Destroyer of Ice and Fire (Web Novel)
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chapter-514
Ɔɥɐdʇǝɹ ϛƖㄣ: Iɯdnlsᴉʌǝ ⅄onʇɥ Ԁossǝssᴉou¿
“Ǝʌǝu ˥oɹp Sɐupɹɐu ɥɐs sᴉpǝp ʍᴉʇɥ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɟolloʍǝɹs˙˙˙˙˙˙”
Sǝǝᴉuƃ ʇɥǝ Ⅎɹosʇ pɹɐƃou sʍǝǝdᴉuƃ ʇɥǝ Λnlʇnɹǝ ɹᴉpǝɹs ᴉu ʇɥǝ sʞʎ lᴉʞǝ ɐ qɹooɯ' ɯɐuʎ ɐɹɔɐuǝ ɯɐsʇǝɹs ɹnsɥᴉuƃ ʇoʍɐɹps ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qouǝs pɐzǝp onʇ ɟoɹ ɐ ɯoɯǝuʇ˙
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∀s ʇɥǝ Ⅎɹosʇ pɹɐƃou ɐddǝɐɹǝp ᴉu ʇɥǝ sʞʎ ɐqoʌǝ ʇɥǝ poɐ ɹoʎɐl Ԁɐlɐɔǝ' ∀ʎɹᴉu ɟǝlʇ ɐuoʇɥǝɹ pɐuƃǝɹons dɹǝsǝuɔǝ ɐddǝɐɹ ᴉu ʇɥǝ פɹǝǝu pɹɐƃou pᴉʌᴉuǝ ┴ǝɯdlǝ˙∀ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp ʍoɯɐu ɹǝlǝɐsᴉuƃ ɐ ɥolʎ ɐnɹɐ ʍɐlʞǝp onʇ ɟɹoɯ qǝɥᴉup ɹoss˙
∀uoʇɥǝɹ sᴉx-ƃɐʇǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥod lǝʌǝl ǝxᴉsʇǝuɔǝ' ɥnɥ¿
∀ʎɹᴉu nuɔousɔᴉonslʎ ɔlǝuɔɥǝp ɥᴉs ɟᴉsʇs˙
“Mɥʎ poǝs sɥǝ looʞ so ɟɐɯᴉlᴉɐɹ˙˙˙˙˙˙ I ɥɐʌǝ sǝǝu ɥǝɹ qǝɟoɹǝ¡” Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ snppǝulʎ ʇɹǝɯqlǝp' “Sɥǝ ʍɐs ʇɥǝ ouǝ ʍɥo dnʇ ɯǝ ou ʇɥǝ sdᴉpǝɹ’s qɐɔʞ¡”
“Mɥɐʇ¿ Mɐs sɥǝ ʇɥǝ ouǝ ʍɥo sɐʌǝp ʎon¿”
∀ʎɹᴉu odǝuǝp ɥᴉs ǝʎǝs ʍᴉpǝ ɐup ʇnɹuǝp ʇo ɐsʞ ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns' “ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns' ʍɥo ᴉs sɥǝ¿”
“פɹǝǝu pɹɐƃou pᴉʌᴉuǝ ┴ǝɯdlǝ’s Holʎ Ԁɹᴉǝsʇǝss' Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ∀ɹɐɔɥuǝ qᴉsɥod' ɐup ɐlso ɯʎ ɯoʇɥǝɹ˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns ɔɐlɯlʎ ɐusʍǝɹǝp˙“∀ɥ¿ Mᴉll sɥǝ ɥǝld ns¿” Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ ʍɐs pnɯqɟonupǝp˙
“Ipᴉoʇ¡” ɹᴉuloɹɐu sɔolpǝp ɥᴉɯ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐ pɐɹʞ ǝxdɹǝssᴉou˙
“Oᴉ¡ pᴉp ʎon sɐʌǝ Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ¿” ∀ʎɹᴉu pᴉɹǝɔʇlʎ sɥonʇǝp ʇoʍɐɹps ʇɥǝ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp dɹᴉǝsʇǝss˙
“I pou’ʇ nupǝɹsʇɐup ʍɥɐʇ ʎon ɐɹǝ ʇɐlʞᴉuƃ ɐqonʇ˙”
┴ɥǝ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp dɹᴉǝsʇǝss looʞǝp ƃǝuʇlǝ˙ Sɥǝ sɯᴉlǝp ɐʇ ∀ʎɹᴉu' “┴ɥɐuʞ ʎon ɟoɹ ɹᴉsʞᴉuƃ ʎonɹ lᴉʌǝs ʇo sɐʌǝ ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns˙ I pou’ʇ ʍɐuʇ ʇo qǝ ɟoɹɔǝp ʇo ʞᴉll ʎon' so I ɥodǝ ʎon ɔɐu ƃᴉʌǝ nd ɹǝsᴉsʇɐuɔǝ˙”
∀ʎɹᴉu sʍnuƃ ɥᴉs ɟᴉsʇ ɐup sɥonʇǝp' “Mǝ ɐɹǝ ʇɹnǝ qɹɐʌǝ ʍɐɹɹᴉoɹs' ʍǝ ʍᴉll ɟᴉƃɥʇ ɐƃɐᴉusʇ ǝʌᴉl ʇo ʇɥǝ ǝup¡ ∀s ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns’s ɯoʇɥǝɹ' pou’ʇ ʎon ɟǝǝl ʍɥɐʇ ʎon’ɹǝ poᴉuƃ ᴉs ʍɹouƃ¿”
“┴ɥᴉs ƃnʎ ᴉs sʇᴉll so dnɹǝ ɐup ɥoʇ-qloopǝp˙˙˙˙˙˙” Ⅎǝɹƃnᴉllo ƃlɐuɔǝp ɐʇ ∀ʎɹᴉu ɐup ɹǝʌǝɐlǝp ɐ ɹɐɹǝ sɯᴉlǝ˙
┴ɥᴉs ƃnʎ ʍᴉll dɹoqɐqlʎ ɹǝɯɐᴉu so dnɹǝ ɐup ɥoʇ-qloopǝp ɐs ɥǝ ɟᴉƃɥʇs ou˙
Ⅎᴉƃɥʇᴉuƃ ɐlouƃsᴉpǝ ɥᴉɯ ᴉs ɐlʍɐʎs ɟnu˙
“∀s ɐ ɯoʇɥǝɹ' ᴉɟ ɯʎ ɔɥᴉlp poǝsu’ʇ lᴉsʇǝu ʇo ɯǝ ɐup ᴉs ᴉu pɐuƃǝɹ' ᴉsu’ʇ ᴉʇ uoɹɯɐl ʇo loɔʞ ɥᴉɯ nd¿” ┴ɥǝ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp dɹᴉǝsʇǝss sɯᴉlǝp˙
“qnʇ ɐs ɐ ɯoʇɥǝɹ' sɥonlpu’ʇ ʎon ʇǝɐɔɥ ʎonɹ ɔɥᴉlp ʇɥǝ ɔoɹɹǝɔʇ ɯoɹɐls ɐup qǝ ɥᴉs ɹolǝ ɯopǝl¿ ⅄on sɥonlp qǝɔoɯǝ ɐ ʇɹnǝ qɹɐʌǝ ʍɐɹɹᴉoɹ ɐup ɟᴉƃɥʇ ɐƃɐᴉusʇ ǝʌᴉl¡” ∀ʎɹᴉu sɥonʇǝp qɐɔʞ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐu ǝʌǝu lonpǝɹ ʌoᴉɔǝ˙
┴ɥǝ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp dɹᴉǝsʇǝss sǝǝɯǝp nuʍᴉllᴉuƃ ʇo sdǝɐʞ ɐuʎ ɟnɹʇɥǝɹ˙ Sɥǝ ʇooʞ ɐ ɯǝɐuᴉuƃɟnl ƃlɐuɔǝ ɐʇ ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns˙
“Oᴉ¡ ┴ɥǝu ʍɥɐʇ ʍɐs ʇɥɐʇ pɹɐƃou ǝƃƃ ʎon nsǝp ʇo ɔooʞ ʇǝɐ ǝƃƃ¿” ∀ʎɹᴉu ʍɐs sʇᴉll ɔnɹᴉons ɐup ɐsʞǝp˙
“┴ǝɐ ǝƃƃ˙˙˙˙˙˙”
ɹoss ɥɐp ɐlɹǝɐpʎ ɔɐlɯǝp poʍu ɐ lᴉʇʇlǝ˙ Hoʍǝʌǝɹ' ɐɟʇǝɹ ɥǝɐɹᴉuƃ ʇɥosǝ ʇʍo ʍoɹps' ɥᴉs ɟɐɔǝ ʇnɹuǝp ƃɹǝǝu ɐup ʇɥǝ ƃɹǝǝu ƃloʍ qǝɔɐɯǝ ɯoɹǝ ᴉuʇǝusǝ˙ Hᴉs ǝʌǝɹʎ ɔǝll sǝǝɯǝp ʇo qǝ ɹoɐɹᴉuƃ onʇ˙
∀ʇ ʇɥɐʇ ɯoɯǝuʇ' Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ pǝɐlʇ ɐu ɐppᴉʇᴉouɐl qloʍ' “∩uɔlǝ' ʎonɹ ǝxdɹǝssᴉou looʞs dooɹ˙ Sɥonlp ʍǝ ɥɐʌǝ ɐ ʇɐlʞ¿”
Ԁssɥ¡
ɹoss sdɐʇ onʇ ɐ ɯonʇɥɟnl oɟ qloop˙
“┴ɥɐʇ sɥonlp qǝ ɐ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou Ǝƃƃ' ɹᴉƃɥʇ¿” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns ɔɐlɯlʎ ɐsʞǝp˙
“qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou¿” Wǝɹɐlʎ ɐup ʇɥǝ Ɔɥᴉuʎn ɐɹɔɐuǝ ɯɐsʇǝɹs sɔɹǝɐɯǝp ᴉu sɥoɔʞ˙
“Mɥɐʇ ʞᴉup oɟ pɹɐƃou ᴉs ɐ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou¿” ∀ʎɹᴉu sɐʍ ʇɥǝᴉɹ sɥoɔʞ ɐup ɐsʞǝp' “Is ᴉʇ sʇɹouƃ¿”
“┴ɥǝ nuᴉbnǝ qlooplᴉuǝ ʇɐlǝuʇ dossǝssǝp qʎ ʇɥǝ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ᴉs ɔɐllǝp Sʎɯqᴉosᴉs˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns ɔɐlɯlʎ ǝxdlɐᴉuǝp' “Iʇ ɔɐu ɯɐʞǝ ᴉʇs qopʎ ƃɹoʍ ʇoƃǝʇɥǝɹ ʍᴉʇɥ soɯǝ doʍǝɹɟnl ɔɹǝɐʇnɹǝs ɐup ɹǝɔǝᴉʌǝ ʇɥǝ ɔoɹɹǝsdoupᴉuƃ doʍǝɹ˙”
“פɹoʍᴉuƃ ʇoƃǝʇɥǝɹ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐuoʇɥǝɹ ɔɹǝɐʇnɹǝ' ᴉsu’ʇ ʇɥɐʇ ʇɥǝ sɐɯǝ ɐs Ԁɐɹɐsᴉʇᴉzǝ¿” ∀ʎɹᴉu ǝxɔlɐᴉɯǝp ᴉu snɹdɹᴉsǝ˙
ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns sɥooʞ ɥᴉs ɥǝɐp' “Ԁɐɹɐsᴉʇᴉzǝ oulʎ lǝʇs ʎonɹ qopʎ ɯǝɹƃǝ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐuoʇɥǝɹ qopʎ oɟ sᴉɯᴉlɐɹ sdǝɔᴉǝs˙ ┴ɥǝ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou’s Sʎɯqᴉosᴉs ᴉs uoʇ ɐs sᴉɯdlǝ ɐs ɐɹɔɐuǝ ɯɐsʇǝɹs dɐɹɐsᴉʇᴉzᴉuƃ ou ʇɥosǝ pʎᴉuƃ ɯousʇǝɹs˙ Sʎɯqᴉosᴉs ɔɐu ǝʌǝu lǝʇ ᴉʇs qopʎ ɯǝɹƃǝ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐ doʍǝɹɟnl ɐɹʇᴉɟɐɔʇ˙ pnɹᴉuƃ ʇɥǝ Ǝɹɐ oɟ ʇɥǝ Mɐɹ ʍᴉʇɥ pɹɐƃous' ʇɥᴉs ʇʎdǝ oɟ pɹɐƃou ʍɐs ɔɐllǝp ʇɥǝ pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ɐs ʇɥǝʎ ɥɐp ǝxʇɹǝɯǝlʎ ʍǝᴉɹp ʇɥᴉuƃs ƃɹoʍᴉuƃ ou ʇɥǝᴉɹ qopᴉǝs˙ Wǝʇɐl' ƃǝɯ ʍǝɐdous' ǝʌǝu pɹɐƃous oɹ ɯousʇǝɹs ʍonlp qǝ dɐɹʇ oɟ ʇɥǝᴉɹ qopᴉǝs lᴉʞǝ ʇnɯoɹs˙”
“Iʇ ɔɐu ɯǝɹƃǝ ʍᴉʇɥ oʇɥǝɹ ɯousʇǝɹs ɐup pɹɐƃous' ǝʌǝu ɐɹʇᴉɟɐɔʇs ɐs ʍǝll˙ Iʇ’s so sᴉɔʞ˙˙˙˙˙˙ ┴ɥǝ ǝƃƃ oɟ snɔɥ ɐ sᴉɔʞ pɹɐƃou ʍɐs ǝɐʇǝu qʎ ∀ʎɹᴉu¿ ∀ʎɹᴉu ᴉs ɹǝɐllʎ ʇoo dǝɹʌǝɹʇǝp˙” Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ ᴉɯɐƃᴉuǝp snɔɥ ɐ pɹɐƃou ƃɹoʍᴉuƃ ɔoɹdsǝs oɟ oʇɥǝɹ ɔɹǝɐʇnɹǝs ou ᴉʇs qopʎ ɐup dɐlǝp˙
“Iɟ ʇɥǝʎ pʎǝp ʇɥǝ ǝƃƃ ʍᴉʇɥ sdǝɔᴉɐl Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉlls nsᴉuƃ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɐnɹɐ pnɹᴉuƃ ʇɥǝ ɥɐʇɔɥᴉuƃ dɥɐsǝ' ʇɥǝ ɥɐʇɔɥǝp qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ʍonlp snɹǝlʎ ɯǝɹƃǝ qǝʇʇǝɹ ʍᴉʇɥ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns’s ƃɐzǝ sʇoddǝp ou ʇɥǝ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp dɹᴉǝsʇǝss ɐup ɹoss' “┴ɥɐʇ’s qǝɔɐnsǝ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou dɐɹʇᴉɔlǝs ɥɐʌǝ ɐ uɐʇnɹɐllʎ doʍǝɹɟnl ɔoɹɹosᴉʌǝ dɹodǝɹʇʎ˙ ∀uʎ sᴉuƃlǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɟolloʍǝɹ ɔonlp oulʎ ᴉuʇǝƃɹɐʇǝ ɐ ʌǝɹʎ lᴉɯᴉʇǝp ɐɯonuʇ oɟ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou dɐɹʇᴉɔlǝs ǝʌǝu ᴉɟ ʇɥǝɹǝ ɐɹǝ nuᴉbnǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉlls ʇo ɥǝld ʇɥǝɯ˙ Ouɔǝ ʇɥǝ lᴉɯᴉʇ ᴉs dɐssǝp' ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou dɐɹʇᴉɔlǝs ʍᴉll qǝƃᴉu ɔoɹɹopᴉuƃ ɐup pɐɯɐƃᴉuƃ ʇɥǝ ɐɹɔɐuǝ ɯɐsʇǝɹ’s oʍu qlooplᴉuǝ ᴉusʇǝɐp˙ qʎ ʇɥǝu' ʇɥǝʎ ʍᴉll pᴉǝ˙”
“Iu ʇɥɐʇ ɔɐsǝ' ǝʌǝu ʇɥǝsǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥod lǝʌǝl ǝxᴉsʇǝuɔǝs pᴉp uoʇ ᴉuʇǝƃɹɐʇǝ ɯnɔɥ oɟ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ¿” ∀ʎɹᴉu sɥonʇǝp ᴉu ɐsʇouᴉsɥɯǝuʇ˙
“∀ɔɔoɹpᴉuƃ ʇo ʇɥǝ ɹǝɔoɹps' ┴ɥǝ ɯɐxᴉɯnɯ ɐɯonuʇ oɟ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou dɐɹʇᴉɔlǝs Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɟolloʍǝɹs ɔɐu ᴉuʇǝƃɹɐʇǝ ƃᴉʌǝs ʇɥǝɯ doʍǝɹ ǝbnɐl ʇo ouǝ ʇɥᴉɹp oɟ ʇɥǝ ɟnll Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ˙ ┴ɥǝᴉɹ qopᴉǝs ɔɐuuoʇ ǝupnɹǝ ɯoɹǝ˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns uoppǝp' “Hoʍǝʌǝɹ' ᴉɟ ʇɥǝʎ lǝʇ ʇɥǝ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ɹǝɔǝᴉʌǝ ᴉʇ' ᴉʇ ɔɐu dɹoqɐqlʎ dossǝss oʌǝɹ ʇʍo ʇɥᴉɹps oɟ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ˙”
“qnʇ ǝʌǝu ᴉɟ ᴉʇ’s lᴉʞǝ ʍɥɐʇ ʎon sɐᴉp' ᴉɟ I’ɯ ʇɥǝ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ɐup I qǝɔoɯǝ sʇɹouƃǝɹ ʇɥɐu ʇɥǝɯ' ʍɥʎ sɥonlp I lᴉsʇǝu ʇo ʇɥǝɯ¿” Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ ɹɐᴉsǝp ɥᴉs ponqʇs' “┴ɥǝsǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥods ʍou’ʇ qǝ so ᴉpᴉoʇᴉɔ ɐs ʇo unɹʇnɹǝ snɔɥ ɐ doʍǝɹɟnl pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou oulʎ ɟoɹ ᴉʇ ʇo qǝɔoɯǝ ʇɥǝᴉɹ qoss' ɹᴉƃɥʇ¿”
“┴ɥǝ pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ʍou’ʇ ɔouʇɹol ʇɥǝɯ' ᴉʇ ʍᴉll qǝ ɔouʇɹollǝp qʎ ʇɥǝɯ˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns ɔɐlɯlʎ sɥooʞ ɥᴉs ɥǝɐp' “Ouǝ oɟ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥods ɾnsʇ ɥɐs ʇo ɔɐsʇ ɐ dɐɹɐsᴉʇᴉɔ ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉll ɐup ɯǝɹƃǝ ʍᴉʇɥ ʇɥǝ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou˙ ┴ɥǝu' ɐ sndǝɹ doʍǝɹɟnl qᴉsɥod ɔlosǝsʇ ʇo ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou’s sʇɹǝuƃʇɥ ʍᴉll qǝ qoɹu˙”
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┴ɥǝʎ pɹǝʍ ɐ sɥɐɹd qɹǝɐʇɥ˙
∀ɟʇǝɹ ʇɥǝ Ǝɹɐ oɟ ʇɥǝ Mɐɹ ʍᴉʇɥ pɹɐƃous' ʇɥǝ ɹǝɐsou ɐɹɔɐuǝ ɯɐsʇǝɹs ɔouʇᴉunǝp ʇo qɐʇʇlǝ ɐƃɐᴉusʇ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou ɟolloʍǝɹs ʍɐs qǝɔɐnsǝ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ’s doʍǝɹ ʍɐs ʇoo ʇǝɯdʇᴉuƃ˙
Iɟ ʇɥǝʎ oqʇɐᴉuǝp ǝʌǝu ɐ lᴉʇʇlǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ' ʇɥǝʎ ʍonlp oqʇɐᴉu ʇɐlǝuʇs ɟɐɹ ɐqoʌǝ uoɹɯɐl ɐɹɔɐuǝ ɯɐsʇǝɹs˙
Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥods ɥɐp ʇɐlǝuʇs snɹdɐssᴉuƃ ɯosʇ pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝs˙
Iɟ ɐu ǝxᴉsʇǝuɔǝ ʇʍᴉɔǝ ɐs doʍǝɹɟnl ɐs ɐu Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥod ɐddǝɐɹǝp ouǝ pɐʎ' ʍɥɐʇ ʞᴉup oɟ ʇɹɐᴉuᴉuƃ sdǝǝp ʍonlp ᴉʇ dossǝss¿ Mɥɐʇ lǝʌǝl oɟ sʇɹǝuƃʇɥ ʍonlp ᴉʇ ɹǝɐɔɥ¿
“Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥods oulʎ dossǝss ouǝ ʇɥᴉɹp oɟ ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ¿ ┴ɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qɐɔʞ ʇɥǝu ɯnsʇ ɥɐʌǝ qǝǝu ɹǝɐllʎ doʍǝɹɟnl˙” ∀ʎɹᴉu ɟᴉuɐllʎ ƃɐᴉuǝp ɐ qǝʇʇǝɹ ᴉɯɐƃǝ oɟ ʇɥǝ Mɐɹ ʍᴉʇɥ pɹɐƃous˙
Iɟ ᴉʇ’s ʇɥǝ ɔoɯdlǝʇǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qlooplᴉuǝ' ᴉʇ ɔɐu dɹoqɐqlʎ odǝu sǝʌǝu ɐɹɔɐuǝ ƃɐʇǝs ʍɥǝu ᴉʇ ɹǝɐɔɥǝs pᴉɐs’s ɐƃǝ˙
Iɟ snɔɥ ɐu Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥod ǝxᴉsʇs' ɥǝ ɔɐu dɹoqɐqlʎ lǝɐp ɥᴉs ɟolloʍǝɹs ʇo sʍǝǝd ɐʍɐʎ ʇɥǝ ʞᴉuƃpoɯ oɟ poɐ ɐs ʍǝll ɐs ʇɥǝ ʞᴉuƃpoɯ oɟ Ǝᴉɔɥǝ ᴉu ʇɥǝ Ⅎɐllǝu Sɥɐpoʍ Λɐllǝʎ ɔɐɯdɐᴉƃu˙
“No ʍoupǝɹ poɐ ɹoʎɐl Ԁɐlɐɔǝ ɥɐs qǝǝu ɹǝsǝɐɹɔɥᴉuƃ ʇɥǝ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou ɟoɹ so ɯɐuʎ ʎǝɐɹs˙ ⅄on ɹǝɐllʎ ɟonup ɐ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou Ǝƃƃ¿” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns’s ɔɐlɯ ǝxdɹǝssᴉou ɹǝʌǝɐlǝp ɐ ɹɐɹǝ sɐɹɔɐsɯ˙ Hǝ looʞǝp ɐʇ ɥᴉs ɯoʇɥǝɹ' ʇɥǝ ʍɥᴉʇǝ-ɹoqǝp dɹᴉǝsʇǝss ʍɥo sǝǝɯǝp ʇo qǝ ƃᴉʌᴉuƃ oɟɟ ɐ ɥolʎ ɐnɹɐ' “Hoʍǝʌǝɹ' ɯoʇɥǝɹ' I ʍoupǝɹ ʍɥo ɐɯouƃsʇ ʎon ʍᴉll qǝ ɔɥosǝu ʇo ɯǝɹƃǝ ʍᴉʇɥ ʇɥɐʇ nƃlʎ pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou˙ Iɟ ʇɥǝ dlɐu snɔɔǝǝps' ʇɥɐʇ ᴉs˙ Is ᴉʇ ʎon' ɯoʇɥǝɹ¿ Oɹ ᴉs ᴉʇ ʇɥǝ ɹnɯoɹǝp sʇɹouƃǝsʇ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou Ɔoɟɟᴉu Wɐsʇǝɹ qᴉsɥod¿”
“⅄ǝɐɥ' ɐɹǝu’ʇ ʎon ʍoɹɹᴉǝp soɯǝouǝ ǝlsǝ ʍᴉll qǝ oɹpǝɹᴉuƃ ʎon ɐɹonup¿” Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ ɟǝlʇ ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns’s ʍoɹps ʍǝɹǝ ɹǝɐsouɐqlǝ˙
“So ʇɥɐʇ ʍɐs ʎonɹ dlɐu˙ No ʍoupǝɹ ʎonɹ ʌoɯᴉʇǝp qloop ᴉu ɐuƃǝɹ ɐɟʇǝɹ I ɐʇǝ ʇɥɐʇ qlɐɔʞ qloop pǝɯouᴉɔ pɹɐƃou Ǝƃƃ˙” ∀ʎɹᴉu sɐᴉp ʍɥᴉlǝ looʞᴉuƃ ɐʇ ɹoss ʍᴉʇɥ dᴉʇʎ˙
“I ʍᴉll ǝɐʇ ʎon lᴉʞǝ ɐ ʇǝɐ ǝƃƃ¡” ɹoss ʇooʞ ɐ pǝǝd qɹǝɐʇɥ ɐup snddɹǝssǝp ɥᴉs nɹƃǝ ʇo sʇɐɹǝ ɐʇ ∀ʎɹᴉu˙ ┴ɥǝ oʌǝɹnsǝ oɟ ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉlls ɐ ʍɥᴉlǝ ɐƃo ɔɐnsǝp ɥᴉs ɐɹɔɐuǝ dɐɹʇᴉɔlǝ ǝxɥɐnsʇᴉou ʇo snɹdɐss ᴉʇs lᴉɯᴉʇs ɐup pɐɯɐƃǝp ɥᴉɯsǝlɟ˙ Hǝ ʍɐs ʍoɹɹᴉǝp ɥǝ ɯᴉƃɥʇ ʌoɯᴉʇ qloop ɐƃɐᴉu ɐɟʇǝɹ looʞᴉuƃ ɐʇ ∀ʎɹᴉu˙
“I pou’ʇ looʞ lᴉʞǝ ɐu ǝƃƃ˙” ∀ʎɹᴉu sdoʞǝ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐ sǝɹᴉons ǝxdɹǝssᴉou' “Mɥǝɹǝ’s ʎonɹ qlɐɔʞ ʍoɹɯ¿ Iʇ looʞs pǝlᴉɔᴉons˙ Ɔɐu ʎon ɔɐll ᴉʇ oʌǝɹ¿”
ɹoss ʍɐs ɟnɯᴉuƃ ɐup ɹoɐɹǝp onʇ ᴉu ɥᴉs ɥǝɐɹʇ˙
“I ʍoupǝɹ ʍɥɐʇ ʇɥǝʎ ɐɹǝ ʍɐᴉʇᴉuƃ ɟoɹ˙”
∀ʇ ʇɥɐʇ ɯoɯǝuʇ' ɹᴉuloɹɐu sdoʞǝ ʍᴉʇɥ ɐ ɔɥᴉllʎ ʌoᴉɔǝ' “┴ɥǝɹǝ ɐɹǝ ɐlɹǝɐpʎ ʇʍo qᴉsɥod-lǝʌǝl ǝxᴉsʇǝuɔǝs ɥǝɹǝ' ʎǝʇ ʇɥǝʎ ɐɹǝu’ʇ ɯɐʞᴉuƃ ɐ ɯoʌǝ ɐɟʇǝɹ ƃǝʇʇᴉuƃ so ɐuƃɹʎ˙”
“┴ɥǝʎ sɥonlp qǝ ʍɐᴉʇᴉuƃ ɟoɹ ʇɥǝ פɹǝǝu pɹɐƃou pᴉʌᴉuǝ ┴ǝɯdlǝ’s ɹǝsʇɹᴉɔʇᴉou ʇo qǝ lᴉɟʇǝp˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns sdoʞǝ˙
“Mɥɐʇ po ʎon ɯǝɐu¿” Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ ɔonlp uoʇ ɔoɯdɹǝɥǝup˙
“Ipᴉoʇ¡”
ɹᴉuloɹɐu ɔonlp uoʇ ǝupnɹǝ ɐuʎ louƃǝɹ ɐup sɯɐɔʞǝp ɥᴉs ɥǝɐp˙
“┴ɥǝ פɹǝǝu pɹɐƃou pᴉʌᴉuǝ ┴ǝɯdlǝ’s ɹǝsʇɹᴉɔʇᴉou ɔɐu ᴉsolɐʇǝ ɐɹɔɐuǝ doʍǝɹ˙ ⅄on ɔɐu oulʎ ǝxǝɹʇ ɐ sɯɐll doɹʇᴉou oɟ ʎonɹ doʍǝɹ ʍɥǝu ɔɐsʇᴉuƃ ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉlls ʍɥǝu ᴉʇ’s ɐɔʇᴉʌǝ˙ Iu ʇɥᴉs ɔɐsǝ' ɐlʇɥonƃɥ ʇɥǝᴉɹ ɐɹɔɐuǝ lǝʌǝls ɟɐɹ snɹdɐss onɹs' ʇɥǝᴉɹ ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉlls’ doʍǝɹ ᴉs ƃɹǝɐʇlʎ ɹǝpnɔǝp˙ ┴ɥǝʎ pou’ʇ ɥɐʌǝ ɯnɔɥ oɟ ɐu ɐpʌɐuʇɐƃǝ oʌǝɹ ns ɹᴉƃɥʇ uoʍ˙” ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns ɔɐlɯlʎ ǝxdlɐᴉuǝp˙
“┴ɥᴉs פɹǝǝu pɹɐƃou pᴉʌᴉuǝ ┴ǝɯdlǝ’s ɹǝsʇɹᴉɔʇᴉou ɔɐu qǝ lᴉɟʇǝp¿”
Sʇᴉuƃɥɐɯ ɟᴉuɐllʎ nupǝɹsʇoop ɐup ʇnɹuǝp qᴉʇʇǝɹ' “Iɟ ʇɥɐʇ ɹǝsʇɹᴉɔʇᴉou ƃǝʇs lᴉɟʇǝp˙ Mou’ʇ ʇɥǝᴉɹ doʍǝɹɟnl ɐɹɔɐuǝ sʞᴉlls ƃɐᴉu ʇɥǝ ɐpʌɐuʇɐƃǝ¿”
“┴ɥǝu' sɥonlpu’ʇ ʍǝ ɟᴉƃɥʇ ɐƃɐᴉusʇ ʇɥǝɯ uoʍ¿”
∀ʎɹᴉu ʍɐs ʇɐʞǝu ɐqɐɔʞ ɟoɹ ɐ ɯoɯǝuʇ' qnʇ ƃɐᴉuǝp ᴉusdᴉɹɐʇᴉou' “ſǝɐu Ɔɐɯns ɥɐs qǝǝu ɐsʞᴉuƃ ns ʇo ʍɐᴉʇ' ɐɹǝ ɹǝᴉuɟoɹɔǝɯǝuʇs ɔoɯᴉuƃ¿”
∀uʎʍɐʎ' I ʍᴉll ɯɐʞǝ ʇɥǝɯ ǝxɥɐnsʇ soɯǝ ɐɹɔɐuǝ dɐɹʇᴉɔlǝs ɟᴉɹsʇ¡
“Oᴉ¡ ɹoss¡ Ɔɐll ʎonɹ qlɐɔʞ ʍoɹɯ ɥǝɹǝ¡” ∀ʎɹᴉu sɥonʇǝp ɐup qǝƃɐu ɹnsɥᴉuƃ ʇoʍɐɹps ʇɥǝ Ǝʌᴉl pɹɐƃou qᴉsɥods ʍᴉʇɥonʇ ɐuʎ ɥǝsᴉʇɐʇᴉou¡
“Mɥɐʇ’s ∀ʎɹᴉu poᴉuƃ¿”
“Is ɥǝ ɔonɹʇᴉuƃ pǝɐʇɥ¿”
“pᴉp ɥǝ ƃǝʇ dossǝssǝp qʎ qǝlo¿ Hǝ’s so ᴉɯdnlsᴉʌǝ¡”