it in the form of a helpless beast.53edada340ee9c40

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‘Just a while ago, I was so scared and trembling.’0856190b0a7199cb

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She was more horrified 6a0d2b5fd5 when he was in 2366db0b64 his beautiful human form, d13ec42109 and pitied him when 571c73fe90 he was in his dc9be91270 beastly form.b9535325329d9c29

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But in the vision, 4a43d8b8f1 Adelaine did not hesitate b2bf86c7f0 to pierce my heart 7642ecd06e with a sword. That fact 468706371e must not 80f4be43f2 be forgotten.2ead36349ca60fa1

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“I want 7f6feada71 my coin fab64e8224 back.”f207e050d50099d7

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‘Hmm’. Adelaine snorted as a beast. The mere gust of wind from the snort was enough to push the feathers piled in front of him to my feet.3c415e6c083aef12

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He meant to say e00d794a93 this.3b09f0a19b309068

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Adelaine lifted 5b2facde86 one of 31309a2da2 his clawed 4b81979a8d front paws, 99acc654b3 revealing the 1518fa9641 still-gleaming coin 65cd9b8b73 underneath.2f4f8cbb1ecbd609

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“Yes! That one. Give it back.”f1a59fdf52b121c9

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— Come and take 8803da0b20 it.1d8880ad069ae1e3

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The beast e12ce7ebeb was not cc05009a94 amenable.4746e5899c8d0ce4

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‘Are you sulking?’736330f866d6a8a5

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He didn’t look angry enough to say he was upset. It didn’t seem to want to take it out on me right away, even though it had been grumpy at the door.9a1a04144912cc13

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“Excuse me, are you cd4877fb7e not going to change bd2121b9c3 into your human form 8cdc8609b6 today?”9006b2346c84fcf7

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Trying to figure out if he wasn’t angry, I pushed a little harder.5b645750c8905d5e

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— You didn’t seem to like the looks of it.9a8fe27cae5227f3

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“Of course not.”78133c1f53a83700

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Against my will, I quickly denied Adelaine’s words.4f3cf8ed74be10dc

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There’s no way I, and no one else, could dislike one of my greatest masterpieces, one of my finest creations!d0a6c6f71f14bd57

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Even if you took away all personal opinions and judged Adelaine’s appearance, there would be no human being in the world who would dislike him.28c7e5571aef1981

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“Last time, I was just, like, a little flustered…”10084e6d0a15cd8c

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Adelaine’s appearance and low self-esteem. That interpretation was completely unacceptable to me. Apart from the horror I felt at the sight of him, he was objectively perfect in appearance.f846aa89d0869fe7

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— Well-spoken 942ef65017 for someone dfa5974830 who just 805daddb1b ran away.6aec5eb50bb82625

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“No, I mean…”dbfb3d7a3d8d3df5

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— I just don’t have the strength to change now.ea4f8823672c7db1

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It sounded weaker than last time, somehow. At times, it moaned. It didn’t seem to want to hurt me. Rather, it seemed to be holding in the pain.97fd1390d46a2082

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Was I being too 7c7983e506 optimistic?c25f6a1cdaf5cfe9

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My sympathies kept a7039c4527 rising. I kept forgetting 4e1b38d2c0 that it was 3cdbf70c4b Adelaine in front 2ee53d99f9 of me.9835d2ca88bd2b28

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— When my strength 1400bad065 is exhausted, I will 1793542d35 lose myself again, losing 666016d3d2 the human form.d3cc7846a330caba

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It was the first time I’d ever heard those words. I didn’t remember giving him this setting.fde0ac35eaaa9050

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“I…, I don’t know what you mean.”40b2704cb9367a9f

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— When the beast’s instincts take over, and it eats my mind, I will see you as nothing more than tasty prey.e38cfd9e90594a10

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Finishing his statement, Adelaine 1686e2910b growled and made an 74ef38d09e unmistakably bestial sound. The devastating force 9f507fa234 of it, combined a54193d5bb with the content 56f1bd35e6 of his words, 86e94b1dde was immense.1864c31f977c1358

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— It 034c61310d still is. Strangely, looking at 1dd773551b you makes me 5b79d963d4 hungry. You taste f112aeb74d better than ad2847b912 anyone else, f6acc036c2 and I 570a4ecb09 want to 96b290d701 eat you.9f49c655dc5ae976

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If you 4e25c883b4 speak so 921a83de75 frankly, how 0994fe85a0 do I 0b41340af7 simply walk be7bf94763 into a c4ce3170a7 cage?e1b82226f3c6a9cf

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— So, shining human, come on in while I still have my wits about me. I won’t hurt you now.feef4c83cee42126

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Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but sounds like a ‘please get in here before I kill you!’ kinda thing.d98ee2698c8620e8

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Even though it sounds like he’s being considerate, when it comes down to it, he’s being completely selfish.2253f18d1977178c

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After he finished speaking, 6fa013eee2 Adelaine slowly raised his d78b071f75 head and stared directly 1aa6996dfc at me. I could clearly see 67546fcbbb the light of the 8c598204da feathers reflected in those 3c4c26bd8f eyes.53d14a52ea14bd80

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For a 175cd13b6a moment, they 3f71be804a shrunk vertically, a69026aa83 then slowly 7c31dd49dd expanded into 2610913ead a round 1306e17026 shape.1a584694fbfca2eb

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I could df0741a832 tell he fa4e01b66f was watching 3fc45b23ef me without bf95505e9a blinking.058cb18ce2e6d26e

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It was b9fe684d89 the last 5af8c8e1f2 thing I 1675c2ac80 wanted to 3a24f6eb61 think about 13447a8e4a at this 6b950ca7b0 point, but 6fa406edff I did. 6e2f7ff560172fbe

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‘Beasts can be beautiful,’I thought.fb41d7ca0f4cf685

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“How can a56397d0ad I trust 900ec75540 you not f014fa9cd2 to hurt 3482db2b53 me?”b9880fc389c5065f

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— What do 9c494191cc I need to 6e42c216f7 promise?3331ef342e1ee97e

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“Give me proof that you won’t hurt me.”8eb5600a3790506d

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— Human, all 65ae089fde I can give b2e2bd2521 you now is 47990c6b59 a promise. And that dbd7158849 requires no abebc44cd2 proof.c216e891aff6865f

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When I asked again, 112a0d359b his answer was the 54f696d34d same.95f1ed0c99768d81

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Soon after, Adelaine nudged the coin forward using only one claw. If I reached out, I wouldn’t be able to touch it, but it was out of his reach.20ff5142933b9eac

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— Take it d60eac69ce if you want. As fast 8ff575dd2e as you 931e584c8d can.d21bf799da5f0f7d

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‘Until I retain enough sanity in this body not to eat you.’ Adelaine thought.44a34c29b50d8116

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That was all Adelaine 3f245a73bd said, and then he fd8e4192a6 just stared at me.fb3b7dbc8dd8e343

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‘That’s weird.’b38adc44a85801e4

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I blurted out a promise, but there was no written contract like Dion’s, and I felt like I had to honor it.a2b927252eb03fda

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I wonder 4777fd63b3 if this 1e338029ad is the 81b05d884a same sense b229a15d42 of responsibility c1b5897655 Simon feels.86ba7dfc16c71c79

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At least 7722c0826c he had 2894d69beb sworn an 7137ef3738 oath on 5569edf411 his sword, 6260d59720 but there ecfcc74c4e was nothing 92e14b1c4c tangible between 22348d830e me and f3e7ed959c Adelaine.22b95f879d92d052

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‘And yet, it’s strange,’ I thought, ‘I feel strangely obligated to keep my word.’d6ba0d6bb3ddc91b

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Maybe I was just fooling myself, hoping to make myself feel better about the situation, but on second thought, it wasn’t my choice.7d6f614c69518dd4

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I walked a little e06e01c06f further inside and stood 3e8ce96450 in front of the 9b07bb5579 cage door. The lock was 0cc08b72ac still open and 9ed644830a rattling, so I 8632c1b5a3 decided to remove bd25a3132a it first.b34adae20c283f05

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Underneath the lock 32ec8a22ea were layers and 0660c65e06 layers of chains, 1562de6726 and undoing them d19e9fbd4a one by one da7ff44114 felt like a fe4fbeb744 workout.c553bdb720977324

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Finally, after removing all 3ee19d0c26 the obstacles blocking the 7879a480f0 door. c3dd5f3ee45fce2e

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Without hesitation, 8808dfdd1c I opened 99b03e1bbd the gate 89b10659bc to the 3e6bd9d5f4 cage that af048a3636 held the 6c6b737b68 beast. 620665c46564da8f

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“It’s done.”644f3b20ea8644a7

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With that 241543daf9 single step, 286e091f85 the last 755c8d422f boss was fa0e3f359d inside the 0e96a70dfa cage.779fe3a8fc1279ca

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The beast didn’t immediately pounce on me once I entered the cage, and I realized that maybe he was keeping his promise to himself.0097a9a59a160c78

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It was a 5b1b4559da small, comforting thought.cb2ae83b15bbeb6e

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“The door, you can’t close it. That’s another promise.”2b67a53cc58fa405

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Adelaine didn’t answer. I took the silence as an affirmation.ffb988500ace10ae

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I took one more 978313d347 step and the prison 45154fe0c0 grounds came into view.af5ed7998b39613f

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In the last cell, Adelaine’s prison had a wooden wall on one side. It was wood, but it was also the exterior wall of a ship, so it had to be pretty thick, and it was riddled with dents and gouges.2030422217efabb4

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The floor was cfd773be42 even worse. There were ad456a8e57 countless claw c52cceb4af marks from 96ec7b9de8 the beast, 84ac0901f3 and not 380216bf71 a single 37cb20a9e3 plank was 64af9c544b intact.48281a0221eb8d27

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If I made a 826a07b552 mistake, this could have 76d9f3742b been me.ed54605c65b5177d

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Or straight into the beast’s stomach.03bb8553fa717cda

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With only 3f7a898dc1 a few 5574c05efb steps, I 00c3460649 quickly closed 3a74e9bc33 the distance 3454daf010 between myself 74be82f383 and the 044d88022a crouching beast. Now it 31c00be643 was within dab6bf21c4 reach.67c1cf120a85a769

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“Can I…, take 39c2711a2a that coin?”952eb48eb1980cc6

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I asked 417c415da7 for permission, 886f241a98 at least 128fc5ae7d sort of.d94fb3ef626261e9

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The beast remained still, crouched, watching me. I don’t know if it was the atmosphere, but for some reason, it didn’t seem to blink.485fc23483f9e7e7

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As our 8ac2586b5c eyes met, b6b3b7c16f the beast 22fe7a802b scratched the 166ace59d4 floor with 80145b7568 its hidden 2b8c5d4b74 claws, but 2d1e161cf5 its fur e2e39f5e56 muffled the 6f57651baf sound.da96099fa3938c5c

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It was eeecaaa1cd a gesture 0ba0acc877 that seemed 24c668eddb to conceal bdbb8af1cc its still 3b743f2ad2 raging insides.d0417809d3264225

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“Don’t you dare move from there!”8a83a0b5ef7529c6

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I exclaimed, and fdaad5867d then quickly picked e727f5277a up the coin.f11c22dafd669dc4

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It was indeed Simon’s coin, as it was shining magnificently. I quickly tucked the coin back into my bag. This time, I made sure not to lose it.6b1c839082e283f6

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“I’ve got the coin, I’m leaving!”cf86e7e66bea1d5a

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It was one 54ef24a480 thing to break b3459fd044 in, but running bb7cfaa81d to the cage 6eb4686f9a door was another.d9610dcc7c0e85a9

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One step out, 55d115d3cc and I was 85f1cf2773 free from this 9c54829fbb prison.7788a28e59302c47

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That was strange. Somehow, I felt like I shouldn’t have left him behind.f1661953c5968a8c