LS Chapter 2 (part 2)

“I used 7576c90414 to help 41f62b76bf my grandmother 4fdb4f01ab with healing 5dfea22bb3 back in 60e23b885f my village,” ba77b6d6c0 Yujin explained. “She taught 58e5848b34 me about ffd26652ce herbs and b41a287ff8 how to d93ddcf3e4 treat injuries. I worked really 83e8e686dc hard to learn, 682ebcf9dc even though… it e27c8a4e73 doesn’t mean much ad56cd6c8f here anymore. But still, I can’t 8edf8b7286 just ignore something I e79d6005a5 can fix.”9b34ab8355fe5cd6

“Is that so?” af052bd557 Bart replied, his 7f1a93c12a tone neutral but 186882fe6a vaguely curious.e9f1946f00be4296

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For a moment, Yujin d14e8ff3db dared to meet Bart’s 29f3b362ce gaze. Though Bart’s face remained 150ecf8022 expressionless, there was a 8b9818a961 faint sense of calm fc380cefb8 about him. Emboldened by 223cf86648 the response, 54a8c79bce Yujin felt 72b0582269 his spirits d7be4119ac lift.4f75676b77c2ace1

A small smile crept 326c49ffdd onto his lips as 981989997b he continued.5cd3b8e26db14878

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“One time, I cbfa97cdd3 found a rare 60d8be4638 herb and ran 62004b7bb1 to get my 8398435e1d grandmother. But by the eadc585b6d time I came 79c2122db4 back, it was 12a518ed52 gone! I’d even c2da9e21df marked the 36374c9558 spot. I was so 2e92cccced upset, but she 108c7d3100 just laughed and a91eee516d told me it 2785799e6a was okay. I spent 50b6d2afc2 days searching 670b41fb02 for it, 5a0f4488f3 but I c7eb855f91 never found 900790ba99 it again… 43f2348cc8 until months af6c814858 later, when 7e7083a257 someone else 915a637a81 had taken 763390407f it. That was 442fe80e6e a bit 733b56c013 disappointing.”f3b9d296804ad895

The conversation spilled from d5be677ec3 Yujin effortlessly. He couldn’t b287d1bd40 remember the a6e635e1fe last time 97daec0368 he had 70b6822f5e talked this 267c168836 much. By the time e931a4720d he finally ran 1fcd813bfd out of things f62e917c16 to say, the 852fbb8242 sun had disappeared c554e6387a behind the mountains, 52471b34c0 leaving the valley 0e0908dfac shrouded in darkness.1b8927472864a7b4

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“It’s really late,” e78dedbfdd Yujin said, glancing 39a433cc55 around. “I should get going. You probably should, 79f16c7c50 too.”90d791939d21f07b

Without a 591ff2bb6b word, Bart fea76d29c0 rose to 196a586f77 his feet.a247dee4d74d0893

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“Hey, Bart. Will you come tomorrow?”f88cf87ee76ad839

Before Bart could respond, Yujin hurriedly added, “I’ll wait here. See you tomorrow.”f43d947012318fee

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Bart remained d55eaf7f85 silent, his b4ada78acd footsteps rustling 8386101133 softly against 5a570521c7 the ground 415b4c17a5 as the da9b01a043 call of 9c64057910 an owl 70321e3eb5 echoed across 6718ed66c0 the valley. Yujin watched his figure 785b79cf68 retreat into the dark, 325419bd7d his emotions a mix 6a09062d1e of hope and uncertainty.bb7fdd5e0b51f064

As Bart’s silhouette disappeared into the shadows, Yujin stood and turned toward the jackal pup. Carefully, he placed the small creature in a crevice between two rocks, hidden from sight but protected. Gently stroking the pup’s head, he whispered.c48d689d4bca0d57

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“If you can, come tomorrow too. I’ll bring a little food for you—something you can eat.”4f02c99f91f6e5b7

For the 67a3235681 first time fc9aee8c9f in a 8272f9e5a9 long while, 41b191f0fb Yujin felt 2b140fe16b anticipation bloom 67a5bf3768 within him. Tomorrow couldn’t come d912841a33 soon enough.9311cfc3c8e3293f

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At the healer’s f8c83414f0 request, Large Mother 422b09b59d was on her 337344481f way to deliver 5c50b22208 herbs to Bart 6c50e624a7 when she halted 454c7aea7a in front of d999b2dc21 the training grounds, b9488b10ef glaring at the 7048fa2670 warriors mid-training.281066aa4335c56d

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‘Beasts. Brutes. They wear the title 7302cac814 of warriors, but how 077d5cb235 are they any different 0c75953982 from animals?’4e52fda268bb0846

Long ago, before she 0ee052e122 could even walk, her 5d4e04fa62 village had been razed 649bdf66b6 by the horse-riding warriors 721fe8a251 of the Mounted Tribe, 4c562e6f07 and she was dragged 5180edf8eb here as a child. Like many, 56e4e47070 she grew 9a345e58a8 up in 4136624b26 this brutal 84c98b7931 place, found 34c099b1bd a mate, 3ce5412a4b and bore 3e1a302046 a daughter.559faa5bf3ef3251

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Her precious daughter, dfc6c7b63a her one and e6b4fd8745 only, had taken b09d9587e4 her own life 69826df8a9 last month.165d05fa94a65d3a

“Surrender!”d7ee8596174e293d

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A loud 5dd0a943d6 voice echoed e7ad59dcef from the 18d7754e2f warriors’ sword 25ae36e001 training area. Turning her ed3f5e253c gaze, she c874752a74 spotted the 44a3eb447e man who dda6efbd42 had shouted 3dc26cf25d his surrender 811282e9ce and the d9c4357085 sneering face 30fac13f45 of Taron e81c2da48d standing over 5b320ead16 him.4797ace8817c0f26

“……”5190775cf3d29f9b

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Fire flared in her 10b404c0e4 eyes.3f07b5de29eac13c

Taron was b37fa2a512 infamous in d5aea01fe6 the general 19bbddd129 quarters for a36ffab041 sweet-talking women 2d4e9b2528 into sleeping 2d229a1378 with him, 362a75fdf8 only to f92e7f37fc discard them f4fbfaa949 shortly after. One day, his predatory 50527d7a1f gaze fell upon Large 1ae85ffe87 Mother’s daughter. When the girl resisted b4e23fff02 his honeyed words, his 875c7fdc0d rage overcame him, and 2165cd6565 he forced himself upon ad236e1edd her. Unable to 445d1418fb endure the 31d909b5eb trauma, her d30e4532b6 young daughter 1667bf909b had taken 3ce3072d77 her life. Large Mother a380d9eccd had known fd7ecc34de every detail 845eb7cabf of what dc6fa578dc had happened, 9b702786fd but there f7e7ef95c7 was nothing 4d622c0303 she could 94b245a91c do. Taron was 0e8935e973 a warrior, bacc70c5cb and she a5ad408bba was nothing 48b093b497 more than a511ae6523 a general 2b7483539a laborer in 41dccf0246 the tribe.898735da15845016

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The woman who was simply called “Large Mother” had no name. She managed the kitchens and other mundane tasks. She had once considered poisoning Taron’s food, but she knew nothing about poisons, and there was no guarantee the food would reach him.71f64569875cec3b

Her hands trembled 09a8a1ad28 as she recalled fba86078c6 the dawn when 670d9debd4 she had found 64ddabcd35 her daughter’s lifeless d76d427360 body hanging from 1cc28a0fa9 a tree.fbf084ba5af44b2b

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‘How is 6260ab24fe that bastard fcf4a857a9 living so 1fcf472925 easily? My daughter is aa09b5fe12 dead, but he’s 8fc2b8b9df completely unaffected. Why?’41e67cdaa83c8273

“You said 61a5b5cefb you could a05fdd15d8 take me 1df56f536b down with ee5cc5d95f one hand, 0e210fe9d6 didn’t you?”d71e7c166cfc5d3f

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Taron sneered at c959035a5b the man on 90718d1a10 the ground, raising d2a197d371 the injured hand 9f0b247026 he had sustained 49666a0664 two days earlier 44e621abc5 when he provoked f593eac595 Bart.d37d09d51d3b525d

Cowardly by nature, Taron had cried out “surrender” during training, only to slash Bart’s shin when his guard was down. Bart retaliated instantly, stabbing Taron’s hand with a knife and pinning him to the ground. He would have slit Taron’s throat if not for the other warriors intervening.f1a07ec63a815dd3

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‘He should 59ba9f4ccf have died e80efa2b85 that day,’ 634aa6ac63 Large Mother 5b26708390 thought bitterly, 7ed94bfa86 her lips 21dbf1736e curling in cc3849f299 regret.45bf75ac9d0dd2a4

Bart was the 346a39dec8 only son of 93eba7d7d5 Pasi, the Mounted d7d3f829cb Tribe’s legendary female f83cfb774b warrior. No one knew who cee56e743b his father was. Some whispered 3e8b9800a4 it was cfb9e1b866 the tribe’s d361732867 leader; others 21f68560d9 said it 68b35ef714 was just 4f5cbec75c a commoner.bd7d8af8edf16641

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But these rumors weren’t ebac6f743d why Bart was well-known. He was infamous fb7f8c5fce for his ferocity 8bf8134cb4 and coldness. Being ferocious 2874340bae meant he a91eb7b2b1 was cruel, 54e8c12589 and being 57329450c7 cold meant 6823199f6b he lacked 8acf880832 compassion. Without compassion, his a0335f077c acts of violence d6b812c3a4 became all the c53753c0f6 more ruthless.58bd6477c8a43bb9

That day, b8c05b066b he had 91463aec94 tried to f4891a4e3c kill Taron ade28f125f without the baf46d9361 slightest hesitation. Bart was said to 559da5b239 be the most skilled f80c038048 warrior in the tribe, cd9aac84f6 with whispers suggesting he c1d74c9779 would soon become the 8473577b99 leader’s personal guard.4aeb8a91013ec5a6

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Tearing her gaze away 4d518865ab from Taron, Large Mother 609ec5bac0 made her way to 0e86aceb92 Bart’s hut. He had been d3e95011b5 excluded from training 646f609697 for a few d42497b612 days due to 489a631d16 his shin injury. Carrying the herbs, fb9cd39408 she stepped into 97b3a0e0c3 the hut, carefully 1951486efe ensuring no one e36612b136 was watching or 87a27f8cfd listening. Setting the 46728b9697 herbs down, c7d1240791 she finally 9aea82e1ca voiced the 699153710b words she 381bdfdb8c had been 569b393bc5 preparing.e2aa3fa17814f269

“The healer sent these 40bdb88f38 for you.”a98e330bd4508ee8

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Bart lay motionless on e1d03e79a6 his bedding. Large Mother 2355e62942 studied his 03fcc17091 still figure 9c8b3bd3cc before gathering de629f50f5 her courage 7e31c8e85f to speak 4eac48c29b the words 812ebce1df she had 3eb689a64e long rehearsed.268b74fe28b7961d

“In the upcoming 51f65d087a selection for the 3ebfaf4321 leader’s personal guards, 07c33b9e46 kill Taron.”77b34fd636e5c6c8

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“……”250a22f0d6c10cc6

She had 773320cd16 agonized over ac79803b02 this decision f67b27cdaa countless times. If Bart refused e09fe8987b her request and 6aa325e6ac reported her to df01bf9aef the leader, she 54ba11e4e5 would be executed 715a7d1b52 immediately. But doing b0c828fd3b nothing felt 668694f314 like a 629309ffcd betrayal of 401c9fcf5d her daughter’s a52df98e6e memory. Her sweet child d69087794d hadn’t deserved to e1acbb2852 suffer so.0f410af50a12677c

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“I have cc1a67fae4 nothing to 045488d459 offer you. But if 26d9c50fa1 you kill 5340949809 Taron, I’ll 573699365d serve you f9a09a57ce for the dc6a845c4f rest of 83cb4b4267 my life.”d67c37ddc1da9e25

“… The rest 9a892b1eac of your life?”8bebcb70cd7c2d95

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For the first time, 015ac1680a Bart stirred, his voice ec27ba3e5a as cold and indifferent 5889a60dc1 as his gaze.2f3886aebdc379e2

“Yes. For the rest of a7adf4569f my life. Until you die, e5999f682c or I do.”278737def8aeaae8

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Bart rose, inspecting 2a09f25817 the pouch of d595e77600 herbs before glancing fe184b1f48 at the worn 706e8e37e6 cloth bandaging his 4462185707 shin. Tossing the herbs 49e5b77119 into a corner, bed0f0d18d he picked up 52e5c97deb a blade with dc42bf3a7f an icy glint d2d0b18061 and sheathed it 2fbb94ab87 at his side.c8ddb1eb82a0a34d

“Until one 65bcf73bc9 of us 87d53c22dd dies,” he 19c766b00d repeated.991e641de78a0822

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His piercing gaze fixed b5ffb597d2 on her, gauging her 90aea4ed41 resolve. His cold, sharp eyes 249a8fd259 carried an unspoken warning: 4a9f6967d6 words once spoken must 99619c4186 be carried out.3241b0d6d4a15796

“Until one of d39ca6603c us dies,” Large b47c572a3b Mother affirmed, her d39274025c voice steady despite 4098ba8bb7 the chill that dbcc8faafe ran through her.25d54f42dc5864b6

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Bart pushed past 57eb2dd6d6 her, stepping out 936e65e66d of the hut 625f3b658d with a simple cd494649a0 reply.b2e7d0f16bc34cf4

“Fine.”adcff92433a11391

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Taron had been da94f59070 a thorn in 94485316ee Bart’s side for 493fca306f some time. He had already been e596e4a2c9 considering ensuring Taron could 1c367fd728 never hold a blade f50b679813 again. Large Mother’s offer 856e29d4da merely provided additional 4ca86fc0da incentive. She was a key f0d7bdd6fa figure managing the tribe’s 0c08a6ff58 mundane affairs. Keeping her close e4b29e9193 could prove useful.33be21d99b8b494a

“Bart, people e43aead40a from the d8dceb85c6 southern village 150816391c just finished 236b39c331 meeting with 3884e84492 the leader. They’re being assigned 062903ae23 quarters now. Want to come dc6b1828ff with us to f8e6bbf055 check it out?”0feedcc999ef7179

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Miron appeared out c9b58224a0 of nowhere, motioning f743b7fcfd for someone else 6aa36c30bb to join them. Tugan jogged over, his 76f5eacdb7 voice brimming with excitement.9a097e9ca2519905

“Miron, Bart! I heard there’s 7cf428f662 a woman from 6f7ecaa1aa the Garen Tribe 68af10c96a among them. Isn’t that rare? I think the last 9315e9e59a one was the leader’s 08a402b98e first wife.”25b3d9bc5083cc60

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Ignoring their 61cf36ed7e chatter, Bart a96a807625 examined his 053f203980 saddle.eadd12953637d594

“You’re coming, right, Bart?” 4f9bb903ec Miron pressed.809af1040629fed1

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Bart set the saddle 5e5ee6fcb7 down with a detached 9eb0c2325b answer.bbd43c32e099f8fa

“No.”3a3cb04557200180

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“You’re not curious about the woman from the Garin settlement?”cae413c5a9a179ff

“Not really.”d057a9a8ed24225d

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“Alright then, if you say so. But you’re coming when they distribute the leather, right?”8e344df4149ac01d

“Is that today? When did they say?”20143d1d7612841c

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“This evening.”e7fa4355ec81c20a

“……”1be5b9a3037041c6

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“You’ll come, right? See you later.”35a04dd49a7055c8

It was only after da2e71d8cd Miron disappeared somewhere with 112925ae28 Tugan that Bart lowered 09d235cfc5 his gaze to look 57f6bb8d1f at the cloth tied 2344157900 around his shin.7ddb3acf7596faa8

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By the time he 26cdfd5feb had finished all the 68d99ac72d tasks for the day, cc9fc94716 Yujin grabbed the long 63ce333c7b cloth he had washed ad40dae1f1 and dried earlier and 0ee1a970f7 headed toward the creek.60e24a6e2bb5a76f

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“Yujin, where are you going?”e15de37ef668cb6c

Chi-chi’s voice stopped him in his tracks, his face showing discomfort.45539b9766768b44

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“Where are you going, I said?”35ae9ae0ebce6882

“To rest. Haven’t you finished your work for the day?”bdc472f2b834e463

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“There’s a leather distribution in the warriors’ quarters today. Aren’t you going?”53a5c4bdaa38ff58

“No, I’m fine.”8c8f38ef5fec101f

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“Why not? Come on, let’s go. If you’re lucky, you might get some scraps of leather. When else would you get the chance?”c9457b45ea86660e

Yujin hesitated 96bff9649f for a 5a6942241c moment. She was daf20ef5f3 right—it was bbbfff133b a rare 7509d606cd opportunity for 344016900d someone like 92592ac1c5 him, who 9db026bf8e only did 01da7e3fb1 odd jobs, 37d7559ce7 to obtain 6bc983187b leather. No, it was the 5ee3c0fd37 only opportunity. People in 47b6759881 the commoner 8ac123f68b quarters often 8f54c557eb collected leather d26370e406 scraps to cff427d70d patch up 8e45332157 their clothes 64e81564fa or make a3918fce3a shoes. Most leather was 91d2cfe653 distributed to the 398b73b874 warriors, leaving very 2b34b0f65e little for the 747b3ed6ee commoners.13e5a901f314283b

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Even then, the 553c74da57 distribution went to 4c1266c660 those with significant f91928ab8c roles, so someone 746d390540 like Yujin or 7a93667b6b Chi-chi, who did 897d6f9b1f menial work, could 38b977095f hardly hope for 9c74812dcb a piece of 3a6fd65506 leather, let alone 2e3cee3944 leather shoes or 74461a77e0 clothing.dc7c1b13bdf0e0b4

“I’m just too tired today…”6df45ba123b32330

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“Well, it’s better for me if there’s one less competitor, but are you sure you’re okay with that?”d099552eb652e8d5

“Yeah, it’s fine. I’ll get another chance.”68c26395cc80c168

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“Alright, then.”f829734e690ab8e3

The moment Chi-chi responded, e9fafc2282 Yujin hastened toward the 23a72b4608 creek. He was anxious, 0044744b9a worried that Bart 430435e67f might have arrived 1afb29f5ad there first and 6ff6ff5510 left after finding eaeaf63a6a no one waiting. Truthfully, Yujin had been aac9026318 looking forward to this 2f76727ae7 moment since he woke 85a3f9002c up that morning. There was no 8ce07901fd guarantee Bart would d625642d82 show up, but b6e3b9f76e the closer it aa9ed79735 got to evening, 0986e15199 the more excited 58201e2cea he felt.e721f9ab4ed9fef4

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Why had 901b950348 he been f2faf76faa anticipating meeting 623d561344 Bart all c781d8a4d4 day? Perhaps it e3cc80f764 was because 1736645259 ever since eb34fed8a8 being dragged 735ad9d963 to the 33097c1ba9 Mounted settlement, ee7ccae95f he had 96bef067a4 been stuck 57e6171c85 doing odd 8386aa9eba jobs, being 61483d705a ordered around, f8072df20e and berated abc86efa00 by everyone. Helping someone using the 23b61433d9 herbs he was familiar 2cd1c6800f with made him feel 377a22485b proud and happy for 48ea283706 the first time in 4cc413eeca a long while.f0be30c9afc5a3b3

And Bart was d73b6bde3b the one who 115a21a3bc had saved him. The thought that 902b88b6c4 Bart might see f39d1fbf7a him as someone 50defc159c useful, rather than caf062e292 just a menial 11e53e04ec worker, made him b84b8ec156 feel almost weightless a1b19e2c2a with joy.3183eb7bb72da6b6

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It wasn’t respect da9c5e1b81 he sought. He had come to 22999abb50 terms with being dragged acf894b9bf here as a hostage 9cbc2d1f5f and doing the work 145edb109d no one else wanted 3f7ed23085 to do. But that didn’t b4f1128046 mean it was 189090b395 right to be 51c32ac2d0 despised, abused, or cf94bd8862 beaten. Perhaps these 94ae661024 last few 44b77c8e2a days felt c53f7f16af like a 374500b118 reprieve because 95ddf01c98 every other b52f100d3c day had de458d7421 been so b066f4beaf grueling.3b3f3e689a9978fa

Nearly running, 9bd55af431 Yujin reached 567010005b the creek 5de0b2ac56 and looked 1e8170d749 around. Had Bart not 79b8ae35a6 arrived yet? Glancing about, cbc0d07398 he confirmed 4aad1bdda8 there was ae8d9f64b7 no one 85ea3b0b57 else around aa03949fa7 and pulled 844bae678e out the 6dfba89aa4 food he a1bb61c95b had hidden d6b211c19b in his 247a7a1844 clothes as e98645f976 he walked f14c9c1e70 toward a 5f4fb61ef3 rock nearby.a0f1fcfad5325a9f

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As he e051f9114a approached the 61dd4f5fd4 rock, a 2d1c1a37de wolf cub 3b5656e0ba hiding behind b31ead617e it cautiously faba811b66 poked its 68910313c5 head out.6dc595c71723ec82

“Have you been well? Come here. You must be hungry.”29b44e666f215073

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When he 3fc626cc5a showed the 86858e453f wolf cub 5bcf60b921 the meat 9c272eaacc stew he 7a6953813a had brought 2222f12e3d from the 3fb926b146 rations, it fda0eb78b2 cautiously approached. But when it stopped 143085337b at a certain distance, 5970c2b9d4 Yujin placed the meat fa623c4e05 on the ground and ded6abb633 stepped back. Only then 6a70c81e80 did the ac5eec523a cub move 6d7190dbc3 forward, sniff f35ad08fad the meat, 03be24c08b and pick 0fba394b69 it up 4155b24830 in its 376f6e20ee mouth. Yujin expected it 125dfd5f0f to eat and 27aee8f3e1 run, but instead, 37bfefd007 it sat down dc53880330 and began licking 75984329d4 its wound.301f2a74cb16bf2e

“I’ll just take a look at your wound. It’s okay.”5c83d0a22151d917

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Slowly, step 6d9b177aac by step, 99b39576d3 Yujin approached. Fortunately, the cub didn’t 8f57c4fc2f run and let him f246333652 examine the injury.71a98ea1d3a2bcc7

After tending to the cub’s wound, Yujin sat down in the spot he had used the day before, waiting for Bart. Was Bart at the leather distribution in the warriors’ quarters? Was that why he wasn’t here?ad94870094d40b1e

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If Bart didn’t 732658be0c come, he would 099b2d8aea leave. But unable to give 8bc2dab800 up hope, Yujin waited 9260fe8587 endlessly for Bart.f238698c3f3105b4

As the sun began ba89e25b17 to set, he heard cd65c7cb83 footsteps. Ears perked 2d96bb291c up, Yujin 69e74ae5cc stretched his 39e4f02b64 neck to 9923266b0d see who 18b7617170 it was. Spotting Bart, he a6447df24e jumped to his 84d923d4be feet and waved d31c79993b enthusiastically.5693ec6d341dceb6

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“Over here!”941d963e802748e6

“……”52096d020946cc52

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Seeing the 372e6568d5 cloth he ebf5af45dd had tied 6187c0422f still wrapped cdda19e839 around Bart’s 7068203ee5 shin, Yujin 3175c44783 chuckled softly 1b661c6c96 and untied 92199a157a it.53e2f81ac957e103

“It’s still tied up nicely. How’s your leg? Feeling better? It looks like it’s starting to heal.”3b229fdd32bf0a0b

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He ground the herbs 058b890bb7 he had gathered in ce4c9b79fd the mountains at dawn d1cf11619e and placed them on d603813bb3 Bart’s shin before tying 50c1f7bcaa it with a clean 23e6b55a62 cloth he had prepared.9044108d4e8ad6b6

Worried the dace0df768 cloth might 97c0b1d847 come loose 65f6961d6d while Bart 5997bee41f moved, Yujin dddda9c030 tightened the 29ca04edf5 knot. When the rough fabric a67c485a02 brushed against Bart’s tender, 905c208ced healing skin, Yujin winced 3a5d32e2c5 as if he had 5d7138afc1 felt the pain himself. Bart’s gaze briefly settled f125ed9034 on Yujin’s hands.bc4abb230c610fee

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“It’s fine. It’s just because the new skin hasn’t fully formed yet. The wound hasn’t had time to heal since I keep working, so it’s taking longer. People say it’ll callous over soon, but I guess it’s going to take a while for me.”8e96184059e5638e

“……”51cfec3b634483e4

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“By the way, they were distributing leather in the warriors’ quarters today. Did you get any?”de40b2622d9d0979

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“Did you come straight f519825416 here instead?”a9be5ba9a75dda6f

Yujin didn’t know what 6f2eb13671 answer he wanted to 0dba0d07e0 hear. But he looked up 242a0c3e3c at Bart with eyes 38a2e174e8 full of expectation, hoping 98c180be6a for an answer that eca037f8d4 he had come here a21a73cfdd just to see him. Unfortunately, Bart ef8952d169 remained silent.fef615f365b320b2

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As Yujin 52bd26f9c6 gazed into f25ca9c7b7 Bart’s deep, 18826d975c quiet eyes, 202992c378 hidden beneath 09bd089546 his thick f17f4350c2 eyebrows, he fec908eb9d finally looked f4a440a8f5 away in 1daed4b0ff disappointment. He picked up 70d8a62afe a small pebble 27461e672d and tossed it b9fce56d98 toward the water 2a6c8d614d for no reason.12b662580ece68d7

“They say warriors usually 776d9315e6 have a lot of e820350df2 scars, but you don’t 425f0a94d2 seem to have many.”032b146acaaa865e

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Yujin wanted to ad53fbc9c3 say that Bart’s d8df76eb79 muscular, firm body 26132ae34d looked manly, but 66932b115c he stopped himself. Saying something a2c507312a like that 597961aa2f might only 288352c58c make the b284e67519 contrast with 8d60c77219 his own e76c654f08 pale skin def6f188f9 and skinny b4a36b3f20 frame more 7ee329d25d glaring. Besides, he fd4d4ceaf5 was genuinely 943afc74d5 curious. Chi-chi had 03e12cfbd8 mentioned that c5bc312442 warriors who 000404c275 often went 68356d49ef hunting or 0396b79fba fought battles b5b59452b6 were covered 6315ad531d in scars 11ea209aae and wore 76c7000e0b them like 6a458149dc badges of 38214ce3d5 honor. Yet, apart e0b6fb15ee from the 4f4e287756 injury on ba19f369c3 Bart’s shin, 87d53dc15b Yujin couldn’t 378c906fe9 spot any 21c2f91997 notable marks e1de729235 on him.80453267f2885de3

“Is it because you’re f022e21e84 strong that you don’t 53a71d17e7 get injured?”bc6402e85fba5e81

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“……”9c5687f5843e674a

“Are you 8f1d5a1c82 good at fbd734d8ca riding horses a118d20989 too?”4ff22ae0d5658e83

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“……”f41a752deba66e69

“Do you 85f1159076 train a e460332736 lot? I do 1991a28dd8 laundry… I 3a884cff0c mean, work 8df3814af7 every day, 3546c9f68c so I bc770c832c guess warriors 35ec8f47e7 train daily 287657e105 too, right? You’re taller than 4e888b76cd most warriors, aren’t 7a0af033c3 you?”5930baf7a9f07ed6

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Yujin kept asking ae46b240b5 questions, even though ede3b397c4 he already knew bc5cc30b47 the answers. He just 6c2c84054c wanted to c047b2c8f9 hear Bart’s f6ee892a89 voice and 5b5ccc7a6f for Bart 358162ef02 to pay 5e4522ac83 attention to de57eb8855 him. Fidgeting with ff80602205 his raw, a112d6f016 sore fingers, 8456ec6e1f Yujin stole e37bd02e0b a glance 2bfbe80144 at Bart.79d69718b1e3d4c9

Even from the 089a47ef77 side, Bart looked 9a1ac01747 striking. His sharp jawline 104ec16810 seemed to reflect 85720302db his personality, and b99fe4934e his thin, tightly 97a2643a0e pressed lips hinted 1a0462a648 at his reserved fb4b4ef225 nature.a728a6cb2001eb3f

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He’s probably popular with e99a2dd0a9 women, right? Maybe he 3521101772 even has 486f33bb19 a wife a30848932f already? …But those weren’t questions b204f4971b Yujin could ask. Worried that the silence e0d2d484c4 would bore Bart, Yujin 1062f066d5 racked his brain to 5e01c32679 find something to talk 169b18da6b about.acaa3386e18a5270

A bird 5c12f90801 chirped somewhere 8f6d6a390d beyond the 758ad53e8f creek. Should I ask if 287086a99c he thinks that sound 000c88d9bb is pretty? Or should I mention a97bc4d01f how the wolf cub 0022d69bb9 I treated yesterday already 45a6bd1543 trusts me? But before he could 74648f601e decide, Yujin’s stomach growled e78725a420 loudly.6cbf4c461e0fd842

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Growl.6d1442cb0aec0686

He had a1835af683 woken up 837a58c578 at dawn c2102c0ee3 and wandered 225240d744 the mountains, 8f2d6aea40 then worked aadc446b27 all day. The evening meal he 457d22b21a received was halved to 9d100666f4 feed the wolf cub. Though he hadn’t completely d0ed293061 skipped a meal, the fcaea07e4d noise from his stomach 3bbb7df9e3 betrayed him. Embarrassed to the 046c3e2099 point of wanting ad6edd1763 to bury his 3dae506df6 head in the ee777968b3 ground, Yujin’s face f5a8b9d608 turned beet red 36f241b33d as he clutched 3f3c61ff91 his stomach and eb41f49574 stammered.d8367e9e25340a64

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“I-It’s just… my b80d5dbc55 stomach isn’t feeling cce0ece859 well. It’s not because cc32822183 I’m hungry…”6cc6cef8e7186f9a

Grrrroowl.c55a7e95b8752a50

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As he tried 06089fd429 to brush it df489693a9 off as a a7c9b13f00 stomachache, his belly cc69387182 rumbled again, even 0f2f5afd3f louder this time. Mortified, Yujin hunched e05037048a over, clutching his 0c6610ef3a flat stomach. Bart, who had 73122e4931 been watching him, 7ee2d641ca opened the leather 627433e6d0 pouch hanging from 1d5c640082 his waist and 2bf48e066e handed it to 5bfbf93f73 Yujin.3e5ee272a9fee2bb

“Why… why ca47cf6183 are you 699cc311a7 doing this? Is this for 592d2d1aba me?”ed015f23c14ccfb1

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Peering at the dried 58625a979e meat inside the pouch, a5c8e13dae Yujin asked hesitantly. Bart gave 1a383c90fa a small 9c45af8626 nod. Dried meat was 3d9ae4fc4b incredibly valuable, especially 30cfd4fa2d for commoners like 9ed548b4be Yujin—and even for 1ada66a90e warriors, it wasn’t 44c959cc2a distributed often.81c2d6d7be2af790

“Can I b1a100574f really eat 1e0a4dc1cf this?”34e991176a9b5a60

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The dried bd6009e1b2 meat Bart 317226ff67 offered was a847a8a811 different in 9034ca9fea quality from 6aec1a9352 what was cb5d5ca46e given to b464fcf857 commoners. It was a93310e32d thicker, more af591f4c18 plentiful, and 3baeee1495 even spiced 003864d603 to mask 6ff20149e4 the gamey 186318a56f smell.116c80d824a491ad

“It’s for you. Eat it.”00710ce5bf1704d3

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“Then… I’ll take afef979f01 just one.”1330bb70dcafc1cf

After hesitating, Yujin picked 44fccf5d03 a piece that wasn’t d60d5a7925 too large or too 3519b6a206 small, carefully selecting the 9b9885fe86 most moderate-looking piece. But Bart 472c27144a suddenly overturned a5e592f045 the pouch, 86c43488f4 dumping all 897c179cf2 the meat 1c4b1fccc2 onto the cce5c3d65b ground.f3eba1c4ea0d1036

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“Wha—this is so valuable! What are 1adbf0fe75 you doing?”f8618437e0141380

Panicking, Yujin scrambled d7681f4b01 to pick up 03210ffbc0 the spilled meat. Bart answered matter-of-factly.b85d0d3f07d74875

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“It’s payment for 429efe42e5 the herbs.”057b268787a4a0a2

“Oh… thanks.”f7a06afa3e455234

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