'Master?' Nooroo fluttered anxiously next to Gabriel, who was busy with a design.

'Nooroo, not now' Gabriel brushed the kwami off. 'I'm almost done with this piece.'

'But you must feel it too...'

'I said not now. And since when are you looking for candidates for evilizing?'

'It's impor-'

'Silence, Nooroo!'

With his mouth magically shut, Nooroo watched helplessly as Gabriel tweaked sleeves on designed dress shirt. How could this man be so dismissive of his own son? Adrien's emotions should be effortlessly interpreted as danger. Waves of despair and resolve - Nooroo had sensed things like this many times in the past. Too many for comfort. He fluttered helplessly. His Master did plenty of despicable things in his course, endangering his own son both indirectly and directly, but he surely wouldn't want him to be gone? Surely?

He tried to fly away to warn Nathalie. Maybe she would understand his miming. Or maybe he could get through to Duusu. Anything. But, alas, he was stopped by invisible dome. He fluttered frantically, trying to break through. But, of course, the barrier didn't budge.

Maybe Duusu will sense something on his own, Nooroo hoped. After all, Duusu was the kwami of emotion. He should also sense something.

Duusu indeed sensed Adrien's emotions. Right now he was processing, staring blankly at the wall. Then he flew up, spun in place and stared at Nathalie. She was sleeping soundly, not seeming to be recovering from the use of broken Miraculous.

'Adrien is in trouble' he said anxiously. But with Nathalie bedridden, how could she go and check on him? And with him being supposed to stay secret, how could he?

Helplessness washed through the kwami. His Miraculous was supposed to be helping people, and yet it was used to hurt, over and over again.

Duusu knew that he shouldn't act without a holder. The results could be unpredictable. The Miraculous was limiting his power and concentrating it.

But it was for a good cause. Someone should do something, or else this little sunshine would fade to nothing.

This someone should be Gabriel. But Duusu knew that he wasn't the most observant when it came to his own son.

Nooroo also was out of question. Gabriel preferred to keep him as close as possible.

Nathalie was currently asleep and long-term bedridden. And Adrien needed help NOW.

The Gorilla was out of house. Plus Duusu couldn't exactly tell him what was wrong.

That leaves me, Duusu thought. Duusu concentrated. It was ages since he had created a sentimonster on his own, and this one had to be gentle. This one had to be helpful. This one had to be understanding.

A tiny feather floated through the mansion and landed on its target. Slowly, the sentimonster took shape.

And headed straight for Adrien's room.


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