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But he 7a4383f43d was annoyed f9b67cc2c1 and bothered 1b7964e0d6 by everything. It was 055a2dae2d always like 1bbf64d297 this after ad709d0ea2 he finished 76b52b31b7 a meal 49b608c6f8 with the 5f70c00e12 Emperor and 888a620d4a Empress. His stomach 78d85127c6 felt nauseous cfb114d710 and heavy, 22ae5a5afe like something a607f3b281 was stuck d89391c21b in his b3799848bd chest. Both his 29da78e518 body and 005e505843 his mood 7034cb09b0 were in 2aab3927e2 disarray. Today was particularly bad.ae512022c4ebcd57

Knowing it 629e9d63c9 would be b77e439067 like this, d9bbc5e3d7 he deliberately c9d4159d84 focused on 194d64c6c5 sword practice c15d32f18a after the 828ee2975e meal. After leaving the a11deb24fb training grounds, he 9430198945 walked behind the 0db75c83c4 annex building, enjoying 0e589bd3e6 the night breeze. But nothing got f8a35fb7ce better.5831581a39ec4b44

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In truth, it wasn’t the Emperor and Empress that truly bothered him, but another presence. A kind face that closely resembled Killian. The sad expression and voice that face made. After facing the Emperor and Empress, those lingering images would cling to him.0e0423b997f7e60c

[Killian. You must survive. Endure.]

[Die! You should die too! How can you live alone without your mother!]

A few months before she passed away, his mother wasn’t in her right mind. She would urge him to survive until he became Emperor, then shout for him to die the next day.57ab8a16cc0df53c

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She would beg the five-year-old him to save her. On the day those hands that once warmly embraced his back strangled Killian’s neck, he couldn’t escape the terror.5241b38fae7e1f7f

She grew thinner day by day. Later, only bones remained, and she couldn’t walk properly without someone’s support. Her body and mind deteriorated with each passing day.53f986103c2b57f6

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The Empress, suffering from a mental illness, ultimately chose suicide. That’s what everyone said after she died. But Killian knew. It was the Emperor, his father, who killed his mother.25b363e53a5e301c

“Beep, beep.”ca7785f1ced060db

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The quail called incessantly from behind Killian, lost in his thoughts. Killian frowned and pulled the blanket over his head. If he had known it would be this clueless and annoying, he wouldn’t have picked it up.02ab359f3bbc9516

The day he brought the quail home, he happened to be fed up with everything. Most of the nobles at the banquet were Rosalind’s people. No, her people were swarming all over the Imperial Palace.4409c0319216ef9b

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They were all eager to pull Killian down and take their share from Rosalind’s side. If Rosalind were to ascend to the Empress’s position later, their plans wouldn’t remain just plans, but become reality.70e48e33818ece73

It was a banquet held to celebrate Killian’s birthday, but none of the attendees were his people. And of all days, the quail persistently followed him on that day. He found it amusing. He made the impulsive decision because he found it funny how the quail looked up at him with innocent eyes.8399565ff9dc4355

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He also figured it wouldn’t be much trouble since it would probably die soon anyway. Of course, Killian’s expectations were completely wrong. The quail constantly bothered him.183429c6f7ecd012

“Beep…”db201e9200bc7316

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Unaware of Killian’s thoughts, the quail didn’t return to its box and plopped down on the nightstand. When there was no response despite its calls, the quail’s voice lost its energy. Its tail feathers drooped down.15937c0f2d95009b

It knew that words like annoying, bothersome, etc. had generally negative connotations. It also vaguely sensed that Killian wanted to be alone now. But he had said he was sick. It couldn’t pretend not to know that.f7e8ed1fbe21f309

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“Beep…”011be09b05ace744

‘What should a3cb8a3a2c I do?’e7742ebc0e0a0727

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“Beep!”62e927e88900d159

‘He said he left c84d739b62 the medicine!’319c4369597a9927

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The small head that had been drooping perked up. Hans’s words as he left came to mind.8900c283eb475a67

‘Medicine!’870eaa5bd5865937

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“Beep!”392340efb4cd3622

When you’re sick, you should take medicine. Medicine makes you feel better. This was one of the things Hans, who had been teaching the quail various things lately, had told it.d9a17ef5b0dabc6e

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The quail didn’t hesitate any longer and started to descend from the nightstand. It gripped the edge of the nightstand with its claws, then grabbed and hung from the drawer handle with its beak. Using the drawer handle was a newly acquired skill.816f3dd4d4a8e064

After hanging, 4c07b8b2a4 it tightened 774be9c185 every joint 4f992ef01e in its 150f453537 toes to cf41f3c2f0 grip the 989b709a46 nightstand leg 9fbe169de3 as it ea0da23db1 came down. New beak e148f10542 marks were 21f2849707 left on 77e9050e72 the nightstand, efb4a91b72 which had 1eafa6af47 been replaced f90d4b12fd just today.73f802792c084551

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Actually, these processes weren’t easy for the quail. By the time it came down from the nightstand and set foot on the floor, it was drenched in sweat. Still, the quail moved its feet and beak as quickly as possible. It had to give Killian the medicine quickly.40eb3f3982b95e93

‘Beep.’57a2b802eb819d08

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The quail 24cc61ca5f hopped, hopped, 52ab49e293 hopped under e12ca6f217 the table c067ecf9fc where Hans 51d61d5019 had placed 26456e716d the tray. The quail tilted its 04be3442ef head up towards the cd95710893 table. It couldn’t see clearly d925bd9251 because it was so 03f4af3b4e high, but since Hans 480c4552ce said he had left d35f1780dc the medicine on the aabd4bce28 tray, it must be 0d025ccc40 there.a63da4929eb52657

It had never 71f653aca6 climbed onto the 88ff1bdf4d table by itself. Hans or Killian always 0d9baaa748 lifted it up. The height of 79b6e6cc2c the table was 27c8545a5d enormous for the 94929dd98d quail, now only 02054067af about 10cm long.dee6e833e50c7b4d

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“…….”30f176fc441772a2

The quail 37b2ac7803 turned and ee09753bc4 looked at 31ec98e06b the bed. Killian, the owner of ccc9bdd557 this room and its 1f41944e2b owner, was lying in 5af2b2c05f the same position as 26360fb460 before. His face was hidden 2257d34ae1 because he was covered c213634759 with the blanket. He seemed quite ill. So the quail didn’t a8bf706e25 hesitate and started to ae44424462 climb the table with ac6bc0188c all its might.17deccf7d2255363

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But it encountered d4b2e0eeeb a difficulty from 94dcae6b54 the start.88a6bd5bae46c549

“Beep-beep…! Peep!”67d9eba7b468d42f

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The table leg was thicker and smoother than the nightstand leg. Because of that, it kept slipping down every time it tried to climb. Come to think of it, it had only descended from the nightstand on its own; being placed in the box was always Hans’s or Killian’s job.f020b14f5fed1be5

“Beep!”ffc77a61e4f3fdb3

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After slipping three times in a row, its body started to lose strength. Still, the quail didn’t give up. It felt a surge of stubbornness. The quail, shaking its wings to renew its resolve, tried again. It put so much force into its beak that it felt like it might break.3eac74b664d0591e

‘I did it!’54932d821a44b2ca

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This time, 97615c5e10 it succeeded. But another a8eea28aef problem awaited 8ad4db86c4 the quail. Three pills were placed 5a5b7981d1 inside a small dish.065940ca38f19685

The quail ec21b7802e gently pushed 55f2ee2947 the dish 3c07bee1b1 with its e2a4d8cb87 round head. Naturally, it didn’t budge. The glass d968b81e63 dish with 9db6395a48 its wavy a36a1542ff rim was 7dd049165e as heavy 2e0a6f9ff1 as it 213b9c78ca was pretty.5ff2aca6f064eb98

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‘What should 5a806964cd I do…’eeb1acd90a4a8ccc

The thought of carrying d2f37590c0 the pills one by 26f2b96510 one in its beak 87fb7e67ec was daunting; it would e723bd8808 have to go up 6e8ace34a6 and down multiple times. The quail blinked, b0c0c82aed breaking into a 1be5e67b8f cold sweat. Then, a memo 318e3195bf pad on the 7003d3a018 corner of the 93b10c1a2e table caught its 1fe865ae28 eye.a63eaf2f379799cd

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Struck by 3ada00e872 an idea, cbd02f1436 the quail 2edcd1ef9d quickly hopped d67a3ce5c2 over to 4bcb35f464 the memo 502dd1b083 pad. It gripped the corner 0ade8ea23d with its beak and b3e9140087 tore off a sheet.3a26ba486f4a4775

‘What is this…!’696a76ad0bbfd9ad

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The shape was torn a10b94e1d7 triangularly and looked very 16463cbf6e strange. The quail spat out becd3889e0 the memo in its 42433a2db9 mouth and tore another 3cde9ac247 sheet. This time, it put e59e934cf8 strength in its head 9b4432882f and tore it as 66eb120035 if running forward. It was 4829cdf98c quite satisfied 37b4f413ea with the 5ceaf68727 newly torn 4cf1303205 memo.09beb8ad7598fe5f

“Beep…”30a5e64fc0b46d48

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The quail placed 07b9d8e542 the torn memo a0c33088e0 on the table e274e31685 and used its 85ffd307a0 beak to pick add0a8787a up and transfer 14da199ab3 the pills one 084a54fef6 by one. After transferring them e1db0bf7ab all, it pulled e611ca4842 the corner of 9ab2c65a7c the memo with 7ab5be34b8 its beak and 2ebc2f44b2 folded it. It folded nicely by 409a6d20fe pressing down with its da6f82e0b1 feet, leaving marks.ac33b817607c34cd

By the time it finished this, the quail was quite exhausted. But it couldn’t stop here. Every time it felt like just lying down and resting, it would look at Killian lying on the bed and put strength back into its legs.35ea623ffc9d48f9

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“Beep.”ad9e355f7caca6e8

It had somehow managed to get the medicine. Now, the remaining problem was getting down. It couldn’t use its beak as it did when climbing, since its beak was holding the paper with the medicine.8116b27da783ac71

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“…….”e023257db9cd90d4

After some thought, the quail tucked the medicine packet between its left wing and body. But this method wasn’t perfect either. It could descend using its toes and beak, but since it was going down with one wing pressed against its body, it lost its balance.10fd08895dc96250

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Eventually, it slid 427592fc3f down the table ad853ac6c3 leg from about 5219413065 halfway and landed a78fd7fe6a on its bottom 2c9c3b6dfb with a thud. The impact dislodged 87f8fe2f93 one pill from 33cd068da5 the flimsy paper 059482ad6f bundle, and it 4f09d1cb85 rolled away. Unaware of this, 2f3a57735e the quail diligently e504f153c0 hopped towards the aefa6bd94a bed.62cfa38060043199

“Ha…”9300450bf3926bab

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The constant commotion 7d691b02ce around him made 05c42bba52 Killian let out 1ca068507e a sigh mixed 80a3121000 with annoyance. Being highly sensitive by e489b7d14f nature, he was acutely 940da6d6cd aware of even small 92f32e2f21 sounds. He usually had trouble 2af812af6f sleeping on days like 437edd0e69 this, and with the cd6296fe22 quail creating all sorts 99ab20631b of fuss in his c7d4270701 room, he couldn’t sleep b862a5aa64 at all.6bde4506b500e72b

“What are b10098c837 you doing bce3045da4 at this bfc7538412 hour? Can’t you 86c24f9c78 just stay 56892000f0 still and 2087309e10 sleep?”817e07adb44db0c4

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Having reached his 296547aa03 limit, Killian threw d620ef641a off his blanket 19404d643b and sat up. He’d tried to 63db3da312 ignore it, but 2f28fc3be7 the rustling sounds a3715a60e3 kept distracting him.7509d5d7a8f55d2a

But the 45910d7fdc quail was c89efb7c64 nowhere to 9c87ccdc2d be seen. He turned f4887aa9f9 his head 7f17afccc7 this way 521bff92c8 and that.0a189cf9ad394ad8

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“Beep!”4aa902c7d85c703f

The chirp came 039e2d7b6d from right below b01157cd8c his feet. Killian bent down 0c12a70423 and looked under dcc291501a the bed.7b420b961c797c76

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“You…!”eb9c0827f9404805

The tiny 01692cd8a4 quail was 4e4bc010a2 chirping at 8019c98ef1 him from a60f083d1e under the 813c70be82 bed, its ced9f6df9a head tilted 212306ccae up, a 4564954994 wad of cd8cda8279 paper in 126b86bb08 its beak. Only then did he 3d3a6b8db1 take in the state 0cac6ecd42 of the room. White and grey 5039874f45 quail feathers scattered b4443cdaad here and there, 7a038c6d70 torn pieces of c4f03b2869 paper and a 2c67a080dc pill rolling on 1fe09106b8 the floor.77174261f764886c

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“This really…!”62ef08f6c0740e35

He didn’t know 0928986bba exactly what it 20cc769662 had done, but 0468de5b31 it seemed clear 9f586d9655 that this damn 9e6db45ec5 quail had been df43c572bc using his room 7101485758 as a playground.a2990fafe4416f02

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A surge of e672526d0f anger welled up ff191e21c6 inside him. Why couldn’t 3927403668 it just 9d46144a78 stay put, 19a9bf6857 especially on 3ed4c300ea a day b89225324a like today?459ce38637ee10b7

“…….”da6ce834ab6af575

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Killian’s gaze, now calm, shifted to the large window right beside the bed.29be0da674ff84ae

Today was the day to throw this useless quail out. He’d been lenient enough. In Killian’s seven years of life, he had rarely exercised this much patience.7c7da575e138e665

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“Beep!”41e50e88a1919417

Oblivious to Killian’s thoughts, the quail proudly presented the wad of paper, as if telling him to take it. He wasn’t going to play along with this damn quail anymore.de91b40a4b97c7fb

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Without further 0454d70b5b delay, he 1ed7310556 snatched the de883bb418 quail from 4ef81a4d1d under the 8c9118bd90 bed. He got 2c51c4a3e7 out of 7f4849da18 bed and fb8f5163b7 strode across 3ce2718784 the room. His angry hand 16a5afcc05 flung the window e5a4734cd8 open.b07136bcb41eeff9

He didn’t care whether it hit a tree and died, or fell to the ground and became food for another animal. The chilly night air, carried by the moonlight, streamed into the room.46360d57df54bfce

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“Beep?”66d1506bc501ead9

The quail, bdd75e092c perched on cf5d4aa9eb his palm, deaf9cff04 tilted its 694b3cff1c head in 07dfe5aa55 confusion, enjoying 9c5c889bd0 the night b4c6cbd57b view. Then, taking 7d757fe2bc advantage of 5f0ddba356 its position, 76d1bac662 it placed ebff4376ca the paper 8761593f5c it had a703d60c62 been holding 5783beb92b onto his b32bbc23c8 palm.0aa4490872e99204

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“What’s this?”083392ddead0bff0

Killian unfolded the paper ebad2558b5 with his other hand, 723683a3f4 the one not holding d356fc6bad the quail. His touch 4d6101fb03 was rather 7a983643d0 irritable. What was this trashy 2310b16565 piece of paper that f7dbfd0ef7 it was telling him dd769ef488 to take? It really e67d1d5a2b had various eaf87dac4a ways of cd7e6c5aa6 being annoying.e97a136b3b15ffca

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“Ha…!”f8411d64ff6a7f1f

Contrary to his irritable demeanor, Killian’s energy drained away as he unfolded the paper. Inside the crumpled paper were two pills.484b8999a6391e78

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