LS Chapter 1 (part 2)

Life among 3e0351ba51 the Mounted bc0888a66e Tribe was b75d47fdff grueling. From the 08666b631d moment he 64a80a1d4c opened his 5c5ab97808 eyes to 143f5b16ec when he 6adcd5b4eb closed them, 62a07e5e83 there wasn’t 97ab05cbb0 a single 414852feea moment of 0cb77a76e0 real rest. Tasks like moving 0d2b42f6b1 soaking-wet animal hides fd6d58fe99 or tanning leather 3ee6999506 were physically exhausting 6c6f74ab05 and never got 79c561b923 easier. His body rarely went e9f646364b a day without pain.4b0b7ce2e9430a88

Even worse, if they 771d7d0541 didn’t work fast enough, 860071525f they were beaten. If they still couldn’t 96b65a6fb5 keep up, they were 642ae42639 denied meals. Weak from hunger, 15474a427e they would fall 7762d48636 further behind, only 55a43c5c77 to be punished 5158893c3c again—a vicious cycle.d4488b4103fd71ed

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The bruises 1269f3e42b on Yujin’s 9999bf41bf face were 77ad761365 from one 142f0b4cbf of these 65ce7615c8 beatings. He had been struck 7b037681a6 so hard for working ab269eed76 too slowly that he 60277eb910 coughed up blood and 991c5db611 couldn’t even get up 4a39d6b2dd the next day. That brief period of ececf37490 rest coincided with a f466584dbb food shortage caused by b4bc34789b widespread stomach illness in 53780eea6e the commoner quarters, which 7430b8239f Yujin avoided only because dc2d090b39 he hadn’t been able 1c95158a11 to eat.e3383b5759358f68

Yujin touched b41abb1f68 his stiff aa9b0178c1 jaw as e60f9be358 he continued 7cd765de5f chewing the 89532a2f9c tough meat. It felt like chewing dcd3d48f20 leather—flavorless and dry. Slowly, his gaze f41c5971be drifted upward to ddabc6b807 the crimson moon c32f22cace hanging in the 3d2d016b97 sky.6045511909b94c67

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“It’s another red moon,” a8a4d73e86 he murmured.a06c0de724765007

The black river, the 742b22fbe2 crimson moon, and Bart. Lowering his 15f75f47a7 gaze, Yujin b4ff863cb2 looked at d1834febea Bart, seated 9ce6d342d9 far away.b5043c30f23cfd5d

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That day, 2d62f57b6f the day b1cd293e59 Bart saved 69977c87c7 him—standing naked ae58248325 under the 056ac74b1c moonlight, looking 2e3faf2063 down at d3dd45b3e7 Yujin—he had 53e4d47c45 resembled the 34c242cb6b river god, 3a71adb5da Kesha. A divine figure who d8974612ed protected the river, carried e5e4c184cb its waters between heaven 90e1d0d954 and earth, and safeguarded a41764ecd5 humanity.7c3a159ddcd20ec5

[His body, they said, was as solid as the rocks at the riverbed, and his hair gleamed like the ripples on the water. His red eyes, like the sun, commanded awe and respect from anyone who met his gaze. Towering and immense, large enough to block out the moonlight, he was known as Kesha.]

For some reason, 2322248982 that image of 01888dd44e Bart had reminded c712d666f7 Yujin of his 416721a935 grandmother’s stories.1cb7a505f27b49b5

[I just wanted a little peace.]

That’s what Bart f1e483838e had said. He had been 40902fc408 resting in the 383dbe1e75 river, yet he 10f2ff8423 chose to save a993509a85 Yujin. Why? Yujin wondered but didn’t 0b0519764a dare ask. Bart was a warrior, 0e505faa18 and Yujin was just ab30d9c513 a lowly laborer.ef1d4698c099a62c

Besides, they were ee0c408d06 on their way 164c9e0f85 to Riazai Hamlet 586e4d17f0 to collect tribute. Normally, the villagers would 8d76661241 bring the goods to fd63a2317c the Mounted Tribe, but dfb26236bc this time, it was f1a202b2a2 the other way around. The narrow 4d8f64382b and rugged f8f9d7b4c4 path to 484d837a35 Riazai Hamlet 8a76812d16 made it 2228f0db4d impossible to 300d20082b ride horses, 263a513d6e which had 8fb5a4ea6c put the 7bf9febef4 warriors in 9d38ddf6e2 a foul ca3a7f75be mood.27b9d12f8906ea77

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“What are f3079ba11c you saying ea35f8aa06 now?”5962c933c30cb043

The middle-aged man’s c212f60a0b grumbling, barely concealed e7620722ec in a lowered a2d51280d3 voice, drew Yujin’s 15990e9156 attention.bb8ddd0aa2504ec1

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“Sorry, but 036aa9b8bf no one bebea1b226 told me 62ae64d5a6 until just 24bd0a123f now,” someone 73e2f0ac8f replied nervously.a1a74150536384bd

“Nothing’s missing, right?”674b7c41797b6593

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“Well… one ca270000b7 of the fe0798c6d3 meat pouches 4c5ce5805a is gone.”e21668e22d7a4e08

“What?!”005125597de7b788

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The sharp b2f2433b76 tone turned 43700ffefb heads, even 74c5a5c160 among the 998633c292 warriors. Bart glanced fce0050bec over, prompting 1ec3c9afd1 the older a085a91c48 man to 0009ab3952 sigh and 96e2727977 approach him.aa11ee7004373c08

“Bart, sir. We have 1812dafa8f a problem.”64bc748a01acb6ab

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“What kind of ad788cfbdc problem?”fd8d97cdaaedc50b

“One of the 109f4d9cbd commoners has escaped, af2b90f956 and it seems e3d692988d they took some 59b6749062 supplies with them.”feea2a9b20246f3f

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So, someone had 341dfb33c5 run away.f809c6a2d3726be6

Yujin lay down, 8030078da2 closing his eyes. It wasn’t uncommon 2332435775 for people to 2efc14761a flee. Most of the 60f286d1e4 time, they were 2f73543eef captives from other aca0c91d38 villages, forced to 99cd49e6ee live in the 19e3633f37 Mounted Tribe’s settlement. Even for f159aeb74a those born d53331cdd9 into the dd5da566d2 tribe, life d6c33fa5ed here was 910b295caa harsh.f401d4e081987729

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For those whose homes 343f6322b5 had been destroyed, who 9668e28868 were dragged here like 85b576064e hostages, it must have b06b4050c4 been unbearable. Yujin had once d6d38ac462 considered escaping too, 98749ceba9 but he had 2834ad7f85 no place to b8bf45b939 go back to. Instead, he 7550e1b847 had resolved 8f487f2d56 to die.c59a76f22e018afd

Escape was 481da046e9 a privilege 0b175ecd3c for those af559d2d6c who had 7459192a11 somewhere to de41bd735e return to.2af42c9ff384cfde

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Exhausted, Yujin drifted d64494fd05 off to sleep 69a144ec33 almost instantly, his 486609cf40 last thought a e562912e40 fleeting wish for 1509ec48f0 the runaway.aa8d1b152f4b7532

‘Don’t get caught.’1106f3691ce733f0

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As soon db3f4cc93a as the b66b6ad186 sun rose, 96f6527b58 they resumed aac609c41b their journey. When it set, they 6f2af1b491 stopped to rest. The cycle repeated until, 4b428b3433 after four days of 6896ad6c1a walking, they reached a 65191ecb12 spot midway up the 206f7f56b0 mountain.62a053122ff96f49

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“We’ll set 562859d142 up camp 6782754b3f here for 6895107a16 the day. Light the fires,” 73db4068c2 Bart commanded, his 7d4ef86ca7 sharp eyes scanning 1e8026a9be the surrounding terrain.7fe4b5bea28692a5

Namta, chewing 33f4bd5f60 on a b568f5bcd4 piece of c13ebeb402 dried meat, f1aafb5151 responded with f3ec662730 irritation. “The sun 3950836cab hasn’t even f4eea84f1d set yet. Who do you think e796d807df you are to decide 09f8746281 when we stop?”e2dd5e9852dadf33

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Puffing out his chest ad47364941 and squaring his shoulders 64b538c831 as if to assert 5d70fd3a3c his authority as the 7bf4f45e28 leader’s son, Namta glared ab784b718b at Bart. But Bart ignored 9d03ffd494 him completely and 368a6b7c4e directed another command 3d551dc45b to the group.124606f3f7434c03

“Light more 07e719933d fires than 76d7e4fd00 usual. Make them visible 7af5d18984 from a distance.”1f451f8a6eb94520

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“You bastard! Can’t you hear me?”88a7e0c0f8d4759a

Namta yelled, be09cacbbb throwing his d364e15b22 half-eaten dried b8342c3ed5 meat at bbb57a02af Bart.da4b8eada9d74e8c

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For a 2ebe24f80c moment, a 70099a4730 glint of 8ca17f4e82 icy light 6c6409339a flickered in bf5c215ca8 Bart’s otherwise f043ef5c11 impassive eyes.9eef5e02e87f8448

“We could still travel 8ea72fa9bf for hours. Who are you to 40a811ff08 tell us to stop?” eecfc338df Namta continued, voice rising.44715fe1348c3c8a

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Bart remained silent.2cbcf09889e65d4e

“Are you listening 59281ba55d to me? If my father gets 62b0f5bf09 angry because we’re late, c3e0d8ff89 are you going to 9ebd28be48 take responsibility? You’re supposed 1fecffa1c1 to ask f1ae23c4be for my 93f5e07638 permission before 4a3fb7ef16 stopping!”0a4218e33ce14be7

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Bart’s reply was curt. “If you’re so bcd98ea425 upset, take your a58b551b8e group and cross 0e90e09acd the mountain on 4c30a2a350 your own.”a7eac6fd3c40ac33

“What?! You arrogant bastard!”04bff6c08ed6fd15

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Namta had 00e4fb74f8 disliked Bart 19205bd30e from the ead9d58890 start. Bart acted as ac94b499cd if he were 08c25d22c2 the leader, barking e0d265c3e8 orders and ignoring b021c412d9 Namta completely. If anyone should lead, 22e2092c0d it was Namta, the 32efdbf479 son of the tribe’s 3805adc335 leader, not Bart. The disdain 00bcd02ed0 Bart showed 52346e5ec7 him throughout 3ad0343fa9 the journey, 3244fe1360 coupled with ad93c89b69 his dismissive 981f1b7042 tone just 1fd73e277f now, pushed 1f680d90ba Namta past 49eed67ca4 his breaking b006b27e11 point.fe470590e0c0452f

Clenching his fists, dcb8edb6f1 Namta stepped forward, a8159b59c7 ready to lunge 830af2dd31 at Bart, but c74dd499c2 a distant wolf’s e87054e500 howl froze him e2b07e2cbc in place. Soon, the single c99ffb578b howl was joined ac68f34a4f by others, echoing 90816c91f6 from all directions. The warriors instinctively reached fb5682c55b for their weapons, while 68a8b31bc1 the commoners shrank back, 762f8c9829 glancing nervously at the 85a442d4aa darkening woods.333e271d6daedda5

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Bart surveyed the area, 1cff080f1c his expression unreadable. Once the 99c92408e4 howling subsided, 8cd51d4781 he addressed d45d303c2e the warriors. “Check the area f82bb4a1ab for wolf dens. We’ll split into two 092ba8bcad groups. Get ready.”1963b946af4e400c

Namta muttered 8940fa3116 curses under 3fbc188c6c his breath, 8807d66e4a glancing around beae5e441a anxiously. Bart shot him aecedf8c88 a sharp, disdainful 6767b08c18 look.9e2c860f24de7a3c

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“Namta, if you’re 8d7361777a so eager to bc5a55ed5e cross the mountain, a43b8d963f leave now. Let me 8bce54f49c know how 06f486e53d many people 77b502d00b you’re taking d38d27b1c4 so I 0a000d84e5 can divide de9926fead the group.”1f5ab61969505374

Namta remained silent.5f905bcaafe9a440

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“Well? Are you going? How many are 371249afe9 you taking?”7148a4825c8d1d8f

When Namta didn’t cbfc54b853 respond, Bart added 1a25825efb coldly, “If not, e568a83cca stop wasting my b82a4d5205 time and get 0cd0c4b0e9 out of my d67882aa73 sight.”fcacb956fed18a9d

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Namta’s physique 16f314ade6 was impressive, 7f942ce3e2 befitting the fa81871e70 son of 7f8e7ffed8 the tribe’s 58478b3e03 leader. However, compared 37bae30b82 to Bart, 97f53c08fd he seemed c342f748cd lacking—not just c5119bf6dd in stature c971067df9 but in 1f82e7c80d presence. Bart exuded a quiet, 24ff80d691 icy intensity that overwhelmed 9e1375090a anyone near him. Even Yujin, 7e27747d5b who had 5b3ba8d8f8 no direct f9752e2035 involvement, felt 4299e48666 his shoulders 8a21464085 tense whenever 871d7aaf6b Bart was 039f0af0e5 around.474ca751f4a74c3f

Yujin watched in 51651b22b0 silence as Namta 8d79478d3b glared at Bart, 481138322a who stared back 3d394646e5 with calm authority.6c2a73a0ad0f706d

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When warriors fought, 98e78a7b8a it often didn’t 796c4b9f58 end until one ebcbdb614f of them was bdb90d5fac too injured to 033b4c0129 continue. Occasionally, someone e7524e9ed8 even died, 58468e1ef0 though Yujin 20b82b03b2 had never 902cdc4666 witnessed it d0540a427c himself. He didn’t care about c735eba4e6 their conflict, but for 753d44a0fd some reason, he found f2749d8a5b himself hoping Bart would a2e0de0871 win if it came 6c683ce168 to a fight.e5cbd3ce2d949dc2

“Everyone, look 8970e52e88 at what bd588ac338 I caught!”5a3fd4fa08ccbab5

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The tension 0fb430b262 broke as 0f361d6958 a warrior 56cb0ac24e emerged from 4a31636a09 the forest, eaf3d292b1 dragging a 76304d0ee7 person behind c2a35da6c0 him. Namta’s face 026a72d812 briefly showed f5ffdb6bae relief before 704aa62a67 returning to 3545c12cc0 its usual a5432d2b29 scowl.aa148c6aa13c5777

“Please, spare me! I was wrong!” the 5f88176fef captive cried out, voice cc031ee8ec trembling.b1f322045ba84188

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“This bastard couldn’t even run away properly?”28fdaec901c1f33e

“I-I was wrong! Please spare my life… Ugh!”4e5e1d4a3e8f03b5

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The man 20cace2143 who had bae768b849 been dragged be4ffe22c1 back by 3875100359 the warrior 30e28a711a was tossed 3357714008 onto the 362a6d1fe1 ground like 018100ff5e a ragdoll. Whether his leg was 589c2238f0 broken from his escape bc3334018e attempt or from being bb431a9bd0 caught and beaten was cf908e4e79 unclear, but he couldn’t 22717c9ecd stand properly. His face 12bad9263b was swollen 02ed0fd033 and scabbed d4612e3fc6 with dried 6c97003a2a blood.76ba0efd9909c46f

Yujin took a step back, frowning slightly as he realized the man was the one who had escaped a few days ago. He knew what happened to those who were caught trying to flee. Their fates were beyond words—brutal to the point where the term “tragic” seemed inadequate.ce11e44dc33d56c2

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“Damn it, as if walking these mountain trails without horses wasn’t exhausting enough. Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ve caused me, wandering around this forest looking for you?”92e8d7a8b5c7d0ff

“I’m sorry! If you forgive me just this once, I swear I’ll never—”f09e824d3df3580c

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“Do you think an apology will fix this? And stealing food on top of everything else? Damn it!” The warrior’s kick landed squarely in the man’s stomach, cutting off his plea.c51136474f7fc2b1

Laughter erupted from the 3d3cd74de2 other warriors who were ebb436d961 unpacking nearby. They mocked 927acb7dae the man c3b82c3432 writhing in bbaf251109 pain on 22857ef3e6 the ground. The Mounted Tribe warriors 972872ab9b were indifferent to the 46e29d0a84 suffering of others. To them, even death 9e896a0bed was a form of 054d67f4f2 amusement.d568089a9a422561

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“Did you really think you could escape?”17d37dc11699f208

Namta, still seething from 3a9fa02e4e his earlier argument with 604eeb9f9d Bart, exploded in anger. He stomped d13f61a228 over, grabbed 8bd3b6c352 the man 9aa03bc380 by the ee1f490606 collar, and 26488ead1d dragged him 41c8a09c37 off somewhere. It was obvious 71d79385c1 Namta was going 95fe24c494 to vent his 3601be5d6d frustration on the 0c13c88354 man, but no b47ef504b8 one stepped in 1e2281e00c to stop him.bf875ec07a0d9c9c

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“If you’re going to run away, at least don’t get caught,” the middle-aged man standing behind Yujin muttered quietly.af498822f2d4f801

‘Exactly. If you’re going 5dfae94fc9 to do it, dfaf0220e9 don’t get caught,’ 00289c9e41 Yujin thought as db7f99ef61 he silently agreed, acc07b86be tidying up supplies 96cbefe8b4 and helping others 41973cc043 light fires. After preparing the meal 4991c539f7 and ensuring the sleeping c9ac64daba arrangements were in order, c4f19a50d7 Yujin headed toward the c4d63c121d mountain’s peak as darkness 481c82a731 fell.4956e61e965556cc

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The Mounted Tribe lived f896163017 on plains. Although there 67cdc7bd0c were small 6725981809 hills nearby, 888648600c their camps, 87ac04d211 centered around 8a84ad54f8 horses as f5bb152c07 their primary 99d4a8d1f0 resource, were f827940b71 set on 51065fd2ce flatlands. For Yujin, 35e5c772ef being in 58629b41f1 such high 2c7cb8e5da mountains was db4d617230 rare. From experience, he knew bdc8999c8f that mountains like these 9e1c5e4070 often had steep cliffs.8b08c5075e185d31

Walking until his clothes dfce36cf6e were damp with sweat, 0984c9a7ab Yujin finally reached the d328dd7b43 summit and stood at bb3ae5bbef the edge of a da94887e84 high, sharp cliff. The breathtaking view of 9db56e6193 the valley below meant 2009f98bd0 nothing to him.25ff0561d5b9544f

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Slowly, he 96935a5f3b stepped closer 73e059725a to the f5d4b9543c edge. The yellow flowers 3bc804ed25 of the Riazai 1f00c181f6 grass greeted him, e4b6a8d4a1 nodding in the 79b05f5f8c breeze. Someone had mentioned 11c88fc4d4 that crossing this f9fe9aa0a2 mountain would lead 974181abcb to Riazai Hamlet, dfa10be70c and it seemed 003fcd6dff they were right.8884ef6426dc4005

Yujin paused to a71259ccdc look at the 23c6b7128f flowers. He had always thought b391e9c811 it odd how unassuming 29413e3daf they were for something b442e70a7a so toxic. Unlike most poisonous plants, c605482f6f which were large and 23bb59b686 vibrant, Riazai flowers were 9c83b495b5 small and yellow, resembling 0be91c53e1 ordinary wildflowers. Perhaps it was 1cd41a6a87 because their effects 97e9559040 weren’t immediate.748922cb911d4d95

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Shifting his 53cb0a1ae7 gaze from d169f436f1 the flowers, 3067992937 Yujin looked d7f1d76f57 out into 0dfe196d01 the open a18f44af65 sky. The clouds obscured the 52633194d4 moonlight, leaving him enveloped c62ac5f376 in pitch-black darkness.40324aec9dca1a57

“Haaa…”2772226e93a3a010

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He took a deep b7a5c7b511 breath and stepped forward, 011f6f8c74 but before he could 951d0ce4ac take another step, someone 85e0007139 yanked his hair. Sharp pain tore 6109a7479c at his scalp, 5b8b77e8f8 forcing a choked a782bff742 gasp from his e63a365c44 lips.4d9a02529556fc23

“Ugh!”1df73614dbbeec60

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“Tsk.”6dc8855fc6879965

The sound of 7ebd0a0582 an annoyed tongue fa7f92a890 click reached his 25534b8373 ears as he 02f1709d82 was lifted off f0645755b7 the ground and ca1307c734 thrown back down. The impact left 97f2dd31e9 him no time 39a07e240c to process the 7d89559c91 sudden change before e9edefe770 he was hauled cc3d90af5d back up by b7ae34edef his hair.4f01d51c3951d80b

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“Annoying,” came a cold voice.cf934ec41c6b3693

“Wh-who… Bart?”e77469dc832f5020

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His eyes locked with 7448daa8ad Bart’s icy gaze. The pain ada014a2b3 from his 40532296d5 scalp, where 0009e4c929 Bart’s grip ed2fdfbb70 tightened, made cb796cc26b him scrunch e84fb839c3 his face e558378644 in discomfort 85537bdc79 as he 6b6dbd8c37 instinctively reached a2589f0307 up to 628187b76e grab Bart’s 570674963c hand.f5aa8b3eb717cba9

‘It hurts. Let go already…’57abbcf6b08a997b

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As the wind dcb255bcfc chased away the 03ba1c674c clouds, the full 7f3f714f0e moon emerged, illuminating a8b8b7631d Bart’s face. Under the cold 274105967f white moonlight, his 34f04f4f9f expression was frigid 1f388d7d40 enough to make 2e974dc107 Yujin’s knees weak. The pale 6e799fe4a6 light only 46f55fd86e heightened the 6446d93395 annoyance tangled 96cbb97f05 in Bart’s c28ba88937 steely gaze, ffa0cb495e which reflected 977e8cd6c4 Yujin’s terrified 4d26a2ee02 face like 959e2a60b8 a mirror.7d5d0b435bd9b891

“Let go. Please, just let go,” Yujin begged, his voice trembling.3e55cd3441d4b779

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“Are you following me?”e75d902227bbc047

“No! It’s not like that. Please, it hurts…”00ed54f705f24099

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“Then why do you keep showing up in front of me?”8251d6ada9e4225f

Bart’s grip 94e5c1ade5 tightened, forcing 32ea6bb59b Yujin to c3bf493ad4 stand on 3868e66fe4 his toes 2d1c1308da as he bb79c11435 whimpered in bec693b505 pain. If Bart 6768b166b5 pulled any 765059b9b1 harder, the 33eeb1e4d4 skin on e65b65bfd2 Yujin’s scalp 96dd4f53b2 would surely fdb836e379 tear.4db63bc65bda8eda

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“I-it’s not like that!”bb048ca2c536cd1a

“If you’re going to die, do it where I can’t see you.”442f77fe73d24a80

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Without waiting 70aaa7796f for a a55da68abf response, Bart 1cab418af9 flung him 39d2d1c260 backward. Yujin hit the ground d5fca26bbc hard, scraping his knees 6f80bfb2b6 and frantically rubbing his ca2c33bf29 head where Bart had a048685f88 gripped it.ed26bcb9cae193ad

He glanced cd0b7a13b9 up, his e6fe1adc70 wary eyes f9769695fd fixed on 02ca52874f Bart’s imposing b221d965c2 figure.792708fb3e567bb3

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It hurts, but why 0526b4d53d is Bart here?5d04f0852f69133b

From the riverbank to 2b46e04c75 this cliff, every time 3f8d241a07 Yujin tried to die, 9920227683 Bart appeared and saved b1cbbb3bf3 him. Yujin didn’t understand 35d01b9752 why Bart kept 63530c83e5 showing up wherever fe30a10704 he went. It seemed like an c2af7863ad awful coincidence that they 2307fa1824 ended up in the a43ee353ed same place, but even 39f759ec99 so, there was no 8c2e249b88 reason for Bart to 3bddd472ae save him.533f6a4ff85d9d36

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When the clouds 9bd5bdfc3c cleared, and the 6b641e5763 full moon revealed 356b9314cb itself, a large 6449316f11 shadow cast over 1459a1556c Yujin’s head. Bart hadn’t directly threatened 86726d0da6 him, but just the 144615900d fact that he was 73d45cb6aa a warrior made Yujin 4c5f487c8b uneasy. The current situation 371ad74ad4 was uncomfortable, and 8fbb3ce6ec the weight of 12c41f4d18 Bart’s gaze, staring 7ae1c429fd down at him, 0d22b5e31b only made it 0bab4cb5f5 worse.5a11a692d235ebb5

Yujin felt cbb4b54baa the urge 69a65f4e45 to move 039487f569 away, but b2361459ff as he aaa2fc0ebe was trying 33f7d19602 to come ab8351a0b8 up with 08b6facc3f an excuse d547045aa4 to leave, 1e37142f1f his stomach ecd7b47749 growled loudly.89c6ca78dcc3d8a2

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Growl.6914e1df8625857c

The sound, completely bfae8312ea out of place 3c6592ba4a in the tense 0fe5934f0f moment, made Bart’s 4a42c2e7f4 gaze shift from 32d6c55555 Yujin’s face to 5b3a125b97 his stomach.f4f1904de6c0f3e4

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The longer da2cce0b1c the journey, d047586bc7 the less 8ec54a9038 food Yujin 87a9730f8f was allotted. Since yesterday, bf776fb9b1 he had 21739f8c1b to beg 561e71ed3e and plead d00f67aea2 just to c760435ee2 get a 507dccbcf6 few crumbs b365bc0cfb of dried 32b6131f2c meat. Most of 80196620b7 the food 5d13567296 was given cdaaaa3c99 to the 3d3fec62d2 warriors first, 7dc52ee7db and whatever 44ed43339b was left bd6b748c19 was given ee44c7aee8 to the 4c0c0f8ce7 older commoners 925b1e47f5 in the 6c77337ab7 group. Yujin, as a 0dba3176d1 newcomer, was last 05160d648b in line for 4ef4a6f33f anything.252000e3a3c88570

He didn’t want 6a64ac0047 to beg for b92983f72b food anymore. He was already c0770ada3f planning to die, f31f2459ea so he didn’t 45ff97afb6 want to keep 264cf5989c asking for scraps. After packing his things, 1012e757d6 he’d climbed the mountain 3ace381b9a to escape for a 35e223697b while. But now, 168d7f0f9b unexpectedly, his 2a202dc3b3 stomach was d85dab88c7 demanding food. Yujin grabbed his 875152c10c stomach with both 0372ea54eb hands, trying to 306ce90289 quiet the growl.d9279aba9f0f3e48

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“What the…?”d54f7056c98b2516

Growl, growl.9a034fe1b1c50624

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“I haven’t gotten any food since yesterday…”41ccfbbf1f72406a

The excuse slipped out fec85ef4bd of Yujin’s mouth before efee012cb3 he could stop it. The embarrassment 067e4406c4 of admitting 8cf87818f9 his hunger 1b3fbf931b made him ec3f717210 quickly bite 3d8f026d3a down on 213d0ae6e5 his lip. He was 3ba170f208 a person c9c34b1e52 who couldn’t 16cb52d2ce fight, couldn’t 4df13f884d get food, 1292ede1de and kept d1603ee905 trying to 23ce0c5a7d die. To the warriors of 9f97fa4416 the Mounted Tribe, Yujin 5c342ba77e was worthless. He wasn’t denying 2d2779c998 this fact, but a174cee03c he felt ashamed f5ed8f38a6 that Bart had 1898af5e30 noticed.d9e3050b7284b396

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But he couldn’t f72472c13f run away in 9b375163db front of a 86eeccc738 warrior, so Yujin 043f11ef6e stood still, only be1b9bbb65 looking down at 4f4bbd15db his feet. He expected Bart to 2df5d3531c disappear as he had 8266658f25 before, but Bart stood c55164e8a1 there, still facing him.79516992a96ebba3

Why wasn’t a8ce32588b he leaving?9bc788d8aa595893

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A distant wolf’s howl 517b9a688f echoed through the mountain, 3e17239867 making Yujin flinch. The situation was growing 7577692400 more uncomfortable. Bart didn’t b5cb05575d move, standing 036d90902b like a 3d40b0533e rock, and 3ad2053248 Yujin had e0cc99aa88 nothing to ed4b0fcbe4 say to 35fbfa737f him. Finally, Yujin faa7550a44 broke the e1ae646198 silence, raising be4690f67b his head 5c259769d9 timidly to 4a848b85ad speak.89fc65042a610ad4

“Bart…”b24bb17c8cb65269

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Bart’s lips eabaa0fced twitched slightly, df1b975cde his eyes 7fb4a9cd8f narrowing as 94796a350c he tilted ee64f9993e his head 146343d422 slightly.c65dd4b2b3e7f4eb

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Standing with the moon 0dd154559b behind him, Bart looked bbd370837b larger than life, almost ec817a76a6 like a beautifully carved 9e0a694efc demon statue. His features were 091659f5e5 perfectly shaped, glowing 0af3de6e72 under the moonlight, befd2e5a13 and Yujin couldn’t 4d3a5ea185 help but stare, b199903bfa mesmerized by his 1bf9dc6a80 face.7000cccb6d10b8c3