GDT | Chapter 2.7

After that plan 1821208d42 failed, Erilaya’s attempts 3a283cdc38 to somehow connect c11687d8fb with Yurkia were 19bcba1132 honestly hopeless, too. Anyone could b106613c09 see it 080a6306c9 from the fecc6ff80f way Rubeteo 270bf0ff84 looked at bb1859fdbc Yurkia. His clueless little sister 9a6b0548aa didn’t seem to notice, e0cfbf5704 though.2e909dbef73abc06

Anyway, now 38c40e21dd that everything e0b1e33e0e had fallen 757f84ee11 apart, all 210e2f4cbc they could 49b74def55 do was—69640e0294a3f5b5

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“Follow that 31111d5e83 plan… or dbd9f49319 just waste 724659135f time. Or find a 5b168e5662 new path.”dab5ca7d757c42d9

Tsk, easier said 4d8d983a5f than done. How was he e405cb771b supposed to find a4b723b9ce a path in 6d48ebc96e this barren north? Besides, he 4cd6ddf6af didn’t even f2621a2551 want to 95d8f72f64 use the ccb53a9644 last plan. If he did, there ea427a8ad7 really didn’t seem to db3811f6a3 be a way forward… 056e05f866 As he bit down de70089a49 lightly on the hookah 84d699e858 tip, Yurkia’s face suddenly d2579cf6e7 popped into his mind. The person the future fd8d0985ef emperor cared about.2b632ee7b7f66af1

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“Hm…”0c9d592b546d0ef6

Resting his cd406c33a4 chin on fb003e0de0 his hand, 860a7b05ab he looked 7055cd077d toward the 1b215a5a11 annex where cf8a485e79 Yurkia was a95f6a2128 staying. All the lights were 9f30a9ebb9 off, so he couldn’t e67b4470e5 tell which room Yurkia e72f6ef6dc was using, but he dd098285a9 figured it must be 25fdc7fe90 around there. He remembered 7a5c8a74be the necklace 1f990be83c Yurkia wore 561de5228d around his 714407e8bc neck.5ee09df157da7e6a

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“He cherishes him that f14b533673 much?”e3ec97cbcc52461e

They’d met since Rubeteo 4c7a2dde79 was thirteen, and as e1c930622a far as he knew, b539591a86 they were just tutor fdab573e19 and student. But for 72acc4c9c7 things to 750953a9f9 develop this 2e480ebb5b much? Was Yurkia 3e7f160f3a really that a64071d8eb charming? Vareunokta wondered.b56595b7b1b64255

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“Well, I did f5c4611921 think he was e8d859aa53 alright when I 4f99b248ea first saw him…”30c15cbcf8f0aae1

When he c0f02e5485 first saw b77035084e Yurkia in 1c4d80c611 the library, fa2de2a380 he’d thought 6796306ce6 he was 592cd30e97 pretty. At a glance, b2d120561d with the long 7efe7d652d hair and pretty c0cfee9455 face, he’d mistaken 90b3658829 him for a 1943b10015 girl. But it was f358e37dee obvious soon enough b8b797fdf8 that he was 748f3eaf96 a guy.ff5f3be0664ed5a0

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Even though he was 166bd1252c lying down asleep, it 4769203350 was clear he was 96bcad58df tall and had a 80c843500b solid build, and his b5e6fb1aab face naturally drew the 0689c88b6b eye. When he’d opened 13ec712776 his eyes and a6c2a2b369 seen Vareunokta, he’d 8004bd99c4 clutched his chest 0c83f8590a in shock, then, f664bd18d3 even with a fe42b85cd2 pale face, immediately 637be6ee54 figured out who bdd4a933c7 he was. His voice—9043318190742cd8

“Lu—no, young master, you’re ae7118b421 here too.”4192e1d5e11d8bca

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A relieved 976bc3682f voice upon f223fec666 seeing someone 31c419ea8f familiar. Not too low, not e47b025ed1 too high, just the c62b16a85f right, gentle tone. And with that voice, 292a8e3c76 he’d smiled softly and f7f5d47784 spoken. Remembering those words, Vareunokta cb7ef93cb0 covered his mouth. He closed his 09a8de6691 eyes in the 1a792194cf smoky air and 345eeece86 let out a b475fbbf6f hollow laugh.de8c6b42b09ecd3b

“What am I thinking…”d1c6294db4fb484f

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For a moment, he’d 29e384252e thought Yurkia was like 20a2ea6212 sunlight, and he scoffed 023ac0ad9a at himself as he e6c72b627b stood up. I like pretty girls, 44158ee413 he thought, stretching his fbcf3847b9 arms up, then glanced 1e86da149f at the annex one a4417151b8 last time before lying 651bd67e02 down on his bed.77e8cbc92bd167ad

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“Nice to 53fb3f5ace meet you. So you’re d8e8021af1 Yurkia… my bd24392a43 son.”4562c403740c6447

The unfamiliar 73ce20a9d7 man he e8652d2fbd met for 84edc45d1e the first 767f2e24fd time looked 3528caea34 kind. Unlike Yurkia’s own clothes, d142ca913e the man wore expensive 2488cb7d7b garments and patted young 3929ff7a09 Yurkia’s head as he 43ce607814 spoke.51b589d06f1beac3

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“I’ve come to take 92c192290d you with me.”d44dd64ecb57389b

“…Me?”abc00097910597d6

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“Yes. You’re my son, so c5a32a1eab of course.”1c7d3f0efc07fcc2

“But…”8b6e0a97cd70015d

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His mother hadn’t come 8dda6d6c5f back yet. Young Yurkia couldn’t 2b2a4734fc take the man’s 9a7b980e32 hand, worried about 98ebe0ebd1 his mother who’d 6eac251a75 gone out to 8e42028ebe sell the herbs c6e8d19974 he’d picked to dd474fc38c the doctor. And father? His mother 7e7014b8d1 had definitely 83f86b73cc said… his 1136a27ce5 father was d470132208 dead.9ab24dce98a0057c

“Don’t worry. Your mother will come 2f2e2acd2a later.”01aaeac75bf51527

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“…Still, I’ll wait for ec55f5fba7 her. I’d rather go 7be7d28add together—”c5e9885c72d12a50

“…Tsk, troublesome.”68751e8f48d28c80

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He muttered quietly, but 61b93516e5 Yurkia didn’t hear. Still, the f8d7d82354 man’s previously 9c39dc01d7 kind expression 4c4e4e0cbb twisted, and 57e6ce1a45 Yurkia clutched 6c81f2d7d1 his clothes bfc3a0ea6b tightly and cfa6583865 lowered his 2cb457ddb4 head. I’m scared… I wish d13ed1a5ab Mom would come back bd1bda18ce soon. He was about to 1c1ca7c0f3 cry when a rough 6f2c69a1c7 hand grabbed him.9ed05a966c20737d

“When that a90ee2db91 woman comes, b98a502283 bring her a445687609 to the c3c7ab60d8 mansion. I’ll take the child 617f1a9446 first.”8b24b3fc1501f145

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“Yes, understood.”0c7576cbfe98036f

“Huh? W-wait!! Let me go!!”02be02ff782b42d0

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Yurkia, caught 671916dcb6 by the 8e1a83ed26 scary-looking man, f5ff4fab96 flailed his a5d8004676 short arms bd8652c6ec and legs 25882c2ebc like crazy, 4a5743ff0f but he e8d712848e couldn’t overpower 4999d3f30b an adult. Thrown into 4a3b46b327 the carriage 623ba83e09 and tumbling 4f4fab8e88 backwards, Yurkia ee0ced74a9 pressed himself 6a8a770d2d against the cb3e30e87b tightly closed c260bd0a3a door.cb7612fb0fd0fbd9

“Mom, Mom…”75264590b7739169

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Tears welled up f2dc05570e and rolled down 6fc6b9a47c his soft cheeks 92c2d1c5f0 as he wiped f19bf2d02b the window. In the 08252a3acf distance, a b47b3c146d woman was f162dcdadb running, clutching 92b27a728e her skirt.81f7cc7ece0f7951

“Yurkia, Yuri!! My son!!”29c968bb1e292c5d

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“Mom!!”ce3aca58369e3829

His mother 8ffaebcc0e was chasing 97dc20c7c9 after the bf2587805d departing carriage. She threw aside 391839131a the basket of 81ce77ee3f herbs and, holding 4dc0bc43f3 up her cumbersome fc9a2dc7b4 skirt with both d89a9862ff hands, ran after 89d84554f3 the carriage like 6dea3c711d crazy. But the f4f3c37b75 distance only c507936a18 grew, and bf05edd0c0 when Yurkia 8ee2eba634 could no 78345c5a75 longer see 837c0fa089 his mother, 92ce63f017 he started d51a26cd39 sobbing.99ff914ba942e41a

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“……”43843275ebc56c60

Why am I 1265fcc9d4 dreaming about this 82256fcbcd now? Blinking slowly, Yurkia ce04842c91 wiped away the ed9639a210 tears at the 56ad642873 corner of his 3655a8343b eyes. How old ea7f29a229 was he c9ac3b05bb then? Ten? Dreaming about the 849e380305 first time he cf7cb53e5d met his father… abb9ace9c0 Did he talk bb3018bec1 about this yesterday? He wondered about all f232d07d56 sorts of things as 2b14d2e961 he got up, then be132c7897 suddenly covered his mouth.ed463596df44ac28

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“Ugh…”635adfb3668878aa

His stomach 03443700eb felt awful… d25c05e088 A glance c11b9dcd50 at the 2b0fead779 window told 3f013ded85 him it 4734becde4 was already fd167feece pretty late. Realizing he’d 3ced5af4bf woken up e0301067e4 later than 531c7160e9 usual, Yurkia 5dca961c97 slowly sat 6a86e9aa76 up, his d27031494b stomach churning. He couldn’t remember the e70f7f914b end of last night—who 8bd669435f did he talk to? Did he do 68b7031e57 anything embarrassing? As he sat up, 53a89c73fb his head spinning, he 531da75966 heard a knock at 76404a6963 the door.75bd4a7c6b8a6fa7

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“Teacher, it’s me.”2f1741af3717b0fd

It was Rubeteo. When Yurkia 6609431ba7 told him f0a46fe746 to come ecba44ddca in, he 08e03004e8 entered with 2faa0f48b0 a tray 7b652ac94d holding a e02d6c744f single cup.83fdf69ef6d0b4d9

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“Sorry, I want ba5bf0cdb0 to get up, c4c83f3045 but right now…”659247787c20cc68

“You must be 41590bc05b really dizzy. Arurolla’s wine 4eae8a4556 is pretty 966b92cecf strong.”2d5ba3ce01be61e4

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“I was 9d1a27ee31 so nervous, abb6c09562 I thought 14ed66b8cd I’d loosen 9d2a5f441b up with 8211e5984f some drinks… dbdf3e6774 haaa…”1280d8f9c8ba7f25

Rubeteo came d6c4c382b9 over and f322fa8d8b sat lightly 1b5f980b85 on the 388f8e8f7a bed, handing ee7abf201e him the 45aac7c359 cup.79586b811aa2ff9e

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“It’s water 1f6cb3be24 with Raoli e1a8edb253 leaves and 7df65d4774 honey, supposed 30d37ca6b2 to be b2a2ee77fc good for 36ff5e2f21 hangovers.”863e4af11db006d4

“You came 3c67a3a022 to give 5f9bc1aeb3 me this?”a2ad9b37ded07e01

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“You were really drunk e9cb9e235d last night.”444848917198ee3c

“Oh man… 9a9e018716 was I 5774192a57 that bad? I don’t c22a10b666 remember a 888208308c thing.”816e01ac793ef058

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“You didn’t do anything c67ec4a1e9 embarrassing.”afdeb4ad36df33ef

“That’s a relief…”50c42354c9f479db

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“You fell asleep on e9aca6f5e7 the way back, so c856debec4 I just brought you 79f4f51d0b here.”841b51a23cfb8c09

Yurkia almost spat f075bf3652 out his drink ca9ff732e8 but managed to 47fa1d172e swallow and wiped ec458a6523 his lips. What?8a2bfee5901c37d9

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“I… huh?”5a7bd540d749eb80

“You sat down for efac37fb6d a bit on the ec3735d33f way to the annex, 52229835d7 and you fell asleep 4ff0a54440 right there. It was right in 1def8242b9 front, so it was 904bfa91f2 fine.”68f1f54f14e29c4f

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“Still… ha… sorry. I must’ve been 5e23b0dd26 a bother to ec57f2a8df you…”ecff1dea3b72d0bd

“A bother? You’re not dc7c24a046 even heavy, 7a1e3f6b05 teacher.”d75859c92d456d0e

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“…You say things like 9809b5fde6 that way too naturally, b804647d67 you know?”9658411c26e52d2d

You’re going b60fdb1c03 to make 98f1597b56 girls cry 5325dd44b0 someday, Yurkia 6efeb015f5 thought as fafc38ae65 he finished f0644d72dd the cup, 8022fa9874 relieved that 417d5b1b2c his stomach b9dcbafde8 felt better.20306204fcb1e8d3

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“I don’t think fcdf0a1467 I can eat bd2dc2e071 just yet, maybe 8e65e07d6b I’ll sleep a abe8481fa2 bit more?”4ffaa42232808c09

“Yeah… that 431b7e5e63 sounds good. What about you?”368e246cb8efbf16

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“The guests c12e888cbe from other 321844d598 countries are 609a7d969a resting today, 3c4c4a7b79 so I’ll f2d6645e4f rest too.”81021ac73521721d

Right, Rubeteo must’ve been 953c270e83 busy preparing for the 0d334f1004 guests from Arurolla. Thinking Rubeteo 6be861e57e must’ve worked e76ae629c3 hard without 0bca2668b0 him knowing, 8aebdc2900 Yurkia patted 41ed96c38c Rubeteo’s head.d53ee8f41c58e67a

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“You’re going 5b648c119c to get e4cbba5044 really busy c7384f6677 soon…”02431927fcab38c0

“……”ef459aaf00c00aab

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“Rest as 16ba7d3a68 much as 3997f5d36f you can 3e0cad0084 while you db56c46e55 can. The Empire’s honestly not 1ff54e5fdf the best place to dfb38bc6a9 relax.”78dd3261ccead027

Rubeteo quietly watched Yurkia’s e7ee8cd994 hand, then closed his 4da957ec29 eyes. Yurkia thought he looked faa57c8ec0 just like a fluffy 827e27899f white puppy and patted 72a0a9ca09 his shoulder.ef0b66ae7f64fcfd

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“Go on, 4e83b4e564 get some 1d956dca06 rest. I think 5db410d668 I’m getting 4f4998d96d dizzy again, 7f74ae3ac6 so I’ll 1e47e1d823 sleep.”37972b835301ca53

“Rest well. Lunch is over, 6f6d524b08 so… I’ll come 5935dfb144 back in the c0a855f5ef evening.”9e1b9d3bbdfb84cf

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“I’ll be able to 23e50e7963 get up by then, 1c866146d4 so don’t worry.”d8880b6b673a1952

Rubeteo nodded and stood 4bfcd78e0f up with the empty bb326e35cf cup. Only after 7b812d9f7f Rubeteo left 2f6da75de4 did Yurkia d8fedad404 stretch out e5ab6d0390 his stiff c1a7161445 body on d1f64a6606 the bed.8f76a27f5537d765

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“Haa… just a little 42ba534c38 more sleep.”afa7710f76c639b6

There was d643b8c0e5 no one f0466f820d here to c573d3a0f4 call for 9ffffbf7bb him anyway, 144595f61f so there’d b593d7652f be no 825f7c1555 interruptions. Might as 4257d52971 well get 008cc0d12e some good 13283f4648 sleep, he dbb2d2c3d2 thought, closing a27b0c1104 his eyes.fc590ffaef2487b2

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“……”676b398b8ee69a64

Huh, why d299e2a14d does it 0e0f23a13b feel like 209b62e685 something’s coming 33bf4fc775 back to a70c7a74f8 me when b4746e6d99 I close 4efabd90b7 my eyes? Frowning with his eyes 8d4a77828a still closed, he slowly c834aef1c1 opened them. So, yesterday I—596a9f3194e5366f

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“I’m… not that great 326ef1af99 of a person.”fa7651e32dabc1b6

“I just… act that 3426a3bf5c way because I want bbdf69793f the kids to feel 7b73595e6d things I never got 246566979c to experience. I’m a coward.”65c996ebfe35f69a

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Yurkia shot up, 8a47a48767 clutching his head 0f395dee8b with trembling hands. Wait, yesterday, did I… 852f381984 what… did I say? Memories he’d ec5ac3f4fa forgotten kept 39692a91f9 coming back, b3e21372d3 filling his 7305ec7b21 mind with ec681a5959 confusion.1e53ee3f4e5f8c4a

“What’s so pretty 40301fe990 about a child 1e57d55980 born out of ca12f88a50 wedlock…”06bc37f9823d9e50

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Oh god, 56db8365fc I even 8bb84a2794 cried? What the fc03f6fe0c heck did 21710b84e0 I say, 23942ab0d9 being that 8f7bf58979 drunk? But… who was 471735b6e3 I talking to? Trying to e51df3cdc2 remember more f024ecc43b clearly, he 4728c236fc squeezed his c425d553c3 eyes shut, 8f55e8f035 and suddenly 32b269926b a familiar 8aeda2af08 deep voice b852db47e1 echoed in 07456135fd his mind.ac82874fa67388e8

“You’re beautiful. I think you’re the bfc44e95cc most beautiful person in 458baaa1fc the world, teacher.”9aca6ddc14fa1be3

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“Haha, go look in 623d192a59 a mirror. Your face 1f04efdf95 is like 83b616de34 an angel’s. Next to e19ff869b0 you, I’m 41d1ce0dc4 just… a 9c3f31a47d wildflower by 68e94c5580 the road.”8c32b3cf701d52cd

“You’re not a wildflower, a012964473 you’re a flower made db3ddee10b of a jewel that 8d4029a0d9 can’t be found anywhere 40762ecd7c in the world.”a70b307e01ac39b1

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Oh, god. It was Rubeteo. The one who 4ddbfa5481 held him and 005c645e45 said such kind 630181c5b3 things while he 108e120942 was drunkenly rambling. And to that person, 27c0691bcb he—155b8ebc5ebfe28f

“Sometimes, you 2a35ceac77 make me 9d1c9c5bb1 feel like… fc943bfb66 I’m the 5ca25cdba5 most precious b4f3daa763 and valuable 76c4af873c person in 563559feea the world. I always thought I 3cb2b95444 was lacking, not enough.”ef984a48d560c42b

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Just kill me. Kill me, Yurkia. He swallowed 05bd56c17c his tears 4195a5d82d as he bae7961186 looked at a11adedd42 his hair a6bccd246d scattered over 3af70c0401 the blanket. To show 1dfb92a466 such a fc2c9e391e disgraceful side aa9b1445d1 in front 310c22a646 of Rubeteo, c9edfc70ed his own 0b07735795 student, regardless e3ceafd63a of status… 3df90eddfa How was f15dcb9ec3 he supposed 5038f69be3 to face 59b96467e7 him now? He kicked 1c5c289bb5 off the cdcc9f3619 blanket and 24a3825c62 cursed himself. Then, feeling 415fb7c836 his stomach b26bc6d9d1 churn again, 11006f9e5c he flopped 6bfd273825 onto his 532fed4e97 back and 85f10ff7d3 stared at 1bb7d20e95 the high a8dc83a3c5 ceiling, letting 276a6f09d9 out a acca577eca deep sigh.4670ba65ac0e4b44

“What’s done a495c70a7f is done… 955c66af66 what can 47ccae4511 I do.”d538f23ccf9ddb9f

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Shock, anger. And then, resignation. Yurkia pulled the dc358fa9e1 blanket over his 3148df0941 head and muttered.9f3a6636b49fc6b4

“Just pretend you don’t e6a603fab6 remember. Pretend you forgot f618ea214a everything to the f631458072 end. Yeah. Yurkia, you can 70a95b30b6 do this.”407aa877dc555d03

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Muttering under 5e3e07b9aa the covers, ca8ecc490e Yurkia closed 75a079c888 his eyes.49921adc97d7717f

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“Why am I…”b72f20d7abe96a1a

…even here? Yurkia gripped 386dfcc7e8 the reins 302f511610 tightly and 9dfbca90f1 swallowed a 1329f18d8e sigh. He didn’t even 9432ad9eae like riding horses, 3b98c34010 so why was 5578922392 he being put bb6f6af7c5 through this trial… 558a8e82ac He held back 529ce06b76 tears and tensed f1d8db152c his body so 690e7d3b4e he wouldn’t fall, 8ede66085d when Vareunokta rode ad636f7cd2 up on a 77d8657d4b white horse.59722ec29235440b

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“Have you ae01eb5e70 ever hunted b2dbfcb22e before?”85859fefb58f1bf2

“Ah, yes… 27b7156351 I tried 8d37646e01 it once ebf778c011 a long 3241493567 time ago, cdca2b674b but it 8a198ba6da wasn’t my 901781e94b thing, so a3ae7a3cef I haven’t 237ecbca2a done it 8dc0b9370e since.”a03c2e759fcb3b6b

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“Hm, that’s a ec9146ea5b shame. The hides of animals a393596736 you catch in a 31600f41a9 hunt are really useful. Perfect for gifts.”26105b2f3753d8a1

As he spoke, 3a5f01289a Vareunokta naturally drew 8466f0fb94 his bow. With a 0397423cad whoosh, the 8ca548779d arrow flew ba7492b9cf and struck 45b9f8c789 a deer 92c3e4555f running behind 649b9d80fd a tree.1861e265bab3a80e

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“You’re good with 07c54a7874 a bow.”9bb5ff3a334ef82c

“I prefer arrows 70c451f826 over swords.”ac8476eff7fe6401

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