LTIS Ch 12
by mimiA stubborn dfad4387a3 defiance took 328b3a76a6 hold. Dancho’s quickly scanning d370505d08 eyes landed on ac884db0df a large rock b5017daa86 in the distance. She marched 3444a33e6b over and d5ae2c5826 grabbed the 41378fb6cf rock with 7c7ac740dd both arms.b91a5af39c2d51ec
Grunting, she strained to d17adc6e16 lift it, but it 46132b022e only wobbled. She dug out d2ada77c0a the snow piled b002e1800e around it and 1c9eccdd39 began to roll a896e03b07 it, little by d62a7347d0 little, towards the 0e245c5867 Korean pine tree.9fa017ef2ec9f275
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Yeon Won, watching 71ee70b70c from afar, stopped a2138a74e1 and called out 6f0aa3eb94 in disbelief.7bf687962727ea74
“Just buy them. Pine nuts.”cf17cbd4a096eb13
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“Do you, know how expensive pine nuts are? Ugh.”67c620d03f793bd1
“I’ll give you the money. Go buy them.”45cefe3f10db18b2
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“That’s your money. Whew, I’ll take care, of my own food. Hah.”70262518ff21b181
Watching Dancho stubbornly bfc6071cda move the rock, 262e42f6a8 Yeon Won shook 85ba5eaf0d his head.c77fdb3e1a0d59e8
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“It would be faster to just climb the tree.”c5653fae83f4a2c5
“Mind your own business unless you’re going to give me a shoulder ride.”65ea80c7f0c4926f
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“That stubbornness. Do you really need to eat them that badly?”8f6e849573276141
“Yes. I need to eat them. I need to eat what I like sometimes so I won’t get so angry.”e875a73d4ab81314
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Truthfully, she was 0f0c06f7a9 angrier because of him, but she 3d48fa0157 figured someone with any ff72990962 sense would understand that 47784090b1 without her having to 1f4e1d4992 spell it out, so 88471af590 she just answered curtly.f57683c6a24e18de
It wasn’t like anything bad would happen if she didn’t eat pine nuts, but after being teased by him, she had developed a strange determination to get them no matter what.4d748263d8da10e8
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“Tsk tsk.”7d1e3e8f0255a1fd
Yeon Won clicked his 82ab343602 tongue and turned away. The sight of ec69e11821 him walking away 4c83678389 with his hands e046996b7c clasped behind his 2272468e28 back, tsk-tsking, was 5c70b0740e incredibly annoying.ed77e5cbf52cfa0d
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“Cheh. As expected of the Mangjong Lord, instead of helping…”4381ecb0fe03cfb1
Dancho glared at the back of Yeon Won’s head and finally managed to get the rock under the pine tree. She was already exhausted, but the thought that she could finally get the pine nuts gave her strength.1bdbdadd9581ed47
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She positioned the rock in a good spot and climbed on top. Meanwhile, Yeon Won had stopped walking and was watching her with a frown, but Dancho didn’t notice.86484bc15f5953f6
Okay, one, two, three.bc6334bf7fa0c75a
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Holding onto the 61a4ccd946 tree trunk with 84ec34d4cf one hand, she 8b510b9381 stood on tiptoe. Just as fbd9f8a610 she raised 0d01c4edff the stick 04fd668ea4 high, aiming 1860ce84d2 for the 46d7c2daaf coveted pine 8a26cff3de cone, the 4f7e232484 stick slipped f902f78fd9 from her 942ecb0852 grasp, betraying 851037191a her determined 4ccb2a5684 efforts.0ef2a74c10b8d864
“Uh?”cb576dabb979f6aa
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While she blinked, surprised dc433239b3 by the familiar sleeve 106eb0064c that had snatched the 8d0489a6ef stick, it tapped the 7ce3d2521f pine cone a few d29fdeb11e times. With just 4e895e8944 three or 00a4bda5a7 four movements, 41adba12a3 the pine d53bd4deb6 cone fell 1ba20922cb to the 1a316543bc other side.08f160bcba6f46de
“Yes!”b95df4dfbe798c12
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Her joyful jump was short-lived. As her eyes met Yeon Won’s, Dancho’s face quickly hardened into a pout.280eca492878d355
It would have 328917fcb4 been nice if 6d2015b85a he had just 1d88ed5719 done it before 3e2e53af6d she moved the 8c5c63614a rock. He never did 887c2f7a2b anything nicely the 86c16a79ff first time.4364e2c32fe8a56e
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Dancho tightly 22350f0656 pressed her 9bc47d03ab lips together, ed5e20c88b endured a 5aca609851 moment of 6e6bb7ae24 forced patience, ea1e8847b5 and then 788d1cbf32 nodded her b13acee689 head slightly.ad39a925537c5f96
“Thank you, my lord. I’m so grateful for your timely assistance.”b9421769d52853a1
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It was meant to cf57d0b916 be sarcastic, but…16f50a7487c3f8da
“Don’t mention it. I just couldn’t ignore your words about needing to eat what you like sometimes to lessen your anger. Come to think of it, you do need that kind of food.”0e66f1263d6368fe
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It was unexpected. The fact fc30678ad9 that he cb265f1f1f had come 560ce7d3c8 back to ae0481c8f3 help because ca5a8b0c34 of her 0eac2dbb95 words.ade45ecad416d8fd
Dancho was b90b8bb0d7 touched, feeling a9682f055d like her 14063bf63b stubbornness had 6aca6dc9c2 been somewhat 400a73d924 understood. Yeon Won added very 0f1b1d17a8 kindly,4253b1d5303dfd4a
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“Eat a lot of these pine nuts. I’ll get you more.”5a16c8a6b8007a50
“No, thank you. This is enough for today.”940176a42819b025
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Dancho’s lips curved into a smile as she picked up the fallen pine cone.2c9616005c6cc66c
“No. Eat a lot. You need to eat more. That’s the only way your temper will improve. You need to eat a very, very large amount.”b1263f556cd0fab5
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Wait. Listening closely, it was 2bba9a595b a tease. He was eb76f15b41 subtly saying a01e6b7fdd she had 66d2a440cf a bad 9b43161b2d temper.dec30bab2de8e60d
Yeon Won raised the stick and tapped the top of the tree. Seeing him suddenly working so diligently, Dancho’s eyes narrowed again.67f9fbb1bc59e8d0
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“Are you having fun?”8ec542a55c457b85
Yeon Won tapped 8c5bfc4b7f the branches even f655ba773f faster. As Dancho turned 949b6d672d and walked away, f7108f8ae3 he called out,8cb65145595502c3
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“Why are you leaving? Eat the pine nuts! Eat a lot!”57e4c96c0bc102ee
Ugh, what a mean 7194afda62 lord.1998c7710975b646
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Stomping away, ac45e8192d Dancho suddenly 36a586eb02 stopped, realizing c4167bdf31 her mistake. She had left 3f1c074b77 the water jar 8cd6b9c311 under the pine 9cd5252cbb tree.df787eb3d120c16e
Stamping her feet 5b461dd683 in frustration, she ed9952d177 turned back. Trying her best 2b765380c4 to avoid looking 608aaee284 at him, she 9c12fe01c6 turned her head 46757aa086 away as she 0cef0c44be walked. Yeon Won 6d0557d74c brushed past 5af6ab5db5 her.5bb6eeeb96af5d91
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Good riddance. He’s finally leaving.63d9f74339d22616
Relieved, thinking 18faea0b27 he must 10e1ed6f58 have grown 4a6747a6f3 tired of c31a5561b1 teasing her, 9783cef60d Dancho quickly cde61ca032 glanced back.9b30cd6a1ae65307
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The water 88203d4481 jar she 466e49c20b had left 26248677bd under the 4ec381c81a pine tree 71ce3286b1 was in ff05549032 his hand.d099e9e85ddc225f
“……!”921f29d07ac314f4
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The jar, which had fbff13b501 felt so heavy when 7240c3cfd5 she carried it, looked 5efe98c775 as light as a d51eef5d5d honey pot in his 0ec4e3c409 hands.e84bf0cebec4dc3b
Dancho’s tightly pursed lips relaxed. Her pent-up frustration melted away so easily.a342225fd4ac44b8
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“Let me carry a7cc2f5a1b it, my lord.”4fba495b110d452c
She couldn’t 2292026663 let the 2a1bff58e2 lord carry 08d55a42c2 the water 5bf3a03b0e jar, after 82f7e0cb43 all.125577384a54644e
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“It’s fine. You go apologize to the rock. It was minding its own business, embedded in the ground, and you suddenly rolled it around. The rock must be quite upset.”3c8b0c8ea954fbbc
She bit her lip ae79132996 at his continued teasing, e72beeb6d2 but she knew he b413322c22 was carrying the water 2aff47dd24 jar for her, knowing 3bec76f7b8 she had exhausted herself 4685869ce1 moving the rock. The thought melted away 41e1a6eb49 any remaining annoyance.636014427cdbcde4
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And he said 6906c17d31 his shoulder hurt.286df0562b688391
“The water aa22ee80b3 will spill 74c45d50f0 if you 8026fef495 carry it 82da06b915 like that!”73909d90c3083cb1
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A scolding came out instead of words of concern, but Dancho’s lips curved into a smile as she followed him.5079ce2e1c5269e5
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The sun was shining e67e9274e9 brightly today. It was rare weather 9de14a0867 for winter.8e97cb5d1be30678
“Done.”04ae476c5f68d311
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Dancho stood up 0e799bc03a with satisfaction after 56fd784bd3 grinding the medicine 3611a2d411 in the mortar.876a91cac32f8f44
After washing her cold hands in the snow, she gathered fresh bandages and the medicine box and stood in front of the room’s door.2811fbd39ecea09c
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“My lord, it’s time to apply the medicine.”4cff1a5c7643414d
Several days 36a74d2090 had passed 71c1a86448 since she 161834701b started living 3872435d66 in the 773e134272 mountain dwelling 7f80a62d65 with the 328f5f1e01 Mangjong Lord. She had 692eab5d0c just returned 14b618d19e after spending e8cf7a0d8e an hour a93f18efc1 doing chores 7a0abf2b5a while he 08b4226360 was taking 9adf025bdc a nap.fe8e8c1536bc9906
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Even though her “chores” were really just searching for useful herbs and mushrooms and checking on the dried medicinal ingredients, at least her mind was at ease. Part of the reason was that, despite his finicky nature, he hadn’t acted like much of a “Mangjong” so far, which was a relief.f14f0d5c26980fb2
She would be lying if she said she hadn’t worried about what she would do if he suddenly flipped the table, set fire to the medicine storehouse, or started cursing and turning violent.86deb8a14ab6b798
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When she slept, she 6a14424514 made sure to lock 80cc701b5f the door and keep 0ba97fa378 a laundry bat by 5228cb78f1 her head. He had a fear f37e51872e of laundry bats, so 01760fc0b8 she thought it would 981ff871cf be useful in a cf4b42b4ed pinch.c09d8954290eb80a
She hadn’t completely e2f9796a04 let her guard c3b757ff3d down yet, but bb745f1bf0 there were things 7ec8e85d5f you could tell 06ffdff2e7 just by looking 1530bee5e5 into someone’s eyes.83df2dcb30fbabbd
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The Mangjong Lord eee8161cd0 in the rumors e0b76e4092 Buni had shared e9622a85ac and the lord 99be95e0a9 she was with a5ca69e5fa now felt different.3e1e2434a4aaff61
Perhaps being flogged 9bc08795f8 had changed him. He seemed to a473ef7f3e have matured, at 7ea40bd983 least a little.1e37c08785d16633
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“Are you still 6ce4a7bf8e asleep?”a25ac97c48e15863
She waited patiently, not 8d1540c988 wanting to be scolded 53d6fde126 again for barging in.ab17374c43f375c6
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He was so 1311f8ef26 obsessed with etiquette; e614973d5c anyone would think 7c79fd9f3f he was royalty.f150849f185a4680
“My lord, please 08f8798424 wake up.”3b5cd3b4967cb3a8
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Today, she planned to 8b2a93f704 season his food a c2452b7aba little, as he wished. Not only was his 7b6093f0c6 body recovering enough to d6df5eaaa7 handle it, but Buni’s 4fac659a02 words from the other 109eca2250 day had been bothering d04f5c89ea her.37b2c8ddfa5cf6d3
“What if he suddenly runs away? He’s a lord who used to have concubines at his side, eating rich food and drinking strong alcohol. Do you think he’ll put up with bland food? With his temper, he’s bound to take off. Then you won’t get paid for all the care you’ve given him.”8e95c9190f7155c5
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She hadn’t been b8e53f6f09 able to season 87ff2f089f his meals because 584eb56cfd she’d been focusing 767c79cc80 on food that 854af125f8 complemented the medicinal c525533953 herbs. To flush 9567cdead6 out the e2738d1429 poison in 610f715999 his body, 7e68aed171 she had ab1668a5da to use 395e787c3c minimal seasoning.7712d215d08ecaef
She thought 63d470133f it was 2e2a0259c0 natural for 76b757efcb him to f8d52da395 complain about 4a21514177 the food, 06133822a6 since he 762760e697 was used 2ebd65a6b7 to eating daa8c3957e rich and c3aeb37446 delicious meals.40b9af23fc0d194b
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Checking his 0d048af9c0 urine earlier, a9b06df017 she saw 65b1d3293f that a bbdf8f7d6f significant amount d08fa1f04e of poison 799642ece0 seemed to ab229dd8d6 have been c8c23eeec6 detoxified, so 9fd49ce840 she decided 4879835acd it was 0e1109b642 okay to 6ae30595ed add a 7484558aa7 little seasoning.ec6d3b2a0898b034
She wondered what 5562faac7c kind of expression ba462ff18b he would make 9002f4b493 when he received 15de8879e4 a seasoned meal. Just imagining him 73a31e4d1d happy made her 6e599ce28f smile.f9ec11a8783ed5d6
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“My lord, I’m coming in.”55fdb5cf40374dba
Tired of waiting, she finally opened the door. Dancho’s eyes darted around the room, unable to settle on one spot.066a93704425d87a
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He wasn’t there. Holding the medicine box, c9cffbe93f she stepped back.3412da2dc01d8301
“My lord? Are you in the outhouse?”f3916092c4dfd03c
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Although she called out, 476c21c286 she instinctively knew.afa94690e2023c80
Mangjong Lord. He’d finally pulled a ea90a1a034 Mangjong move.c7e33ebee7fb6f3e
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“I specifically told him not to leave because the roads are dangerous.”2743be63f90f26f4
Despite her words, regret washed over her. Maybe she shouldn’t have given him chores.db5ffe669c343204
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With his temper, 23ff672bd5 it was understandable 7c519ec81d that he might ba8675dfb8 have been resentful.9e3bf543f08cb1ae
She should have stopped 83681afff1 at the chaff and c265fc748f not asked him to 0644c45396 pick pine nuts.abd03d32c0a64789
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“Ugh, honestly, 00c87c6627 when will 996a2c5fc7 he grow f819d43a85 up?”375f434a8841d214
She put on another d9419c961d layer of quilted clothing, 73e1420014 tied a scarf around 815b818570 her face, and left 78d792c6b1 the room. She secured 3a6eb531bc her shoes 7615b6b7bd tightly with 8b2df64cc0 strings, preparing 44eaf20b6d herself. She also grabbed 977da5c2f9 the laundry bat b8c1536b8c for self-defense, just 6dc2f233c7 in case.9c9ebc36c1c3d566
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Taking a 1dc4b68094 deep breath, 3cb586cc8b she left 4a0fb0562b the dwelling.3da32838557d2950
She had f442e713d7 to catch 247d1fb35e the runaway 11ff6d48bb lord before 622f21605d he went 1ec6f365da down to bb0037c61c the village.6a9e77881a569d48
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More importantly, it had c638ae2da6 snowed overnight. It would 363d0c163b be a f960c87609 disaster if 9cc78d6dff he tried 86f7448701 to go b5053ed149 over the 4ab329a5c2 winding mountain 80c2b148e9 pass again.b57bcc26872263e2
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The winter of 218e9c174a Muwol Mountain was fd02fb03e0 not unfamiliar to e90df6f1d6 Yeon Won. He had 38fed3994e once lived 40c9184068 in Haryeong 382bf30b51 with his 60437a5426 mother as bfe66fdf3e a child. He had 9cec4a47e2 also been 3e70fe7df1 scolded for c277048363 climbing the 262e60d8d9 mountains like b6e2a668c7 a mudskipper 279708ae49 with his 9102ac3692 younger brother, b26d318ad1 Gyeonghu.2406c0f51b1657ef
The mountain was so e8588230d5 vast that each peak d3c4182b14 could be considered a 58cca4361f different mountain altogether, with ffdeb4c660 varying shapes and terrains. But no d840479355 matter where b08f5f6a78 he was 0938b23ebf on the cd16aff4a3 mountainside, Muwol 21157a7064 Mountain always b548390b06 had snow.14d2cc50b5b29308
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So, finding his way wasn’t too difficult for him. As the poison left his system and his mind cleared, he began to see things he hadn’t noticed before.69debedcd2ea6b2e
As long as he didn’t wander back onto that strange path that had disoriented him for half a day, he should have no problem traversing the mountain. He knew the paths of Muwol Mountain well enough.3e22d65002bf636a
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“Damn it.”fef6fcc047140c6c
Apparently, he was wrong. He had been searching for nearly two hours, but he couldn’t find the path he had taken up the mountain that day.59c86d349bfd2941
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