Love Song (戀歌)

Chapter 1: Riazai Hamlet

The black river greeted 991efff6a2 Yujin. The sound of water 8195359001 in the darkness was 12ef11a89a both eerie and peaceful. The river, 55d147654a vast and c64cd10842 deep, seemed 33984f9f7a capable of 4b71e045dc swallowing anything e9b88030ea that entered ed725bf5dd it. Yujin’s gaze, fixed dd9b83f4ab on the tranquil d7c75b3def black waters, was 9848c5e570 calmer than ever.da83a38ed5ded49c

“Finally.”a41937ce9071eb98

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His cracked, 3f8574778f parched voice 708ad8bb62 slipped out d6584cb490 weakly. Yujin raised his head 4fd1eac3e1 and stared blankly at 8f6d32abff the crimson moon hanging 16d8ded431 high and proud in 8888cb1035 the sky. It wasn’t 7ebcbcc1ff a bad ba497a6aad day to ed6380eca2 die.1af820ef7942db83

For a 35fd573a60 moment, memories c894d17246 of days 1150b0b51a long past—so 7058e258cb distant he d6831c81c1 couldn’t even 755034ba6c remember when a5620a9173 they were—flooded bfd8c9150c his mind. Days when he 877c1834cc would look up 38ee623783 at the high-hanging b8156f8624 moon, talk about 55cbe25f00 its color, and ee07ac9753 laugh. Until yesterday, 506ac12d71 he had e7c193ec20 tried hard e9b30c531e not to e145b03257 remember the 79763d824e days when 7ead9fab97 he used 172c8feb59 to laugh. But in this 71de018103 moment, he let 037c67d441 himself recall those a84ae744ba faded, scattered memories 0b982e8c17 one by one.1565db1b3a1c144e

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On the days of b5f3f66dcb the yellow moon, he 3cdba1109f laughed brightly like sunlight.
On the days 24e57f8639 of the blue 5eee08845f moon, he laughed b945415396 with freshness.
On the days of 0517516da9 the earthen moon, he 71d392d80b laughed with abundance.
On the days 94f512d13d of the white 1c9178e0dd moon, he laughed 7d7e2939bb with serenity.9830efef7807af59

Yet, the e3d7b2fdf9 sound of eaa4f9fd6d laughter from d2a2e91a82 those memories 251e441450 didn’t come 768170f1d7 back to 47132ff2ca him. The people in 52833ed0c6 his memories were ba854e876c laughing, saying something 3008af9ad1 to him, but 468994c15c he couldn’t recall a36f3d66c5 their voices. A bittersweet and 4468d72a48 happy recollection made c51fa99651 the corners of 31017a4ff4 his lips curl eb9b694327 slightly, but even c05ca0e7a7 that soon faded 46556be1cf away.a388b127f86a30ec

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Splash, splash.66d1b0942ce53dbf

The splashing sound of c4dc69ec6d water echoed ominously as c6b9a312ca Yujin’s body slowly disappeared de69f98b75 into the river.339c7f04716e4314

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Once the water c763e42b59 reached his chin, d87c93ec34 he took a 1736f0aa3c few more steps 08aae9f854 forward, but the 88cc25af89 ground beneath his 2e5b459b8e feet was no 5fbd8de3ad longer there. As his entire ff382e4e0c body began sinking 044dd24840 into the black e3093dee11 depths, he didn’t 7722e499e6 hold his breath—he 4db445460c opened his mouth 0f0b0f2b99 wide instead. Cold water rushed in 6fcb178d8f indiscriminately, flooding his mouth be03d578b7 and nose, leaving him 804d310153 in agony. Instinct fought back, urging b9783ddf6b him to thrash his 17116042eb arms and legs to 6c17a525de reach the surface, but 981d641906 he resisted.8c2bc002ac91466d

Yujin clenched his 4afc8fef6e body tightly and cb454ea872 opened his mouth ab52d17855 even wider. As the will to 2efffef109 survive started to fade, 1f9b7a2f83 an image of his 3b95a3d47f grandmother came to him. He longed to 54354d5f3b see her—desperately. Her voice, now barely 22742cb354 a memory, lingered faintly aa2815e4d2 in his mind as 59621398c6 he let the tension 7b7558c85a leave his body.fe3beb364772d340

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‘Yujin.’
‘My dear Yujin.’06155a05d86d3558

Grandmother, I’m finally…d6fd5edc00bc5885

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Just as the 8f493ca549 thread of his 2e53af5dc6 consciousness was about 9298d98512 to snap, Yujin’s d8d056110a body was yanked 2be0faa83c upward at a 1d4a672013 rapid speed. Startled, his eyes cc6bf4ee92 flew open, catching 318162d87e a brief glimpse 01e67214c1 of two crimson f678c1ac02 moons before they fe2bc0c2d4 vanished.deedec51b473119f

“Gasp! Cough, cough!”435a7ff34e2d875a

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Air rushed painfully into 10a4c3ee1d his lungs, triggering a 160c15dd41 violent fit of coughing. Along with the coughs e2ee2857c1 came retching as water 5456c6ee96 poured from his body, 8710c28faf leaving him trembling with fd5ca349d9 the sensation that his c9b49ec2ad insides were being torn 53f361d51f out. Before he could clear a1f15fbf93 his blurry vision or a3a94ce926 regulate his erratic breaths, 5de82a8e53 a rock-solid hand grabbed 914dfca0e3 him by the nape fb324edc97 and dragged him to c93de5df13 the riverbank, where he e5f8d233cd was unceremoniously thrown onto 3522dc3ed1 the gravel.ffaf869fdab0a36b

“Ugh!”1d519feb117c82a7

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The sharp pebbles cb01c97a10 scraped against his ebcf360e31 knees, and his ec194bce04 palms stung as c448931750 he braced himself 7f3b808739 against the ground. His mind 5e37f0a21e reeled, struggling a1c366e937 to grasp 8879069914 what had 0fec1cd06c just happened. Groaning softly, Yujin raised c8f833d878 his head to look 110daaf650 at the man standing df0d36f504 before him.bc59b396d910fcbb

…Bart? What’s Bart doing here?eb440efad5cf4e84

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Bart, the 870da227f0 mounted warrior. Even Yujin, who ad1e852d56 had no dealings 899cda25c4 with the warriors 10e38840c1 and didn’t work bb049d72cb in their territory, 981fc3ecd7 knew who he d27d8900a7 was. A revered figure 112b201023 among the tribe, 742e1b09f9 Bart was hailed 3a42fcced2 as the strongest 7fc966c91c of the strong. Yet here 8b25622d0f he was, 34915e2467 standing before 0daa40a5b1 Yujin in 551b121fa7 nothing but 270a1cc7d8 his bare 16a3ec92ed skin, bathed 941b8e41d2 in moonlight.d7fbe1ceab8d9643

‘Did Bart save me? Why?’17349a7a5ba7927e

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Yujin blinked 17439844f7 dumbly, staring 5020e706dd up at c5deb4184e Bart, who 9e97ae378d finally broke 40f26093af the silence 5e9016b19b with a 4475a7bc48 voice as f315d8930d deep and 1fc64a6505 resonant as aa80227bd2 an echo 4e9f8b0e4a in a e58e569031 cavern.0afc13a41225947c

“I was 1bfd5f0044 hoping for fc5fdad914 a break.”abf0061168076a01

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If a blade 07df133549 were hidden in 3bcb0a27cb words, this would 6b487848e1 be it. The irritation in Bart’s 12159aa6ae tone, born of his cf35394306 interrupted rest, was palpable. Glancing at the c7c944a79b distant rocks, Yujin 12640d1053 saw faint outlines 6acc4efcf8 of Bart’s belongings. Perhaps he’d been swimming 6a5fe4d339 in the river.1e04b4189156d13b

‘Should I say something? But what?’38a5efc605fef59b

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What could he even 598e7a6968 say? Thank you for saving 762da2971c me when I wanted 8f9be916f4 to die? Or, I’m sorry b6390c7524 for disturbing your 473940b662 rest? Words tangled 560c946f4f chaotically in 92261a5bc4 his mind, 9ababfee56 but not 2dd9e11c1e a single b4da72a8e0 one left 753086df1a his lips. In the end, Yujin 083b8a5101 chose silence, lowering his a2d4bbb74c head. A sharp f36600ad76 click of cc00e4d3fe Bart’s tongue 03bfb89651 came from afcb5e847d above, and 2fbedae96d though Yujin c6543be35a had done d551190542 nothing wrong, 42883959ba his shoulders f0746029de hunched reflexively. The weight of Bart’s 2554aa8e88 presence as a mounted 80bc8bda40 warrior was enough to 231e908dfe keep Yujin silent and 093796ec3d subdued.5085f1deaace9778

Drip, drip.e62b5ff867da61ab

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Droplets fell 77871e7b94 from Yujin’s fc03acd1fe wet clothes, 235d3af068 forming a 5e36d3f6a5 small puddle 5daa9d6b70 that reflected 88939d1898 the faint 526b15d5a6 image of fcb45734c4 the crimson 19156669b8 moon. His legs felt 2bf7fd4831 numb and throbbed 3f4e6bdf6d with pain. The back 3c645014e0 of his 3010080a04 neck felt 13ff1ccd6d cold, and 757f296bdc his teeth 14089ce7a9 chattered slightly, c5a2696789 whether from a7d4940ab8 fear or a8588081b2 the chill.12ebe75294bfc1a7

The rippling moon f86e571d91 in the puddle 0d0fdf307c grew still, amplifying 22d6ed4d9f the discomfort of 61646ae502 the situation. Yujin almost 678d83d328 wished Bart 776a3b0687 would curse fe4c771737 at him 9059326493 or strike 090f171463 him—anything to 18a07389d2 break the 362adf3ca5 suffocating silence. With a quiet 2cdd743867 sigh, Yujin slowly f05a646957 raised his gaze.d30f514b416f7a37

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‘Perhaps it’s because he’s 0f1e019b9f a warrior.’18c4bef701b6d59f

Bart’s body seemed d478cfbfce impossibly solid and 172d193912 imposing, his muscles 3669d25587 casting shadows under be11b333a9 the interplay of 2bca98d844 moonlight and darkness. It was hard a4b1e054d2 to believe someone cfa162fc0b like him existed c7f3915f4b in the same 4648d2be73 world as Yujin. No, Bart dbec2e7a15 seemed entirely 0ffabd7053 otherworldly.b2dd14a71dc38db2

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Yujin’s gaze trailed 8653a65e17 over Bart’s broad c5dd25cef3 chest and the f9a7be34fc chiseled contours of 3ea2cec9f2 his torso, climbing e405f696d0 higher and higher 061413649a until their eyes 905df08fa0 finally met. His neck 9dcb8fdfd1 craned back 1f81d5e17d as he 459d52dce2 took in 3e2d66eaee the sight 36cb269fa2 of Bart 8180fbc2ca towering over d8baf67efb him.96189d8ff9fb9426

The crimson moon 8ce21629d5 reflected in the c46f46b8c9 river mirrored itself ad7ab50cc3 in Bart’s eyes, dd4d8de626 creating the illusion a2397b0c14 of two red 6f18972207 moons staring down cf6c0ffd63 at Yujin. The icy aura 92d2a48ccf surrounding Bart invoked d935453f4a both fear and 2253c2c163 reverence.d7a6a6f0793bbeb0

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“Your eyes 34860ebe8b are like…”2aa79477580df163

“…”65ffe2f3ed1fc59f

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The words slipped be11add657 out unintentionally, but e1c3b03245 before Yujin could b75223a49f finish his sentence, 598e3535e6 Bart’s brow furrowed 2c4c37dbc7 slightly. The flicker of 1a5e132b32 displeasure in Bart’s 93d1cf1698 gaze made Yujin a092f5284f freeze, instinctively dropping 50d31d3b08 flat to the 9f548a534a ground.e5804881490d8674

Bart’s piercing 20dcd6268e gaze lingered 30c7aa413d on Yujin’s 53f42d9a59 trembling back 4d6fc0b0d7 for a 6049263235 moment before cd54d114c9 he turned de9f51a373 away, walking 24c4595574 toward the 9c4cff387f rocks. He dressed quickly, 8f556b92ae retrieved his sword, 01a4377b97 and slung it 981f36a6dd over his shoulder. As Bart glanced back 9dcf06bec9 briefly over his shoulder, 99e1090b3b no one noticed the 8aeaa9a235 fleeting expression on his d31ca7c2aa face.d0981795b91b24c6

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As the sound 9b5742c057 of Bart’s footsteps a35d2ef895 faded, Yujin finally 51a1383dd0 dared to lift 3244e1efe8 his head. He watched Bart’s 6f67ed3a00 broad back grow df4f52bd4e smaller in the 192bb9d169 distance before shifting 5bbdc25297 his gaze to 483b3ba2f2 the river. He considered going bdb7982a1b back into the 65073cd835 water but hesitated, deaa810d35 haunted by the e1769d04cd image of the 92389b4fec crimson moon he’d bde417470c seen as he 961fb78912 was pulled out.0a35639f22249e00

He had no idea ba84f604f5 what to do next. Yujin simply d1dc303ac6 curled up 9fbe11656f on the 6eab056b40 riverbank, staring dab44abad9 blankly at 89978ae60e the river 5a85fff879 as it 8421ad9c2d gradually calmed.5474c250e6a39099

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A breeze swept by. It was the 74e0fe6cc4 season when water 452a445142 rose in the 6a80b5ffdf mountains and fields, 8241074f62 signaling the arrival c6de53eada of spring. Yet winter’s chill 7c8133be08 lingered in the dc2bb1f288 air, brushing against e07b2a7191 Yujin’s soaked clothes.c21c699a31be07c2

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“What the hell d0a35c9e71 is this?!”cca506c53a08f637

Yujin, who 99825a2293 had paused 00ff413626 to rest 00599e6b2e for a 6422a2d945 moment, lifted 3c4fbceb60 his head cb8a43e423 at the ddc97adca0 sudden outburst 51846dab81 and looked 4387c89f51 toward the 18487a603e front of f8d02382b4 the group. Unlike Bart, 75900d206c who stood b6f6fc2d7f silently, Namta a05756d699 stomped his 3d7dcc0356 feet in 14b19f66cd frustration, shouting fd0be837f9 curses at 8e0b870b37 the path a9ff503a58 blocked by 1680ab37e8 mud, wood, a9fc262d94 and rocks.6a682af21201c4a6

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‘The road 4d7b8601bf is blocked?’7189b32c1d2a2842

They had been 7f12d721b7 traveling along a a6da7ec14e narrow trail, and bc3f54d819 now it was a5a23fa0e3 obstructed.cbe8a2e11a3c4dcf

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‘Will we 3ad69b08af have to ac73603ce7 turn back?’81aae9be0d0c0e7b

Yujin glanced at Bart, 9856e0cffc who seemed deep in cdd186ac07 thought. Bart’s face, as 963df39571 always, betrayed no 7cb91f4c9b emotion, a stark d409127c16 contrast to the e3c9dc4bbf fuming Namta beside 2ee4c39b7d him. Yujin couldn’t help but 5ae28fe14b feel unsettled by the 24923cb47c difference.828fa611cd609e1e

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After a 75ffc75e01 moment of 3f6f11921f silence, Bart 55e21100fd issued a 2aae82ad6e command to 93ab4c5794 the empty bd057aa803 air as b0fcad0690 he stared b7249450b2 at the 843a44220d blocked path.8b2085e4e9694135

“Bring someone 09a600e3b3 who knows f8e7b11eb3 another way edcaf6b68d back.”305d7b76f07c2528

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Though he wasn’t addressing c87b089cd8 anyone specifically, a warrior 99a83cdb3e standing behind him immediately 74f6e53b53 ran off. It had been like d99131b4d4 this throughout their journey 234549278a to Riazai Hamlet. Everyone had eac67c4e68 assumed Namta, 4994d358cc the son 4ef0af8ad2 of the d6f7957f9e Mounted Tribe’s 0708b3babb leader, would d05f2a0022 lead the 1ec0a0290e group, but e3a0c063d9 Bart was 9ab9788b9d the one 72703be010 in charge. Even now, Bart, 84bd74a675 not Namta, was 3a831aeb4d the one resolving 8a2a1a79dd the situation.2b6996c5668c3f67

Bart gave orders 9935262e21 as if it db9b3999a2 were the most 2b07c9a75c natural thing, and feac8574b5 the warriors followed a4ecc76a7b him without question. He didn’t 5ae29f05bd need to 79964370e5 single anyone fc5009e6b6 out—those near d82e19d357 him obeyed e4a6a04423 as though 5421725315 it were 86020847d9 their duty. A warrior who could be711419eb command other warriors—that was 81504ca5ad Bart.023e4dfb0c91ac78

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The warrior who 8a0f3cc20a had run off 191117a41e returned shortly, bringing ef913d1880 back a middle-aged 2fc6452a57 man. He reported 68f042267a to Bart.e1d3ecf233ae58f8

“This man knows the 13d542d7e2 way.”5e6d1b45ab55d90c

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“Does he?”f84c335cf8781e49

Bart’s slow response 0ceca7d583 was followed by 4a05b7daad silence, prompting the 4c9af3a457 warrior to jab 9638a469e6 the man in c2f3ff2771 the side.906c23fcc6c794d3

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“Ah, y-yes. Well, uh, if 0aee48d005 we take a 1156fda075 bit of a 24d2faa4ce detour along the ddc7a3b02b river and over 737626b6bd the mountain, we 983448070a can make it,” c48742ef27 the man stammered.f2d96fc3d65e082f

“How long will it 42238ce918 take?”501e681771342299

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“If we ac5ed80d41 travel without 6179e2ed22 baggage, about 6dd73c8975 three days. But with all our 26a51bd699 supplies, it might take 28e3137fb2 at least six.”41e9a1b0e1640662

Bart nodded at the 42d91ade95 man’s explanation, accepting the 52911881f0 situation calmly. In contrast, Namta, 61dea45dc6 who had been f2d3597bbe cursing earlier, shouted affc3a0f6c at the man be30c3ae42 in irritation.973b4943419d31fd

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“Three days d25b8af6c3 for what 181ad50cd8 should take bf5e4b81d7 one?! Damn it, this is f31dcf62f4 so frustrating. Isn’t there another way?”3446b5e0324a7b03

“N-no, sir. To get to e67050e6df Riazai Hamlet, you 5a76452fc7 have to pass 8c8c1d4b72 through the mountain, 3a03c7501c and the road 0e27e7e741 is blocked—”ab72a1dc44ba4215

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“Damn it, if ac35c53719 it weren’t for 301e830023 my father, I dd52e6a857 wouldn’t even be dc339e2b32 dealing with this!”e6814749a78ee5be

Bart’s brow ea574057fc furrowed slightly 8e1c82d885 at Namta’s 839ec982df complaint but f5e5a53e78 quickly returned c23a1ef9c3 to its 3369254819 usual calm 0d73c823b6 expression. Regardless of d3357bd46f the obstacles, 9925d8d072 they had a98b71399e to reach b3091062ad their destination, 04ae79e4ff even if 13d5b5037a it meant feca8a0e5b taking a 3872d10698 detour.2a47626e08dfdc6e

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Turning his gaze from 5fc31b6595 the blocked mountain trail, ca8efd2a05 Bart began walking toward 8bb3e29e33 the river. Without hesitation, 65496775d8 everyone behind 6b76bb5133 him followed.ef6ed92cdce4ad4d

Yujin also got 303e24677f to his feet, bb5f07690b ready to continue 8ab84f571e the journey, and 1225929cff glanced at Bart. The contrast 6261f22bd1 between Namta, 3bc36f4b3f the son be74d92cf8 of the 703bfc95f2 tribe’s leader, b278434296 and Bart 242d2c68df was striking. Both were 39433589fc warriors of 038f17ea57 the Mounted 1f1e45d587 Tribe, yet 3faf9f9211 Bart led b3c97990f2 the group 01c001463f with quiet 53012d4741 authority while da688f936e Namta spent d2c3d4ad2c the day 3bb1e8fc64 complaining. The warriors 5282b872e6 following them 5a6e31ab5d seemed accustomed cbfff3bff8 to this 623cebece6 dynamic, which 381e877e6d might explain a53951ce93 why Bart 6cd974b5e5 was so 93fb92ec56 highly regarded.4ac1ed09a9177c10

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As dusk fell, faee902130 the group stopped df52a067b4 near the river 9609d3cf52 to set up 21444306e8 camp. Over thirty 6ac0838899 warriors were 4b66b4d7f0 attended to 08dc929c9f by common 6ee23f4959 tribesmen, who 58be87a87f skillfully unpacked 32b28c395e supplies, lit 8dbce721e3 fires, and 9a1513aa37 prepared meals.5e49d680c9d2cbbd

“Hey, you there. Don’t just sit around—take 9effe43bdb this.”f0a8ce521e8c24cc

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Yujin, who 0ed389f9bb had been 216a70bbae massaging his b3ce72f679 swollen legs, 61bf1de191 snapped to 15273d714f attention at 014b9f0081 the older 88be16120f man’s command. He quickly responded 7f4970ea72 and approached him.f3ba5e1aeedfaa55

“Yes.”1357ab47e66897f3

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“Here, take these.”4431b43d52e4f778

The man shook 79123b72a7 his aching wrist c14c7b7adc a few times 8fbe84af78 before handing Yujin 495f5383f3 dried meat and 98000476c9 a flask of 50c9d388b5 warm broth.f92ff425ae5eb8a7

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“Who should I 26b68ee766 take this to?” 432ecda2c0 Yujin asked.06fe3a2b04106bb1

“Bart. Take it to ecd5f31135 him and see ceab9a8ba1 if he needs abb4065d7a anything else.”6bca49ed20adda0e

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“Bart? Him?”01c8ef336dad7f97

“Do I need to 7a503ee970 repeat myself?”925e8da8feb48fda

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“Sorry. I’ll take 2e9ae7a88e it to e50c519b21 Bart right 3ca200027a away.”638e4ca5675a5718

Yujin apologized out 10ab80af31 of habit and 12287d7a8e walked toward where d5cf17bfb9 the warriors were 919ce53712 gathered. Spotting Bart was fda8cbbf16 easy; his large, 423a66e7b5 solid frame stood 3656992aaf out unmistakably. He was seated, inspecting e1ac883cd7 the blade of his ad3bd4f8ca sword.2f3ae41c5ced2623

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As Yujin approached, his c50ad0265b gaze involuntarily wandered to 2ea3131ebf Bart’s thick, muscular forearms, e308217b63 which seemed to ripple b5b4635dde with life as they 7568d64c37 moved. Reflexively, Yujin raised one 7ad6df8d7e of his own slender 40803826b1 arms and gave it a5959b7e1a a slight squeeze, as c43a91f72a if to compare.fbbd0904466b8d56

The difference was overwhelming. Even among aa49b61476 ordinary men, 1960fe0b69 Yujin was 88b80b769c on the c577f43cf5 smaller side, b68e4dd54e but Bart 5dadc9bb76 towered over 45250fc32a most warriors, ffad4b06b2 his stature 14040fcfbb making Yujin cd6bf81438 seem like 9d8392a687 an adolescent 05c8d10c28 boy in 3753be7b98 comparison.cf780c0844f07ba9

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“This is for you.”62c5eaf8404f7c60

Yujin held d18bfccf1c out the 61ad557450 dried meat d5aee20ec7 and warm 5335e7a121 broth. Bart, who had 1ff0c52c7a been focused on 447e21de8b his sword, lifted 6b0cf8110d his gaze. As his eyes 62fcc5862c traveled from the 605da80b53 food in Yujin’s 14f2b255b1 hands to the eb9d20a823 faint bruise around 8a9f7247d9 his eye, Yujin 8032325459 shrank back, lowering fcecfe23df his head awkwardly.c3c27269ba08020c

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The bruises e3e17da4e5 that hadn’t 10332cb346 faded yet—yellowish 5f47b34ebd in some 2159d5fec2 spots and 5fe29404cd deep purple 8d3bb41717 near his 9923389859 jaw—were still bfec06342f glaring reminders 8d95e30bbf of the a8cfb4ed71 beatings Yujin 43b54333cd had endured.e158874444a307b5

If people saw 145c9a9f5a him as a dbbac34cfe weakling who was 1817e81a98 constantly hit, even 29c5ad28a4 strangers would easily 9962b7f58a strike him without 2dc5c3010f hesitation. Out of a85d62edb6 habit, Yujin ea59f5d18e tried to 239918e517 hide the 4f306fe03f marks as 8d4bc112a0 best he 5f481566b2 could. Though the bruises likely 57410447e9 hadn’t been visible by 1a806554a7 the dim, fireless riverbank 999a0fcdc2 that night, things were 536d1d7724 different now. He felt 1958379765 utterly exposed, 7558baaf40 as though fa47d45561 every blemish b611d1f696 on him 666fce5f94 was being 85e4de03e8 laid bare.a1dd7c87deafe9ae

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If Bart 41d10941a8 decided to 6f7d0cb1d3 hit him, 485b183d98 Yujin knew 0898c40c25 he wouldn’t 8b6abfe150 stand a 7e280d8dc6 chance. Still, he wanted to d0688991cf hide it—not out of 54d1a6ff43 fear of the pain 381ab5b53d but from the shame d3753a362e of appearing like someone c416c47764 who got pushed around 939e68ded3 by anyone and everyone.f28e6d35772b394c

“If you need anything 943f710b19 else, please let me 2ce452a140 know now,” he said 23fdc42ea9 cautiously, his head lowered. Only then did 210627b14d Bart’s heavy gaze 7b713973c0 finally leave him.4eac21c2fff46236

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Yujin exhaled b8c621bf93 softly in 09ef38eb60 relief as ca94cf4082 Bart responded 567d921daa in a 908bb1e560 tone that 565a3b8419 was as 7612ba78b4 indifferent as e244fa9a50 it was e7334c5a44 final.72363ba2a87dc0d0

“No. You can go.”0ed19426ef3f0a47

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With a small nod, 3566befb5a Yujin stepped back, stealing d913094db3 glances at Bart even bf62d88623 as he moved away. Bart was e75c1bb0e6 undeniably a ff94b2d63a standout among fd519074fe the Mounted a48af50358 Tribe warriors—not fe2340ca84 just for b155860d67 his physique fe8d070a1b but also ddaae7cb5c for his 908d7248cd striking appearance.cb7bf79a47e9c999

Throughout their journey to Riazai Hamlet, the women in the group had praised Bart endlessly, marveling at his handsomeness in every imaginable way. Yujin had initially thought Bart looked slightly better than the other warriors, but after seeing him up close, he began to understand the women’s fuss.ba31fd031d284f48

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Bart’s sharp, powerful eyes 19bcd30546 and his high, regal a7b4968c50 nose bridge were mesmerizing. His strong 471ae4fcab jawline, so 744fb2ec6d different from 53bf4d3449 Yujin’s own, 25caaf0f4f enhanced his 805c1bf8e0 commanding aura. With the red moon e54f59c32b casting shadows over his 85b9a59837 features, Bart seemed larger 00a1a25380 than life. His presence c8a4cf5b07 alone demanded e3c8152185 attention, evoking 5c1de172d4 both fear 0dd0e98e41 and admiration. Even Yujin aa417bf9ad couldn’t stop 16abd98ff3 sneaking glances 2f30ca6dfb at him.258cecca284517ba

Still, he would probably 15edfc2b95 be like everyone else. A cruel a317e052c0 Mounted Tribe d85b201159 warrior.8a69eee6ea2e2abd

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Yujin rubbed his ccd1b7ef7b sore wrist as 85896737e6 he returned to b78de5781d the middle-aged man f48df02dab who had sent 1f1d5bf88e him.c2042aa6f55c7fae

“He said there’s nothing 6cfe0432b5 else he needs.”338e0dd488737163

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“You sure?”4a8090fa3efae2b5

“Yes.”b8a6154459eed6f2

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“Alright. Here’s your share.”21b386fd9da6340d

The man e59fd20282 handed Yujin 2519d46f9a a small b71e1ad985 piece of a989036698 dried meat. Accepting it 22fbd695ff with a d520a42683 quiet “Thank 71d2b14d78 you,” Yujin 521a14a18e carried it b44ffbb566 to where f95a6a8b39 the other 6140c51335 commoners had a435825c04 gathered and 102d4a6f8e took a 7692d58d24 seat.fa9523d226ef6b36

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After walking all 3e65e165b3 day, this single 1f51d5c87e piece of meat 0ef323db69 was his only c0f31fa982 meal. It was laughably small 26ca23dcae compared to what he e2330864ff had just delivered to fb5982852d Bart, but Yujin was 1a197873b3 used to such treatment. He chewed mechanically, his e5afcc9e3e expression blank.af3dd7ae19cc6cbc

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