Chapter 112

He blinked as he anxiously searched the room for something. For a brief period, his stare was deafeningly blank and unseeing. He couldn't put his finger on why he was so terrified, but the look on his master's beautiful face as he bolted from the room had left him feeling uneasy. Something was coming, and he feared the worst.

His vision became clear, and he was able to see his master, who was seated in the center of the chamber with his eyes closed. At the corner of his mouth, the tiniest flicker of a smile twitched its way out.

Softly, he greeted him with a,"Hello there, Robert."

"I'm here, master."

"You should keep your voice low and close the door behind you. Now, obviously, we would not want to wake my little child, would we?"

Robert took a long, deep breath in through his belly and exhaled gently. His master had arrived and he was right in front of him.

Unintentionally, a little, slightly hysterical-sounding giggle escaped Robert's lips. With a wide