Chapter 26
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“Crow” had come back to the room, exhausted and in pain. He had a weak smile on his face when he looked in Tab’s direction. He was clearly trying to reassure her that whatever was causing him great pain was not lethal.
Tab looked up at him. “Your master came.”
“What. What’d she want?”
“She?”
“Oh, so not her. The guy. He’s not my master. I just owe him. Anyway, what did he want?”
“He said that he wouldn’t be sending his butler to help you shower anymore. He wants me to do it.”
This clearly upset “Crow”, his face was screwed up, “what do you mean he wants you to do it?”
“He wants me to help you shower instead. He’s even provided a swimsuit for me to do it in.”
She held up the two-piece swimsuit, several parts of it needing to be tied to hide her bits. While it was a cute shade of red, it appeared that it would reveal many parts of her body. She preferred the one-pieces to the two-pieces as they hid more of her body.
“Crow” seemed unbothered by it. He kept a straight face whilst eyeing it.
“I’ll also have to wear something. I don’t want to put you in a strange situation.”
Tab was caught off guard by his generosity.
“I’ll be waiting in the bathroom for you. You can change in here and head there when you’re ready.” He took off his boots and placed them on his side of the room. He picked up his other clothes for when he went to sleep and walked out, making sure to close the door behind him.
She stood there for a while in silence, waiting to see if he’d notice that he had forgotten something.
Sure enough, he came back inside the room and pulled out the key to her shackle from the side of his bed that she couldn’t reach. He unlocked the shackle on her leg and took the key with him. He closed the door behind himself and walked to the bathroom.
He took off his shirt and looked at the collection of spiral burn marks on his torso. A new one had made an appearance at his side. It took on a red hue, compared to the others that took on a darker hue. It was a fresh burn, one he had gotten less than half an hour ago. That was what was causing him pain. Pain he refused to let others see. “Those damn cursers!” he silently cursed their existence.
He then took off his jeans and socks, leaving only his undergarments on. He looked down, realizing something. Tab hasn’t seen these burns. How will she react?
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