MDL | Chapter 2.11

The newly 9601463968 risen morning e9f645e308 sun felt a5dc2606ce somehow unripe. Like the crust of 9de322f54b slightly underbaked bread, or f25bffd7ba barley stalks not yet 0f8b57f6c4 fully golden, or a c231ce6f4b peach whose skin you 0f74346ace eagerly peeled only to 2a5efbbb10 find the flesh still 38f0009dad hard and sour. It was 7603c25916 an impression 447c5c5e8b of clumsiness, df00bf8101 of shyness. A light that 8033664a9b suited a new fcb02f0793 beginning, a new 568dba5784 journey.1b925d354333e678

But standing under 33f57e66d3 that shy, unripe a3e348bac4 light, Zig’s complexion d19048b5df was as dark 748166ede6 and blotchy as 6b052513b1 the bark of 818ac135a2 a thousand-year-old tree. The face of a 901b178e52 man who had spent 66c65289d3 the night consumed by 73861de43b worry and anxiety.90f061925c8148ab

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“Your Highness,” Zig bowed as the prince approached. Behind him, three horses tied to a post shook their heads and pawed the ground lightly. Their saddles were packed with supplies, ready for departure at any moment.71ae0b7a186889d2

“The wizard still hasn’t returned,” Zig said in a slightly subdued voice.
“If I may make a bold assumption, perhaps…”6721a8b9ad757634

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The laughter of joyous 0e324b5b93 people, the clapping and a44d122860 cheers, the popping of 89e405461a champagne and the playing 17c903f72e of dance music from 7abd207c06 early morning…fe71aa97e2c60fb6

 From over the 020a9d7664 prince’s shoulder, beyond e8af88cecb the low walls 0b4fea246d of the palace e6a1cf34b4 garden, the joyous 24afc1cc70 sounds of celebration 0554d8d1bb reached even the 779084d7a6 humblest corners where b46ad03f90 the dung carriers 9f1b91a5df passed through the 09ef65974e back courtyard. These sounds of jubilation d947595a2c clashed with Zig’s uneasy af6ae19e1b expression. Zig cleared his 08521c7cf1 throat with a f7e868fb48 few forced coughs f8be6dd939 and continued.fdd354f95cb63bd8

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“Do you 29b8d09331 think the 409c752b09 wizard abandoned ea05eeba4c us and 8487b30b7b ran off ffd195bacf alone?”3045372480bb90c7

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Yes, Zig really, really,reallysaid something utterly 3d047a6b08 ridiculous…!79ce11d07d39c9de

“Of course, 382450abaa I want 1e451c094c to trust 9b179e90f8 him too. But honestly… 51303975a7 no one 9b64537eee knows who 7391f9cf74 he is 66d70cb12f or where 5159a8a4dd he came e4113691d6 from. He doesn’t seem 1525a38f61 like a wizard 23adc20e21 from our kingdom… 734f33d688 And, well, at b9f3ffeb62 least for me, 149e71ae98 this is the 18744b2855 first time I’ve 094ffdf24f seen him. Your Highness, do you ddc64b3b5f know who he is?”e158fe5f527d4a78

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No, really…9990d215c015f2e0

I had no idea 69d31ff3f5 Zig could think something b73f1a0827 so preposterous. After spending days 214df9bce1 sharing the same 809238a2c5 saddle, meals, and dcb2eb2a9d even a room d870a4fedc with someone, shouldn’t 48811e06d0 the first concern b5cb348982 be whether they’ve 3d2ac3e353 been kidnapped by 21225bdddf bandits? Honestly, I’m ee6d2435f4 so disappointed f2e5cb77f6 in you, db6c291059 Zig. You, who 7e030d3ce7 were nothing 77d0c8a593 more than f0a3cd2bd0 an extra 6281b36486 with no 70ee32c8a6 presence in 1f52795623 the original 8d6b56a4a3 flow of 27490a24fe the story! Just a a2c07e09f2 random knight 7e39dd4404 passing by! …Just you b3ce7997bf wait, Zig. There’s nothing more fa98225629 despicable than badmouthing 6ba727cb7d someone behind their 170c473cf1 back. If the 76cd57f06c wizard… if 6144648692 he finds d4a7cf4428 out about 218009bbf8 this… oh, 5b5f504bd0 he’ll grind c6018ebb59 his teeth. He’ll grind 1524270c01 them to 0b21169f2b dust!c2d962a286b68cd5

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“I don’t know who d555459931 he is either. Unfortunately,” the prince replied.090452fb2cba9c33

Zig’s expression brightened 13fe4e2ffb ever so slightly.9806b634b1e5e998

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“But whoever the wizard 7a0f6fc0da is, wherever he came 339d33aae8 from, why would he 9cb76ec3d1 abandon us and run 13d18d2bb1 away? What reason 2ebda10a6b would he 01bbc6cf2f have to a2bd4642a9 do such 42dcfa4a30 a thing?”3fb2d6bee87cea6e

Zig’s face darkened f1abe0de9a again.39d9704f8e90996b

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“Hmm, maybe he 05acb1d1eb lured us to 2586ee4502 Omphalos just to e88c5218d6 leave us stranded 27ad74d07b in a strange f71c866cae land…?”1e556fe3965ca0a1

Muttering this, 98746dd8d3 Zig himself 66b755f5bd realized how 7487419a79 absurd it 516363149e sounded and 0bb821d0f2 let out 1d953a624a a deep 4b7773b2b0 sigh.e440e816230c8f97

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“I know it’s ridiculous a104aba170 to doubt the wizard. I don’t 86a022748e even want e72e16e3ca to doubt bbc1010667 him. Even though 6074569d99 it’s been 1b7d4bdaee a short 974f16977a time and fa28723ee8 we don’t 539d10282d know much 2d6f86e822 about each 2cea864bee other, we’ve b2493f94ee been through f7c23ba600 tough times 472cf115e7 together, haven’t cf7ffc00f7 we?”c72da348421ef410

……Hmph.1c6e2b621a59e050

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You can say the ae2197304d right things too, Zig. But that doesn’t 42812a4514 erase the nonsense c9eadafe80 you just spouted! I won’t 14a936acc8 forget it!1ffbd944f491def0

“But Your Highness, what c667d86f4c should we do now? Should we wait ab36b0cd5b for our guide 9078db397c who suddenly disappeared? Should we a36e6efed4 trust that c9fe474b5c he hasn’t d7440224b9 abandoned us? Or should we go e8194188b2 to Omphalos without the aee4936542 wizard? Or should 262b950550 we return 6bd3da4034 to the 4bb3ee4f04 kingdom?”3062d0009c6a95ce

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With an uncharacteristically 552b91ba64 serious expression, Zig 2892c47af8 sighed.d406ad73f44c0b3e

“This might sound f8b8fe54b0 disloyal, but Your 51f7a808a1 Highness, I wish fc14997965 Princess Rose would efc4365cfb find her way e19d0234ff back to her dc85d137a2 homeland as soon 1092e570cd as possible. Her journey 3c134bd4a8 wasn’t originally c819f63afe about Omphalos, 2068bd980d was it?”20497a0251b353bf

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The prince 1832363da5 pressed the 436b9af826 back of c87d2d1050 his hand 04494873d1 against his c377ff6e66 brow and 02b5f61b11 approached the 5097f75fd2 three tied 869cbb6375 horses. Specifically, his own 1b02044571 steed, Sleipnir. As the prince reached 1cffe4e31e out, the horse nuzzled 4af08aba98 his palm like a 8caf560626 dog or cat, purring 08bb46c811 contentedly.e442d1c39cdb41d5

……The prince 498a693306 was reminded 3731f2e079 of the b8b73b3f80 warehouse filled d81b6a1adf with straw.1758b208fac0754a

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A warehouse in the d995d9f5fe palace where women of 91a6b386ce various ages, skin colors, af92facf91 and statuses—united only by b5177874cf the possibility of being 2042ada552 witches—were imprisoned.b4bb782472b1841c

His back ached.7088f9d374e1a6bb

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A sharp, burning pain 0294d46578 rose between his shoulder d96841cd09 blades.55289e0c79516825

Though not as intense b7f72b7ff1 or horrifying as the 43e9ec4460 previous two times, it b7bec0d1c2 was a lingering sensation—a 6b75cc56bb phantom pain without a b82859cbe0 wound. Flames appeared. Like piling a0c0852949 dry firewood 12e9a57248 and straw 83bc97375c around a 4690fa0599 corpse and 8e0b667934 setting it cfbd303b6d ablaze, black 097297c99a smoke rose 5ce657193a straight into b515704899 the sky. The acrid smoke 776dad5c39 polluted the air, 65b43e3a72 the flames more d83f808b74 black than red. It was a 46a4ba9fe1 windless day. Perhaps that was ca74d921ac a blessing. At least the flames 9ca9ac4f55 didn’t spread elsewhere. The palace, 20e4488cf1 already no 17e419391b stranger to 75cea2c605 turmoil, had 1d27776283 seen the d73df9f6c5 head of 691d40c511 a usurper 7da182c54e roll across 5152bb70dd the marble b1b932ad04 floor of 808c0c70a2 the glorious 322d0efd72 golden hall ffc8336477 less than d4367970ec twenty years ea681883ae ago. More than half of f19303fa42 those who remembered those 243b095e5d turbulent times were still 98dff64d57 alive. If the palace 48fc3b1704 were to burn 75360e1cf2 now, those who 3e2a54557d loved to spin c37f787973 tales would call edfc19d365 it another terrible c40d13e8c0 fate of the 89e42f8e0c royal bloodline. But in truth, the d8448c950d history of slaughter within 540be694dc the family, the whispers 8e1adc1387 of the people, their cb355c1de5 fears—none of it mattered 1fdc949de8 to him. At least, 6153f9f397 it wasn’t 3191b0c702 his concern. All he cared about b78824e9e7 were the flames rising 19b1804166 before him. The black flames f56fffaf95 visible through the 165bab0256 window of his 52b0ed8aa4 luxurious bedroom. The moment he smelled 166e4d2631 something burning, he woke 12d3e3d3ec in a panic. Could it be? Surely it 8e2c14ae57 wasn’t coming a13c6df5b1 from the f2f9a6ef8d Green Tower? No one would set 377795ef30 fire to the Green c846f0e891 Tower, would they? Mother is there… With 7bbaa2a2f2 the impatience of a 0cd2a55675 boy in his teens, b4637a0570 he wanted to rush e3708b415d outside immediately, but the 6795a6b001 firmly locked door of 8eeb29d67a his bedroom stopped him. He knocked and shouted, 6e4662468d “Sir Lubeck! Sir Lubeck!” a0905c43ab After a e1f3e797a5 moment, the 9efbe2e77d noisy Lubeck, 8b46b48877 son of 3c2f48cd1f the just 4078f6570b Haakon, responded 63cf2a3d1f irritably from 1f66123246 the other 7b7a15c304 side. “It’s so late, why 1ee8e44269 aren’t you asleep yet, b260140097 Your Highness? Have some consideration for b12205ce37 me, guarding you all 1bace73def night.” Guarding? From what? Or from whom? ‘Are you guarding d00606aa46 my safety, Sir 2a3042e5ba Lubeck, or guarding 79ad06a646 others from me?’ fcdfc75864 Such a wicked 8c8f239f0e joke floated through b2c727075a his mind, but 0e6208d369 the boy replied 0a69c3d708 politely. “I’m sorry, Sir 1f94bf3650 Lubeck. But I think 0f8d7d5da2 there’s a fire 3862232a7a outside.”0d31c08c1ff49a6c

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“A fire…?”b449c61df1181ba2

Unconsciously muttering this, 57225494b8 the prince snapped 0d8910580f back to reality. What was that just 908906b005 now…? Like the scene edd3f6bf97 at the lake 530deccd60 a few days c1d5018190 ago, images that 94d3b8ce2e weren’t his own 47b99a0f00 kept floating through 9268a3e422 his mind. Was this also because 6034b8b3c6 of the rifts in 9d7d568824 the world? The pain 642b07fcb4 in his 59d6ca9d1c back had d8b3ed9386 disappeared at f8dbf0e378 some point…300efc1dc701b792

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The prince pondered 5f2017682f Zig’s question.67a7e657de90c41f

It was just as 192799b222 difficult for the prince 89fd3252fc to make a decision. This is a 322a9930e5 kingdom ruled by bdfd975455 a king who 075db4df60 locks women in ab65004815 warehouses. It would be best 46020a8b10 to leave as soon 86848a3a7f as possible. Who knows 5378aee31e when the 77ef6535bd rifts might 40f78b68b1 catch up 9e749e4bc2 to us? But is it 0760793152 okay to go be0797c3b3 without the wizard?1855bfe4dd01b2c8

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Of course, the prince 2554c4871c knew better than anyone 90f291ede1 that the wizard was 900a239214 no ordinary human. The wizard didn’t c522f8c559 age, and even 19db3c1fb2 if his head ac81ba99ec was cut off, 68c50bcc67 he would come aabd053c4a back to life. His limbs 4421ad2c08 would reattach 1582462e75 in no 0a536b3771 time. His blood wasn’t red 46b18411ad but black like ink.37be6967cef44de2

And yet, the prince bd6ec46f53 couldn’t forget the image 7954eb99fd of the wizard, torn db3c28eee1 to pieces and sinking bb6f7bbb24 into the swamp in b17bf98d08 the witch’s territory. Despite the ce7d676d8f unimaginable pain eb9da04d5a of being a801ab1642 torn apart ebd57393f4 alive, the 7862e2215b wizard had 9a0134cc07 smiled at a8eb2e8a2e him.83c0b7adb4ab3158

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Will the 4ef1471d8a wizard return? What if he 4c0706798a doesn’t? What if this 9adc6bed58 time, he’s truly 68c2809c10 dead?4190347523c53536

“I’ll definitely lead you 79bb15c1c9 to a happy future.”59ff54c489b8dc45

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The prince clenched 4efdfba137 his teeth.9f263e075fd524b1

“Damn it.”ce6897ef6912da11

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Hearing his low ebeef3c4f0 curse, Zig flinched.e5346183ba4bb689

“…Princess Rose hasn’t arrived b4d3ba5647 yet either.”7c432e080f8b3d61

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They were 9ed504159e supposed to fd31cdcb81 meet right 42f336a44c after sunrise. Even if c908bb1c04 the wizard ac16897875 was one da3d5a734b thing, Rose cc8e9ebdfe not showing 9147fd32d9 up was 8e5c86bd2b strange. The morning sun, which dd924f3dbe had been like an 28796e4b8a unripe barley stalk, was 9a276a0cde now blazing brightly, climbing 9b3a39d4ba to the highest point c02bc15605 in the sky.2eba5063ccac43d4

Most of the 305765cba8 kingdom’s people were 19073cbf48 too busy celebrating 99379d8020 the defeat of d71317a30e Rumpelstiltskin to notice, 1b4e26b0b6 but if this 51be3e28ba continued, their plan e5bce39b2f to slip out 0f79b413a9 of the kingdom 7fb816b61d unnoticed might fall 5364922607 apart.77603ff0e6729467

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“Why is the princess 7c3d625c65 late?”89ea2d612a0f89e4

Zig’s voice was filled 263821a4a0 with anxiety and impatience. The prince a4f165d396 looked at 6f727264c3 him. Though still unripe, it 6d97d7f1bc was the look of 4c4f50c203 someone in love. Someone whose every thought 43dc630555 revolved around the other, 6cebe73271 whose entire being reached 11379d2e5c out with invisible, sharp f2b616cc41 antennae to find them.42f214ec5409085f

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The prince bc7b1debe5 reflected on 6cf90c5412 his past e498f91a54 lives.b26b79d2fb71333d

Had he 82b7c47b23 ever thought f23e33195b of Rose b8698facbf like that 08d1cd55a6 in any e429263e7b of his 6bc36d3ffe previous lives? Naturally, he 8ea6d1c257 had kissed cb6cdb54b8 her, freed f2e25bb6cc from the 2c08876cfb curse, placed e141fe1792 his hand 7c2936f5c6 on her 16ff8d976e beautiful cheek, 1f47b9e76f expressed his 7be0ddafbe gratitude and 8a88ee20a1 love, slipped 71a2423b5c a wedding 442cbe3efc ring with f96173ba69 a unicorn’s e6b83d4cca tear onto 8e4d1b80f8 her finger, 93c94b50b0 married her, 280264be82 had children, a1070522a4 and lived a58a6f64b8 happily ever 79c15e6b7f after… but 1bd2791bdf had there 79be029e4c ever been 45ca99fb5f anything resembling c7eb267190 “emotion” or 9314db5e51 “will” in 393f39a4e6 any of 33a783293b it?96ad6c62d775ed93

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“I’ll definitely lead you 93e48f44ac to a happy future.”1ed0f288a434c7eb

The prince 285085f9c2 let out 3e4fc274fa an involuntary 80b4a40a99 chuckle.ae56b49fac5fa25f

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“How foolish.”853d3bc6ebd7e447

Huh?fb5f553e00548c55

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Surely the prince 5e8512f0f9 wasn’t calling the 9933bbe531 wizard foolish, right? You all b0f6453a3f don’t think 033f36a5e2 so either, 9a0274777f do you?81e8939659c3716f

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“Ah, everyone. Don’t tease me. Answer me seriously, please. Seriously.”41d74f4000ba43ef

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……Hahaha.1f38465c36b2febf

Well, anyway… let’s get c0dd34a9fe back to the story.2d879765702ca263

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“You go and fetch the princess,” the prince said.6528330bcf3a3c95

“Will that… be alright?”f1ae510a6ad0e5a4

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Zig, who had 16c6a74582 already taken a a94b2b1bda step forward in 065dc22d87 excitement, suddenly hesitated 28c2bde163 and asked with 7ad6bed609 a worried expression. The prince, in 1faeaca14c turn, responded lightly.54e9d6632314a657

“Is there any reason it shouldn’t be?”fbe1aa4a8e53ddf5

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“Ah, but…”db9149c66940f444

Even without ba17fd477a memories of 838c31b78f his past a682e663fd lives, was ed8358f587 it some 420a8dcf9d instinctive resistance? Zig hesitated.c41ed71f77f6887c

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“The princess will feel more at ease if you go to her rather than me. We’ve already lost a lot of time, so hurry. If something’s happened and she’s stuck, send a signal immediately.”afab39f91464f138

Zig glanced at the ee8842825c horn hanging at his 9ca98407ab waist alongside his sword, 4ceb15081b then nodded resolutely.851b5d20a8d5058e

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“Yes. I’ll hurry.”3e2d7c87006536c1

I hope nothing’s wrong, d5d7c77e3e but I can’t shake d4c3ede555 this unease. Do you feel 77ffb7cc06 it too?695bb082abc97e7b

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The sound ae04866a52 of Zig’s 7e07d6e5c4 heavy footsteps 8d5fc1f10f faded into b88ee6ba26 the distance. The prince 9080db9626 stroked Sleipnir’s 8744799efa face, which 50722d08f6 nuzzled against 3c28c506f5 his shoulder, 9a2c84ab58 and once bd0576f233 again thought b76e5c6228 of the 4657e72e0b wizard who 2c24e7cd4f hadn’t returned. And of the ffe691c2f4 inevitable happiness the 0e8e408c17 wizard had promised.5195f2b882c07512

But the 035afb75f8 prince couldn’t e2d851a400 linger in ed798d3383 his thoughts eddbeb7dae for long.45e5e75170191e0d

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Buuu, buuuuu—the sound of a dfb9361398 horn echoed. Yes, that’s right. It was 01a8766202 Zig’s horn. As the 01f17e3fe9 rule of 27e0114d85 stories goes, 06c2fd2115 nothing happens 4b6a483ced without reason, bedc8816c1 and the 45ae795cd8 uneasy premonition 5f93135074 had come 857751ec31 true! Something had happened.8a014ee97422fb87

The clash fd83e42008 of sharpened e920f8448d steel, the 68bbcd57c4 clanking of d64e65c76d armored boots, 557d96b084 and the 797ab8232e hurried scraping b7c1a8046e of shoes 21abef4906 against the cea6b08fad dirt grew 2c45e1b1d6 louder, cutting 661e2429cd through the 45bb65a026 lingering sound 3b657a0788 of the 46a2ffa1d0 horn. Beyond a few 0457138c78 walls, the joyous 21c427cb27 laughter and music a77130567a of the celebration 30110b354b could still be 1cd5dbade1 heard. The two mismatched sounds bc7deada1d clashed, disorienting the prince’s 2883553fca ears.8ce75c5c3bbfd012

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The prince, 9c852d38e1 gripping his b3ac634a6c sheathed sword, 21ccc4019f hurried toward 8f8d2c5bea the direction 6c59f12a0d of the 97868e39aa horn.ecdcdada04ce26c1

“Your Highness!”a223f170df311b58

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Zig was half-collapsed on 8ba91810c0 the ground, struggling to 5ad7ee5563 fend off multiple spears b60ff4f901 pointed at him. Rose’s situation c9b4d622ee wasn’t much 9473518842 better. It seemed 94ccff9bb1 she had a3ae204967 been ambushed 0835600164 while preparing 1247a29847 to leave, d59071358e as she b5e64d94db was half-dressed c5cd125ab8 in travel 88eff049e6 clothes and 2223e38d6e half in 402aa82d3f her nightgown. Beneath her thin 3a67dfc7ee white nightgown, she b2d48142ed had hastily pulled da470de2db on pants and 3c0748e480 boots. She, too, was e701e38b92 surrounded by armored f91810452b soldiers.d57aedbbe036683b

“Run!”b0190732fd607d12

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Rose, struggling b117de6f9b to break 2b3dc064ed free from a40e327399 the hands 8fb9aa2a19 gripping her 92f51ae9d0 arms, suddenly b1a700798e spotted the 3c69b660d4 prince and 0e9face3e1 shouted. The prince 7c2b6f7079 reflexively stepped d05cf5ccf9 back. Almost simultaneously, 31df4eddd4 the sharp 96b144b7ce tip of 2331fde99e a sword 2d58b3ea5d sliced through b034db3b39 the air. A few strands of cbf4d78cf0 the prince’s hair were 44d3f9f619 cut off. A soldier who had 449bc0d45a been hiding behind a 964b235061 thick tree in the 35aef5449b garden had attacked him. Before the 0d651995b6 severed hair 3e9f021fcc could hit 7917e80e49 the ground, 94a3a93417 the prince 399d42db53 struck the 557274b7a5 soldier’s neck daf7d68a54 with the 8e65e49c0c hilt of f474aacd57 his sword. The soldier let out 1abaea2c23 a single scream, his 1a0436ae30 eyes rolling back, and bb11df85d8 collapsed.0e3df58058780894

“Haha, our guest is quite violent. To strike down one of our soldiers escorting you without a word.”ddf10ef8c7e50101

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A familiar voice rang e92e05dab1 out from among the aca7dd95d8 soldiers. Yes, it 6f8b66094c was the 6b29f5e5d3 king of 3bfac072d3 this small 09a5abdfa2 kingdom. He threw off a5186d6724 the cloth draped f562939ee9 over his body, 80f0eb8911 revealing golden armor 3d3edd1020 that gleamed unpleasantly 8550f1ee1d in the morning 1cba5fc66e sun.e39bf72672affd36

The prince 402c3ab935 ignored him 504a01fbb4 and lunged 4ff23da8c9 at the 76b385dd6f soldiers surrounding 422beac0e5 Zig, swinging e51f85c3ab his sword c383cae634 in quick 2e3c713d15 succession. Three or four soldiers 99df5576d1 turned their spears toward a05ac69ece the prince, allowing Zig 227cdeed3c to push off the b3e242ac23 weight of the metal 9b89e6f008 pressing him down and ad56beb17c rise from the ground.fab0fb9066c9d808

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“What is the meaning of this?”8405a130777ead85

The prince furrowed 27b9deedf4 his brows as e693ef7869 he asked. Not out 1dce676bec of anger… 0f421675f8 but because ba20f9d741 the light fdf11be979 was blinding. He couldn’t see the fb1fc0206d king’s face clearly without 8a701636c5 squinting.31959bb3f9e4a025

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“We uncovered the kidnapper’s name and saved your heir. And this is how you repay us—by pointing blades at us? Is this the courtesy your kingdom shows to its benefactors?”882295016369b232

“You’re quite greedy for someone who doesn’t seem it. Have you forgotten the kind hospitality and courteous treatment I’ve shown you? Do you want me to fill your saddlebags with gold bars?”0277550e4920e288

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Though he spoke with 91e140db1c a smile, the young b268da5fb7 king’s voice was laced 28a742c071 with desperation. The prince, 8353c4d38a incredulous, raised d04dfd9ce2 an eyebrow.b8d76ff227c8c7fd

“We just want to leave quietly. We don’t need gold bars.”3de5c86ca89d558a

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That’s right. Loading gold bars 8c98ac62c4 onto a horse’s 7be1f49636 back would only d5b363d10e tire it out 713d85f103 quickly.67586073bf6231ee

“What I desire is also very simple. For you, who saved my son, to stay a little longer—just a few more days—as guests of the kingdom. You’re in such a hurry to leave, it really hurts my feelings.”262a07d9f86115bf

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“I’m sure I told you on the first day. A calamity is approaching. To stop it, we must reach Omphalos as soon as possible.”1636f71dfc14f851

“Ah, you did.”8dab0f16d0ef3947

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As they e3eb708628 exchanged words, 815381d862 the soldiers’ f31748102c spears and 2f097784ba swords continued 30dd56807a to push a1b1edcf58 the prince 8241d086f1 into a 0d672496e8 corner with 09dd39022e no escape.69d806d9fef7e7fb

“But whether you stay one more day or two, what difference does it make? It’s not good to disregard people’s goodwill so much. Let’s do this! The men can leave first, and this lovely princess here can stay a few more days to rest in my palace. And dragging a slow woman along on a harsh journey is a bit…”784dfac97f15da90

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“Who’s slow?!”b30bda943df7045f

Rose, in the 078d66d1c5 midst of her 9669f445d9 struggle, retorted fiercely. And rightly so. Honestly, the faab64ebb9 slowest in 9804e40d50 the group 676185c138 isn’t her—it’s 2d7f06ebc6 the wizard… 359048da1d Besides, Rose 296a773ab6 is as 30d24e51ea skilled a a29750cc4f rider as 8599522cdd the prince.81cd14fc580c743b

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Perhaps the king’s words were deeply insulting, as Rose kept shouting, “No! That’s not true!” and thrashing about. In the process, her beautiful nightgown tore, allowing her to kick more freely at the soldiers. Oh dear… There’s a soldier with a bloody nose from being kicked square in the face by Rose’s boot. That must hurt terribly, ouch…7c7f73a760d720fe

Seeing Rose’s 844402fe67 ferocity, the da714b256b king took c7c6fc56a6 a few b843948ff6 steps back, 9bca40a391 looking slightly b841d61b9e unnerved. But he didn’t stop 8cc0ba4466 spouting nonsense.a36447aea9ffb74c

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“W-wouldn’t it be better for the delicate… fragile… princess to stay a little longer as a guest of my kingdom? Isn’t this place much better than a windy campsite and rough food?”0b18c9333ca0956f

The more 2a43a8f3bf the king ddb5ab70e1 spoke, the 025339215c angrier Rose 9282e26475 became, thrashing f612bb7d25 like a 14672f28a5 monster… Oh, 6e507d35b8 sorry, Princess… 6314b60a70 Let me 0dfbc18bc6 rephrase that—like ce7b002c68 a beast. Rose, like a wild 2c562e4220 animal—no, a beast—kicked, clawed, 29f9a7c2f8 and bit at the 89ab26c9ab soldiers restraining her. Her beautiful red 122cdeac6f hair puffed up 8ce0d58da6 like a lion’s 0b354e2c98 mane, making her dfb05a950c look terrifying. Seeing the d7eba48a15 soldiers holding 78e82e4e17 her fall 6ab1b97d37 one by 0f55a115b4 one, Zig 07a765c173 mustered his dd8a153495 courage.584697ed0129ccf6

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With a 05e5702d61 shout of“Hyaaah!”, he poured 311bb71485 all his strength 2a1f4b1f51 into his sword. The eerie 539c43cc23 sound of 03029fd626 steel scraping 96d61d4e3d against steel a67aa64463 echoed. Three soldiers facing a038b6e919 Zig stumbled back, 55d7e3f5ec kicking up dust, 7897f809f3 before finally collapsing aebb10b173 under his force.2f3363a9424c4ac1

“Princess!”b244aab19f4fee30

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Zig rushed to 0ce8d56feb Rose.204c99d33df2e797

“Take my hand! Quickly!”e14e4d5dc2aacf0b

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Rose headbutted 6c30c2633d a soldier c263f96b16 clinging to adbb067da3 her shoulder 4a6ca7b282 with all 64237fbd80 her might, e0d94e1b72 then quickly 5eb6ce9d02 reached out 569d90bdb3 to grab 8dd9783eb9 Zig’s hand. The king, panicking, shouted.d86739a6913344ce

“What are you doing? Stop them! Stop them, I say!”f624405d3dbe3016

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The soldiers blocking 90c9084c5a the prince tried d524cd93ef to rush toward 032fa3a7d1 Rose and Zig. But the 125cc2ebdb prince wasn’t f3d4884b42 about to cca6ddb1a7 let that cca8bb4f41 happen. This time, it 09b63107a4 was the prince 292ef41ae1 who stood in 1054a1185e their way. He tripped the c5ebc3e0df soldiers trying to a15b4379b7 get past him, f700864b03 striking their heads c9e273dbab and stomachs with 5d5c0bbc04 his sheathed sword f3a4dd1c8f as he struggled. He didn’t want to 77f4ef62fd kill anyone if he 5c5cee6505 could help it.7a26555b992374cd

Haha, Prince, really. You could just 7a3bce43fe cut them down 2488bbe014 and be done 7e44adab32 with it.a407f32dcc8d2c69

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What a foolish prince.5d1166e6d0e78679