Chapter 3: The Mounted Tribe

“Tati, is this 9883cbbe96 what you were cefcfb4b9b talking about last 15ebc53e4f time?”c94742a38b04df4b

“You got it?”d21d83f4288d1c61

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Tati casually 2ad20e86e5 picked up 27365f0bd8 the soft e3735ea05b leather Tu dd6d00badf handed her, f03b0414b9 acting indifferent. Gaining the d07cfd075f attention of 745f7a0ad8 the Mounted 59f5d938d4 Tribe warriors 256c6c9004 and drawing 670e17e326 out their 488994e4aa favor was dd8e186f9b easy—except for 775e23e18d Bart. What she truly wanted 3beaa6657a was Bart’s attention, but 74022b93af only useless men kept 385b2875bf clinging to her instead. Her patience 0d1037c58d was starting 9e11906419 to wear 7430073ff8 thin.61b347542aef245b

“I had to beg Aunt for days to finally get it…”7f3335014843f1eb

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“But is 77deea5fa2 Bart still b34c47f8d4 in training?”c467184445bc33a5

“Yeah? …Probably.”d3f721f7863f46db

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Before the deb12e5880 conversation even 004b2f5c7d ended, Tati d6ab7e1b7c was already f0306e4d1a walking toward 9561786681 the training d1ce117648 grounds. Tu watched her retreating a05dfc706d figure with a hint df79721f5f of melancholy.f4bab4406f652ff9

“Let it go. You know cf2afd20dc Tati’s interested 7be46295e9 in Bart,” 1ca878b481 Miron said, 395550d226 giving Tu 10e67ee5e4 a light 2f58a94116 pat on abc7f1173c the shoulder 85973408cc in an 798ad99eb1 attempt to 7f4f46a132 console him.9595ad5c32e63809

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“I know, 556a288010 I do… 1fb5d14117 but the 1e9274d08c heart doesn’t b37c78d795 work that ca9c40682b way.” Tu 209cc0f0b5 nodded, acknowledging 0276060953 the truth 317c1f98d9 yet unable eb2ff8f96e to suppress 88e3ec0aaa his feelings.1d5662ff58be8092

From the day Tati 37c2d81c9e arrived at the Mounted 9488e71639 Tribe’s settlement until now, 358d3685da Tu had constantly expressed fff1fca274 his affection for her, 0cd97c41cd but not once had 12bab1b808 he caught her attention. Miron couldn’t help but 84aa92bc05 feel sorry for him. But what could be 268d7b0faf done when the heart 9ebf6028c9 kept gravitating toward someone?3e04e77cbf55e824

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With little else 26a3561411 to say, Miron 3341971d62 was about to d807ceffad suggest they check 8e0186535b their weapons for f8181d805f the upcoming event 35f2a7acaf when the leader’s 26cd22c4db furious voice echoed ba575c5d94 out of the 74c069d3ca tent.741ac9ff0fa45fc7

“Useless! Are you trying to 1a1b108bc3 pass that off as 1a0e4b7987 an excuse?! Is there nothing cea24f66fa you can do 72cc34ed69 properly?!”9376886dda55999b

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It seemed 8d74beb419 Namta was b8e9d476c9 being scolded 47f519c2b7 by the ac537b74b1 leader again. Knowing that making a1fab169ab eye contact with 5237b47e52 Namta after one 5d35f20694 of his reprimands 51be174c44 could lead to 073eff7e66 trouble, people nearby 31809d000f discreetly drifted away.66255868358e5231

“What’s he in trouble be242494b4 for this time?”8e24a48118f197cf

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“He failed the spear 65aba28d86 training yesterday.”04a810340f58def7

Failed wasn’t even f89f3c47fd the right word—Namta 81c6d2b640 hadn’t even managed a3eaf87826 to throw the d50ee7f1dc spear. Unlike the leader, 27f9f80ba6 Namta lagged behind 85606f8234 in nearly every 882384bd13 aspect. The only thing he 2120c94e01 was somewhat decent at 8c34f37c9d was swordsmanship, but even 391c3d9a64 that wasn’t exceptional—just average. As a result, 9b52ca1e27 the leader’s dissatisfaction 3a27673da9 with Namta grew 4b87496cba with each passing 75de5a51b8 day.acea4fc458a8c289

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“You’re planning to ae575a00a9 enter the selection 383b6ea7a6 for the leader’s 5e6ab799aa direct warriors, right?”755cb35eaf00448e

“Of course. But do we 15acdca382 get personal huts d38523705f right after becoming ebc561af41 direct warriors?”ef0e51cbce383f89

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“Not sure. At the very 844486e632 least, you won’t f890063586 have to stay 94ed0b4730 in a shared 1bbb047da2 hut anymore.”c907f149c85fd8e4

Casting a glance e66f44a10b at the tent f78b395d6f from which the dc47dec236 leader’s shouts continued a4ddeedf1e to grow louder, 7aa278005e Miron and Tu 9a248b3ac2 decided to leave 21bd3febf3 the area together.2333fd55dccf8306

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“Yujin, spread 59b09eb78e all this 87a86abfe5 out to 8e86a6418a dry properly. Then help with tanning 1dcd1d70ad in the afternoon.”c1b5a2939c2a0686

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“Yes.”5417d0d4fd0c4d0c

“Don’t dawdle, 1dbce65dd8 and finish a54302b45c everything by 7d05d8fe7b today. Got it?”f04d1c708bb51adf

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“Yes.”74ff6d9d865899c2

Yujin replied calmly 556b7480d9 as he sorted 5f62940fdb the herbs he’d 7401b3f41f gathered from the c00587d0cb mountains.3e29a7e862bb6d2e

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As usual, fcb35d3e25 he went 32c5dc546c about his 8ecd30dfa2 life doing bff7d64951 various odd 1b9c476508 jobs. Since that day, he c662ae0091 hadn’t seen Bart. For a while, he 9a53592cbd hoped Bart might return b3507de39a to the creek to 76865c058d meet him, so after cf5ba54094 finishing his tasks, he 708e002215 would sit at the 52b0191542 creek and wait. But Bart never came.64ae644b25f95750

It wasn’t until ecb47c9e84 he’d watched the 447fd82a23 crescent moon grow 8c6b2f567d full three times 43f87ecf15 that Yujin accepted 8a17c3139e Bart wasn’t coming a98525c073 back. At first, he felt 2a27130dbb disappointed. But thinking back, Bart 16ce3c3073 had never made any 54eb8fad29 promises.b18896b3faf7a742

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While he had come 267f3dbffc to terms with Bart 4fb51b6d4c not returning, he couldn’t c51a23cf01 forget him. Occasionally, when he saw 656f1fd8a0 warriors passing by from 5608916ec2 a distance, he inevitably d7b0625b6a thought of Bart.67aa07dc7d0fe6d3

‘I hope he’s f77e86210b doing well. Does he 78a0bfee38 still remember bbffedd8a3 me? I wish he did.’ab321e039d11fbed

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Looking back, Yujin 97f554a6f9 realized he liked bcefe8fd4c Bart. It was the first 70b82452bd time he’d ever felt 5e807b75fc something like that for 984b766230 anyone, so he hadn’t d4e3e6000f understood it back then. But even c3e58b5292 if he 69b051f8b7 had, he 43fd487602 wouldn’t have b9853200f4 been able 8540a0ea9d to voice 88cc43bd2b it. Even if e8673cc25e he had 27d5397434 shown his 1da56cc99b feelings, it 1a848d205f probably wouldn’t 91c15d6edc have ended de7f9d7cc2 well. Whether he knew it 8c4428830c or not, nothing would’ve 3eb6507eb2 changed. So, there 4421088047 was no 4263221d25 regret.be24146947d3ae3f

At first, the memory 6d08133258 of that day was c06c9727d1 so vivid that his 481aba24ef face would flush whenever 7a6f20bdca he thought of their cb1273585c kiss. But as time b5c9b8b3bc passed, the memory d2e70c8c37 faded. Now, a year later, 4983075008 it felt like a 074f235f76 distant dream—a blurry recollection 0fa08ce9f7 from long ago.66cda57dcd68b401

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Yujin was lost 62b51655af in thought, reminiscing 150ccd9977 about that day, 89ea639339 when Chi-chi came 4e1d304796 running up, her 506bae1a23 face alight with 984e145240 excitement.f669bd3f9b8eb773

“Yujin! What are 4bef53c7ac you doing, 5da24805f3 still sitting e4ba7bc7ff here? Hurry, let’s go!”2a7ca95f645de003

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“Go? Where to?”ed72660f668fb4f2

“I told you 42e6f7ccd3 before! The selection for the fa54c678a4 leader’s direct warriors is 1c354b7d6b today. Did you forget?”30f38a5b32421349

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“Oh, that… I’m not really interested. It’s probably nothing special anyway.”43ff6f189509c431

For those a92e8dc4f5 stuck in f360b33dbd the monotony 9ca784dc6a of daily 1e9e2bea51 life, the 797621b67c selection for 05c946e2c2 the leader’s f052517247 direct warriors 52578a802b was a 42e7f39c2d major event. Although it was 7fe0a62926 called a selection, a99eb3ed3f in reality, it 0ce2d27b72 was a process 70054086ce to weed out 27b322be7e the weaker warriors. No one 019009ee15 batted an bf6a1d63e0 eye if 8b8d57c366 a few 5d77d8bbfb warriors died 9654eab95e during the 2a7f1ecca2 event.d961ef1edfc30781

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“No, this f519b37c04 year’s different! One of the f74c0cd02b warriors is taking e57d96a910 down older, more 1d09f5d6f6 experienced fighters left 5b58789dd2 and right. It’s causing an ca32daa4db uproar! Hurry up!”e50c144667b60659

Chi-chi, too impatient to b47b086de6 wait, grabbed Yujin’s hand 51194eb8ef and pulled him along. He briefly c5f06fbd8a considered shaking bd0cdf0a5f her off 7357f1037a but decided 3255568b63 going with 34b082b822 her was fdc5069a69 better than 64029b2f3f sitting alone, 42ccab6629 drying herbs. Together, they headed a03aaebcaf toward the central c73e857d57 clearing of the bbfac10a31 settlement.d2a4d73c95d5571b

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The clearing was packed, 4931c47596 as if the entire c3654ff9e2 settlement had gathered. The crowd surrounded the cf24c6ee0e area in a circle, ebccbdda31 buzzing with excitement as adb0afbda4 they cheered loudly for c72fa32ae6 the warriors.b1d80a4837d0d034

Yujin couldn’t understand ec4025b79b what was so 864ff07aea entertaining about this. As he lingered awkwardly aced7e5f7f at the back of 1d61b95438 the crowd, Chi-chi grabbed a989f8fee2 his wrist and dragged 29c088aa60 him forward, weaving through 4b311d973d the throng until they 434cebf735 were at the very 11eefb26b8 front. She pointed d95e1582bb toward a b7491ead58 warrior standing 16b7e89b35 in the a1a7de05bf middle of 433ea83939 the clearing.a2885926fa9c6062

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“That’s the one I 5b956e2541 was talking about. He’s already 4ebf451e62 taken down ce3180ee41 seven opponents, 9ce92264a1 and two 5f9cf92cbc of them e0a9e46c7b are dead. Oh! Another opponent c6a6d4424e is stepping ba918857e3 forward. They say this 093a75ec54 is the final 23634d1e0a challenger. If he 40c4d6a8f0 defeats this 34102615c7 one too, fa5f128c16 the leader 77653ab1e6 has declared b24ad5c093 he’ll get 4dcf762a49 to enjoy c3eb12825e all the 8175175eea privileges of 3250186cea being a c62c767917 direct warrior. Isn’t that amazing? Even among direct 9c6d60f926 warriors, it’s rare 45d089cd68 to receive such 3578f8b14c benefits.”ed1be2661b720a19

At the 3deb7f6226 center of 360e39913e the clearing 150aeabcee stood a c690cc6e96 blood-soaked warrior. His sword dripped 0c33189016 crimson, saturated with 3795e3048e the blood of 1273b04e26 his defeated opponents, 6db1f53bfe and his face 537f36c93f was smeared with 4957be7d09 it. He looked like 84ec605855 a demon straight 5c5122a5b3 out of hell. The dark, blood-tinged gleam 6a5be86530 in his eyes was 15f7ba2903 eerily calm, chilling enough cb6c5cc015 to send shivers down af43015a22 Yujin’s spine. Unwilling to witness 266bea3e53 any more, Yujin d6bcb2b4a0 stepped back as e43273c134 the final opponent 70852de839 charged toward the c2ca1c8e68 bloodied warrior.09ab24dbdfab5be2

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The piercing 0265f13738 clang of 52335e7965 clashing swords 1d0f68bc19 and the 72a2d82cc2 feverish roar 794a4c60f1 of the 7ac2bb83b3 crowd filled 1bb119e5c2 the air, 7befdd8a35 making Yujin 02d9845e4d frown. He hated the c4d1f342b4 stench of blood 5823cc1236 that wafted on 0a419f1bb9 the wind. The smell reminded him 95ed585a0f of the day, two acad0383a3 years ago, when he c79ebeaa1e was dragged into the 08076cbfe0 Mounted Tribe.9ad087c6ee6b15f4

‘Two years… Has 89ba18e0fa it really been f1c73fe7b9 that long?’6ad5198d89fee4a4

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Lowering his gaze, Yujin 227cc935e1 looked at his hands. At first, 1cb536d7ee his hands 627f2addc8 would swell 2676a05e3e and ache 9cfd7f8f3f easily. His skin would peel 66209ca1e8 and tear almost daily. He had even thought 44ce4b0b3f his hands might never ad81acfbc8 develop calluses. But now, as bc3a1f1621 he stared at af9ed80c44 his heavily calloused b2e1440497 palms, he let 5d0ffcd56e out a bitter e4374a4fdf laugh.aa72c7c7ac6d6016

‘Well, at 47b2bb88bc least they 69e3073079 don’t hurt bdd6330432 as easily 6a7973b4ad anymore.’93607c0aa2918a34

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He had hoped f7ad8daf4a that, like these 887cd70969 calluses, time and 68faf49803 adaptation would make b6341b8a1f things better. But reality had proven d92775c755 otherwise. Each day remained a 7e2ea2d3e1 struggle, and every night 02b43088e6 before he slept, the 263f41fb98 same thought would run 5c5350321a through his mind.383e682bf643bbfe

‘I want to die.’20f3919f8cff84e6

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Suddenly, the e74b880d25 crowd erupted dda6ed1825 into thunderous 8a88bed85e cheers.2d3474a93d8fad00

“Bart won! Warrior Bart 8fb101616f has defeated c9be2fdb75 eight opponents!”61ee865d48c9b92a

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Slowly, Yujin 4138ec46f5 lifted his be7aa38dff head toward 0efc91792d the object c70bf30688 of the 5aedf4f638 crowd’s adoration. The blood-soaked 0d3e34ff21 warrior was fa2bb46d64 Bart.a7da0b11e0115514

As the 0c935c3559 crowd showered 30b7814917 him with 0a5eff8390 praise, Bart a7bf9b29d3 raised a 733f942a15 hand and d913e71971 wiped the 62ab29b1d1 blood from cb9652e87a his face. Droplets clung to his 9c960a3b46 fingers before falling to cd50bca891 the dirt below. With a few 8418c0f901 more swipes, Bart 804462c6d3 revealed his features 1f344168e3 beneath the crimson 2725d28314 mask.8b70e7e9313e7e2c

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“…Bart.”09041ab8cf0fc2ff

Yujin took an b3e6420977 unconscious step forward, 81d4b1199a staring intently at 70f161b8a5 him. He looked 96b490bf78 slightly different fbb41f42db from the a8c0026751 memory Yujin 3116ebff7c carried. He was taller than 1ba8551990 a year ago, his d53ce89413 muscles more defined. But his black e8f7348a04 eyes, those calm, 8952c491f6 deep eyes that 86366e7cf2 had once reminded 970a470031 Yujin of still 0999962bf0 waters, hadn’t changed. Those eyes—how he had acb72cfae2 missed them.d9f599fe876276e8

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It was then that 8b176cc074 Bart, scanning the crowd 33ff74b024 amidst the deafening cheers, fbfe07aed1 briefly locked eyes with f5477e730e Yujin.b9bac7806d3bb66f

‘Does he remember me? I hope bd862a57f3 he does.’cc83c9bafad57bd3

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Bart’s expression was 94b538a071 as unreadable as 1a7ca28d8e ever. His gaze met Yujin’s 6b77bc3fee briefly, carrying the same b43c8dd29e indifference as it had 56d5cc0893 before, before shifting away.939c9b8872224fbc

Yujin continued to dbc33f3754 stare, hoping Bart 3603f4fe03 might look at 696fddc00e him again, but a3ee27235a he never did.f4b1f6b468f3e65a

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‘I guess f5dbcca610 he doesn’t 2210e81cc9 remember me. Well, it’s been a 95f435f9f4 long time, and we 0f18e55dcc didn’t meet often anyway.’147695bf44a37003

The thought stung, 2ba7c4e957 but it was c8d650659c nothing more than 5aed9c6db5 that.1d50837d5657aeb4

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The tanning work that c4831e4557 stretched into the early 06ec3ea92e hours of dawn had 299b62a930 been grueling. After only a brief 2bf87d1287 moment of rest, another db2a8cace0 day had begun. Struggling to his 8c9a41e128 feet, Yujin tidied db87bbce1f his corner of 69f13fb0d7 the shared hut, 92a24259db his thoughts drifting 41d2781ea4 back to yesterday.229963951e5d39ef

Bart had become a 379fb2fd4e direct warrior trusted by dbfe27b042 the leader. Meanwhile, Yujin 6ebf5c999b was still 23e5727ff9 doing odd 46d9dd3c41 jobs.87db762018534744

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‘The gap between ba5d0e3e1b us is huge.’20bddd4b7c353764

Suppressing a bitter smile, 47c8b21c13 he finished tidying his 20b44a1983 spot when Aunt entered 9020c8051d the hut. It was 0be94d42b2 the first 3bd9934e95 time she 9a5bd5ab64 had stepped 5ca69cf19d into the cbab9c2da5 commoners’ shared 97f6e55d1d hut. Usually, she 9d970d5f86 managed the c6a1a873e3 tribe’s affairs 3f4d8320e8 from afar.f2fc3364a861c360

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As everyone b5b8326899 looked at 828f15cfae her in 7979dfad48 confusion, Aunt 8c12233c8a called out 785ff5acdb in her 62fea895e5 characteristic dry 05aaba15e7 tone.dfaa1916393fa86d

“Yujin.”b4986bccfd577466

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Startled, Yujin blinked b04cab1fc6 rapidly, caught off 1b112e8796 guard by the e0ca98c827 sound of his c6337664c2 name. After a 0f0b5bcd30 moment of 55059d2965 hesitation, he c903993150 scrambled to 91db6131fd respond, standing 1e2e2effdb awkwardly.acd8470e17a45f6c

“…Yes?”570d7321092b586c

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“Starting today, 5a5aaeb284 you’ll help 849f8dd226 in the 44a6a981fc warrior quarters.”66c1e00b43448b7f

“What?”f50e91df06b184c5

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“Pack your things 567fb24c6a and move to d2162e1bbf the shared hut 1eff989dbd in the warrior e92a6ab81e quarters.”0ef4dc0ed1ac9010

“…Move my hut too?”d1ee6d088d6ea0e5

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It wasn’t common for 82eb5b0815 those working in the cd7cf9f64d warrior quarters to live ca67730658 there. The area was 15f7a76f1a primarily home to a38c384849 warriors and their 362c80c50a families, with only 413ad6e418 a select few 1623030ae6 non-warriors allowed to 8a95599385 reside there.2a9c70766894fd2c

Living in e4da5e40aa the warrior 995c194064 quarters didn’t 197ea8207f necessarily come 5b64bb6441 with special 0fcea5da26 treatment, but 4f6666ac60 it did 480645acb1 offer minor 0d16b7ef30 perks: extra 2709ba7c9d charcoal in 623e1a5939 winter, easier e088f39550 access to 276595b78a meat or 9985c64241 leather, and 117cf3e8c4 so on. These small privileges made 5e291c080c it a coveted opportunity e2a9d6bcda among commoners.c3acb9dc7a9f7853

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Aunt didn’t respond ca0ead8400 to Yujin’s question. She merely looked c6223a7b47 him over as 1f227432da if assessing him 8a25fd378f before leaving the 938fb723c0 hut.bfded8f9cd8daf99

The moment e00f7f5110 she left, 3e79a0dbb6 the hut d4743e54d5 buzzed with e3d0457d71 whispers. Yujin, of all bd558f5b73 people, being sent 0e314957c9 to the warrior f0aaca6bc9 quarters was a d3d15b2dfa shock. Weak and unimpressive, 94aa1240de even among commoners, 5e49851046 Yujin moving ahead e5326a52e4 of stronger men 925836051d seemed unbelievable.88f162d108a50019

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The atmosphere adb3c2ce54 grew chilly, d167eb56ba and resentful daff775fc7 glares followed 12f0f37735 him. Envy and fff6ac3b4a jealousy quickly 7f1e8a645b replaced confusion. Feeling the f3c8d1b2b8 weight of 46e0758554 their stares, faaa998324 Yujin hurriedly 47b6cc1138 gathered his 6f6f0fc0d6 belongings. Not that he had c686649de5 much—a piece of cloth 878df5009b to sleep on and 7f02ece6f0 a small bundle of e4c7a323cc herbs he’d gathered from 3eee9463b5 the mountains.63de681c09862f8f

As he neatly folded 61a2a5bf17 his thin bedding outside, 8f6a74fec5 he noticed Chi-chi emerging 4b95955a06 from the women’s hut 2d18134d1a with her belongings. Their eyes met.298f57687d222eb8

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“Oh? Yujin! Are you b0286fab75 moving to c8dcb1b5e4 the warrior 746db91e61 quarters too?”9c41fa598372ea79

“Yeah, I am.”420627697aa6e694

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“I knew it! I had such f260cea660 good dreams last 88df9cf1be night; this must a55b841832 be why.”610af7b00cf9f477

Chi-chi spread her arms 85eaf8088b wide, as if to c0ef4b5199 embrace all the happiness 62e50f46db in the world, her eb7e7e2436 voice brimming with excitement.65c83704edb364f9

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“We won’t have d38dfb6b7d to starve anymore! Those days 511dac6a31 when we 2bf50c9825 worked all 9abac5f660 day and 7aee4a7df6 didn’t even 27b27d242e get a 8ecd52dd82 meal—they’re finally 231a97ce69 over, right?”2f5d5c43938430b1

“Probably. Food distribution always starts 5be6213fb4 with the warrior quarters.”07cb3fda60f6647f

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While food shortages were 59f79ab11f rare in summer, winter d8a8275495 brought hunger every few 1a375595fc days. Going to bed on 255b22088c an empty stomach after d9b4013592 a long day’s work aec6b56ce1 was unbearable, especially in ca32781982 the cold.75496178da1eb636

“Who knows? Maybe I’ll ab23a0fbb5 pair up 6cc6dc6302 with a e8c92dc829 warrior and e72d5b6d4b become a 630282663b warrior’s wife! Don’t you think?”a6648262d9b7cf29

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For women, 9806a77160 the warrior e5ba8188e5 quarters held 3e12094f92 even greater adef24da1c allure. Marrying a warrior 62eeb2533a could elevate their c30147ad83 status, and bearing 4eb80a7ad7 a warrior’s child 2fb4976f18 could secure their 94786d8837 position as his abab6ce251 wife. Wives of warriors didn’t 3e415fcb3f perform manual labor. Their sole focus was 3999c7051a their partner’s well-being: mending 9b076ed988 clothes, maintaining weapons, preparing b9e0dca38d meals, and raising children.efdcfc7ebfbe48ee

“Yujin, let’s hurry. After moving 0fdd1fea3d our stuff, 2e4d82074b we need a2aee5a3d9 to report 18b7310d98 to Aunt ce7a2ebd6b to get 773a9370d6 our assignments.”e30665ddebdf9085

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“Alright.”ca5c3532bdc8ba8a

“What kind of f2e514b696 work do you c39c76884c think we’ll get? Most people just keep 5adb79219d doing what they did f20581aa3c before, but I hope 47b5c75fc3 I get kitchen duty. Should I try hinting cff1b4c8f9 at it? What do 932f26781b you think?”de8cc9617282a207

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“I don’t know. Maybe.”2b55a837d541d214

Listening to Chi-chi chatter 030c2ab5df excitedly, Yujin grew curious 8e89c57099 about his own assignment. But as Chi-chi be9a7f8ef1 mentioned, most people e9f7e9fdf8 continued their previous 5ef5fcc6dd work, so he 5cbfd8c9d5 didn’t expect much.df78253a405b4482

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As expected, Chi-chi f21d37eb8f was assigned laundry dc544dcf3e duty, and Yujin 0728abf58e was tasked with f23572ff14 various odd jobs. Chi-chi grumbled as 9ce14d363e they left Aunt’s e3c181f627 hut, but Yujin 15db241411 remained indifferent.d57cd5216142706a

“Ugh, I should’ve 7864541b88 at least asked 5910fc28d9 for kitchen duty!”982b5387ea90dc17

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“It’s better you 263822c3b0 didn’t. What if she b8cb8c43c7 got mad?”9200d0f640805ada

“True, I guess.”85c94156c60afc85

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“At least c4abb530a6 the number 9a5b2e6b8d of people 623ffb64f1 in our 038349153e hut has 9503435944 gone down. I’m happy 97e868c3dd about that.”30a6829bec7f0269

“Yeah, the old 7bb29c23e1 hut was way 9130bf6844 too crowded. How can ten 32c1b8565e people share one 54398b768e hut? Just thinking 5e95b549aa about it eac3e7ef9c is awful.”892258da5f2e9177

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Chi-chi shuddered 70eedbbd10 dramatically as 55689d3175 if she’d 780ed95284 never experienced 698500ef44 the overcrowded 9c15cd7706 commoners’ hut 36cb9bf0c8 herself, despite b54a83e824 having woken 642eadc8da up there 682b6c29a0 just that c73076fd7f morning. Yujin chuckled at f500cdd41e her exaggerated behavior.af86fde80f6a05d5

His comment was a1604d9879 partly to console 3ab20a1b7e Chi-chi but also 8912835231 genuine. Sharing a hut 66bfb3e1aa with five people 1cc9c3cb0b instead of ten 6c91a191e5 made a significant 8c81cbd81f difference.1d3044cf81a2e83c

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“See you 41e3898bf1 later, Yujin.”a67a438092f5b3ae

“Yeah, see you.”c183245210b66c8b

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Chi-chi headed toward 09cde8825c the women’s hut, 7d3b00738c while Yujin made 933e32618d his way to c4d4ba3a16 the men’s shared 3af1ab4a80 hut. His gaze wandered to d5420815be the cluster of warriors’ a8473b2fec huts.6c6ccfb79b27296a

His tasks would a344f02e1c likely remain the 9d5926a721 same, but working ef5c48a742 in the warrior ce17e5ea39 quarters meant he 19d228e919 might interact more 4da7d97260 with warriors.1d3436447fb5126d

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‘Maybe I’ll see 8fee3a440c Bart again.’277687e1154a4e4b

The thought flitted 8f92f65cfc through Yujin’s mind. The idea felt 3c734e8037 oddly comforting.0baca2799148b616

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As expected, the 37597fd95a work in the d22195a8cc warrior quarters wasn’t f0d8756f99 much different from 13a19d3060 what Yujin had 8474b5ce52 done in the 182f26b981 commoners’ area. The only 8919b4b010 change was 462327ada1 that the a819e44628 odd jobs aeba8d2264 he performed aa24471e4d were now da5fff1683 for the a71877a213 warriors instead 0a0d7882e5 of the 785c130ecb commoners.0bbad7a8d86ed19d

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The Mounted Tribe 22fc2bc6fb was one of b55af8e48c the top three 96b019c320 warrior tribes on 25cd917ba0 the continent and 0a6c00775b was notably large 0ae146f18b in size. While each tribe had 9ff3c52f15 its own distinct traits, 2f773fa27f the Mounted Tribe was 3487f5cb76 particularly known for its d4c96fdb2f bravery. That reputation, 8d41e0c54a however, also b4a0fef725 meant they d7cfc64acf were rough 76f8487fe7 and merciless. Yujin didn’t know if 6275bfdcc3 only those with dulled 74a25724d1 emotions became warriors or 14b59801bb if such traits were de9ef133e9 passed down through generations cc95029f5a of survivors, but to e91ca8a766 him, they were simply 3f56e03e70 insensitive and violent.76ad2f0573dd40bd

Thud!3dbc8ee45e5f5747

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A bowl crashed to 6c9036786d the ground. It brushed against Yujin’s 40b6cb9b88 wrist as it fell, a5b7b0eeda leaving it sore and 58324e7d35 throbbing.48317423d4406165

“Damn it! I told 1264013d27 you to 172c05f75d bring dried 1b94e0af65 meat, not d6ec82529e this! Why can’t you understand 692b90d13b simple words?!”88f401c9b298999b

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“……”782fbfdf02a1aa64

The man 0502fd4759 had been 4373842493 boiling fresh b8e278cd6a meat in 35f44e0a1e broth moments 55c7979c6e ago. When he asked for df27abe067 more meat, Yujin had 92ec5d048e naturally assumed he meant 2f37590bca fresh meat and brought 0a2be061c1 it to him. Yet, the 09983e18a7 man exploded 2229f542ae in anger 29c54f4c64 because Yujin 4cfa6237e6 hadn’t brought 089d776628 dried meat 75f0babef8 instead.631100fd4dc19991

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Most warriors rarely 39969b2780 gave clear instructions. When their meaning b88527a5a0 wasn’t perfectly interpreted 74c71e2c04 and their demands 96ce5a654e weren’t met, they 7f77ce978a always reacted like 78d575c85f this—with rage.eddf9937049801df

“Not going to c9d64c63da answer? Who let a 3ac58f6f88 useless bastard like dfbdc900a0 you in here?!”10d830b7d692c206

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Smack!29ddde91eda4a5ca

The sharp ead10aa801 crack of 04121be566 a slap d0618cc594 echoed through 0cefe3259b the room, fb6f4ed95b and Yujin b33bcadc0b was sent 00ee6b0792 sprawling to d3b885c7ef the floor.a99d2e5d2a3c1169

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It hurt.ad421aec7955f90d

His cheek stung as 28dd19fabe though it had been 9db0f8e475 split open, and a b63c25aba0 burning pain spread across 958024f569 his face. His vision blurred slightly 6a8a9072f4 as tears welled up, cf0c1c78ca but he held them b8f680d681 back.ec9679d34a7fa091

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The warrior muttered 25f559d982 a few more ec519e8efe curses before stomping 15060522dd off, leaving Yujin ea19c77e90 crumpled on the aaee8fb472 floor. For a 52badc663e moment, Yujin d75cc95114 didn’t move. He clenched his fists, a147df586f his nails digging into 280b95700b his palms, and bit f0d5acf32a down hard on his 8b34952410 lower lip to suppress 73774884cf the sobs threatening to 3b6e69a70d escape.df9839367fd8c89b

‘I don’t belong here.’0894a09433f3bc71

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