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I woke up to the sound of not a pin drop as the house was grave silent. I looked at the other side of the bed but Alaric wasn't there anymore. There wasn't any sign of him in the room either.

Shortly after waking up, I heard a loud trumpet as I remembered Adolph was here and I was not anywhere far from being terrified as my body shook.

I heard a knock on my door and almost flinched but became calm when I perceived Alaric's smell.

"I'm awake" I responded and ...