After several more moments, Zabrina continued to stare into Damen's eyes, partly unable to look away. He was ... irresistible ... especially in this silence ... The temptation to kiss him flooded through her, but she remained still, not sure exactly what to say or do.

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((Should we time skip? Or not?))

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{Sure. You go first}.

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He opened the beaten door, "Well...." said Damen, "This is my establishment.

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Zabrina slid her dagger into her belt in a swift movement, and walked inside the place after a quick moment of hesitation. "So, what's your plan?" she asked Damen as she faced him again, her black hair shifting slightly on her shoulders. "To lure the Duke to a cheap shave?" she questioned:

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"The beadle said that he'd come in for a shave, kill him, the Duke comes looking for him, kill him."

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Zabrina nodded in a slow motion, revealing a different dagger from her belt as she began to clean it with a thin rag ## #####. ### eyes intensified as a vision suddenly flashed through her mind, and in seconds, her eyes were completely white as she watched the blurred vision:

Her body was engulfed in flames, and a blood-curling, spine-chilling scream escaped her lips. The horrifying vision then disappeared, leaving her staring wide-eyed in the distance.

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Damen turned to look at her, "What, what is it?"

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"Nothing", Zabrina lied, and began to clean her dagger again in silence. "I'm going to take a quick walk through the woods", she murmured, and then disappeared outside, moving deep into the shadows of the trees.

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A knock came on the door, "Oh Monsieur~" Came Thenard's voice, "May I come in?"
"Yes, fine, what do you want?" he opened the door to let him in.

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