"As you wish, Master!" Eric's eyes welled with tears. It seemed to him that Orion had truly accepted his impending death.

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Over the next two days, Eric and Sylvia remained in the villa, staying by Orion's side as he approached the end of his life. By then, Eric and Sylvia could see that Orion had genuinely made peace with his fate.

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On the third evening, members of the Montgomerys had all gathered. Several elderly holistic physicians from King City and their apprentices came to bid farewel