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I woke up feeling nervous on day five. Today Alex and Vincent will come. This is the first time I've been able to meet someone else after my seal was broken.

I could barely taste the cereal I ate that morning. Balthazar was eating a pile of pancakes with various toppings. Every morning she always made pancakes with sweet toppings, so after the third day I asked not to make breakfast anymore.

"You're not going to hurt him, are you?" I asked for the umpteenth time this morning. Balthazar only gave me a quick glance before taking his dirty dishes to the sink.

"Balthazar you have to promise me you won't hurt him" I popcorn and follow him to the sink with my empty cereal bowl.

"I won't do anything as long as he's not being impudent or crossing the line" she replied in a flat tone. He takes my empty bowl from my hand and washes it all off.

"Thank you" I muttered. But I still feel suspicious of him.

"When will they come?" he asked me. Since morning a reluctant expression had appeared on his