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“Tᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀɪᴅᴇɴs ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴏsᴇs﹐ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴇ ᴘʟᴜᴄᴋᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴅ.”

“Fᴀᴛʜᴇʀ﹐ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴏғ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ﹐ sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʀʏ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ.”

“Hɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴛᴇɴ. I ᴀᴍ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟʟ﹐ ʙᴜᴛ I ᴅᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. Iғ I ʀᴜɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍ﹐ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴜʀɴ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇ.”

“Bᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏғᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ. Sᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs I ᴀᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɪɴɢ﹐ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ sʜᴀʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏ ᴜɴᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ. Sᴇʀ Iʟʏɴ﹐ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ﹗”

“A ᴍᴀɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴄᴇʟʟs. Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ﹐ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛᴇsʏ. A ᴍᴀɴ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴀsᴋ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇɴᴇss.”

“Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ﹐ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇᴅ﹐ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ﹐ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ﹐ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀsᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴅᴇᴀʀ.”

“Tʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴs ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴜᴘs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀᴍᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴇᴇᴛ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ. Iᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴋɪɴɢsᴍᴏᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.”

“Bʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀ. Tʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ɪɴ Rᴏʙʙ·s ᴀʀᴍs. Hᴇ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʀʏ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴘ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ ʙᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ɢʀᴇʏ﹣ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ғᴜʀ﹐ ɪᴛs ᴇʏᴇs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ. ”

“Sʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀᴇɴᴄʜ ғʀᴇᴇ﹐ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴜɴᴛ·s ғɪɴɢᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅɪɢɢɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴡs. Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ᴀɪʀ﹐ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ sɪx ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ғᴇᴇᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴄʟɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ. ”

“A Mᴀʀᴛᴇʟʟ sᴜɴ﹐ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ﹐ Tʏʀɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀs ʜᴇ ʀᴇɪɴᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ﹐ ᴛᴏᴏ ғɪᴛ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ﹐ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ғɪᴇʀᴄᴇ. Hᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ.”

“Tʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴘᴇɴᴀɴᴄᴇ﹐ Cᴇʀsᴇɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. I ʜᴀᴠᴇ sɪɴɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴏᴜsʟʏ﹐ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ᴀᴛᴏɴᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. Iᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ sᴏᴏɴ﹐ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ﹐ ᴛʜᴇɴ I ᴄᴀɴ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ.”

“Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴀʏ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ﹐ sᴇʀ﹐ I ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴜɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀʟʟ sᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴇʟʟs.”

“Tʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴛᴀʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ sᴏɴ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sᴡɪғᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴀʀʟᴇss﹐ ᴏʀ sᴏ ᴛʜᴇ Dᴏᴛʜʀᴀᴋɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ﹐ ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ.”

“Uɴsᴜʟʟɪᴇᴅ ﹗ Sʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴏᴅ Mᴀsᴛᴇʀs﹐ sʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀs﹐ sʟᴀʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇᴀʀs ᴀ ᴛᴏᴋᴀʀ ᴏʀ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴘ﹐ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀʀᴍ ɴᴏ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴇʟᴠᴇ﹐ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴏғғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ sʟᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ.”

“Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ﹐ Bʀᴀɴ﹐ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴇ ʟɪᴘs ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇᴅ﹐ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ғʟʏ.”