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Usᴇʀɴᴀᴍᴇ;; ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʜᴜx.
Nᴀᴍᴇ;; Fᴀʀʀᴀɢᴏ
Gᴇɴᴅᴇʀ;; Fᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ
ᴀ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ
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║╚══════════╝ xxxxxxxx"Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ," Tʜᴇ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀs, ᴘᴀsᴛᴇʟ ᴘᴜʀᴘʟᴇs ғʟɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ.
Sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ Hɪᴍ-- Sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ Hɪᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ Sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғᴇᴇʟ Hɪs ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ
sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ Hᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ Sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡs Hᴇ ɪs ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ. Sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴏʀɴ. Sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ
ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇʀᴇʟʏ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ Sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴛ... Sʜᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀs ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs.
Qᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴜɴᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ Hᴇʀ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ.
"Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ, ɴᴏʀ ᴅᴏ I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ
ᴏғ ᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ I ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ." A ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ Hᴇʀ-- ɴᴏ
ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ Hᴇʀ. "I ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴜʟs," Sʜᴇ
ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅs, ᴀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs. "I ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ.
I ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀssɪsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ Sɪɴ. Oɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇʏᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ,
Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ʀᴇᴘᴇɴᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ."
Hᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴᴇ ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇs Hᴇʀ-- Sʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟs ᴀ
sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ ᴡᴀsʜᴇs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴀʟᴍ.
"I ᴋɴᴏᴡ," Sʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴍᴜᴢᴢʟᴇ ᴛɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ. "I ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ
ɪs ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs, ʙᴜᴛ I ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ. Tʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ
ᴛʜᴇɪʀ Nᴀᴍᴇ, Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ... ᴀɴᴅ I ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀʀɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ."
Sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅsᴛʀᴏɴɢ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ. Dᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ. Fᴀɪᴛʜғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ
ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ. Iɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟʏ ᴋɪɴᴅ... ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ɢᴜʟʟɪʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʟғʟᴇss ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ
Hɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ. Sʜᴇ sᴛᴀɴᴅs ɪɴ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ-- ʜᴏᴜʀs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ
ᴍɪʟʟᴇɴɴɪᴀ. Oɴʟʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ Hᴇʀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴛᴏ ғᴀʟᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʙᴏᴡs ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟ
ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ Hɪs ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ (ᴏʀ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴏғ), ᴅᴏᴇs Sʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀ Hɪᴍ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.
Tᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴊᴏʏ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴘʀɪᴄᴋ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs, ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ sɪɢʜ ᴏғ ʀᴇʟɪᴇғ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀs Sʜᴇ
sᴇᴀᴛs ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀɴs ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ.
Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴ ᴏᴅᴅ ᴄᴏɴɢʟᴏᴍᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. A ᴍᴇᴅʟᴇʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, ʙᴏᴛʜ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀʀᴋ.
A ʜᴏᴅɢᴇᴘᴏᴅɢᴇ. Aɴ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴍɪsʜᴍᴀsʜ.
Hᴇʀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ғᴀʟʟs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ. Iᴛ ɪs ᴛʀᴜᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴀs ᴏғ ʟᴀᴛᴇ. Sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ
ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ Hɪᴍ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴏʏᴀʟᴛɪᴇs ʟɪᴇ. Hᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴡ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴀɴᴅ Sʜᴇ sᴜᴄᴋs
ɪɴ ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ Hɪs ᴏᴠᴇʀʙᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs Hᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏ.
I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇɴʏ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴀʟɪᴄɪᴏᴜs ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ
ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ. I ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ. Fᴀʀʀᴀɢᴏ.
Sʜᴇ ᴇxʜᴀʟᴇs sʜᴀᴋɪʟʏ, ᴘᴀsᴛᴇʟs ɢᴀᴢɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢʟʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ
ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴀ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴄʀʏ ᴏғ ɢʟᴇᴇ. Fᴀʀʀᴀɢᴏ. Fᴀʀʀᴀɢᴏ. A ғɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴀᴍᴇ. A ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍɪxᴛᴜʀᴇ,
ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. Fᴀʀʀᴀɢᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴇʟs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜɪs ᴀs ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴇ
ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴍɪss ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. Bᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟʟʏ ᴀs sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ, Fᴀʀʀᴀɢᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs
ʜᴀsᴛᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ʟɪғᴇ. Tʏʀᴀᴍᴇᴛ's ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍɴᴇᴅ.
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