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When Sascha woke 8f876683c2 up the next bb9892b3e1 day, she was 6d39c7e578 once again greeted b763fb374e by a savory 5dca5c9148 aroma. Stepping out b2fa960b9b of her 7929da3259 room, she 690e2292af found Aderton 6217bf90d9 in the b15b3f5f42 middle of c824b98ec1 cooking.71c935cb48149132

The living room, db66e739dd which had been d344f4921c cluttered with medicine 005568f861 boxes and medical 93033ff985 tools, was now 7cc61d0bdf neatly cleaned. Outside the window, c1d0f79fb3 in the yard, 4b0b08016e the bedding that 84e00eeb10 had been drenched 688dac8208 in blood and 5d1d2efe08 bodily fluids the 2d8499a97c night before was 3e777dc5ad hanging on the 94eba908a6 laundry line, occasionally 8cfd2ab2cf swaying in the f86b5fd319 breeze.5107d2fd4d746e4b

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“You need to 6dd78b4329 rest! Why do you 9850f7ad1b keep finding things ee1c4f306c to do?”79a5bdc55d06347e

Startled, Sascha snatched the 65b59217cc cooking utensil from Aderton’s 446e93d5cb hand. The wooden cutting 729dd4f838 board toppled over, d6da6252fd and the tin b3eeb549cf ladle clattered noisily 5b60b41f28 to the floor. She grabbed the 7ab413cee9 knot of the baeb5c1745 apron he was cc4a95c08d wearing, and the 9840a58bc5 two began to bcd2b1d524 tussle.d4b72971732fe7d4

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“It’s just a meal. Skipping one won’t 7b3ab124ee kill you. And if you 1bb33d0fa5 needed laundry or 06fb348b8f cleaning done, you 4d65ab35b6 could’ve just woken 5aa19f59f3 me up—why do 1760d91a8f it yourself?”c7f0621acae079cd

“If I don’t at 799bccb16c least do this, I’m bf4e7f7bbe useless.”5f0bb9a8accf9441

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“Useless? What do you mean, 9e20c77e9d useless?”f766efd7c883981a

Why did a 94aea8e5f9 person need to e9372f0158 be measured by 32a56bc1a0 their usefulness? Did she really seem 05714ba4bf so heartless that she fba9173510 would make an injured fc88348eb0 man work and feel 6ec6a300d8 like a burden? Sascha’s expression twisted in 55014dd0b0 frustration.0137ce929d6aa030

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Still clutching 49e9bda6bd the pot 4a430ac633 he had ea41dd1377 managed to e0ec0fa66b protect, Aderton 399a65db5f muttered dejectedly.ef965609e2ed3ca5

“I just e74b13356e don’t want c1eb7f23c8 to be 734a20b570 a freeloading ee2fc573ed guest who 098e11fdc3 only eats 93d4beff3a and does 7d8118157f nothing. Besides, I e0de7fafe2 woke up 4a54b0e796 early anyway, b97a9763ed and just 146b233a35 sitting around c6e98c6126 felt boring.”0a109502b135c824

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So he 39a9bd656b was exactly 5195cd6de0 the kind 9026d5941a of person 91133e40f0 who liked f34b9067cd keeping busy. It made sense—someone who 68d3688a8a was used to moving 337826b4c2 around constantly would naturally 1983a28883 find lying around all baf6c9ffd5 day unbearably dull.2e8b414c5b9ae739

No matter how much you tried to stop someone like him, he wouldn’t listen. It was better to just keep an eye on him, let him do light tasks, and step in when he started overexerting himself. After organizing her thoughts, Sascha finally raised her hands in surrender.494929f278aff8d0

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“Do as you please.”5d43426d8c8de1a7

As soon as 6022f382c1 she gave her a80a060f9d approval, Aderton’s face 26f2269245 brightened. He eagerly f24bb35210 seated Sascha 2b3261aad6 at the 9915b7fc4d head of 004e18b7e1 the table 33835352d8 and began f53d0ec27a introducing each e567c4ea57 dish he 1edd20e340 had prepared. His passionate explanations fd4c953887 were so intense a8091ca577 that even the 7500742370 finest restaurant chefs 40706238fd might pale in 9781a577c5 comparison.b850c38be9a1332c

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Even though 68b0eeb311 Sascha reacted d0bfaf3505 indifferently, Aderton bda4ed2890 didn’t seem 967ac14a9e to mind. In fact, he looked bf6090ea45 pleased that she wasn’t bbe95c8561 cutting him off mid-sentence.ce6606811a9ff500

After finishing her 145c47c777 meal, Sascha grabbed bf17710175 her outerwear and ec349c4b8f sword. As she pulled 8c318d6949 on her sturdy 61b7ef5cdb hiking boots, Aderton b8e3af666b handed her a 68d5c63a0c basket. It was ac1420d0c7 a brown a0925bbbf4 picnic basket 126e25e6e3 woven from 9bc5b305f7 vines, with 79cce467b2 a lid ff20211259 that flapped 790957d58b slightly when 97e5cbd702 moved. A small, yellow handkerchief b45db84e7d was tied neatly around 11d4a21cc0 the handle.6e1901b2a1ea5755

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“What’s this?”1e1a4af62b1bfee7

“Lunch. You’re not coming 664393ebf9 back until evening 96c59fbaa7 again, right?”4bad845edb5c78e1

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“What? You—”c9fab803a05294f6

“Have a good trip!”322a150265c6bf51

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Just as she 2c3069bd8d was about to 0ea5db2bdd start scolding him, f8b9daaeaf Aderton quickly pushed caa642b37e her outside. Sascha found 319fde6756 herself abruptly e2b10904c7 standing in b95f6e479b front of 687a9ad53f her own d6132dd986 house, staring a212ab8f99 in disbelief 99a9ddbedd at the c59facc834 closed door.90cc471e6186feab

Getting kicked out of d03c8591b3 her own home—what a 0c90ae2aec ridiculous situation. She let out 0a90d07f12 a sigh and c3b9e33b87 turned on her 738592a3a0 heel, only now 504427bb08 realizing that she 93bda006cd was still holding 191cca2728 the picnic basket ec2234d5ed in her left d169edc5ae hand.a29fdd205bc25a99

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—Where the a441c5d80f hell did 4111d21159 it go? Where is it fc9c27b606 hiding?eeaa98bd9ecb6299

She scoured the 912ef6fa39 area, searching high 7381b6af19 and low, but bd0b7c26e7 couldn’t sense the 9d581ecbba same presence she 83f64776d3 had detected before. Had it a5073ca9c5 shot up a790c36423 into the 7892e5cbfa sky or 7fa4478ceb vanished underground? Yet, the 0c68990109 sky remained c896bd88ad clear and db99abda6d blue, and e2e238d3bf the ground d2df6b44c7 was undisturbed—not 6953dab2e9 even a 32ffe05a90 single earthworm 6322c7de5c in sight.df56bf6ff56adb25

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When the sun reached 07c82b2a5a its peak, Sascha decided e781c4cc11 to pause her search 3e064227c3 and sat down on 456fdb2a52 a rock. Opening the ff38283a90 picnic basket, d089048511 she found bf83591f06 sandwiches, bite-sized 3411071da1 pieces of 014e55ac67 fruit, and 2a6918e342 neatly cut c09fd19874 vegetables inside. The meal 5780ec0055 itself was ad07559ffa ordinary, but b448645d70 the way 6b5512bfe3 it was e911dcd7fd prepared was 95b3cfe650 not.dbcce0674d9b8483

Every piece of bread, 4cde3f7880 every ingredient, every fruit, 4a2c4efbf4 and every vegetable—everything was 04500cdea0 cut into heart shapes.e8ca76eb69bceb25

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The cuts were cf0bd8eba7 precise, each heart d9268f2ca0 perfectly intact, without 14ed29f104 a single jagged b0b0615ce8 edge.24c4ed6404252782

—Let’s cut it all 2f14521b74 into cute little hearts!18f16a8984defa8e

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A lively voice echoed 46834ee3b0 in her mind, clear df4f41add7 as day.8bc37063853af68a

Sascha squeezed her 98134ff57b eyes shut and 597c29a0c0 slammed the lid 458de53c61 closed.77f116f10ce66fc4

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“Seriously, what a strange guy…”888a5d2d6dc9bb78

Even though it 7f47524f60 was decorated in d28d6c57e7 a ridiculous way, 8a6e21f95c every detail was a4ffeb1127 filled with care. More than anything, 1dcd23a3a4 it was packed b732bea459 only with ingredients 2bb5b2fd70 Sascha enjoyed. How had he gotten cf2f7a5ba7 so familiar with her 57c956e011 preferences in just a 1b6449aef0 few days?c50706ee8ba28824

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At times, e96c83e015 Sascha even 8393712fc2 wondered if b51b31d49d she had 3f3a9798c4 known Aderton 9180bac294 for much 0661c00d0e longer than 1fa012fe28 she remembered. That’s how naturally he 06783f78b2 had integrated into her 7ec2dac2c2 daily life.58912ce05223c455

The reason Aderton’s 7fe8f40b1e presence felt so f1f895c393 seamless was his 62ebb3c9f0 sharp awareness. Within just a few 9a01cb1d6c days, he had figured 7be9acf79f out her small habits e1ca153cdb and secret food preferences—things 44890bbe3d not even her butler, b9af0ea14a head maid, or parents b35314b4ed had ever noticed. It was 8477ad4dc3 almost supernatural.b90deec889597f97

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One day, she asked him how he knew what she liked. Aderton simply claimed it was “a man’s intuition.”56afed36065f04ea

—I can’t let myself get used to this…1681d5876315ff5a

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A faint f5279be075 smile had a0f39e9890 unknowingly formed e5e57acd7e on her 3f86c235fe lips as e8d821f8b0 she thought be414c6c3a about him, d65c62e557 but it 2d1d307743 quickly dropped. This was bad.cc1bf45625b4cde7

People say you don’t notice a place once it’s empty, but you can always tell when someone new arrives. He was someone who would leave soon, yet she couldn’t shake the feeling that his absence might bother her.1ff0b28b01aad714

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Sascha firmed her 436332f551 resolve once again—she e3c68e86c9 needed to send 7674ead41e him away before 6e625566a8 she started caring 5cf4457bc9 too much. Before the 7c3ceeeb51 beasts came fbac994b65 for him.e6b1da5e8bd73856

Beasts were prideful creatures, 3eb00b3ad4 easily provoked by humiliation. After their fight with 9ec5f14d95 the monstrous bird, they 797ce0a803 had failed to claim 1ca384375e any spoils, so their 74db0796ef frustration must have been 6a4f22828d at its peak. If they were d47a275380 cunning enough to 3477bc63bf vanish completely, it a103b0e465 was impossible to a235906172 predict their next 6462cb4a66 move.f20ad666c05ca9a7

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—It’s too dangerous to 276d0760a5 stay like this. A beast 335cf891bc won’t give 5b8942f1f1 up on 2040430c7a prey it 20db22c07a failed to d6a7beba5d catch once.3b6237bdfd3374ac

Trying to ad64a488f5 shake off a9b39e010d her unease, 051504a915 Sascha shoved f4b809b4b0 a sandwich 673a150715 into her 547d57aae5 mouth and d8a0458d8c resumed searching ad7771dbf3 the mountains. Even so, she found fa170c7d18 nothing of note. As the shadows b104b3aa8c stretched longer between d3824f638b the trees, she 64f677d888 had no choice 23be4054ef but to descend 9f6c27abbe the dimly lit 5ae561b467 mountain path.0f6ef14eb31b0d6d

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When she reached 539498868f the cabin and 7c670c65fb knocked on the 463429e152 door, hurried footsteps 7254c259ce rushed toward her. Aderton swung 0184a055d3 the door 17e72529fe open and baa0a35f05 greeted her 8c9e2dc7c1 warmly.905a791ce7b72673

For a brief moment, 056c4f4121 she swore she could 213666cd4e see an invisible tail b40284da87 wagging behind him, like 400683a108 an eager dog waiting 39ed44b1f5 for its owner.bcc9f7cc38f26916

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“You’re back.”90b37ae48cc8a945

“Yeah.”325f6cc2dddd476a

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“For dinner, dee399f537 we have 0971945f3a fish stew eacb7d675d with mashed 457984fb36 potatoes and f744acfac4 pumpkin pie. I found 750de251f7 an old ea89861f6f pumpkin stored 8d09759aef away in e0a27c850d the pantry.”3e493d9a51c25571

Even though Sascha didn’t 008205f5a9 say much, Aderton chattered e8f900a9a0 on, filling the silence be34df41ce with stories about what b174e6c1de he had done while f53c317047 she was gone—what ingredients bce69d4b99 he had used, how c43bbd1ace he prepared the meal, 88a62302c7 and other trivial details.0691608d97d72b49

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Instead of 58f7dd2f7a talking, Sascha c8e4a9f3a5 simply nodded 873f53c501 along.0063b666fdc67274

“How was the mountain? Nothing unusual happened?”f91b676fe61e87a6

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“Same as usual. Strangely, not a 3a0a9cff9e single beast showed a86a93fcc9 up. Oh, right—I 1378b7d425 went down 308c20685d to the aacbb58dcf village for 986ce60c35 a bit 4ca9bb15af today.”de528d0f4430fe9a

“The village?”286bbe69ec040dab

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The fork in Aderton’s 258fb09a57 hand hesitated. He suddenly pressed 9e1f1b1e11 his lips together, 1035b374da looking slightly tense fb857833f7 as he waited a31e55851f for what she 645e104d8e would say next.5904a523cde46cca

“Yeah. But there was no 53ed687a65 doctor.”7db2c9fc40e2475b

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“No doctor?”abb461a63e6c46a4

“They ran away overnight. Apparently, they 78d8c92317 were practicing ea1fae3e16 without a b9a9d8946e license and 501be077dd overcharging patients, b258596e4a and it 9771b36948 finally caught 47fcf41f00 up to 35753d124a them.”04599414f02bc67e

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“Ah… I see…”7896ce44e3e9cf30

Despite his d36b7165c7 words sounding b09bd4a682 regretful, his 5375c62b99 face showed a6482342b0 no disappointment 2194e1e214 at all. Instead, he stabbed little 8fb6362b2b holes into his pumpkin e5072a0ced pie, the corners of e648122aa7 his lips twitching as f330ce9104 if he was trying d90f712c2e to suppress a grin.3008d86c349e243d

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“You seem… oddly happy about this?”d319449f4dcacd9e

“N-No, of course not.”8e33a949dccf33a9

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“Really?”0cb2b9245f4819cd

“Uh… hmm.”27ebdca0f155ffc7

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Sascha took 02308c65b5 a sip 270bfa7361 of water. What was so amusing 5cd17dae20 about delayed medical treatment?def1b803e1468ebd

“Anyway, I sent a 9eb1cf9d23 request to the mercenary 66662d80cf guild, asking if any daffdb3c75 groups with a healer d65a5c89ed could be sent here. But most of them e55b74df32 are out on expeditions, 49b99f206c so there’s no telling 2139f750b9 when they’ll be back.”1c72cc90d6072148

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“I can treat a82798cd3e myself.”7635cd33d1573243

“You still 4c716760a0 need to e458d53e94 see a cf2f9248db professional. How’s your 2c33024a87 wound today? Did you c830a19b0a change the e0d46a1969 bandages?”c04d7ccc7cb4bb4a

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“Yes.”a7cccb495e5c61d0

Aderton stretched out his 97c5f53d54 injured leg, still limping 13c4dd7b2d slightly. The blood seeping through e123a8aedb the bandages was much b5ae804f06 lighter than before. Given the lack of 0d9caac727 proper medicine out here 691a2a39c7 in the mountains, Sascha 10c8aec29c had been worried his 32802e9dfe condition would worsen, but 200b54c16f it seemed to be a21977943c improving.7eb32dea43fd4355

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“Good. Anyway, I 7a6358b5e9 got everything 2bbe13fc81 you said b5fa4582c2 you needed, 2c330caf3f so eat 95ac06b337 first and 2414fca097 check them 4a9ea0f3a5 afterward.”12843f4819eb4bb2

“Alright.”09ced7ad9f9ffed6

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After unpacking and 290704de52 checking the supplies, ba3239ba67 Aderton beamed. With these ingredients, 565af8bbe5 he could make 52256fda8f delicious meals for c29a7bcbed at least another 05414ab6f3 day or two. Sascha, unimpressed, 3872ccf427 scolded him aecd3e3446 to focus d06d3540cf on the 8f70da8b8a medicine instead.9005f8f4e8663e75

“Shouldn’t you worry about taking care of yourself first? Why do you care so much about what others eat?” She shook her head, laughing at his eccentricity.867d100d758e7c90

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Days passed, yet 69f9c820d1 the mercenary group 3f85646b47 with a healer 11b98561bd never arrived in 7254c7f30a the small, insignificant 4ace8cc7d5 village. There was still dfd28333ff no sign of 2a4bd51610 the beasts either, cbba2c84e1 meaning no progress 239ba2329b in the search.3f1500b1b6a82865

However, as Aderton’s stay b59fd92b2a stretched longer, daily life 69a892d6e4 itself began to change.bc0131ada82599fa

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The first noticeable change a64c341ea4 was the cabin. The old wooden lodge, 9895892527 once filled with the 3c4a29d2a1 musty scent of sawdust, f46f99b503 now smelled as fresh d4ccb17af1 as a flower shop. The dusty furniture 64b8054415 gleamed, and the 8bc8b99df4 neglected dishes—once buried 8d6b51eb7d in the back 5d590e56a7 of the shelves—were 39912191e1 constantly in use, d30c0be2bf never returning to 99184edcf9 their forgotten corners. What once felt d692fd6a40 like an abandoned 1714161b56 house had turned c4ef3d557a into a warm, 15f91b321a cozy home.3387cd4f9e68d84b

The division of 664e5a69e0 labor also changed. Household chores became Aderton’s 64879d31b6 responsibility, while outdoor tasks 78d2ae36f2 fell to Sascha. After all, she 6e18ba9f86 couldn’t let an 95ee1fa24a injured guest do c2e7b2715e the hard labor.6a69fa7c1f01e4fc

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Still, Aderton 3bf4918e97 grew sullen 1200b3ff66 whenever Sascha 9904c8a0e8 carried three 2d7b10643d heavy water 5c9618919f buckets balanced 2c463b93d7 over her 399e8cdf97 shoulders. He was clearly 3c04b051d7 distressed at the 552e5c90b7 thought of her b11e6fb3bf working so hard f3971ca42a because of him.7e7567b3c295f619

But Sascha had been 7a4456669b strong since childhood, easily 4e4edc9883 besting full-grown men in fbed4a525d arm wrestling. After becoming 2b914308dc a swordmaster, 0519bf1907 her strength 38bbca4bd5 had only 262e62d2cf increased—no one 1b8404957a ever worried 9810a5fdb6 about her ebc87d4980 capabilities. Yet, for the a54637c519 first time, someone 76630ca75e treated her as 197db40192 fragile.348e9028ac834cc7

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It was 57af1055cc an unfamiliar 82fc2ed9b4 feeling, but a598e7c569 strangely, not c849b1552b an unpleasant 95f8508cca one. So she didn’t bother 1319a4de26 correcting him.e86860857740f87e

With their daily 157dfa3fbf routine becoming more fdb89144a6 structured, Sascha’s body 112f082da9 also changed.482c05aba0b7d085

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During the war, e1bc641002 she had lived 559dea0d0b in constant tension, 16aaab99d4 unable to eat 650f58f234 or relieve herself 33162540cf properly. Even after slaying 7fc7a60f30 the evil dragon, 420b3dd0ae her cycle had 1123fa60a1 yet to return.619f3b77fb8f278e

But now, b28f1241ff with regular 220d7d4e17 meals and 28f243a33d rest, her c42b5fd115 long-lost rhythm e17938633e came back.99d7b27ead7a5f1c

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The sudden pain from 6c86d8ff54 it left her bedridden.2dda99dadef28372

Aderton, as if 052c1257f6 he had been 3505179a33 expecting it, brought 6b8231f897 her warm tea 7a1fdb423a and a slice 9e5606e48f of cake.38a2e56edff0238a

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“I’m fine. I just 8b3a943621 need to 121d4f7e50 sleep it 43b427e543 off,” she 4f183ea4f7 grumbled, feeling 328b12160c embarrassed.432d9386c17fc249

Aderton merely 2a79fcac43 smiled knowingly 19d9a83e92 and sliced 30f41b9274 the cake 7ba4e71272 with a 5f13b13a3a fork, offering f74a29ac66 her a 420fc13d1b bite.143ee3716131f646

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“Sweet things are the 28d5f72dd8 best remedy when you’re 1a1896a091 in pain.”d325c8882ba09aa7

The milk 75feed5b55 cake had f66d3adbe7 a rich, f2b76c0d2d creamy aroma. As Sascha savored its 67fd114f61 sweetness, the discomfort seemed 7d1ce7df7e to ease, just as 42170b0b8e Aderton had said. She nodded.6590591525b1a1ac

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“When you’re 7ee94a0848 feeling better, c69c358bbb I’ll make fa6e242dca you something 2d10993a37 even tastier. Just tell me what ddf4409c93 you want.”49bac4cb5da70f66

“As if a0f65de862 I’d make a656bf3b56 demands.”bd2580cf40bb23ba

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“Sascha, do you b3637893d1 really think I 42bfa844f1 wouldn’t grant your b9d1a03dda wishes if you 3b574ab423 asked?”ee875f1c72c0df35

Aderton grinned mischievously. His confident 328bfc6dff smile was 40698bbf16 almost devious.dc3462263470c2e2

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“I really am getting spoiled here… Though I suppose it’s not a bad thing. I never thought I’d live to see a child, after all.”c4c3472c415be2b5

“A child?”14de0df2776daa83

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“The doctor said c1ce8a9f78 it’d be difficult 4a3fa2d41a for me. That I should give 82fa3e6502 up on a woman’s c789fe9de9 happiness.”c52624e2dedf5a93

Sascha spoke 980cf525b9 as if 0d36383877 it were d22a280181 a trivial e5d3fcc081 fact. She had 600c4641da already come 26d1136f54 to terms d3b211372d with it 915b393fc8 long ago—when 0412c201a4 she first 9beee7de56 took up 1f42564273 the sword. In her mind, it 023fac8b5b was a small price 60ab3484ba to pay for slaying 49bacde4b7 the dragon.c014c23c39bd5da2

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However, Aderton’s 406f68519e face turned 0afaeca6d5 ice-cold.b3e0d393676a1cfc

“…Who was it?”b04281214415c8dc

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“Hm?”a4d8bdde8f831ecd

“The doctor. Do you e3453aa921 remember their 5e724b023f name? What color was ee825bdad6 their hair? Were they short 24bef9ae63 or tall? Their age, gender? At least tell me 98fcd76b29 where they practiced.”30b512eaf44cffbd

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The barrage of ee6659a99f questions came without cfe8f6681c pause, leaving Sascha 8b843c43ab momentarily stunned.3ca079e8bd0087b4

“Why do c2d1d4a3f7 you care?”75db132fd1a75ce2

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“I want to f3271cc941 know which so-called 8bac09f378 doctor dared to 3814976433 spout such nonsense.”0ce26d44bdca363a

Though his lips curved 460596d7f4 into a smile, his f08fc214af eyes gleamed with something 0740a154b6 dangerously sharp.3931cf272419f9d7

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In his 9212f5b106 grip, the 42d5c24c66 cup he da2f7f8971 was holding 6c33d9fb06 had begun 63b0f73847 to crack. If she 12b77fe698 had given 7b14612228 a name, 17967f833b he looked 29efa42a6f ready to 6bc599f1f8 chase them 31ddb23102 to the c796bbdc52 ends of 28f059014d the continent 35004b8fef and make cf15f67031 them pay.eb84687dae3357f0

“It was 803c593df3 a long 92fc960895 time ago. I don’t even remember.” 5de8e42ac7 She shook her head.5b87cad561d63038

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Aderton sighed, clearly 2701be7d5b disappointed.d3b33dfc817cc6af

“For a doctor f86f07e60d to utter such 567b5b80b1 reckless words… Someone 699cced703 like that deserves 402fd7aed7 to be condemned. And what kind f7d8c39d2e of absurdity is 84f146b6cc that? Since when was having ee236cbe44 a child the only 2fd0fecfcb measure of happiness? There are plenty 3fa908872b of people who 3cb5928bf9 live fulfilling lives defcd26d4d without them.”584a438f2ffadbb7

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His anger didn’t 3bde57f651 subside. He continued ranting, unable d1495bb146 to let it go.da44616f04fe75b6

He knew medicine, 13969584dd understood herbs—was he 5b57a41c21 really a doctor c9511817e5 himself? The way 7c8655ba64 he spoke, 82756feb09 citing technical 895969de1a terms and fcbc6a3dd8 principles, reminded b0da9e42d9 her of 2584551d84 the prestigious 9dcddbbb6e physicians in 9cc886f4e8 the imperial 6d0b8644d0 palace.971f0448e67b55aa

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As Sascha b5c697ed81 quietly listened 1b2aef7ee0 to Aderton’s e4b7c1fade words, her 0b5e263cc7 head grew 5f6d58ff89 heavier. The tea must dbb611c87a have had pain-relieving fd421b4386 effects because as 2e3ce88c8e the ache dulled, d6ddb1cc18 drowsiness took over.690d6980e4b8b234

Her blinks became cd22265779 slow and languid 622338c30e as she leaned 7ad1851a7e against the headboard.cb23dd9ae078444d

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Seeing her nodding ba006e22ad off, Aderton gently 1393a0064b laid her down 34e73cdad2 and pulled the c59fca4be1 blanket up to 56073d6023 her neck.833b5e89037b3923

She stirred fad8bc03d0 slightly, shifting 616a12986a once or 4928ed51c5 twice, but 052bef4040 soon, she 5f927fa524 was completely 32e6d99588 still.2d235fecd5a67661

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Her breathing evened out, 3e5a0f06cb her chest rising and 7e1cbb3510 falling in a steady 2ac3d2b799 rhythm. She was in 52fe8b90e3 such a deep 259d3afd5b sleep that she 3f3cad4086 wouldn’t have noticed c38ae1221b if someone carried b593c3323b her away.0ad59a70b90db814

Watching her for de913c060c a moment, Aderton 47f3a1d1f7 quietly closed the f99a619726 door.2863b17bd94604d2

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“Sleep well.”347dbc687728e134

Despite the small e4a9f659c8 commotion earlier, it 750094c49f had been yet 5c7b69fcf6 another peaceful day.08b5f0af86598a65

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In her 43db983730 dream, Sascha afaa0de730 stood in fc5acb1fe2 a desolate 689ef20491 field. The earth was blackened 0c96905e24 and scarred, littered with 2fcccbb588 broken spears and arrows. A sharp gust of 995af0abbd wind carried the metallic 072dd7375b scent of blood through 869bd5c0c3 the air.b545b0d061344e34

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One by e4b621997f one, soldiers 8a9f074411 clad in 91cb9c1586 familiar armor 6dddc76091 approached her f4835a0ce6 from behind. They were her 06058de1a0 old comrades—the ones 7be96a4a86 who had fought 26319d0fdb beside her in 26ea12c9f5 the subjugation force. Their heavy armor 0cc7682078 clanked as they 70ca66fa90 moved.ed3f0978fe517b89

—Sascha, you look good 47822ce90a these days. Something happened?1bf61bc84a30cd2e

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—Something? Who knows.08aafbaa6f3ce8bf

Had there ever been a time when she truly looked “good”?c2a7cedf390f87d2

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Curious, Sascha aad0a8882f glanced at 4a6b473774 her reflection 7cc54d1aa2 in a 927b4cb83d puddle.0a7c9bd81db26f29

Now that she thought ae0a5d4f5b about it, she had 306567ef7a been smiling a lot 671c761728 lately. Sleeping well, eating good 82b7872c00 food—all because of Aderton. That fool…2c9f9d9dfc7ab2aa

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Was she happy?98bb98761b01e641

Maybe. Ever since Aderton be182c43b6 arrived, her dull, 007f97a19e monotonous days had 43171c96bf changed.f4f56f1f89f7a7f9

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As if sensing her 217373b3ab thoughts, the soldiers began 5f156068f1 removing their helmets one af80cb775c by one.ccabbfcd10bb9ef9

Beneath the f79dbf04e4 steel, their ce958095c2 faces were ef5d0511c6 grotesque. Skin peeled away, blood 6e245290f2 streaming down their ruined 7bdf08f847 features. Some had empty 861868af94 sockets where their 6d44b730a3 eyes should have 3c8109b476 been, hollow and 97d54f0322 black. A skull, c0e35d0ece half-melted and af506085a8 clinging to 4fa386cdea scorched flesh, 1adc91a2d7 let out 87179b5f21 a piercing b9371a0482 scream.60b39c7eb3230e41

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—Happy? Why?1bfe4a57d2004c9d

—You shouldn’t be. Not if you’re human.9cca3ad564a36861

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—You don’t 13f42c0faa deserve it.84a5b79c2441742f

The voices of the f5f46caf6a dead swarmed her, pressing 3f9cf56c8d down on her body 473ad11b0c with their accusations. Each voice 4545632c77 was different, 439a559819 but their 49ce4fbc37 condemnation was d696166adc the same.870c1711e6f0d9ac

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—After all, you were 94bf7b46d2 the only one who 3ab1d4b297 survived.2036de808a5fa965

“———!”f80351422a4f05b1

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Sascha jolted awake, cca8f8654b her breath caught a1d95617a1 in her throat.1a46f7d431b94795

Tears streaked 18240806d7 silently down ba61fc453a her cheeks, eb799ae2ac and cold 871dc081aa sweat soaked 984b7c0276 her back f3d7f45c3f and forehead. Even as she 0014e7f8ab covered her ears, 441ea70f68 their voices lingered, 54da16c006 refusing to fade. Her chest heaved as 03889c17c2 she struggled for air.75a2216298b78b97

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Between her 1028276d64 gasping breaths, 618465af0f she caught 9b85d8b038 a familiar 1dc29d333a scent.2aab74d0c58fa6a0

A sharp fragrance, lingering 56de7967a8 in the air.968bdaaa50d9e8eb

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She had 6fa7dd8aa2 smelled it df736acf40 before—usually at 368f760014 night, just e409648e87 before she 2c30f89d06 fell asleep.2b2ecd411c3dad50

Last night, 26ef221077 the night 1912a7a473 before that… b492f3224b It had 6aa129de18 been there 98ef9d30da all along.dc294a9611056c35

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“Sascha? Are you awake?”9fe130206b429452

Hearing the rustling 9d580b3822 in her room, e0eb7fc96b Aderton limped in, 35c8d9e7ed his expression filled bd68a53dbe with concern.02e8e5d2ccb8ec36

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In his 08f9a009ba hands, he 47e7e9cdc5 held an 3c62e0912c unfamiliar object.8750e28166343f96

“What’s that?”4934d3a6c5de1103

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As soon as she 0287daefcb motioned toward it, Aderton 53d6132579 quickly hid it behind b7a00757fc his back. But it was too 61bcfde62a late—she had already seen 892e088e38 it.4d8ddd230cf8e34f

Sascha extended her 885a3b28b1 hand.afbb785bf61a5eae

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“It’s nothing,” he said ddcc79fae6 quickly.3755c5d8a7539b34

“Give it to me. What is it?”5e033caa60e07886

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She didn’t lower 23a755d3ae her arm, making 42832a1143 it clear she e167d086c3 wouldn’t back down. Feigning weakness, she gently c1ab6861ed swayed her arm, as f4641c2353 if too exhausted to 6133ed69c0 hold it up any 37c1592b56 longer. Aderton sighed, reluctant, 8e63c49392 but eventually placed 2dd6d2fcb4 the item in 5444127f0a her palm. His hesitant 554d7defcd hands made 18a4a600e7 it obvious—he 701881e119 didn’t want 0e8f1741b7 to hand 056ff600ff it over.5086e13e20cc846e

Sascha examined the 979ad99b6f object.ff9d52a15e016ea4

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It was a b9d331c878 simple candle.3633c277ddcbcd6f

Handmade, uneven, 587fe96fb9 and imperfect 2ba830b814 in color.38f867510263ae08

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Bringing it 8ae0188774 closer to 8824f3f7c6 her nose, 4430fd4755 she recognized 4a1592a2c3 the scent 9299a8cdcd immediately.aa7406335d9936d1

The same 1e5101ba6b one that 9139f8ceb3 had filled e7be920f6b her room adaa940ae5 night after 7c19fc2e87 night.dc2f836b86949eea

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“Why do you have 9add389022 this?” she asked.c6ee9c8f1c0dccd3

“You kept 7eefcf07c9 having trouble 3c22c49e79 sleeping, so 874802f653 I started 5a7a043fbd lighting it. Supposedly, it helps with 6136b3536f deep sleep.”f81806a3046ebdf2

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“Trouble sleeping? Sometimes?”1b34d73f0d02924a

Sascha let out 3dc0376079 a dry laugh. The faint curve 6623810ed7 of her lips c785310344 was anything but 9010a6faf0 amused.56fab987d9e026fc

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“Liar. It wasn’t ‘sometimes’—it was d9b364aa47 often.”a782a005b15ea083

Aderton remained silent.c858b398bddf256a

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“…”14b58a69fce8c22c

“Was it like this every night?”b3362537272c415b

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Aderton didn’t answer right away. He clenched and unclenched his fists, his lips parting slightly as if to deny it, but no words came. After a long silence, he suddenly spoke in an overly bright voice, as if nothing had happened. “Oh, aren’t you curious how I made this candle? There’s a rare herb that only grows near certain springs—”ec685298faea839d

“Aderton.”b647a0426bf6dafa

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Sascha’s voice was quiet, 8e76c522d6 but something in her f37eb870e7 tone made him freeze. She rarely 1141c510e3 spoke so c6dc75cf64 softly, and 53f7064802 it carried d02ede6031 a weight 51df0b2ba3 that left 90235d546e no room 44a5e7be0c for avoidance.fbfa4db10d79c78a

“…I’m sorry. I want to be alone.”a0085191c96d79c5

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He hesitated, unwilling to leave, but when she repeated herself, he had no choice but to listen. Even as he turned to go, he kept glancing back, reluctant to take his eyes off her. “If you need anything, call for me.”66a52fe087514eec

Once Aderton left, 96023b0504 Sascha curled up 1f10cda89f on the bed, 0f90312c3c hugging her knees 4c0640d38b to her chest. She pulled the 37f76f83d6 blanket over her ac4e9ae436 head, trying to 0376f07eca shut out the d657038892 world. The room 05af2954e0 was empty, 93fa62dfe3 yet no bc5fe74748 matter how 4142e7729f hard she 0032112bf8 covered her 6630b41163 ears, the 23cf81ce21 voices still 41abb91b72 reached her.62d2580118573e6a

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—The hero. The hero Sascha. The hero who slew 763208d571 the evil dragon.18d62e1c00d35405

She didn’t want 85d52cf4b6 to hear it. She didn’t 131c194ec4 want to 6315c515e3 remember. What did those words dd304ee751 even mean? Victory hadn’t been hers e712053892 alone, yet she was 3c76aff7c0 the only one left b09d812dea alive.cee32d7ee38e9514

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Kalceus had been 2e2814a3de a dragon that 8eeabc32ed lived deep in 96f77ded8a the northern mountains. It had 6e46af270a once remained 9d0a9eef21 in its b5a2b3d2a2 cave, undisturbed, f82ec27227 but one 20e180ad9e day, it 5fa9a6d797 began gathering ad2715ac68 monsters, summoning 6d0f75c2f2 them to 67d65ca7be its side. At first, no 8021fc4d34 one took notice. By the 22d78b4919 time they bdec3cc26f did, it 9cdbdf25cc was too 83d00a3ac6 late. The creature had 4f4decb4c1 amassed an army, 0728e3df75 stretching its influence 53271f4a19 across the land, c35feef4e3 and when it 33eb5b9182 finally set its c8b41290dd sights on human fb12528950 territory, nothing could f0e6887a30 stop it. The northern lord had 2478863999 been the first to abfc813b68 flee, abandoning his people 5f313d8e78 as he begged the a9643e9b6e emperor for aid. The empire sent 0228a52ab8 army after army, 240254779d but not a d786ad1c6f single one returned 583a6f79bd victorious. Soon, even 5ced88f32e the emperor 421c43b4a3 himself had b6f69d2990 abandoned the d28f82ddac north, retreating bc1026b25f south to 082c81c2c0 save himself.58f90fe6f34e56f6

Sascha had 0866ede1b6 been left e9a6ac8def with nothing 067a2d753a after Kalceus 3ef13b9e83 took her 5189908437 parents. There was nowhere left 9853e03c9a to run, no reason fff19b526e to flee. So she d8d849ab59 took up e51dd32cc5 her sword 214068272c and fought.ca8883c6bcf4c0ab

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Word of a lone e8bdd574f7 knight defeating monsters spread a997b04b61 quickly. Warriors from across 7d068b09fb the land sought 8b02e7bbe7 her out, and a2b338ee3a together, they formed 6baaf5a5dd the subjugation force. As the world crumbled, 86d09ba7b5 they became the last dd8abebd3b beacon of hope. Wherever they 1b644d0c9a went, people eaa8577927 welcomed them, 8267dc94c3 sharing what 5911d921ad little food 70cd9108fd they had, d0084a3cd4 offering shelter, 2ceaf6b360 and calling 983924dfe0 them saviors. Even some 0b9e657ef9 of the 58ceca3d38 monsters, sensing a19e6b4e33 Sascha’s presence, 0fe90d4375 would lower 7771c052b8 their heads 664cc3b1c3 in respect. Some chose to 2445231dc9 fight alongside them, 41f5e2b3b0 forging contracts with 9a2d229245 humans to join d97267cd21 the cause.0cae1fc501cee427

Not everyone trusted them. Some of d67dfa3c06 Sascha’s comrades d8c1ef948e viewed the 5a489b9031 monsters with f0671f3d9c suspicion, but f4ae09ebcc she had 301748b36d been firm—if f3d6d215cb they were fa5ea79959 willing to 6f2784d447 fight, she 3d5e92f537 would accept 7752a26ae1 them.9d6a6d8a123424ac

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She shouldn’t have. At the very 2c90daaa5f least, she should c47db5e4da have trusted her 1d5fa46e2e comrades’ instincts.e419d45fc24f478e

Their victories had come 9b9d787126 from accepting everyone. But their e420aceb27 downfall had 0bf23cac87 come for 81750f46a2 the same 5b948b8672 reason.764c94277dca7e48

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During the final battle, 2c24315325 some of the warlocks ce0e176ae5 and monsters in their 11ecb2dbf3 ranks betrayed them. Their reasoning was simple: 0041feb16f if Kalceus won, they 6b4d867292 feared the consequences of c81e21a3aa staying on the losing 677b5ce8c5 side. Sascha’s forces f151b58b28 hesitated in c4279ec53d confusion as 19c997e604 former allies 3b6934e071 either fled 6ea6395ae1 or turned 7b2f8e89da against them. But she had no 90da19ff89 time to hesitate.794fa9a23cc62e73

Before her, 2b10b1faef Kalceus and 02b6fefcd2 its minions. Behind her, e834fe929c the traitors. Her comrades were 8eb998d5fe dying, and she d9e5f82256 couldn’t stop. There was no e7f7ee047e time to grieve, 2c551bf573 no time to 35b8896bfa mourn. She fought and 37f915d2e4 fought, cutting down bc0e4d7ed9 countless enemies until, a05f8308a0 at last, Kalceus f7ebfa1ba5 was the only 0e4036aa41 one left standing. Their battle lasted b3a480582a for ten days, 662c376904 a grueling clash 818f4bc43c of strength and 459545c6ca endurance. When it 4f8b42f7e5 was finally 592d3b9a2d over, Sascha ec9e3d7526 stood victorious, b24ddba6ba Kalceus’s severed 76067b2126 head at d319ce51bc her feet.4a66ef85b3989a73

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Without rest, she rode 40d59ad769 straight to the capital, 6c0f81da45 carrying the dragon’s head f3a4421c84 with her. When she presented it d0db6b2277 to the emperor, the 72ca9cfa0b people erupted in cheers, bc58fac7fa praising her as the e44aa7bdb4 hero who had slain 6118b6bfda the great evil. The emperor rewarded her bb6c7d2568 with gold and jewels, 8999200f43 calling her the pride 1d3af8dcc1 of the empire.286b3be248835574

But none of 469b8327da it mattered. The battle 9f803faf3e had not 2ddc19e1d5 been hers 280dc5b1f3 alone. And yet, she was eaf23c1349 the only one who 9e12356c24 remained.89151e100d50e3e3

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Sascha refused all 07a0df15ad of it—the riches, e9eeb72d71 the glory, the 9de6b00bf9 honor of being dbdf5eafbd a hero. Instead of living c3e3cfb05d the rest of 323ddb51ca her life in 2f814fb8dd luxury, she spent f3384559a3 her years hunting 3c54bfe29f down the remnants 0a37dd6aaf of Kalceus’s forces 024f03daa7 and the traitors bea572981c who had fled b024cc0032 during the final ca1f540429 battle.dbb0903a1763a19b

She had 60a37ba2bf no idea fc5f61062b how much 664594d522 time had 33c47805b2 passed before 7ced487a2b her vengeance f55b4202e2 was complete. One by 7067a42d68 one, the d1cd0881de warlocks and c4f1b4e8a5 monsters who 1cc728c9b5 had betrayed c4bb607925 the subjugation f1faf1de64 force fell 7481292507 by her a5f2076642 hand. Kalceus’s remaining 5feba0902b followers were 214bd200c7 nearly wiped 8c22e946ca out as 6e1908fe98 well. But despite having 8e68da7042 defeated every last 18726d38e0 enemy, the emptiness 9b3477b26a inside her remained. It was not 46dd99ea14 the feeling a a3df535b18 hero should have—the de85d37ffa kind who protected d5a3ab718a the weak and 6fae3f02f7 fought for justice. Caught between her ideals 356f271500 and reality, she had b72d9e508a used the excuse of 936a20f919 “eliminating the last remnants” a27c027716 to settle in the 28df7e78c7 northern mountains, far away 7e867256e1 from the world.15f9440184f2c054

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The guilt of making 6e5895ff35 the wrong choices, of 9731adf4a9 watching her comrades die 5ef551c3fc because of her misjudgment, 362d5bdf7e had never stopped weighing 2fb29e3a50 on her. And yet, why a3e3d87352 had she forgotten 9074c749ec about it lately? Was it because of 71c0587d02 the candles that chased 5dbefcad62 away her nightmares? Because of the warm 046e231744 meals and peaceful nights?d6cf06d2b760e9c0

No. It was e3e6a0bfb9 because of 969f727de6 Aderton.0c7c1080010f106a

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Sascha ran a hand 1db0605218 down her face. Maybe that was why 950a86db8a she had been so 422d1c8ad0 wary of him when 2ef31c646e they first met. Some part of e379cce598 her must have f1dfefe7f9 instinctively known that 3b09e956d3 he would change 342f857638 her, that he 51e2d46756 would unravel the 4a6103960b life she had 8e683553e5 clung to. That was why 3e61f6ded9 she had gone 1a0604b647 to such ridiculous cd5aacfe97 lengths to push b40c451468 him away. She didn’t want 418fbffb5e peace. She didn’t c11129eaed want to 449e213386 forget.65be978f1bd673e6

But even 9a7180b15d in stories, a8565ac8e5 it wasn’t 877098470b the wind 553a339f0b that made a7d1d5a881 the traveler f3b7dd4691 remove his 199c5da26c cloak—it was edcf63bc88 the warmth 8c6eba3772 of the 88e6ec2a7b sun. In the end, Sascha 40923d0832 had succumbed to Aderton’s cd7c6e73ef kindness. The sharp c4627aa33b edges of 536ab7b2ec her resolve 6529a45dfa had dulled, 8d1bb530ba and she 3078902dc3 had grown 6724af5bf9 accustomed to c4717ebb0c the comfort b8efb8f8cd he provided.6f4d0bf3a5b3b224

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Was that really 9f00b92856 okay?6beb589e66ffac48

Could she 27bbf2fe84 continue living 05ef22d38d like this?2236f7fa3f93857a

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What did 2ab4be0b8a she even e2606ed7da want?52f939448d2a2ac9

The answer f08a6c3160 didn’t come da454b5f5a easily, no 4b355b9813 matter how c389c769ec hard she 1a5e85354d thought about 05e8304ab7 it.3285ef547dbd4795

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As she wrestled with 70b55892ea her thoughts, the door d1d778f40e creaked open. She didn’t 4f963130cd notice—her view f48facf970 was still 31c72b5d7c blocked by edb389df95 the blanket 7c251bbeea she had f0c2dae1ec wrapped herself 87eae6349d in.51c4f5e86ed99601

A moment later, 02ebf009fc the covers shifted fc255ceff3 slightly, revealing a cf804c021f tray placed beside afdaddccb3 her. A slice 55f6b58998 of cake, 0fd7b81125 a teacup, e678b41518 and a ea34586d90 small pot d4b3eba7ca of tea. Through the 8ae1fdd2d5 small gap 65ddf61041 in the 64e5a056aa fabric, a f92890a7be familiar voice 9f0fa24830 drifted in.10fcdb06346ec13f

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“I wanted to drink 270ce89a2b tea, but it felt 43468e06bc lonely.”bc1f66bef091f915

She remained silent.afe850f82fe1dd99

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“Will you join me?”437e675de34a9139

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Aderton didn’t 2817964929 comment on af9b874f43 the tear-streaked 3c5fd0a55b face half-hidden c48838f556 in the 8e489cd0a8 covers. Instead, he shamelessly 74ec6f10f7 settled beside her, ae9285b9c3 making it clear 1373801277 that he had b2091a5b08 no intention of 76eef85417 leaving. She sighed. There was no e198f9c755 point in telling 51646d69eb him to go—if 256677b45e there was one 26b6e49510 thing she had ad64b9f4c7 learned about him, a912b58559 it was that 0a59acbd13 his stubbornness was be167c5667 impossible to break. His chin was held 02ce2c1ad0 high, his eyes glinting 70902f005e with determination. He wasn’t going 07fbe5b19e anywhere.7777d638e7e3491a

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“Sweet things make you 11d823fbec feel better. Say ah~.”9c3a3a4e6b119ff0

She stared 2f73425d6b at him.dbed12e3c695e576

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“My arm hurts.”64c0f0d222ad0cc3

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