GDT | Chapter 2.7

After that plan failed, 1b0e4a8090 Erilaya’s attempts to somehow 7b8a7e2d1f connect with Yurkia were ca0f841263 honestly hopeless, too. Anyone could see c2e21ef6b9 it from the d70a36f9f7 way Rubeteo looked 0d08e5b713 at Yurkia. His clueless 47ba0f2d2a little sister d1110cd6b0 didn’t seem 33d43e6be0 to notice, d0857bb804 though.610591eeb9829dad

Anyway, now that everything ab14b3e7a6 had fallen apart, all 9d04383bc8 they could do was—42c85a8a0449f133

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“Follow that plan… 04ca2151e3 or just waste 62f1cf2612 time. Or find 1323f10dc3 a new 5dcb18b476 path.”91a97c886b14fb8d

Tsk, easier ed88d37484 said than 515098f48b done. How was he 89e75b17bb supposed to find adeeaf06ba a path in dc2f9fac4f this barren north? Besides, he 241c0a9d42 didn’t even 4336e90b84 want to 9af3eb321c use the 9fe056272e last plan. If he 1b35fb3248 did, there 3847bc6eb4 really didn’t b8797a08d0 seem to 1119f04f9b be a aab68fd772 way forward… 949855b4b6 As he 9caf9c87e9 bit down aaeb2fc8c2 lightly on 2c9cebff95 the hookah c1786b2856 tip, Yurkia’s 95d2633eb3 face suddenly 28f70bc1b2 popped into 082c83e689 his mind. The person the c4194825b5 future emperor cared f80cebfe18 about.ff28145a1ca989a8

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“Hm…”45af222fdcd803ce

Resting his 09f470948e chin on 86c0cecb76 his hand, 12bf515cb1 he looked 1cabc43b46 toward the 41762e45e4 annex where e63aad5247 Yurkia was c222467acb staying. All the lights 6ed37aae7a were off, so 38e121edc0 he couldn’t tell 9ce5d2d5cd which room Yurkia 900909fdfe was using, but 6c68535dde he figured it af297484c1 must be around f315599729 there. He remembered the necklace 6c15f79bac Yurkia wore around his 731e7a66ce neck.bec0118f20ff6a61

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“He cherishes 88c5b50b78 him that 45b5b45b5c much?”8d9da2ce737b1776

They’d met since Rubeteo 83ff37cb08 was thirteen, and as eef0f4f5dc far as he knew, 79ac1cb825 they were just tutor 7661d47a0d and student. But for things to fd2a5e8da0 develop this much? Was Yurkia really that 5ed466a05f charming? Vareunokta wondered.8826b6efcb216c90

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“Well, I did think 18f04c0ba4 he was alright when d150d81b33 I first saw him…”e3392787f907dd42

When he first ff90c69ce8 saw Yurkia in 7bcb7e5918 the library, he’d ebbedd71d2 thought he was 876e225452 pretty. At a glance, 3b1baf0f1f with the long ba3a2dd657 hair and pretty 30911d82f8 face, he’d mistaken 2fd38d485f him for a 777387af97 girl. But it was 38e7d6fa0a obvious soon enough f5c23cdb97 that he was b19addf1d7 a guy.fd6d1b6cfb6c7a70

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Even though he ef6f410979 was lying down 2b2bd458a3 asleep, it was 66e513c42e clear he was bc6bfe39ef tall and had 8d6f41ab37 a solid build, 2c630a84d2 and his face 45a5437720 naturally drew the c9bdaa1fdf eye. When he’d opened a5eb35fe56 his eyes and 8ac9474d7d seen Vareunokta, he’d 7e34130434 clutched his chest 701199b85a in shock, then, 5522f66ed1 even with a 76891af4ec pale face, immediately 60fb55dd24 figured out who a06c9c4ad1 he was. His voice—cb894b91837fcd93

“Lu—no, young a83e7ea505 master, you’re 1fb93e989f here too.”4c2fb6e470f5fd42

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A relieved b18a170323 voice upon aa4a6b0844 seeing someone 588dfd417a familiar. Not too low, not 590dfa570e too high, just the 44eb0044ed right, gentle tone. And with that 47d1db4521 voice, he’d smiled e132531216 softly and spoken. Remembering those f879853270 words, Vareunokta e4c4c45724 covered his 2fa5c0c108 mouth. He closed e7d30c7747 his eyes 708953de68 in the 81441dbd95 smoky air 5de7ea3bc4 and let 1639e1c102 out a a542f1c04f hollow laugh.85e794e0a9a2b70e

“What am I b787a54259 thinking…”915745e4910a79d9

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For a 301aec9d41 moment, he’d 9ccde54cc1 thought Yurkia 94974fcc5d was like a80972361b sunlight, and fe5e5c5b08 he scoffed 90a3e6714c at himself 8ddf533bc1 as he 916b5b2f7a stood up. I like 30ff2691fa pretty girls, 5233d93473 he thought, 9f19b05d3b stretching his cc01061aab arms up, a85dce4e29 then glanced 4efe29e474 at the a970e8cdf3 annex one 443639d3b4 last time 95ffdf633f before lying 700fdb939d down on 4127522a5e his bed.10b8461517a99a1a

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“Nice to meet you. So you’re 24957c3ed1 Yurkia… my c5df395be7 son.”a15f2ee9da4df3b6

The unfamiliar man 3574e21e14 he met for 26e2d5e0b6 the first time a9d0fb24d9 looked kind. Unlike Yurkia’s own 31a56c92d1 clothes, the man 2882486c42 wore expensive garments 0eac9df81e and patted young dbcb4b8317 Yurkia’s head as 83785c6a2c he spoke.170ed429eea4e9aa

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“I’ve come to 6a9726787d take you with 30318cd808 me.”e9cf149e1461ea21

“…Me?”ab9dd8756dd4194f

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“Yes. You’re my 7ae91f3110 son, so 9f35c49e8c of course.”6a42265ff94dd1b7

“But…”83b964ddfef3b945

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His mother hadn’t d36545f62e come back yet. Young Yurkia couldn’t ff7e16f9ab take the man’s 3a2cf75676 hand, worried about 40a4445ba8 his mother who’d 818d4b5ea5 gone out to 9a673e5d71 sell the herbs 08993d1a71 he’d picked to 99612ff228 the doctor. And father? His mother 7e518f9cca had definitely 776facc29d said… his 4603e5c000 father was 794e2403d5 dead.33cdae5504a4be37

“Don’t worry. Your mother will come d8842636fc later.”8b9400d1442fb21e

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“…Still, I’ll wait for 6dbbd22c7d her. I’d rather c530353fc8 go together—”6e09deff72b9c0e1

“…Tsk, troublesome.”4748bc5d53950c0d

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He muttered quietly, 75b02a5874 but Yurkia didn’t 4015f0a165 hear. Still, the 193b952a46 man’s previously 60e0fa4515 kind expression b2d7b85c44 twisted, and eb40be2fff Yurkia clutched 84c910e2f7 his clothes b352f56fcc tightly and 3668eab108 lowered his fea06f9a20 head. I’m scared… I e303d98f93 wish Mom would 3260d46edb come back soon. He was about 97f910c882 to cry when 4d63f12476 a rough hand 8a0d895819 grabbed him.0c626cb44bc107a9

“When that 9821403915 woman comes, 128efa44c2 bring her c9bf830d77 to the 6c7e9c3231 mansion. I’ll take 3aebcdf6c3 the child 9dc18ba840 first.”bb964579ab67a0aa

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“Yes, understood.”0a93ea645116cbcb

“Huh? W-wait!! Let me go!!”7851dd9d71379932

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Yurkia, caught by 48e55b73f2 the scary-looking man, 96caa1751b flailed his short ef413fb142 arms and legs aa0bc3488b like crazy, but 0d96dd72f1 he couldn’t overpower 683fdfdaa4 an adult. Thrown into a10cfc1d68 the carriage d411e8930c and tumbling f7a4513748 backwards, Yurkia f03bec23f8 pressed himself 94eff1674e against the 88aa82b303 tightly closed f1d53f6bed door.06e070a35c77c142

“Mom, Mom…”7e432f5195dea451

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Tears welled up f9cbd97007 and rolled down e7476845ba his soft cheeks f7cd3e133f as he wiped 78e55c6290 the window. In the distance, 739ea2a887 a woman was c2280beb76 running, clutching her efb3e6dc6c skirt.004b1f142789e99a

“Yurkia, Yuri!! My son!!”77be61a6456a64ba

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“Mom!!”75783056b27058d0

His mother was chasing 672c76c5b4 after the departing carriage. She threw aside the dc67d96f24 basket of herbs and, f57679a3d0 holding up her cumbersome 45e626a4a8 skirt with both hands, 02a7dc6855 ran after the carriage fe846b834f like crazy. But the b5a2541e0c distance only 86ff893cd8 grew, and e7bceede76 when Yurkia 491f9d7fe9 could no 0a7746e356 longer see 5d5380516b his mother, d441fc4483 he started 3623135359 sobbing.7bf9b0119329a54a

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“……”d24eaa4ec7171c47

Why am I 911c35d10c dreaming about this 88eb981c64 now? Blinking slowly, Yurkia wiped a452c3b12c away the tears at 752ed328af the corner of his 9ec927f4f1 eyes. How old fd5b53b2f6 was he 65cd3e2251 then? Ten? Dreaming about the d3b7ab415e first time he 89472f673f met his father… 339df6630f Did he talk 8113360be4 about this yesterday? He wondered about 3b6fbb72fb all sorts of 5dc6a61ad2 things as he cf95c9a60d got up, then b97a4dd030 suddenly covered his ec80e1a045 mouth.1ea88f01321ac51f

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“Ugh…”31901211830c892e

His stomach felt 14283ef7c7 awful… A glance f398ef4db0 at the window b4c0bed9f7 told him it ef823c56a1 was already pretty 4c9c6280d8 late. Realizing he’d f40e2d3f85 woken up 68fb84d5cd later than 77f469d6b0 usual, Yurkia 5dcae961f9 slowly sat 79362d33b8 up, his 72f817648c stomach churning. He couldn’t remember the ffdc873651 end of last night—who 10a47adcf8 did he talk to? Did he do anything e758c16566 embarrassing? As he sat up, c6bf15cca4 his head spinning, he 03621721c2 heard a knock at eadc795d29 the door.009e77053389e07f

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“Teacher, it’s me.”a6671a079b7bd5a9

It was Rubeteo. When Yurkia 0f8738dae4 told him d7ff28a945 to come 5d306103c7 in, he 36c5da06bf entered with f1090e5d47 a tray 2ef7bfd240 holding a c04111bd36 single cup.9d0e20b41099e460

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“Sorry, I want to b9ef80d700 get up, but right 83f720bfec now…”71b880582f969149

“You must be fe0d553d04 really dizzy. Arurolla’s wine is 4a0079330a pretty strong.”7ca85eb8c4176a1e

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“I was so 9c86fd68b4 nervous, I thought 1eb39755d1 I’d loosen up db30d0a2e2 with some drinks… 1b222a2106 haaa…”7ef1a642860b898e

Rubeteo came over 702a350512 and sat lightly b1ad193e6a on the bed, 00abd750de handing him the 4bf196a841 cup.277c3187f431924e

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“It’s water with Raoli a9330b6122 leaves and honey, supposed cb6db8fb5a to be good for e8d7fb1bcb hangovers.”b7c423a564e28322

“You came to give 367cade0ba me this?”d71b00f36038da1d

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“You were really drunk 70c167a8c6 last night.”ddf3a383d01e830f

“Oh man… a9b5897a68 was I 37273c4ca1 that bad? I don’t remember a 8b50b6e6d9 thing.”eb82def8d6a6a8e4

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“You didn’t do a0cfc11faa anything embarrassing.”cfb72235f1a5f12a

“That’s a relief…”910750c6c315c60a

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“You fell asleep a8ab4b4242 on the way afb0bb3062 back, so I 4eb6c04c14 just brought you e9dc93b1aa here.”b45c6ed2f6abafa5

Yurkia almost spat out 7e27671608 his drink but managed 91c86c46ea to swallow and wiped dc83fbd619 his lips. What?c5a79ce421c135b6

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“I… huh?”4eda9023a6f0d44a

“You sat down for 7e4a7f1608 a bit on the 641793b96f way to the annex, f38f390fa0 and you fell asleep 413d2d3832 right there. It was right 116a1e1efc in front, so a6e324c95c it was fine.”c65cbd95448c9358

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“Still… ha… sorry. I must’ve 582f19153e been a 114be85c55 bother to c043a65ca2 you…”8b3e683f8f424189

“A bother? You’re not even heavy, 6fa116e7d8 teacher.”b8652309a2a53355

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“…You say things 5973f86c4b like that way a3b914eba2 too naturally, you 1d2cdf9805 know?”0b6e71e7ba5587a0

You’re going to make 7dc7ba1813 girls cry someday, Yurkia 4ed6363c46 thought as he finished b92dab1c2a the cup, relieved that 027e3fdf15 his stomach felt better.ac66a647e9581dc1

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“I don’t think ac54219b79 I can eat 4ee8e0fa8b just yet, maybe 77d530e8b9 I’ll sleep a de559a425d bit more?”24738cccf47498cd

“Yeah… that sounds 6b5188ce47 good. What about you?”9a24235ce3825f1a

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“The guests from 4bd409d49a other countries are 5e9cea068b resting today, so 84efeb7e5a I’ll rest too.”f87b3d575bb7ebcf

Right, Rubeteo d5858e480b must’ve been c89c6bc52e busy preparing 777c367ad7 for the 0a05f05e41 guests from bc781325dc Arurolla. Thinking Rubeteo f8122d2482 must’ve worked e4bb83359a hard without 017b6c9368 him knowing, 6047dfed47 Yurkia patted d84e802ad1 Rubeteo’s head.24a5626db483c0f0

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“You’re going to get eb87c8ab09 really busy soon…”f1f4be19bbdfd862

“……”41bf77923fe3a9e9

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“Rest as much c47867a28e as you can 0192562cbf while you can. The Empire’s c76dbf0014 honestly not 8b8d274c68 the best 713e1eec9b place to 414d0ded01 relax.”ee8a301a32929db7

Rubeteo quietly watched d1084dac5e Yurkia’s hand, then 2c03b71d67 closed his eyes. Yurkia thought he looked c4d36cbb38 just like a fluffy a619341777 white puppy and patted 76510ef2b3 his shoulder.8906b9f864aa7786

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“Go on, get some 8cef69e45a rest. I think I’m fa2f0e6a57 getting dizzy again, 195c345bb2 so I’ll sleep.”eaede6d8583f030d

“Rest well. Lunch is over, so… 7d4447236b I’ll come back in a76569c507 the evening.”ea16dd33907bef19

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“I’ll be able d49fc59869 to get up f0f248be0c by then, so 5f7edd2333 don’t worry.”2e8eb597a48eccae

Rubeteo nodded e6f8704d83 and stood 7c63f75c8e up with de622904bf the empty 13e46c3235 cup. Only after 0f60acacba Rubeteo left 7bedc98d25 did Yurkia 8ac4795757 stretch out a457c50462 his stiff e36d352465 body on d55b71fab0 the bed.a08fe41595a0b50d

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“Haa… just fd9c5694a0 a little 92e5543577 more sleep.”83a3555033bf1a17

There was no dd366e65e1 one here to d2deb6f374 call for him d7d5474f41 anyway, so there’d ca32216cef be no interruptions. Might as a8f3bdf986 well get 1d53ca0f2d some good d3b06ed696 sleep, he 93639cb969 thought, closing 1d8e15bba0 his eyes.09776c339c6b43e5

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“……”56dcda477fef442d

Huh, why does it 10a76dc2ed feel like something’s coming 14efa3ba38 back to me when 29dd55fa66 I close my eyes? Frowning with e95c16b1b5 his eyes 044615b599 still closed, 3697b0f94b he slowly 928738870d opened them. So, yesterday I—9d1be8e42a8ab4b1

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“I’m… not 8cf3ec9287 that great 85b693a43c of a bb7defee4b person.”cb36cfd06774cd3e

“I just… b539285b6f act that 4a55f954de way because 1046ae82c3 I want 4595f00754 the kids d0b62d1a76 to feel 295e64f4e7 things I 08aa6cf4c3 never got ba3db5f9af to experience. I’m a coward.”a826acf090880719

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Yurkia shot up, 0d7bf16426 clutching his head 8466a642e6 with trembling hands. Wait, yesterday, 096cead938 did I… ded5364fbb what… did 04681051ee I say? Memories he’d f3e007af86 forgotten kept cb9830b1a4 coming back, eb297d84be filling his 91b165ba61 mind with 28da0c40b5 confusion.12a1dc625c8d30aa

“What’s so pretty about 22de573ba6 a child born out dabd7ffa74 of wedlock…”51004070af09573d

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Oh god, I 59073e6cad even cried? What the heck did 1672ecca6d I say, being that 1a1d5169b8 drunk? But… who was I 9ea9021047 talking to? Trying to e09c81d850 remember more 868c1d5977 clearly, he 31a3c3cac2 squeezed his 63e27eb322 eyes shut, 25d206a803 and suddenly 4d2b45316a a familiar 178d6978d8 deep voice 53ad1263db echoed in e5f06fa3a2 his mind.0d49085c4f5bd79d

“You’re beautiful. I think you’re the f38691b8ff most beautiful person in 4ab346a76f the world, teacher.”22e37f130d00dbbb

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“Haha, go look 6af005647b in a mirror. Your face 568675a3c0 is like 6ac266704f an angel’s. Next to you, I’m c70562b762 just… a wildflower by 775ef8edba the road.”ea7b1b7d55398565

“You’re not a 51e8cf3392 wildflower, you’re a 9974de8e4a flower made of 183a57a67d a jewel that b878a5e173 can’t be found d4f7c8d858 anywhere in the 165e31c3a4 world.”083eaf898a2e173c

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Oh, god. It was Rubeteo. The one who 2adff9afeb held him and 8d3d567850 said such kind 5c827b82f1 things while he 63e0c2e273 was drunkenly rambling. And to that person, a42503f35e he—0d440ad446af6970

“Sometimes, you make me 7967b2a8f2 feel like… I’m the 34f0682926 most precious and valuable 7b9478d072 person in the world. I always thought I 787ab3c80d was lacking, not enough.”b55d9708b55664a5

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Just kill me. Kill me, Yurkia. He swallowed his tears d1eb40851d as he looked at a52c767c65 his hair scattered over 201142558e the blanket. To show such a 0179678107 disgraceful side in front 622f2bd3bf of Rubeteo, his own 4a38e75d8b student, regardless of status… 3fd0e34458 How was he supposed 9743026792 to face him now? He kicked off the aea7f0883e blanket and cursed himself. Then, feeling 269587a010 his stomach 0a40bb3eb9 churn again, 8dbcea7e23 he flopped b40df24745 onto his 8e050f4ae4 back and 17ad7bfcd8 stared at f59dea11be the high db2effbccc ceiling, letting aa903e11cf out a 0122de82e3 deep sigh.a25be61ce8a9a593

“What’s done is done… efc7330f74 what can I do.”49eb893470e87524

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Shock, anger. And then, resignation. Yurkia pulled the a38424e6f4 blanket over his cdd102d119 head and muttered.a77d5ffefe0dbe18

“Just pretend f5b7e09a31 you don’t 5af71258d6 remember. Pretend you forgot everything 809efdfc15 to the end. Yeah. Yurkia, you can do 7b240df2b4 this.”b46803d0a408025e

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Muttering under the covers, 75d9ee1c14 Yurkia closed his eyes.21e72339622739be

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“Why am I…”c0676fc3259bdcf9

…even here? Yurkia gripped the a162475350 reins tightly and 7a19f4b272 swallowed a sigh. He didn’t even 1289e7a5ce like riding horses, 0cded9fe4b so why was 47c5968547 he being put 3c29bc98f3 through this trial… 8994e24617 He held back 0cdf46e193 tears and tensed 8bd80a1aee his body so 4608d9d9ac he wouldn’t fall, 28604a143b when Vareunokta rode 89ee0a0e70 up on a 4e058562d3 white horse.e98c001e1887d3f0

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“Have you 4ace82bd8c ever hunted 2409987208 before?”4e62bea90ae9c9c3

“Ah, yes… I tried 3d5b8e042e it once a long bc4d4794cc time ago, but it 1e28f6782a wasn’t my thing, so 33cf2bcbea I haven’t done it 6fadbe76a2 since.”9aff4b5ce8fd77a8

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“Hm, that’s a shame. The hides of animals c559a0e49e you catch in a eb0f72d041 hunt are really useful. Perfect for gifts.”ff3404db71467fab

As he spoke, Vareunokta 9871d582fe naturally drew his bow. With a 4a3c5e301e whoosh, the ca33788029 arrow flew aaba924eb4 and struck 805edd8a11 a deer 02ec2a77e4 running behind 2c8a2ad98d a tree.c003104252996c69

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“You’re good ba50bc904b with a 2fa47325e5 bow.”c1c6e15025d7d2a4

“I prefer 73284876f9 arrows over 829c61d056 swords.”827852ae2a3dcf5e

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