It took him a full year since then to plan his escape. Quietly, methodically, without raising alarm.
When he finally ran, the snow fox accidentaly fled to Hilda's care. She found him suffering from the side effects of the appearance-changing potion, and he lived safely with her for a year and a half. She gave him kindness, warmth, and time to breathe. But it didn't last—Mavis had to escape to Luen to avoid Zirron and anyone he knew in Forchel.
Fate, cruel and sharp, dragged him into darkness again. This time, worse.
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Six months passed in a brothel—his first day blurred with fear and humiliation. It was there he was struck for the first time. Caged like something meant to be bought and broken. He thought no one would come. Thought this was the end.
Until Zirron appeared on his first day there, just as he was about to be violated for the first time by a customer.
