[Xelinator]

Aaah what a little cutie! Thanks so much Medd!

[grifforik]

This batch has been left unclaimed since Jun 22,, therefore this batch is now being officially taken by staff and put up for adoption.

[_Alex_]

Alright, I have been put in charge of the adoption of this batch.
This batch will count as a user-hosted/readopt, and as such, will not effect your monthly adoption limit.

Seeing as this poor viscet has not had a home since it's posting in June, I would like it to go to a well deserving home. And as I believe that the best way to develop a character is through writing, this will be a writing based competition.
I want you to give me

• 6-9 major personality traits for this viscet
• a 50-300 word more-indepth personality
• at least 1 (but no more than 3) relationship(s) (platonic, romantic, familial or otherwise) with another viscet described in 100-200 words
• 1 story or legend between 300-1500 words that is centered around this viscet. interpret that as you will.

in addition, you may include any two of the following extras:

• a small (3-5 songs) playlist for me to listen to while going over your form
• a 400 word max story centered around this viscet and a friend, enemy, family member, or lover
• 2 spooky gifs to pretty up your form with
• a 400 word max section on their career, occupation, or dream job.

the end date for this will be February 16 at 6 pm CST, although extensions may be granted if requested at least 24 hours before the end date. Prettying up is allowed, but not required.

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[b]username ;; [/b]
[b]name ;; [/b]
[b]gender ;; [/b]
[b]gender for breeding ;; [/b]

[b]personality traits ;; [/b](6-9)
[b]personality ;; [/b](50-300 words)
[b]relationships ;; [/b](1-3 total. 100-200 words each)
[b]story or legend ;; [/b](300-1500 words)

[b]extras ;; [/b](may chose any two from the list above)(optional)

[magpiemochi.]

ᴍᴀʟᴇ / ᴅᴍᴀʙ

ʟᴏʏᴀʟ | ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ
ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇ | ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ | sᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴ

ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ | ɪᴍᴘᴜʟsɪᴠᴇ
ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴠᴇ | ᴀɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ

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Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀᴛʜᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʙᴜsɪᴠᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴇᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟ. Mᴏsᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟs ɪᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛʏ. Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ sᴀᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ — ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. Nᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪs Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ. Hᴇ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛ. Hᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴅɪʟɪɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sʟɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀɪɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ.

Uɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ sᴘᴇɴᴅs ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴇᴀʀɴᴇsᴛ "ɪɴ-ʏᴏᴜʀ-ғᴀᴄᴇ" sᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ. Hᴇ's ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ʙʟɪɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ғᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. Hᴇ's ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ. Iɴ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʏ, ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ʜɪᴍ ʙʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴅs ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇ's ᴅɪsʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʀɪᴇs ʜɪs ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. Iᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ — ʜᴇ's ᴛᴏᴏ sᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ.

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ's ʜᴏʀʀɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘᴜʟsɪᴠᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ. Hɪs ɪᴍᴘᴜʟsɪᴠᴇɴᴇss ᴘᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ғɪᴇʀᴄᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ sɴᴀᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ's ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴇᴡ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴜᴍɪʟɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴏʀsᴇ. Oɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟɪᴘ sɪᴅᴇ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴛᴡᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ғʟᴀᴡs. Hɪs ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘғᴜʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴜᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴀsᴋs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ's ᴇɢᴏ ɪɴғʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ's ғᴀᴠᴏᴜʀ.
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Oɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ɪʟʟ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʟᴇғᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʜᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. Tʜᴏsᴇ ʜᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜᴇᴅ ʟᴇғᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ's ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iɴ ʜɪs ᴅᴇʟᴜsɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ ғᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ sᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜɪᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴀɪʀ.

"Dᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ?" Tʜᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴀʟᴏᴜᴅ, ʜɪs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ sᴏғᴛ ʙʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ.

"Nᴏ." Tʜᴇ ᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴋʟʏ. Hᴇ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴀʟʟᴜᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴇ.

"Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ?" Tʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴀs ᴅᴀʏ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ's ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴇʟᴜsɪᴏɴ.

Hᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. "Nᴏ."

Tʜᴇ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ғʀᴀɪʟ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴘᴀᴡ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴇ ғᴜʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's ғᴀᴄᴇ. "Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ."

A ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ I ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ? Hᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀʟᴏᴜᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟɴᴇss ʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ. Tʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ ʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴡ.

"Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀᴇʙᴏʀɴ," ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴀs ɪғ ʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛs' ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs, "ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ, sᴛʀᴏɴɢ, ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ. Yᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ᴠᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ — ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ —" Hᴇ ᴘᴀᴜsᴇᴅ, ɢᴀᴜɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ. "— ᴜɴʟᴇss ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏ ᴍᴇ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏ ᴍᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴜғғᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛʏ. Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇɢ ғᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ."

Hᴇ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴀs ʙᴇsᴛ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴅʀɪғᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss; ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ. Dᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs, ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ, ᴏʀ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ. Tʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ. Hɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ, ʜɪs ʟᴜɴɢs ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʙʀᴀɪɴ ғᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. Lᴜᴄᴋ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ʜɪs sɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ — ʜɪs ᴅʏɪɴɢ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ: "ʏᴇs."

Tʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴍᴀʟʟ 'ʏᴇs' ᴀs ɪғ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ.

"Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ʟɪғᴇ." Hᴇ sᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴡ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪғᴇʟᴇss ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ. "I ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ᴠᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ I sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ." Hᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴡ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ғʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪᴍ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴜʟsᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ — ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ʀᴇʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ. Tʜᴀɴᴋғᴜʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɢᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏɴɢ, sᴏ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ.

"Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʟ ʀᴇᴀʟ...?" Tʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ-ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ sʜᴀᴋʏ ʟᴇɢs ғᴏʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ-ғᴏᴜʀs.

"Yᴇs, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ." Hᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜs ᴀs ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴀᴍᴇ.

"... Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ?" Tʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴀɪᴅ ᴀʟᴏᴜᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴀᴡ; ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ғᴇᴇʟ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴅᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ — ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴏʟᴅ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ʜᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ. Hᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴɢʀʏ — ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ɪᴛ — ʙᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ? Wʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇ sᴏ ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ? Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴛɪʟᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ғʟᴀsʜ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴏᴛʜʏ ɢʀɪɴ, ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs.

"As I sᴀɪᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ᴠᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ —." Hᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴍɪᴅ-sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙʏ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡʟʏ ʀᴇᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ.

"— Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ; I ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ɴᴏᴡ." Hᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ sᴜʙsɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇʟ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢᴜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ʟᴇɢs ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ. "Tʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ," ʜᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴇʏᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ, "ɪs ᴛᴏ sᴇʀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ."

Tʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛs' ᴄʜᴇsᴛ sᴡᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ғɪᴇʀᴄᴇ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ. "Tʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ, ᴍʏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ."

Gᴏsʜ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇʟᴛ sᴏ ... ʀɪɢʜᴛ. Hᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴇɴʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜɪs sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ... "I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ."

Hᴇ sʜᴏᴛ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢʀɪɴ, ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs. "Yᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ."

Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ʏᴇᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɪᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴏᴡ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ғᴇᴇʟ. Tʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴜʀ ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴛɪᴅᴀʟ ᴡᴀᴠᴇ ᴏғ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. Hᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪs 'Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ', ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴅᴀʏs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ.

"Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ." Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ғᴇʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴇ, ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʏᴇs ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ. "Yᴏᴜ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ʟɪғᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. I ᴀᴍ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇʙᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛʏ."

Hᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴡᴇᴀʀ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ ᴛᴏ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ — Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ — ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴅɪᴅ sᴛʀᴏᴋᴇ ʜɪs ᴇɢᴏ.

"Cᴏᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴡ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ, ɴᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ." Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋʟʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʀɪsᴇ. "Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ I ᴅᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ, ᴅᴀʀʟɪɴɢ. Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ?"

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sɪʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ғᴇᴇᴛ, ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴄᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ. "Hᴏᴍᴇ?" Hᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ, "ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ's ʜᴏᴍᴇ?"

Tʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʀᴇᴅ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ᴏғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴡ ᴛᴏ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ. "Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴏᴏɴ ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ."

Hᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢʀɪᴘ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ᴘᴀᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙʟɪɴᴋ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ. Tᴇʀʀᴏʀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ʜɪᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀᴀᴢᴏʀ ʙʟᴀᴅᴇs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪs ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғʀɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ. Wᴀs ʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ? Wᴀs ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴀ ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ ᴅᴇʟᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ?

Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ...

Hᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴡ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜɪs ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜɪs ɴᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴀʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏɴᴇ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ʙʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. Nᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ, ʜᴇ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ, ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏғ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʜɪs ғᴜʀ.

"Rᴇʟᴀx, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ. Tʜɪs ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ. I ᴀᴍ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ — ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ."

Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴇᴀʀs, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴡғᴜʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜʟᴄᴇᴛ ᴛᴏɴᴇs. "Fɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ? Fɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ?" Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇᴅ ɪᴛ.

"Tʜᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴀʟs, ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴀʀ. I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ. I ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ I ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜs ᴜᴘᴏɴ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ. Yᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ."

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ. "Lᴏᴏᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ʀᴇᴄʀᴜɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜsʜ ᴏɴ ʏᴀ, Tʏʀ." Tʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ғʀᴏᴡɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғʀᴀɪɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ.

Oɴᴄᴇ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʀᴇɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇsɪɢʜᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇ-ᴡʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ sᴄᴇɴᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇʟᴀɴᴅ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅᴇsᴏʟᴀᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ.

"Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ғᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ." Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ.

"Sᴏ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴋɪᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɴ? Tʜɪs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴡɪᴍᴘ ɪs sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ?" Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ sɴᴇᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ. "Jᴜsᴛ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴜᴘ, sᴍᴀʟʟ-ғʀʏ."

"Tʜᴀᴛ's ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ." Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ sʜᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋ ɢʟᴀʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ɪғ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ.

Oɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇᴅ ʜɪs sɴɪᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sʜʀᴜɢ ʙᴜᴛ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴡʜᴇɴ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀs ʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ. "Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜɪs ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ?" Hᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ɪɴ ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ.

"Tʜɪs?" Tʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴍsᴏɴ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. "Wʜʏ, ɪᴛ's ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ᴅᴇᴀʀ ʙᴏʏ."

Hᴏᴍᴇ.

Tʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀɪɢʜᴛ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴇᴇɴ. Pᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴛᴇᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴀsᴛ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ ᴀ ʀᴜɴᴅᴏᴡɴ ғᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ. Wʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴏᴏɴ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ. Tʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ ᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ʜᴇ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴅɪᴅ. Hᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴏɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀsᴛᴇʟᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴍᴇ.
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ᴛʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ

Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ ɪɴғᴀᴛᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅғᴜʟ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴀᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅɪᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ᴄᴇᴀsᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛ. Wʜɪʟᴇ ɪs ɪs ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴇʀᴄᴇsᴛ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ, Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ, ᴛᴏ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪᴍ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪᴛ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ sᴡᴏʀɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ʟɪғᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ.

Iᴛ ʙʀɪɴɢs Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ʙᴀsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜɴʀᴇǫᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs. Oғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀʀʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ғᴏʀ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴛᴜᴀʟ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛs.

Bᴀ'ᴀʟ

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇs ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ ɪs ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄᴀsᴇ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏғғ ᴀs sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴠɪsᴄʟɪɴɢs, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ. Mᴏʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɴᴏᴛ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ, sᴏ ɪᴛ ɪsɴ'ᴛ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ's ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛʜᴏᴏᴅ. Oɴᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏᴅᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴠᴀɢᴀɴᴛ ᴀɢᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴀɢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪsᴄᴇᴛ ʜᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛʜᴏᴏᴅ. Tʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ, ʜɪs ᴀɢᴇ ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀɪsᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ sᴡɪɴɢs, ʙᴜᴛ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʜᴇʟᴘs ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴇᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ.

Iɴ ᴀ sᴇɴsᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛs, sᴡᴀᴘ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs, ʜᴜɴᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ — ʜᴇᴄᴋ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴜᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴘɪʟᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴇxʜᴀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʏ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴛʀɪᴇs ʜɪs ʜᴀʀᴅᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ɪᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ Bᴀ'ᴀʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴀs sᴜᴄʜ.

Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴅᴇsᴘɪsᴇs Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ғɪʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʙᴇɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇɪʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴇᴡ, ʙᴜᴛ Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ. Aɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴏʀ ɪs Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs sᴀᴡ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ғɪɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ — ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ — ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀsᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. Cᴏɴᴛʀᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ғᴜʟʟ ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ. Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ ᴡᴀs (ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ɪs) ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ sɴᴀᴘ ʜɪs ᴊᴀᴡs ᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ.

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.

Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴇ-ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜs ᴛʜᴀᴛ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ, sʜᴀᴘᴇ, ᴏʀ ғᴏʀᴍ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ, sᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʏ Hᴇʟʟ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜs ᴏғ? Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ ɪɴsɪsᴛs ɪᴛ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʀᴀɴᴋs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ɪs ғᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ.
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Wᴀs sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ? Wᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴀɴɢʀʏ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏss ʜɪᴍ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ-ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴘᴛʜs ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Eɴᴄʟᴀᴠᴇ? Eᴀᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʜᴏʀʀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ɪɴsᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏɪɴɢ ʜɪs Kɪɴɢ, ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴏsɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ — ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴀʀ. Sᴏ ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs? Iғ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɢʀɪᴇғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ, ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇɴᴅᴇᴢᴠᴏᴜs? Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇ sᴇᴛ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ sɴᴏᴡʏ ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀ sʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ.

"Gᴏᴏᴅ ɢᴏsʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ." Hᴇʀ sᴏғᴛ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴsᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀᴀᴘ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛ. Sᴛɪʟʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴍɪɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀɴɪᴠᴏʀᴏᴜs ᴡᴏʀᴍ.

"Yᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɢʀɪᴇғ, Aᴍᴀʀʏʟʟɪs. I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs. Yᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ?" Wʜᴀᴛ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ ᴏғ Uɢɪɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ? Hᴇ sʜᴜᴅᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ.

Sʜᴇ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ. "Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ, ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ! I ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏ. Uɢɪɴ ɪs ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ."

Tʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀsᴇ ʜɪs ɴᴇʀᴠᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴇɴsᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ Uɢɪɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ. "Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ, Aᴍᴀʀʏʟʟɪs. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ? Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɪғ ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ?" Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ɪғ ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ...

Aɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. "Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ, Yᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʜᴇ'ʟʟ ᴅᴏ ɪs ᴄʜᴀsᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴏғғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ. Lɪᴋᴇ I sᴀɪᴅ, ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ."

Hᴇʀ ɴᴀɪᴠᴇᴛᴇ́ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜs sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛᴇʟʏ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. Hᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ... Bᴜᴛ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴛɪɢʜᴛ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ.

"Yᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, Aᴍᴀʀʏʟʟɪs."
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Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴅᴜᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɴᴋs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ sᴏʀᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ɪɴ ᴜɴ-ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. Tʜɪs ɪs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ sᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀs sᴜᴄʜ. Fʀᴏᴍ ʀᴇɴᴇɢᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴄᴏᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs, Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜɪs ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇʟɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴍᴇ.

Aʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ sᴄᴏғғᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴏғ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ғᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ. Hᴏᴡ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ: Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇʀ. Hᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ — ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ғᴀɪʟ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ — ᴇᴠᴇɴ Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ʙʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴏʀʟᴅ sᴀғᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴀʏs.

Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ʜᴀs ɴᴏ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ ɪɴ ʀᴀɴᴋ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴊᴜᴍᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀs ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ. Nᴏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs, ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ; ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ. Nᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪs ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪs ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. Aʙᴀᴅᴅᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ.

Hᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴇʟʟ-Kɪɴɢ.

Iғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪsʜᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs "ᴊᴏʙ", ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴏ ʙᴇ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇʀ ɪs ʜɪs ᴅᴜᴛʏ — ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴛᴀʟ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ.
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ᴅɪɢɢɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ (ɪɴ-ᴅᴇᴘᴛʜ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ): 300/300 ᴡᴏʀᴅs.
ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢs (sᴛᴏʀʏ/ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ): 1477/1500 words.
ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs (ᴛʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ): 142/200 ᴡᴏʀᴅs.
ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs (ʙᴀ'ᴀʟ): 188/200 ᴡᴏʀᴅs.
ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs (ᴀᴢʀᴀᴇʟ): 167/200 ᴡᴏʀᴅs.
sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ʀᴇɴᴅᴇᴢᴠᴏᴜs (ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ/ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴏʀʏ): 400/400 ᴡᴏʀᴅs.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇʀ (ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ): 299/400 ᴡᴏʀᴅs.

Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ, Aᴢʀᴀᴇʟ, ᴀɴᴅ Aᴍᴀʀʏʟʟɪs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴇ. Bᴀ'ᴀʟ ɪs ᴏᴡɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍɪʟᴏ.

[Kagome963]

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Marking

[Razors]

Goodluck. =)

[iBrevity]

ooooh this babe is spectacular
marking c:

[Sullivan Maurus]

username ;; Amxen no.XV
name ;; Auron
gender ;; Male
gender for breeding ;; Male

personality traits ;; Tough|Quiet|Reserved|Mysterious|Strict|Caring
personality ;; (50-300 words) WIP
relationships ;; (1-3 total. 100-200 words each) Nox Lux, guide.
story or legend ;; (300-1500 words) This is my story, and you're not part of it.
Continuation of Nox Lux's story where the 2 meet. WIP.

extras ;; (may chose any two from the list above)(optional) Playlist and occupation.
To Zanarkand
A Fleeting Dream
Thunder Planes
Battle Theme
Occupation-Be a body guard of sorts to the summoner. WIP.

[corgiboy]

Definitely marking oml

[angeldog513]

dropping if anyone needs relationships just PM me ^^