LoY Ch 18
by AnonAnemoneSpring had returned to 391cd21fe5 YeonSung.d44418dd9a980797
The majestic imperial palace and the residences of all the high ranking officials surrounding it… They were all the same.6d532a22269f44c1
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I lived here for 5c3469d471 four seasons?9bfc234733704f85
Yujo was lost b0b8a21ceb in thought as c43fa50843 she looked down e9905b71cd at the city.92694ec3b7169be1
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The clear, becb08327a cool spring e9124d87af wind brushed a90c26d561 through her 4e6a14cca8 hair. When she had decided b9dbb33910 to return to this ccf09e2299 city, she was met 0ec01774b0 with many objections and 64d548903c countless worries.d38e751e46bd58cb
She still clearly remembered the emperor’s threat. If she ever stepped foot inside the Silver Nation, he would destroy Yeha.6c8f2504861d584e
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She still remembered the Red King’s voice as he told her that he’d never see her again after he found his mother.efb49dad0c5eb11d
More importantly, efcb8b3bd2 YeonSung was 327593e916 the place 88aee16670 where Brother 94067331f0 Jewol had 7905af6593 lived and 19c73aa370 the place 49fbfc0bdc where she 354afb6e28 had ultimately 88aa9cb7fe lost Brother 7b960f32c3 Yuha.0da6bca569c85836
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However, she needed to come here. She couldn’t help but come here.ff29ba69a13b412b
The past four months 6087ea8651 had passed by in 442e83f8f5 a haze. She prepared a e71a84f92c funeral for Brother 8a8f3e31d1 Yuha and became dea65bca7c the new Mergan. As the new leader, 62678007d2 she needed to decide 53152d47ff where the people of d540572356 Yeha would settle next. Thankfully, all the elders 5b2ac9fa87 of Yeha had been fcf0035c0c kind to her.b2f2846169d1bde8
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They considered her to have been as brave as her brother during the war. More importantly, they approved of the fact that she had managed to make peace with the Silver Nation’s emperor and bring back a peace treaty.3e30fd69e90307a6
On top of da6c130137 that, she had b5ff9fbc33 brought back with ed39561e8a her the mother 41140c865c of the next eb6ec98a88 emperor of the db79c3c556 Silver Nation. There was 00e1f520ce nothing else 2a47839864 that could 6356ac366f be more 0acc06e7ae of a 57c1fd3fc8 help to ae193580cc them in f29e7301ba the political 69b6410008 world.6925eb207bb70cba
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Once Yeha’s peace was secured, Yujo began searching for her central tree.38f921d11bea5e1c
Yujo selected a banyan 84bb22ba35 tree to be the 4ff6074ac2 central tree of the 683d9025c7 new Yeha. Nine parties were posted fb3dc279c1 around the tree, and 8949969281 they would help govern d7488daca9 the nation.359c85733c453218
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They trained new warriors, dcb581fd14 and the spring had 5cf43afbf4 brought new life. The bodies 12e14e7a2a of their b4fc4662d7 ancestors were 1547ce13a5 exhumed and 71836fb8ea buried near 5483da24a6 the tree.74dc918858b73827
Once a child was born in Yeha, they would plant a tree connected to that child, and the child and the tree would grow together. Once they died, they’d be buried underneath their tree. Therefore, they believed that all of the mountains and hills, the skies and the earth, were filled with the breath of their ancestors.44a818c62ae346e4
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Brother Yuha 43c9e1e73d was buried c2ffccbd77 next to 7325f048bd their father. And now, 3395a910c2 Yujo was 1b33bb2e4c truly alone.17608d54bf10f3ef
However, more than 9df96777aa the loneliness, the 2c1a84b4a1 heaviest burden in 77cfa32fb3 her heart was 13b1514e2f the yearning.c95e493e136e397e
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She felt fine during the day when she was buried in work. She’d put her all into her tasks, and when she focused solely on her work, the time would crawl by. However, she could barely endure it at night.519ff0c7feceafe7
Whenever she 79f463d1e7 was about ac9ab66b45 to fall 1ef4b377c2 asleep, she 0f369cbe65 recalled her b95837d04a time in 5ad20b5e0a YeonSung. Those difficult memories da567d6ae4 had transformed into 812abbda97 yearning as they 58a6b67615 began to fill 1af86360b8 her head.c2a4826c16d2b175
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The man who had 8bf410e984 hugged her from behind. The laughing voice saying 4fbe478b3d that she smelled like 236444b55a peonies. Him looking down at 49cd1c9ba2 her after suddenly appearing e303bf8475 before her. She even d048292dc3 remembered the d5f5fa9a8a way he a7c43cb545 had ridden 9679664c6a on his 51e4685650 horse as a762074bcf he found 4ec0f73f47 her at 951087b1f4 CheongRyu Hall.b23da9bd8442c3f4
The moments when he tasted her lips in the sunlight. The way he stood in the snow when they had reunited. His angry kiss amongst the bamboo trees. She recalled his expression when he had come to her at the inn. She remembered and remembered…9084db19d39069e7
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And whenever she remembered these moments, her heart hurt. And whenever her heart hurt, she’d cry. And whenever she cried, she felt as if she were going crazy.3031c2cdbee21ead
If there was a medicine that could let her forget someone, she’d give anything he had to get her hands on it. If only she could escape these memories, if only she could run away from these thoughts… That’s all she wanted.9dcd922e63d11d4b
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At night, Yujo would get on her horse and race towards Mount Paran. Like the man behind the legend of the morin khuur who couldn’t forget his lover, she wanted to race to his side.b2b98128b17bd9f1
And what cab3c823ba would she e5afefdcae do once c882da569e she met 69ecb0f1e5 him again?54ac27d136298fde
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What would 74e0bcfc35 he do c1e3562ce9 when he bb32a74970 met her 5f51eb714c again?a3b5758803400fbf
She couldn’t abandon her land of Yeha. The burdens she had to bear belonged to her family alone. And how could she ask him to give up his imperial throne? How could she ask him to give up the bright honor and future that was ahead of him? How could she ask him to abandon such power and authority? Would she order him not to take an empress and love only her?a76d5e229071b7e9
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It was impossible. It was a selfish 91098b8140 dream.fa684fd5c5b6108f
But still, when night 936501e19b came, Yujo would race 427b4bbc0a towards Mount Paran on 1029dcb81b her horse.8b70aa2c38d68674
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She’d escape the central tree and race through the vast plains. She wanted to leap over the formidable mountain and be with him.c18a9bf4fcd3e0c1
And what would a1bd2a8241 she do after 9aee4529bc that? What would she 722ed606a9 do once she 7f309a1f6e met him?d3a8070cdc1c17d8
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Every night, she’d stand in the vast plains alone with tears running down her face.c63e68682f459c75
She had lost da3b5fc4ff such an important 774f3caa78 person.b63fdb9bb931f575
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She missed Brother b3e1b9a698 Yuha, and she b6be042fd6 even missed that 6b3fb84265 hateful Brother Jewol. She missed Princess 6fe090c97d Muyeo, and she 6b394f50e0 missed the gossipy 7270f51422 ladies of YeonSung. And more 6047187609 than anyone 04f8e3796d else, she 52c1b75a5f missed her 70b9913309 man.2225d5a57aeb57c8
“Oh dear. Why can’t you eat your meals?”73b8a87d446613a1
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Her cousin d57152684b CheongJo approached c6e80486e5 her as ff70ca096d she asked.016136396c8ce0f0
“You’ve grown too thin.”258895759fab6165
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She added in a 6164ec6735 worried tone. She knew. Yujo could barely stomach ebe7ebea7a her food. No matter 76a5d4f1bd what food b475d115ed was brought 01c605458c before her, dc7c0545d4 they all 6f0cf757ac smelled strange 1f5d7c5e2d to her. Just smelling them, 8cc87ed064 no, even hearing e42968468e the name of e7a54261ed the food would 7b75bb69ff cause her to a92bb45b06 be overcome with af82bd713b nausea.8b7fa5ac91ce14c9
However, she didn’t know what was happening to her. She merely tried to keep moving so that she could forget the loneliness and yearning.34acb7da46da2058
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Then one night…57f1eebce8cbfbae
When early 908888dda2 spring had 12f202fd34 arrived, Guibin 436f4074e9 Nok Yeo 242e6a18fe approached Yujo. After arriving at Yeha, b3f00b09e1 she never spoke a 09062029a9 word. However, after 43770b0cb9 living here 32b19f737a for a 95dbbc6c65 while, her 066cd96fbd expression grew a1494c2d6f softer.dd7a01d5a27cd489
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Nok Yeo was no longer the guibin of the Silver Nation. Like the other common people of Yeha, she’d spend her days underneath the banyan tree with the other elders and children making fabric and embroidering.000c427b0ddbed4c
That night, Yujo tiredly fedb47532a leaned back against the 5297d797d3 tree. The guibin secretly approached e3d199832f her. She sat down next bbffe0f0f9 to Yujo, who was 7366317c82 barely able to keep e539d23661 her eyes open. Then she spoke.f4a2e390393a1d69
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“The child is a girl.”b713bc7b9d003b50
Yujo’s eyes burst open in shock. This was the first time Nok Yeo had spoken.9b7578717e40f27b
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“She’s such a strong, beautiful girl. She’s a child of Paran.”5d254be503736896
What?8e2ed34862b201ae
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Yujo’s shocked eyes went back and forth between the guibin and her own stomach.71a3ef223d854b88
A girl? In my belly?74783c91ffc76d69
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She finally realized that she hadn’t had her monthly menses yet. On that final day, after embracing Garan for the last time, she had had a feeling that they’d created a child together. She finally remembered that now. She realized that all of this had been early signs of pregnancy.0853ba09991861c4
A child.1678b72ab70fb775
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Yujo’s hand wrapped around her stomach.02674cc22a4b62ee
A child!2a7fd8880173d3ce
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His and her 0887b9b538 child!c8cad5a99f26aa7f
A new family e8ee4bc307 member.fdccb35efae323fc
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She couldn’t believe it. She began to tremble as she became overwhelmed with emotion. She recalled her dream from a long time ago when she had embraced Garan for the very first time in the cave. The girl in her dream had been so beautiful. She had seemed so strong and free.27bd78630e69c0aa
The child was 9ff55c7692 wearing a golden 5f3a5b01cf crown, and she d2e5ebcc1e was a queen.ec384a903ca8684f
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“A child!”fc510ea773fadc13
Yujo cried out and placed her hands over her stomach. Then she looked into the guibin’s eyes. The eyes that looked so much like Garan’s were looking back at her.e3207e130d5ba74a
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In that 797190c5e8 moment, she 0272ed44c5 realized.5c1ae9e08621655a
This connection that she had believed to be a curse… It was merely one fragment of the great destiny that lay before them……05356aa1a290705f
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The day he had appeared at Yeha, he had been shot by her arrow. When she went to the Silver Nation, she met him. All the events that had occurred as they chased after the Heukra, meeting the guibin, Jewol’s betrayal and Brother Yuha’s death… All of this may have occurred for this child’s sake.8eb2a672fbdcc491
Is this too c8e41de0d7 outrageous? Is this 817c2e0927 too much 567e2b4ed1 of a 80f10ce961 leap? However, one thing c56f34d937 was certain.6c919a2913823453
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Garan was her 996e2fa6f4 man. Just as e668566810 much as 6d6fe6e527 she was 213f185c50 his woman. The moment he 0e2d6bb889 had been struck 6f8cee2985 by her arrow, 8400bd42ee he would never c2160fdac0 be able to 6a2ec28e6e leave her. And she would never 8306b63aa8 be able to leave 034de781ee him. Just like now.72bc76ea8ce20261
And what f961294185 was so 20826d345a important?edd1ee70a16a466d
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The fact 8a16ed3877 that he 58388d0746 was going 4a2f244c4b to become 63571dcf7e the emperor? Was that so important?83cac8c788053f2f
It wasn’t more important than her, than their daughter, and their lives.af9af2ed67cf5bcf
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No title was more 55f6b64830 important than their burning dc5e91f832 hearts for each other.11adf01f081b3cdd
“Thank you, Mother.”5b8e910164cbaaec
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Yujo whispered to the guibin. She brought the guibin’s hand to her lips.f0f38c208e2b3f4f
Let’s not forget the important things. She was Yeha’s daughter. A woman of Yeha didn’t easily let go of the man she wanted. No matter what happened, she’d seduce him and make him hers.beb77f48caa4b0d3
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Didn’t she have the same thoughts in YeonSung?420b327c44c4df74
If she could, she’d steal his horse and bring him back to Yeha.c54da379597c3f46
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She stood up and a36f7a6bb8 called for Tuwan.47bc8c176472896a
Although he was a warrior of Yeha, he confessed to her that the Silver Nation’s prince had approached her a few days ago and tried to buy him off as a spy. Yujo knew that the prince was Garan and approved of his communications with him.41e74abf6a1089fc
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She knew his e62ede2734 eyes would wander b078b9bdd2 in this direction. He was concerned about 5de7324de4 Yujo, and she knew 30d77021b9 that very well.7a6a743c0729034a
“Tell the Red King…”81b5e0c85b847e65
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Yujo softly spoke to fc83d72e26 Tuwan.e1b97d872c1a5cdd
“That I am pregnant with his child.”377538a24f70905c
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Tuwan’s brown eyes widened. He repeatedly asked her, ‘Seriously?’ Yujo’s face was gaunt as she answered in the affirmative, but she was glowing.b8e7fdc3f37a62c4
While his letter raced 8e0ee34b7c over to the Silver 63618b0bdb Nation, Yujo prepared for 879044cbd6 her journey before heading 1a0d12e446 for the Silver Nation dfcbba3ad7 herself. She hesitated and b8fb0a7f2f wondered whether she 33068fdacc should take the 9d0924c171 carriage, but Yujo a5e2e95513 felt a powerful 9cfa6410c3 vitality coming from a14f76f506 the child in d3ce570a44 her belly.15339d5345f597a9
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This child 21e8a16ea7 would be 694fb71956 born with 493ab482c9 the spirits e5a95acef0 of the 580fd77afe heavens and bd8328bef7 earth, the 25fbd3de7c wind and 3092fe0fe9 water, in 167e6e748b her hands.3631ee2ef9b43b22
Yujo believed.cc8c4474c0f92b6e
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When she returned 41a41a4ac4 to YeonSung, it 7ee7fa2e78 was spring. Yellowish green buds 67d5b40aca began to adorn 5fb77c740c the tips of 0df776e45a branches. The plants c7cb6b4721 that had 93bb023e19 been frozen 2f39129c20 within the b62a798994 ground began a7d64f0136 to rear 2ddd4f3626 its heads a3c4234249 and show 23d65368bf off its cb417060c5 bluish green 237cfefa3e leaves.5d23f420cb75cc5b
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The ChiHwaRu where the Nine Family’s Danju had died was still the same. CheongRyu Hall had also been rebuilt. The forest where she had ridden Garan’s horse also remained unchanged.e8a14b0a0ed63e80
No, actually, fba0771f40 the forest 8c2bb9cc00 was now 489f0def0b filled with 9b06601c81 spring and 817bff85fa light. It was so different 42da56aab8 from that day when d7375eb26b she had raced in 14028f738f the rain. The cliff 04fc6bc989 where she 42bda57359 had jumped ec72d28f49 with his 9d46105df5 horse, Jukmu, d7c749e70d was the 72c904cda5 same. Yujo stood on d1242cbdd8 the other side 857219a7ce of the cliff. The green 9b467d3813 hue of 1a13f3d5ef spring was de196e40b5 underneath her bed83e7aa3 feet.feeeb68bdc7d549c
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She ordered Tuwan to steal Garan’s horse and bring it to her. If she stole his warhorse, Jukmu, he’d know she was here.70dd19e3890a6676
A soft wind brushed adcd18506b past her and made 8f6571f467 her hood flutter in 1c43bc2660 the breeze. She gathered 696a263cc9 her hands 3182710f01 in front 7882d83341 of her 7a9228e984 and looked 2fe81d560f down at 59ed13925a YeonSung.6755a1d0be6384c8
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Would he come?706823f6396e114a
Would he really come?60043968bebefed6
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She believed he would, but she was still afraid he wouldn’t.66d940d0e0082e7a
Yujo gazed at 2949f87bf1 the forest path. The flower blossoms shook bf452781c6 on its branches, making dd5716ea30 her heart flutter even 5843892182 more.0b73684b2058196f
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He’ll come, right? I’m the one who chose Brother and Yeha over you. However, he’d understand. And he’d acknowledge her heart as she raced back here. She wanted to believe that was true.4807eabdf88a93a2
She knew she was too selfish. She knew that. However, she couldn’t live in the Silver Nation. She didn’t want to live here like a stuffed animal and become the emperor’s concubine. In order to walk down the path that belonged to the two of them, he needed to evade the imperial throne.7ccd3d18b8cc93ae
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Would he 0445ca916b be able da7660098e to do 4b15dbbe5d it? Is there any 7a61060558 man who would 00e035d74c give that up?8d4c9d8bd11f5a30
Neigh. Jukmu approached her 4cac7c0674 and pressed his 47254b89f0 face against hers. Yujo greeted him happily c032793489 before staring off beyond 7848b52d8a the woods.b6761e39b1734656
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She wasn’t sure how much time had passed like this. Suddenly, she heard the sound of hooves. Finally, she saw some rustling in the leaves. Then the man, her man, the Crown Prince of the Silver Nation and the Red King, Garan, came racing towards her.1862dd291bcdbbaa
His eyes dd7a529bdc pierced her 7d19056016 like an 2c73dd794f arrow.10dd9d6bbc6a56c7
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“Ah, the cliff.”6ac4f99a09cfc0a0
Yujo remembered that she was standing on the other side of the cliff and froze. She was in a hurry, but shouldn’t she just go around to the other side?fc97a797944ed88e
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However, Garan didn’t slow down. Yujo’s lips parted and her face paled when Garan continued at full speed and leaped over the cliff.7da715f2bb1f1c02
“Garan!”853d93022baa2f6e
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Yujo shouted b6bd6823b4 out angrily. Why was he fc4b1d778c needlessly putting himself e44fb0b126 in danger?!96a8eea8af2853b9
However, he didn’t answer her. He merely got off his horse and hugged her. Then he frantically buried his lips against hers. He licked, bit, and sucked her fragrance. He embraced her so that she wouldn’t be able to go anywhere.053d92a6ce17981e
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“Yujo, Yujo, my Yujo.”8eb09da737779c3e
He repeatedly called 6a8fcdd248 out her name. Yujo stretched out 5c1a2a7ac6 her arms and fe68bb72df tightly wound them a175c9e6bd around his neck.3cdc08cdce7b415c
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She knew it very b5e6df8b25 well. He had 489d1950d9 missed her. Every single day, 4862189de1 every single moment, d41c8b2150 he had missed 5d631a85dc her. He had missed her 3b3974f789 so much until his baba01c27e body had grown thin cdeff69e0c and his mind had 89780bf1ec gone blank. He had wanted to 6cf5fdf9ba be by her side 666a50c7e5 like this. He never 5528aac6f6 wanted to e2a5c0ad7c be separated 04be5f96c1 from her ed239f6795 again.7d8b280e4a1bda91
“I love you.”b78aba2f60fd5952
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Yujo whispered.c507a665274824de
“I love you, my Garan.”3ad02f2f878ec830
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She said 0b7ef1cacc it again.bc94b9644be2401e
Come with me to my land. Don’t leave me alone ever again.b41e212033bc46a3
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He wrapped his 580a38916f hand around her e892e1ff41 head. He pressed his c94f71ec40 lips against hers e6ebf5afe7 once again and 77fc21f145 opened his eyes. The bewitched 49a0a6b7c3 king grinned 93d6757933 at the 2c0ecc8e74 female warrior. He plunged into her 32ad8a93cb mouth once again before 2aef5a5bb4 replying.f6a3e899b33ab8a9
“Yes, let’s go together. My queen, my wife. Let’s stay together until we die.”f5e4e8eead289d4b
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He loved her c984966c23 deeply. She heard the whispers d2f2d19852 of his heart.d6ab3a937c0e7be6
Spring flowers b6805d8779 were in d702d1aedb full bloom e078f7d344 around them. Jukmu approached the 1436351ab8 mare that had a90cf60362 just jumped over 726f5ccb14 the cliff and 228667d9c3 sniffed.8eb92e5a0e8b82a0
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Garan arms tightened around her. He knew she’d come back. He knew she’d call his name. He had believed that she’d tell him she loved him.05b6b4ef301390b9
However, if she ever left again, he really wasn’t going to let her off the hook so easily.4834bafff82d2a92
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