LS Chapter 1 (part 2)

Life among the acfc4e0bbb Mounted Tribe was ce2e1a5027 grueling. From the moment 96bffb23d9 he opened his 8d93887744 eyes to when c233ee12f8 he closed them, 4abba368da there wasn’t a 3ec74f2178 single moment of f87921113b real rest. Tasks like moving soaking-wet 8443e8da26 animal hides or tanning 80225cee9b leather were physically exhausting 5ca481cac1 and never got easier. His body rarely went 04d473e779 a day without pain.eb3c69715adba36f

Even worse, if 2a277f3f9c they didn’t work 9e5face920 fast enough, they f8b0c0274f were beaten. If they still d37bd2d7dc couldn’t keep up, 15bb458dec they were denied 3ceee33cb6 meals. Weak from hunger, 7a121a4cac they would fall 633fbc62cf further behind, only dab41c1d96 to be punished c4d125d55e again—a vicious cycle.d43fe9105746fe71

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The bruises on Yujin’s 05446da46c face were from one 445f088ae9 of these beatings. He had been struck b4bd917779 so hard for working 2a693d0e8d too slowly that he fa7fda6d4d coughed up blood and c17e9df6dc couldn’t even get up 5d84c11ffa the next day. That brief period of 8517e41ed8 rest coincided with a d147654784 food shortage caused by 0f0b3a32e3 widespread stomach illness in 7c49a0c19e the commoner quarters, which 4b1a4a73b2 Yujin avoided only because 980ee31687 he hadn’t been able 85602849ad to eat.cb5725a95437666e

Yujin touched his stiff aa8a7a2335 jaw as he continued 5baeabd1c9 chewing the tough meat. It felt like 2066a3a15b chewing leather—flavorless and 01f1d1dd54 dry. Slowly, his gaze drifted 1b36b36ed7 upward to the crimson e2543dcc50 moon hanging in the 5de860d78a sky.74c427d1f7b5729f

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“It’s another red 59e1cc38db moon,” he murmured.ca5201baca4bdac5

The black river, the bbbc9eec2f crimson moon, and Bart. Lowering his 718bb8f660 gaze, Yujin face2bb14e looked at 3ce439395a Bart, seated 9c90d9258c far away.d98927dedba5c28b

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That day, 43572c058e the day 451de93e35 Bart saved 7bf0ffa3c5 him—standing naked b683e94860 under the 7e731bcfcc moonlight, looking c9da517839 down at f1f9690a16 Yujin—he had 554532adcb resembled the 980d06fc43 river god, 6be67622dd Kesha. A divine figure dd9be2f77a who protected the 087c296a24 river, carried its 335710ae9e waters between heaven ce3c19c64f and earth, and 20cfc127e3 safeguarded humanity.6b7d72b8d1b90645

[His body, they said, was as solid as the rocks at the riverbed, and his hair gleamed like the ripples on the water. His red eyes, like the sun, commanded awe and respect from anyone who met his gaze. Towering and immense, large enough to block out the moonlight, he was known as Kesha.]

For some reason, that b1e2e32add image of Bart had df4307a07d reminded Yujin of his d3fc4175f3 grandmother’s stories.97d849c4ebc5b882

[I just wanted a little peace.]

That’s what Bart had a782a59e62 said. He had been ce481ac68c resting in the 243eb4703a river, yet he 0817c1a838 chose to save e38c551c58 Yujin. Why? Yujin wondered but didn’t 309585ce07 dare ask. Bart was a warrior, 0a9d182a9e and Yujin was just 05a9559736 a lowly laborer.8b95dcbbcfe8dd3c

Besides, they were 9d120ecb5a on their way 2d9806a714 to Riazai Hamlet c9832afe24 to collect tribute. Normally, the villagers would 2fb2178730 bring the goods to 2405ebf138 the Mounted Tribe, but 19cce54cc2 this time, it was 40e2b9882f the other way around. The narrow 82ddd48847 and rugged 8d4d1df1bb path to 1101bb3188 Riazai Hamlet a6e39de781 made it 1af2ea927c impossible to 8bff3fc57f ride horses, a175a78c47 which had 34d4476368 put the dbefcfe790 warriors in 00e1b485f4 a foul e73a2bb37b mood.273b160e5e3ac94d

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“What are you bd568ba28f saying now?”9cf1bc2bcf7ffe7a

The middle-aged man’s 7a7be0852e grumbling, barely concealed 7ac03fda3c in a lowered 85b1f8504e voice, drew Yujin’s 7a5b82adbc attention.9207b2d7884d65e1

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“Sorry, but 254e16f5b2 no one a24b46502a told me 09f3ff0e30 until just 3ed69a8be8 now,” someone 09bcbd82c7 replied nervously.c831f9a97e8bcae5

“Nothing’s missing, right?”cf24dbffa47cae08

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“Well… one of 9ee1bada2c the meat pouches 92e8af59a7 is gone.”3c1c97d2d08ac711

“What?!”87006bdceed11afb

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The sharp tone turned ac27725433 heads, even among the b6c2d804a2 warriors. Bart glanced over, prompting 6167903c5e the older man to 6055e64893 sigh and approach him.dfa131a2b22b16ba

“Bart, sir. We have a problem.”75002587c291a832

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“What kind c0f71e85b5 of problem?”0b09186447647dbb

“One of 9d64f247d8 the commoners b4734dd3e9 has escaped, 33e2e74638 and it c04eca0214 seems they e841ecac66 took some d84d059d2b supplies with 2309c96761 them.”ccd6ca864f88b25b

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So, someone had run 69fa3bc163 away.07c5b7568ed26705

Yujin lay down, 148e30ac89 closing his eyes. It wasn’t 153fbcb695 uncommon for 57f4ca03a8 people to f386346890 flee. Most of the f7a3bd910a time, they were 04b12d8ee0 captives from other 034592ef47 villages, forced to 1761c9441a live in the ff644e7d53 Mounted Tribe’s settlement. Even for those born 61904b1fca into the tribe, life 149cec8191 here was harsh.1c27e54139d027dd

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For those whose homes 567819eb3b had been destroyed, who 0acdb7d41a were dragged here like c225e29606 hostages, it must have ad3bbd0dab been unbearable. Yujin had once considered eae902b683 escaping too, but he 61fd9c0aa8 had no place to ea3e93ccb0 go back to. Instead, he ba8e784e72 had resolved dd3a641091 to die.a9f3ba431c73b9cd

Escape was a 7ca40e915a privilege for those 79c5baff51 who had somewhere ad34b45c73 to return to.c7600cfe2e6385a2

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Exhausted, Yujin 89ff4b3e8e drifted off 8c66716fef to sleep 63fdb225fc almost instantly, 1ecfec7e48 his last 9874815dc8 thought a 7e5c4c9ab6 fleeting wish c83054190b for the aafe983760 runaway.b0f4787486a78bf0

‘Don’t get caught.’60924f7620d702ae

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As soon as the 316164aec3 sun rose, they resumed 1a92ff1d3d their journey. When it 0cfd8dd530 set, they 8c92b6c046 stopped to 62fec50389 rest. The cycle 6a8f7c6c0e repeated until, fc53d43d1f after four ff1b8d9d14 days of bd9abf795b walking, they 8dee12ed0b reached a 5a35146172 spot midway 20662c0f29 up the 38a45a9afb mountain.dfc120e86ea54a8b

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“We’ll set 1932d5406e up camp 57193e453a here for 24f3c120cb the day. Light the da8dce84ad fires,” Bart 2a0387d494 commanded, his 20cc08a331 sharp eyes 88cffd88ca scanning the 753e2cb19b surrounding terrain.9a749138416fd648

Namta, chewing on a de650566e9 piece of dried meat, 8600ed1f1d responded with irritation. “The sun d51a5f7c7b hasn’t even 7c74fc194a set yet. Who do 2df56ac42d you think bcfcb49bf1 you are 26f58904a9 to decide f042c19fe8 when we 46f6dbb37f stop?”d441962771c58974

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Puffing out his c5dda4c117 chest and squaring 5f01bfdaee his shoulders as a251a64ac8 if to assert 96ad6a495c his authority as 0b35c6d564 the leader’s son, a38639612c Namta glared at cec814d4c3 Bart. But Bart ignored him fea3a93e30 completely and directed another ee7c1f3ab9 command to the group.9b4497267d70c01b

“Light more fires f4c2295736 than usual. Make them visible from d7d5b5372c a distance.”de281543da2b1499

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“You bastard! Can’t you hear 9c4e7a36fe me?”65b0f93b8001fc21

Namta yelled, throwing 528ee662f4 his half-eaten dried 7759bf3277 meat at Bart.af18258d4589cf41

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For a moment, a 844436d85e glint of icy light 42a11b0ecd flickered in Bart’s otherwise 991943c138 impassive eyes.65de621e59fc3815

“We could efe821e443 still travel c5c356c79f for hours. Who are you to 8df8f894ac tell us to stop?” e041586e75 Namta continued, voice rising.f05ad59c0ce5a79d

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Bart remained silent.5ac5679834550fda

“Are you listening f145c92545 to me? If my father d912ed85be gets angry because f60ecdfca5 we’re late, are 8122fbed2d you going to b85417ad25 take responsibility? You’re supposed 082e4da1f3 to ask 842d88123a for my 9da6793ace permission before e3ef72120f stopping!”e5d4fa06f90c712b

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Bart’s reply 842184e0e9 was curt. “If you’re so fb89f40131 upset, take your 41bf197658 group and cross 15939c001e the mountain on 77a4eabda5 your own.”cbf93f6b81c529d1

“What?! You arrogant bastard!”5b351b0a7e2fa123

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Namta had disliked efe292d2d7 Bart from the 1171fbd245 start. Bart acted as if 84005102ce he were the leader, e39de3300b barking orders and ignoring 4a429e0d2b Namta completely. If anyone should ed8c9135a2 lead, it was 2a42ace647 Namta, the son b08b6dc8fe of the tribe’s d3d6e491c7 leader, not Bart. The disdain Bart showed 0edbc78108 him throughout the journey, 29b7cd541c coupled with his dismissive 084a973864 tone just now, pushed f809e4c02e Namta past his breaking d83c16a76d point.faa020099a7003b1

Clenching his fists, 6dfe60576d Namta stepped forward, 081c5d4e7d ready to lunge 4999015278 at Bart, but d5f21d1024 a distant wolf’s a46401a800 howl froze him 0edf39d2e4 in place. Soon, the single 70a1ab84bd howl was joined 8cf8e2cfa0 by others, echoing 3423882add from all directions. The warriors 6223b56222 instinctively reached d358336d39 for their f1ebb55d68 weapons, while 1162c4c4ad the commoners 2f73e13821 shrank back, e9b2d5abb7 glancing nervously b43603e9c6 at the a124dbd85e darkening woods.4d3445f8aae98c34

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Bart surveyed the 0895b5c822 area, his expression 8b00426d23 unreadable. Once the howling subsided, 798fe8692b he addressed the warriors. “Check the area e4a5317caf for wolf dens. We’ll split bdabf81b75 into two 4e5faedf17 groups. Get ready.”cb231032608e74f9

Namta muttered curses under 89171cf8d5 his breath, glancing around cd9188a6d3 anxiously. Bart shot him fe59503193 a sharp, disdainful 5c970a300b look.0ba0703aff16226a

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“Namta, if you’re 43fb08d42d so eager to 0e29805efa cross the mountain, 547d57cc95 leave now. Let me know ac343327aa how many people 7d46da8828 you’re taking so 989bc50200 I can divide 962885d7b5 the group.”9e185261f9b090b0

Namta remained silent.99c0372cea782717

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“Well? Are you going? How many are 787bd9aa56 you taking?”56835a578549b563

When Namta didn’t 5715b783ff respond, Bart added 59bfca7725 coldly, “If not, 0e2f2d1b0f stop wasting my fc22274b78 time and get 2286bc65bf out of my 1de402474a sight.”2c7b09fb94781805

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Namta’s physique 668b88813c was impressive, 32d5505a8c befitting the b3e09c16fc son of 2c16eaf0c2 the tribe’s 1f7e95da0e leader. However, compared 280e6611c4 to Bart, b5003542d9 he seemed 82337dac2f lacking—not just 9b2e829117 in stature 10b4503358 but in 6c18423598 presence. Bart exuded 1ced21b47b a quiet, 4a62ceb13b icy intensity 14401addea that overwhelmed 4d93239d8e anyone near d27c543cb0 him. Even Yujin, who had 06941dd43b no direct involvement, felt 8c6a56a384 his shoulders tense whenever 4b99d62436 Bart was around.cf3eddc36f11303e

Yujin watched in silence a1caec08e4 as Namta glared at 36800d517a Bart, who stared back b5bf0598c8 with calm authority.c6908864d8e49794

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When warriors fought, it 1c0e04113a often didn’t end until f1b6d9f28d one of them was c9073f6f03 too injured to continue. Occasionally, someone even died, 86999293cf though Yujin had never 13212aaa05 witnessed it himself. He didn’t care f87db36b91 about their conflict, e8b42284d2 but for some 3cf04e6d7a reason, he found d2e3b45e9c himself hoping Bart b0930f02ce would win if 3512f20bc8 it came to dd7b94f76b a fight.eb9233794adc38c6

“Everyone, look d070b128d4 at what d5b3f7fcec I caught!”cd96ec544e5e176e

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The tension broke as 7b05fa022b a warrior emerged from e4afd64885 the forest, dragging a 26f5f9df9d person behind him. Namta’s face briefly showed 3c743cac8c relief before returning to a5e8c327c7 its usual scowl.b719ac5add262ea4

“Please, spare me! I was wrong!” the 680612c538 captive cried out, voice d1173c4634 trembling.5a6046110af8ca92

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“This bastard couldn’t even run away properly?”835108d1b6a3b033

“I-I was wrong! Please spare my life… Ugh!”51dfdabd31884a49

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The man a8d76a46f5 who had 3344da6b59 been dragged c0605cf194 back by 26cd0bb42c the warrior 18ad05baea was tossed e68d4bdf92 onto the ce34f2cc9c ground like 900a13b033 a ragdoll. Whether his 40b0682ba3 leg was c120aeb2cc broken from cc624faaec his escape f7fd3a4f50 attempt or d1ef78b087 from being 6bcbfab8ce caught and 054c3a0bfe beaten was 39f3349976 unclear, but bbb58108a5 he couldn’t cbb1789cb4 stand properly. His face was swollen 6782677cab and scabbed with dried 3cbb6c48a6 blood.5955c42f72a8610d

Yujin took a step back, frowning slightly as he realized the man was the one who had escaped a few days ago. He knew what happened to those who were caught trying to flee. Their fates were beyond words—brutal to the point where the term “tragic” seemed inadequate.042405398b6d863b

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“Damn it, as if walking these mountain trails without horses wasn’t exhausting enough. Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ve caused me, wandering around this forest looking for you?”621f75730577d4cc

“I’m sorry! If you forgive me just this once, I swear I’ll never—”7eb727c58e8cd854

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“Do you think an apology will fix this? And stealing food on top of everything else? Damn it!” The warrior’s kick landed squarely in the man’s stomach, cutting off his plea.c8fa0914af03e275

Laughter erupted from the 8665f93933 other warriors who were e24cbf7ee7 unpacking nearby. They mocked the man 4465232731 writhing in pain on 6aaf43675f the ground. The Mounted d0187dc64f Tribe warriors f28973e7b4 were indifferent d28c9fdebd to the 1c8bade448 suffering of b4a56aff4d others. To them, even 36be85f4b0 death was a e8b0404751 form of amusement.6a61da33b1cf3826

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“Did you really think you could escape?”20d78f6209ad1aaf

Namta, still ecd9e8c8af seething from adcae47675 his earlier 291414be25 argument with a1efb4e8e1 Bart, exploded 1948baf27b in anger. He stomped over, 53fde9ed92 grabbed the man 37c71f03c6 by the collar, cb693d4352 and dragged him d5a09a6dfa off somewhere. It was 5896acd66d obvious Namta fd43e6b2c4 was going 3075a5e651 to vent 9ae98b386e his frustration fa66a9fa6e on the 6809cbbb66 man, but ad53bd75db no one 9bd18058b3 stepped in 7b0cdd59e2 to stop af343df30b him.f83953b267fc1fcb

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“If you’re going to run away, at least don’t get caught,” the middle-aged man standing behind Yujin muttered quietly.6e13f242b1a77b3d

‘Exactly. If you’re going 178d08db84 to do it, 95273ffdce don’t get caught,’ 1ee9f421b4 Yujin thought as 41e097d195 he silently agreed, 09a35878e0 tidying up supplies 740ea995fc and helping others 24d8317b1c light fires. After preparing the meal 40f0c22842 and ensuring the sleeping dbac697b94 arrangements were in order, a427f3a0da Yujin headed toward the 4072fa3c7b mountain’s peak as darkness e660914cc5 fell.81441d4b877a46df

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The Mounted 3446de5ed7 Tribe lived 7ec4e02be1 on plains. Although there 0b540debb5 were small 990d954955 hills nearby, f954045ec7 their camps, e313b4308b centered around 0d131cfdb5 horses as f8051a5e03 their primary 2dc3f032c4 resource, were b7b23be139 set on cf04a0e10b flatlands. For Yujin, being 0d64a63255 in such high 3cbd6e7a67 mountains was rare. From experience, he e638c1ec61 knew that mountains e998715edc like these often 76cc9153dc had steep cliffs.71e308e6d193af7a

Walking until d1d1730a38 his clothes cf95f9ce09 were damp 623f124342 with sweat, 172fd758ae Yujin finally 2adce2de12 reached the c6e4eabd00 summit and 7030d6c1c0 stood at 83d331d426 the edge eb7d8be87c of a 8929e5a455 high, sharp ea04409a88 cliff. The breathtaking view 70e5cf04e8 of the valley 384ca1afcf below meant nothing cb27beee1d to him.1dd819392fa26756

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Slowly, he stepped 3dcb21c509 closer to the b89b6cd808 edge. The yellow flowers of 7a972af39e the Riazai grass greeted 6de9d98b75 him, nodding in the 9065053e72 breeze. Someone had 251078d7ef mentioned that 71cc26ad47 crossing this d2802c25de mountain would e9f54d377a lead to 1ab36d44c3 Riazai Hamlet, 0da8742f0e and it a9589629bd seemed they 941fed3d69 were right.709d052a164443fc

Yujin paused to look c101ae8587 at the flowers. He had f265203937 always thought cf14272d94 it odd 5dff8dda09 how unassuming 317f8adbe1 they were eecfa42f03 for something 31b6f598be so toxic. Unlike most poisonous 552fab7828 plants, which were 93a3e4410b large and vibrant, 4296bc9eb3 Riazai flowers were f6a6210f2b small and yellow, 7269dabd4a resembling ordinary wildflowers. Perhaps it c81b84c42e was because 93bb9be857 their effects e0b23ffaf8 weren’t immediate.d0019dfd48c6bd2e

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Shifting his gaze 549f20ef18 from the flowers, db9c0ff11e Yujin looked out cfe0f68f56 into the open 5663b22706 sky. The clouds obscured 42656e1b79 the moonlight, leaving ddf9af95e7 him enveloped in 7b396e3fd9 pitch-black darkness.184e447da75bfd0c

“Haaa…”433c0210221f3509

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He took a deep 690215f67d breath and stepped forward, a547483609 but before he could b58e2f25b7 take another step, someone b75d7923bf yanked his hair. Sharp pain tore 94562aed29 at his scalp, e0672b8de2 forcing a choked 03f5884484 gasp from his 8b59ae8fea lips.aef396dcd4785003

“Ugh!”6ac9dbe0b4a41c0f

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“Tsk.”691c1490d5e26ec2

The sound f431db1633 of an b8f553ce91 annoyed tongue b6762cc6db click reached 61c6247303 his ears 5e186ca4b0 as he cb02ebe3ee was lifted bba6f3df0d off the f92e46a5c2 ground and 9abc22f031 thrown back b39aa7eea3 down. The impact left a480b214bf him no time 4bfe3b9203 to process the 7bba40cf9d sudden change before 067654435d he was hauled 004fe32145 back up by a7236f5d39 his hair.49a77ad7e6e10236

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“Annoying,” came a cold voice.faff02b859218b9b

“Wh-who… Bart?”95c80de000fc6964

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His eyes 7997d16bcc locked with aad8d96f1b Bart’s icy 12a9ca6b34 gaze. The pain from his 7b3d6f1bf4 scalp, where Bart’s grip dbf6e11484 tightened, made him scrunch 679830c8a1 his face in discomfort 4e1e2a1dbe as he instinctively reached aad5138479 up to grab Bart’s 74f95b1bda hand.fb91ec17b360dd44

‘It hurts. Let go already…’19e09d1f7c0cc46b

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As the 30e6360502 wind chased c972d6a374 away the 391e47106c clouds, the 57beb32a5f full moon e21be7a7a7 emerged, illuminating 9c1d0ac441 Bart’s face. Under the cold white 509ae6d8c3 moonlight, his expression was 167d6040b8 frigid enough to make 6117377b80 Yujin’s knees weak. The pale light only 263bf91e7c heightened the annoyance tangled 4a5e2538ad in Bart’s steely gaze, c24dfb0746 which reflected Yujin’s terrified a69ae1989f face like a mirror.0dce4b148411f4c2

“Let go. Please, just let go,” Yujin begged, his voice trembling.7acab740faffb910

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“Are you following me?”153af84fe1ed87b4

“No! It’s not like that. Please, it hurts…”67f859a39434ab77

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“Then why do you keep showing up in front of me?”55188ad8a937ff29

Bart’s grip 923314a7ca tightened, forcing 25ab7fd913 Yujin to 8d876c8963 stand on 9759a87bee his toes 2b396fddd3 as he e9affffc40 whimpered in e8b43fbb46 pain. If Bart a4c8bb64cb pulled any b422fc7142 harder, the a0d1992b30 skin on 964dcfb8be Yujin’s scalp 42fb50b173 would surely ef6e26bb10 tear.1c0cdb7471e23998

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“I-it’s not like that!”0c4797204689ae4e

“If you’re going to die, do it where I can’t see you.”f2fda4a8eee8dd18

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Without waiting for a 7c27b9d8ff response, Bart flung him 86aff19974 backward. Yujin hit 770a3d2739 the ground 7e88857c9c hard, scraping 75271d628f his knees 5279475ec1 and frantically b724715761 rubbing his 970f21a15a head where b7d798ebbb Bart had 34a32dfe5b gripped it.9675b63fdfbaace9

He glanced up, 8de1a9695d his wary eyes 3c5298ebd1 fixed on Bart’s 46e417d0b0 imposing figure.183931a0c2ca3401

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It hurts, but 7f46fdf35b why is Bart 2bdc4bdcf6 here?aaa35b5361649cdf

From the 30f3cf176c riverbank to b02191bd45 this cliff, eb068bff5d every time 130bc8d77a Yujin tried 0a8f012557 to die, 2197715e8a Bart appeared c2e4d69f3f and saved 03c88725a2 him. Yujin didn’t understand why bbbbb91bb0 Bart kept showing up 48df355eb0 wherever he went. It seemed like an 6e57ed41a6 awful coincidence that they ce27601a14 ended up in the 32dd3fcd52 same place, but even 520109b728 so, there was no f58b3fbf05 reason for Bart to 5d8e768dbb save him.895c23ccccf1ca6b

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When the 12ef44bb45 clouds cleared, b6bbc8266a and the 464667e14c full moon c8348fcc8a revealed itself, 0cd80c6110 a large 1957000037 shadow cast 942fb93f56 over Yujin’s e1b8097fc1 head. Bart hadn’t directly threatened eaffea4667 him, but just the f565bb0dcb fact that he was 042e3efe7e a warrior made Yujin 26b2f64f00 uneasy. The current situation e3594abef4 was uncomfortable, and 5d423a7c0f the weight of 4962f12a91 Bart’s gaze, staring 1f68079eb8 down at him, f2678be0e6 only made it 1a5ad95b68 worse.7b383cc466e5b39b

Yujin felt the urge e861cb841f to move away, but 6915c3bbfe as he was trying 92a8c85aae to come up with 06ee6b189e an excuse to leave, af390ba1a0 his stomach growled loudly.e40498a7319b25d8

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Growl.459a02d3b10d23aa

The sound, completely out cb46518fce of place in the 55966eadc3 tense moment, made Bart’s f1ab0cc87e gaze shift from Yujin’s 1e34789624 face to his stomach.1b55e2e5fb2b45b2

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The longer a798d17eba the journey, c2fef5541b the less a70dda0a44 food Yujin bef1a022c2 was allotted. Since yesterday, he 41de23cdda had to beg 70cfe0e113 and plead just ad86f680a7 to get a 5e02e3bb0e few crumbs of 6c6e33a4c1 dried meat. Most of 40af4c7f16 the food 78c22a0d86 was given 0f11710e07 to the dfb3bb1b50 warriors first, b9d0609841 and whatever e0b4ab9de6 was left 923bc4cfb8 was given 3026ef2532 to the 3eeada215c older commoners 05ea1af12e in the 6a67b734f8 group. Yujin, as 3f5bcd862b a newcomer, 58dae2e787 was last bea520fc99 in line 3cd3d518f5 for anything.073a5b564a174538

He didn’t want 0864ae5be2 to beg for f5a0ab285f food anymore. He was 8786790951 already planning e406068bc9 to die, 1bb57a92dc so he d380468994 didn’t want 6805ea395d to keep c7c7f430c1 asking for e47045f622 scraps. After packing 63a98f5c07 his things, e15415f3a2 he’d climbed 84c1755e49 the mountain 41d6a11f74 to escape bad2231581 for a d4a0a6bd02 while. But now, unexpectedly, his 5611da0c8d stomach was demanding food. Yujin grabbed his stomach 849e0ff658 with both hands, trying 535498c253 to quiet the growl.ce811134f8b082dc

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“What the…?”1ab7df5328529abe

Growl, growl.c40bc18736a01ccd

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“I haven’t gotten any food since yesterday…”ba5261824a0b8680

The excuse slipped bf7ad99237 out of Yujin’s 4639773f67 mouth before he 492d0ef228 could stop it. The embarrassment of a37643b9c3 admitting his hunger adcc841f74 made him quickly 6ffde75ea8 bite down on 424528c770 his lip. He was a person ad4e8b3ea4 who couldn’t fight, couldn’t e49b8dec03 get food, and kept 12be56c4c1 trying to die. To the 3bdc2b834f warriors of 3d35afba9e the Mounted ea1cc0e189 Tribe, Yujin 70c6459bf4 was worthless. He wasn’t denying 21ca2af8e8 this fact, but 6aa8ec2f47 he felt ashamed 4bebc8a4f6 that Bart had f5f9943b38 noticed.22ab3fbc4d3920d5

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But he 1136d35ab6 couldn’t run 0f55f0858e away in e0892eddfb front of aa0e52587a a warrior, 4438c23250 so Yujin 0b5d4587f4 stood still, 63cbf438b9 only looking f156321608 down at 24e8e422c8 his feet. He expected Bart to 0435537043 disappear as he had 1f20a0c2bb before, but Bart stood 1e8cd94b61 there, still facing him.ab620ca6bbe7382a

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A distant wolf’s howl 548dd41733 echoed through the mountain, 5e7ee7d8d5 making Yujin flinch. The situation was 9342c44d03 growing more uncomfortable. Bart didn’t move, standing 353b7898ee like a rock, and b2c5336d35 Yujin had nothing to bfcdb92452 say to him. Finally, Yujin 6e6bd755da broke the 9bc9e141da silence, raising d7d2260c15 his head 07c7b1b125 timidly to 148d968baf speak.32b493ffd720acb7

“Bart…”2a56b79454714f55

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Bart’s lips twitched d0396600a6 slightly, his eyes 28e60b39f5 narrowing as he f98c39748f tilted his head d79cc364ea slightly.8dd15450b56a91a3

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Standing with f08c647952 the moon 9885fa4919 behind him, 0f36f79489 Bart looked 6548856986 larger than fc45ac67b7 life, almost 2ba59e9539 like a 25a2db634b beautifully carved cec19e90ce demon statue. His features 73dbbaf7d5 were perfectly 103de84a85 shaped, glowing a482c479a8 under the 29054d7547 moonlight, and e05b38e78c Yujin couldn’t f1a5e13704 help but 1d7da71419 stare, mesmerized ea6f4d2f01 by his 244cf4214a face.ac62c91ae3d395ad