sed, as the familiar pain that he had been enduring due to the dastardly wound he gotten from w

the flutes outside. He hated that sound. It reminde

anio

he opened the door and met a young boy staring up at him in fear. He gr

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and tried to

messenger from

ka

t his shirt and

tell you that your presence is re

serve this mayor of yours, but I am

are to choose

the boy in disbe

, boy?" He raised his r

serious. Please

me?" As those words left his mouth, he winced in pain inside. But he had l

ot know

serious? He would finally have company? Someone to talk to? T

as given to him, he was more than certain that she too, would despise and fear him, th

et a woman go

enough kindness that she would see right through hi

could lov

never know un

r companionship materialized, he would let her go. But he had to, he had to just

u.

oukh could see that he

fer. I do not understand the madness behi