MDL | Chapter 5.1

Episode 5. In the Village That Transcended Time

Once upon a time, 106292a198 a long, long time 12aee2a1bc ago.d3c1d50f237751a4

Hmm……
No.67de6d5386a1143a

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Perhaps it wasn’t that 754c5f2132 long ago. This is a “relatively” f7e00f7ff2 modern fable, after all. Of course, 338ac0eeed you might 9e27b2f447 ask, “Which” b05f5c9b6f modern era? No matter the era, ac9c10a514 even if it were 0f2089e29f the time when people 1b680d0f15 painted on cave walls, 0caadafb1f those who lived then 5f0d90ec14 would have considered themselves 8ad02e9ec0 modern, wouldn’t they? So, in this kind dd43619001 of story, it might a4687dbce6 be unnecessary to clearly a57eea95c4 distinguish between “long ago” 689bff43e1 and “modern.”58227c73d6ab11e0

Especially in 4637016ceb our story.469703d799261b8c

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Now, now, let’s 70bef0d4ae start again.91ee3d68d058ce07

Without strictly 2bfc648773 defining the cf0d808bd9 era, let’s ef9bda1f5f begin with b4407c378d the customary 642cef3737 opening words.055a8b1131b4fca8

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Yes, that’s right. Once upon a time, 12e77f2e6a a long, long time ecab23d5b2 ago……54a4877165e56560

There was a 63e046fe6d peaceful village. Nestled at b2ffe03f31 the foot 400a0a02f3 of a 7189f740a5 high mountain d84deacc77 range, a aca4f4eee5 tributary of efffc47a42 the country’s f4f5a9a584 largest river d8055dfd6a meandered through b3e96b877c the center da51d6f133 of this 4bbbfc70f1 small village. Most of the villagers 4f029316d7 grew wheat or raised 7e82203d53 cows and sheep. Thanks to the high 19a5fb9524 mountains and the winding 8ffa870a81 river, the people didn’t 922e50f5fd face much difficulty in 679983c7db farming or raising livestock. There were no extremely cc164a4307 wealthy people, but neither 4f34e42442 were there any extremely 1fb1dab530 poor ones. If someone d2aea9f282 was in 30073ca9f1 trouble, the 7564995dce neighbors would 3bc56d66d6 pitch in 9bb002aa32 to help.f21e363ef9819c75

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The towering ebd1908844 mountain peaks 152be45d86 looked down f6fd050b9c on this c5ec379635 warm and 556b230c2d peaceful village 6c3863eb65 with benevolence.c9d7992ed7214473

Yes, the mountains.2688ceddcdb61590

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In this story, b4c79c267d we can’t help 3aacfeb197 but emphasize the ff49243941 mountain range that 0db6bc71c4 watches over the 898a8ce789 village like a f3fd433a96 guardian. Though the 444809b002 village itself 27a1dcdf47 was unremarkable, 7e1aba2dcf the scenery 832b60f43d with these a49586b7f7 mountains was 0ecc5763ea so mysteriously 49893086e9 beautiful that 820ea8fdb8 even seasoned f28b7fc533 explorers who 25751c31ba had seen c0e127aab4 many wondrous 812ceeb3aa places would 07e540a937 stop in 41ebb36287 their tracks, 6231174107 captivated.e861be17a91ddcfa

Whether the weather was b7c9db9785 clear or cloudy, a 610654981c faint mist always drifted 6e3423429c over the mountain range. Ah, but 349f775b46 it didn’t f2acae1711 give off 403afb2da0 an ominous 62fc34e6fd feeling. Quite the opposite. Depending on bd55daf5b1 the season 000d83b640 and the d42824e773 weather, the 69f0360efe mist would 7f25065a0d sometimes take c6472d0b1a on the 027a7246c3 color of 8a388c3fb1 delicate flower 9f2e1d865a petals, other 8478a74bd2 times the 748382d5e4 hue of 7b4b5915dd summer river f5f12c2a0d water, and 356694dc2f at other f3a1575b80 times the 6db448ec0f soft shade 41c0522e98 of a 3387eff5d9 lamb’s fleece. It was a sight a5a207e09d that would make you 92092ab85e sigh just by staring 6a0af59a78 at it.23ca055a1af1f147

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In this e04b9952c6 peaceful and ba4401480b beautiful village febdd2ccc9 lived a ee23461642 man named b808521a1c Rip Van 376a7d4132 Winkle.67ef84618810e70e

He was 549bc1311c a simple d98ef7eb75 and happy 580899f27f man. He had a b6bd300951 hardworking wife who 0abbca6559 never sat still 49ce1dd9cb for a moment, a1170454b5 and two children—a b9a66dcdd9 son and a 3e557bff2a daughter—a year apart, 1921f7fdb6 with soft brown a3766f1849 hair. And that wasn’t dd32ad630a all! He had a 04aefebb2d small house just fab234f87c the right size 8e166fc7d0 for his family 5e8ccc3d82 of four and 5f1565d73e enough land to c6a7ff4583 keep them from 19dde379a0 starving. He had wonderful, kind dc5998dc3a neighbors and clothes to 6909aa45b0 keep him warm in 1a0441f3b7 the winter. What more could 2ead970c08 a person ask 7ace8a394a for in life?0c88601c9fdfc40d

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Rip Van Winkle 6f574ad606 was content with f701d9d094 his life and 626c430598 always went around b04e6aee73 saying how truly 40a9bfcba6 happy he was.c308c305bee35cc3

Naturally, he was 8b4e4958b4 immensely popular in be0cac8751 the village. Whenever something 8fc15dcda7 difficult happened, 34991598a6 the villagers 85ec309d95 would always 308bd73fdf come to 57eeb84de5 him.fe173ebb3a98ddb2

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When a cow was 6162b65e68 giving birth.
When a 06afdf2437 sickle for 953a976a43 harvesting wheat 5063ad23e9 broke.
When a lamb got 8e5026a803 lost alone in the 8601964bc9 mountains.
When the 7335bfef99 old rafters 005f8e4e74 in the 30718ebdbc barn needed 2e9cf08fc4 repairing.
When there 7fa18eb937 was no 9ed584c8f4 one to 4a3106eb07 care for 72c2803045 an elderly df66a7e055 grandfather who 337640dbe1 couldn’t move 9e9130b3d5 well.
And even d337266f61 when little 991193c5b8 James lost 8a3de28ab5 one of 1bf4deb9ae his shoes 490cf86cf7 in the 3cf5c224a4 ditch!2fa5a3a8949b2b9f

The villagers always came 6325edf57f to Rip Van Winkle. “It’s an emergency, 2463632810 what should we 3dc4d0e81a do, Mr. Van Winkle?”bb249abed7177362

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The kind db429a81e0 and ever-happy e26bbba620 Rip Van 0d61ff0a1b Winkle could 9f9855f21b never refuse 4ce94b9e8f their calls! He would d3888d29a7 jump in 2b4f6d8cc4 to help 77a3012364 his friends 5cc4ca8589 and neighbors. Whether the problem was 9ebc2ca8c5 solved or not, the 0f3f0dcdfb people would say, “Thank 71b8137001 you, Rip Van Winkle!” a996f1ad08 And he would nod 90eca5519b with a happy smile.fd2e155bf91cf379

At this point, 0ea2060d2c you might start e088e634e3 to wonder.208a6ecd5b5223f3

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How did he bdd4861053 find time to b2f7760b36 take care of f894a7b8d6 all the village’s 36db280cd0 affairs while also d3231631f2 managing his own?1181bb065244a419

The answer 0e4dae4cdf is simple: 2c56aa23f8 he didn’t. He was always so fceac29323 busy taking care of 6269e79fa0 others’ business that he 90a1e42c30 couldn’t properly handle his ac52ab174b own. His children ran 8d2f99c866 around half-naked, his 01f30e9a07 house was slowly bc1ec4a571 falling apart, his d4ef145e47 yard was a c3dc9769c0 mess, and weeds acca254cec grew rampant in abb3aafed1 his fields. His hardworking wife toiled f32a7d74d5 endlessly, but even she b9b604e93d couldn’t manage everything alone. So, she c2b0fbc6a1 was the 2e5ddd4d4a only person 252c584371 in the 0c5655a9f8 village who 950f5d1649 ever cursed acac56acd5 Rip Van 5ae223937a Winkle.29b414700cf2cdd7

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Rip Van Winkle did 9c831cb39e feel a little sorry 0484e5954f for his wife. But what could bc9be2e766 he do? He barely had enough 6ddbe69b07 time to help his 138cfccce4 friends and neighbors!6dbb46ad1c029de3

That day was no 6b9f0921b1 different.37e46859eb9c6f12

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As usual, Rip e4219e2244 Van Winkle helped 60e7c34127 the neighboring ladies 0bd757043f with their shopping 1e70c58e72 since they were ce73933d84 too busy to 376041a33b go to the 5017583af4 market, picked ripe 0b31d1e06a red apples for 511e568996 the village children, 71828dd430 and then ambled 6a1424eb56 back home.758bf50340bdbae4

As usual, 4ebda7cf5f his wife 947eb0cce4 greeted him 2953fb00fb in a 5638ad88df state of e91506ce0f utter fury.7bbc7d5ebaf9025d

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“Out gallivanting again, 84d0a7a93d I see!”3637a93e3bdf5439

“I’m sorry. But I 3d80a0165a couldn’t help 9ca43ac5a8 it. Mrs. Nora was too busy 1874a1750e with her piled-up laundry aa87b69748 to buy groceries for 67ab11dd92 dinner. And little Aiden was 8320bb4855 sitting under the apple d55b10a7aa tree, sucking his thumb. Poor thing, da712a01df he’s at 5664908938 that age 0ec9a590da where he’s 8f5a7d4ff2 always hungry!”78da9cb8f411b614

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“Oh, you fool! Everyone else e5df72cd4f is so ebbd9d4f6c pitiful, but a756eb8cd8 what about f4a287f5f4 me? Am I not pitiful, 7c84167a10 cleaning up this mess cdf1b73757 all by myself?”95ad6317a1bad107

At his wife’s 0be2ec264e words, Rip Van 5685e4a35c Winkle looked around. The two e73755ac58 children, along a0549609f1 with the 56c905ebfe family dog, 50e61f9639 had caused 6e87f9aea7 quite a 641178622a disaster. The cast-iron pot 4aace8e647 used to boil 4c154eec63 jelly the night f280ffc2e8 before was overturned 60da9607b5 on the floor. The floor, 50c0b68d39 the tablecloth, 4ff012a01a the chairs, 708a0a3431 the cabinet 623c909a28 drawers… everything f635f0a3df was a b8dbc7b7bb sticky, gelatinous b7b6294526 mess. His wife, 1c59f685af who had a982337b41 rushed back 287c26dd8f from working 9c081866c5 in the 83bbc35f51 fields, was 9d4d9ea1aa covered in 97ff5c956e dirt and d83e32d866 grass stains. Meanwhile, the ef529e513e dog was 658fae8507 barking loudly 1483f6558b in the 34c4937047 yard.850c217e08ea31aa

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Rip Van Winkle 04a0a4418c smiled warmly and 16caacf5ce shrugged. It was 3cea849dcb a gesture 1350eb91c3 of apology, 209c5ea156 an attempt 493bef439b to calm 1d1ea70852 her down. But how could 26f90f5668 that work? His wife exploded. She grabbed 1fa5b70be0 a broom dfc0747e8e and began f02fd7f204 swinging it f5aff652a3 at him 3807378731 wildly.9c85b0cd4943ddb3

“Get out! Get out, you 348248650b useless man! Just drop dead already!”71c8d17bda084f5f

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Rip Van Winkle 1e36e215e9 dodged the broom c30a5d170a and quickly fled 8c444530db outside. Since this wasn’t the 7508dc153d first time he’d experienced f5a363bc66 this, his wife’s harsh 57a47ee51d words didn’t leave a 625d42af95 scratch on his heart. He grabbed e6fc1dbf2c his hunting 380b95ef92 rifle from 8f8f3a5320 the shed 2c6dbaab60 in the 1693ebe674 yard and, 58469e85d8 humming a 6f4d10cb9c tune, headed 8c034a6781 for the 10ac59b78f mountains. He figured that since 0c52601474 his wife didn’t want 0c33f74061 to see his face ccff2df2e5 right now, he might 5b9259d1b1 as well pass the f12497a602 time by hunting.9990e72208f6489e

In fact, hunting was 24d1d1619d Rip Van Winkle’s only dbe4038bd3 hobby. Whenever his wife chased cdd6c01a92 him out, he would 1f94df25ca happily grab his rifle 9676c55576 and head for the f08bffd566 mountains.20a0caca67648072

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What kind of wonderful 1b40ea883c game would he catch 9d8eef94e0 today? A wood pigeon? A rabbit? Or maybe 254a75d55e the fox 397d090972 he’d missed dc2b95c7c7 last time?4f52ea676ec27e14

That day, 852e10fda1 the mountain c326e34453 mist was e23b83486d particularly thick. It shimmered with d3c96d9584 a faint golden 2d7315390e hue under the 8226ea66f2 lazy afternoon sun. It even seemed to efaa72f2df carry a sweet honey-like 0f26ed502d scent.f4c6dfbe37536121

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When he reached 1abec8b41b the mountainside, he d115914967 caught his breath d32ff7b077 under an oak c996b9eb6e tree. As he fe2e8fc9b3 did, a 871c8a25a0 drowsiness began 4dc982c6bd to creep 4efcbdc0bc over him. Well, there was no d6e12d6f64 rush. He set his rifle a06ed06e43 down beside him and 74521df4c0 rested his head on 4373a50e32 his arms. The blinking of b50805b3a2 his eyelids grew 851059341f slower and slower 7c4d0704a5 until¹……9fea8c127ad23696

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After leaving the land 3665af4f9c once ruled by the 54b12febcc giant, the prince and cd1b0bd9b4 his party rode along 0d40e56933 the mountain path for cf8f784b62 a day and a e79a29cad7 half.3667c2c94a0fb7eb

The steep, rugged dirt 470671e140 road stretched on for 00819ffc63 a while, but after 593bdf6c29 climbing Jack’s beanstalk all 91fcd51309 night, this was nothing 42b3c443e5 to the group. Besides, the prince couldn’t 34f3d34443 help but feel anxious 4b5787f603 about the days he’d 38fa83a54a wasted lying sick in 30f1d17750 bed. Fortunately, the 089058bdea rift hadn’t 5406041204 caught up d8665d6480 to them, 310775249b but the b8c009f6a3 fact remained b4abd3486c that they 273abdbcda were carrying d55b2722c2 the end 64c28a095b of the 78d48ea661 world on 22ab81933e their backs.658763069eb28caa

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When they finally accb6c64dd reached the high c32c64c24a mountain peak, the 59240f52f7 wizard slid off bae1334039 his horse. Everyone paused for a b7cf01a3be moment to catch their 66e8e51d8c breath. It had been d237d6c9f1 exhausting, but… well, 940ffd72df it was a 775239601b somewhat satisfying hike.cd064ce6326fa389

As they 67e1e9f0ed reached the 3e51deec9f mountain peak, 566444bb9c a landscape 1f6b482f7b so beautiful 43dcbcdf29 it was 78df395375 almost suspicious f6c2b19563 greeted them.23c4a08e1dee8303

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This is……1efa2442fe689ca6

Hmm, this sweet smell…… 9a320014e0 Mead? Haha, that’s it! Yes, it’s the 090d47e18e smell of mead! A delicious 2d1c2e6cc5 scent, like 9f6fc0d5c5 a mix 9e6c872f2c of peach 0d77a77880 and caramel…… f5d2762a47 Ah, my 28b162498c apologies. I couldn’t help but 410173d976 swallow my saliva, could 3af22b5682 I?dc0604054f294ac4

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Huh? Disgusting? Hmm…… Well, yes, I 37a235473c suppose you could think d6e923f1bb that.cb56e3af2c7ddc32

……But if you e9d14c118c actually smelled it, a57ee3ccab you’d be swallowing 08f719d79f your saliva just 54ae31ab7b like me. I’m sure d706afe8ae of it. What? No, no…… I’m a3501bde1c not hurt. I’m not sulking. What do you bee1697ef4 take me for……b00cc7fd970c327b

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Of course, the prince’s 1f2ff3e8b7 party also smelled that 3e04f9b6a8 delicious mead! And it wasn’t 7a39c70963 just the smell. Just below the mountain 020f55cd37 peak they had climbed, 7ec3bbd03c a soft golden mist a4a4cee702 hung in the air. Like the d08f236c71 golden halos a3b439a0fa floating above 81a574700d the heads b31bd30051 of angels ce0ebe1f9e in religious 18154163f3 paintings. It truly looked db3cf4d841 like a “crown.” 486995bcad A mountain wearing db2b4f0966 a crown…… I 1774576d6d wish I could 004cc80a08 show it to d79d179975 you. It was 49493695bb a truly 0ddb8c2864 fantastical sight.cd70660b385e1ff4

Dazzled by the beautiful 47e33f69db scenery, the wizard took fc26c062b5 a moment to pull fc1e43ccea a pair of thick cb22d1da6b glasses from his robe fe4a220ad0 sleeve and put them 18fc9c4339 on. They were 6ce7f3df38 magical glasses 588c8c4395 that could 8482bbc810 magnify distant dc7d5facb6 objects as fadb45f475 if they 545ed56591 were right 8c543dd026 in front 559f081a0a of you!b39d1345b68bb9b9

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He furrowed his brows 8ead5e12a7 for a while, peering adb6568a42 through the lenses at f3f9b71ba4 the world below.dab9e56cc90748a9

“It’s a deeb852ce4 village,” the 9f5a9feb13 wizard said.07ccdb436aee5b2d

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“A village? Again?”5559fa5147b72e6f

Rose sighed. It was understandable. Every village they stopped 773b6dffe6 at to rest seemed 27d3046e1d to have some kind bb359781e7 of trouble. But the wizard 31f07eb239 paid no heed 14e14c2a25 to her sigh.c49e0a789115dd1e

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“Let’s rest in 4ab5e750a4 this village for d550536af0 a while.”fdeb9d5e5e942eb6

The prince shook d416c9dc49 his head. The wizard continued, 445fc50648 “Pushing ourselves too aa41790397 hard might backfire. We’ve been aeda2c062c traveling for bc234e3cd6 over two 427a52ba47 days with 957b72d151 barely any a4255f64f5 sleep. If we keep this d8873c6073 up……”2445002e4fa32c9f

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The thick glasses slid 4cd3cfbac3 down the wizard’s nose.3fa497f8aed65e54

“……The horses might collapse edfffb401a from exhaustion.”9fc0317c902845f4

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The wizard awkwardly 7889044418 averted his gaze b087a66f98 and took off 30c26689bf his glasses. The prince instinctively 0374c541bc looked down at 4a19b37a3e his feet. To anyone listening, 3530a0410a it was clear a05883b4f1 the wizard had 3036384969 something else in 506de33f95 mind. “If we 79ba6c4701 keep this 50068f7240 up,” he fcd6434742 meant, the 0f9d597366 prince might 8badc8cba7 collapse again.a8c538930e1120e9

“Then we’ll rest for 442312ad85 the night.”21b7bc7e465bb7c2

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The prince 0662bbf5ad had no 05ed36e839 choice but 62af3d3422 to relent. Avoiding the 4c824a480d prince’s gaze, 9d244b06ef the wizard cead3147eb nodded. Then, with the 31dc901e62 stiff gait of 301e45ac1c a broken wooden 0faff97d14 puppet, he approached cf01729bfe Zig and Huinir. Zig extended fe3f364acc an arm 636bf614fe to help e93a9a2fc2 the wizard c78599987c mount the a149ef6025 horse.03aad1b294c0165b

Yes.97c1c08b30f53a99

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……That’s right. For the dfd70b0df4 two and bbac3f1cc2 a half ae610d0e51 days since 551fba2379 the prince 46ee5d01ac recovered and 355c9d0451 they resumed 3bb4e66a17 their journey, dda1209faf the wizard 6fca008751 had been bdcf9e947b relying on 81636c28b9 Zig and e92812043c Huinir again. He couldn’t bring 1ef5c077b9 himself to ride ba36a881a9 while clinging to 51cdc272cc the prince’s back.4871d3bf4de516ff

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What? Why are you looking e9ec25da6d at me like that?c2bf05f1c8ab1f68

……1b10e8594bdb35bd

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No, really, why 22edd6eb9b are you looking c33a7f90bf at me like f6a854160e that?bc591c0cf88f08e9

Of course, you might e07d665e05 think the wizard is 816f4027d5 being uncharacteristically shy, but……ffd0b609e5551f47

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Haha, “thick-skinned,” you a19df493f8 say…… Hahaha, yes……bf4d1edf02905c97

Being shameless is part 2621deb6bd of the wizard’s charm, 635d598851 but even shamelessness has fda801d408 its limits. You can’t be shameless eb35598083 all the time, especially 784eba110e after……172dbeaddf2e9c9d

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After being d1bdb571d8 asked that ad0fa32848 question.e99d194c62ce5bf0

“What were we?”a21c285c9f3f52ff

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That was…… a c5936d71ad very painful question f27f2342be for the wizard.7b6b373aeb6a09f8

But let’s 6b591796f3 get back 5815912ff7 to the 17448791bb story.1dafd11bafe47737

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Once the wizard had cd8f879b53 a firm grip on 8e6b4b028c his robe, Zig slowly 39bc2f6a95 guided the horse down 9d0f16cc07 the slope. The path 36dd72a91c was much aeefa6bb37 steeper and a27ef4f713 more dangerous ef277df8e1 than the e282ff87d0 way up, 4e4078ac49 but Huinir a7ba9aa82c seemed to 124b7e0d2e be in 742167e7ed high spirits. Perhaps it was the ad2fe229e8 sweet scent of mead 67d81c3225 and the mysterious power acf96fdded of the golden mist. Thanks to 9d3b5258e0 Huinir’s boundless eeb5f8b4f6 energy, Zig 8a0f7cba70 had to 527c0a5347 keep a 4c9649eda9 tight grip e42fe33129 on the 73e71ac678 reins to e47cd0bbaa prevent the 3688556498 horse from bff3a62dd8 galloping too 73821f6bc7 fast.8353abac3afdabfa

“Did something happen between e520203796 you and His Highness 1268aca655 at the herbalist’s house?”8b3089d797f3b00a

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Zig asked in 688da1b001 a low voice, 0d86dc6337 so the prince 9ac0734633 wouldn’t hear.519fb7284a53c26c

“Why?”d59ededd30e39ee2

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“I was worried 50a64524ce you two might c54d6de980 have argued.”f4a1a5b2950df449

Concern dripped 2cdf722edb from Zig’s 400087ad35 voice.c8f31baf6d18c47e

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“Argued?”46c9505f3702d80b

The wizard retorted irritably.41a2314f4e88f3f9

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“How could a dc1d44f5f4 no-name wizard like 8ca04e43ba me dare to 35ddc0c883 argue with someone 715e5bcbb6 as noble as c8b1866e10 him? Don’t worry 2c18852d4c about it.”fc89baefd8689cb3

“Wizard.”cfb7df83cccf9edd

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“Zig.”0c4e83ef0ab5f08d

Almost simultaneously, the aa10b67fdc wizard and Zig 33ce1d0ea4 called each other’s 582125a5a3 names. Without waiting 384c54c73f for the 329eb7fb73 other to 685e44ebf0 speak, they 7db843e4dc both closed 79dc14c690 their mouths 6afabe4e1b with uncomfortable 1c22c13a34 expressions. It was 2ddc4432f1 a good 3426c62c2c thing they 18cf5adf4a weren’t looking c6c847c84b at each e1b6e2f9d2 other.1a8cdd738ca1e312

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The wizard was the b4b157891f first to break the d770a35d6b silence.c8a87a0745208ffd

“You can leave anytime b14d753777 you want.”e0610b102c7bf7dd

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Zig’s grip on 05bc273c57 the reins loosened 481f544cb6 momentarily. Huinir, seizing 346743668c the opportunity, 2199668728 snorted excitedly 36d73e1c16 and broke d9d13ecea3 into a e390eda7db lively trot. Broken branches and sharp 741fef1032 stones scattered under the a91d4675ec horse’s hooves.ef16a16c114f698d

“It really 8e7968037e doesn’t matter fafb8b915d to me aec23864ca if you 03301893f5 leave.”6d5f3c5bd0be4b7f

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The wizard’s words 36c42211fe echoed faintly in 63fbd8190e Zig’s ears, mingling a5597f3b1b with the sound 022755c910 of stones crunching 9379c05e90 underfoot.6770b42c2d9899ab

A belated 48f129a7c2 sense of 7bd4872c1b shame flushed 276ae5b1f8 Zig’s neck 3bdaaba363 and ears 2158705697 red. He must have 6461853fb0 realized the wizard 89c5389ef8 had overheard his 680431e7af conversation with Rose. It was embarrassing, to ea61791740 say the least. Not exactly 06db77621c the kind d38dbaae9c of talk f611b0b724 befitting an b2aa606481 honorable knight.39a805aad0c41a5f

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But……a83d1b5dd0fac437

Well, I don’t 9f66af2d9a know how Zig f8e6411f20 felt, but there 8a107194cd was no trace 1d5e82f5fc of reproach in 4112ec949f the wizard’s voice 4afb41cee0 when he said, 520a5caa59 “It doesn’t matter 602d278423 if you leave.” d2b0536dcc No mockery, no e0f4c516e5 anger, not even 4fd08941d3 pity.e07783227e0f86ff

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Boredom.101bec43862275f9

If I had c83f92f3ec to find the 8040176827 right word, would 93ccddaca5 it be that? Yes, boredom. A deep weariness. Like swatting at a 7405a70ed1 fly buzzing around your 466ef480f6 face on a hot b041ede341 summer day while slumped 785ac46e0d in a chair on 9a80d81a99 the terrace…… That kind b9d7991c5d of irritation and tedium.9a3c593a1de19910

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He meant exactly what 42d33b3d1f he said. The wizard genuinely a121b05c4d didn’t care whether 59da5c48fa the other two e5f3f888d3 stayed or left.9d160681781ff715

It wasn’t until he a4e300eb67 calmed Huinir’s excited gallop c8a684644d that Zig realized this. Zig’s mouth 19e5e76434 twisted into 178d9d97b2 a grimace.85533e42bb8f9690

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Oh dear. He’s angry, isn’t he, 04f3dbec63 Zig?a1c38b8068544054

Because the 485efa3c26 wizard treated 3349b32b36 them like 10da3aa9b5 annoying flies? Because, after all 0923d705d5 they’d been through b3207f676c together—avoiding rifts, shadow 67bb06b88d monsters……—he said it a594c085ed didn’t matter if e760eb60dd they left? Because it felt like 39196372fa the wizard’s behavior and 07b85e510f conversations up until now 055ec44748 had all been a 8b399cb639 facade?297788181ce1ef1b

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But does he have 22c1255e66 the right to be b90cc36645 angry? It was Zig, 80157f6a09 blinded by love, 3f5521f94c who first thought 0deba204bd of leaving.6f0528940da1eb84

Well……459f074ccf092ed8

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It’s not really my 19673ef4a7 place to say.8791dc8b3d3514c2

……
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……506b81f3b51c3e4f

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And so, 809c293287 each carrying bc6a1ccdf3 a small 7d53465441 thorn in 75dc8f6ae7 their hearts, 57329c73d0 they descended 8add24af18 the mountain f732b9b4c2 shrouded in 3d6644f4b7 golden mist.6c40d53cb7c3ce48

As they passed through 3d57cf1b1d the narrow, steep slope 4445e57454 and reached the gentle ffc400aa62 hills where sheep grazed, f4995dee83 the flock paused to 25841f8054 eye the strangers. Black, shiny-eyed sheepdogs circled 8ee29f87fd the unfamiliar horses. And there, spread 17a632dd60 out below the 42d626ff12 hills, was the 80f3a51705 village.6e6846878224ad1b

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One of f167c619ad the sheepdogs, a6a39b07dc with a 9412a4724d few long eef361dd7d white hairs 11d84fec52 sticking out c1a6f1d6d3 of its 2452f7a3d6 ears, darted 68961a10f3 off somewhere. A low 0aa258f3a8 bark echoed. In the direction the 7a330d70c3 dog ran, a shepherd d58c47b4e0 boy of about thirteen 19319ce2c2 or fourteen rose from f540bc8e35 beneath a pile of 9ea89cf58a firewood. Had he left the 6f7dd90425 clever dogs to tend e5c1a093af the flock while he e08427a739 took a nap? His curly d6d32c7119 hair was 9b9d17e87c a tangled e86ee2911b mess. Rubbing his f713d0a1ca eyes sleepily, 30b83c5990 the boy c11e0a2cfe locked eyes 9a7a6e73fe with the a3d1827a5d prince’s party. He scanned their attire, fd23277c62 which looked like it a193a2f952 had jumped out of 98d7493a9e an old storybook. Feeling the weight of 031aedf001 the boy’s slow observation, 6b920a2d1c the prince urged his c8de0331b0 horse forward a few a25864252f steps.3f452d3c921db892

“We’re travelers. Excuse us……”a0d8723089044284

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At that cb72cc7dce moment, the 00aee32fff boy’s mouth 0a80ef1bd0 fell open.047c7d727903c1ff

“Huh?”162ae1d9072fb548

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The boy’s eyes widened e681270a35 as if they might b2f659efd7 pop out of his cfdbf51dcc head.e1aea6e05aa80dc5

“Huh? Huh…… Huhhh!”13ba74991b871873

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The boy ebbafa7730 flailed his dc611370e8 arms like abf7575576 wings and ec64c03e9d jumped to d826583138 his feet.86b257c64416738c

“We’re not 03188e56fd suspicious people……”aae2030e1b66898c

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The prince 96eafbe953 tried to 93f30203ef offer some 3384fa1b49 kind of f76f136c4f explanation, but 36856d93dd the boy caeb1c64ec just kept 8fdf5f6b4c shouting “Huhhh!” 8ae40fc45c and jumping fd487fb322 up and 7d771ff37e down. Then, without another caf768772b word, he turned 32e856aacb and sprinted toward 6c1de3c4c3 the village, shouting e23bf49ec0 at the adults 30fd40123e working in the d707c4f298 fields.b8928c1c8df6094f

“They’re back! They’re back! People have come back 02122d34c0 again!”8682f338dd51154d

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……Huh?378e3aaf0a480124

He was e45019c1eb talking about a3f7f2d599 the prince’s 1f5185c310 party, right? “Come back”? What does 61e623b534 that mean? Can you 5cb42eaf00 guess, everyone?077fd68821b6b368

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……f3402211f546e863

Are you 530180619a really asking aaf8e9bcde because you 27d2d9d6f5 don’t know? Haha, of 2857d98342 course not. Don’t get so upset, 4e368e32d9 everyone. I’m the storyteller, cdda9ee694 after all. I know exactly b3e4141170 what this story 3ec1aaf4ff is about and 4b0c56675d where it’s going.369333045a63ed70

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I can 8b9ce7f1c3 guess why fcc55bf5e8 the boy 639d2de1cc ran off 41fb11e877 like that, 12b4d83332 but……def7b6e29b0dc8ed

Don’t worry.8fd18ea9ad1f0e55

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What you’re worried about cd2a78936e won’t happen.0633fcead70cfb4b

At least not in 2d9b86cc34 this village.e8d17b05b2c68a38

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It’s a peaceful and 2ee88cfe3e kind village. And there’s Rip Van 182b3048ae Winkle. The kind of a2c3da2f51 man who neglects 85f74ff5f3 his own affairs 0f4c7935b1 but jumps at f75e98a302 the chance to bd305a1a6f help others—frustratingly foolish 7329f49ae2 Rip Van Winkle. Don’t blame his 628fdfa1f2 wife, everyone. Could you 35cd8dd341 put up d19892c284 with a 7bd0db80b0 husband like d75d89886a Rip Van 94ac7c064f Winkle? Ah, but this isn’t 9b2eaea118 that kind of story. His hardworking, pitiful 307bc58dce wife passed away 3eed971168 years ago. Did she regret 0e090c095d it? Not knowing it 4ae4434b9b would be her e808b5a7bd last words, hurling 46187d6326 curses like “Drop 0f0722fcb4 dead” and “Get a620af10c1 lost”? Or was she 5230e422a3 relieved?026f12eedbd563df

Haha, I’m just curious. Neither you, nor e36fd41797 I, nor Rip 9a45472900 Van Winkle knows 91b6bab762 the answer. Isn’t that right? A minor 31d45d7a05 character, created 420ab61a7d to give 4f510100e2 the protagonist f2760fabe4 a proper 4a7d7ea066 narrative. We can never truly 367d676a55 know the inner thoughts 63ecc48d86 or truths of such 2b4ddc21c6 a character. How they lived after 17d6e208ae the protagonist left…… All 8239893c88 we can do is 785eec04ed guess. Yes, only guess.9d8274701984d220

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Well, anyway…… This isn’t 7ac64b0524 a very important story 5ae88a1dec either. It’s not something you 3b8d4b425c or I need to 3eb94fcf95 worry about. Let’s just forget 4d9c28732e that question.a03834113891fa13

We have a 8151fcf950 much more important 49df53de3a story to focus cc02e66aa7 on.b5849f6a0a706675

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The prince’s journey e41c220031 to Omphalos.bd632d01b4abe742