● Chapter 22 ●

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Freddy tried taking his mind off Bonnie's illness, but it was difficult.

Losing so many loved ones has left him traumatized, and Bonnie is all he has now. Every minute he spends away from his husband, anytime Bonnie is hurt or uncomfortable, he fears he will lose him too.

He knows it is something he has to work on. The last thing he wants to do is come off as controlling.

He did not mind this snow, though. He grew up in much deeper winters, so this was no problem for him.

After a few minutes of walking, he saw a stone building with the lights on.

It looked to be a foodstand. They were selling pastries and drinks.

Freddy hurried over to it. The streets were quite crowded for how cold it is. He read the menu and ordered bread and a packet of coffee. He noticed a few pastries for sale.

He has never been a fan of sweets, but he assumed Bonnie had never tried any. He picked one out that he thought the bunny would like and paid the owner, nodding a 'thank you'.

As he was placing the purchased items into his bag, he heard what sounded like a few women loudly arguing further away from him.

He paid it no mind at first, until he heard yelling and clapping. When he turned around, two of the women got into a physical fight.

His instinct from being in the guard kicked in, so he hurriedly rushed forward to break up the fight.

"Please, calm down, you two!" He pushed them away from each other.

Thankfully, both of them seemed to calm down.

"What is going on here?!" He asked.

One of the women, a slender, white cat, scoffed and crossed her arms.

"She was the one who started it,"

She turned to the other woman and pointed an accusing finger at her. "She has a child and no husband in sight! We've seen her around talking with men and running back and about. I think she makes her money sleeping around!" She hissed.

Freddy turned to the other woman to hear her side. She was tall, gray wolf with long hair and striking yellow eyes.

"I pick up jobs around town for money! My child needs to eat!" She snapped back.

Freddy tried deesculating again, but the wolf just stormed off. Many of the bystanders were staring at her in disgust and pity.

It looked like she needed help, so Freddy jogged after her.

After a few minutes, she made it to a small wooden building. She silently opened the door of a lit barn outside of a home and closed it behind her after coming in.

Freddy carefully snuck forward and stopped in front of the barn door.

He was considering ignoring her and not doing it, but his conscience would not let him.

He knocked on the wooden door, and he could hear her footsteps approaching soon after.

She opened the door only slightly and peeked out. Freddy waved nervously.

"H-hello, m'am... I... you looked as though you needed help, so I... wanted to see if there's anything I can do...?" He offered.

She thought for a moment before leaving the door open for him and leaving back across the wooden structure again.

It was an old and rundown building, so it did not protect well from the cold air. It was dimly lit with a few lanterns on the walls.

The woman stood up and gazed at him cautiously. "Who are you...? I've never seen you here."

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