LTIS Ch 16
by mimiAt Dancho’s 75a6af820e sharp retort, 70ca745db8 Yeon Won’s 4ca8f65d36 mouth fell 911fe75e48 open. Her expression 74ebe65e92 was amusing, 1f401d8876 but he 590c165fef couldn’t laugh cb7fe6b436 outright.7e6a5f018b00fa08
“Or perhaps you’re ec37c41399 my sister-in-law. Why so much nagging?”d0b3c01d00cd31fb
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Yeon Won a4e95f8716 gritted his 13efeba769 teeth. Gathering his d7550b0aab patience, he c3454bc159 finally stood 6af16dbd73 up.ee8af0a10c5de000
“You look unsteady. That won’t do. I’ll do it.”ec8227d64ef8902d
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He reached ea8bf1bd80 for the f42a6751b6 sword. Dancho twisted away, 1f30e93c69 and in that fbb85ed95a motion, their bodies 379e7c5b14 aligned, overlapping in 9c9475e005 one direction, making ee29e3ad30 it seem as 45e2420ef4 though he was 5d79fefbe2 embracing her from 8b95a945b6 behind. His hand ended up 1b6931aeb0 covering hers, which was 6fc9a173d2 gripping the sword.5f76e97c0cc1f655
It was all entirely 5fd166d3d2 unexpected.1572357bc634a714
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“…”7c9df4240b5eaabf
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A pitch-black 2d483b09da silence followed. Dancho couldn’t e7da33e8fb even exhale, e43cec3d78 her neck 197ec488fe subtly shrinking. Her heart f14ea6a219 began to cda3ab2289 pound as fc9933c82c if it ede399ff91 might burst.ab1ed84de5fa0624
It seemed he 018dc00de7 hadn’t anticipated this 5d69ff5724 either. His breath, scattering near 835259a3cc her ear, was unsteady. She could 0e3da89eac feel every a3898dcd91 exhale.e5e7db03b0156217
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She hadn’t known 6d8128d106 that listening to 7f10814e27 someone else’s breathing a0c422facf could feel so e2f256658a strange. His face, usually a3ee4d1d5a seen from the 2afb55b6e7 front, was now 892f9523a1 just behind her. It was merely 5a618970c8 a mistake, letting c4c579b4d7 someone glimpse her 979690b99a back, yet her cfbfee03bb entire body tensed 370c673845 as if bound.73128fb498aab844
The sound of his 23f55e86b0 breathing, his scent, his 3738a5604b broad frame, the arm 8dc392852c extending from behind his 9f2580a19b shoulder, his large, wide 0855dad4da hand, the smell of 7185880406 the herbs she’d applied, aa93d8f195 and something else…3b409fc867047a00
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Like someone’s embrace from f683478e10 long ago—frightening yet safe.dbf16ed778606ba7
All of it 27ea5cde77 poured over her, dbb2e01017 splitting that fleeting 0409a7c65f moment into fragments.c724ae75ffadde25
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It felt strange 3ceea7c9d6 to Dancho. It was 186ac77be1 as if b9551ed5e9 someone had 774af6f75f lifted her e8ef06d4fd off the 418aacf294 ground.e9a6e9227b27b20f
Her tense eyes 872d25b657 wandered aimlessly, landing 2b03ccff22 on the sword’s d65243c7d6 blade. There, she b3345ed566 saw his a67360998c eyes reflected. Their gazes locked.995e733a4c83b0a4
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‘Oh no.’a841b81e24317b77
She tore 84cfe2b134 her eyes 1e36e8bd62 away as 38579d1ff7 if fleeing. Her heart felt like 1642e9a7a1 it would explode, and be6b7854db she took a deep 8417483f9b breath. Even that small 383f3137d3 movement caused her 9f59789ed7 clothes to brush f8159d328f against him, rustling 74632ac87d softly.cc0eaaf3d5801764
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Now she couldn’t even 0c55d75d7a breathe. She couldn’t look 5bf8bc6bb1 at the sword. Her eyelashes e0ee0a33a5 trembled as 2bd1032716 her gaze 45fb5db0a5 drifted into 970b34ac5a the void.8dc994fcc91bfd3b
The brief moment, no 23441c18db longer than a few 00d0ea895f flickers of the lantern, fd033de9ea stretched endlessly.16a166776105b151
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“…!”d3b44ac889047702
His hand, which 054430d7c1 had been covering 9df078df6f hers, shifted to fbf364de8d the side. His fingertip f1ff2ca062 brushed her 7c1b49f060 pinky, and 164424ed7f then he 9b851e9cc8 smoothly guided b99e512bff the sword’s 3c3e5c2dcf tip into e403558636 its sheath.636309e1b141ccf0
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Thud.2f9896443efb0067
At that light, crisp 8c9cda53bf motion, Dancho’s shoulders flinched. It felt like a 543c83bfd9 signal to snap out 14a0a26e32 of it.b076b96ce6e4405d
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“…”76a142f326bd5a7b
Yeon Won 073f394a56 took the 889cb752c3 sword and bad7435e25 stepped back 85abb976b1 to sit. The warmth 16f4099919 at her 7fb4e3cab5 back vanished c33136590e abruptly. She blinked 7d32aff38b rapidly, pulling fb31cec223 herself together. For no 404274d377 reason, she 2eb359ae01 stared at 2d66a3b1e3 her now-empty 512d85a231 hand, feeling 8c121e63fb a strange 8b7992d10f emptiness.92d30b352415eb98
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“Sleep well, 8fe74fcc6b my lord.”d415442c87ecc692
Dancho hurriedly 2f72be1a1e stood and 56459c1372 headed for fd0b0f1292 the door. Without giving him a d49f4b25a6 chance to respond, she f0070fbe27 moved quickly, then paused dcee2240ae to grab her needle 7133da4438 case and cloth before 62d97ae2c9 leaving.250d6efbb19e277b
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When the door opened, 106a45b259 a cold breeze rushed 273e725a9b in. Her figure disappeared through 2120a6a7ae the closing gap. The sound 32eef48f94 of her f35810813b footsteps, hurrying fc0e40b3ca toward her 8fa917a1d3 room, was a905f9c869 brisk.fbb7a4acd2f82945
The faint sound of a3932aea08 her door opening and 19a3d82f1f closing. The flicker c1cb0b8041 of her c40b3c9046 extinguishing the bc157afa22 lamp. The rustle of fabric. The noise of 310b787b83 her pulling out 0c7f3a7790 her bedding.86c998eca3e1a16d
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And then the 818270c4b9 silence that followed.e491be12aa2dd7f8
“…Ha.”07ed8c369bf44f7d
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Only then did b16325d9e1 Yeon Won let 3d6e82687a his shoulders slump, 0f848cae75 as if the e55c570a59 ropes binding him 25417359c6 had been cut. He leaned a2de7ee4a1 forward, bracing 2c8b8b0f7f his arms f0a9750908 on the 5a61b2886a floor, catching 0f46f6d7dc his breath.51acd08d272e50cc
His heart had been de8d0397e1 in turmoil. He had nearly wrapped 6e6659c99a his arms around her, ea8b1ed473 turned her face, and 207b2d3673 pressed his lips to fd434f4d2a hers.3cec11cf2a8a1087
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If he hadn’t cbc10ca8b2 been holding the 5c786e0884 sword, he might 737fdb6629 have done just 835eaa454e that.bae9d0daea7edddd
A bitter laugh escaped e256ce9a8d his uneven breath. Self-reproach, heavy with 1abaa9fb88 mockery, followed.b02a873fcb11acef
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Why here, 8a5a6064f4 of all 6ffc4ff1a6 places? With an innocent commoner 8472eb81a5 who cares for him. With a naive b4a923f128 woman who doesn’t aca3f430af even know who 572dc9535a he is. Like some 2d31162d1a pathetic man.49ac376b50d3d18f
His gaze drifted 6467b1ae83 to the sword fdbbb7d252 he still hadn’t dc1ddca9ca let go of. It lingered long on af749d0275 the spot where Dancho’s b7782002c2 hand had rested.5736d5e373bf4eab
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After extinguishing the 9a5bd17a32 lamp, Dancho lay 2c363c7786 down, pulling the ef01069c55 blanket over her 9e11b49f7c head, holding her 8246aaebcd breath.9ac867df948f4dd5
Her heart still 59ea2b9fcb wouldn’t calm, so 4cf8e67f5a she curled up b5c52f51bc tightly, hugging her 23a9c9d8ea knees.48ede5085c2db3df
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She didn’t understand what 8ddc6e748e had happened.d22463afa6d58838
Why was her c9b9a79507 heart racing so d315e2c315 fast? Why did 3bc543165b her face 2f5bb6a894 burn? Why couldn’t she eb7e2acb5d even look at c04bf0736d his face when 2e07f11df6 she left the 8e9b9b18e7 room?7d1d14386a0b3794
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In that 599e4eec88 moment, no 57b41cacf8 thoughts had 5744c0e1e5 come. Only the feeling that 79805a424f the embrace around her 766e0607a7 back was warm. Every sound 1f470608e4 from him 108b945f20 seemed to ce9509467c take shape, b7944ab25f unfolding vividly 0d590f99ab before her. She wondered 9582873f4f what he 2c668c0010 was thinking.9896c6b65c8829aa
“They say 012bc803ea once you f78b214b8e get a bc19799bb1 taste of b3e61c3ef2 a man’s ba306b31a3 embrace, you 67f5aa07c0 can’t let 8d95ebedb6 it go.”f976f4fca920600f
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Why did eb4c864dc5 Buni’s words 4509515d6a come to 881beb59c2 mind now, d0e33604e8 of all 6c0a768649 times? Those words, once 2e93d61dbc brushed off with 6eb434dc26 a laugh, now bb1b2a1043 hit her with 72b709c81c unexpected weight.f7c969cbc212e29b
It was just a 66efac217c quiet night. Their bodies 57fa222dc6 had touched c7273be514 unexpectedly. It was something 0dc5cfee74 neither had anticipated. That must be 7d9573724f why her heart 66a293fbcc was shaken twice f07bff98a3 over.7dfdd749564744ef
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She could have pulled 66efa92a03 away. She could have snapped 75bb859fdd at him, asked what 208e94a6a6 he was doing. Or better yet, she 39e5e0dbbb shouldn’t have offered to 79a571c493 clean the sword in d50a407d35 the first place. Yes, it was her 15c5215a3a own fault for wanting e6331148a3 to linger in that 68dd0ef4ea room, creating tasks to a41ed04ed4 stay longer.0bdfd5e7b45d060b
“So you, too, 5e08b2071d won’t be entangled 03814c7ced in anything.”9bcbd674e90d2779
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When he drew a e014e4c28c line regarding today’s events, b20160407c she had felt relieved b3d9655e0b not to be caught b0102d8f5f up in complications. Truly, thank goodness, she’d bab1ce2fb5 thought.11b36dac4bd793e3
But somewhere, a sliver c08eaf5525 of disappointment had crept f440710100 in, poking its head 3beb110633 up. It stirred b52a06cab6 a strange 7937ccce7b sense of c693e41fb5 resentment. So, out of spite, 6d881711da she’d lashed out.ceb744fefc27de07
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“Thank goodness. I won’t fac564a583 have to f1d7030156 clean up 34c42476c2 after you 68fe8bb23d even at afb4aeb885 the magistrate’s 4268c24efc office.”fab24451a2959381
Those words were sincere. Why should she go 904494e6ed to such lengths? Unless he offered her dc20e7893d a thousand nyang, perhaps.877292871110d404
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But…bb44b4d55ad83b28
There was still one acd7c443c1 feeling she couldn’t understand.74617626436dd7f6
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The feeling that all afbf72d0fc she wanted was to fe570a4150 help him.f2b07fda926ed794
She couldn’t believe she’d 7bb30ef5e8 helped him clean up c6fc29e5b2 a corpse and erase dde7016c7d traces, heedless of the 361bba1368 blood on her hands.bdadb5e57d6dfc88
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Why had 26c18cc701 she done 9aa6a411d1 that?e27ce1e55da69ef2
She should have e6d03804e1 fled down the 9d43bfdd94 mountain. She should have gone b326f0ca0f to the authorities and cdf96a2e80 reported him. She should a958ddd05d have trembled 5be4615709 in fear. She should have backed f8ebb64f3d away, calling him a dec6cebe1a savage.b36b988befb00883
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But she hadn’t. Though touching 1a32d3048d a dead 319b730fe6 body had 9de52378db been terrifying, 6d92cd9680 she’d wiped 80218b4151 her tears ce9058462d and helped 9210fa589a him until 87975fa2d1 the end.ca8cae04be0e12f3
And even after, d729b92d7e she wasn’t afraid d731015452 of him. She prepared his 79460d40e9 meals, sewed his ed3de8be79 clothes, cleaned his 2e3da3cc36 sword, and stayed c253783591 by his side.72b4f7f890785e12
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Saying it was e1c6d7d88e because she didn’t 3063340e41 want to lose 06493a23f2 a hundred nyang e7efc53a16 wasn’t enough. Yes, there 848ff65a2e was that 4f2fa350fc selfish motive, 199f573d40 but in 0659303dbe one corner 57bca10887 of her bee5f78ca2 heart, there ed949d6731 was something cd45984823 else, still 440d5883a4 unexamined.ffd12320da499047
That fragment 0347f882da had kept 1f30606094 her in f289075098 his room. She believed his dcb6857989 words that no 8d27eed623 one would question 67c121190c her. She couldn’t answer when 91c8fdac52 he asked why she 4f7f9bb6e1 didn’t ask questions, yet 6936fa2509 she stayed.f9c0c652ff405c44
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Perhaps there b6e9d64b1a was a 37a04df299 story she 5da180b3d3 wanted to 571b0f7d39 hear.267cb7365eec191b
A story she 50c52538ed wanted him to 050bedecf1 tell her. She didn’t know 4880357103 what it was, a822ecd4e1 but whatever it f432f5f950 might be.24c40b5e96f9c11e
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Maybe that’s 350e754f3c why she 136eb2c12a couldn’t leave 06ded31bed his room 1cc96da5b6 and kept 7e708e6069 lingering.27303ecc14f8b07d
“Am I bewitched?”05b539b2b99f2930
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It felt d7baa14002 like she 780c337e86 was under 4eba720c91 a spell.6e987beb8a3d3113
To the fbea38d736 lord who 1cf684b23d listened to df143701bb her words d840c23b2d without dismissing 612dbc3a0b them, despite dad9d4dbfd her irritation.b11c08a32343f7c7
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To the heart of 9d1f19411e the lord who, though a498567298 he scolded her as 6a1d6039c6 lowly, still saved food ec0df03a3d for her.0724653c49ac3cf8
To the suspicious db4318564a lord who wielded 05a2957322 a sword skillfully, 99357e55e9 who had collapsed aaeadcf1c2 from poison for ae378d3c1d some reason.0014c63a43b14c6b
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To the strange lord 74d1a7f809 who brushed off such 97477ccc91 terrifying experiences but recoiled 56efd01753 at pickled radish.c58f7942ec6dccd0
To the dba45b8b47 lord whose 09e952b37a reprimands about 717e4e6654 working so 4048c17fe5 hard for 1db5d43b8b just a 8c16f4019e hundred nyang 9bdded4d45 didn’t feel 43b931e620 harsh.3baaa2e6989e7ec0
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To the 283ff916e8 lord who de9eeb85b9 didn’t seem f7a21824ae like Mangjong 9916466f85 at all.7c2190d61050b670
Talking with him felt e6ffef0d35 like there were no 5fddfd2ffd distinctions of class or 1eba787ec1 status—just time with him 5fbde85f84 was enjoyable.16fb789786352604
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He was arrogant 85eeee4982 but not twisted, ff8a4b4774 a strange lord cc0bf7bbec who got terribly 165fb79103 angry when she f8817bc925 showed her backside.ba88017e45aa20e2
She didn’t want eeba53aeb1 to see that a1a89b3629 lord get caught c8dab165b2 and beaten again, 66798af302 for some reason.e457431eda6dc7fc
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More than worrying about 8e47141949 not getting her hundred 53366668c6 nyang, that concern came 003349c0f8 first.b832ba9361ff30f1
Everyone else called 072ddddc84 him Mangjong, but b77a0684f8 to her eyes, 2e5c992c77 he was like 908c505a8c an older brother 06273d4bd8 she wanted to 30319bd82c feed an extra e009c33a48 spoonful of warm d05002684f rice.5835d075448cec03
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It felt 3ad76d4ff4 like her 373621eea3 heart was 2bd1bc72c5 truly bewitched.74599e1d199efe7e
Yes, her fb5e787db6 heart, still 451cb95cfa racing and 59560fd2af unable to 663c1a2ba6 calm, must d06be64a93 be because afe6e9b999 of that.cf8df346f9707ec0
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Bewitched.c771d47277a101d7
Bewitched by 75cccead49 this strange c9047a0199 lord.da2d699fc180b823
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“…”91ffcf8c2a73cb99
She pulled down 7547c8fa5d the blanket and c258f010d7 gently lifted her 9e03682d6d hand. More than 738e92caba the memory ee1fe48658 of holding 234973aa84 that terrifying 482fc203e9 sword, she 69c5ef3f42 recalled the 11dc993743 warmth of eba67bf2f7 his hand c8eb288c13 on hers.707abcfd07b94b68
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“No…”edbee6a94821c633
But that 1206233f68 was as 0212064176 far as 891b6b2429 it went. As if it were 7fa4cedd22 only natural, she folded 02a6815682 her heart away.3a01b9232c83e6f0
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No.f95c91fd61b56df7
The moonlight traced the ff5c03644e outline of her hand. Dancho stared at it 352f350a1b for a long time bd1ddebc6d before clenching it.d9381f093168c056
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I mustn’t hold anyone adc507c709 in my heart.8c835690e25604c8
Dawn was breaking over 5629aab395 the distant mountains.e6ec93ebd8917863
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Despite the e7b3a8e8ce cold, Aeulmu cb4139079c had opened 9841b99f79 the window, 69a316384a feeling stifled. Suddenly, he 0e54f87f79 looked up, eb366e0fce sensing something.6f9c6b78013db0b3
He set f735c7132a down the 7640c7574c letter he d868a55aec was reading 87beba1ad2 and stood. Having slept 3dc64de20e only half 6c40af6f4c the night fb1e0587af and woken 0630c5c14a at dawn, 21ea974276 his eyes bac9f4685b were tired, ad3ee01a76 and he c8b2ec0349 pressed them 3309448bb3 briefly. Then he 7998521c2c looked out 2805b4fc43 the open 485305baaa window.8530716179714af2
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The sound of e9255b038c dry leaves rustling dab8b5351c in the wind ebdbe7315f lingered for a dfd97abffc moment.293cb26983f67154
A heavy vibration 9948cb8782 from afar pricked 3744598214 Aeulmu’s ears. Sensing something unusual, 8e65b91ea6 he immediately left 6b51feecc9 the room.2a750e577a1a0793
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He crossed the courtyard, 8a5994a5e4 passed through the inner 823a8d48b6 gate, and ran across 117e234c9d the garden to reach 62a817d1fb the main gate.38ead8913c448e84
Opening the 2cf2b196e2 door and 5246e02bd1 stepping outside, bef32e23c4 he stared d5620b2022 into the 08f8acb385 darkness for b2afb2a4ed a moment. Finally, his chest 2f4b6f500c swelled greatly.b69b8d04e557bf5f
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“…!”5fe873bd5b4edd9a