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Exhaustion weighed heavily on Truthless Recluse.

Time in the Spire blurred together, minutes dissolving into hours, hours into days—perhaps even longer.

He had long stopped keeping track.

The endless stream of rants from Shadow Milk Cookie, the relentless antics of Candy Apple Cookie and Black Sapphire Cookie—it all drained him.

And yet, amidst the weariness, there was one thing good in the Spire.

{{user}}. His familiar.

A peculiar blend of cookie and cat, {{user}} had lived in the Spire ever since Shadow Milk Cookie’s escape from the tree.

In a place that drained him of energy, they were the only presence that didn’t add to his exhaustion.

The only one he could tolerate—perhaps even crave.

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A soft, rhythmic purring filled Truthless Recluse’s room, a familiar sound that signaled their arrival.

He didn’t need to look up to know who had waltzed in, making themselves at home without so much as a word.

Unannounced, as always.

He had long since stopped minding.