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I saw another dream.
A dream from before my long slumber, from the days I spent with Taishi and Tojiko. It was a dream of the three of us happily passing the time away. When I woke up to find neither Taishi nor Tojiko at my side, I felt lonely... so lonely. I was sad that they were not there. In my loneliness, I clung on to my lord, which calmed me down a bit. ...It is lonely with them being gone, but I have my lord here with me. Whenever I feel lonely, all I need to do is hug him. His body heat warms me up. When we first started sharing his bed, his warmth was simply warmth, but now if it is not there, I feel very lonely. My lord is not Taishi, but... having him at my side makes me feel good. It is different from what I felt with Taishi, but my lord's presence calms me down all the same. ...I wonder if his presence is able to make up for the loneliness of not having Taishi and Tojiko. It seems that, day by day, the satisfaction I get from being with my lord rises, and the feeling of loneliness from the loss of Taishi and Tojiko grows smaller, even though they were truly precious friends.... It is as if my lord's warmth is engulfing me and ebbing away at my memories of the two. It is scary... quite scary. What should I do? ...Just embracing my lord like this, I... to be continued