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Chapter 7 - 5 - The epiphany of the hare

Blake gags when he sees the rabbit stew, the experience of what happened today rushes through his head once again

he gets light headed and stumbles backwards.

"What's wrong?" said Luis in a mocking tone

He stood up and grabs Blake by his wrist pulling him towards his body

"Don't you want to savor the taste of your own hard work?" whispered Luis.

Suddenly the man grabs a spoonful of the rabbit's cooked flesh and lifts it towards his servant face and shoved it towards his lips.

Blake looks away clenching his mouth and closing his eyes

trying so hard to avoid the spoon.

Luis grips Blake's face squeezing his jaws and forcing his mouth to open

Blake struggles trying to push Luis off

Luis's face drops when he sees his servant disobeying him and pushing him.

He forces the spoon of the rabbit stew into Blakes mouth.

"Swallow it." says Luis in a commanding tone Blake looks at Luis with tears welling in his eyes

And audible gulp then can be heard coming from Blake

"Good boy.." whispers Luis into Blake's ear as he lets the boy go

Free from Luis's grip, Blake runs out of the room holding his hands over his mouth

Luis sits down and takes a sip of the stew before setting the spoon down pushing the tray away.

He sits calmly waiting for his servant to come back.

When blake makes his way back into the room his eyes were red and his face stained with tears

"Clean this up." Luis says as he stands up walking to Blake again.

"And come back for your punishment." Luis says coldly glaring at Blake

Blake bows shakily and grabs the tray and makes his way out and straight to the kitchen.

When Blake enters the room again he almost fell feeling how heavy the atmosphere has become

"I- I haven't done anything wrong master Alden." exclaimed Blake, his voice stuttering and his hands shaking.

Luis stands up grabbing his cane and walks towards Blake

each of his steps are silent but his intentions are loud.

"Master ple-" Blake begins but then before he could even finish words got interrupted by Luis.

"SILENCE." roared Luis and everything falls into silence.

Blake starts to tear up and shake from fear, his legs shake and his hands tremble even more

Luis lets out a deep sigh "Stand up straight." he says to his servant "If you cry I won't be so merciful on you."

Then..

A loud whacking sound can be heard across the hallways

Luis's cane struck Blake on his calves letting out a loud sound and leaving behind a blood red mark.

Blake winces, holding back his tears and his voice

he knew that if he were to cry then his master wouldn't let it slide.

Then another whack lands on his calves

Then another..

Then another..

Once Luis in finished with Blake he wipes the blood off his cane with a handkerchief.

Blake gasps and winces tears forming and rolling down his face

his legs were shaking uncontrollably and he felt like he was about to pass out.

Luis then grabs blake by his shirt collar and throws him out of the room

he looks at blake and with a condescending tone says "Don't you dare disobey me ever again. Next time, you'll regret it even further."

He slams the door with Blake lying on the floor in a shaking and sobbing mess.

A maid who was cleaning walks by and sees him in such a horrible state

she gasps and rushes to help Blake up.

She helps blake to his room sits him down on his bed and starts comforting him, wiping his tears dry.

"I know Master Alden can be cruel my dear.." She says comforting him

"But you can't ever leave here.. He'll kill you if you run away." she says as her tone of voice changes into a serious one "Do you understand me?" she says to him holding him even tighter.

He sobs even harder now knowing that it's impossible for him to escape from this hell.