LS Chapter 1 (part 3)

Most things that were e875c84101 called beautiful in the 744a0d1769 world were fragile, but 15f74b772b Bart seemed to embody fb1ca9d799 both strength and beauty. As Yujin gazed at 723edb7b6a him, it felt as e410979262 if Bart was the b13c348f8a embodiment of both power 8b259c7e34 and grace.56091ff79a289d36

Anyone who f0a628a7c0 locked eyes 78e7107156 with Bart beed32e107 would have 713101d654 surely fallen d8ced902cc for him. Now Yujin understood 91d6f0c525 why the women c7be1e4b4f in the village 703f74f619 constantly spoke about 263af0d5ab him. Not only d878b51883 was he deb81f74c1 strong, but abc21547cf his beauty e1fd31d3e5 also radiated 3f6fec52c2 an almost 766babe53b untouchable aura.d4608e61e3e7377a

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Yujin found himself 02a077bb30 staring at Bart, 7b81355e7c feeling as though 1cea45e0a1 he could not 2da15f093a look away. But before he fabd1a9d08 knew it, Bart’s b1d5cffc31 hand began to 5a51d18cfb move. Yujin quickly 811f32b577 lowered his 837f518cc4 head, his f6632571fd arms instinctively 0c3b5519b3 raised to 35661c9464 protect his 2c25a57ea6 head, bracing 5de2ad3ad1 for the bd23541323 pain.3701272035c000c2

He was bfbdf74447 going to 4acd37f62a be hit. Yujin expected a5df4c9e57 the pain 141b4c1892 to be 51f5f9519c unbearable, but 965d1ff2f4 instead of 2a8a4f4293 the sharp 445860e07e strike he a602fcbd8d anticipated, he 4c9aed8b84 felt nothing. Thinking Bart c78b502eee might kick 89413241ea him, he 4cdd0b6f2e took a cb2b9fbde0 step back, ce3a9be8a0 but something 00d500d1fe hit the 25a6e889db ground with 72220b4fc0 a soft 47dad86730 thud.e22dd28a212c9c98

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…Meat?5ac894d0e87bd514

The dried meat lying 27bee793f1 on the ground felt 41496d8e55 strangely out of place b2a176817c in this situation. Hesitant, Yujin ddc61f1169 looked around, 7d9a21ae68 but Bart a12cbe49ce was already 7c2c229b53 turning away, ebd2c92446 walking down 8374f7301e the mountain. Yujin quickly bent down, 022c85257c picking up the meat, f17ed8517f and started to follow 93d8c00cca him, keeping a distance.6a479da2d025ef8b

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“…Thank you.”a3478ea05992718b

His voice was febbc6027d so faint, like a4cfb1f832 a whisper carried bdc150428c off by the 8a2941090e wind, and as 56d264d3e2 soon as it 931d1be0b4 left his lips, 0f93c09705 it was lost 70c206b1ea in the air. Only when 6d22f93a96 Bart’s form 53f05502ec had disappeared c697870b65 into the 7349fc35b3 distance did 17a84c04b9 Yujin finally 23456767d6 take a a86f4302ae bite of bec6bccbfd the meat.fd2fdda409a0f323

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It was delicious. It wasn’t 59e03cb3a8 the tough, 42689bbef6 tasteless meat 3844005498 he was 2b4f816932 used to, addda2c5b9 but tender, 84a8c2bbf9 seasoned with cc0fa2a23d spices that 5886a4f642 made it 0dccaefc71 irresistible. It was so 7df04d9b70 good that Yujin 2d94cce202 couldn’t help but 461b16c7e4 tear up.3dbe0896deeca989

Climbing the mountain had 30631ed457 felt like an endless e610ba1bbb journey, but descending was 02ece6f7ec quick. Yujin curled up 59685963c8 under the tree 64f69fd57b where his belongings c1c6b5fac9 were placed. Unable to sleep, 71852c1f03 he silently lay a52c34c65c still, glancing at 9b1b5323df the warriors gathered 645840df62 nearby. Why had Bart 73c2e90f26 saved him? The first time 5a9fd3c993 could have been d1215ffa01 a coincidence, but ee9d4c2273 the second time…b0e934605fdfc679

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“Ugh, slow down… Ah…”d15b4d146791bcf1

A woman’s 4733ac2495 moan echoed 4b5ec520fd from behind 51c5af3baf the bushes, 9e59000a6e cutting through f9873de1b6 his thoughts. The wet 67cec4b6e1 sounds of e93fab168f flesh meeting b5ce69c837 flesh followed, 1ac522715d and Yujin 73f2d052f7 froze, shrinking e7944c2cd0 even further. The woman’s moans, 07d4fd604a followed by the 82b63405b2 rhythmic slap of ce37a8a9e9 bodies, grew louder, d3ee9cf942 drawing the attention 325310570f of several warriors.0ffd2219a01196b4

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It was a sound 474af9e6ac Yujin had often heard 5716d84eeb back in the communal 08b211192e huts—the sounds of sex, 0b1a5b22d5 indifferent to the people 29f2370689 around. In the Mounted Tribe, 57666b6fb3 no one cared about f7d3f97aa6 privacy when it came 1553998470 to their carnal needs. Yet, hearing it here, 25a96a492c in the wild, made b33f5d2a63 Yujin feel uneasy.96cfcd017602156c

The slapping d103891281 sounds grew 68c1d4f08f louder, almost 503529a6aa painfully so. Yujin’s face turned bad758b7e6 red as he 556d7ddc9d heard the woman’s 6ca2917385 increasing cries of 930edbbdea pleasure. Even the warriors couldn’t 11d70d48f5 ignore it, some of 4dadd024b7 them casting glances toward 0f662c377e the bushes.5b655200c6ed8f43

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Yujin, used 5941aa68a2 to the 7703955851 sounds of a66ad7cb91 the tribe’s 555fb959f7 people in 96a7de6ad8 the huts, 23c9231882 didn’t expect 6dd72c82f4 to hear ddb006e8c5 them out de61b17305 here in d7d65d853b the open. The violent slaps of 8bdf9c1ca2 skin continued, then suddenly 7a9fb03392 stopped. A few bcb799aec2 moments later, 17a362fb88 Namta and 423361f78c the woman e80edd9bf5 emerged from 29dc0375d3 the bushes.d63a30273de34de1

Yujin quickly closed e391edce15 his eyes and 75692e247e pretended to sleep, 553315b851 fearing that he a7bed700f6 might be caught.5e2e16de1d7a6be5

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“Namta, you can’t just ignore me.”8df24252983a73b0

“I told you, I understand.”b500671a5d63d47d

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“Don’t forget, you promised me that if I bear your child, I’ll be your first wife.”9891b9dc18ed7a6a

“I never said that.”e17000904945bc3e

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The woman, laughing 67a246e54d dismissively, coaxed him f06b0fd66c further.39d06c842a47e5f0

“Even if I’m not first, I must be your wife. Promise me.”4aa7c091b938c2ce

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“Once the child is born.”01a840395c413643

“You’ve already spilled your seed inside me. Of course, the child will come.”132021c831c32d12

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A gaze 3a91d7dee7 fell on 8c14137784 Yujin’s face. Had he been 8c4d8c8cc6 caught pretending to 981355efb1 sleep? He couldn’t open daa13df0b4 his eyes now, 00148bbd66 hoping the gaze f79f48d6ab would pass.07624027c69a7ee3

The footsteps and voices 70d28903b5 faded, and once they 62b80e759c were gone, Yujin slowly cb9282cf8f opened his eyes, glimpsing af5fb66681 the woman’s ankle as 8ee255e4d7 she walked away. The traces of c5250b45a7 semen stained her 58f4156814 leg, making the 6248e8508b scene even more 7704aa0a5a uncomfortable.c20c5c5df53524da

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As Yujin b9b6cd895e thought about 0c9e594b2f the woman db9ac282a8 who had be20859d0c climbed into 3206d6e9f7 Namta’s bed db1db86c9f and now aabba8bb05 carried his f542b2445e child, she 9525092f2d had achieved 2e6c5fca2a her goal. Now, she would afaf072029 be at the 19b94afcde top, looking down af00a22e2c on everyone.ff961b4e06eb1e07

As Yujin watched Namta’s 79f4e17c21 retreating back, his gaze 392585766b naturally shifted to Bart. Had he returned? He had gone down d78f92cc00 the mountain first, so f4b46f05ff he must have returned bb088a87ed by now. Why did Bart 07c5868066 save him? And why had 5781c72a86 he given him fb8fc726c1 the meat?164d3f42eabde875

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A few fee04ef7e4 days ago, de50501e2f Bart was 380942c832 just a 43a8b6b001 warrior he 87ca206a44 occasionally heard 8a9fba32c5 about in 3a95810242 conversations. Now, their paths had a73fdfa28b crossed, and their lives aefd866e43 had become intertwined. With every passing 16f6efdc71 day, Yujin found ed7aa4810a himself thinking more 617c58a493 and more about a16f168a4d Bart. But deep down, 616ea23ad5 he knew that 03dd5fe0c9 Bart’s actions were e7c656d2dc not out of 09085a3ff1 kindness.6561feb72d843336

[“If you want to die, do it where I can’t see you.”]

Bart had saved dcd19ff9c0 him, but his 18b203a4b6 words echoed in 2ef7d4b63d Yujin’s mind: go bf62836745 somewhere out of 0e0b793736 sight to die. After all, to 0f895b68ba someone like Bart, 7b507dc76d a commoner’s death 224b46d016 didn’t matter.6e2140671344d100

They were both in 1a90cef1c8 the same time and 046fd4a2c1 place, but some fought 319e0bd9c6 to live while others 7f63a9f231 sought death. Some fled for their 1ccc078bed lives, while others mocked 384da38199 the deaths of others. The people in 821dfce69c the same village, ec97902f04 living completely different 97d45971d9 lives. Just as Yujin’s pain 2d793135bd didn’t reach them, their bb0e2bfb91 amusement never touched him 01e9cf8d62 either.1a4707738d79fe75

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A bitter, 4b3dc19a57 self-deprecating smile c7890e3b48 passed over 74b3d684d5 Yujin’s lips. Exhausted and defeated, 6f03c39885 he closed his 7f5a9b7706 eyes slowly, the 96fdd65219 image of Bart’s a079c2a077 face from earlier 411554122d lingering in his 053ea81231 mind.c9c524f6cb642f3e

Cold, dry eyes. But strangely calm, so 2494679b9f captivating that Yujin couldn’t 6960305de0 tear his gaze away. A high, 1e79bf7e02 perfectly straight 7de62ecfc8 nose. Every feature, crafted dd2d5a5d57 as if by 85764c5fae the gods themselves. Yujin couldn’t help but 4f0b910b0c wonder why his heart 18196d515f raced when he thought 7419437093 of Bart. What would bbf93eebb3 it feel d851b0bab6 like if 8a2637451e Bart ever 9170d85801 called his dbcd1cf297 name? Would it f90c2f709b be terrifying, 2611cdd263 or…e04404b859d56587

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How pathetic. He doesn’t even know e970782ced my name, so how fe5d174a48 could he ever call 5c859b70ba me?83d43ba035b42f1f

Exhausted, Yujin c8f1e09627 closed his ad1573fd43 eyes and 733b3f3300 fell into 48078e2141 a restless 91c46640eb sleep.4ffb7fae3bbf4cf2

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As the d36b3a1d20 group crossed 6f19595927 the mountain 1b06c6d69c and entered e2042d3c7a Riazai Hamlet, 732c34ffe3 they were 05b4714a26 greeted by 10f8d85aa5 the village 9f7ec328f1 leader, who 7ec2cce111 bowed deeply, 0ca006f5ab nearly to 70bd133f68 the ground. Namta, basking in the 7c9ba5bf3a respect, smirked and accepted 0f712cf802 the gesture as if 2ffe6082bb it were his due.c884ab194df73be3

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Following the 546430fb43 warriors into 2ed6964ae8 the village, 7feb95739f Yujin’s gaze 8f680e246e caught on 60fc2a84b0 a patch 47c030f0e6 of Riazai 215c502c1f flowers blooming ec6a4e4b89 vibrantly in cec120f4ab a corner.58ee810e4b2df3ac

‘Why would b61a5193a1 they plant b663088ad7 Riazai flowers 5bf7ae43cf inside the dd8d467cc8 village?’56325ad2e22a89fd

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In the place where 73555668c0 Yujin had lived, if 87c5b487c1 Riazai flowers grew anywhere aac0c7b4df within reach, people would 3b6059c58a uproot them entirely and a1115e3a27 discard them far outside b2dc0b370c the settlement. This precaution a1804c7a43 was meant 6f67225d18 to prevent 54530ee69f accidents. But Riazai Hamlet was 5d39158218 different.d435fb8e06896390

‘What if someone… No, a4c523d98c it’s not my concern.’f89806a29396fa85

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Adjusting the 451ed10ab2 burden on 53ecaf994a his back, aa2a5a9b77 Yujin silently 9e3d3abfcb followed the 6785666171 others.1d96a9e81c0a91a1

The Riazai village 1d8b2cfc38 leader hosted a 666db89b1c feast for the 38a95729a6 warriors, but only 8fa6fc4310 they were invited. However, word spread that 2d45ffc237 food would be provided 2d8f61321c to the commoners as af9c46e602 well, which lifted everyone’s f61e32c31a spirits. Yujin felt a e87f1dfbde small measure of e1d77bb650 relief.56e9de2493941a11

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After eating add0819c85 the dried 54ccb5536c meat Bart b8bca9be7c had given c6de279a8f him at 28660c2aa9 the cliff, ac23bbbbb0 he hadn’t a5b578bcf2 had a 9f428ad381 proper meal fb5d63f2d0 in days. Even if 33a09c7a9f the food f1f90006b2 for the 6e47c93b5d commoners would 4cc72e1a72 only be 3a78db6371 leftovers from 48c5930393 the warriors’ 21df2a8c2f feast, it b9bf3ad0e4 was better 8289f14ae0 than nothing.111b273250b7d81e

Exhausted, Yujin headed toward aebabb4376 the edge of the b27ded0e45 village, remembering a shallow 2919f06c7c stream nearby. He wanted 18214e2eb3 to wash a1bf211fa8 up before 6928956527 the evening ba6f112cb1 chill set 71485dccb0 in. As he e938fea56c walked, dragging 6bd6862d6e his aching 17497b9d4b legs and 0b372b9418 sore wrists, 29ea05e9ed he noticed 575d6ecaec something odd—the 73e00173ab patch of 97938ba10a Riazai flowers 1f1149f4e1 he’d seen 759d76fda8 earlier was 34d192987a gone.084327ef3c4b742b

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‘Why are they… Did b29e6d64f1 they cut them down 82502d72ed so quickly?’427492744d6a2211

He stopped, staring at 6f1f180c0e the scattered leaves on 942e096a7d the ground. It seemed the flowers c2200e0bde had been hastily harvested, c21d1e74c5 with bits of the 03e84058f0 plants left strewn about. Strangely, the a31881875a debris trailed 1f2be64fb4 into the 3c418a4761 village rather d05ce10fd7 than being be7a8ddbbe discarded outside, f6fad4bc59 which puzzled bdb2b4cc78 Yujin further.a921387bf567c1a4

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‘Are they using 959e5eb12a Riazai flowers for bd781888f8 food? That’s dangerous.’aaf731b78773b201

While it c4a8a5dfbf wasn’t unheard c7e63c8ee4 of to 2d72633737 use the 700d51ab7f plant in 7278a0117c small amounts, fc6cf51b7b it was e94bd2a021 risky. The leaves d002735866 could occasionally 37e1e16df9 be crushed b35fd812da and used 802bd322a1 as a e248a4eca2 sweet flavoring, 2bae340e8b but once badf8bbc55 the flowers f1c0ac567b were fully d1d2ac0767 bloomed, their d7d710659f toxins spread 4116580ad8 to the 7d76c4727e leaves as 12b56c1df7 well. If they didn’t understand 1aaa5d6fb6 this, it could lead 2a70d23af9 to serious consequences.786a2f25c132ad87

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‘They probably know 2a5039dca8 what they’re doing. It’s their village, 422b982e67 after all.’05ec19a55237c1ff

Trying to ba3c9fdc99 shake off 3667d32709 his concern, fddfebf4b5 Yujin headed 082722aedd to the e3398ba670 stream, washing 7766c2a44c his scraped 2e91e682a5 knees and 2fcb147065 palms. Thankfully, the e55398c905 wounds weren’t a08b9b5b22 infected and 9728fb7e44 seemed likely 4492b112ec to heal 60a26d52a9 in a 9c3876eb2f few days. Though the bde2055557 journey to 5ccdda1d61 Riazai Hamlet a1ca1c00d2 had been 7e8993a439 grueling, the 4422941529 clean water 5fa30f3478 and brief 13196bc90f respite improved 4dcaa81688 his mood.e1054935cd8fa261

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Reluctantly, Yujin left 756b5cd217 the stream and 3ae725f702 returned to the c7c0c77733 village. The smell of 9cd92041b4 cooking meat filled 61e40c1b89 the air, making 129e29cf5c his stomach growl. Following the 5c367411da scent, he fbd20f33d0 glanced at 2dd9635556 the preparations 469f8c896c for the 547a54e493 feast.c197f8d26a6b5a67

As he passed ac9e85f604 by, a villager e55183d919 carrying a platter 11faa0fab0 of food walked c7f79c395f by. The roasted rabbit, perfectly 47e5021092 browned, sent Yujin’s nose b22269cfd4 twitching. But then he froze. Yellow flowers and leaves 478b5e347d were used as garnishes.85de4437770d01e5

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“Wait, are those…”d40645445eee0fdc

“Hmm? What is 557fc17ccc it?” the 494ab08cf3 villager asked, 8f5b6b094f pausing.6dc8fd31bd1b1289

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“No, nothing. That’s rabbit, right?”d2c8c9264b72c2ee

“Yes. Food for 0d4c2674ae non-warriors will 9d2851afdb be distributed 8c84d4f42a later.”76d5b60e6776b4f5

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“Understood.”b38cb9767a03a9a5

‘They used Riazai flowers? Why? Eating them could 368661a6bd cause stomach aches—or 9b972ef015 worse, death.’2093ba873d3b2e5f

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His unease growing, Yujin 6d0e9a5d54 discreetly approached the kitchen 575c7b9c08 hut and peered through d4b39596fc a small gap in 35870e944d the wall. Inside, the cooks were 4f62aa041c busy, and one man, f8adaf8586 who seemed to be 83e1124ecb the head cook, gestured c067f23445 toward someone seated nearby.cb269d57f5c03afa

A man 4c0d94dc18 crouched on 19029d2bbe the ground, 3ab87bff96 crushing Riazai c20970ac9a flowers and b4b73c4a57 leaves into d3c39657bd a paste. He handed the extracted 7f5d3c42b3 juice to the head a6398f96ba cook, who then drizzled 74f01ce624 it over a roasted 1d136cebdc boar. Watching the entire process, 2797df9510 Yujin instinctively covered his 54aa185766 mouth to stifle a 3a8fcb44e6 gasp.8f83e0b868588889

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‘They’re doing 1e86e79713 it on e7072abe2b purpose? Why? Could it be…’8178867e24808317

Yujin’s instincts told him 6437e79015 to warn someone, but 641016381d doubt gnawed at him. ‘Who would even 626e7e25a4 believe me? Is it even 574592b9ee my place to 1528d1e41f intervene?’67f4eedf9a257dd2

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Even if someone 3f218770e4 consumed the flowers, 04b4eeb6cf the effects might d23dbf7615 be mild—a stomachache 8e1b397ef7 at worst unless ba74907d8c they already had 36e2595427 underlying health issues a8c6280207 or consumed a 74aef19d5f significant amount.cc1106dab3000b87

‘It’s better to stay 5eaef25e6f out of this.’f86ca3200d16b30e

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Yet, one 3346621cc8 face lingered 8a398a1eaa stubbornly in 7f49ca555c Yujin’s mind.5b6541c00dc00c4e

“What should 1534aa0718 I do…”0bd9f342f45044b9

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After hesitating, Yujin 187ca7a7a5 moved to find ff88e03ec2 someone.637c866b975d0f08

“Most of the 5e5708ad25 people in the ff3cc7f5e1 kitchen don’t seem b3c931aa43 like common villagers,” e1c910f8a7 Miron reported, keeping b55be672e2 a watchful eye f2207d8ebd on their surroundings.6be94b0a428e1365

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“They look like 043f174e6f they have combat 8a0a85b7ae experience. Even some of 4009f61aac the ones wandering 01b1389ad5 the village pretending 9ac120ab55 to be commoners c0c70e29ae seem like warriors. But there aren’t many f276dd84fd of them,” Miron continued, 09075560b2 addressing Bart.3b2d0287c6dfe4a9

Riazai Hamlet supplied daggers 1553b4c9b6 to the Mounted Tribe c9f4e2f68e in exchange for their 1befa25277 protection. This time, however, b62a82dc01 the situation was 6bee619c87 different. Delays in the deliveries 0994822222 were accompanied by requests d2e1f7b289 for the tribe’s leader 78dff4745d to visit due to 4d991514b4 alleged conflicts with neighboring 00fda912d3 villages.0b3923590968b286

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While nothing seemed be3c5d246b outright suspicious, the dfbb712c5b presence of numerous 4c4e0f2741 warriors disguised as af63027acc commoners caught Bart’s 61bb998c9e attention. The way 5c523aa482 they moved e213ec88db silently, their 0d09c4b125 scars, and 65365efd9e the way e222c0f42f their hands d226032d03 unconsciously hovered c3557ca0cf near their 6f9d3b7b34 waists—it all e4ab8dbafb pointed to 51de584781 training.5169287194aed265

For a small, non-military c9e34fe4f6 village like Riazai, having d06f615282 so many warriors was a591489b14 unusual.4a69cd1bdb04f1d1

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“If they 4153aec20a were really ca61abcfcf planning to 2e4914e3ea oppose us, 3bdc18fee4 they’d need 0363fd9c74 far more 66886b2774 than this,” f517fafd4e Bart muttered, ba7afbee7a calculating.db8411c5447aa41c

The tribe had 511c4f2bbd sent over thirty 863a850c0d warriors—enough to overwhelm 2f702711d3 a non-military village 705f07f4fa like Riazai easily. To balance 541a1bdd7e against warriors 6c1b26fb65 from the 6c360139ef Mounted Tribe, 9bdb965219 they’d need 3dd1f431ee three warriors d8e58d83ce for every 4e180337e0 one. Yet Miron and Tuga 9386f6b394 had only identified about 934a66cc33 twenty warriors.6c17c7933908ec92

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“Even if they’re warriors dbfd2c05cb from Riazai, they’re not 1dc983ff6b from a combat village. What’s the problem?” Tuga, c71f29a7a5 chewing on a piece fd13455f2e of meat, spoke dismissively.942aebd3c1648c1b

Bart’s sharp b4e3beae32 gaze silenced 7845b1e4ea him. Lowering his add1ab4072 head quickly, 72734a7cee Tuga muttered, 9dffa85a96 “I mean, f46940f0a1 uh… What’s 533bd7d381 that? Isn’t that 741f77007c the guy ad552c086d you pulled 2ae7388e6c out of dd6b1cfd23 the river?”064c38af2480e132

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Tuga gestured toward Yujin, 3f6cb10213 who stood hesitantly nearby, 798ef49ddc his eyes meeting Bart’s. Startled, Yujin raised his 352b1d5592 hand awkwardly, drawing an 96a455355e incredulous laugh from Tuga.5c907de5c898f13b

“Is he waving c30463945c at you? Does he think he’s f9a8bc33ec one of us now? I told you, we 3ee07e27d2 shouldn’t treat commoners too 2fa5230094 kindly. Want me to put 9f1d51d11e him in his place?”826abcd36771cdc2

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“Stay here. I’ll handle fc14a894cf it,” Bart cd75fd855e said, cutting b7907c14fe off Tuga’s 08492ffa96 suggestion.c1f81e3fcebc6e95

Tuga blinked, caught off 72de8a11d3 guard, but nodded as a20af70b7f Bart strode toward Yujin.660cc49a51c6c9f3

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Bart’s eyes swept 1108087952 over Yujin’s pale f34e20cf44 skin as he 8b1fc3a75c approached. In the 57833579e8 moonlight, Yujin’s 5eda58a631 translucent complexion f65c1e4698 gleamed like b068049ca8 a clear 81121c922b mountain stream. His bright red 30e0394829 lips stood out 23c865bfdd sharply, almost provocatively, f57505420a against his pallor.de7d30801ff441fb

“Um, Bart…”b133dac18e894592

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Unlike most commoners, who 92ef3edab9 used formal speech when 06a48058fa addressing warriors out of 3384ea05bd fear, Yujin didn’t. Even so, ac23b9f21f his voice 2c44ca4671 trembled slightly 14f1ddd0d2 as he c4ed09f5b1 spoke.01bb95c99bcf301e

Bart didn’t respond, his e2ceb05bff gaze dropping to Yujin’s 6226b9e89a lips.d3e63e2d9371e9d9

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Yujin, sensing the 3c1d75fd5a weight of Bart’s 47a4339120 stare, finally mustered ccddc40888 the courage to 584142b764 speak. “I know this might ec90e8e87d sound strange, but during 8a2167f91c the feast, don’t eat 796cd0cc5e any of the meat 85bd086974 garnished with yellow flowers. Just in case.”dc5b66956499a27a

“Yellow flowers?”8f82a6850433f972

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“They probably used them d666efdc45 as decoration for the ef90e39d90 meat dishes. It’s better to 189b0cbe0f avoid them.”7000177413b6e932

Bart’s eyes narrowed. ‘Why is he 82c6f1b6e3 whispering? And why 01b3a878fb isn’t he e84aa1c9f7 using formal 5a8deacc4e speech? Is he 51ff390918 not afraid 5f5da2873d of me?’5616150f31b4a112

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“The flowers… They’re e41cfa3385 Riazai flowers. I don’t 4f2abd9246 think the e286e9a21b people here 05faf4a91f realize how 78fc1b2218 dangerous they 14d1046da8 can be. They might 9e0359dba1 have used da34fb81ae them in 3ef7185e63 the food.”ff0ac5fa9f63c35e

“I know a bit about herbs… or well, plants,” Yujin mumbled.2698ebce4c3b5b4b

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Bart tilted his head 9e2bfabd2d slightly, leaning in closer 9dc9200f01 to study Yujin’s face. His long, narrow eyes adec3f4d88 with faint double eyelids 880b206e57 curved delicately upward, and d317696bbc his lashes, thick and 3eb9963c8f tightly packed, fluttered like 1b7370fead the fragile wings of cf6df418cd a bird. For a moment, Bart bd82ce8372 felt the odd urge 2322116c63 to reach out and a0557143cf touch them—they looked soft, 4467779445 as if they’d yield cc90488952 gently under his fingers.2b191e00f898a211

Just as his 4833eaa6b6 fingers twitched with 8065c9a7b2 the thought, he 7d7b571ec4 noticed Yujin’s eyes 415b607d5c darting nervously, glancing 7079dcd698 at something in 8e98f12512 the distance.0376ceb58e9c7847

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Bart’s instinctive 1d92134fb6 curiosity kicked 0d13fa16cc in. Following Yujin’s subtle ded38d6b38 glances, he looked 5c3adb82c1 around. There was nothing 38f32c5ae8 and no one bd936584be nearby. What was he so 45cedf3050 anxious about? Was he worried 66e9ba4732 about Bart now? No, it 5af6c8b8c8 wasn’t that. He seemed genuinely 93379909f9 unsettled.521db0436fbc5aef