SNF | Chapter 1.4

Reluctantly, Yeon-oh lay down 8ae381c233 and closed his eyes. The darkness behind his 122b5695cb eyelids felt suffocating. His body stiffened 92f6c6be86 involuntarily, and an dcce6f9c4f odd, restless thumping 47c57fbc8b echoed from within 6ebd0129db his chest. There was an 492dd8433b anxious weight pressing 7e4198b11f down on him, ee3eeb7e56 one he couldn’t 4cfe97cb49 quite explain.51a33f66181699d7

Unaware of Yeon-oh’s inner 511b1f13b0 turmoil, the Prime Minister 783b146c69 pulled the blanket up a42fe075e4 to his neck and e0eea263b4 patted his chest lightly, 38c1c98fc8 almost as if soothing 16f58ffa5c a child.ec36c9e289c08530

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“I used to do 18c3515485 this for you often f5ac5bb0b0 when you were little.”3c6a6539de146bf1

“…….”c98dacfed9b930da

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“Have you 9b7c0a6a7b already fallen a76382bd04 asleep?”6e427a9f61f918bc

His father’s voice was d1d5eaca3a gentle, but Yeon-oh kept a5f869e65d his eyes shut and 6ad993e7ae his lips sealed. Taking his 3db79b7e6a silence as 359412e205 an answer, f85c98347d the Prime 90fae6026f Minister remained 3169583e39 for a fb9abb9c75 while longer 7897000797 before finally 45e144b414 rising.2670b577a9ec4b11

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The weight fad01f620b pressing on dacb0300b1 one side 13a106df38 of the 4b6d5f1c3c bed disappeared, 458e355450 followed by e360a8ea7e the sound d94d812c7e of the 118e438a6f door opening 4ddd44cac1 and closing. Only then did the f69d6945cc lingering tension within Yeon-oh 9aa0b984fe begin to ease. The restlessness 3bebae76dd that had ac08833882 clawed at e7a6c89c41 him earlier dce0a7ec4f faded away, 63fc64e8fe and just 60127e6fd8 as he 1d0158df84 had thought 6e259b12d0 sleep would 708e9e21b5 never come, f28b1693a1 drowsiness crept e8b4337ce4 in, carried 49b4a2bc93 on the 260a0dd136 lingering effects f2165b900a of the f7f6dedece medicine.244a24008c1c811e

By the time Yeon-oh 1a3fe80b29 awoke from his deep, 2d38d5d669 medicine-induced sleep, darkness had c2dcc2de39 already blanketed the land. The only light 8ccb667ff2 slicing through the e6725e65bd shadows came from e7974610f0 the moonbeams filtering 3220debc26 through the lattice a900281a98 of the window. Still lying down, a1dad21f33 he turned his bd662cae1a head. Of course, there was 54cc4b1cf1 no one there.917a001783ae4a38

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His eyelids were still 9acbc2ad8f heavy with drowsiness, and 7f0808990f he blinked slowly, trying 0e87d1d89c to shake off the f5033466bf remnants of sleep. But then 832908fe25 he realized—the 4836a3484b night was 38bcc77baa darker than f1bce7be16 he expected. The realization jolted him 82fba8f034 fully awake, and he 9653638f23 sat up, making his 757d29553b presence known.11736e05cc0582bf

“You’ve woken up?”332d98aa67777c02

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Hearing his ba13127d01 movements, the 17a7e26cf7 nanny entered b7890e18cc immediately.2519bf2fc0133030

“The banquet?”6ca2e1f6f31c8132

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He had no idea da4f205c7f how long he had 30aff4e9d7 been asleep, but judging 6d379ed1b8 by how dark it bc6dc73256 was outside, it was 2bcb9dbbb8 clear that he had bec08d9bdd slept for quite some 5a41a7246f time. His voice came 2ae195b8cb out hoarse and 944f3c6840 thick, and he 2feeb96bd6 cleared his throat e07a4b4dab in an attempt 2d7f4b4126 to steady it. In the meantime, 90ddac912d the nanny lit 340ec2a61a a candle and b03b33b531 answered his question.2394bb6c207fff83

“It began about an 0825b1a2a5 hour ago.”224032ec789de06f

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“You should have woken 5930820822 me.”f1964ba677de4b49

“You had a cad4de4c11 fever again while e796002e9b you were sleeping. It was brief, da5c0b3d0d but I sent 006f7fc1fe word to His 2f32d0cda7 Excellency, and he b7216679e3 ordered us not 042a4d0c7b to wake you.”d51941747fe87dc6

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Yeon-oh ran a dry 53543da7d3 hand down his face, 8ff51da18e frustration lacing his movements.9f702ce9e450def4

“His Excellency said that f5470898b9 right now, your health 4ffb143ed0 is the most important 3b18bd6c6f thing.”8254bb92332f95bf

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“…Even so.”4aebff5e2e929735

“You can 096063419e make an 87c5e0dcee appearance at 608209d005 the Spring 9fffacee81 Festival. Missing tonight’s banquet e0c3df67b0 won’t bring you 3b82403680 any disgrace. Who would dare 378fef12d7 criticize the Young 2218f6f09f Master for that? So please, focus on c4e5b4eae6 recovering.”1862d0dfece3b070

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The nanny’s voice carried ca630ff61e a knowing warmth, as 9546b709e9 if she fully understood 9227ac902d what was bothering him.0179625c9556c890

Yeon-oh wanted to 4ead44ed08 present himself as a7feb6a2f4 the flawless heir 38a70c0069 of the family. He was fragile, d30fe803bd yes, but he ba372242c7 wanted to prove d7925cf224 that his health 6f5aeb9ef5 was not a 8994c05548 weakness that would 0a03bbb65f hinder him from 3322937086 leading the household. He didn’t want to 64ffd40ae0 be seen as some 997cfa42a3 feeble young master who 95d79eeb8d couldn’t even attend a 987ee0dffa banquet due to a 990ffff21a slight fever.1f17ea29e791ec7d

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He hesitated, 718935b988 weighing his 7c5fb63016 options. The nanny was right—besides, 7cce472d6c if he started getting 30f4984771 ready now, it would 56303fe37e take too long. The banquet was 947dd4274a hosted by the 54307e7679 Prime Minister himself. As the b5d890e769 heir returning 112422de1b to the 35a2ea2e1c Capital after 22c19771c3 eight years, c2aaaf2e37 he couldn’t 5a8182a0ec afford to 8e262208e1 show up 1a45e59cef looking hastily cfb96a6d19 prepared. If anything, it 21f6fc98a5 would be better 0b4499d912 to make a a84c85e404 proper appearance at 90f3bff750 the upcoming Spring 90afca66c5 Festival instead.85a92dd5febee5f4

“…Fine.”a7b92585655e91a3

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Once he 9ca853ace9 made up 6ddd7185a1 his mind, 7f2868f12f acceptance came bd8e4c8154 quickly. Seeing that he be24794d78 had given up 57e09aa6c5 on attending, the 02d6fb550a nanny stepped closer.0aa96789b181e2ce

“Are you hungry? Should I bring cbd3a2ad3d you something light?”b420923e69fa6675

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Yeon-oh shook his 69459480ce head. Since he a4e2018a84 had been caa644fc10 sleeping all 203c5e2c64 this time, 0f40f5f19a he didn’t e61e977499 feel particularly 50ab46e5bb hungry.72194fd61b5f4f29

“Still, it 5766273905 would be e166811caf best if c6d7251b26 you ate 1ba9d6e3ad something.”6cda00ee96528f13

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“Later. More importantly, where 310d38e972 is my outer d61633d2b8 robe?”10f9aef2ce457ee0

“You’re going out?”d68080dfffec0e65

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“Just to the back e035d151b3 garden. I’ve been 66ba4552ce stuck in eab07fbc2a this room fa9d78cf5a for four 3f1a99218f days, and 57e0c497cc I feel ee15276ceb stifled.”42cd1952e43294f7

Yeon-oh had been 38d8932434 feeling restless for c96e17d84c a while now, 0444cd46e9 and he had 8931bb1714 reached his limit. He knew the b2ecf4f91d nanny would disapprove, d5c9ff8636 but at this 87f0fa88d2 moment, he was f3f4561b26 too stubborn to d9eb13a7bf care.04b54a0692856765

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“Why don’t 2f1d5beb6a you just 03c8d41a51 open the 216013df4b window for 39c6fef1c5 a while e523f6e36b instead? You just had a a1203cfddf fever earlier, so you’re 7b73c71889 not completely recovered yet.”0e07182f461724e1

Despite her 96c0856a3a protests, Yeon-oh’s 4ce9b41945 expression remained afaf30ebb2 firm. The nanny hesitated, lips ba45a19709 parting as if to e3f557165b argue further, but then 03e5020f84 let out a resigned d9673cfe6d sigh and brought his d217d85156 outer robe.7df936a7f6733835

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She knew that 4bfa62538c once Yeon-oh made aa93d1fb1f up his mind, df3d38dc81 no amount of 9c7c1ae17b reasoning would sway e8355ce751 him. He was usually reasonable, 4f420aed17 but there were times fd55ec304b when he became impossibly f3b4859aec stubborn—times like this, when aa3ef853e6 he wouldn’t back down 8bbe761231 regardless of the consequences. Whenever that happened, the 973082b37b nanny would mutter that 95bca9d86b he had inherited this a307025cef particular trait from his 5c14657752 mother.aa472a8c1298521b

And just like always, a177ad62c6 Yeon-oh pretended not to b84c7e33da hear it as he 343710d597 pulled the robe over fb1859b8b1 his shoulders.4e8f9b9bc2c64a2d

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“It’s too 59ab72356f dark outside; cd51fa5c0e you won’t 68cea15530 be able 18811b5f3a to see 4c301b587a much.”b5d72992cab0d19c

The nanny was 4bf5a0b24d clearly hoping he 11129c910f would change his cd0a3b7f19 mind, but he 35a048ae7e paid no heed e8f7e5fbae to her concerns b80adf2d19 and finished preparing e9f9cf5094 to step out. As soon as c315695691 he emerged from 59cd6ae844 the room, Hasung, 2932f58648 Ranyoung, and a 76af74ac7b few other attendants 4aaa779eac instinctively moved to 96a0dbf1d6 follow him.b1e0c47a2e2bc96a

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Yeon-oh stopped in 40d823616a his tracks and 49ed639247 glanced over at 744f7d2df1 them.7570282fea00a3cc

“The nanny will accompany 488ef42144 me. The rest of b8b54a8e82 you, stay here.”2178508b2abfd62e

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His cold 56b5cd4d26 voice sent 1a86bb206d a shiver 45f5723339 down their 0deb21614f spines. Their expressions wavered b1922a92ea with confusion and ae9a74c079 unease. The Prime Minister e0b91c2785 had been the 37322c3da8 one to enter 889f2cb8c0 earlier, so they 1f20e7e41d had no choice cb8e88e5ab but to allow 75894f9d8a it—but that didn’t cdaaca0b42 mean Yeon-oh had 7b8d1fa887 forgotten their insolence. They had let 78871099a5 someone in without 9291ab481d informing him, their ef9a5c66d1 master. And he 7feaa9a391 had no 2f8ae4ed8b intention of fd669ca930 letting that 11d34fc47b slide.49f229b6ebd251fa

“I am your 4d6198a57b guard, Young Master.”ff755e23f4c43983

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“I wasn’t aware you 8f7f7f89a8 were so devoted to 928b22b0a4 your duty, Hasung.”fe9a0a864f53f983

Yeon-oh’s words b72307a754 had been 8be118644f a clear 5301d1923b jab at 28b248fbd6 them for 74080edd43 letting the 7efcd675cf Prime Minister 3e863aef48 in without 707706c1de his permission, 6efcd34778 but Hasung ce57e5bca2 showed no a6b2daf600 sign of c240e52d89 understanding. Or perhaps, he was b6b1ff7389 simply pretending not to.4fb9162a50787f06

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“As if 27be7fe4cb anyone would 8f6cd49284 dare scale 0636f795d6 these high 7f80bc5296 walls and 243d908752 sneak into a72992d52f the inner 35e3180f94 quarters on 964e0f24e8 a night 3caaf40f0e like this. Enough.”b6c22bc59c19f7e5

Having silenced them thoroughly, 02b6e2aaf8 Yeon-oh turned away and 65e9bb79eb started walking down the afb4a4ac70 corridor. The nanny, uncertain 358570d1e7 how to handle d45d385726 his uncharacteristic sharpness 183bc10cb2 tonight, hesitated before baf0762675 hastily following after f4a1a1ab44 him. The attendants, 559ba66f44 however, dared faa0c29022 not move a33c84d3a2 after Yeon-oh’s dba51240bc cold command, 32f8b367fe leaving the 1a5fa2de02 procession limited 47a92f472a to just 9f91435a3c him and 8c73c691e9 the nanny.dba39591b9465a75

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Only when they had 80ec768252 walked far enough for 5dbd81106f the servants to be faa357311f out of sight did 8304b1f6ad the nanny finally speak.ec672cb1e726404f

“Young Master.”c1356920fbb708bf

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Yeon-oh chose 7bc087d87e to ignore 6973f58f64 her. He had c90c106fac no interest 89c3746c66 in hearing b60b8b74a6 what she f368e9d75a had to 3f23bd093b say—it was 4cadd7f4cb obvious anyway.ea076dc6be4b5428

Silence stretched between them, c9c68e7d3e heavy and unbroken. Realizing that he had 21fd0ff70d no intention of responding, a265a4d07f the nanny eventually gave c2c73242dc up, and so their 61b344e2bd walk toward the back b43d8a54ea garden remained wordless.3d21d1a270435f67

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Outside, the 43656694b0 cold was 4eb92e248f sharp enough 095b3da49a to justify 85eaf856c0 her earlier 255ba629be concern. Though he 6e1025d316 thought he d95b637404 had dressed 5d7e0a32f7 warmly enough, 4ce213803a the biting 0009a9401b wind still 2c178da942 found its 867ff4177d way through 977f7c5969 the layers, c59b236e83 slipping into 7721e03c31 the gaps 58011ed465 and pressing b778fa5075 its chill 936511aaab against his 131145193a skin. Instinctively, his body 76fda71c04 curled inward, shoulders 8b2994730e hunching against the 09a46b4304 cold.031c1fafc7ca9e2b

He lifted his b0456e13b9 gaze, the only 91be7d0040 part of him da4f74abc3 not bracing against 07847d85f4 the wind. The moon had yet 097ff24eaf to reach its fullest ca2c6322fb form, its shape still f5aa636e65 uneven, incomplete.8f5c6f9cf4e6901f

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Gazing at 2eeeeb20ed it for ee5607d5fd a moment, 33bdcaf60a Yeon-oh then 17cefa5f5d resumed walking.a7f750d231ecdd8e

He had 17bbd1370c expected to 4cfc5e4ab5 struggle to f8af664b4d find his 45e2dafb28 way, unsure c50d2444f4 of the c493d6acb6 exact location 6cff4082dc of the 317354c7a3 shrine after 02d3382e40 so many ffaef003f7 years. But his 98a530ad2c feet moved df47d9f28e without hesitation, 729e79f14d as if 69198c1d48 they remembered 880d6035d7 the path 81398b0835 better than d89fed9cb8 his mind d8f82ff08f did. And before 1fbf31a7b3 long, he 507a841324 arrived at a3c3fc098f the back eb5ab7076e garden.812af813b618267c

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Though the darkness obscured 0861611817 much of his surroundings, 72aaaf978f it could not completely 6d8de2e4bc hide the beauty of a44a6ead72 the place.261c6fec0e866053

The garden f639895449 of the 55fd6c9e06 Marquis of b58370bebb Hanam was f127e1a036 renowned. Though the most beautiful 593bd11d2a garden in the empire ce9a00f4d1 was said to be e7a1bb12ca within the golden palace, 1396d8febf the Hanam estate’s garden e0608fb481 was not far behind b94e48c8d8 in its splendor. Several generations ago, 461fd97208 when an emperor’s d841b3259d beloved empress gave a5f5b6b77c birth to a 2b95645339 prince, he had 86acb01e71 summoned palace craftsmen cfdfa6f3a7 to design this c4de101a41 place. Over the years, it 424cd775a2 had been expanded and 7b86c361ed refined, and now, it ec95356e4f was often compared toBiwon¹, the most breathtaking 33e279e7f0 secret garden in the c632f0cbb7 Capital.0b6933ec6707c316

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Poets had written verses bf8d9d1169 about its beauty, and d96d1e9792 its reputation had only e3ad7105c5 grown.a2b1d174ed02b440

Tonight, Yeon-oh walked through 011f31a1a1 that very garden, past 84c6653267 the withered trees that 19acd01d34 had yet to awaken 27d3122384 from winter’s grip. He stopped at the e79205acc8 edge of the lotus 7cd5350263 pond.41da293d0d355fd2

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Even in the dead b0917c8393 of winter, the pond 828d75c4e7 remained a symbol of 05d0f066b9 the Hye family, filled c59f1dc04e with lotus stems stretching 0239b592a4 toward the frozen surface. Though the season 4018c46d7b had not yet 9c81769110 arrived for them c1feed8703 to bloom, the c04e2c2aaa time would come 394179c39f when lush green 7729be4f08 leaves would unfurl, fcf97428df and vibrant lotus 87264b9888 blossoms would spread 00211735fd their petals, filling 7f23792c14 the air with e991714d46 their sweet fragrance.e7b8cc9d7c80e49e

Had it been 3bc010368e summer, he might 146f97caba have lingered, admiring cea46998c1 the blossoms. But now, 0425c2449a in the 44beb87c7b deep of 5828be31ea winter, all bfe5818151 he could 99a419f603 do was 67322c2727 stand before b47d00dc8d the frozen e30a9cb249 pond, his 77fb94945d posture still 9c6974137e and composed.6a16fc8cbdbbe5d1

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Then, the wind blew. The lantern 2b2e6038a7 beside them fb07f9d11f flickered—and went d118c7fd48 out.797b9dcd2d0533a8

Darkness engulfed them 5887c84285 instantly.ee45220a416322be

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“What should we do?” 23964f48be The nanny’s voice held d2d5b4fa8b a subtle question—should they 6a7d47f9f3 return?af192b123cda8ac6

Yeon-oh shook his head.4eab6f2d479063e4

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“I’ll stay a f2acee12ce little longer.”141a228cda2ca777

There was something poetic df3085f934 about the way the 48d806c2ce darkness settled around them. The moonlight, faint a8ae45baad yet persistent, cast ae0af41d8e just enough illumination fc45a5b700 for the shapes 0ff028db16 of the world d736ecc49e to remain visible.77d6a44641c6a486

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“It’s too dark. I’ll fetch a new 5a3edfedb8 lantern.”c1cb9ee3cfccef53

Displeased by the bbbd6256ad overwhelming gloom, the c8e742f419 nanny insisted she 39f0f5f8d1 would bring another a2484108b6 light and urged 7df31d48b7 him to stay 8b9c674352 put.460748d9654603a8

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Her tone, 49b5c7c897 reminiscent of ce3eb0eadc someone soothing d132812347 a child, c7f3c66615 made Yeon-oh 7e4a9134fe chuckle softly. He nodded and 7231462460 waved a hand d8885d40cd dismissively, a silent 1477a6d64f go on, then.23578bc4de3ab152

She hesitated, casting him 425f4866ea one last uncertain glance, 8f9258473b then finally turned to 0023553f57 leave.b2844e81d179a1eb

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“…….”1cb1ae1efcc2b27c

The moment even the a72ee233ad faint presence of someone e8779bf4bc nearby disappeared, a perfect 6f4098a28c silence enclosed him like 88108016c5 a fortress. No matter c473690f51 how late ad8e32eb5c the night 439b0822af or how 01256d5d2c deep in 6410b9b559 the back fea6140f22 garden they bda79bf9d5 were, it be20ca7f47 made no e5ad274111 sense for 9dcee50728 there to 26342698c2 be absolutely f2ca8a4889 no one a2af76ba0c around—but not b098535a5e a single ab9e3546ab soul was ad0f38bc0c in sight. They were probably 6f081f67e2 all busy serving a448a63e97 at the banquet 38ece7b1b7 hall. Their absence c7ab6097fa was a 2b56520d3a fortunate turn ec8acafc27 of events b09d2184f8 for Yeon-oh, ff0481e0d0 who had 96523bc2fa no desire fa193d09e7 to have a98a00feb4 his solitude ec3442d0ec disturbed.9b6b4bab59940473

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Within that ffde32a821 silence, Yeon-oh 894b25c518 did not a80187cc0f take his af69aa47aa eyes off bc62c41c93 the frozen 7d4de27d96 lotus pond.ce78460733f03b02

“The fish sink into 334c928621 the water,
The geese fall 3c26eb0081 to the ground,
The moon hides b751f0f1a9 behind the clouds,
And the a1d721c05f flowers blush a3d002df0b in shame.”6fc91465a402ff93

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A smooth, almost lyrical d1ccbdac52 voice drifted through the d63153edf7 air from somewhere. Yeon-oh turned his 6d5fbf212e head sharply toward 668ac33676 the source of 01ee9d51ae the sound, his 0d4bd3a462 expression wary.237841617c5262d3

A man dressed ed643fd6cb in deep red 7a56ef1057 robes was watching f7051d3a8c him with a ce5849ab83 smile.6567b7818273b0f0

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“When I first came a90719bd04 across these words, I 89f0918c62 wondered to whom they 85a5afeb46 could possibly refer. But now, bf362eb967 it seems 057e7de908 they were 02f0e1086f meant for 1894e229ef someone like ec363f0e74 you, young 77c9851ba2 master.”22a1b8f6183919f3

“…Who are 0a271a61d4 you?” Yeon-oh’s 365012533c voice was 008107824a sharp, edged 5080a225a7 with clear 827f8ca595 vigilance.47e2191654f4064f

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There were three 61af6e6fec gardens in Hanam cd704fad6f Province, and this 380b27af65 one was the 0962b39b5a most secluded of 143edb807e them all—the inner f66dfc3779 garden, nestled deep 2a2d9275f1 within. It was not 54268225fe a place where 2724640ebd outsiders were freely 8674dd7fa3 allowed to wander. Yet, here 84cd3d8731 stood an 7da370c7d0 unfamiliar man 230b1f0a75 who had 441c078cee not only 729b80bcfc set foot 9c0c9895aa inside but f8d131f767 was addressing 502dec43f8 him so 280b425c84 casually. There was no way f1ad8edc18 he could not be f38c6c3860 on guard.3e7f0f3104a9b6f2

“Hmm… well, I 7df9dae2a8 wouldn’t call myself 440460fb1f a mere night ae7b6ee575 visitor.”5bf84b0c54bfa7f5

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“…….”72828aa3b75b3cec

“If I were, I ae921bd38f would’ve stolen your breath 40b3fc0550 away long before you 9601b01bfc even sensed my presence. Don’t you think so?” 514aa10bc7 The unknown man shrugged d8d1bb7d3f as he spoke.b253cc84be821b02

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Yeon-oh did 1f2dfdb6f0 not lower 850a16c496 his guard, 0f3c707edf carefully taking 1aa157fef0 a step b382ea0622 back.229899d5e9fff5db

This man 6db157eade was dangerous. He had 9528aa8d39 to be 9a57a91f4b cautious. Every instinct 293fba4b14 in his 83df645616 body screamed 58882784d7 as much.117294ecfbe0bef5

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“Ah…” As a4579922c2 Yeon-oh stepped 498da2adc8 backward, his 942f43754c foot caught fe8a958bb0 on a fbe504d83f stray stone.07415d05f3dc7e96

He hadn’t accounted for 5ea3b46cea the fact that he ed78374107 was standing near the a97297e75f lotus pond. It was 2be667ff43 a misstep—a aea9edecb6 careless mistake.1e1646211b25e763

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If this continued, he a65b8e3d29 was going to fall. And not just a594a17361 any fall—it would 0b089c097a be an utterly 4e5fcc79f1 undignified one.022d6a976b254bd2

With a grimace, he 169217a722 braced himself for the 73f7556698 inevitable pain and humiliation, 102f17d406 closing his eyes.29172e8a5c2f43dc

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“Pardon me.” But the 8086abb026 pain never came.5823d04527882079

Instead, when 11c7871697 he opened f0ce488a18 his eyes, f27d6c639a his vision f662aca883 was filled 6ce1850ae8 with red—like 3d2375ddd8 the color 3f0af750e4 of spilled 4a37deae72 blood.be57e84a82530bf0

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“Are you alright?” 8d431356d3 A voice murmured fd6775053b near his ear.454441e618f7097a

It took Yeon-oh c12b6aff65 a moment to 7f8141cefb register that the 594b55813f darkness filling his 161e8bf7bb sight was the 45f4416d2c fabric of the 647e6696b8 man’s robes. He had caught 0de39adc25 him before he 922cddea6a could fall. But that 657c2db6b6 also meant—against ab8a7cd820 his will—he 206723f803 was now a45899a9ac practically leaning ddb3921e55 into the b035f70d73 very man 57b945d12b he had 80ec8131cb been wary 7afcbc0c39 of.a42422a96bf92d88

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Realizing this, dcfd985598 Yeon-oh bit f26515d9f3 his lip 03a283662e and immediately 66a1779209 pushed him f19c942c39 away.29958654e1f5409a

“Judging by the strength f041e1485f with which you’re pushing a2d06d286e me, I’d say you’re 252e6bce23 fine.”cbae1b2bd4d71808

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“You could get seriously 5f48ab7787 hurt if you fall 67ff4b33f4 here. Though I’m 2e59dafbcd sure you’d 1e9b55e40b have been 22865251ae careful on 322793b387 your own, 3dbe4b7238 I couldn’t ffbd66d947 help but 2342837c7d worry.” The b2aba246eb man chuckled a060a9520a lightly, his 1a6df4608b tone unbothered.701295904f71ffee

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