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He-alonged-ato-areturn-aback-ato-ahis-aMyyr-aDragon-aform,-aor-ato-acreate-aa-ahybrid-aform-ausing-asome-aof-ahis-atrained-abloodlines.-aHe'd-agradually-afound-athat-ahe-ahated-athis-acomplicated,-abusy-alife-aas-aa-ahumanoid.-aPeople-awere-acruel-aand-aconniving,-awhereas-anature-afelt-afar-amore-asimple-ato-ahim.-aAt-aleast-aif-asomeone-awanted-ato-akill-ayou,-athey-awould-ajust-ado-ait-aopenly.-a
He-athen-aput-aon-aa-aset-aof-athe-asimplest-alooking-aclothes-afrom-athe-acloset-aof-athe-aWizard,-agrabbed-athe-adaughter-aof-athe-amerchants,-aand-aleft,-aslipping-aout-aof-athe-avampire-aWizard's-amansion-afrom-athe-aback.-a
Instead-aof-aexiting-athrough-athe-agate,-ahe-asimply-ahopped-aover-athe-aside-aof-athe-astone-afence-athat-ablocked-aoff-athe-aarea.-aSince-athere-awas-ano-aprotective-abarrier,-aescaping-awas-aeasy-aenough.-a
He-athen-abegan-ato-ajog-athrough-athe-acity,-atrying-ato-alook-acasual-aas-ahe-akept-athe-agirl-aon-ahis-aback,-aas-aif-ahe-awas-agiving-aher-aa-apiggyback-aride.-a
Thankfully,-athe-acity-aitself-aseemed-ato-aalready-abe-aabuzz-awith-aconfusion,-aand-ahis-aodd-aappearance-adrew-alittle-anotice.-aLarge-agroups-aof-aguards-awere-arunning-aup-aand-adown-athe-astreets,-ahundreds-aof-acivilians-awere-astanding-aout,-atalking-ain-alarge-agroups.-aHe-aignored-ahis-asurroundings-aas-amoved-adown-asidestreet-aafter-asidestreet,-athankful-afor-athe-alucky-abreak.-a
He-aquickly-amade-ahis-away-aover-ato-athe-ahouse-aof-athe-aAeth-amerchants,-aintent-aon-adropping-athe-agirl-aoff-aand-aending-athe-apoor-afamily's-asorrow.
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###-aChapter-a40-a--aRelaxation
Drago-atook-aa-along-apull-afrom-athe-aglass-aof-ared-awine-ain-ahis-ahand,-aadmiring-athe-asmooth-ataste.-aHe-aclosed-ahis-aeyes-aand-arelaxed,-alistening-ato-athe-adin-ain-athe-acommon-aroom-aof-athe-ainn.-aHe-atook-aa-amental-aglance-aat-ahis-aGrowth-aStatus.-a
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-Human-a--aGrowth-aStage:-a(2/2)-aHuman-aAdult-a-
Growth-aProgress-a–-a3,229/0-a-
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Absorbing-athe-ablood-aand-aenergy-aof-athe-adead-aWizard-ahad-aproven-ato-abe-aa-awise-adecision.-aHe-ahadn't-agotten-aany-anew-abloodlines,-abut-abecause-athe-aWizard's-abody-ahadn't-abeen-atoo-abadly-adestroyed,-ahe-awas-aable-ato-aabsorb-aa-anice-achunk-aof-aenergy.-a
He'd-amanaged-ato-amake-ait-ato-athe-amerchants-ahome-ain-aone-aof-athe-aresidential-adistricts,-aand-abrought-atheir-adaughter-ato-athem.-aShe-awas-astill-aunconscious,-aa-aspell-athat-awould-atake-aa-afew-amore-ahours-ato-awear-aoff,-aaccording-ato-athe-anow-adead-aWizard-aRalf.
He'd-atemporarily-atransformed-aback-ainto-aa-aTitan-aas-ahe-adropped-aher-aoff,-aCondensing-ahis-anow-ahulking-aform-aso-ahe-adidn't-astand-aout.-a
When-ahe-afirst-ascanned-athe-aarea,-ahe'd-afound-ano-asign-aof-athe-aguards-afrom-abefore.-aThe-aneighborhood-awas-avirtually-adeserted,-apeople-aeither-aboarding-aup-ain-atheir-ahomes-aor-agathering-ain-alarge-agroups-ain-athe-aother-adistricts-aof-athe-atown.-a
The-amerchant-acouple-ahad-abeen-aoverwhelmingly-agrateful-awhen-ahe-aarrived.-aJeriah-ahad-ahugged-ahim,-aand-aapologized-afiercely,-aexplaining-ahow-ashe-ahad-abeen-aforced-ato-aaccuse-ahim,-awhile-aClarence-asimply-abowed,-ahis-ahead-abent-arespectfully.-a
The-atwo-ahad-alovingly-ahugged-aonto-atheir-adaughter-awith-atrembling-ahands.-a
Drago-afelt-aa-akind-aof-aodd-apain-ain-ahis-aheart.-aHe-awas-apartially-athe-acause-afor-atheir-aterror-aand-afear.-a
He-aclenched-ahis-afist-abriefly,-aand-athen-arelaxed-ait.-a
He-amay-ahave-abeen-apartially-athe-acause,-abut-ain-athe-aend,-athings-ahad-aworked-aout.-a
And-athey-aworked-aout-abecause-ahe-ahad-astrength.-a
He-ahad-aleft-ashortly-aafter,-ainforming-athem-athat-ahe-ahad-akilled-athe-aWizard,-aand-athey-aif-athe-aguards-acame-afor-ahim,-ato-asimply-ainform-athem.-aWith-athe-away-aFate-aMagic-aworked-ain-athis-aworld,-ait-awas-aprobably-apossible-ato-atie-athe-adeath-ato-ahis-aTitan-aform.-a
But,-aso-awhat?
Drago-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-anow-ahuman-ahands-awith-aa-asardonic-asmile.-a
He-awasn't-aa-aTitan-aanymore.-a
He-awas-aa-ahuman-anow.-a
And-atomorrow,-ahe'd-aprobably-abe-asomething-aelse.-a
"Just-aanother-aform-aI-awear.-aWhatever-aI-aam."-aHe-asighed-aand-athen-ashook-athe-athought-afrom-ahis-ahead.-a
He-atook-aanother-asip-afrom-ahis-awine-aglass,-aletting-ahimself-ahave-aa-abrief-arespite.-a
After-ahe-adropped-athe-amerchant's-adaughter-aoff,-ahe'd-ataken-athe-atime-ato-afind-aout-awhat-aall-athe-afuss-awas.-a
To-ahis-asurprise,-athe-aCity-aLord,-aa-apowerful-aLord-aClass-aWizard-avampire-athat-astudied-aControl-aMagic,-ahad-abeen-amurdered,-aas-ahad-ahis-awife.-a
Both-abodies-ahad-abeen-afound,-adead,-aand-acompletely-adrained-aof-ablood,-ain-athe-aCity-aLord's-amansion-aat-athe-acenter-aof-atown.-aSeveral-aother-aguards-aand-aa-amaid-ahad-aalso-aperished,-aall-aof-athem-afound-awith-abodies-adrained-acompletely-aof-ablood.-a
Rumors-awere-aspreading-aof-aa-alawless-avampire-agoing-aon-aa-arampage,-aeven-aagainst-ahis-aown-akind.-a
Vampires-awere-aextremely-apowerful-ain-athis-aworld.-aUnlike-ain-athe-alegends-aof-aearth,-avampires-ahere-awere-anot-aweak-ato-asunlight,-anor-awooden-astakes,-anor-arunning-awater.-aThey-awere-aan-aextremely-apowerful-arace-awith-ano-areal-aweakness-aat-aall,-anot-aany-aof-athe-astereotypical-aones.-a
They-astill,-ahowever,-amaintained-atheir-ahabit-aof-adrawing-aupon-aand-adrinking-aor-aeating-ablood.-aThey-adidn't-aneed-ait-ato-asurvive,-abut-ait-awas-aseen-aas-aa-adelicacy.-a
The-aBlood-aMagic-ashops-athat-aexisted-ain-athe-acity-anot-aonly-aserved-athe-aneed-aof-aWizards-astudying-aBlood-aMagic,-abut-aalso-athe-aneed-aof-avampires-apicking-aout-afine-abloodlines-ato-adine-aon.-a
"Did-ayou-ahear?-aThe-a12-aPalaces-awere-aattacked-atoo!"
"I-aheard-athe-aCity-aLord-awas-akilled-aby-aassassins-asent-afrom-aButrias!"
"It-awas-aa-asilent-akiller,-ayou-ahear-ame!-aIt-ahad-ato-abe-athose-adamned-aShades!-aOne-aof-athe-aGrandmasters-aof-athe-aGuard-awas-akilled-atoo!"-a
"There's-aa-acriminal-aTitan-aon-athe-aloose!-aMaybe-ait-awas-aby-athat-amurdering-abeast!"
"Don't-abe-afoolish,-athe-aguard-ahas-asaid-aits-aonly-aa-aMaster-aClass-athat-adoesn't-astudy-amagic!-aEven-aI-acould-akill-ait!"
"Dave,-ayou-acan't-aeven-ahandle-aa-aSky-aClass-abeast.-aHow-awould-ayou-akill-aa-aMaster-aClass-abeast?!"
The-ahubbub-aof-athe-acommon-aroom,-amostly-atalking-aabout-athe-akilling-aand-aDrago's-aown-aactions,-acontinued-aonward,-anoise-athat-adidn't-aseem-aintent-aon-astopping-aanytime-asoon.-a
He-awas-asitting-adownstairs-ain-athe-aBulky-aCat-aInn.-aIt-awas-aone-aof-athe-amany-aInns-aon-athe-anorthern-aside-aof-athe-acity,-aand-afull-aof-avarious-ahunters-aand-alocals.-aIt-awas-aa-apopular-aplace,-aspecifically-afor-aits-acheap,-abut-afine,-awine-aand-acheese,-aan-aunusual-apalate-afor-aan-aInn.-a
He'd-arented-aa-aroom,-ashamelessly-ausing-athe-amoney-ahe'd-astolen-afrom-athe-adead-avampire.-aBefore-aresting,-ahowever,-ahe'd-adecided-ahe-awanted-ato-arelax,-aand-alisten-ato-aany-arumors.-aHe'd-adrink-asome-awine-aand-aget-athe-aauthentic-aexperience-aof-abeing-ain-aa-amagic,-amedieval-aInn-acommon-aroom.-a
Unfortunately,-anobody-atried-ato-abother-aor-aattack-ahim,-aand-athere-awere-ano-ainnocent-amaidens-ato-abe-asaved-afrom-aharassment.-aHis-afantasy-aimage-aof-awhat-awould-ahappen-afailed-ato-aplay-aout.-aHe-aeven-atried-ato-ause-ahis-asoul-ato-atwist-aFate-aand-amake-ait-ahappen,-abut-athat-afailed-aas-awell.-a
He-astill-awasn't-aquite-asure-ahow-ahe-amanaged-athe-afeeling-aof-aFate-atwisting,-aback-awhen-ahe-afought-aagainst-athat-aTitan-aand-aWilliam-adied.-aHe-ahad-asomehow-awilled-aFate-ato-aobey-ahim,-aand-ahad-afelt-aa-asomewhat-aimperceptible-achange.-a
He'd-abeen-aunable-ato-areproduce-athe-asame-afeeling-ano-amatter-ahow-ahe-atried.-a
He-adrank-aa-abit-amore-awine,-afeeling-ait-asettle-awarmly-ain-ahis-astomach,-anext-ato-aa-alarge-aplate's-aworth-aof-acheese-ahe-adevoured.-aHe-asighed-aand-athen-astood-aup,-atossing-aa-agold-amint-aon-athe-atable.-a
He-awaited-af
or-aa-asecond-ato-asee-aif-aany-arobbers-aor-athieves-awould-atry-ato-astalk-ahim-aafter-aseeing-ahim-aact-aso-arichly.-a
He-awas-adisappointed-aonce-amore.-a
Reality,-ait-aseemed,-anever-aturned-aout-aquite-athe-away-ayou-aexpected,-aor-awanted.-a
He-amade-ahis-away-aup-ato-ahis-aroom,-aand-afell-ainto-abed,-athe-aafternoon-alight-afading-ainto-aevening-aas-ahe-alaid-adown-afor-asome-awell-deserved-asleep.-a
Tomorrow,-ahe-adecided,-ahe'd-astart-atesting-aout-ahow-ato-acombine-abloodlines.-aStrength-awas-asomething-ahe-aurgently-aneeded-aright-anow.-a
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A-aWorld-aBridge-adominated-aby-amountains-astabbed-apoignantly-ainto-athe-aground,-aconnecting-athe-aExotic-aPlanet-aTaprisha-ato-athe-aaquatic-aworld-aof-aTorrin.-aThis-amountain-arange-awas-aone-athat-awas-aheavily-ainfested-awith-abeasts-aof-aall-anatures,-abut-aalso-afull-aof-abountiful-aresources.-aMagic-aHerbs,-arare-ametals,-aall-asorts-aof-aobjects-athat-athe-anatural-alaws-aof-athe-auniverse-awould-areplace-awith-atime.-a
It-amade-athe-aCity-aState-aof-aToldrum-aone-aof-athe-awealthiest-aon-aTaprisha.-a
Currently,-aatop-aone-aof-athe-amany-agrey-amountains-ain-athis-arange,-atwo-afigures-acould-abe-aseen.-aBoth-ahad-aelegant-aappearances,-awith-apierced-ared-aeyes,-aand-along-abrown-ahair.-a
One-awore-aa-aprofessional-alooking-aset-aof-ablack-aplate-aarmor,-apressed-aso-atightly-ato-ahis-abody-ait-aseemed-ato-abe-amolded-ato-ahim.-aA-along,-agleaming-ablack-asword-alay-astrapped-ato-ahis-aback,-awithout-aa-asheath.-aHis-along-abrown-ahair-awas-atied-aup-ain-aa-abun,-ain-aa-asimilar-astyle-ato-athe-aHighlord-aMarcus.-a
The-aother-awore-aa-aset-aof-aloose-ablack-arobes,-awith-aa-asmart-looking-ablack-abelt-awrapped-aaround-ahim.-aA-awand-acould-abe-aseen-astrapped-ato-athis-abelt,-ain-aa-asmall-aholster.-aIt-ahad-aa-asilver,-ashining-ahandle.-a
As-athe-alight-aof-aday-aturned-ato-aafternoon,-athese-atwo-afigures-aexchanged-aglances.-a
"What-ado-ayou-athink,-aTrajan?"-aThe-avampire-awearing-athe-aplate-aarmor-aasked,-aflexing-ahis-afingers-ain-afront-aof-ahim-aas-ahe-aspoke.-a
"She'll-abe-ahere-asoon,-aProbus."-aTrajan-aresponded,-afrowning.-aHis-aeyes-anarrowed-aas-ahe-alooked-aup-aat-athe-asky,-aa-aworried-alook-aon-ahis-aface.-a
"This-ais-aa-atest-aset-aby-athe-aHighlord."-aHe-acontinued,-ahis-astatement-aalmost-aa-aquestion.-a
Probus-anodded,-arubbing-ahis-ahand-aon-athe-ahilt-aof-ahis-asword.-a
Abruptly,-aProbus-awhipped-ahis-aarm-aforward,-adrawing-ahis-ablade-ain-aa-aslash-athat-ablurred-aout-aso-aquickly-ait-awas-aalmost-ainvisible.-aHe-aimmediately-areplaced-athe-asword-aon-ahis-aback,-aas-aif-ait-ahadn't-amoved-aat-aall.-a
WHOOSH
Nearly-asix-ahundred-ameters-aaway,-aa-asmall,-aalmost-aimperceptible-aslash-aof-awind-aslammed-ainto-aa-asmall,-asix-inch-along-agreen-alizard-athat-awas-acrawling-aup-athe-aside-aof-aa-aneighboring-amountain.-a
A-asplit-asecond-alater,-athe-amountain-abegan-ato-arumble.-aRocks-aand-adust-abegan-ato-atumble-aas-aan-aentire-athird-aof-athe-amountain-acollapsed-aoff-ato-athe-aside,-aa-ahuge-aamount-aof-aearthen-adebris-aand-arubble-asmashing-adown-ainto-athe-avalley-abelow.-aA-alarge-astorm-aof-adust-arose-ainto-athe-aair,-aobscuring-athe-anow-apartially-adestroyed-amountain-afrom-asight.-a
Trajan-aturned-aand-aglared-aat-aProbus,
"What-athe-ahell-awas-athat-afor?!"-a
"I-asaw-aa-alizard."-aProbus-ashrugged.-a
"AND?!"-aTrajan-asputtered-aout,-ahis-aeyes-awidening-ain-arage.-a
"Maybe-ait-awas-aan-aassassin-alizard."-aProbus-ashrugged-afor-aa-asecond-atime,-a"You-anever-aknow-awith-athose-ascaly-abastards."-aHe-aturned-ato-alook-aoff-ainto-athe-adistance-aas-aif-ahe-awas-acontemplating-adeep,-aimportant-aphilosophical-aconcepts.-a
"Probus,-ayou-ajust-adestroyed-aan-aentire-amountain-aBECAUSE-aOF-aA-aLIZARD?!"-aTrajan's-aeyes-aseemed-ato-apalpitate-aas-ahe-agestured-aat-athe-astill-arising-acloud-aof-adust.-a
Probus-ashrugged-afor-athe-athird-atime-aand-adidn't-arespond.
"People-alike-ayou-aare-awhy-athe-aecosystems-aof-acertain-aworlds-aare-athrown-ainto-achaos!-aYou-acannot-ajust-awantonly-adestroy-aenvironments-alike-athis!-aThink-aof-athe-anative-alife,-athe-anatural-aprocess-aof-anature!-aWhy-aI-ajust…"-aTrajan-acontinued-ato-arant,-ahis-aeyes-aglaring-aat-aProbus.-a
Probus,-ameanwhile,-anarrowed-ahis-aeyes-aas-ahe-aspotted-asomething-ain-athe-adistance.-aHe-aslowly-abegan-ato-araise-ahis-ahand-ato-ahis-aback-awhile-aTrajan-atalked,-amaking-aminute-amovements-atoward-ahis-asword.-a
"-because-athink-aof-athe-acatastrophic-aconsequenc-"-aTrajan-acut-ahimself-aoff,
"Probus…-aWhy-aare-ayou-areaching-afor-ayour-asword…"-a
WHOOSH
The-arumbling-asounds-aof-aa-amountain-astarting-ato-acollapse-arang-aout-aonce-amore.
"PRRROOOOOBBUUUUUSSSSSSSS!"
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###-aChapter-a41-a--aPreparation
Highlord-aMarcus-afrowned-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-athe-aintelligence-areports,-athe-ausually-ajovial-alight-ain-ahis-aeye-areplaced-aby-aa-acold,-ahard-agleam.-aHe-astood-ain-ahis-aMap-aRoom,-ahis-ausual-abase-aof-aoperations-awhen-ahe-awas-aworking.-a
"So-ain-atotal,-ahow-amany,-aJulia?"-a
His-abeautiful-aSpymaster-astepped-aforward,-aher-aluscious-ahair-ashivering-aas-ashe-aspoke.-a
"On-athe-aPlanet-aof-aTaprisha,-a8-aLord-aClass-aWizards,-aall-aof-athem-aCity-aLords,-aor-athe-achief-asubordinate-aof-aa-aCity-aLord.-aOn-athe-aPlanet-aof-aYelter,-awe-alost-athe-aLord-aClass-aChief-aWizard-aof-athe-aBullion-aKingdom,-aand-atwo-aother-aLord-aClass-aWizards.-aOn-athe-aPlanet-aof-aTomahosh…"-aJulia-acontinued,-aher-avoice-alisting-aa-adepressingly-ahigh-anumber-aof-acasualties.-a
"39-aLord-aClass-aWizards-ain-atotal,-aspread-aacross-a18-aplanets."-aShe-afinished,-asummarizing-aher-aresults.-a
"The-atreasuries-aof-aeach-aWizard-awere-alooted,-aand-atheir-acorpses-awere-afound-adrained-aof-ablood,-aas-awere-aany-aother-acasualties-ain-athe-anear-aarea.-aNone-aof-athe-akillers-ahave-abeen-aapprehended.-aNone-aof-athose-athat-adied-awere-aDirect-aMembers-aof-athe-aFamily."-a
"In-aaddition,-awe-ahave-areliable-areports-aof-aa-aKing-aClass-aTranscendent-aFlame-aDragon-aappearing-aon-aTaprisha,-athe-atarget-ayou-asent-aProbus-aand-aTrajan-aafter.-aThe-adrake-aslightly-adamaged-aa-acity-ait-apassed-aover,-aand-athen-aproceeded-ainto-athe-amiddle-aof-aone-aof-athe-aoceans-aof-anothingness."-a
A-avein-ain-aMarcus'-aforehead-athrobbed.-a
"A-agrand-aconspiracy-ahas-ataken-aplace,-ato-adisrupt-aorder-ain-athe-aland-aunder-amy-acontrol.-aTo-akill-aso-amany-aLord-aClass-aWizards,-aall-aat-athe-asame-atime…-aI-amust-aadmire-athe-abrilliance-aof-athis-aadversary."-aHis-avoice-awas-adeathly-aquiet.-a
"Yes-asir."-aJulia's-avoice-awas-aquiet,-aher-aeyes-aworried.-a
"The-aother-anotable-apiece-aof-anews-ais-athat-athe-aShade-aKing-ahas-asent-aan-ainvitation,-amaking-aovertures-ato-ameet-awith-ayou."-aShe-acontinued.-a
"Now?"-aMarcus-atook-aa-adeep-abreath,-aand-athen-acalmed-adown,
"There-aare-ano-asuch-athings-ain-alife-aas-acoincidences-aof-athis-anature.-aThis-ais-aclearly-arelated-ato-athe-aAnomalies-athat-ahave-aappeared."-aHis-avoice-awas-aharsh,-aa-ajagged-aedge-aof-aanger-ain-ait.-a
"Where-aare-athe-aFamily-aGenerals-aright-anow?"-aHe-aqueried.-a
Julia-aresponded-apromptly,-a
"Pertinax-ais-astill-aon-aone-aof-athe-awestern-aborder-aworlds,-aIgbo,-athat-awe-ashare-awith-athe-aCaesar-aFamily.-aThere-ahave-arecently-abeen-aa-afew-aclashes-athere-aand-athe-asituation-ais-astill-aunstable.-aBalbinus-ais-asomewhere-ain-athe-anorth,-astill-ahunting-adown-athe-arumors-aof-aa-aKing-aClass-aShade-aStalker-aappearing-aand-adestroying-aseveral-akingdoms.-aLucilla-ais…-awell,-ait's-aLucilla.-aWe-adon't-areally-aknow-awhere-ashe-ais-aat-athe-amoment."
Marcus-asighed,-arubbing-ahis-aeyes.-aHe-apicked-aup-aa-aglass-aof-awine,-aholding-ait-ain-ahis-ahands.-aHe-awas-aabout-ato-adrink-afrom-ait-awhen-ahe-asaw-athe-aglare-aJulia-asent-ahim.-aHe,-ainstead,-acasually-araised-ait-ain-afront-aof-ahis-aface-ato-alook-aat,-aas-aif-athat-ahad-abeen-ahis-aintention-athe-aentire-at
ime.-a
"Damn-ait.-aAlright."-aHe-anodded,-a
"Send-athe-adamned-aShade-aKing-aword-athat-awe-awill-ameet-ain-aa-afew-aweeks,-adelay-ahim-awith-asomething."-aHis-aeyes-asharpened,-a
"As-afor-anow…"
"Let-athe-aguard-aknow-aI'll-abe-agoing-aout."-a
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Dim-asunlight-agleamed-athrough-athe-ashuttered-awindows-aof-aDrago's-aInn-aroom-aas-ahe-ablearily-acame-aawake,-ahis-abody-arelaxed-aand-arested.-aHe-astretched-aas-ahe-awoke-aup,-acracking-ahis-aknuckles-aand-ashaking-aout-ahis-abody.-a
As-ahe-acame-aawake,-ahe-alooked-aaround-athe-aroom.-aIt-awas-astill-athe-asame,-astandard-aInn-aroom.-aA-awooden-afloor-awith-aa-ablack-arug-aon-ait,-aa-asmall-awooden-anightstand,-aa-acomfortable-abed-awith-atwo-agrey-apillows.-aA-asimple,-abut-asuitable,-abedroom.-a
"Alright."-aHe-asaid-aaloud,-agetting-ahis-amind-ain-agear.-a
Now-athat-ahe-awas-asafe-aand-ahad-asome-atime-ato-athink,-ahe-abegan-ato-aput-athings-ain-aorder.-a
There-awere-aseveral-amissions-ahe-aneeded-ato-acomplete.-a
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