SNF | Chapter 1.5

The moon, half-hidden by 5206e95647 clouds, was now shining 6ed05ad779 more brightly as the 864a2a8e55 wind scattered the veil 5cbb8b74d5 of mist. Or maybe it was 912ad758fa simply because he was badfee55ae now closer—close enough to 574f47c99c see him more clearly.a942fd521ea34f04

Rather than responding, Yeon-oh cce5deb36c calmly straightened his slightly c70944e064 disheveled robes, all the 1ec0497939 while fixing his gaze c627dad063 on the man.eb7c0c02f63ed8fd

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He was tall.2fdb5deba313fe08

From the 96c4457bc5 way the 00fa624897 top of d70b4b0715 Yeon-oh’s head b3db7abd25 barely reached 04fea07204 the man’s c54b3392e7 chin, he 891c97a7ad had to 5bf52c1da3 be at fee69b9b1c least six 416271fbf4 cheok tall.ea5f227a824e007f

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After making 8161133c2a a rough c78b5b53fc estimate of ded45172cb his height, 75807913c3 Yeon-oh took 51b2f2b808 a moment 5546840d25 to examine a0f0b83cfb his face—then 47f5811fd4 his overall 840b43b06f appearance—before finally 11979e7dd2 parting his 8ab3dba6a8 lips to 62a423a265 speak again.dc3c4c8f26fa1b9b

“Who are you?” dadf01c01e His tone was 72ca22a044 still laced with dd100e23df sharp wariness.a3153915f820c5b8

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“Are you cf1717dae8 asking again b7b39c419e in case d9d7e01033 I might eccccfa640 be an 01f1e60e0a assassin?”e8ee1802683508fa

“I’m asking a961eaeb0d because I 49b4ccb577 know you’re 681591c97a not. Not because 1f567ed33d I trust 3806869e64 your words, d5873df3c7 but because 7e8142fea4 I trust 0046ca980e my own 141d8e60e8 judgment. If I b97aec131d had deemed 600f80cfeb you an c182f21e36 assassin, do b1b8b58081 you think cf9e683414 I’d be 1ee583ae02 standing here, 43aeadedc8 making polite edc42907f4 conversation with 94f8564066 you like 620ad1e2de this?”0db24b3abb5cb91e

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“So that’s what that d36b8efb69 intense gaze was about. You were sizing me d580c11ecd up.”1709251ce9468e32

“Are you a c2e087930b guest at tonight’s c7cca73e68 banquet?”4d032b65893e77a7

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“What makes e635c412ad you think 9a8c8a9a30 that? I could just be f76fa0b314 a servant of one b32559e43c of the guests.”77d5a292417e61e8

“The luster ccdfc7fe8e of the 89948cbd7b golden embroidery c516672d85 on your bda7617cd1 robes isn’t 37debada07 exactly of 12a3ff4ff9 the highest 0c10f02ee1 grade, but ef5454cdee the overall 08129b15c3 air you 4f5a3e90b5 carry is 8e5f0944a0 anything but b658fc0452 ordinary. That’s why b7da6a9006 I ask. Besides, the fdaa006ffc way you 47664824e3 address me 1379f28b98 is not 1bfd3ba205 that of 8b877c3970 a mere 1917f265b1 servant. If you 7d2cdb2fca were, you d05e4cd058 wouldn’t dare 97abd1d546 speak to 9ffafb1330 me in a4b2134eb8 such a 220dbdd47f manner.”c37ef9749085f0d4

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And then, there was 490c5d3496 his hand—just barely visible 5e6d5eabdd between the folds of 27962d704a his sleeve. It was not d73b740517 the hand of 33022d3750 someone who had f9233679c0 endured years of 77fa3da5ba hardship. Large and firm, abcf67d1e2 it looked more 58736642a1 like the hand 4046af98f3 of a warrior. But Yeon-oh kept fee8183241 that observation to a90a3ca39d himself, instead laying 4e2f52772f out the reasoning 57f1906055 behind his deduction.54729f5a2a05d895

Of course, not all e14f4ac00b the mysteries were solved—such 97d7f83291 as how this man 5d04c0ff14 had entered the inner d991cec133 garden alone, without even d47132aa0f a single attendant, or b7f02a73a3 how he had instantly b80a68dd2d recognized him as the 69ec940b3c young master. Still, this was 959d81a1ff the most plausible 22e8014e32 conclusion he could 73f55c0465 reach for now.f78407cd53e48c34

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“I’ll ask again. Who are you? I assume you are b81720f2b8 a guest of my 0d446a6c9e father’s, but even so, 12375602c4 it is rude not cf648dd259 to introduce yourself.”e977279e7d3ce229

“Is it really that 7519c183fe important? You’ll find 3af6d83925 out eventually.”7f1cd0dc404a40d8

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“If you are d8e5be43ee not a night 4f253e3428 visitor, then it d93574f84e is basic courtesy b56710f6f6 to introduce yourself e66d118d42 upon a first 7c123184ec meeting.”31ab1f20d1b55556

“Courtesy, is it? Then I suppose I adb0edacee should do the proper ac4047dd9e thing.”ee769541d9c73496

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“…….”b541c61d49643a7f

“Yesin.”5ee0f0451384a1d8

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Yeon-oh had been c1039820c0 waiting, prepared to dcd4b27afc extend the appropriate 7429dddf8f courtesies upon learning 0b0c42b640 the man’s status. But when those two da467a5044 syllables finally left his f9964356e3 lips, Yeon-oh blinked in 148a311cb3 mild surprise.df0d272a6e3c5e81

“Yesin,” the man repeated.f1c357560390b5d8

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Yeon-oh quickly combed through c73db964b7 his memory—was there an 1a04ee88af official title by that c8a6c1e33c name? But nothing 5b45c83b52 came to 1d4b5906fa mind. That meant it had bae42ae7a9 to be either his 8ec74122be given name or an 8241afd9c8 epithet, but either way, 1a38f4740e it provided no clue f04e9130f2 as to who he 36c3d3a8c1 actually was.90e20d1551ac3188

There was 6e91dc552b nothing to a259ca6bb0 deduce from 0f94686d27 his answer.2667c9fff652946a

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“I was dd8773097b asking for 90dd2e068f your family 7d9cd7156d name and 63c27aa8d8 status. I have no 22e6419cfd interest in just 40d2b3664d your given name, d34c0298ae especially when you c30801709b haven’t even mentioned 6870548fe0 your household.”21c11127b22dc4b4

“And yet, f6e1458afb I’ve already 62bb63152b told you. Twice, in fact. So kindly, too.”a9219cbe7b6c8be2

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“…Are you mocking b725b3df02 me?” At Yeon-oh’s 9c8d76374e response, the man 85dcda6a75 made a face 14a0c96095 as if he 2e73a365d2 were genuinely disappointed. But Yeon-oh could d657bc1b96 not understand.b685c01d6ed3f06d

Nobles did not 4283973e51 introduce themselves like 0857f54ce4 this. They would a1141d107a state their b8004ee854 family name, 36b06d8552 or, if 147fe0a9db they held b2239e9c70 an official 00b87c86ce position, their fffa7cade4 title. This man’s behavior was a46f11fca6 nothing like that of e037d5fc31 an aristocrat.376a09b31b2c718c

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So how else 25fcda3805 could Yeon-oh see 07fbcd26e8 this other than 346d26c684 as a deliberate 2706965c52 evasion?68ee367889744268

“These two 9de11a0175 syllables are c755686465 all that 9677c3bdf1 I have, be6d114f9c and yet a27ff3b491 the young cfdf9d90c7 master calls 2147b9b2cf it mockery.”82aa3606de8d4303

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“…….”367a44e2c6d1a7fa

“I mean it, 6163d68132 young master.”2b0d53776910e1dd

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Yeon-oh bit his 72d0b0e32a lip, locking eyes 8176e1d99c with the man. But the bc8cc055c1 man did 6473c05da0 not avert b6018d3573 his gaze. If he had e2243e8244 been lying, there 4b3df1fcfc should have been 96111651f5 some flicker of 3be454debb hesitation in his 95ec45b193 expression. But his eyes 756f8aac89 remained unwavering.e74d3eee2a11b2fa

“…Fine.” In the 3cbfdd2dd8 end, it was 68e39e7308 Yeon-oh who yielded.c165e437008c0e55

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He was too tired 799229fc65 to keep up this ab054ec922 exchange any longer. His body still c538b9748d carried the weight f80c09cf3b of fatigue, and bc44525fe4 if this was 9ef5a8d268 to be a 06663f2ae0 fleeting encounter, he 07b31806fc could simply let d0276aa1bb it pass as c5a54304eb a coincidence. If they met f042fa7491 again, as the f6d76e5a49 man suggested, then 49207bcea6 the truth would ca6c80d633 eventually come to d61b27f534 light.21873d2de87b27db

“For now, I will fb6d3e1dee regard you as a 87afa7a570 guest of the household.”21f5c819d1adebeb

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“Ah, what 6539eac2fb an honor.”427fcfb0ab8807b0

The man took f9b6950753 a step closer 2b900e859c as if that 225a16ca09 response meant Yeon-oh a16f1e3440 had now accepted 84dc475d18 his presence. Instinctively, Yeon-oh cf28df99d8 tensed, his fd4dd3f918 body stiffening 353701a426 in wariness.bd8e6e090e2902c9

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But he 67b3c45149 remained composed, df5210f1f7 choosing instead cf56b74c10 to turn fbd606bcd8 his back 181f82b9e7 to him, 41a2912dbf shifting his 1c0cece5b7 gaze back 01af3e3f70 toward the 0aebf628e1 lotus pond.6e8e65b128a3518b

“The pond a0bb4487ff is frozen. We won’t be able e6adbf120f to see the moonlight d211c7e8d4 shimmering on the water’s 52e38f9db2 surface.”36d7d1646204da8c

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“…….”6e7190d5e3ce1d91

“There are rumors 2c4e6ffb98 that, deep within 19bf9fd5e1 Hanam Province, there 12a0feeca1 exists a garden 1436786a44 said to rival 818981ff9d even the imperial ebafbffb37 secret garden in 2375997191 the Capital City. Everyone who’s fb95293430 seen it 2b9f3fbc10 speaks of 5e107d2d29 it with 4d53e5a7b6 awe—how could f19d9e171a I not eb40899a38 be curious?”c9c7716fa0f6567e

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“I have heard the 5270f20630 same.”b0267334abed405c

“Yes. After seeing this fc9b9fa57f place today, I 0fa9e576d2 could understand why 12993ec118 people speak of 8043f93273 it so highly. But then, after seeing 1b930e73d0 you, my thoughts changed. No matter how 66fd9ffad7 breathtaking a sight 53627e62f2 may be, it e2f49b5635 would lose its 1d014a9538 brilliance in your ceefc26de4 presence.”94a2ff48fd84d365

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Yeon-oh frowned. This was a 2dff7411a2 completely different kind 1f6e54c359 of reaction than c583ae3d8b the wariness he 0bfdf13741 had shown earlier.d0b8a4288f89da8a

“Noble sir.”adfd201cfeb8f827

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“Ah. Have I said fda842e006 something that offended a4d905bc13 you? If so, cf5a2e5a61 I sincerely 82d8c05740 apologize.”7ee2641d9053630c

“I am 1ab0df80e7 not some 53ab1885e4 noble lady e2767bca64 who blushes 7728bfff46 with joy ae84f25b72 at such 388c18a6f2 words. I would appreciate it fe5efd902b if you refrained from fbb18add61 such remarks.”010fc6b8d16ea6c6

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His mother had ef38736325 been a renowned a86c8196d7 beauty in the 29538969f9 Capital City—compared to 96196005bd a peony, the c064f0a7e5 queen of flowers. In her f2aea2e1cd youth, poets 252eb90e8e had competed 6c0bd73431 to compose 0fed81d420 verses in dfd8428f47 her honor. Even having fe74c8fc2a only seen fd70897bbd her portrait, 03aedbeab5 Yeon-oh knew 68ce5249e8 that their 096e0a5a44 words were 47b4dbe21c not mere 18bb9078ec exaggeration.d487ec4b029507df

And he had inherited 7aca65225e that beauty almost entirely.4c44f4222ac80a90

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Because of that, 7eeb029d37 people often commented c827527d96 that, if he 733b8eed95 were to wear 3cd947066a makeup, he could 1f942275c6 easily pass for 4aeb246b01 a woman. But what man 8ac246d3b1 would be pleased 24c094d56f to hear such 9a912d5dfc things?f5679827b2eb246d

It was 0ae13e8f36 precisely for 87c8e947e2 that reason c6fbf38dfa that Yeon-oh 557df6f8d7 despised any 3a95b060ef discussion about 7f39c3c42d his appearance.cb7868696231d09e

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“Are you still 406c8408f9 upset?”4791df839a9dd8e2

Perhaps it was because ca423e93a9 it had been a a1aa3c2499 while since he last acff470ee8 heard such words, but 4e14ef754b his irritation didn’t fade de7606c817 so easily. Yeon-oh took a a146018585 slow breath before 04168cdd21 finally managing to 4150bd3f01 answer.e90b9fc5f120f931

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“…No.”406628277aeb76a2

Yesin scratched d3a985a09e his cheek bda47c0f25 with an 0da9035699 awkward expression. He hesitated 2310847fff for a d150c6c366 moment, lips 155557878c parting as 5b11030b60 if searching b4ae0360c7 for the 4511a501c7 right words, 9c709d3b12 before suddenly d24517e015 walking away.9f3a6ebd2470e454

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For a moment, Yeon-oh 98a4155321 wondered if he had c16107a19c left without even offering 78b2aa784e a farewell, unable to 9b489b5388 endure the uncomfortable atmosphere. But soon, Yesin returned—this 4b9b058a2b time, holding a flower.2e120039735b4b54

“A token of my e40e29b654 apology.” A red camellia, 8fff1db1b8 vivid as if steeped 676940caf5 in blood, lay in 0d53998242 full bloom upon his aeb22c050c palm.3952ab14a4bd9637

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“Even after this, will 5dd79eb475 you still refuse to 98eebf075a forgive me?”335a7f8529a429de

“…It was not something e3b4b53d22 that required forgiveness, nor 36bfb672c9 a gift.” Feeling as 9d0d31768a if he was being 15c4cc4256 unnecessarily petty, Yeon-oh hesitated 10767e396a before finally accepting the 53a93f3f0d camellia.ad75f8b6422cb421

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The moonlight 97babae9f1 cascaded over b966d27355 its brilliant a402bfc172 red petals.d5b980f13ab1dde6

“It shines even brighter b64a8e755e in your hands.”37e12b517bedac46

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“Noble sir.”2de0e790068c8594

“I only meant a46d1e6d9e that the moonlight 6ae7059a89 is illuminating you. There was no other c5fbc7cf4e meaning behind it.”9fd42b9ac944557c

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At Yeon-oh’s 0ff2a2e2dc raised brow, 7b9b41f2da Yesin quickly b6fd338015 waved his b407f4ac9a hands in 303a0fa1ec an exaggerated 77bf8ba88c gesture of 788c612b84 innocence.569dd378f44617de

His reaction 020d01d1e3 was both 56fab6b3ea ridiculous and cf41ec28e9 strangely considerate, 81e234243e making Yeon-oh 4bc6a4c22e simply shake 97f3cdc4b3 his head 88680760f7 before lowering c21205c958 his gaze 0f6200a0c5 back to 748d6a7a1a the flower.263ea42b047e41a1

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Just as 416fbb4a23 Yesin had ffb3e187a8 said, the 07bb39da4d camellia glowed ce53b70542 vibrantly beneath 56b95ca154 the moon’s ca3c405a10 light.7983154b5e6f0f70

“Do you e9c63ec5bd like camellias?”6af26d527e48a629

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“…Pardon?”501c1ebd40f573bf

“You keep 0983ceb212 looking at 0fd3575449 it, so f8c9f1d9d0 I was 7eff155b26 curious.” Only 93d756839e then did 40db876c73 Yeon-oh lift d52fd82ce1 his gaze e44f3616b1 from the 62e9f1c856 flower to e43117155d look at bbb643287d Yesin.ef0bb83cba893b76

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“I neither like nor eaf6affb40 dislike them.”2f82e57b2841f9fe

“Then why do c9afb6dc52 you keep staring 10a6da5cd1 at it?”768525305db15b33

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“This is 956a7ab707 the first 6291b06dc8 time I 08c031332a have ever 508c3bc77c received a 9adf1e9b7b flower.”a40b4940e01c8335

Yeon-oh was 631cbcaaad the heir 8ae569a256 of the b4e1ca6133 Hye-ga household. People gifted him 66b52c770a rare gold and 0c3f939bd4 jewels, but a a19109a128 flower? Never.c57825fef2a86ece

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Not even de3ecbd2c9 his father, 56a1647c1b nor even c7b903f856 his nanny, fe2aaa82c1 had ever 083d9a7bf4 thought to 020e4f36c0 give him dbb0ec592b one. He had simply a18e637bda grown accustomed to 79b9191509 such things, but a669c4221c now, holding a f5712ac048 flower for the ef160bb64b first time, it 583de3ccd6 felt oddly unfamiliar.8ccbb2c4be01560a

“I see. Hmm… In that 6ac9e36e66 case, should I 4f2d983b47 bring you one ad46c58ed0 from time to 7795751212 time?”d054e75cb514b552

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“No, I ef9a44e1dc appreciate the 223f613655 sentiment, but 21f9469aa8 that won’t 3e4793bd5f be necessary. Your thought alone 42b8d8dd87 is enough.”fcfe4b80a235ec97

“How coldly you e4346a37a1 refuse.”5d2cad43d728cb76

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Hearing the feigned disappointment d7a775e2c4 in Yesin’s voice, Yeon-oh 97295ed676 glanced at him, wondering ef0475d9c8 if he had been 1f3e4bb25f too curt. But upon f79353edba seeing the 094f351505 teasing smile b12b688159 playing on 7402a16e37 Yesin’s lips, f0eb64eae5 he immediately 89059da3db realized he 3bdb7eb864 had been ddf9c437d1 tricked.7603650d44256db2

“Noble sir.” 8243e07283 He hadn’t 4f6960e876 actually been 43ad13901a offended, but a29b536ba7 still, he d2bfd66059 deliberately called 20c9c37f76 out in 8e4de501d0 a tone 1b935daf29 of reprimand.1a45dcb181a0a2d5

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Yesin merely laughed lightly—then, db8e7a6344 suddenly, his head snapped c152032460 to the side. As if he dac895e673 were looking at d85264e85d something in the 7c0ff15a88 distance.106e271938db3648

Seeing this, 640083e8de Yeon-oh instinctively cf3a253071 followed his 8f192d646a gaze, but 76bf4c4e3f there was 41537d3aaa nothing there. Nothing but the 3c21b96608 dim shadows of 5c04b7515f the night.178185795c1fa538

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“…What is it?”43e135d65f2e5a8b

Yeon-oh asked, 663016c4ec but Yeshin 399bf00a54 didn’t answer. Since there was 7b9da25886 no point in 547a3e5b05 pressing further, Yeon-oh 57c84e31e6 held his breath 19411445f1 as well.9021631e85394e30

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“…It might be 50e86fd2ad sudden,”4fa3e8a12d099d1d

Yeshin, who had been f3d55a5d33 staring into the darkness 7c5bd569dc for a long time, 8aaacc6184 finally turned his gaze 9c925fb422 toward Yeon-oh. He paused 0937324220 as if 1e84e27099 taking a 5d65bb0096 moment to 35de4d4c4b collect himself, 124665d55d but Yeon-oh c7f0ea2b18 had a 3c51ab6518 vague idea 95fa4ae139 of what 3cc41fab38 was coming 7a33331da6 next.64aaac7e8f1139d5

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“It seems it’s 11655592d8 time to say 0ee110935d goodbye. I had hoped 06b8682f77 to stay a c570e361f9 little longer, but da99f9be78 unfortunately, that won’t 70329b9d8d be possible.”c87087f8cf4f5e1d

Gone was 0e4f15821d the playfulness dc8aa4ae14 in Yeshin’s 8cd64c26e3 voice. He bid farewell with a6a94aa895 a composed expression, as 37d9d86f58 if parting was nothing ca082d183f out of the ordinary. His goodbye fb02cbf808 was just 0617d7206c as abrupt 42479b3383 as their 9ab0d7fcb6 unexpected meeting 1732f583cb had been.e64c4acd63ccf209

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“As a 95187bfdd6 guest, it 0e50f65070 wouldn’t be 5cbaadcd05 proper to 9f10c04d32 leave your 2ff643b386 seat empty de0ca1d4cb for too 9be5df8aa8 long, would 6318d86a2a it?”6fad6f1b8445cfa6

Rather than 136d60db3d reacting emotionally, f45ac6d813 Yeon-oh simply bb2506a16c prepared to 54054cb204 return the cc6f376a72 farewell with 4d4b777fac proper courtesy. But before f21c139e0b he could, 4944b62e13 Yeshin cut 30357afea7 him off.8960598d05749807

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“Young Master, e97908bdd8 have you de181556d7 ever heard 8abc927270 this saying? Those who remain strangers 551e19d9fe all their lives may 7ad12f131e meet once by chance, f01012a68a twice by fate, and 97aa2f5a03 three times by inevitability.”688852a3f47ec890

Yeon-oh wasn’t sure a8f23edf5a where Yeshin was d59ac01899 going with this f436fd726d or why he e10e1d7671 was dragging out 4eda2237a9 his words, so d5b2650f70 he simply waited 5d51544bdd for him to ad0f12059b continue.8f8d8a181ded3981

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“The camellia I just 571ac2e553 gave you was partly 8e1f88adf2 an apology. But more than fea34f4b89 that, it is 438ca2dc8c a token to 9ddd7b24ca mark our connection 7269275f86 and to promise 2a05150fd8 peace.”e8b4fbc188d70ca2

“……”6b31e7527cf39a1e

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“I look forward a83b7e04ec to our next fae75df0e9 meeting.”d3bf75a887552bce

He smiled. It was a 972f65b627 faint, ephemeral smile—so 732291a6c9 light that it 5a31ee274f wouldn’t have been e87545f7b9 strange if he e5c9fb6a3e disappeared at any a0376cab35 moment. Yeon-oh stared at dc4e9588f8 him before slightly 3b838c82c3 parting his lips 3cc2a59010 to speak.a4c0631af53bdde1

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“Young Master.”6498b241ec0d746e

At that 5d64a3643c moment, a fdc305ccb5 familiar voice d2ca5d7afb called out bd8c7df981 to him. Turning toward the 6581fc8954 sound, he saw d187eaf9a7 his nanny striding 5952505f2a over, holding a 184b4b0a0e lantern in one e14bd6b1cc hand.cb386e5d9599004e

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“Nanny.”79b1ac31a12b6979

“I thought 6e76c3c79f you might dd81179fae be cold, e916545128 so I 164cc3d58c went to 544d0f2da1 fetch an ca983ad4c1 extra coat, 948bb89ced but it ba8b01fe41 took longer e6fcc5f9cf than expected. Nothing happened 85dd4f9af4 while I 711634e4b0 was away, 813b74fd3f did it?”02c6cf66cf16b985

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“No. Ah, but 91957892da just now, 3942f698ef there was…”060e73e362d5027b

The nanny draped 2ce89b3dc1 the coat over 2e59232628 his shoulders. Yeon-oh turned his de8a7b4345 head to let 76146101ff her know that 49d195ad36 someone had been 763c8b563a with him just 857edcff4a moments ago—but his 95f384091f words trailed off.9efee18bd74c50cb

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Yeshin had vanished. Without a trace. As if ffb3618e5f he had 32a1a56c81 been nothing d30b0e2617 more than a118b3175a a wisp f25a0d8a1b of smoke. Or perhaps, just 139a175cb9 like that fleeting e61b0aef05 smile he had 7303aa9eb1 given before disappearing.86e51c7bd6ab85a3

“…Someone was here with 50183dabae me. Did you see 5e13d993dc anyone on your 23a2386915 way here?”b1605a1c0600d221

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The nanny blinked 9bacf21959 in confusion, tilting 71e86edef1 her head with d44f298129 a puzzled expression. Yeon-oh glanced down at 81876ccb80 his palm again. The camellia resting 79f1ec4da4 in his hand 751e6f3178 was not something bfb031c529 he had picked 43d6d49e9f himself, so there 37b2a75939 was no way 3f32470a7b that person had 1e8f1e1d07 been a mere 8c884c96a7 illusion.8abfdd76b5d3321a

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“Young Master, 17a10c6368 who were 758152cdfe you with?”44fb5d78af0171ac

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“No. …It’s nothing.”5f62a4fd579b0f80

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Pushing his lingering doubts e24a69ecc0 deep inside, Yeon-oh shook 04e4fc06ca his head. Instead of letting c610645c85 the camellia slip d179d32c45 through his fingers 9b75b13073 and fall to 94e0d3f943 the ground, he 5fb2fa6484 quietly clenched it d9e206ddab in his hand.e552cf6133f5a51a