cherryrose
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119
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17 h, 8 m
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Ashin’s mother, Jimunda, wordlessly turned back to examine the patient. Ashin stood stiffly behind her, staring at Jimunda’s hair, which was now nearly white. She hesitated, wondering what to say, then uttered an awkward first word. “You’ve come.” Jimunda replied as she wrapped a bandage around the patient. “It’s been ten years, and you don’t seem very happy to see me.” “No, I am happy.” Without so much as a smile for Ashin, Jimunda gave the patient an…-
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“Uh, over there.” The detached palace greenhouse wasn't far. In the Empire, where the climate was mild year-round with only dry and rainy seasons, a greenhouse signified the owner's wealth. Vize probably even considered that perception when she bestowed this detached palace. Even so, Ashin used it for the extremely practical purpose of cultivating medicinal herbs. The interior of the greenhouse was as extravagant as a space meant to flaunt wealth. Sunlight filtering through the stained-glass…
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Even knowing that things would ultimately go Leotar's way, Ashin still tried to find fault with it. "What exactly is his situation?" "I don't know the details myself. But I do know that the Lord of Ailem has a terrible inferiority complex towards his son. I've heard the Lord has a rather peculiar temperament." "Shouldn't he be happy if his heir is doing well?" "I find it strange too. But if there's one emotion I understand least in this world, it's inferiority, so it's hard for me to…
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People bustled about before her eyes. Vize and they were serious, but Ashin felt detached from reality. Wasn't it so? It was a ridiculous wedding. Neither side's parents were attending, the parties involved had no interest in the marriage, and the only person who was actually excited was Vize, just one person on the entire continent. Even the people of the Imperial City were busy muttering about whether this was the right thing to do. Moreover, since they wouldn't even live together for three…
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The lightbulb above flickered and trembled. Losing her balance, Baekyoung realized another earthquake had struck. There was no safe place here. In Cheonghan City, earthquakes were commonplace. She couldn't hear the sounds of people bursting out of their doors and running. She leaned against the wall for a moment, wondering when the lightbulb would stop flickering. At least there was light here. Once you left this area, you couldn't find a lit place for a while. If you stayed inside, you couldn't…-
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Even without that, it was a windy place by the sea, even on dry days. If she didn't do this, all the rain would leak through the concrete holes, turning the room into a sea of water. This was why Baekyoung, who liked looking at the sea, didn't want to live next to the house where someone had died a few days ago. The closer to the sea, the more miserably it would flood. Since she was already up, she took out the bloated ramen from the microwave, which had no broth left. There was no need to…
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"The incantation?" "Nothing at all." Soriya, stifling a yawn, rubbed her eyes as she replied. "Spirit arts are forbidden to begin with. How could we possibly follow that? Just tracking him makes me tremble to death." The task of tracking the Prince of Pihan was shared only among Ashin's closest aides, high-ranking sorcerers. It had been almost a year since the war ended and the empire began to stabilize. Two months prior, Ashin had caught a glimmer of hope that the Prince might still be…
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Leotar kissed her lips very slowly. As if time had been stretched out, she felt every sensation of her lips being drawn into him. The distinct sound of wetness as their saliva mixed was clear. And a trembling breath, too. Ashin thought it was probably her own. It was the first time her lips had ever touched another's. Despite her bold retort earlier, she must have been nervous. She belatedly released his sleeve, which she had been gripping stiffly. Then, Leotar wrapped his arm around Ashin's…
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Ashin glared at him, her eyes wide and unwavering. His momentum faltered at her hostile attitude. "Ten days, you said?" She pouted and said curtly, "Yeah. I'll be gone for ten days, just visiting Pihan." "How are you going to go to Pihan and back in ten days?" "I know it's impossible. But I'm going to try anyway." A short sigh escaped him. She didn't look up to confirm, but somehow she felt he was looking down on her with disdain. "You're going on a trip anyway, so why now of all…
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“You’re not thinking of running away, are you?” Pfft. Ashin spat out the water she was drinking and started coughing. Vize watched Ashin with her chin resting on her hand. The jet-black cat, Lira, sitting on Vize's lap, also looked at Ashin as if she was pathetic. “I know what’s going on in that head of yours. Don’t even think about it.” Ashin desperately cleared her throat, which had caught on something. “No, Your Majesty. Seriously, why are you doing this? I don’t want…
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