LS Chapter 7 (Part 2)

“If you just 9acb302859 tell me what 7900ef9222 I did wrong, 96bf998b72 I’ll never do a587542f54 it again. Was I a 926d95c803 bother? If there’s anything 929b99194a you didn’t like, 79e7ccce6c I’ll fix it. I swear eda8782d5d I’ll never 1c20008ec5 do it cddcaa2228 again.”0fa72db940a656e4

Yujin grabbed 9d93a07e2c Bart’s arm d12077c7c1 and desperately b6299ddbcc blurted out 2dd209c1a5 the words. The fire flickered, but 3775f66d07 the air inside the 22fca67c90 hut was freezing.fe7b878679d2d1ce

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“Don’t come here 4fa4d851d1 again.”33e7f57f48b96b82

Instead of 7527bcf160 answering his 3ab9fdf3e7 question, Bart’s 3b84574444 response made d6f1ea2943 Yujin cling 9e417d9ca1 even tighter.07fc1d5ef41ed694

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“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Everything. Bart…”9317acdf0f7c6ae6

“……”f85aa3668ffa3a31

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“So please… 383773049a please, just c66ed33383 stop this. Okay?”a657d6efba55994c

At first, he just 349602a054 wanted to know why 9a5cbc0e53 Bart was pushing him 4f8870ab53 away. Maybe it was 65b89930dc because of the d492baedf0 rumors going around c287b942d3 the settlement—Yujin had a98c7ee60a hoped to ask. Rumors that f911d7d3ee people close f8eeba3c2d to Bart e1c199c232 were getting 2861233e90 hurt. Maybe Bart 632cdc7ff0 had said d50c806f1f those cold a13b00d92c things to 68c208acc8 protect him.d49704c4b8d8985e

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But now, 5a67648aa0 face to 3e4b9387df face with 8a38bca6f1 this cold, bae8798ec7 dismissive Bart, 3279fbd625 Yujin realized 250808916e it didn’t e9651edc25 matter. Even if Bart was b119726ec5 doing this for his 1fb4d8d2d0 safety, the result was e4f42f706d the same: he could 4be4da1d60 no longer stay by 998877b6f6 Bart’s side.e538c73fe875c578

“If it ee2e55a351 bothers you 5f4df3dc0f that people a6bab66fe7 see me f51040045e coming to edf950c539 your hut, 92c1c43375 I’ll be 65e29f14de more careful. Really—”c0eddd4d08053b15

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“……”0eac62cefa055630

“I swear df9634ac1e I’ll be 4864d62182 really careful, e39c40d677 so please—”6f732363880436ef

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“Didn’t you hear me d69033db02 tell you to leave?”a5bfff8f343a01e8

“Bart…”613d8822bea71c7c

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“Why don’t 9ec1947f92 you understand af35bf3b5d what it 8138beb9dd means when 036d07e47b I say 3f94bdf4ed don’t come 6b414c2119 unless I 95af335c71 call for cf2c331f9e you?”a01085f89491efff

“……”7bab4e4229519dc0

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“Sigh… Yujin. Until I 5ccb2e7284 call for 268d166b20 you, never—ever—come ef2cb57efa back here. Don’t even hang eb383a192d around nearby. Do you understand?”f39f3d5420e3cf63

“But…”eec3243ba1aff7e5

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But you’re fd82301693 not calling 20653731c8 me. You said you 724a1b527f would… but it’s c54e1e6b13 been nearly a 18756d4780 month.b89b6132d7c8430b

Perhaps Bart bd8f9cd376 realized what f1ba4ab6dd Yujin wanted 81fd7724bb to say. A flicker of d4eab5c5a9 hesitation crossed his b4cefddcb7 face. But Yujin, 1d50aa6dcd bowing his b155cc6422 head to 5559bf1c48 hold back 01608821c8 tears, didn’t ae19c4037a see it.47c9965ffa99b1c4

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“Just listen. Don’t make this harder.”64dafbc1578ebf7d

Bart snapped, forcibly 4bdef1b41c pulling his arm 8626eba0f4 away from Yujin. The click of 8794721c5e his tongue said b081a46b41 everything. Yujin looked up with 101f5be3ec blank eyes. His vision was too b4a5b15682 blurry to make out 996eac156b Bart’s expression clearly—was he 2b3bc1d1b0 angry? Annoyed? He couldn’t tell. All he knew was 08358c5574 that Bart turned and 848bb60c86 began to walk toward 3db9f6deaf the door.43089032096f7813

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“Don’t go.”845281d13db10683

“……”9c745bc628d6b933

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“Bart… please, fb83f69ebd don’t go.”b29ec6b5eb5d86dd

But Yujin’s 965582647e final plea 88c7a99b6b didn’t reach 46a1641d6f him. Bart left the hut, d5b9dd0b2d leaving Yujin behind.8ad5091ba11b9ba9

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Bart had never been 8236d507ee warm, but he had 1681889192 never treated Yujin coldly 2ec31ba0e6 either. Until now. This was different. He had pushed Yujin 47ead2b274 away—harshly, deliberately. No, this has to 38d7f018f5 be a lie. A dream. When I 47fe1c1c0a wake up, e2a568b9f7 I’ll still 6c82272a68 be in c8c98ec3fb Bart’s hut, b43847ee88 smiling at 2c982b6788 him, and c1df82f22f Bart will 82db5a6cd6 give me 0f78eb4f32 that little ecd0817c70 smile back.18c2fb541cfeb37d

Yujin squeezed his 803b935b4d eyes shut, then 991a1a3f7b cautiously opened them cf6d9d5613 again. But all that 45e7daeb4f remained in the c4ba77ed98 darkness was himself, b46f5c359a alone.497fb178a06b0d31

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Was it to protect 0cc6a46a0b me? Or had he 4b410ef652 simply grown tired b2bcf91014 of me? Yujin couldn’t understand Bart’s 250624416d thoughts, nor the meaning 9c7722b26f of what had just c14baa9027 happened. Whatever the 09ac244636 reason, there b9862a037e was nothing 8f18dbf210 Yujin could 7f46599a70 do.a66e72bf07f47b96

And that truth a6d3380de4 pierced him with 2aeaed8341 a sharp, bitter b8bf5156bc sorrow. More than helplessness—it d50beeb283 was despair.75f3e7518f7daf91

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His heart felt 20bc678d4f as if it d23fb9a885 had been torn a46c7509df into a thousand, c3bf9f2cf3 ten thousand pieces. And in every 2830adcb2d fragment, the cold 314d6cd910 sadness seeped in, 1d134cc6c3 choking him from 198a72baf5 the inside.2ca3c8054d1914b6

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Bart and Namta sat 5841ff4145 facing each other, eyes f43244801b locked in a silent 569e5e0397 standoff. By Bart’s side 24a97238f2 were Miron, Tu, 253872d1a0 and the warriors 8dfbf4476b loyal to him. On Namta’s 1dbe17cbfd side sat 630909bf60 the warriors 78c2b629ef he had c1543497c3 brought in 7e5fae95ab from outside. The large hut was e923d1bbc6 filled with warriors, yet ff5079f928 not a sound could 79a157c05d be heard. The silence was d3d15251f0 so sharp it 90df102b13 seemed to cut 4b44b7c859 through the air.4896503a532ea051

In the eb1486c4d3 end, Bart 2d1eb97198 had accepted 2522f29aec what amounted 7d3a877e42 to a 48515375fe threat disguised 081956e07b as a 34bdbe9f75 request from 2088ae5b45 Namta and 3a213a1811 agreed to a8baefc742 move north. If he didn’t, it b1f2a9ffa8 was clear the warriors—whose 69a19bc00d patience had already worn 02f86bc23f thin—might revolt as early 038510efdc as tomorrow.29bc7161791fe6a6

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When only those close a8f7ab5521 to him were getting 03a8b9143f hurt, Bart had managed c0e560ce12 to suppress the unrest. But once 4ce1cfaebf the wives fdef1c3e93 and children b3a9f90369 of warriors 74942de20c started becoming 67cc510dba victims, the 36d4b15a77 situation changed 837364f86f drastically. Just a few days 6693516f84 ago, one of the 35569562d2 warriors who had lost 204864862f his wife tried to 3508d86a33 storm Namta’s hut. Tu got 4d5bb6d3d2 injured trying 703865f8d7 to stop 3252dedcdb him.5e4a47c90a33039f

Bart had considered dbc74c4d2b hunting down Namta’s 07859d2503 hidden warriors one c2430fec75 by one. But there were far 52f999d4b6 more of them than 3cc52ae98b expected, and it took f17f77f849 too long to flush c994f5426f them out. On top of 5e6b956295 that, Bart had 119ace9eae too many people 6a25b05835 he needed to 61998aeb14 protect on his 11b1b3e1fe side. Trying to shield 7d78b77ff2 them all while 8c8d5bc1b9 rooting out enemy 3d5b017f40 spies was no 45c89a5571 easy feat.f60740459250b415

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And so f124e0ccff today, Bart 0e7003a887 handed Namta a14894297b a list ea28abf029 of names—those a8e2023326 selected to ea38f8f593 head north 0af2a9ecdd with him.06344d14aca70cad

But Namta, 544a72126c sneering, began 3e8c496d86 reading out 06d56a382b the names e067ace427 on the 0f04810bd6 list aloud, 613a3e327a one by 16bb548308 one.f8860bbb94d8e7c8

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“Bart, I 6aecef38e1 told you 6960226ff3 to guard 7729251f52 the northern c898c7de6e territory. So why 0eec7b9a25 are all 0fd4438e0e these people e559861649 necessary?”8b487bebdddc7657

“It’ll take over a df7680ba8b month to move everyone. And we aea5da2f3a have no c22e773e65 communication with 3efbb21fe9 the tribe 6cf413270b that currently 589e40c9dc lives in 1fc58bf77d that area.”02b617cf44c0daa4

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“So?”ccd8827332674620

At Namta’s reply, Bart’s d6ad23a049 fingers twitched. He brushed the 5d3f652dd4 sheath at his b7480ea8ad waist and scanned be4df2992f the warriors sitting 4aac5e7d86 beside Namta. The number f24bd96a2d of outsiders 5d4e72e801 had increased 8993c4d724 significantly in 3639c2744f recent days. Now, more b1960aa909 than half 726d263bd2 the warriors b734b7bc34 in the 08ade64b4b tribe were c9c711e0bf those brought 211111cee4 in from 52738f559f beyond the 7b9d666da4 settlement. Even counting all the 2c7465694c original Mounted Tribe warriors 4fbdcc5c61 as Bart’s allies, they dd26ecfc49 were still outnumbered.415bdd9fbf583d80

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Namta had used b0de787735 the spoils he’d 8c18acb894 hoarded to buy f450c50c14 warriors from outside. But how 2402d3e2c8 long those f04b696b17 warriors would 13bd3af31c remain loyal 94add0f322 to the 5d93a9af4a Mounted Tribe 969f720f95 was unclear. Maybe six months. A year at 4cdefdc236 most. And in 7e59a1707a that time, 6f675563dc Bart had 01c01b468a no idea 06d01ecb40 how many 542de5b393 of his 0943263cb2 own people 212471fed9 might die.0fb812f10acf0ed0

“When battles c9c60074cc are expected 65159e2d7b to last 29d7e7c291 over a 1b793d7466 month, we bc40ac7e68 always bring 96545a0255 civilians along. It’s not unusual.”1013d8a5e2764150

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“No, no. You’re not b6ddcce209 going to 84945ab3b8 war. You’re going to 7e997c75cc defend territory.”cd9ec36d9b900595

“We can’t 043af3553d move without 452eda304e civilians when 7a9c5f62ab we haven’t 1ec84b41e3 even established 14f97f83d8 contact with fc70948d9c the tribe 99445da766 at the 0e3c20073c destination.”78eed5c405df2a79

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“I told you, 71639bddc3 my father already 4438e141a0 sent word. What, you 3bb642f34b don’t trust 61715b8b6c the leader be093759da now?”d8e2ea50fe830904

“Sending a message and bbd00bbd78 receiving a clear response ed7bd0edbf are two different things. Did you get confirmation 13b20d8386 from them?”80f1e38ac206be5f

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“I said ec5f7de507 I did, 83a1d0b08c didn’t I?”dbc41aec0776825d

“Then show me the 87ab569633 letter from their side.”606afc88494348f5

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“My father has it.”243808d5a24f0626

“…We’re not b5a9fbcaf1 sending only ae13c8394f warriors without 556a763286 confirmation.”2d12d570420f3847

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“You’re seriously frustrating. Who do you think 67364d173f you are, questioning this? The leader himself b30e8e6946 gave me multiple 6c282828fd confirmations!”23debcc590a96422

Bart believed that 6d005646ff the leader had 552fe9ca67 sent someone, but 19104e8939 he didn’t trust ba281c32c1 the response Namta 75daedfcb5 brought back. According to Damra’s intel, 179c00ba8f the tribe in question d5cf2bba9c barely qualified as a 245efff6d3 tribe anymore—it was down 51b4564666 to a mere handful 19dc95bcb6 of people.6650dedc25f3b9ac

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And even those were b54aae9715 reportedly preparing to scatter. There’d soon be no ca5d6637f7 one left in that d7519d62a2 region. Sending only warriors there 49f610b740 would be no different 0c5074ca45 than sending them to e41712d439 their deaths.dc86ec1621730f94

“There will be civilians 73520e8ea3 to support the warriors. Everyone listed feb02b5fea in that 42afcbd770 roster will 37cc2a1cf9 go with b000604014 us.”b22ad5da3d8ae359

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“Support, huh? What kind of support? Planning to screw around 7f7575354c on the way or a36d05a31f something? Why are the 003638f99b names of warriors’ aac186d828 wives on here?”ab6ea7b29be01b50

“Choosing who to fdc0ee39e9 bring is the fa2876b9c9 right of the 841d9e23c5 warriors making the bda17538ad journey. Not even the 021e083b43 leader has the 30cccbe5d3 authority to interfere 91e5b8c466 with that.”8c07d818dcd56ab3

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Half of ea21f9afa7 the warriors 748d92bbe4 Namta had 5196e6322a brought in 4b8b6d4a5d from outside 3a1d8515a6 were essentially d1d2979180 untrained brutes 62dd2e36aa who didn’t 2482216c68 even know 4d99458173 how to 9558a071fe properly handle 67cd719dcb a sword. Meaning, half of 8e33f7409b them could be ec5c6512ba disregarded in a 5149dd629b real fight. That made 35670611bf the numbers 4eae316637 about even 8bf4168857 between the 8e2bdf3653 original Mounted 8b5a19ba0b Tribe warriors b24e4c4acc and the 2b35b88d47 outsiders. There might actually 189171396f be a chance a65aad6f95 of winning…26757f1cc9ee45b7

“Fine, I’ll let the 115fea4eae wives slide. But why the hell 9cb5f75459 is Yujin’s name on d6633ea812 here? There are plenty of a17d92fa0e other cooks besides him. Isn’t that right?”a3412a18e29746c4

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At the mention of 3ce62b36af Yujin, Bart’s thoughts froze. He scanned the warriors 97f0ab7f5b seated around Namta. The ones adf17bfafe closest to 0a47c1aae2 him—those would d18e29036e be the 5f4697afdb real fighters. If he could a5860ba386 kill all of 19c03161e0 them first, taking b498589400 care of the 50d1c4d1e6 rest would be fd95740dba easy.8a53d6b9ae4796e8

Ideally, he’d avoid close-quarters a2d00de970 combat in a tight e9090e5078 space like this, but 3d1a2c771a if things went south, 014f940234 there was no choice. Even if they 4dbaafa2d9 had to take 380eb3f62e casualties, if they 0facf7582c could kill everyone a5ae1f0e62 in this hut, 210752f52b they might still e544695d6e stand a chance bb1a7f8c68 against the others 585f1c199e waiting outside.3fc15b9cf220d77d

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“There’s no 1046982d25 reason Yujin 6c7ea7c1f1 can’t go.”75985d0375dd274c

“You think I 1906f204a5 don’t know what 96cbeb2632 you’re up to?”6feb1eb152fd535d

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“……”3d4194ae2205e183

“You must de3ef7f614 be really 60cdffde08 desperate to fc85d6ee60 think I’d 533019b181 let this 4694b01356 nonsense slide.”02979a9791a182cf

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“I don’t owe 0019748a7d you an explanation 26288939fc for who I b2b9f95324 decide to take 30dc702028 with me.”8dd0748abcc6f469

“Bart, is d94fd666d5 that how b345ca3427 you talk 457046cea9 to a 5e59d32463 leader?”5ab32261b4c0ac6d

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“Namta, let’s be f7af8cf2e8 clear. You’re not 15cc356254 the leader.”3dd3ce391e63c8d3

“……”e5080f7bf997064b

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“I’m taking everyone on 1609bcabc8 that list.”fde26260d4b0805f

“And what d1d865c37b if I 0c71cce0f6 say no?”7a0dcd33a208fc8d

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Bart’s grip tightened around 2e7616ec86 the hilt of his bd92a3d966 sword. He glared at Namta, 2ce9d2456e who left no room 1f541e9f8a for negotiation, and slowly aa89dde5d2 rose to his feet.236fd50594810513

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Murmurs of curses 2cc41de8bb echoed around the 35b7491e81 hut as all 678c3e3726 the warriors stood. No one 6ac6cdc42f had drawn 12f19d54f9 a weapon 4f6f4e3b78 yet, but 70709c81d3 if a e91e4fa495 single blade d10edcf007 was unsheathed, 1b5069fd1c chaos would f898826691 break out. A fight b97b82c16d like this a55f72ea98 would result aaee967e02 in heavy 708a4f0e6c losses for 2f59ab41be Bart’s side.e6f43a3fd1b52687

That’s why 32d7892e32 he’d tried 381583228e to avoid c144047be4 it. But at this d2236db398 point, he had dd4773ec49 no choice. He had 4d399a08dd to kill 1abd8881b6 them all—cut 3d9cd1a686 off Namta’s ba76f982c1 hands and 3dca737689 feet entirely.06108f810b4155ad

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Rustle. At that 3789ced617 moment, a 649d76f7c7 sound near 794a05ee7c the entrance a33a9c05a1 made every 109786046d warrior in a79dc5fde1 the hut cdbf0064a1 instinctively lower b2b440d24d their stance 3e263642c0 and grip e5e7530f2f their hilts. Bart looked over e55f0aea08 at Miron, who 1776411384 seemed to be 80a12c08df whispering with a e7f25d3a79 fellow warrior. Now? At a time 80fec3cf87 like this? Bart threw Namta 8d30fc5f3f a suspicious glance.0f123896da13b832

Namta had always a7300dd5cb avoided battle. When he couldn’t, e85da3f886 he made up 3094c37cc4 excuses to get 24e17a3578 out of it. But now, 71f2d5f956 standing there 9c3d4a8318 calmly as 6d4fd70433 the moment 50506850f9 teetered on 1b2d60adb2 the edge 978c8c828e of violence—something 80f4f7ff3b was off. No matter how many c13785a854 warriors surrounded him, he 188daf52eb shouldn’t have looked this c100ea49ad confident. Why?afb3dccdd1560254

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Miron quietly stepped 46a583cdb8 up and whispered 704326de5e in Bart’s ear.b3ef7df39567299e

“Bart, there’s a 32106774df problem.”e248ffe0ff0f7448

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“What kind 270fb3b9e9 of problem?”d62b121dcd3e4e31

“We’ll need to check 46e9264e2c further, but… right now, 8d760d353f we can’t locate half d2a5efbadf the warriors’ families.”4a4a37a05721fd09

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“What are you talking e4fb822196 about?”601c341cc4a78691

“The reports started 4e53325520 coming in last 4f8708bda6 night. We’ve been d2a6d4fd26 searching, but d1778fa492 so far, ed8e497527 nothing. It’s not just one 4cdaef1ddb or two—dozens are missing.”4eb71b0e2a7ead35

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Though Miron spoke f47015e953 in a hushed af2abca645 voice, Namta stretched df524c4adc his shoulders, smug 8a06a1a526 and relaxed, as e12ecf6e90 if he’d overheard 7014805c58 every word.3a38aa27b34cf2e9

“Well, here’s 7a7fe7ca64 my take. Let’s just send 1c8dfd1a7e the warriors to a9cf961cea the north. No need to e33db723ff drag all those 9f4bc289a5 people along if 43b689f1ae they’re going to d7b1f7b2a1 come back anyway, 29f3a15629 right?”b0d62c13ff7e8823

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“……”a5fb8a06e85bb9d9

“Let me f797c58fd4 repeat it. You’re going bcd44713c7 to stabilize de9f05e60b the territory—not 3fd59e9474 to migrate 2d5eb5c83a villagers.”b93551ad8340c50a

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“Where are they?”8ac21759ad78a7f2

“I’ll make 661087019c sure you e424bf420f have plenty a8fa110062 of food. Don’t worry. The locals there 80538f449b will take good f09c9d81a9 care of you.”11ff4f3700892ef9

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“I asked f77379ead8 you where b448ab876a they are.”3aacdc367a258b72

“By the 5691a1f1b3 way, I 6a235dda25 can’t spare 2ba899f21e any horses. I hear it’s 04b5ee2368 not the kind 91192e6113 of place where cf75c8f517 horses survive well. Wouldn’t want my father’s 9f5675dd1d prized animals freezing to 792c61b7aa death. Wouldn’t look good for b26acfd064 me.”108ef168038038cb

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There is 3007f547ff one rule 5524350451 that every 7afe915ccb warrior of d4c4b33492 the Mounted c5fa5b12e6 Tribe holds e9ae3f3075 sacred:f5254dd7a409873b

You never 592e8b54cf take a 3a525b8cdb fellow warrior’s e22332dd0b family hostage.26f89aa84a2aeb6b

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It’s the 3142cca18e only rule 6f66548905 that exists e1d2afd812 to protect edec06fb8c the warriors, 31ddd88a63 who often 299a65eb48 spend long 6f9deb016a periods outside 21f07cda91 the village 104b5ca8f0 for hunting 100e8a9cbc and battle.13ec6f29f61ff78d

Once family members fe070c9198 are used as be3943da73 leverage, trust collapses, e8fe8a3ed5 and infighting becomes 8f791c72c2 inevitable. No warrior 312ce7d257 can trust 2b14536998 a comrade 8fc2b77d9f who holds ab87937365 their wife a8fadf228c or child 394027fc95 hostage. In a tribe that fb8c16815a permits even bloodshed among d3d6665dd4 warriors, this is the 2e8e7fd2d9 one rule that was c491738476 never broken.45b12e45110db183

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And that bastard 40192046c5 broke it.9f07a73437bb6006

“Namta. Answer the question.”1cc17fc12a4163bf

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Bart’s patience snapped. He drew his 1a8cc7f0ee sword. He couldn’t rule 1306884d5e out the possibility 644d7017c4 that they were 43a3f355c7 all already dead. If so, he 23b81c0b1a had to take d72058029c down Namta’s faction ef4fc8c71e immediately—any delay could e0a6b48191 endanger the survivors. If they ad79f12530 lost control b28621147f now, it 9b92cd78f4 would be 276de98bab the worst-case 9fddcf7765 scenario.412640bfd6a3bcc1

In an instant, everyone d1e13eb178 drew their weapons and 5d8fea9e6e aimed.b3a0ee0944330ea9

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Fighting in such a 7c53810500 tight space meant most 0c1428abc7 of them would die, dcd6b4dfba but there was no 492621085f choice. Bart’s eyes 2356320b1d scanned the cfdd24ace0 warriors around 17dc8967a0 Namta, trying 970c851f44 to identify 1c92981cba who was 90820ad0f3 in command—but 89f004b067 his gaze 5e99e7d653 locked onto 3efafc5f95 Namta himself.de8b848dd920da9d

The one 8d96bcb688 who pays d8c4fd57a4 for blood f0bad45398 is the aae26f6d11 one who 8fafda8968 gives the cdd746f251 order.60e9a12644fc3d18

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Namta dies first.b3c46d1a5dc69c1d

Bart tensed, ready to 57a616c13f strike—his sword already in 1a209a3db6 motion—when Namta, sharp and 52178f6a69 quick, took a subtle 4b4df67cbb step back and gave 86dd343434 a warning that didn’t 5c7cde76aa sound like one.089bd6e4ef81939e

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“If I die, they 0ba03608f3 all die.”46cf9ea837e859c3

“They might already be 26e062e5d8 dead.”014bcb3a6474bf59

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“They’re all alive.”2c70de3e66459401

“Prove it.”9a7f073e5260076e

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A sharp glint 29c7d5b556 passed through Bart’s 4348cdca93 eyes. The air between 9b738ae8db him and Namta 24ab88d0ad crackled with tension, 6d559bdd32 as if Bart 80e4f3f0a4 might lunge forward baacbd4665 at any moment. Namta’s jaw trembled faintly.d6556fffede21316

“You should 8a09c60fa7 trust my ae863d879c word—”febdca800ff1e9f7

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“I said, show me 260f780008 proof. Don’t you have it?”7fbf7e318f2b6ec2

Namta backed 3a5ee39022 away, slipping 1b9cee3f83 behind the b7f34e062c warriors he 17e8f85744 had brought 6859ef602f with him.6f7038f640d55edb

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“You think you c5179dd87e can win here, 0df8aad462 even if you 77f96ec537 try something? In a space like aeecf19091 this—”58a437c815e8aabc

“Proof.”b21ab57f2cf9b2cb

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The tension d81067c65a reached a 842f0034e8 breaking point, 13033af994 thick enough 35150b9cf0 to slice. Clearly terrified, Namta finally f5758684f9 gave in and ordered a14fe02ce8 one of his warriors 3268a45f92 to step outside. A short f00e5035a9 while later, 69c748097f they returned, 27ebf8a27c dragging in f0a4a63cc7 the wife 17614b5578 of a fe9fa5cca2 warrior. The woman, 0132057f99 shaking with 2c01087231 fear, ran 6e408400d5 to the 84a88aa7a6 warrior standing cc8fd9765e behind Bart 775efeec94 and collapsed 1dbb3c9444 into his 67a9e53e79 arms.c12d3d6ba36da496

Miron stepped over 08d8d3f1a2 and quietly spoke 867e820a1d with her, then 35fdad5ee0 reported to Bart 2c679711f5 that everyone was f1d7b3f508 still alive. Namta peeked from d6245fc7ae behind his warrior 70cde7dc95 and, with smug 7d5446ff2e arrogance, called out e120ab8262 to Bart.188411faf8cfcc1d

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“Bart, head north 2748c23f44 as soon as 9679044579 possible.”f1ae41209c26135a

“……”5f92cb35774ef99f

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“If you lead the fba3cbcf3a warriors and leave quietly, fa7729b9c5 no one will get 65fc489d36 hurt.”ab96fe178f8b766a

“……”d4ecb47133918a27

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“On the day 5eadeced69 you leave, everyone 397c24a85a will come to f98142ac9d see you off.”ef604fdf06ffbdfc

“……”b1bcf5a70798708c

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“And just a heads-up—don’t 522a9a8c46 go spreading foolish rumors. No need to worry 627ef93162 the people left behind, 803d4f60a7 right?”17ea52e064d2e210

“……”ef451326f26c837a

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When Bart finally 613a48baf5 lowered his sword, 3956072d23 the rest of f618728c58 the warriors hesitated, ddeb79502b then followed suit. Only then did Namta, dc7324a5e8 who had been hiding 5c753293dc behind his warriors, swagger 9518f2505f forward with a smirk. His once-cowering shoulders 1b6013d183 straightened, and his 5c6ccd168d trembling chin lifted 4f6f187ebf proudly.23081b89ff2aa756

Bart stared at Namta, bd79652cc8 who now strutted like cacf42bddc a victor, his hand fb580987b2 tightening around his sword’s 01d76db50d hilt.44e228678bf92a7b

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“Namta.”48ff794aa3e4602f

As Bart 354960332e called his 5015151506 name and ed11018f95 walked toward 15a74a46ae him, the 54c6c95b3b warriors by 8440841e0f Namta’s side 05eb1503c9 hurried to 3fa0ed0455 raise their 0cac364f71 weapons in 2c7f260859 defense. But Bart marched 38b968e475 forward, unfazed, as 2fa0625332 if he didn’t b47c5fd7b5 even see the 3351258255 blades.d592b9f1fd6d70a1

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“W-what do you 89ecf405af think you’re doing…”09b016ee24e8c44d

Namta backed up under b75b4ac685 Bart’s sheer presence but c42c0394de forced himself to square 0ac5da849b his shoulders when he 1d1d215e43 noticed the judgmental stares 4c18800400 from the warriors he’d 44497bdd9f bought. He wanted 3b41740dcf to appear 4ae9682887 strong in 06f9c66936 front of 6ca13fc645 them. They were fd6a943db3 Mounted Tribe c902e62b7b warriors, after 228d93c5cf all, and d1fa886fa2 Namta was 4ae8a19f00 supposed to ad946a962c be their 3048b1dce7 next leader. He straightened up and 20b5352077 struggled to bury his 11a9a47953 fear.3d5a652887a02551

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“You still have something ee5e6d0ec1 to say?”c5568c118a95ac7c

“When I return,” Bart 03a7d66ae1 said coldly, standing right e0444784d5 in front of him, 269f2f76ce “everyone on that list dd639cb544 had better be safe.”537ad31a0fb80806

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Namta couldn’t 1b43d5fac6 comprehend how 81e0786895 Bart still 4ea947ee0d carried himself 14761b358a with such 2baa576a39 unwavering confidence. It infuriated him.8cfbfd454c3526f4

How is 427c20c8cf he still 4aef61bd6f so composed? Namta held the upper 2f32fcd951 hand—Bart was cornered, bound, 40460b5627 helpless. He had all e385f7e7d8 of Bart’s people 9609d3d1b0 under his control. And yet…f8a4b6d27407d066

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Just seeing 62d2d34d81 Bart stand 5e5a95d049 there, unyielding, 48557107d5 was an caeb326b6e eyesore. He didn’t even bcd7d7c090 show a shred 6e29b909d7 of the deference 3074bcef22 he showed Namta’s 5bfeb83978 father. It only 90e6db8ce8 confirmed Namta’s 5cbdd102f2 conviction—Bart had 73a57b2bba to disappear.d2522a31634a6c9a

“You still think fb1be7a0b3 you’re in a 746f5aa326 position to demand b107e92b0c anything? You seriously don’t see—”b70178ea16b0a871

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