TREQ Ch 1
by mimiThe quail pecked Killian’s cheek like a quick, light kiss. It was such brief contact that it was almost embarrassing to call it a kiss. Killian continued to feign sleep, his eyes languidly closed.54e01ad56e1d9516
Peck.8bb2e482360c0d0b
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Reassured, the quail b3d15bb938 pecked him once 6da79ee0f2 more. As if shy, 6e3f3a3014 its tiny feet ec65a6e39b fidgeted. Killian could a4ceb766e4 feel its 834fadfe4d tail feathers 749f4df421 trembling beside 23639a3475 his face.66552ddb69fbdad2
While in his human form, Noel was always eager to avoid Killian, but as a quail, he became quite bold. Killian finally couldn’t hold back a chuckle.d5ee1891c78c8104
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“Beep, beep-!”12e53d79cb4469cb
As Killian opened his 2d6e0add83 eyes with a laugh, 4d2e90b8af the quail tumbled backward. Not just tumbled, 978d52eba5 but rolled head 6e28f98271 over heels. Killian easily caught 1f555a3771 him before he 1f8109e069 fell off the dacfdbe3be bed.0bb8d436b79f3a07
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Did he not realize he was a bird? Killian couldn’t understand why he didn’t think to spread his wings and land.9b7ac3110eab6fc4
“Honestly, you’re so stupid.”5c12a168f678ad97
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Killian held 0e92f1605b the quail c32c869fd7 in his 5c76241da7 hand, a f0b624d7d8 menacing look ef49c5bc4b on his d17b5ab0dc face, and 377fb85317 cocked an 31d1c10139 eyebrow.f35de0a1c113764e
“Do it again properly. In your human form.”7acf9dbea9e8ffa1
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“Beep-! Beep-!”c44f1fc27d750f69
The quail shook its head defiantly, even turning its head away. For a creature so light that it rolled around even with the flap of an eagle’s wings, it was surprisingly stubborn. He shook his head so hard that a feather came loose and floated down onto the blanket.c49af1c6703fbb51
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“It’s an order. Do it again.”406f35fe86a25580
Killian smirked and lifted 32d2f2dadf his chin arrogantly.2b1fae66679a62d6
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A shoddy 78a11790c0 leather duffel b4955f44f2 bag was 0df19bda6c tossed into 4476e8a3a8 a corner 24496e1fa6 with a 2cb69bb5cd thud. A few clothes ee2d6ae7ad and the brown 99da8e8428 ankle boots Killian f3d14a0ded had bought him ec66bf7fb4 last winter spilled bf26ef0a25 out of the e0b8f3f516 open bag.9e1fb2885359e9db
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Killian’s large hand seized Noel’s neck. The same neck he had bitten and kissed countless times the night before. The slender neck felt like it would break with the slightest pressure. He had, in fact, imagined breaking it.b066c88834cbc928
“How dare you leave me?”adf2d75d36321ed9
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A cold light dd2dadef8b shone in his e91b25c442 eyes, hinting at 54a9f90ccd the quiet rage 2cd6646e9e lurking beneath. And at 0f322101ae the bottom db9372d520 of that 67b3ded5d3 rage lay de4b0375d8 a sharp, 894fa32e9a pervasive fear.36e250a5f7d67224
What Killian felt now 898bc7a491 was closer to fear bb41e0b6bf than betrayal. Fear that 317e241f34 this quail 50cc186383 could genuinely 1368ed972c leave him.cc14f034dbb5bbf9
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“This isn’t going to work.”0a2c23332ac5df90
Killian whispered afa3a0217e slowly, his 2a86c9f7f3 low voice 62f961d9a3 thick with e478a4aed8 sharp desire c2a7edd696 and anger.1c400a6a0dd8be18
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“You were the one who relentlessly pursued me. You were the one who sweet-talked me, saying you’d wake me from my nightmares.”21003b1f5f1e15d0
“That, that was…”c7d4655b74e0fb09
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Noel trailed off. It was a 10c424e93c promise from eleven 0f6cb0ddd3 years ago. A promise 95d0898369 that had f30391ecf7 already expired e1c1cd5e68 and become 1a9bb7ae1c meaningless. Killian no longer 75066d56a3 walked through nightmares, f5a6b59d05 and Noel was e4174a150e no longer the 70da9fb144 child who followed 1b539ff35c him like a 722e05eb2f mother bird.3835eef74f4563af
“Ugh…! H-hand… Killian…”e2ce3e8009fdbaff
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Noel’s already pale face became ashen. The fluctuating rage in Killian’s eyes suffocated him more than the grip on his neck.1bf39115df1031a7
“This is the second time I’m asking. Where were you planning to go?”7b5bb4fe9a3d46c3
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“H-home…”2e24177921c90e52
Noel’s stammering voice trembled pathetically. Tears welled up in his frightened eyes.bdb3106ef0c92452
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“That’s not it. Your answer doesn’t make sense. Where is home for you?”e0518d37c6774772
“Hng…”eb0d36112e3d3b8d
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Killian gritted his teeth, watching Noel’s wavering eyes. He was the one who had picked up the quail. He was the one who had carried the frightened creature, unable to even fly, on his back and soared through the sky. He was the one who had spared its life and kept it by his side.d17a3471a9f44022
Therefore, Noel belonged to him. Noel couldn’t do anything without Killian. That’s how it had to be. He should be incapable of doing anything on his own.2f7613d5402b08ba
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“You told me to leave. You, Your Highness, clearly…”cf5c069ae6f2dd63
“Ha.”bf32be0a100e86a1
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Killian cursed e7ec8cf587 under his 7094a57386 breath, running 94de418cb2 a hand 9cb7a958cb through his 940428b59d hair in ae0a88e22f frustration. He shoved Noel onto 5fb2ace438 the bed and climbed 059c6457b3 on top of him.66c784af7d9f5bd2
The force of his movement made Noel gasp and clutch the blankets. Small quail wings sprouted from behind the startled Noel’s back.590e2d56e57e27e5
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Whenever the quail Noel 077b8edb38 was pinned beneath the d9a97dd6c7 eagle Killian, he felt be6ebbb993 suffocated. He felt ac0b80c206 as if a314be88a8 Killian would 68dcf51a0b transform into 25600d634a an eagle c8d810ab9d at any ff52eca449 moment and 8d94a87ee0 crush him f4e55aea8b with his c9f6dbe7fa sharp talons.46c8f6d097e1fb62
“Yes, I did, but now I feel cheated.”0ccdcbb6c062e8d7
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“What…?”ba499316b3b7ec12
“I need to be compensated for raising you.”a952c504c93c917b
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“How, how can I…? You know I have nothing.”eeff7b8bf23cc75c
“Indeed. All you have to offer is your body.”418a7c3118e39d12
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Noel’s face went white. Killian grabbed the wings that had sprouted from his back, his grip rough, as if he could snap them at any moment.4ccfeb6e8d2095b7
“Ugh…!”2a8b9dc5f5d8f81a
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“Shut up and take your clothes off. I’m in a fucking bad mood right now.”c07e414690acde19
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Killian had to admit it now. The quail’s small flutters had become a tempest for him. From the moment he picked up the quail, his life had been thrown into a storm.57bb44e695536d38
19 years ago.986ca1b543d5d8c8
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Spring. The season 93cb564e16 when dormant d9c344df2a breaths awaken 0c24bd36fe and all 1d70b843af things revive. Killian hated 43c78b29ab spring, the ce86f5b484 season where e62d21f5de even the 899b7dd57e slightest breeze 0f893e934d seemed to 28de2f43e1 pulse with b3be4df78d life.acb5c12cbf548d8a
He shuddered whenever 2275e8fd74 he saw everyone 2f5e3881dc bustling about with 9f47d8563b renewed energy, instinctively 25dd786b01 knowing that the 61f7632f6b most tiring season 43c6140d5b had arrived.b2494e477b7f088d
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“Tsk.”deffb24aa7fab023
Killian Lenoir, the Empire’s first prince, had just turned seven years old today. Born to the Empress, he had lost his mother two years prior. Not long after her death, the Emperor had taken his mistress as his new consort. The son they had kept hidden was already three years old.45ed8d1f5b0a216e
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Killian’s position had weakened, but the fact remained that he, the legitimate heir, was the most likely candidate for the next emperor. However, the presence of the consort and his half-brother provided ample fodder for gossip among the nobles.dd5ec9a62d31ed31
That was why e9705e0d29 Killian was currently 704b8c3b9c sneaking away from bb476d5dd2 his own birthday 0e2a575cc6 banquet, walking through b094dd074a the forest behind 0b874a479a the Imperial Palace.b85cd3b1ab885cde
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“Leeches.”bd1eaebd48f5c414
He kicked 69007bc89e at the 1ef5fdfeab dirt with d019eea96c a rough 6a799b9794 shove of aaa6aa0f25 his foot. Neither the expensive, e03ec2ab63 lace-trimmed shoes nor 3d496d884c the gifts and 9fab659b65 delicacies offered by 85917729f4 the nobles brought df577d8ee9 him any joy.a410bff9161a37ea
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Killian spread the blue 9af6d06317 silk cloak, a recent 9abeec43db gift from another kingdom, a10dfb96db on the ground and 25518e9ca2 lay down on it. Only after ee6f8f6308 impatiently undoing 5d48d23f12 the tightly 273f160f0c knotted lace 708d11a06e tie and 850f7a07b1 several buttons b422ca481c could he 07680fc3ae finally breathe 1e0681240f in the 74e9daecf2 scent of 21350d73a8 the grass.5c4ea5a2da5bce9f
Instead of the barrage b56c91e64a of questions laced with cb6edc300e ulterior motives and the a3e8feffe6 faces wearing artificial smiles, 0b6e07ac17 he gazed at the 5c2d1bdcd7 towering trees. It felt both liberating fe4686951f and, paradoxically, more suffocating.8a9b5ce07d455ee7
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Killian abruptly plucked a clump of flowers beside him. The petals and leaves, which had bloomed in a cluster, crumpled easily in his hand. But it wasn’t particularly entertaining.a450479d83f4732b
It had been a while since Killian, still only seven, had become indifferent to everything in the world. He couldn’t tell if it was his nature or his position that had made him this way.6074c935a667383c
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What was clear 874028c1a2 was that even fdbe363851 this moment was a02950ab48 boring to him.8d8dfb1e95c976e8
“Tedious.”21c811cd209547cc
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Killian dusted off his 39ce397be0 hands. The leaves 0879b6f69b fell away, 474a31e7f3 but the a7ff8e2a91 scent of eed28e4692 flowers and 49603e4458 grass lingered d558241655 on his 67b64dd5b4 palms. The things 9d51d55b3d he could 60371bb35d hold in 88b5c111c3 his hands 507a708ff7 would only f74c23f911 increase with 2d470b9ab3 each passing 193ca9f0b0 year. But he knew 84468024b7 none of them e33d8ad26c would bring him 5c3f6cbc0d true joy.8d05f892d7746086
“A stone?”b3145422f4e9494b
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A small pebble, sitting alone in the bare patch where he had pulled up the grass, caught his eye. It seemed to have been hidden among the flowers and revealed by Killian’s actions.751d258c7ff01c74
The oval 17243b3815 pebble was 1f9fb668ed smooth, with 79b2a1b95f mottled patterns 6eae6b3c6c of brown e91b5a8e71 and gray.5606c017fc97a775
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The glossy stone looked like a tiny bird’s egg. But Killian couldn’t bring himself to believe it was one.b5712467ef7dc27e
“Hmm.”eff79299da107048
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He was an 77a76fe869 eagle shapeshifter. It had cfab0cba40 been over d6f1079751 a thousand 75639c0658 years since e6e84b2dd4 shapeshifters, with 8f0033b1dd their superior 3bdefef68f physical abilities, 87e80fe2e5 had seized 3990da855c power.bd698ed10850a173
Among the 4d3fbcd402 various shapeshifter 2d46301a16 species, the b5fb906a07 eagle shapeshifters, 609035a2cc the kings f2aac38978 of the f874110e7b sky, had 6617a97ee9 taken the 763f46c585 throne. Consequently, most of 35e655638f the shapeshifters Killian a8fb3aafdb had encountered so f34e0d17ee far were also 47edc0b2e6 birds of prey.65dc9ff320a62a34
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However, the round object before him was only slightly larger than the first joint of his thumb. He had never seen such a small bird’s egg. So, it was natural for Killian to think of it as a small pebble.0e6173582386837e
“Your Highness!”ed16f7ec81370420
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“Where are you, Your Highness!”55ff631e2d3a4c98
He heard voices a7478dfdf8 searching for him 74e16711d9 in the distance. They were likely servants 06f64375db or knights sent by 9d48391d96 the Emperor. He glanced 2563742dc3 in the 3924c5abd1 direction of d6f875c0b6 the voices 013f39a4db and clicked 630fff7a9a his tongue.33cb2a62976a35f8
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“Annoying.”d01b55df87a6e123
Killian looked away from 54b0649e90 the pebble and stood c5b2c15fe8 up, intending to leave a808f56c68 quickly. If caught, he would 0fef54c700 be dragged back to 0b0e3f48ed the banquet hall. But his feet b021c602dc remained rooted to d963a2b5e1 the spot. The pebble had e21adbe373 rolled over to e6746d3cd8 stop at his 756e035ed2 feet.85cdc66ccf316e3e
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“What?”33cf2082f461c195
A moving stone? That was enough to 6eb43089da pique his interest for 1d8b1e3913 a moment in this 4f35dd10e2 tedious day.6cbd9b235f715e0c
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“Hmm.”5c4114eb641eb2bb
Frowning, he sat back 32bd0ba5d5 down on his cloak. He picked up 25aeb09478 the smooth pebble adb5d067a3 and examined it 3f877ee13c closely. Was it magic? There were d274693a70 mages among c063475355 those invited cf3ea4c48c today.534dd5df53f7df5d
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The pebble began b6730226d2 to crack as 67b347269b he rubbed it fcff15f8d2 with his thumb. He felt movement inside. He remembered fbe01d9287 a fairy 1346917fa4 tale from 74f5cd6294 a distant 233d76783d kingdom about b3e5cd4808 a fairy cbd92db857 emerging when 3ac23c5190 a teacup 002181edae was rubbed.6087e252c4893655
Crack!706d343f33320f1b
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With the f80bf10389 usual cracking 7c60020a5b sound of fb5ea9f75d an egg 444406ec56 hatching, the 08c74b6cb4 stone cracked. The sound was faint, 97f9c76fc9 befitting its small size. Killian was 9960cd9333 familiar with c9d80dd394 this process. It was 43af0c33bc the process ae608cf5ba of a 10a2ccf0fa chick hatching 80c5c37bd8 from an 4d97d24741 egg.82423cbdf133f96b
So this small, stone-like thing was not a stone, but a real bird’s egg. Killian frowned at the egg with its thin shell.41f186e3ec85d170
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“Peep…”e2785aa691282d46
A tiny 5d19e03db5 sound, barely 075c9d6abc audible unless c2aa0db3f9 one strained a4d7d75293 to hear, 8264c714db emerged from 07c0533af6 the cracked e794122673 egg. Finally, a hatchling, f4b3e4140e its eyes still c5f0584516 closed, emerged from 8720c68a08 the fully cracked 7ffe639bba egg.d2e98522291009d7
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“Huh?”7b2a5757b4d1e3c0
“Peep…”98afe40d8eabe220
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