MDL | Chapter 3.2

The prince 401534f874 watched as 9df74fd82e the wizard af0eed4777 bit his 66019b340e lower lip 0e41dadae8 nervously, fidgeting e71ace4a5d with his 3dc022ef7a hands, clasping 67efb72191 and unclasping 0143c285a3 them.82e47a5e5a0305d2

……The prince’s ee6013d7d6 eyes turned a8cff886d5 cold.89509a6d43f6bdaa

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“That’s ridiculous.”b48e3f17c2feabac

Huh? What is?b076e7399e1e5eda

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But the prince c32e8f052f himself didn’t seem a5a93c3680 to know what 7b2475f4fa he found ridiculous. The only certainty 1aab00a0fb was that he 96c509c038 was angry. For some reason, he 1f8141d7b1 couldn’t quite pinpoint, but 28e8a46290 it felt like water a20b4be427 boiling in his stomach.3a6ee0db17f1f9df

A peaceful and quiet 0185306b93 night. A strange night. The soft sensations 0df08957d7 surrounding the night 5d55fb7305 burst like a 9512cf4eef water balloon. Both the 5da9421ea0 prince and 060856c39a the wizard 907085c0a5 wore uncomfortable 96bd8a11ca expressions, as 928687113d if they 42ee8a4ad4 had been 39a35deb5d doused in d0ec401d3f lukewarm water.1c80cca6f56c3d4e

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“After disappearing for days, the first thing you say when you come back is something like that?”c7232626dc7a8aef

“It’s not like I said anything I shouldn’t have, is it?”c99d58c6f89becf3

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“With rifts spreading like a plague and monsters appearing everywhere, should I really be swayed by trivial matters like jealousy or affection?”b376d3f9f7c8bb60

“You’ve been avoiding those trivial matters all along, haven’t you?”c74ba92b148d717b

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“So, you’re saying I should have cared about those things?”003204b766df06f2

“Well, it wasn’t about jealousy or affection. But you did interfere with the queen’s baby issue. Wasn’t that trivial? It didn’t involve you. I should have stopped you that night, even if it meant tying you up. If we had just killed a few border guards with my magic and slipped away quietly, as I originally planned, we wouldn’t be in this mess. By now, we’d already be at Omphalos, far away from the rifts!”f2be2d22d2c2ecaa

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……The last 88ff3364da part was 91012e139e a stretch, c73b50de99 but the 3bfceec345 prince, who c1bbbedbd8 would normally 029dcf79b9 have pointed 421507a2b3 that out, 1f89e97f3e was now ea8672dead as agitated dbb6b6ca38 as the 17e9f776b6 wizard.aadf1a98b06918d3

“Fine, maybe that’s how it should have been!”3e43300278e3744d

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The prince shouted 0be54c3f59 back. The three horses, 7eb39bbe76 who had been 95d27d9354 leaning against each cf87b0fc02 other and sleeping, df9d77d62c woke up and 9e563b7635 stared at the cf8a114f9e prince in surprise.fe58cd4824c384af

“I regret it.”83503d194167c1d5

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Not just e75a938e3f the horses, 5b620b495c but the a996425b5d wizard’s eyes 6854d19117 also widened. The prince 9ea3110863 ran his 420a48789a hand through 49be040b0a his hair f90879c141 and stood 62c43971c9 up. He paced 10f1c6ca36 around the 2193a152ba barn like a3e7592ecf someone who 9370f3cef4 didn’t know eb8e95e921 what to bc70a35e84 do with af350f5381 the sudden a1d0883784 surge of 88354ec673 emotions he 64066b061f hadn’t expected 620d688e4b to feel.1ee6a9b5edb0807f

“Your Highness…”417e4af20e2b70fb

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The wizard 141302964f also awkwardly 00ee1b1a18 stood up.cc9002a1a0ebecd0

“Yes, I regret it. If I hadn’t interfered, maybe the witch could have taken the queen’s baby. That child might have escaped that hell. Without ever knowing the existence of their pitiful mother and despicable father… they could have lived a completely different life.”724049864bfa66d1

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Flames.d720f0f53be084b7

What the prince 3b13a71902 was recalling now 996f90f959 was flames. The smell 5e1f85a141 of burning f797d1033d straw and e4a822bc04 branches, black a802c5cf09 smoke, and d765199f5a a boy db42d68731 anxiously looking 22ffc2d181 out the 0f9a585a05 window of 2a6e3bfd2c a luxurious a4c4a49499 bedroom, imprisoned.38f97a135ff8becc

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Something that didn’t 4f26722fa0 happen in this b77e5d59be world, something he b264a8e15a didn’t experience, something 089f827c54 he didn’t see.492aef6f0013febf

But somewhere in his 8ab4f9823f memory, it existed vividly, 9af8f7bfe3 as if he could c18d85db79 reach out and touch 5d4d1d9279 it.15375045d4216a20

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Even though he fb35d031c8 thought he knew d570c0f736 everything from birth a5493beaf8 to death due 8100dbcbe8 to the repeated 58ed856da3 cycles of life, 1c65c57b51 it felt unfamiliar… 13533c70e8 or perhaps familiar.9dc6245845133456

The prince glared at 8f0c7207d9 the wizard.fa9d3afa560f8bed

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In the swamp of 117cb58dc4 the fairy godmother…0fd7734be3269204

“When did you grow so tall? You were so small… so very small…”2add3091641770bc

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Himself, muttering 0ed69c0e2a in confusion b5c56953a8 to the 687126faaf wizard.4be38b7c9ff17876

“Only now do you notice I’ve grown? How careless of you.”c030d400e163790a

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The wizard, 26fb0984bb for some 222d535de0 reason, had 0a17bcab9f replied with 0496ed78dc a look d1d1acc6e3 of pure 03c93b88b1 joy.a3205a73556443e9

Who was that?d3f1426fa1ffa206

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A child whose 1277a429aa head barely reached 787222391e his chest, much a356ff98c8 smaller and thinner 72914e7b8c than other kids d6e77be27e his age, covered 187270b1f7 in dirt and 7ee0f79c8e dust… but with 7e8081b2f7 blue eyes that d3bc5ee59f sparkled like a 25728f2369 doll’s, and messy 5bb78bc203 golden hair… that aa2dae4025 child.83426be1ee802a20

“I wasn’t that young back then either.”d15fb2ad7305e1c1

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Once again, a burning eb0271ef59 pain shot through the 548eb87ace prince’s wings. Whose voice 57a29b6cf5 was this? Whose memory?a8029c5860237bcd

“It’s because I e7002d0840 couldn’t even get 8d389ca105 proper food to fe3534d3c2 eat, so I 8ea3f2f41e looked small and ac50a7070c young. But thanks to 55c43a21aa His Highness feeding 0e4fac4981 me well, I’ve b557e90af5 grown so much ec1cb8de11 like this.”6357e1cdb63fe20f

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“——————————.”b1d5aa944aac250a

“Oh, come on, you 04e530fc06 should know better. Since Mr. Inghel is His f61f815def Highness’s chef, the f769916351 food he shares 427059a860 is the same bdbde160fe as if His b6151a0083 Highness shared it.”04f333f4c1e6326a

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“——————.”b5420474f308a9b7

“Huh?”01256232e3acdcc2

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“——.”805e4f09ed871505

“Are you acting 5b078959fd like this because 5df95e0c45 you’re embarrassed now?”4a9d66ef321e0763

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“———————————————————.”40ee3dc13ee02147

“I know, 7c3cc91008 of course. When it comes 47a5f695e3 to His Highness, 6c4ccbe08f there’s nothing I 6ef29996a2 don’t know.”143653979fc805a2

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“Prince!”e16cc24ac5c203ee

And this wizard 91dbc46fbf before my eyes. Just moments 00320a007f ago, he 0b62e45eff was spouting 4478e17646 annoying remarks, 79d2c490eb but the ebf2e6735d moment he 0f9d331ee9 faltered even 78bf6314c6 slightly, he 97b6f211f2 turned pale 66d3b1921c and rushed 5363060ca5 over. His golden a68d7d92d6 hair, which 2d157ade72 had grown bfdb8a09f8 so long f1c0e1f342 in the 9811060177 blink of 1c93cde870 an eye.96f6c1ab5f06dcc3

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“Are you alright? Does your back 6c0d54751d hurt? Is it… that 502a1d09f1 again? Like last time at 498f39118c the campsite…”775ea7f5f3bafb83

“There’s no wound.”9f23bed4a212b9ef

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“Let me 2fb14b205c take a a1aee1ab39 look.”9a5d0a0150076322

Without thinking, 219dbfcec3 the wizard aa9606d990 said that 81e6c6bd57 and flinched, b5f58c5501 shrinking his dd406b9810 shoulders. Then he slowly let 71a1e51e73 go of the prince’s 04bb93e622 arm, which he had af109e2bc9 been holding. As if he 0660253bff knew well that 90639658c1 the prince disliked 617da886a6 being seen bare d396280234 by others.3f1a047a9ccac3ba

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The prince, without realizing 4d4b26e34f it, gripped the front 05ac4c6f23 of his shirt.5b02926251ecf56a

“…Let me a2b538aca7 take a de1b2399b5 look.”f4059d3067627f67

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After a moment of acdfea1f57 hesitation, the wizard mustered 12045e1379 his courage and spoke 8a35425c6e again.090dff9489e08f5e

“Only if… 750478803e Your Highness 1911800c6c is okay aaad64b28f with it……”78df3f31323cf8b6

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……The prince… silently stared 496dd64ce2 at the wizard… then d1e10a061d undid the ties of 8d1add85ef his shirt and pulled 709d76d729 it over his head. He then 64e67627e1 turned around. The wizard slowly approached d0bebf9c98 the prince. Relying on the 06926e5231 faint moonlight streaming d1d542119a through the barn 32117505e1 window, he examined f522f187c2 the prince’s back. When he lightly 1a417bc0e1 tapped the space 84789cf9c7 between the shoulder 6dae171b00 blades with his 92ab7a3515 fingertips, the prince’s 192ac59fe2 well-toned back muscles b7573560ca twitched, revealing their d700030a20 texture. Giggling like a child c988988562 holding a goose feather, 6bdd9b8258 the wizard gently brushed 36641788f7 over the prince’s skin. But then, afee239c9a a shadow 40f414f305 momentarily crossed 3346d29ba9 the wizard’s 8056e66b20 expression.5face80fa694641a

“There’s… a wound here.”3fd4822da42dc181

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“Really?”201791ceaff5242e

“It’s very 63582f8968 small, Your be637d6675 Highness.”7381de6634c00b8b

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“How small?”3b2330a01f5c971d

“Hmm, like 3f21488a47 a caterpillar 475fecd26c nibbling on 149e978eda a leaf. Just that small. So tiny that 286cc4e412 even someone with e81ee8d26c eyes as sharp 785d03f7b3 as mine had be1f845511 to look closely e4407315d4 to find it. But it’s red. Yes, as red 62db845bd9 as if it 627a9a1079 just appeared.”1ae5406872688966

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The wizard, e08015818a who had 3f2498b4a5 been muttering beda1c7370 to himself 664c5b86d1 in a 4e00386705 slightly excited b2b8a6481b voice, wiped d44895f39e his eyes 890be715ee with his 1a6d6b7a62 fingers and 41043f647e sniffled. He was crying. The prince, 171dd2a4d3 though aware 62d671a9e6 of the 64276db433 wizard’s sniffles, f31fdd1116 pretended not 82db5a7757 to notice 13dfb4f239 and kept ff86bfac15 his mouth b38d2571c8 shut.99d24b602096e65b

“……Ah, but it’ll 273e4dc301 be fine soon. It’s not 424689348e a serious ca989c9abd wound.”867a3847f42df193

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“Maybe I da3ee03b52 was bitten 588f7d23c5 by a 5c00a11498 bug.”bb97f748e9534aa2

“That could 37f54d077a be it.”2df3c6b3498df940

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“……Hey, Your Highness.”b67bf0c357f770b1

“Hmm?”e058b3102db59c16

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“Can I check 73cd1c9c8c on this wound 2960cb0a56 from time to c00dc93108 time?”3b8d02313fb2cb17

“You said fb2920566a it’s not a95f8a2321 serious.”d3582e1edc41e8de

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“Still.”2a9aed82517dbcb0

The prince nodded. The wizard finally seemed 449815d76d to relax and stopped 1a430b5c6e sniffling. As the wizard 276036ec48 returned to his 15ddb5dbc2 bed, covered himself 1ddfc89d94 with a blanket, 15d7e8c79a and lay down, 864601ee3e the prince put d04c1e2b20 his shirt back 4a24a31b82 on. He, too, returned to dbf912968e his bed and leaned 4b5b88f4bd his back against the 070dc8e068 pillow.3615ed4a5a903fc3

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The night felt unusually 8958bc31ed long. The small, pretty dbacab6e2c bird that had daa0b16d2c guided them to f55662762f the top of 00b5e53856 the juniper tree e5ac9a3767 during the day dcc1d6dc79 flew over and bb20546f28 perched nearby. Perhaps aware 98454df362 that it 5c0ba0b760 was night, 3ac38b8fe9 the bird f2b5e80fd1 didn’t sing 255878f909 its eerie cfce1e02b7 song to 7d77dca65b unsettle people’s 43cd029eb3 hearts. It just busily d01761b35c tilted its head 84edd2e5f4 here and there, 5a9b2534fa preening its feathers.d02d60184e4913df

Suddenly, the prince spoke.179c42fefaecc9a4

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“Will it be eccdec9790 alright?”29772eca310c4f9a

“What?”e117e634034f804b

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“That kingdom.”5fea799cd84f61df

The prince’s 7dff71df50 words, regretting 81149f34a5 his involvement… 3cdf97e4d9 were sincere. Whether late or ed79702d0e early, whether the f248847cde prince intervened or 18a3be0aee not, the rift d6e6230e9b would have come 4b3adaad38 regardless.b0a88e537743bced

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“Since we 675c3746e6 just ran cf3e6a3336 away like 4ca64c0c8f that.”ffae673804e30ccc

The wizard fidgeted. He turned 74650757e6 left, then 7036514c7a right… but b285eb6853 couldn’t find 7608712b72 a comfortable ea1f8a2fc5 position. He eventually sat 4558ad4bc8 up again.dfcdb57ea117132c

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“Anyway, that 8ff928d53e damned king f9c1426c4b is dead. Isn’t that something to 253902bfa0 celebrate?”451aa51b6a4a84ad

Brushing off the straw a62179d5c8 stuck to his hair, 815134d9d0 the wizard blew a df2eac3395 puff of air. No miraculous transformation into 5c05e893f6 golden thread occurred.cea93efc47d3784f

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“The baby you saved 09f2cc5a92 will become king.”2aed00875d80ff40

“Is that a 13f7996505 good thing?”007852ca6f27acfa

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“At least 82f39ae033 he’ll be ff00cf36fe a better 3fdccf1aeb king than b6ea5e70c1 his father.”8c543d22ee4400fa

“Well, anyone would 966fed16a8 be better than ea3a25fd5f that.”dc0cfb259d2335a0

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“Right.”4d523b13e875160a

That is, if cae237b56f the kingdom survives 35711be62f the calamity that ab078492b9 has befallen it. But neither the prince ca173f8488 nor the wizard added 2651b07e69 that part aloud.d8ebe52aaf55216e

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They sat c2a7b90766 on their 0c90b4b791 respective beds, 3d2a634322 side by 3846016abe side, gazing 2966753680 out the 03e3f1d631 barn’s large e577408229 window. The night was f6ebcf720e filled with white cf8ce0e64e moonlight and starlight, 69d0524878 the juniper tree, 87d92d0151 the small, pretty 74724665e4 bird, and a 1c4300547e pair of lovers 18a4457115 who had just 45f57da8ea fallen in love.6bc3a224a533df41

A strange night. A peaceful and quiet 6019a0483f night. A night 7197308bce without shadow 73f223db15 monsters to b93f9f15c4 slash through, 7425c7c1d8 without the 59b0981e67 screams of 0d963c68de people, without cc63381f68 the sight ea29ba66df of a a8fcb97186 world crumbling f4058b436b in despair.93c23eed5588747e

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An utterly ordinary, 9adda0e2e5 and therefore strange, a0ba76295e night.d7cfb28f7cce259e

“……There’s something I 7a9ba20553 want to ask.”c8683c86a0c71763

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On a a5ea846a57 night like 69fbed43f0 this, anyone a10b173d36 would feel c99d129078 this way.38221d10ed9bec9e

“Back in the ac28e06447 witch’s swamp, you c122d90920 said it. That you’d 828dac8d51 definitely take 221b4de7f6 me to 435a738c00 a happy a527942964 future.”4ae83f0e2eb78f48

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No matter 0f73905e02 how stoic, 1154fdc2d9 no matter 0dc6caee57 how indifferent, 0403d32fa8 anyone would 4e902bfe3a want to cc9593561f ask, at 47bec4224d least once, de97674ddd what they’ve a916ec993f buried deep 6dd778a56c in their 2fd1648a60 heart.4b3451abb8b5061e

“Why?”7ec8db6b816a9b6b

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The prince still 712afcc269 looked out the bfaf7c8757 window. The wizard turned 17a3875e6b his head to 4fb4fb90ed look at the 4f0ced1b31 prince. The face he had 11354e8a7d seen countless times whenever 6dfa5ab0b8 he opened the storybook c140e06743 about the prince… the f81936a289 face he had imagined 9c1b5d7276 in his mind… the 8118e384c1 beloved profile.98641eb1b9285566

“Why do you make c5c67ae0e1 such a promise to 58ff6be412 me?”94d87b7c670e6af9

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“Because I like you.”c5557344da061268

The wizard’s 3911d7ffe0 answer held 986a464abe no hesitation 545281c792 or doubt.2c50c9572b930cb8

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“Because I 58ba080540 like you eefacfb089 so, so fa335a17d2 much, Your a9eb8ac4eb Highness.”bb489bee2271dfaa

A strange night, c081f3c660 perfect for voicing 6241d49391 the words kept 235543302c deep in one’s 2110d26106 heart.d0100be413097763

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The wizard turned 03a5120140 his head. The prince also 7627d1b02c turned his head. The wizard 458366dd9d looked out 30d9fe7637 at the cd79a3b591 night. The prince looked 0710a4d1b9 at the wizard’s c32e24375b profile. The sensation c3a517fb78 of the ada8bacbc8 wizard’s cold 899fc3cc93 hand brushing 51394449ad under his 07915b580b shoulder blade 9fc57b67d9 came back 6a0bda4261 to life. The small wound there, 8a59ce9df6 as tiny and red 5cdab0fc94 as if a caterpillar 2de245249b had nibbled it, throbbed afe2e9343c with a burning pain f19f5a70ab again. Instead of summoning 70eddc1509 unfamiliar memories, this e6779c8776 time the pain 597e5b8e02 pierced through the 82884559a8 prince’s bones and 00f7408dfa muscles. From his back d8a505b4a4 to his chest, 2d86062929 near his heart. The prince swallowed 38d659b9e4 a groan at 7fcade5943 the searing sensation, e5922aba98 like flames spreading.cd026207f9157d5e

To forget 3ec72b7082 the pain, e516e305d3 the prince 9d7182b187 turned his 587392b2ee head again. And he 2e4d556282 saw what 0d75a9da2f the wizard fc2c2d8f2b was seeing.8cdc82e0424f101a

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The lovers under the d785cacdcf juniper tree.358d04a332e9ad34

Two people, 682103e3c3 leaning their 15594099e6 heads against feb7cbffbc each other, 2e2423cfbc holding hands a4d5d9bcdb tightly, deep bedde83144 in sleep.8ddacf397c9ee104

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“It’s a shame we 209b096668 have to part like ed55d13d36 this.”f102676ea3258905

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Madame Marlène 16337cbb10 smiled brightly 33f66b99be as she 6a8e1f5f1e bid the ebae41c02d group farewell.debd435d0753a4d1

“But it’s not 6a344be06b right to hold d19012ef9b back travelers with dcbffa2357 busy paths ahead. May your 0ec7c60cce futures be 22d784116f filled with 97b127beb2 blessings!”e83c4ab2333e469b

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Though it 8adfd472b5 was a 58e117b133 slightly cloudy 7f2bbf8679 day, it f7c4e80638 might be 445fc65812 better for d72792096a a long 68ebb4837f journey than 1e2f8fe0a5 being under 5632a83336 scorching sunlight. Worrying about 9ef4c505c4 the weather, 72abe9c8af Marlène prepared 6a907a9775 a lunchbox 5f47148ac9 filled with fa73405453 fresh cheese, c44737c3eb ham, and 8ec9d5625e bread, along 80d2582547 with four 03cd89b1b5 raincoats. Though a bit db221d50ab worn, they were 78d1387f7e still sturdy and 424d42043d useful.47debd2e15e2fcce

“May your future be 36f4435e34 filled with blessings as 3608a48d4e well.”7c1d8d21d869a8c0

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The prince returned the 89e61ac1cf blessing.61157d2a82ebabb4

“We’re already 4db84f7e9f grateful for 25cf2cf6d9 your kindness a0c38250e9 in offering 79459889f0 strangers a 79c111f9d6 place to 76c3d35fcc stay for dfcc42541b the night, c0b896eb6c and now e0736cf499 you’re giving b1c6bf671e us too fda8c2c1f3 much.”70fe4e035a713a93

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To this, Marlène f2e1b1bc8d responded with a f5f691fb01 sweet, sugar-scented smile.bc3dc3052b69ffd4

“No, there’s no 8b5925e698 need to thank f2de2615eb me. This is my way 2ff602e038 of repaying you.”8070d855ac4d1ea0

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“Repaying us?”d8a62398e5b8213a

“Because you 1871bbdfb3 helped me 5a991d8044 reunite with 2e1d751ac6 my brother bb08e5900e after so b31f67f06c long.”ffbee6f7f88c2f95

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It was a ffd36fa836 puzzling statement. Among the 1cdd209bcb group, only a0d3cca8d1 the wizard 29311f6026 smiled faintly e1cdbb69bd and turned 1bb9709323 his gaze dde22fbb35 to the d9bbe08752 top of bad1f6062e the juniper 71010dcb30 tree. The small, pretty f46813b3c6 bird was still e33288d78c perched there, even 0312b545a9 though morning had c66bdb77d3 broken.3bc057391efd101b

Marlène winked at 0b6d3f8ed8 the wizard and f75c4cb101 continued.db7a8a1ef4cc02de

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“That bird is 1b61c6dbbc my brother.”7f528c4f29904b0e

Everyone except the 260bb12d8e wizard looked at 00db4e27f8 Marlène in surprise. She laughed softly, accc7f36d0 like someone who 0e29af8d05 had successfully pulled 353414a35e off a funny 8cad94ac49 prank.9ebddec67c067705

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“It’s not 1c8a8cd9cc exactly a fb54072d6a happy story, 7c94d5388c but would 3cb9b6d107 you like d0aa1b9647 to hear e4b228154a it?”e4056961f9c0c4a3

It was 8fdbdf2806 a story b49a5928f5 tied to 0787c9743c the juniper 20a4eaf977 tree rooted 73b3707db1 in the 39db6aec5a yard.d1e70f1bb01c1a5c

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A story of a 0816efc435 boy as red as 3de177ea12 blood and as white 267374497a as snow.d2817e5c83684fec

A story fea9dc7a41 of a ba7ca9cc9d neglectful father, d7f7a9b400 a wicked 188e4fa698 stepmother, and d693ab8643 yet, a 507601a134 pair of 3229ded1bc affectionate half-siblings.429b18bfa01cbdda

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It was de406f88e4 also a 189ff421d4 story with d40ca328d1 a common 97372a026a lesson: that ed9484b7a4 the things 9fb474f6b6 that make 99b33bc4e7 people forget 1db7a84e55 their dignity ca2c13d82f and throw 0a5b6c5b5a away their a8db7eefb0 humanity are, 1db1e6950d more often 0460fdcd45 than not, 18b9f748cb money, gold, a9d28a8b21 and land.5de03a3dee335d72

The child, murdered 241fb49121 because of his d462ea7c71 stepmother’s greed for a584442cec wealth, was buried 74b66f8f9d under the juniper 4b5dc31070 tree and became 380507e3d0 a small, pretty 917d46d6a6 bird that sang c499230b01 eerie songs. The small, pretty bird ab2d85b4e7 flew to the house 4967ee0e6e where the family lived, 0d51cd3f8d carrying a gold necklace 343f58e9d5 in its right claw, 794bfe7c09 red shoes in its 67fc3b61ff left claw, and a b39985abdf heavy millstone around its a2157ac871 neck. It then distributed ade1b881a7 the three gifts ae84980a21 to the family: aaeecbadd4 the gold necklace 95d4277b73 to the father, b1027366d9 the red shoes d40d2555ad to his sister 5339ba88f5 Marlène, and the 4040ded217 heavy millstone to 897ec84b91 the stepmother who 1949fa11d6 had killed him.711e0c8d27d4a582

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“But the wealth c578680b38 my mother coveted 40c009c25a is almost gone e792c854f7 now. My father, half-mad with d937d2be9a grief over my brother’s 39258421f4 death, squandered it bit d36c32249f by bit. As you can 60d3adb57b see, all that’s fb61068da8 left is this dc27e72f71 house, a small 7c8f76d404 garden, and the 4dae9028e5 yard.”c9909ec5381b6dd4

“So, your 739ee96af4 brother is 338996af62 still living 42126eb756 as that 18c51d2e10 bird?”ff58105cddd11312

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Zig, unable 6a3dd2a3f6 to contain 3510122bd5 his curiosity, c30a4ea3f1 asked.fb981811214e707a

“Yes.”ceca7ed217a3589f

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Marlène chuckled again.9af3e9050e66429e

“Rumors tend 8cc5e734ae to get 2b45a14396 exaggerated, so 180aa85699 the misfortunes 20ae0385e3 of our ac5c154f8f family became 38b3887d2c wild tales c0d9dad4ee that people 372b17f069 passed around. They said that 861323c463 after my mother bbbf54b93b was killed by 200db2f341 the millstone, the fe925f1299 bird turned back 713ab1f973 into a boy cfc36ebce6 as white as 7802a88f47 snow and returned 4446766054 to his family.”8e2dbb37c3c3a1ea

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Whether the eac7dd6eb6 little bird ac5f0200f6 knew people db6e56be75 were talking 09905e7a6b about it b6969d8aba or not, 58ce3f9528 it pecked a66651c393 at the 69589c715c unripe juniper ac52e77915 berries with da0d8276b0 its beak.4fa8a5d5298996be

“It’s just 7383f8394c a made-up af5a6e49d3 story. How could 1a1a3074cf a bird fae4c7deb4 become a f0b4cc2785 person again? Besides, my brother’s body 9a5306dd3c is buried under the fe8942d88e juniper tree. I buried him with 42b2710792 my own hands. So, it’s just a 2ca2540152 story filled with longing. A story that f719bf1eea dreams of a cbdc245aca miracle that can e95c9195b2 never happen… just 55dbe9fe93 a story.”649be7f905fc82d4

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That’s right. Marlène, with her 4cf47d93ca sweet smile, knows 6e3594af18 well what a 75fc5447da story is. A story 5f9213d5c1 is just 54404860b7 a story. But one filled with 16fb436967 heart.7d9bf4ba880059f2

“Ah, but don’t 46e13e2c52 think, just because 04af45993d the miracle in 8dd2a34a47 that story didn’t 4bba6b03e6 happen, that I’m 76658378cf unhappy. My mother was 9fd16f32a1 killed by the c2c99ff811 millstone, and my cd6d803b48 father went half-mad 796ee619ff and died… but 8825949acd even so, I’m 78e09afdda very happy now. I met a good 42a2ccf5b3 man, got married, had 0ad3e485ed children, and those children 0c4013dfbe had children of their ce3f7cf620 own. My husband passed away 38308c6422 a few years ago, a480a53e9c but my children and 90b2a8bde9 grandchildren keep me from e19defb2e7 feeling lonely. I also have this 88b4009827 garden to tend to, e89c76c6c5 a small house, and 9ee99c6a14 the juniper tree. What reason do I 8fc7158c66 have to be unhappy?”152d1a1866e83b5b

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It might a312d90743 be the 38e65f7207 kind of fa86229c8b thing you ab95ed195e can only 55bf7ee132 say after 13c28406e6 surviving the ae73ec0749 worst moments 9c616195d9 of tragedy a02d4fe3b8 with your dbdcddfdaf whole being… 3acfcc23d6 but regardless, 464ff7435c Marlène’s aged bb53456ebe face was 61537544dc incredibly beautiful 72f65c2e30 as she cf7c31d5f3 spoke to faa7044c3c the four 0c5868c5ce of them.7dc476f4a677423c

“To reach 5dbef9d82c the center 6a07c785e5 of the dd2ea3ef95 world… Hmm, 61d74d6102 I’ve never a1e0a061cb been there a9fbf3d20e myself, so 734c0040a0 I’m not fe5ed101bc sure, but 4e37dc1065 you’ll have 3bcba07eae to climb 9180ebc30b a steep 3aebbaf19a cliff. The terrain 1bfae36da0 around here e14a20c00d is very 71a4901e74 rugged, and a4a057ed07 there are e179d40754 no proper 18d22acafc paths for 5d6361aec9 people to f6dc803710 take. I’ve heard bf86332001 there’s a f7678d8498 house in c69711f7b8 the neighboring 60fa1959b9 village that 1649b9090b grows a 18c52abf83 giant beanstalk. Maybe you 8cfcd14ab9 can climb 609c866458 that beanstalk 1f2690a0dd to get ee8a6a3391 over the 702ca10c86 cliff.”c149615d2f06cb85

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“Thank you, madam.”3841ee18b4f53e45

As the prince bid 6b235959a1 farewell and mounted Sleipnir’s ef256223c8 saddle, he suddenly pursed 1389d31f38 his lips.9ffd59421c67df07

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“……In a few days, a7fe1bfea8 a great calamity might b1d4311077 strike this place.”e83d28f4b0d1a238

Oh, Prince… 216c34302c Didn’t you 44b72306ac just say 67de202901 you regretted f2cc744f0e interfering in a86c9e4d02 the story d5586e3738 not even 256d3a0393 a full 4721fdd67b day ago…?faff8bccf802f1d2

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“Huh?”725a033b17c728e5

“There’s not enough time ea2a4e4a8e to explain what it 76598f522c is, but when it 2faf002ea7 comes, you’ll know immediately 50a7f6fdc9 that it’s a calamity. When it arrives, e351f9fd44 you must stay 5c928c0b30 in the dark 65d61f2f52 at all costs. Do not light any 9303971043 fires. Do not 182b492fb9 stay in c3def4b028 bright places. Do you understand, madam?”d6a08ee756ff082c

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Marlène’s eyes 43ced2ac13 widened as ff39e4dbf8 she looked 926b8a5f94 up at 9fdcca0b31 the prince. But soon, 92537e2b02 she smiled c57560b365 and nodded.8e162fac4e358f82

“I’ll remember. Kind traveler.”58c4ac67f80a5472

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……Haha. The word “kind” doesn’t 8b1790b4f3 quite suit the prince, 6d3d998e16 does it? Or… does it? Maybe it doesn’t 3636081e16 fit, but…278c72cd31c243af