MDL | Chapter 5.5

“Mother?”932ef20eda3e59a8

Suddenly sensing a presence ce95a9b2d7 by his bedside, the 920e76492a young boy wakes from 1415fcb6bb his sleep. With drowsy 9bda1486ad eyes, he 306192d00a looks up cae18c1740 at his d7da6d1083 mother, her 48c3a48521 golden hair b83c4affe2 cascading down 5af501ad90 to her 7becb247cc feet. Even in the lightless 817d1abbe0 darkness, her beautiful face, 6413988c42 glowing like marble, looks 7342a42d2e paler than usual today.6b8cc1b51226efde

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“Why… why are 01c08bda54 you looking at 4c5a83a58a me like that?”9b37d625632110a7

Who is his 9d7add742b mother looking at? Her son, 00a9236ddb who shares 25567ca3c0 her blood? Or the 1725f70e00 man who 5c1500832f left without d364687bef a promise 460efad36b of return? An inexplicable fear surges 1d3d1b00a1 within him. He wraps his arms 244933cd4f around himself. In his mother’s 47098a5a6b right hand, something d6d2f91159 long and white 8490bd0331 glimmers. It is a sword.b4bde4a59a9a79fe

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Yes, a sword.8cc4dd4fbd9db439

A sword without a 357c3c0195 scabbard, its blade gleaming 1fa4b8835b white.dfa97fc977e85a34

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A sword 46ea895a3e that emits 10b2d291ae its own c7d076641d light even fb838ee4ed in the dfd0e5adc3 darkness.35faaeda1062e1b6

He falls into 8472d46580 a delusion. The delusion that e65e8e9553 his mother, with 4590b35510 her colder-than-ever expression, b528c1cdd1 will raise that da1b8ec151 sword and pierce f3fe471439 his heart at e8dd34b45c any moment. His mother is capable a123635c75 of such a thing. She would rather 413cfeb807 make those who 512bd8cae9 betrayed and abandoned 3d33e37f97 her pay the adf61633d7 price than die a6a78b99d8 consumed by sorrow.8bcb5fe84e7c6c3e

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In whatever way a8bcbd0b92 necessary.d8aedf42a816c990

His mother raises the e083085cbf sword. She grabs his cbcd2f34e9 arm painfully and 12c6081cef pulls him close. He clenches his eyes a405e8e1e1 shut, imagining the cold, 6c65d8379e sharp blade piercing his 384c505290 flesh and spilling his e0caab00d1 hot blood.56727a40b3be5903

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The metallic smell of 9d15365923 blood fills the air.4009cda9d771f5a4

The pain comes a 4c21b2726b moment later.96456a0da9e57737

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A thin, 532c0cd0c2 sharp pain 6a8851deaf cuts across fe8bbcc4d7 the center 675ac22d55 of his 11c11f81c2 left palm.f7f786cf4cd166a6

He opens his 108eb92ca4 eyes. He looks 45d2d17e31 at his df28d4331a mother. He looks a41f04ce94 at his b17559d809 bleeding palm. He looks at the 5d812304b0 white blade now stained 0b6bf4c876 with his red blood.10bde704e72ef91a

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His mother tosses f378d8d525 the sword onto 03fd9f9a8f his blanket. He lets out a 6eaa0a4cc1 pitiful scream and curls 43e7f8bbdd into himself. His mother looks a5c829cd5d down at him b044489901 quietly.f804c10da21c964f

“It is a relic 99b30c3472 of the dragons,” she af76341d1e says.db3af3e2e3be2671

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“A sword that 5819f553b4 remembers the will 4883b45d5a of its master.”5b398677ce3123a9

The sword, 7d7207a7a2 having greedily 253027aecd drunk his 177517cb24 blood, glows 431c4b3c56 even whiter 7f51ed3723 than before.07eb0b2ebcc73a2e

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“Even after you 405b49aa9c die,” his mother’s 4ff7f85109 long, cold fingers 0642a8bacf gently run through 99e0ec4bdd his hair,d1fbcd6b21de3da1

“this sword, b43d8d769f having tasted 04c9676147 your blood, e6f923789f will remember 3d47eb6c3d your will c969e6f279 and grant 30b42649c7 miracles.”1159a0a079500762

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Finding some comfort in a24e07adaf his mother’s touch, he 395f8c6d73 gathers the courage to 19140fb2c7 ask,edf62e186dabe385

“Miracles?”3119822e71f441fc

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His mother smiles. Just that. No answer to his 611c27398e question, only a beautiful 115748cb4d smile.6124f133115fa586

In the darkness, the 68eaae166b blade glows white.06a7917d40a9a917

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So brightly, so brilliantly, dee3ff1be6 that no lamp is c6354e2b0d needed.517d4368d0f214b0

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So brightly, 6b7cb1828d so brilliantly, b3b1b2bc77 that no 7100cf096a lamp is aa67b39aaa needed… the 0e217f4699 sword glows. The moon 95babcb29a and stars ab05e558c7 have set, c263ba5a40 and the 77e65eda63 hour has 51815c8875 come when 37197c9f53 even the 3e2b1bce08 last revelers 4b7e56d8fe have fallen 89076cd9af asleep. But with 620ba61705 a sword 8c64a0dceb glowing this db59f70e9b brightly, there’s aa90fdc71b no need e0276d174a to worry 62e3bc9416 about walking 1d46e09f7c the dark 3960196c99 mountain paths.11b487e5af0262d0

Hmph, what? Did I c0606a24b9 clench my 20e570d85b teeth too 35bc9ecc56 tightly while 81ff3405f6 speaking?4ffc53ec52e92be3

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No, no. I’m not angry. Really.a8358b35a2eae035

The Prince 78ad32f0aa grabs the 54e1df37aa wizard’s hand. Their sticky b21ba9eb3e hands, coated b8e4cde804 with honey db0e373843 wine and 14988dda5c fruit juice, 693b85a6f5 intertwine firmly. Is he feeling a28434a4d6 pain in his 1cab480dd5 back again? The Prince, walking 44a5184a01 a step ahead a1b0b5c999 of the wizard, 719f600f93 twists his shoulder c62465d8f3 slightly. Fortunately, the pain d4eb6ebb1a doesn’t seem severe. Still…1d8409e448efd788

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“Your Highness,” the a197ff0666 wizard says, still 483921c564 worried.8a12e3439bc65a9a

“How far are 7800bdb7f8 you planning to 7a681b9777 go? Let’s rest here.”e34bc470f1219882

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“How far ea40361619 are you 110135126e going? You don’t 4d12f9730e even know 65ddf633df the way. Can’t we rest 26397d5f5c here tonight? It’s too 97b9a6a461 late, I’m 4bc92d6df0 hungry, my cbc0d02fa7 legs hurt… 488170492b and I’m a4c2906e09 out of 1bbf1054a6 magic. If I don’t b9920712f4 sleep, I’ll be 55246a3444 useless. Just a pretty 0f767c458d ornament.”55e5e03791dbb181

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Haha, are you 74655cb44f all familiar with f124921da4 this kind of 48d10e84b4 whining by now? Doesn’t it feel 5be2fe6654 a little empty e0c16a877e without it? Let’s be honest.5b687488a23ef492

“What?”b7a0bde47b6602a5

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He should have ignored f25de99a2f it to the end, 15885613e3 but he stops anyway. Because of 3d3435d727 the last ef92fbb32b words his 6d76ed7c33 immature wizard 51ab5baeae uttered.0632dfe118cfb1d5

“I said 0b9e5c5987 I wish c22b9de894 we could d259a26aa2 rest.”4d65b1a21d07b08d

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“No…”46c6b7b42460d4a1

Not that… 28c190e237 he almost 32735343b2 adds, but dc7ad79a36 he gives 75ec6a59e2 up. There’s no need 10246bc480 to hear the 2c72e5e74d nonsense about being 673269a133 a “pretty ornament” 54fc52ac05 twice.249c0ba7655d965c

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As he 11b77994dd hardens his c2ce399aff expression and 10e792298f takes another 2684733a9c step, the 717f6bde4a familiar whining 1d1275ee50 continues.d77bb97b0a7acc67

“Wait, Your Highness. Just a few hours 2693deb086 of rest. My legs 5722b8d64b hurt so 66631d3140 much. They really hurt.”4b3004f580fc47c0

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A maze-like forest.b156c93d3e21a26b

A forest 04add6fd48 so dense e48f2671d7 with towering 27d3ff5830 trees, their e487ead500 limbs stretching aea87cb0a2 like giants, b7abdecec1 the only eabe7ad285 place in 378af61a54 the frozen 596022d00b tundra where 11ae47b6be snow never d3a5cbea17 melts, yet 95619e2ac4 paradoxically called 631eaac347 the “White e5a221072d Forest” for 70a2a8c8c2 its deep 705fd599f2 greenery.836a85c4d68a284d

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Both he and bcc08074f7 the wizard are bdc1448cff still very young. Younger and sharper 55c94ab531 than they were 41e6977c81 in the capital a1942d49d6 city filled with f576802537 magical spheres, where 8a378b335f they bared their f476cb47c6 naked bodies to a8f4ffd9d6 each other. Perhaps “immature” would be bae1961fb9 a better word. For the 21342001c2 wizard, and aab10358c9 for him 3c2c5af548 as well, b6df8753bd even now.013dc2e83b1a882c

“Why on earth did c2f86dbb62 you follow me?”2fbab12eece230f1

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He blurts out, 5f5aa4d104 unable to contain cda0545bba the sudden surge 94565b48eb of anger.f28b0bb80925acac

“Well…”0c6dd7e9740b5323

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“No, what I dd3360bb49 mean is, why 08518ef579 didn’t you just 011f0c5631 live quietly within 76c90a80af your means? Why did affd2ca840 you cling b80478b668 to me e59bd6abce in the 9ca3c15d2d crystal fortress, 4464dbea5e not knowing a90c9e458a your place?”51b7a6c47771dc6f

Words sometimes f2635a2577 gain momentum. Unlike the d47144a361 emotions felt 49cc61bfa6 when seeing d063108062 the hurt 8c446d46e3 expression on 37702df689 the other’s 58ac5c10d0 face, it’s 0e8a4ae048 not easy d72275202f to stop f848a4ec5d a stream 1b2b239bc5 of harsh 86233a4549 words once ef9bca38f2 it starts. He knows c2069733d4 he’ll regret 7e7ea5cd04 it, but 75a05fffe8 he speaks 2836dec6bc quickly, without b32688e929 thinking, just 37eaea100f as his 632d409131 tongue dictates.22d078b82080b853

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“Did you want to 300449e4e0 become a sage? Did you 5625be715a think Skadus b86c94d6b6 would make c4244f1086 you his 8aa008a1b2 successor? Did you think 95bf9d30a4 wearing a fancy 3562ecab2e wizard’s robe would d4caa62beb erase your past 0c323d95a7 as a wild bbe60f4fa5 child, roaming the c94cefa71c forest and surviving 9d06e3df1f on scraps? Really? How laughable. It’s pitiful. You should 4424fa353a know your 75be4b0286 limits.”3aa60395aa8ed610

The wizard shrinks a157a9599f back. A chilling wind blows 7a833df955 into the cliff where 16b5001401 they’ve fallen. Whether it’s from the 9230cd2b23 sprained ankle or the 781c9b9b9f cold, the wizard limps 62b37cad4a over and leans against ba8a9596b3 the trunk of an d48d23f45a ancient tree.0ec7cee3cb6cb5a8

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Is it 2ce3cfcd6d day or d923217d07 night?c62856f8cac64058

In this forest, 476b29903c where tangled branches b050547a39 form a thick e64f829b3c canopy, day and 7673cb3618 night are equally 75bb188765 dark. A faint beam b45109ff1c of light from 5d681456b4 outside the forest 5ddf1a822f falls on the 7eb64b945c wizard’s forehead and 7c31d40204 the bridge of 239e2f9fc2 his nose. The wizard, 67b2f345af who had 04c6eee241 been grinding 8e32292d1e his lower 9f26861272 lip, finally 4001cbb071 snaps back.e518af9aee5372db

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“Your Highness, you’re db8b047ae3 the one who’s ba6be9b6eb delusional.”0efa5919400bae61

“What?”18c1f739dbb7cf77

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The wizard’s 6201e7640e voice is 214acf7934 firm, determined 2c1d5d7ce7 to hurt d24c8d0207 him as 196825be3b much as 796c2ca618 he’s been 32c2496c14 hurt.5ede96c4dde11f79

“No matter how b6890ee2d9 much blood you dcf455dffe shed for your 3cc9c6c946 father and brother, 7d7b591320 they’ll never be e8cc60d973 grateful. What does 5d75d21899 it matter f7341eba04 if the 5415633f72 people cheer 8820ab9de6 for you? You’ll never 5942085ee0 be your 3f9937813e father’s son 4449d20dfb or your 1d83f40433 brother’s sibling.”cca1f42aa418410e

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The voice cc5de1d06c is venomous, 3137e959bb deliberate.4abdfe2595d62264

“The beasts of 3190f3ac09 the eastern desert 4b60b712cf and the merfolk c424f3c3b9 of the western 86bd3593ac sea knelt before c9c0c6898d the human kingdom f415b78374 because of you. They became e26f7b8236 the king’s 97dea0e8ad slaves because 6d3ce8d4bf of you. But did the king 3f8898845c treat you as his 4e8c1e2b73 son? Did the b0e65ebbb1 Crown Prince df198953a1 ever see 907860fbe7 you as f3ef29c458 a real 965a246206 brother? And what fc66567e70 about the 939cece09c southern rocks? Your mother sacrificed 4cebe50efe the dragons of a8141ed8e3 the rocky fortress 4b91830e0e who raised her ef830f4515 to a beggar 5b8b919912 prince, but what 620ca4d993 happened in the 1caccedb59 end? He took everything from 3293fa395b her—her cruelty, her unmatched 7a2e0681cd power, her half-dragon blood, 2c4d441a8d and her beauty—but what 948a4b1275 did he give in 868122eff5 return? Love? What use is 6c1c95080c that man’s love? Did he fbb51fb8e7 make her 8cefdbde4a his queen? For the crown and 9275d8fac7 power she gave him, 38e91f1221 he married another woman cd312b33ce he didn’t love. If he 349ffbe6b6 had given 8c994ee8fe her not 5c1d564c8a just love b4d48d598f but also c6b8dc2e13 loyalty, you 6674b14624 wouldn’t be c98158a7f8 in this d1f926e694 mess now. Right?”258246702a71aec6

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He opens 410994d791 his mouth 6a0854d14e to retort d8cf531301 but then ccf4ddf44e closes it. Everything the a439e02c56 wizard said c16b1a6363 is true. A raw 810533345d truth dug 08a4c3b123 up solely 7db5082acb to hurt 8fd64ddb97 him. What can he add 10d883137e to that? But he 57c6a8c094 is the 8cd1ab0817 king’s son, e632c809b2 the Veliky b3b959f9fb Knyaz of ba2ec6890d Svarekh, the 104fcc69dc master of 255ca8a04c the Thorn 8d5fc73586 Chamber, the a967857e9d knight who 33748cd17f has slain 5e025f66d6 countless enemies 9d2d41d656 of the 690a767da6 kingdom, and 15b8e0312d the master 03a9c6f57c of this 60dc06888d infuriating wizard. To keep from crumbling 298e9d663c under his own wounds, 5229129b76 he tightens his lips f4dc48a953 and lifts his chin. Pride, yes, pride.18f0d9a09ed03ce6

The wizard also suddenly 6900f58432 falls silent. He looks regretful, 32eac1dea9 just like himself. As if he cf211bd7e9 wants to cut f94714a2c4 out his own 18741411c1 tongue for running ae55a08b93 wild with momentum.ec709b98e76731d2

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Except for the 71e52f1243 sound of the 847fe87aef wind rolling down 677344329e the cliff, silence 00958f2ea2 falls between them.f88b56bf332c76f5

Silence.d51aa4842e35ac3f

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Silence.975764a9873b1bc9

And more silence.a4d1df5897bdaf8c

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A long, fb17476323 unending silence 08ceb01750 where it’s cd525fb989 impossible to f38a142809 tell if 4282ab631d it’s day fc71975495 or night, e4420739f4 or how 5b13a9a026 much time 3e80b5ad65 has passed.8a289f189bffc6a0

“……I’m sorry.”183d5ed54bcf47d9

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The wizard is the 42a485ef7f first to break.70406e3d7a030996

Without responding, he 36ca8df2db walks away. Leaving the b6e1e96041 wizard behind, 57bd93af53 he strides ec60856bb6 into the 1b0f45d41f maze of 88720818da the forest 79a282999f where no 6c167275a0 light penetrates.21d3f2184e8e0040

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The wizard, left alone, 5127e11f78 hangs his head low. He endures the fe5b33dd58 returning silence, the b7dec29abd immeasurable time, alone.d61ac2d68519c3a2

A second? A minute? An hour? A day? Or a year?f73844dccb3c17d7

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He returns, a843dd7846 having ventured a00c75b7f6 deep into 32957aeefe the forest c3680f41e6 maze. Using the relic of ccb7b1d496 the dragons his mother c22762df48 gave him, he strips 01dbc1dfe7 bark from a tree 9181216118 and cuts medicinal roots. Without a word, he a0dbf5fc6e kneels at the wizard’s d1dacbc485 feet. He removes 476fad7b64 the wizard’s d89c41e796 tattered shoes, 351fba0ec6 rolls up 3d358ee1c8 the hose, f56c756382 and examines 75d67c66f7 the swollen c0212b4e96 ankle. He sighs. He chews 4caa54dd00 the roots d4562b627a to soften f0062cc6e0 them, applies 790e2d7aa4 them to ee8d6cf1e6 the wizard’s 9ab30dcb4b ankle, and 0d5be4228c binds it 54b8852e4b tightly with 9b838af0de the bark 35bce98967 as a c0628a0c3e bandage. The wizard pouts abdcf0e313 as if about 2d102864a7 to cry. And then, a086aa5e3e quietly, he 0cc5ca3969 offers a cf692b3ca4 belated acknowledgment.90cf4176b86581ba

“You might be 874cdbfa5f right about everything.”5ef2175305e29cdb

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He affirms ae7eb1fee9 all the 6d0682b729 truths spat 29c4756955 out solely 843e203cca to hurt 5a45d4c83f him. Tears well up 563cfe11a8 in the wizard’s 5456057cad eyes. He pretends not to 4556373b7e notice.a31ec2ce7c679f0f

“That day, you 31f926fd41 couldn’t take your bd3a21df00 eyes off my 6166e99646 back.”b9f74ad51d07853f

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“I’m sorry.”76ed863c7f5aa319

“Even the boldest a823e64bc2 knights pretend not 41e82412b8 to look, but e87fd86e3a you were the cddb413864 first to stare c276a99cc0 so openly at d6cd4c402d my brand.”78d14c42c7ab594d

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“I’m sorry……. Ow!”30f3fba553b0d0cf

Purely out of 45a8ef9e2e spite, he grabs b164436931 the wizard’s ankle cfcf64ed62 tightly. The wizard 0d3f74bb71 screams, tears 214e2b281c streaming down 36c45aa40c his face. Fortunately, the 4f9d0dc290 sight lightens f497df94f6 his mood 797adcbb73 a little. The anger he had 5779e89289 suppressed while cutting the 829d7877bd roots and bark slowly 4dff4e197e dissipates.bf491873ab3c434d

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Unaware of 7e36e3b39f this, the 141901d50f wizard stares 67df462dd0 guiltily at e870a07dc1 his own 3beeb51f0f toes. He releases 362bf249d9 the wizard’s e02a832aa3 injured ankle f06545e38d and stands 635cb34c45 up. Looking at the wizard, bcc8cc0785 now at eye level, 6a3c823222 he thinks, “When did 93013450ce you grow so tall? Kids really grow 67c7716794 up fast.”beb16556cbc93672

“I’m so angry because dfea706f9b you touched my wounds. I don’t fc1a85fcb5 know what 7ba82d97a7 to do fe98d0b03c with you. Even if e3414b59f8 you’re right, fdef317274 you should aed36b09f5 consider the 960c10bca2 other person’s 93ad63af93 feelings. Don’t you think? Huh? What should 330b4054ff I do 90857aa3b5 to calm 5418a0df20 my anger?”821e07b4eaacbc26

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“Forgive me.”5539549a1818c667

The answer comes 0a50fb1f92 surprisingly quickly. He laughs, amused.3672e60e0148f2d5

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“Just forgive me.”9dc77fd805e0732a

“And that will calm 85688ef281 my anger?”aa409bf1b827c520

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“Yes.”f262e4fa9259ae00

Goodness, the audacity.1c5ce1cad41a37cd

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The wizard 5eeca1e91e cautiously raises d4cdfd0f43 his head. Their eyes meet. The wizard’s blue 7fc1de9681 eyes are filled 97a4e84dbb with tears.6216675ef8178d99

Forgive. Then the anger will 78d4775446 subside.7f8123b498c5a740

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Indeed, it seems to 75fa5f130d work. Seeing the 22dfa6073c wizard’s tearful 6db783f743 eyes, his 9739324dd7 anger begins 017c000ebb to fade. Surprised by this, 76b2a29038 he sits down c969ef061b beside a protruding 413d67471e tree root. The wizard, 94ed465b98 sensing the 8c7461664a mood, limps daa56ef1c1 over and 7971a78921 sits down 8144b3f213 as well.a16c62e6228b1643

He feels hungry. After chasing the monsters, 5a4e67e9ea getting separated from the 61ac55a4c5 other knights, and falling 989301d43c off the cliff, enough 2a9c753df4 time has passed for 570dfdf4d2 him to feel hunger.89f837a2861063ad

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“Whether I forgive e937580c52 you or not 485f0c430e doesn’t matter. It’s the truth.”7c17b80b4ad5ff3a

He spits out fa6dc037a5 the words and 0e03eeb554 then chuckles.c12f46d2fade6a92

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Yes, this is 0b6f7e7108 a place where a6f212b43a even the flow 94f5ecc5e5 of time is 8796145972 unknown, a stagnant c234408709 place. Except for this d639c2bca2 greenhorn, there’s no a9dfa6f8a2 one here. No one 5d99a78f4b who hates 5124f4a8f1 him, no 83c33555c8 one who 885fe4b940 fears him, 8183a75872 no one 797b0f1bc1 searching for 71f99bb83a the face d6d3329357 of someone 6d6831e140 long dead 59c00342b1 in him. There’s nothing to 04b8c9943d take responsibility for, 477997b2a0 nothing to protect, 9910bb78e8 nothing at all.b9b0b5f7b5e957b2

Here, he is not 6c232342c4 the king’s son, not 01a04d4601 the Knyaz of Svarekh, c703cb8236 not the master of 434a4f0021 the Thorn Chamber, not 01fbd47184 anything. He doesn’t 6f9a49246e even have f1ac5a14ef to be e8d082acb9 this greenhorn’s 5cb7e4ddd7 master.ea46dc036f03b603

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“Even if I bcd8e3aee1 slay hundreds, thousands 46bc2553af of monsters, I’ll 3431a67fde never be my 2b65d13cbd father’s son. The eastern desert, 8a48a093fe the northern forest, a9f36c1056 the silver city 11086d063d beyond the sea, 7dd5f670dd the cities watched 60fdf10781 over by the 3bcf55f8c3 seven kings’ colossi… 6610588936 No matter how 6a54eb78c9 much land I dd430f02e6 lay at the 8c9a761cda king’s feet, I’ll 05cff1775f always bear the dc26e81cef brand on my eb6ee502d0 back. Yes, you’re right.”f7aea0fbd33286db

The liberation of d634a267f3 being nothing. That feeling 453fbfd6cc makes him 785a8b99db more talkative 4e1a116b50 than usual.ca73e828624744e6

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“But ———.”a25cc0175db7ccbf

The wizard, hearing his 243c5cd7e2 name, turns his head. He props his knee 45cd4bfea0 up, rests his arm ebd12dbdac on it, and then 610b69e528 buries his cheek in 3709ea1de3 his arm, looking at 87318ae711 him.9c5c4b824538b0b2

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“Sometimes, I get drunk.”daa44e2fc909a2ca

Without a sip of ce2b500375 alcohol, as if his a2ae0d4ea2 whole body is swaying.e0904d66577297ee

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“I get drunk 6ff0c73550 on the voices a78170a540 of the people 3218275c3c cheering my name, 926b7f429a on the way 0a8e3407d5 they look at 948973f725 me, on the f43a2bb61c petals they scatter a53943c701 for me. And that’s 58432cbe4f not all. I’m intoxicated 9889932b1f by the faa6ddd363 fact that 7bbb4a0cda I stand 5f9803a951 at the 91fdc70e9d border of 80eea78724 this white 33d9e205d7 forest and ddefbc99ec the kingdom 075bff6033 on their dc3a1772b2 behalf. Even when 73838ff2f7 I’m still, 5020b025f8 I hear 2c288a76fb the voices 35b9e368f5 pushing me 0d69e6c14a forward. Voices that lift me f388093b63 up as a hero, fd970812a6 a savior. Every time I cut 0725efdfcf down the kingdom’s enemies, 5eab0b97ec every time I slay da4512709c the aberrant creatures, every 1ba7b8dc83 time I conquer lands 411ea82048 teeming with unknown magic 567b026297 and offer them to b60d2b1f53 the kingdom…”2ffc0e40a6df4180

Every time, there 4732cc03d0 are people who e6322cb509 love him, revere f4c7aa7be3 him, and worship b7d326fe60 him. He may never be aa9685111d his father’s son or a6415736b1 his brother’s sibling, but bc182a4644 at least…6f5c8ceffc6ff9f3

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“I fall 38056583b8 into the d4e7533cc8 delusion that ae29f4eb60 I’ve become b5625d9303 a god.”ce10a8552fdf1c00

A hero, a savior, 61758aac5e or even a god—he aa820e632a could become that.a0c277fcc72d9184

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“I give my 674603af89 blood and flesh, 753e034d9d and in return, 9f19b04a61 I receive love 16dc0ea9f1 and worship. How about it? Not a bad deal, 2b010c669a is it? Huh?”7dc3d010fac5c4d1

“All of that 86cd75a1aa is fake.”7d32bb907c0d8721

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“I know.”354f7d6d36803389

But the wizard, who 5e805f4b9c insists that it’s all 621d0ea42e fake, is the one 4b9bc1aaca looking at him with 5a83e7f16a the most flushed cheeks 1b713bcd19 and teary eyes in 34b95a9c98 this kingdom—no, in this 8960259dcf entire world.dea1dc7f6396cc18

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“It’s fake.”0c6576d37713f2a7

“I know.”ccc7fedea30c2ec4

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But how can 7b7727ba6e he not get 31f7cd5933 drunk on that?42656a3c0ee1282a

He stretches out his b59eadd887 arms. He cups the wizard’s 01dec6b7bf face in his hands. He spreads his b189d30c47 fingers wide and afae64ccfe covers the wizard’s f327a20777 eyes.1e4fea3e2feb2d51

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“So don’t 5cc77f15e1 look at b1887964ea me with 1fb572abd2 those eyes.”96a4013897ec17f8

The wizard, 05e6bd3d72 obediently letting 7def1235a1 his face e76fe2e893 rest in 419d98483d the Prince’s e10abf9211 hands, only 77e1c384b1 moves his 264c3837bb lips.f71ad4f6978edba4

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“I, I… I’m here, 3f25e7b10c you know.”e92261b104b194f5

The voice 98eaa02f2c that was 548ab6904b so bold 41dcf61e9d and confident ba442ba815 when delivering 0cd25b7e13 harsh words 3d4faa045d now shrinks 956555b578 into a 6d39925844 fragile whisper.d0cc6cd64a612c0b

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“I don’t want your cdd1ae4d99 blood and flesh. It’s okay 4522a48ffe if you’re bcb572e115 a coward. It’s okay 0b89520a1f if you’re 9cfa9f95d1 a wretched, 15aac52444 miserable human. It doesn’t matter c0068b3955 if half your fac71c05df face is melted 0639c9e0cd by fire or 8726bdb0f1 if you’re hunchbacked. Of course, 0d33972fd1 you probably c751d38814 don’t remember…”d3dd3c2da0e36ed5

Is he going to 65d9b23731 talk about that day cb948f5997 again?0805a2462b5b61e7

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The story of 4464cccb6a a day he 1f7a2362c9 doesn’t remember. Something he never saw 253fbe9614 or did. But something b83ee1de46 that borrowed 0398a35432 his body, fa32d6db99 using his 7d8520290b face, voice, 6f46bc8350 and frame a6bd853f53 to see, bd11602952 hear, and 0cd80b7a8e act.a32ffcfe6cda72a7

Hearing his 339cadae0c sigh, the 3b157f3cea wizard’s voice 1d74cf6eb4 grows urgent.68b5d15db0e576a3

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“That day, you held 97d84ddc7d me so tightly. Yes, you did. So tightly I could c6c5884ba0 barely breathe… so warm… e0d38bb5e2 I… that was…”f7725e61c9d1abb5

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The wizard’s 09575e2338 voice grows d3afebc41f distant, like 7bd9fcf75a an echo 217895739d from far 56eff6a50d away. Has he dfdbd436c6 really gotten 7441742525 drunk? If so, 05ba106033 on what? He’s even covered 13d6837bf0 the wizard’s face 8ae5494adb with his hands. He’s hidden the ffda73b44c flushed cheeks and 82d51be28c teary eyes that a96e2f9b0a always appear when be22e8dfab the wizard looks dab04d1e2a at him. What could 00e796b514 he possibly 239f18cfd6 be drunk 3372bfc8b1 on?146d560ecffe6ed6

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What…?7da16e1cd956b742

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If he’s drunk, it 0cdd230d88 must be because of 3304d67c86 the honey wine. Isn’t that right, 4beb79a3ad everyone? Sweet and fragrant drinks 658f2240b7 tend to make you 8df3913e0d drunk faster. They brought a large 6a8d15cf91 bottle and finished it dc3dc43563 between the two of 091c3408ff them, so how could df05d43afc they not be drunk? Hahaha… What? Am I drunk?28ef7f4fc6e2f7e6

Well, yes. A little. Just a little… d233549031 I am too.533c4740849f79ab

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The Prince, who had 9fac366ac8 been walking ahead, stops. They’ve reached the end c0bcbb8f20 of a narrow path. It’s impossible 96ea0b7938 to go ea59b15225 further with b75d08bd27 the food 42a0701702 and wine 39081b2abb in hand. Beyond this point, golden 7ce2d0c50e mist spreads everywhere, and 65c8632d55 steep rocks must be c26b0d1242 climbed.6e237a71464e6be9

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Well, that’s fine.89f297674af7becf

If he can use a3108ed3b8 drunkenness as an excuse 7d9c473054 to throw off his 640bf137b7 dignity and lie down, d6a041db9c anywhere will do. Whether it’s a dusty 62fabbac7b barn full of straw be3e3a60ec or a remote mountainside.ec0f9ce091b39c74

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