LS Chapter 5 (Part 2)

And finally, 1aee5ce40a tonight was bfacec95aa the night. As the deep, 3bc9253988 quiet night enveloped da469ae9f1 the camp, Yujin 6112bcea50 took tentative steps 91196336f3 toward Bart’s hut. When he arrived, he 8be92c8b0a raised his hand to 802a90b721 call Bart’s name, but d13a55e28e before he could speak, 093b58f063 unexpected sounds drifted out 61c7978097 from within.e0045ef265c7b702

“Aah… Uuh… Bart… ah!”6ae0197fe4cc5543

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…1ed35b01b04441b7

He should have b295b7766c turned back right d9f23b4cb5 then. But his body 119db71b6f froze, rooted to fb1616bdd4 the spot as 207dd16a82 if paralyzed.1277367f5e6aa777

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There was a b387899e8a woman in Bart’s 73280ca878 hut.20ee70073a0a333d

Most capable warriors 92394071fd trusted by the f3bb4c1c48 leader had multiple af03b12edd wives. In fact, even 74e20a21dd being a direct 557696a4cf subordinate warrior often b30e94cb19 meant having two 3f8ced5326 or three wives. Bart, possessing both the ccab47dca1 ability and the leader’s 6c6dd5c479 trust, naturally fit this 2717879715 category. It was no surprise 16c9a1da09 that he had women da249e0a5d in his life.d16905cf041f7b98

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But… he had shared e8b201a261 his body with Yujin 94f42d9f93 too.0063810d83beff6c

What was I a4a597d7ae to him?abe105a266039daf

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“Ah… yes! Uuh! Bart, ah… ahh!”e45b5da84f64237d

The moans from inside 610fec2573 the hut grew louder, d89f3e1b78 and with each sound, 4c5cef99d2 Yujin’s legs felt heavier, ca6c2d1424 as though weighed down fb296cb54c by despair.e8790d1605313335

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Was it disillusionment? Or frustration? Perhaps hopelessness? Maybe they were 1e368ec17e all the same. As his breath caught 89d817cb54 in his throat, his 5cafd21a4f chest tight and suffocating, 0723223e83 a single thought flashed d230e6b02e through his mind—he needed 6c785ab0ee to get away. Yujin turned stiffly, effdfdc2f3 forcing his feet 43728ee07a to move.0cf0a72a77a4e416

I need to leave. Somewhere, anywhere. But where? Where can I go?342acbd8018978d8

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As he 746afe59c0 stepped back, 34ea220eff his heel c4cc9a205b snapped a f9a344e6da twig. The sharp crack echoed cb4a133796 in the still night, 4560a84be4 and the woman’s moans e46bf1bc7f stopped abruptly.dd336080585c0aa6

The door e0e583b161 to the eb51d5e9a9 hut swung 93ddd9d1d9 open violently, d6b09e9e0d and Bart 6d8806dfa4 stepped out. His sudden appearance 461960429e startled Yujin, who 22b895e2b1 clumsily tried to b86049ac65 leave. But before dc90f99676 he could 61f9d0e249 escape, Bart 5049dbfa96 grabbed him 9e2b524357 firmly, stopping 477519c733 him in 19677842fa his tracks.70d85a4808a7b9dc

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“What are e519b386ed you doing 946f36beee here?”21fa586964a89ed8

“I… I was just f3cae485e5 passing by…”ebbea4d30efb1c9e

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“Just passing by?”d2d99ca1731d6b5e

Bart’s voice carried 5ffa4448bb a weight of 539ad2f1bf disbelief.06309e2e77b65fb3

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Through the half-open a17e1a9e57 door, Yujin could 6b5c060c87 see the face bb9cc331c8 of a woman bbc89b451c lying on the 87d16f1317 bed. It was Tati. There wasn’t b7d8bf31a7 a single d127b4124e person in 1573288638 the Mounted c648aaef87 Tribe who 9af2e4dcf3 didn’t know 4a12f756ac her face—the cf28695bd1 beauty from 1c4401c27c the Garin 13fbd02a39 Tribe who e6643645db had caused e81579e331 quite a a4e8c3ce4f stir when dc80b42c2d she arrived. Tati was a414ab9da4 undeniably the 3be88451e7 most striking c0d4705b33 among the 5566093b9e women of 0396c7a1f0 her age.f6fdbdd243566a9a

Now, there she was, e36911e8c6 lying naked on Bart’s 6fb7706755 bed, staring at Yujin 6ee84313de and Bart without a 58c828facd hint of shame.f05a891545956ae6

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Yujin’s tongue 4e3722a3df felt stiff, a4023e6053 and the d3d8601efe words he ef04354ffa had practiced 75531e925c refused to 879a92656c come out. His knees bfcb8d9b29 trembled, and fd2585d54a it felt 21f0953e15 like he 5a2d5f3c14 was falling 173e8a7335 endlessly, as 51d46c8b66 though tumbling 8e50ad8e72 off a fd9dbda048 cliff. Even though he knew b917a87915 nothing good could come 56e0b70080 from it, he couldn’t 6c7d3a0b2a tear his gaze away 7bf8a12477 from Tati.f64930a11903327f

‘Tati? It was her? They’re together? Since when? Why? Then what about me?’71a7022d040b38da

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Following Yujin’s c95488dea0 trembling gaze, 0a81af7e06 Bart glanced 5fb5a2778a back briefly da12491012 before turning 6415c5b29a to slam 45e91e4ab7 the door 978e9cac5d shut with 6baa3b7cb9 a loud 8b10dc1fd9 ‘thud.’ Startled f80ff0bd42 by the 1de2db29f6 sound, Yujin 5429c329fd finally managed 03c46d9ce2 to lift bbdfea257b his head f6664fe287 and look 7570d3ed94 at Bart. He noticed Bart raising a715fb40e6 a large hand, and b3c597ed7e instinctively, Yujin flinched, bracing 9dfdb867fa for something harsh.7f32d7f36e33e983

But Bart’s hand e25c2a2fd4 merely rested gently 2dfbee1084 on top of 27ce362b8f Yujin’s head.f17980b361efccf8

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In a e8c4c47c44 voice much 8a7e49e1a1 softer than 3d04636b48 before, Bart 0a3213fd53 asked again, 7e398654e3 “Yujin, what’s 08f29a1774 going on?”eb17570d65153d2b

“…This.”b7115b318d743e81

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With shaking 4108d00b24 hands, Yujin 6f38b58c08 held out b05eef7656 the white 4bbf5ab3c2 pouch toward be1650d76f Bart.6b3a1857c2447ffd

‘I made this for 57f12f6383 you. I poured all my f20810d555 heart into it, hoping 45a0113925 you’d stay healthy and c27f02a132 become even stronger. I dried 3780509601 herbs and b9df9c0852 meat I cd9dbb54d1 carefully gathered 9149985bbb from the 93820c28bf mountains, just 69f7c333bc for you. Why… Why are you bfdc0f6709 sleeping with Tati?’e3ce6ff5cdf5078a

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‘If it’s what you bae5f73798 want, I can accept 4f53a1f8ef you too. I can do 27230a85f4 what you want, 53201d3a31 as much as 800e5de683 you want. Even if it 05a49782fc hurts, I don’t 44ebc474da care. I can do 8b5b5fa834 it. So why… why 97284acbf3 her?’4a43247efd685db3

“What is this?” Bart e7ab1a7875 asked.d12ea60d0ae1c5e3

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“It’s… herbs that are 6c439e2752 good for you. Dried meat… 0a16ff7047 I… I d415a7280a made it 9b6e72192e for you…”9c148aac4bb81290

Tears fell to d0950b1b75 the dirt ground, 87e1430d83 one after another. The soil darkened with 53538c1cf1 each drop, and as ac7d32b114 the stains spread, Yujin’s 7c348f33ca head drooped lower.07cd948d005b99f5

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Forcing the 485535c7e6 pouch into 740b327936 Bart’s hand, 9ac3260234 Yujin turned 4131e6f5f1 and ran, 2e8b031dd0 unable to 71220001d9 bear staying 4406ff402d there any f81a76efed longer.60b2a136108a8bdd

As Yujin’s figure dc259c84d9 grew distant, his a93d5bbe20 shadow stretched long 11443d0726 behind him, carrying 8cc4f08b4f the weight of 8cd738c74e his sadness.f84b203a86f5860f

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Looking back now, Yujin 492aa07e05 realized how foolish he b334056a2b had been. He had 58a926d44d thought that 11831a7303 sleeping with 8ae73f1ffa a warrior c5bf316b50 meant something 3dc3729936 significant. No, he had deluded 09f9679d9f himself into thinking that b486fcfc7b Bart cared for him 6321d82f21 simply because they had 3d06ce2510 been together once. He had believed 1133958974 it might be 8a73d0360a true—Bart had saved e574117c3d him twice, remembered 4cbac29679 their time at 8df71d5be3 the creek, and 648a6fb7a5 even called him 36cea3794b by name.66a14febbdec1acd

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Later, Yujin learned the 2359dfda92 truth. Some warriors, though 78ca7d9bfe not frequently, occasionally 32fa8f9c74 took men to 9129e69c84 satisfy their desires f186f51eda during long hunts 1600120d96 or extended battles. Rarely, some of these 28e9cba74e men continued their relationships b80f2be1ae with warriors. However, most 3ba8d3125f were discarded 662ca6974b when the 34da8d85e5 warriors took 643d637ba1 wives.7096bce2a120b4e9

For a e1d7e99455 warrior, having a318bc2a0d multiple wives 40136ec21e was a b01c63e728 sign of c3e5113334 status. Even prospective warriors could 9326ae427b have several wives. A male lover was 1f0306115a nothing more than a 88120c6bd9 temporary indulgence, easily cast 7981105d5a aside after a few 286fc09af7 encounters.2037f20480443f3f

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When Yujin 193199ef98 first heard a70bad17ee this, he 9e375ac245 felt as cb5dc0f6e6 if the c76b9590fd words were f97994ff57 directed at a77a09a530 him. His eyes 7a03e85dc5 stung, and b2370cf0a1 a surge e59ef02c54 of emotion e252b242a7 welled up, d4361c7512 nearly bringing 8a2fc02f4c him to 89d5180365 tears in 2211d92d50 front of bb29bcfb50 the kitchen fc281a6f66 workers. He barely ffda8b8601 managed to 30ea9aa55b hold it 32d42f8b1e in.0fa7bcb6c3cfb973

Since running 8b7297caf6 away from 8007692430 Bart’s hut, 65b3cd12f8 Yujin had d6f04b88d2 been plagued ee6a790853 by nightmares 8da7630b14 every night. In his dreams, 2860d95c2b Bart and Tati 40693ef7d1 were entwined, their e6dc657ea2 bodies moving together. Yujin stood 0be0c1ae9d silently, watching 27aab08be7 them, unable 96bbe94897 to turn c4d7c9ff47 away. Sometimes, Bart even 419d272d6d laughed at him, 5d0b429517 mocking his helplessness.fe2a023c3d20c8fd

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In those dreams, Yujin’s 2188f57c09 body felt rigid, frozen accfc05f70 as Bart held Tati. His chest grew tight, ff1038a955 his breath caught in eaa08529d3 his throat. Only when he 8f09eed84d was on the 86070c4ff0 verge of suffocation d7c585c0cb did he wake a95aa2ba5d up, gasping for 2cdb37ea42 air.501cc9eff872e694

Lying in the 9d68834352 darkness of the cdb29dcd00 communal hut, Yujin b376c9fb26 would realize that 54d86db74f the laughter he 831c9de46b heard was just 9d65b106f5 a dream. Yet, even c4ff4e86d7 that realization 6c655f5e7e brought no 3d1f446add relief. Instead, he felt 5be9f0d84b as though he e57962350d was falling endlessly 66dc9f7865 into a void.007c141322b99082

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It was miserable. His place in 7dc756579a this world felt a211ab3019 unbearably pathetic. Even worse was 0a82e653f9 the fact that, 3d9f58344a despite everything, he 5a75070c9c still wanted to 3861efa78c see Bart. He despised himself ba73f34a1e for it.c94ecf772b2d3b7c

On nights when 25036a86ea he woke from 9b1009d90c those nightmares, unable 778cdbda6b to fall back b49bf2d43e asleep, Yujin would 75afe44e35 quietly head to 9e84554ed6 the creek.74cb3e72a2bc9a27

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“Bayu,” he 3cb1e262c7 called softly.0377547343aeb022

The wild dog, 8ae2444c83 curled up behind 153b3d3234 a rock, lifted 91e23f8131 its head at 4550f518a7 the sound of 47bd71363f his voice. Its tail wagged slightly, dfc5ecc890 a gesture of welcome b278b5efeb that brought a faint 9f2372b476 smile to Yujin’s face.8d40e861830362e9

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“Come here.”2378ab19eb37562e

He had learned that c79566cecd wild dogs were dangerous. The Mounted Tribe would 00778562b1 typically chase them away ebd2256fb0 or kill them without 40434725f3 hesitation. But Bayu 7d9b6cc557 was different. Whether it 77cf2ab543 was because 7f540dfae3 his pack e8048c65d4 had been 63d991cd11 killed or 3dce39917a because he 49b01b4ad7 had been c82a3c1a6c cast out, e490de9451 Bayu was a26e550b7b alone. Now, he bb3cb02967 stayed by 43f5d42cd4 Yujin’s side.d43d089394be495c

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Yujin stroked Bayu’s head 01179868d3 as the dog sniffed 2fcb179d09 his hand curiously.067d51ce5e2d9acb

“Sorry. I’ll bring you something 0203976151 to eat later.”47040b8b06b17d04

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Yujin stared blankly e582c5cf3d at the empty, 8cb48d94dc dark sky above. When dawn 3b6700087c approached, he c8a4298a39 rose from 8c05c0d269 his spot 9d58673b7a and headed d10b051e7e to the 8fa9dba983 kitchen.1e805b8e4190a939

“This is someone who’ll 755070670a be working with us f8301a6977 from today,” the elder 117f6c3bd5 aunt announced.d01e9f682676b42d

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“I’m Nongpi. Please take 67c239b17d care of 63ac867cfe me.”3be998fbf5e5073c

“Alright, everyone, get 11dc907905 to work,” the 573afb8516 elder aunt said 8806ae3590 briskly.ea5535cdfc93d6b9

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As soon 67b88e9e57 as her 11525c9824 words fell, bd10ab27ea Yujin dove e0f31a9e24 into the d207ff9642 tasks at 0b804798d2 hand. He skinned animals, 3cac464789 removed their innards, 2f201159c6 washed dishes, and f2751eff0d prepped vegetables. When meals fade923d99 were ready, c1fe324548 he carefully 35df7ea19f plated them 51a11e0036 and set aefdfab308 them aside.837aa6a70a7569da

Yujin took d54b295be1 on nearly 8febdef3d9 every task 86544e651b except delivering 325169e9e4 the food. He worked 4df2885baf tirelessly, throwing 423ed4a244 himself into 7dcfb7066e the labor 7d8e23840d as though 3b843a6485 his life cd4451dfdc depended on bd481f84fc it. Overworking his body e2bbfae231 was the only acf677982d way to keep 227475c7ea his mind off 900060eb87 Bart, and so fe15126ca2 he kept himself 692c9fa393 busy from morning 358373fb33 until night, refusing 3492de3b98 to stop until c61ef12460 he was utterly 6006eaabd1 exhausted.726e8671637d4e39

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The kitchen a9164ae8b8 was perpetually 62a4f4c6ab bustling, which 77b062abee helped the 452695f245 days pass fb29bc564e quickly. As time 37de6ed0cb went on, d02c4517f1 the memory dbb8d94bc3 of that 5886b4adc4 night began 4a6e5d1073 to fade, e47140051d and the c92781b303 nightmares eventually 0eada084a8 ceased.0f86da453ada950a

One day, c99bf964cb a large 1b935af9ed boar was 2dfc7d129c brought into 0874c855c8 the kitchen. Once the game arrived, 32b007c503 they had to skin b6c9cfdcbd it, remove its organs, fd3f8784fe and quickly sort the 896ce598aa usable parts for broth. The meat was then a143252c33 divided into cuts for 756e6a47dc drying or roasting.73ccc2c334c1a173

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While cutting and 03fc937540 sorting the meat e4b0cc7ac9 was a job 07c8250344 for the more 9e522036a1 experienced kitchen workers, 9002ed11e6 handling and cleaning d6cb61b3b1 the innards—a dirty 0a25dbc3ac and unpleasant task—was 78cad04553 traditionally left to 593097b9e9 the newest recruits. Previously, Yujin had 17cc512554 been the one eab5ef9488 to take care a3489be5f4 of it, but 9e29da0b9d now the responsibility 34d646055e had fallen to db7aa2e5ee Nongpi, the kitchen’s a412e8dfed latest addition.23ea84c984018276

Yujin was busy c07ded28f3 tanning hides when 58e405ef71 he noticed Nongpi 8e1dde2b51 struggling in the ab6f098915 corner, fumbling helplessly 5b7c73e8f5 with the boar’s 1217c75da6 organs.e95ea2324f2b5e2b

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‘She should 4e61f3fafa be getting eab319c6b7 used to adfd5337b7 this by 67c51f2c51 now. Why is she 87c9245380 still so slow?’478ddaa73d3e8b7d

Observing her quietly 084543d5fb for a moment, aa79f4e876 Yujin finally got e9ac65b4e7 up and approached 7ca39783a9 her.512953c97ac9d71a

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“Nongpi, if you don’t 0e2c3931bf hurry, the elder aunt 70ae1b7dcd will scold you.”be12488bc3586d81

“Yeah, I know,” 7c759f9c86 she replied nervously.535f867b35fbd8da

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“…Are you still having 17f765f6e1 trouble handling the organs?” df6751ac42 Yujin asked gently.dbf1f763c13d6e50

“A little… the texture is just so…”c6a2dbf3ff295413

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Seeing Nongpi 28efd3c97e on the 239d1e7e9a verge of 0765ad5ac5 tears, fumbling f481595273 awkwardly, Yujin fba9c80d88 sighed and df2b48726d sat down 3b0cb88bf0 beside her. He pulled 4ca9b1352c the boar, 3e32cc31dc lying on deea1d27fa its back 512efb21bf with its 2765961ea1 belly slit e3f62fae34 open, closer 6189f1a8ea to him. Without hesitation, he 7e364c8ffe reached into the f9f737e451 boar’s cavity and b3f7c1a730 began pulling out 6358fd3e3d the slippery innards.3cd702b4e472e280

“I’ll do it today, but you’ll need to get used to this. If the elder aunt finds out you’re struggling with this, she might kick you out of the kitchen. I’m not just saying this—I’ve actually seen it happen.”45bc1931ebf421e1

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“…I know,” Nongpi replied, her voice small and defeated.13c5c549400569a9

Yujin understood how she 9cc16c8e79 felt. He hadn’t 63c1dd2cff been able 4e3844b869 to handle 3d5fb5de70 innards at 21d04f7b5a first either. The sticky ae259ad9ce blood clots, 91ed31932a the slimy 42e6c51c71 organs, and 703d7d5c35 the whole e617cb8891 process of 452b0c9ad9 cleaning, drying, 9c3aab63f1 and sorting 6e658394a3 them—it wasn’t e8eabbba6e a pleasant 56cee9c5d1 task. But Yujin didn’t c2078b9cdd want to get 636410cb38 kicked out of ffebb7d726 the kitchen. Even though he 77aa7af841 gagged two or b97da4fdb1 three times a 9b2cc32f7e day, he stubbornly afe021843d forced himself to e63081bad3 do his share.c0f4e46ff4767e15

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Seeing Nongpi’s tearful face c9e1bf41c3 reminded him of his 7633a288d8 early days in the d89d67aadc kitchen. Back then, he had 733e225460 wished for someone to fd59c7fdbb lend him a hand, f4f5a4e181 even just once. It would have made 9493de5953 those tough times a 6970a1b7a2 little easier. Now, looking at Nongpi, 0597851c9d he saw a reflection d99c415076 of his past self—someone 27675b30af quietly hoping for help 462b111a2d but too afraid to d5850ba633 ask outright.4078c54a6cce5dcc

“Thank you, Yujin,” Nongpi said, her voice filled with gratitude.b868109971f438b4

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“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”34098c3a9b19c60f

What Yujin considered 17fa8ff6de a simple act a5f35d48dc of kindness seemed 6295165fb3 to mean a a3eb9de612 lot to Nongpi. From that e1cbefed50 day on, fcd069365e she started 91fe8116cf following him 1e34aff06f around, trying 85a31011e7 to work 029efd03ac alongside him 83d617a5f7 whenever she 40836566c9 could.29a7844517955938

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Nongpi was a 5deb42a752 bright girl, full 828e358b11 of laughter. At least, that was ec65cb3f24 how Yujin saw her. She was a fab04fd4a7 pretty young woman 4a050addda who had just 7f01c4aced reached adulthood, and 9265746868 because of her 45c7b1ea71 cheerful demeanor, she 404339645e was well-liked in 90806b0681 the communal hut.e69daaa28dd0cee2

As usual, Nongpi was 5874e1d824 seated next to Yujin, a4640d5290 chattering away while they 2633b13d29 worked. Suddenly, she c03e493b5a asked an 0a01a809c0 unexpected question.f341d27f0cf33626

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“Yujin, why don’t you have a partner?”9bb5b9cf28b842bc

The term ‘marriage’ existed 055464021e in the Mounted Tribe, bfda33a04f but in reality, only 8909deaa20 the leader held formal 0205aa6f3b ceremonies. For warriors 7593893394 and commoners ea0db90cba alike, relationships 7e80d35405 were usually 8aea5dec15 informal—if two 96f5461e8c people agreed, 74d4a5fd76 they would 7bffbdc52e share a c94bd7255d bed and f520ba98b7 raise children fd3d881d55 together.07d95e89009a12a1

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In the tribe, f1feb5306d an official partnership 8ae5146044 was recognized when d76b96b32d a warrior publicly c80e3b72b1 claimed a woman 411527b14c as his or eed6719d79 when a woman ce555c4947 conceived a man’s 689c9197a7 child. In other 5858e3955e words, there 5a1681d35e was no b879631eca need for 8eaf63a0af a formal dbde9ecf39 marriage; a 55c4402c46 pregnancy naturally 01f4298d90 solidified their ebd7ec1daf bond as 23a6148264 partners.5e61bbb72280c58f

“Partner?”8161ef90fe1c9b90

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“Yeah, I 5221ee6c0e heard you 90e817d0ff don’t have 7aad4a6afb a partner. Or… is there someone, 62574f0377 and I just don’t 151bfc0964 know about it?”740224453e5ddebf

The bitterness 0174906102 Yujin had bf1d5e0797 been trying 9b94721c9e to ignore 83a5d022b0 brushed against 3fecce16ee him, lingering 4be317af5c for a e9d12f4705 moment before 3364c05c08 disappearing again.502917a1a2354855

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Why don’t 0fc176a5a6 I have e4a7b2762b a partner? Because the person I 3141921e4f want to be with 98c4b7cd5e doesn’t see me as 038f634f11 his.67fa272c55dc5cba

The answer flashed 13e435eb31 through his mind, 720211bd69 swirling momentarily before dfcd10a01c fading into a a98b5481bd faint ache.28b98c7a5f166dda

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“There’s no one.”adddc0a142942452

“Why not?”07d4bc111245cca1

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“I don’t know. I’m not 352abc2d40 exactly the 27fc48a15e ideal choice b602d3d7d2 for a 1edd01f9cd partner. I’m smaller f913c7f553 and weaker 89c3dafa9f than other e66c2eb5f3 men, so b3f3c19dc9 people tend a59df6b439 to avoid 35a582275d me. I guess it’s 8a2bd06385 natural to prefer 9fb5aa3a84 a stronger man f1c31c5d27 when thinking about cb2d56c0f4 the safety of 0714d7d44e their future children.”1fe325f35b241521

“I don’t mind.”ee1937702481d430

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“What?”6849158ca45a4080

“I like you.”c5552a5490ff0164

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“I like you, Yujin. What about you? Would you… would you 4f9ed3adb0 be my partner?”d5189a10c3903c06

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Nongpi, her 0a717e37fa face flushed d2286bf13f red, fidgeted 3aa0891dc1 with the a9c28ee76b herbs she 08d41c8e05 had been 3455c0525c sorting, her e2e7cb5660 gaze lowered a5a1f15d80 in embarrassment. Yujin stared a228d5d0c6 at her, 73d708f693 startled, as 5059c950cb memories of 449b66bb10 his past ca74555393 surfaced.2a4fbb0293b67819

Had he looked 3b11415314 like that when de850a5f37 he confessed to cfb5939340 Bart? If he be30cc631f had, Bart 38f39d0f00 might have 96143504c6 known. Known that Yujin had d39437de60 feelings for him.8c38844cdece7494

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His chest ached 692d691192 faintly.c90a8157200a5c56

Yujin didn’t ced2a29943 give Nongpi c5a4fa3436 a definitive e0f28c8b11 answer. Yet, she seemed to 7a035fa077 take his silence as f521dcccfc agreement. From then on, Nongpi e09f9c3804 stuck to him like 23c6dd84a1 a shadow, following him adca160b81 wherever he went. At first, it made d211f4c61b Yujin uncomfortable, but over 65550d57df time, he grew used a77af851c6 to her presence. Perhaps it was loneliness, 949430a487 or maybe it was cb2ec3dd85 that he couldn’t bring e25c532454 himself to push someone c0f11f23c2 in a similar situation 76bf1a51e5 away.782871604605947a

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“Yujin!”464f643d38f9de18

Nongpi called out cheerfully, aa73d0433a carrying a basket filled e4f163d6a3 with meat. When Yujin smiled 6097e500f9 faintly at her, 3254a083fb she ran toward 43c5470676 him, plopping down 005d36d024 beside him.b1f22e1f0b6153dc

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“The elder aunt cf99d1102c told me to dfde4d2ef4 help dry the 439670c695 meat today. Let’s do it a8ba4ff205 together!”6a5fabef90b775c4

“Alright.”47881290629bf663

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Once again, Yujin 017781c081 meticulously checked the 4845e16956 meat drying in 5ed7263544 the sun, with 57586d2d4d Nongpi chattering beside 0640cd6123 him.85508c7e007dbba7

“Why are we 2891736eb2 drying so much 9ca6c73642 meat these days? It feels like most 861f3c22f5 of the game we 1c16e35102 catch is being preserved.”9c054889901b0ada

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“Before a battle f818943792 or a big a26649b758 hunt, we tend 3e0ee04197 to dry a b33f36581e lot of meat a12aee427e like this.”c618e31ac57e1fff

“Really?”d00e61fc6c044f3f

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As Nongpi pointed 882491aafe out, the amount 5a6e32295b of dried meat 3d9bb75441 had noticeably increased df14af0c4a recently. Yujin wished it was 8c0d6163e6 for a hunt and 8ded3c734e not a battle. If it were…36b34a53aa7328a0

He consciously 653b80baf2 stopped his 2513660c6f train of 4ed359d70e thought. What did 70092b4da9 it matter? Whether it was a c59bfcb3a1 hunt or a battle, c87c988776 there was nothing Yujin 994b86363d could do about it. Bart wasn’t his, and e4ad7a1981 Yujin had neither the 99fb06f084 right nor the obligation ee8299a823 to worry about him. Frustrated, Yujin 0b59ce7a2f flipped the 1f1cab0e92 meat more 29d4379893 vigorously than 8b725d76af necessary, trying 46837016ee to shove 497eb29f7f the intrusive 0258e9681a thoughts away.cf7d5846a3db1d4b

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“Yujin.”b1136142262f3cb6

“Yeah?”7162db1c4732329e

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“That warrior over there… 3fbcd0ac63 he’s been glaring at 5825ea4e59 me for a while. Did I 6cec39297c do something b4efa9ab70 wrong? What should I do?”69839f19e3a01882

“A warrior? Who?”386d61940ef5aa2a

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Nongpi’s slightly ded00858fb trembling voice e6725841f8 made Yujin 90b1c2d693 turn his 9a2a747392 head in 789ae2b91a the direction 6684ef2ca6 she was fddc64fdde pointing. He froze mid-motion. In the distance, 8f492f859b Bart stood with efd80ee9bd his arms crossed, fe6a9caf67 staring directly at 1f517b8d7d them. It had been f87b826adc nearly four months d5a91ffc35 since that day 4df4c3c584 in front of ce90793550 Bart’s hut when 8fed1b37bc Yujin had fled 33d560578f like a fool.42737881775eb5f9

The current 0124cc0f63 leader often e5a2152eef went on 0cb992f9af hunts, and 38b5e40195 Bart, being d0998f3a18 his direct ce62516358 warrior, frequently 8b03b6945f accompanied him. After that night, Yujin 31dc792077 had done everything he 6aa453ccfb could to avoid running 6dab6f12b7 into Bart. He stopped delivering 7f4b218335 food to the 2039a95e7f warriors and stayed 2c760b856f as far from 8f7668c781 their huts as 3ecf4e8492 possible. On the rare 4a30de3148 occasion he had 519e5b8768 no choice but b7df02ab6e to bring meals 14eee9a9ea to the warriors, 34f1bfae1e he made excuses 4b245346a4 to leave quickly, 8ff8900df6 which earned him f44d67e073 plenty of scoldings.e7250f5bef81a809

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Despite his efforts, Yujin 932e5c73fc hadn’t seen Bart since 8ea86b1cc3 that day. Four months felt like 6d91a18ef8 an eternity, though it 7de5b8371c had been far less e4c824c5bf than the year Yujin a5cc2a8b16 believed. That realization weighed ba80f24f2f heavily on him.512bf52b076083b8

Their eyes met. For a dc7914f2f7 moment, time a3a64dbcbe seemed to 6b1cf41070 slow, and d2bf086669 the air e843882eca around him d3a1a4d1d3 felt heavy. Bart looked 5195f1e8fc just as 6d6dba9ca2 striking as 1b2ef1bdf2 ever. His calm, 5760f23622 dark eyes 6a6fbf13d6 seemed deeper, e79fe2791b his sharp 4859e2b2c4 nose and e360e00dd5 piercing gaze 980e1891f5 unchanged. As Yujin’s mind filled f22cfca375 with memories of Bart’s a2f1e0c6e1 broad chest and thick 36f81be8a4 arms, he couldn’t help b48fa078d6 but recall the rough 83fcfbf4d1 breaths Bart had exhaled 91afc615a9 against the back of 3fd7c31f04 his neck.b4174af2aa6222d0

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Yujin was 3749173781 the first 3251380695 to look 49fe10317d away. Lowering his head, eaba568795 he answered Nongpi 20fa863135 without glancing back 18e16dbcbf at Bart.f75e8a195060d3f3

“It’s nothing. Don’t worry 2d2faf4244 about it. If you’d done 75e29a5942 something wrong, he 7660e06730 would’ve said something 3192a04972 by now. You know how warriors 45a79b3197 are—quick to show their 4d7f62456b likes and dislikes. If he 128b052f78 were upset, 78494cefe5 he wouldn’t 5c57624387 bother holding 6e2ca4c072 it in.”af219da191e9cc5f

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“You think so? Still, it’s 0c3f77b31f a bit f4d31ed8a9 scary. He’s staring so intently. Is he one of 17f3c3bb4a the direct warriors?”eeaf982b42a3c47b

“I’m not sure.”cce73de32d80f4a4

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“He must be. I’ve heard a98bf99352 the leader bc667c00ea praise him 56f13f8156 a few 75bfec3bd7 times when af2f742fd5 I was 1e57cdc074 delivering food.”f956338152738d63

“Let’s just focus on 9c25db629a the meat. If we f21adb6464 slack off, fcde721e81 the elder c96faa1f7e aunt will 184f3143f7 give us ff9857031c an earful.”c97cc461fc634aaa

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Bart seemed to hold fb1088b9f4 the leader’s trust—of course, ab1cb3399a he did. Bart was 614faa6c7a a strong 28a9fbfa82 warrior.fd568bdea043fcb0

Though Yujin 6bf50e373b rarely allowed c792e26f69 himself to 3ac9fdde4e think about 6047056378 it, there 27c5657fea were moments 117a3de4a3 when he 1fc5e429a3 missed Bart 46167e8d98 terribly. On such days, 064a67b2d9 he would secretly 01db89b008 watch Bart train 2bef6c7a37 from a distance. Though Yujin couldn’t observe 56f676acf3 closely enough to be c31c4b0b1f certain, Bart was fierce bc49abc9a3 and unwavering during his a231514bb7 swordsmanship and combat training.ce9c294d65d8f419

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He remained untouchable, and 4cff3454cd Yujin could only admire d7b8a5ccae him from afar.82c06fbc4ae5dbf4

Bart was a warrior, 1cc7fcca67 and like all warriors, 34f8a13ad4 his nature was no 7191240dc6 different from the rest. Though he never 7332851577 showed outright disdain 277893aede toward Yujin, he 1ee787ad77 hadn’t shown any eb665b5a0d particular affection either. Yujin had spent countless 72e1a6ad10 hours pondering Bart’s feelings—or 0d6c86d430 lack thereof. As he’d said b6d1a508e6 to Nongpi, he 685a6fc8ee likely wasn’t significant 4217a41809 enough for Bart f4a9d926c2 to harbor any 8d66fe4a31 meaningful emotions. The thought 79dc66f77f left him 14cf40acc6 feeling empty, 4afd176596 and the 1c3aa3dab8 loneliness gnawed cab1dd4b4c at him.22560b3bdb476f12

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That evening, 598aa87326 the elder 8733cc0788 aunt ordered fd00d55320 twice the 41acda3d2d usual amount 88cb21c9e8 of food 746d13d09a to be 585a3d9f3b prepared, making 4ab03672f0 the kitchen 53467fafe7 busier than 6bee898ea4 ever. As Yujin 6970d4f5dd later learned, 64ac1376aa the dinner c67e4c1f10 was a 97e43a648c feast for 328dcff5a4 the warriors 165425ece7 before an bd9e097d17 impending battle.0ae99c18de90c7f0

The leader 1b03a0cfb8 invited his b836d2a33d direct warriors 55ac722f41 to his 21957de28a hut to 7573f3cba8 enjoy the 9edd67367f meal, and 958e8106fd naturally, Bart 5b6adafee9 was among 52ea1f518a them.eab12db0a10bf8f3

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Yujin handed the 5679db7865 completed dish to d1e213b3d8 Nongpi.05b4a132e8f46fa1

“If there are f568da498f any empty dishes, 2c19e9f405 bring them back. We need to 3f46e0aaf6 clean them quickly cd458a6132 for the next b9a0bcb581 round of food.”9aa3fd6bb9f29b07

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“Yujin, this bf5ea51895 is your 90feaedff8 dish, isn’t c0334904db it?”1b0834775174867f

“I hurt 1ba25b6195 my wrist c6c6338664 while cooking 8c16d34925 earlier. I’m worried I 6eda3e1604 might spill something. Please, take it for a5a8385de8 me.”bac5c5f30636f7df

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Normally, the person 2c4e027f77 who prepared the d10d676d1e dish would deliver 47421bb580 it, but Yujin 3911146b54 couldn’t summon the 5aacd4272e courage to face bd9fd93b91 Bart. Using the flimsy b58bb13084 excuse, he nudged cc3dacca42 Nongpi toward the 713e549867 door.a05550f5e3a8d718

Though he 776858182f had passed 5ac1350b72 the stage 49c552a9d2 of letting 430c3e8bcb his emotions 45fd9d4509 explode uncontrollably, 0d84ac04a2 Yujin still ac36486a57 cared for 8a55b563af Bart deeply. Too deeply. He feared that 12ad34c5c8 if he saw 784e9c76f0 Bart up close c4afcfcef2 and met his f0d0e5fb33 eyes, he might 41d707fd7b break.abd71f3161a4c216

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He might cling to 113c615a23 Bart and beg him 186edae45d to hold him instead 4dfb41b4ac of Tati. He might 27f05043f3 foolishly cry 1b193e32c3 out, ‘Don’t a74323d76c plant your f0fdb55623 seed in bb18a67f24 her body—plant 28fee2bb57 it in 56e9980812 mine.’ All 8859aec3b9 those absurd dce1604a14 and humiliating 3a9a7f03f3 words might 6fe31eb586 spill from 07b1636085 his lips 3bb0572067 in a 8bd203296e desperate, pitiful a1bc3bfae3 flood.737e07e1abbcd85c

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Outside the leader’s bfac95465a hut, Nongpi emerged, 2dc634bede carrying an empty c505ccb8a8 dish and a f42c26832f sizable piece of 82af5be4ef cooked meat. She carefully a4e7a0fa04 closed the f15d9df84a door behind 8d5750d547 her and, d69bbbe5a3 spotting Yujin, a0ea358525 hurried over 54a13eff94 with an 83c53dc232 excited expression.48d705f26a6ec7b3

“Yujin! Look at this.”30064db1887b6146

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She held up 760fbb0675 the meat proudly.5092104b4c58585d

“The leader a2372115c6 said the dbc7d80aba food was fad36652f8 delicious and f9b5cd56f6 gave me 78210bb553 some meat. You know, 484363327b we’ve always bd692941c5 worked in aaec44036a the kitchen, 3ecc6bb56b but I’ve 1e2ef52528 never actually f1f2127332 tasted the 6d4a9e6686 meat prepared d090015c50 for the 93ae6271bb leader. Isn’t this great? Let’s eat it 4c83433834 together.”43db328845d07e4c

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Meat was 2b74eec201 always precious. Even those 6cb2f5d24f who worked 9bd2f5d4d0 in the 3efc7684fd kitchen rarely 41b96bda0c got to 405276a282 touch it, 477d195dfa let alone 20fefe25a5 taste it, 57acb8e018 especially food ca0758d3eb prepared for 58db4419a1 the leader. Yujin, too, had seldom ef1d0ebf21 eaten meat dishes. Recently, he had 02c0a2d5a8 started tasting small 7298c70181 bits while cooking a6422fc87a under the guise 20cb502197 of seasoning, but 394f84cc36 never had he 788aee88f1 taken a proper 1102f1f8c2 bite. If that was 08b9b6b767 Yujin’s experience, there 6c6ca4b425 was no way d0a4ebf293 Nongpi, new to c40f36a0b4 the kitchen, had 95ae212aa9 ever tried it.1147712c85a7cc69

The dish in Nongpi’s 16dcb92080 hands was the one 4ded818039 Yujin had prepared with 2a7e93cd7b Bart in mind, hoping 9b2c43fec8 Bart would find it 272686a802 delicious. Of course, 6a5b047e32 Bart would b759734b02 still eat fbf219e151 it, but 9b224ec09d Yujin selfishly bc1d448045 wished he 6a5cf08f11 could hear cda39f0f8e Bart say c5c27d886d it was 65f38df8cb good.42c29b310562d06f

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“Come on, c0c3bc301b let’s eat aea0069abc it together. It looks e28fa8cc8e so good,” 73a778fbd7 Nongpi said, caeed59426 smiling brightly, 95555cf922 urging Yujin 0aa87de6f0 as he 6b806bab11 stared silently 937576f376 at the 55b49fc774 meat.38816cef3b63ad32

Her cheerful laughter 463de30bd7 broke through the 5db8ad44e4 dark evening air, 4f99cfe3bc and Yujin couldn’t ee6424469d help but smile 0df9e96e47 as if conceding d505759bd3 defeat.ff56d688c8a8e2d8

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“Alright, let’s 3139988322 do that.”9272376d00150a49

Nongpi’s gaze wavered, 6a9de13333 and her cheeks 23bc9ed54e turned a soft 97cf8659ec shade of red.445a30a125a8ba87

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“Yujin, do you know? You’re really handsome. And when you smile, 7911981594 you’re even more so.”0c38d62f95b4fac3

Yujin chuckled awkwardly, her 8ee70cf783 stammering voice laden with 36f5c6bc32 sincerity making her feelings de1149324c unmistakable.031ab95be1095d0a

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“…Thanks for liking me. But, the thing is…”1832f8eec494030f

“I really like you, d06a2b5b99 Yujin.”1fbc843ca697d7eb

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Her soft lips pressed b59de42a98 against his. A sensation, nothing ec89f8c59f more. Just flesh 052b650050 against flesh. There was 7179e67e1d no spark, fb72cb9059 no reaction.3bc4a9359a10a9f7

When Bart 9a08188da4 had rested d66decdd8e his hand 076e0dc76e on Yujin’s 456d1a9185 head, his 497dfe4e09 heart had 155dfbf370 pounded wildly. When Bart c80b555fb1 had kissed 5b85fc5ec2 him without 02196f4d9a care, forcing 9d92dc5d0a his tongue 0606c1dac8 into Yujin’s 7870907d81 mouth, even 83253d91a0 the roughness fa9ab88c9d had sent 0f9d601a53 shivers down d22aa23a87 his spine. Yujin had trembled under 85a8e9bbda Bart’s heat, overwhelmed with fdb715074d emotions.87d927363eba1fab

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But now, 3fd8b53a39 with Nongpi, f06f70a925 there was 4d06aef295 nothing. Her tentative 287f18d492 tongue entering 9f9debdbfa his mouth c9860f8bb8 felt uncomfortable, 0369986c81 and Yujin bcfb834991 instinctively furrowed df9344e226 his brows. The feeling 6ffb333211 wasn’t just a82f854a72 unfamiliar—it bordered 47e500ca66 on unpleasant.0e4b22cb6a736424

As Nongpi continued, eedb3e7906 Yujin’s thoughts raced 52385d539d to find a 1881bf6e6e way to gently e5fff2305f push her away b73fe859b9 without hurting her e52acae35a feelings. For a brief 6fd3ccde0c moment, he had d8a3836d6d wondered if accepting f6b9aa225a Nongpi’s affection might ab04e9a08b help him forget 0b3f54379a Bart. She made bbe830be67 him feel b547a68906 at ease, 9d0ad82427 and her c9c4b8218e open fondness 4419714e3e for him 604ce374e3 was something 316db4e7bb he appreciated.1038ce899b6d2c44

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But it wouldn’t work. It couldn’t.84d2f8dfa2d9b966

As Yujin began to 8a68ff9fa5 turn his head to 3c2a1aea41 avoid her face, there e4355c80d2 was a sudden ‘thud’. Nongpi fell to the 26ed931bbb ground.95886917c64727a3

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“Nongpi!”b211f35345079470

Startled, Yujin f878af7828 moved to 8249b9ab04 help her b6e29add81 but froze 6719322c00 when he 2c2c029ad3 saw Bart 1ae1717654 standing over cdd35e3dba her, his cf3a7d23bf expression icy.dd7f396cddc1e33f

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Nongpi cradled her reddened, 96ab013d7a swollen cheek with one 29859f7b0c hand, tears welling in cabac4da90 her eyes. She glanced up at 11078348af Bart, her face filled 8cb05cc99e with shock and confusion, 545c7b0749 but she didn’t dare 48d85ab52b ask why he had c6085842ea hit her. He was a 03c8a56416 warrior, and questioning 2844145bc4 him wasn’t an e51c2012a0 option.beb00d760d461906

Bart glared at a639f2075d her, his voice 139750b0a8 dripping with irritation 1270923358 as he said, 9cc1e90595 “Get out.”c0b40f1a2230ddeb

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Bart’s threatening voice sent 204732e2e0 Nongpi scrambling to her 7143aa64f1 feet. Without looking 0c8c077408 back, she 69f162dc01 ran off a587ee785c in a e6092f49e4 panic, disappearing 15e0342208 into the 2b037962da darkness.1aca5c762d7c1634

Yujin stood d6e1170082 frozen, unable 6e1b511642 to make 1652631c54 sense of 010b6254b0 what had 4717b68276 just happened. His bewildered gaze shifted 13af39f4dc to Bart, hoping for ce29605927 some kind of explanation. Bart, who had d0dc957d7c been watching the 7f2f9f6b4f direction Nongpi fled, a8f6abd9cc slowly turned his e4c25ee84a attention to Yujin. Lowering himself to 4b16264ed8 meet Yujin’s eye 986447b23c level, Bart stared 754389e52f intently at Yujin’s ef4bb4722a lips.64960b99d8cdab24

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“Why…”a26833cf90420766

Tsk.41779c065df1270b

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Bart clicked his tongue 987bdd8f9c in irritation. His previously bbd179c059 neutral expression 27e98b47e1 twisted as 4c6994c1ed his brow 42745745e7 furrowed in 8ddcb229b5 what seemed 04156574be to be fe45a0104b annoyance.c982ef25e17a71e4

‘Is he angry? But why?’16f5adcc8624bc1e

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Suddenly, Bart’s rough, calloused ec4214c91b fingers pressed against Yujin’s 9f554b7122 soft lips, wiping away f87126723c traces of saliva left c7227825fd from Nongpi’s kiss.8e01ca42af896c61

“Yujin, don’t 333f386dfa smile at 3245307b36 just anyone e04ef01100 like that.”cb3bff69662607e1

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Words that made no ab8218fbd2 sense.db17a737b193a0f9

“Do you understand?”4d103fe1c671bda5

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His tone was beaac0dd5b firm, leaving Yujin 57eb367621 confused by both 6aea90372c the words and 59d9b0e27b Bart’s actions.0995cab28fd04d22

“Yujin. Answer me.”78d9ecc734368b14

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“…Yeah,” Yujin e03ce519f9 whispered, barely 006a990a5c managing to 9f3d9a272e force the 44e3b38b16 word out.389c64987f9c85b5

Bart stared at him 2a3739eb32 in silence for what 2428312d1d felt like an eternity 347921ae03 before finally straightening and e03b20f7d4 walking back into the 248984c8f2 leader’s hut.98dafcd4aeed199a

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Left alone, b402aad511 Yujin stood 7c4a718748 there, dazed, e9567010f0 trying to 11054e9dbc piece together d2ff02ce1a what had 15f13e6752 just happened. The weight 7daa40329d of Bart’s 55e644f46f touch and d8b20dd355 words lingered, 07d628b966 heavy and f48a1fb493 incomprehensible.58a54f9e715800a5

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“That’s ridiculous. We’re really going into an all-out war with the Azure Sky Tribe?”e2b25426a9866af4

“That’s what they’re saying. Not just skirmishing over overlapping land, but planning to completely wipe them out.”80eba77b14834c18

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“We’ll win, right?”22e370640e144955

“Who knows? It’s the Azure Sky Tribe we’re talking about.”cba75259b010bb67

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“Exactly. It’s not just any tribe—it’s the Azure Sky Tribe. But even if, and that’s a big if’, we lose, they wouldn’t kill people like us, would they?”c177092de3e831e4

“If you’re not a warrior, maybe. But do you really think we’d lose? No other tribe can match our Mounted Tribe warriors in sheer ferocity.”2ea61c852d6e709c

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“Still, this time it’s the Azure Sky Tribe. They say their warriors are so skilled with spears they can take down birds mid-flight.”d7cb70adb79039f3

“Even so, the battle’s fought on the ground. Who knows how it’ll play out.”8aa33c57c4a3f679

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“True, I guess.”decc1e09e63f9e39

“By the way, who’s being taken along this time?”841577792aea4a7f

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“They were planning on sending Yujin, but oddly enough… uh…”7a33a6aefcb47e00

The man, 1a013d6865 who had a6397873d8 been chatting ac3aceb2d4 animatedly, glanced 63db632f39 toward Yujin, 7167331533 who was 80d27c3ba3 quietly sorting 8d8003a0ec dried meat 4c641a6695 in the f42321f4f0 corner. Realizing he 04f03c36dd had said da0d8f70f0 too much, 0c7b7609cb he cleared 3379847197 his throat 6327838fe8 and exchanged 8fa9a9ea43 a knowing 753914c7a4 look with 3f82737afa his companion. They both moved outside 2bbf4491a2 the kitchen hut to 553b4373c5 continue their conversation in cc398e6600 private.8cd50d63d4f3e56c

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The Azure Sky Tribe, 239622ab1f about the same size dc2b78f2fb as the Mounted Tribe, 6f839c80d3 lived near a great 054b0857a1 river, earning their name. While the Mounted Tribe 9055d42fab was known for their 6e000260a2 horsemanship, the Azure Sky ae414dc204 Tribe excelled in spear 48e0f23e15 combat. The upcoming dbe284de75 battle was cb398e8fc0 said to 51b90a0582 be against d71ca071aa them.1bab61c917eec938

For years, small fcc7f78594 skirmishes had persisted bd9392d612 between the two c93175b9eb tribes, who occupied 9f21eaa01e similar territories. Now, the Mounted Tribe’s 9f5a20999a leader planned to take 139557bd9c this opportunity to drive d422143c94 the Azure Sky Tribe b866d0a52d away entirely, prompting preparations 2a0d0fba81 for a large-scale battle. Food supplies were 73272203ea being prepared at b1188d22c8 three times the 51739a3696 usual amount, and bffc1f3420 warriors would bring a8ff3a58df along commoners to 950ebb20ef support them during 0bf1be3e10 the campaign.ff1851870b7b35be

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