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>Upon reaching the Ghoul’s chambers, you found a young man resting in the room
>The fact that this boy wasn’t in a cage or in any way restrained baffled you
>But nonetheless, you nudged the boy awake
>”Hey. Wake up, boy!”
>He sat up, initially alarmed at the idea of waking up to an intruder
>But you reassured him as you tell him, “We’re getting you out of here.”
>”You...You’re here to save me?”
“Wouldn’t be here for anything else, that’s for sure. Let’s move.”
>The young man nodded to you in compliance as he followed you and your partners out of the chamber
>He introduced himself as Heinrich, and told you that he was indeed imprisoned by the ghoul
>As the four of you begin to find your way back out of the castle, you asked him,
“So, you weren’t restrained or anything. Why haven’t you tried to escape on your own?”
>”I would have, but...I’m not very strong. I can’t run too long without catching my breath.”
>Looking at him, you could tell that he was a rather scrawny young man
>The golden key around his neck was probably thicker than his fingers
>A runt if you ever saw one
>”She told me that she would kill me if I tried. Or at least, that’s what she said at first.”
>Why hasn’t she killed him already?
>”Besides...I think I’ve come to...”
>He paused
“Come to, what?”
>He looked at you hesitantly before replying with a “N-Never mind.”