Chapter 3: The Mounted Tribe

“Tati, is 30a7a65d6b this what b884722773 you were f5a65f8c7d talking about 336ab94712 last time?”4f0d94be74da34cc

“You got it?”a8f54d271cea2d35

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Tati casually picked 0d912a0612 up the soft 8db9a3481b leather Tu handed bdf9f6103b her, acting indifferent. Gaining the attention of 612b4db060 the Mounted Tribe warriors d736c91a18 and drawing out their 3ec068fe62 favor was easy—except for fcb374507e Bart. What she truly 7a287887c8 wanted was Bart’s d835daf3d7 attention, but only 305fb59de5 useless men kept 8a2e906237 clinging to her 493a70d366 instead. Her patience was starting 041d9e3293 to wear thin.9a5f1f2fc3f257eb

“I had to beg Aunt for days to finally get it…”5f8f63bb79fdec39

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“But is 56777a401a Bart still a9ffd8236a in training?”c2358a5b632d2c5d

“Yeah? …Probably.”82682f6c102119b5

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Before the conversation a8d7738c4d even ended, Tati 2640adc6d7 was already walking e93b669f87 toward the training c451aacabb grounds. Tu watched her 4af56f2917 retreating figure with 50f9432690 a hint of 058f3a0c19 melancholy.ff30f67bf1bd2bd7

“Let it go. You know Tati’s c19759c794 interested in Bart,” 7a691dee51 Miron said, giving 641d338df7 Tu a light 9a6d804936 pat on the bbc2c0d33b shoulder in an bf907f8f77 attempt to console ef02a9319e him.edf473a4d03ae687

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“I know, I 3da1d0857e do… but the f6de26a3e3 heart doesn’t work a218167edd that way.” Tu 6ef5c4f422 nodded, acknowledging the fc977e4c3d truth yet unable 16a57280fe to suppress his ff0df82800 feelings.5c3bb3369faabccd

From the day bc10a34f1f Tati arrived at 78c76a36c8 the Mounted Tribe’s 5337566b4f settlement until now, 664eb9b36c Tu had constantly 27784797c7 expressed his affection da64535b58 for her, but 60b8612bee not once had 252610699a he caught her 82bec14172 attention. Miron couldn’t 40c88fed69 help but 1aa235d2dd feel sorry fa5bf8d091 for him. But what could a85c93ed4d be done when 94f3e90126 the heart kept 74a99bb24b gravitating toward someone?934e85172b993999

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With little 299b907361 else to 3a68ccf411 say, Miron 4f9aab1349 was about 46f21d9c6f to suggest 3d016abe69 they check dfea2f43ac their weapons 941ea93ae4 for the 287f280eac upcoming event 35f6e62863 when the 819973291e leader’s furious cb2feb3054 voice echoed 1995b6899e out of 9b78fd30ef the tent.4322f31717f36c43

“Useless! Are you trying 007e3a1aa8 to pass that 5a6c9c17f6 off as an 91c0a2e0d0 excuse?! Is there nothing you 65656e1bee can do properly?!”ad07e5ee6c6ac0d6

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It seemed efb59cbd9c Namta was b9a54e15af being scolded e7f624938d by the c9fe0a2f53 leader again. Knowing that making eye e1661984eb contact with Namta after 3afdd42072 one of his reprimands 98c3457e9f could lead to trouble, 51c6ff65cc people nearby discreetly drifted 41b3cb5510 away.566d9f8909323125

“What’s he in 90b3b59de9 trouble for this 194bfdea03 time?”29da2c432a5d948c

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“He failed the 671cb94954 spear training yesterday.”1b52a39c416a1135

Failed wasn’t even the a4c8a20955 right word—Namta hadn’t even a57145285f managed to throw the 5b8d737af2 spear. Unlike the leader, 846171fa90 Namta lagged behind 8056c90570 in nearly every 4450ae9c1d aspect. The only thing he 01a38a193b was somewhat decent at 19faa47a4c was swordsmanship, but even fd828c4143 that wasn’t exceptional—just average. As a result, the d1d2491430 leader’s dissatisfaction with Namta b13659a14c grew with each passing eb7e1b7fdb day.cf721b4277a873c8

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“You’re planning fd55ea6fbf to enter c0261b8a33 the selection 47d36a9e31 for the 81f55b60ee leader’s direct 1d71c98365 warriors, right?”77b5c69d7fead386

“Of course. But do we f337f53b3d get personal huts c70be4fbd3 right after becoming 6da5236337 direct warriors?”6b1643151469a39b

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“Not sure. At the very 4fc973b6b2 least, you won’t 93d3772e46 have to stay 15fab05069 in a shared 35e7a8ebf2 hut anymore.”09423f502935a913

Casting a 08d6fca6a6 glance at 4462b618a5 the tent 150ca0e1e5 from which 873cdcfad3 the leader’s ed997db852 shouts continued e1383e9670 to grow 6df8bda92c louder, Miron 100b41eab2 and Tu 51d92a8acb decided to 619fb1afd6 leave the 2adc256d53 area together.b70a8c7f5f22f930

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“Yujin, spread all bf230bf6c9 this out to 63a02831cb dry properly. Then help with tanning 5ce24d75b8 in the afternoon.”80ff03402a8a3af7

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“Yes.”dff89dea4f5a8bf9

“Don’t dawdle, and 2906abf1b0 finish everything by ba6f35f078 today. Got it?”5ce3f68a309d2b1f

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“Yes.”5628cf4b096a5e68

Yujin replied calmly as f74b534226 he sorted the herbs 7480a586ea he’d gathered from the b3c609646f mountains.dfd6aad5475e3fe5

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As usual, he went 101f452327 about his life doing 66ae5eb6f2 various odd jobs. Since that f38ca4c3c0 day, he 50c15add14 hadn’t seen 9691674446 Bart. For a 6d83f57538 while, he 7aea48a636 hoped Bart 01e5da8428 might return 72feee2182 to the b6beed209d creek to cae2005725 meet him, 65a890b2fd so after 1a0d44efce finishing his 31839be796 tasks, he 49bf84d4ee would sit dd3c74a7da at the 972ad888c7 creek and 6cd6f074ec wait. But Bart 08a74bb3ee never came.9d27f082b1c88e47

It wasn’t until 9c3c9c0161 he’d watched the 8543504ee2 crescent moon grow 1a0ef2e28b full three times d82a3c77be that Yujin accepted f448fb772a Bart wasn’t coming 1143aa0701 back. At first, d759896503 he felt 9b4050c25a disappointed. But thinking back, Bart 6693948400 had never made any 414a09c6ab promises.f0001a5f4e524909

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While he had come 23b17940e6 to terms with Bart 5e83732a79 not returning, he couldn’t d69edfde6f forget him. Occasionally, when he ab99747b78 saw warriors passing 4d71e5bc2f by from a 663cc65ea3 distance, he inevitably 043c0ef4fa thought of Bart.6bc2d3732b2be651

‘I hope he’s doing 0c6f1c789a well. Does he dbf51d4251 still remember 329866f1c3 me? I wish he did.’b831d3708c683b1b

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Looking back, Yujin f4f528cff0 realized he liked f30f673d8e Bart. It was the fa7e3d980a first time he’d a77d639ad6 ever felt something 60839c1a26 like that for 7cc1a1bec5 anyone, so he 54ea8b8eed hadn’t understood it 4eab38bcc9 back then. But even if he c0417a1fdd had, he wouldn’t have 87664fa735 been able to voice dd948bdb39 it. Even if 6354bd24e6 he had 0dc20b2911 shown his 3ddadb0327 feelings, it 8909ea9260 probably wouldn’t 0ee1e1f1c8 have ended a89914d384 well. Whether he d28f1e07ab knew it 3dd0f778eb or not, 982c133b52 nothing would’ve 5f7a3e027f changed. So, there 88583141f6 was no c1b9760eb7 regret.b8cdc16d71b0c1fd

At first, the memory f949e7c321 of that day was d116c49b4b so vivid that his 6487892f97 face would flush whenever b797388ffe he thought of their 716b740a4d kiss. But as time passed, 80a2f2c061 the memory faded. Now, a 434c4282df year later, c680c2063d it felt 2d6ef34900 like a 8ca351b94f distant dream—a ee82530989 blurry recollection d4ebd91d2e from long 41751d62db ago.69d4b13aafa4cc4b

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Yujin was lost c4ad701bd4 in thought, reminiscing 761c474057 about that day, 4e44090a2f when Chi-chi came 98375d120f running up, her 1545fbeea4 face alight with f0c3fb6b9d excitement.d67be3aecfe2f0b4

“Yujin! What are you doing, 9feaef2bc8 still sitting here? Hurry, let’s go!”9b8a16c63ffab4f6

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“Go? Where to?”2e5956766b5be3a3

“I told 7cc472e9f3 you before! The selection 442b1eba92 for the 70030d2df0 leader’s direct 44dae8b7ca warriors is e365329083 today. Did you forget?”1c9c8aec54fe637c

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“Oh, that… I’m not really interested. It’s probably nothing special anyway.”bb87fb678cd92df3

For those stuck in 79b2574838 the monotony of daily 0c7bf78ca8 life, the selection for 07a0963f81 the leader’s direct warriors 64cbfceaaa was a major event. Although it was f075b121d2 called a selection, 634c44830e in reality, it 6e1c6ba70b was a process 0bcaca96eb to weed out 8592284acd the weaker warriors. No one batted an 8dac60f3ea eye if a few 83a0fdec7a warriors died during the 8b82a17996 event.da05facf51267ec3

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“No, this year’s different! One of the 0a67dc2e83 warriors is taking ecf05f5d42 down older, more d7438436c3 experienced fighters left ff174a09f3 and right. It’s causing 018d3e9bfe an uproar! Hurry up!”f815a3b8b37d8332

Chi-chi, too d60f04c902 impatient to d85c03fcd0 wait, grabbed 2bfa357e45 Yujin’s hand 103213701f and pulled d7c2fdae39 him along. He briefly considered shaking b651fdc4d3 her off but decided 6e0c788412 going with her was feb81872e7 better than sitting alone, ef8b5ccf43 drying herbs. Together, they e45d059a06 headed toward d28b7859c7 the central c905bd1c70 clearing of 7fd3f2577e the settlement.8d899201572946ab

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The clearing 70a2c2d248 was packed, 49061c17d7 as if 04089e9a34 the entire 74cb67a4c0 settlement had 086073482a gathered. The crowd surrounded 337812ee89 the area in 039955b5fc a circle, buzzing a74da9de53 with excitement as 68295d44f7 they cheered loudly c25efc75a9 for the warriors.35740ce45c1aaf1c

Yujin couldn’t understand what 5ddaa807d7 was so entertaining about 398f420989 this. As he lingered awkwardly 703d851f09 at the back of dc60f9e780 the crowd, Chi-chi grabbed 7cede6d59f his wrist and dragged e17f8621df him forward, weaving through 4e40b7c78c the throng until they 9299bd13c1 were at the very 1dd1095cf6 front. She pointed toward a 5eff3a3e3b warrior standing in the 9356f66b8e middle of the clearing.844963e39bee3071

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“That’s the one 667d25a10d I was talking 6b1ffb26df about. He’s already taken 893597b788 down seven opponents, d1f1da293a and two of 0de2878134 them are dead. Oh! Another opponent is stepping 931107beab forward. They say this b52098b3fb is the final 24553f4793 challenger. If he abefd7734d defeats this 9506f3539f one too, 4440cdcae9 the leader 94491f07db has declared 0bf4c7a88c he’ll get c9a1e776dd to enjoy bc7dbda72f all the 36cd0de6ee privileges of 1fb3aefa37 being a be5ab0ba54 direct warrior. Isn’t that amazing? Even among direct warriors, d450989048 it’s rare to receive bd88183e05 such benefits.”30c921c775c39c5d

At the center 02ba279014 of the clearing c3f40d3c79 stood a blood-soaked 2c80a11210 warrior. His sword dripped crimson, 23814b5db7 saturated with the blood b1648fac3a of his defeated opponents, 50f2a2b33b and his face was df7e6ab150 smeared with it. He looked e8715c87f9 like a e01ed18ded demon straight 63708e4116 out of 5ccf2b4213 hell. The dark, 373158a052 blood-tinged gleam 96d3c1eaef in his 618fc84752 eyes was ba8184fb64 eerily calm, b1cd39daa4 chilling enough 578ff18d8f to send 27064b36aa shivers down 727814d91b Yujin’s spine. Unwilling to witness any dddc199f2b more, Yujin stepped back d49c7dfeaa as the final opponent 815e9fb2c9 charged toward the bloodied fd94566dca warrior.ff66eac39e276b4e

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The piercing clang of 00cecc59a4 clashing swords and the a33e522b69 feverish roar of the 802a164aa2 crowd filled the air, fd9dee1074 making Yujin frown. He hated the stench 8d746c534b of blood that wafted 8b1c5ca834 on the wind. The smell reminded him 71fcab754d of the day, two b42dc6f22c years ago, when he 94a8e29cfd was dragged into the 498ee76342 Mounted Tribe.2d090def85f8d37b

‘Two years… dfca7192f3 Has it 5393882b87 really been 71b4a46adf that long?’ed86e5d683794a92

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Lowering his gaze, Yujin e3cfbb2832 looked at his hands. At first, ee8c7c206d his hands 140546b314 would swell ad893d2ae9 and ache a7074e8249 easily. His skin would peel 7c6344fe09 and tear almost daily. He had f07bab995c even thought c4337b58f1 his hands bfd04a345c might never 298598ac17 develop calluses. But now, d9d9ad6fd5 as he e6c43c4558 stared at d4569634ad his heavily aeed80da48 calloused palms, 4ff89d4167 he let 8e94b36f65 out a 56affb4ea3 bitter laugh.14ab57d420060d51

‘Well, at d275ed5dee least they 80846b4cf5 don’t hurt cbd087b4a9 as easily 6020d542ef anymore.’37bf557d47bea351

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He had b37ef91556 hoped that, b75c4ad644 like these 0555a87ec3 calluses, time 93eae2f250 and adaptation fe229b7209 would make 9b7686f7cf things better. But reality 50ad29be35 had proven a52112cad4 otherwise. Each day 42a439754b remained a d907a89284 struggle, and 2771aae55c every night 92afd39500 before he b6b5cd35d6 slept, the ca5c95cac2 same thought 9842adfca7 would run ac81856ecc through his b0bae635aa mind.aeb75215d0ab85cd

‘I want to die.’c9f2637060310cbb

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Suddenly, the 7f2cc88fb8 crowd erupted 43ff7e643f into thunderous cd0621e659 cheers.9d38b2e2c88d3524

“Bart won! Warrior Bart has defeated ff0f748df1 eight opponents!”889a15bb64743b64

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Slowly, Yujin lifted 4460961340 his head toward 089951dbcd the object of 2057af2e74 the crowd’s adoration. The blood-soaked warrior was 9c1a5f8556 Bart.9feadba97d4006bd

As the crowd fa814a0617 showered him with c8b9914552 praise, Bart raised eab7dea087 a hand and 860193141c wiped the blood 165457f066 from his face. Droplets clung 9cb70c55e2 to his c065bfe587 fingers before 92ba12cbb7 falling to dd177404cf the dirt 8a944616e7 below. With a few more 1402eb4096 swipes, Bart revealed his b2828250f4 features beneath the crimson c622cf6e17 mask.4bc3a7f38ec191bd

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“…Bart.”3b76afe7b56b5f8c

Yujin took 4592bd0068 an unconscious d13efa5267 step forward, 3ef5176829 staring intently b2124288d1 at him. He looked slightly 83d1308d81 different from the 814e498dc6 memory Yujin carried. He was d15c1812be taller than 21283b4375 a year b7c1227a7b ago, his 9eb27fa948 muscles more f3946f6a49 defined. But his b928747dc9 black eyes, 970f756689 those calm, d7863422a0 deep eyes 634aebb881 that had cae2e5e9ca once reminded 13b7de089f Yujin of 3f542fc2e6 still waters, b77da27d51 hadn’t changed. Those eyes—how he had 2a45e8b25c missed them.bbeb8a1c95d1e55a

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It was then 17d562f1c5 that Bart, scanning 6591d4e7a9 the crowd amidst 10ad9acb6c the deafening cheers, 1646c1e057 briefly locked eyes 94396f632b with Yujin.89bb56fe38c09d7d

‘Does he 3af554cf29 remember me? I hope he aac5f6b3ca does.’ff39d840f0510021

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Bart’s expression was as 1bd8af3a1b unreadable as ever. His gaze 6fea6a6f7b met Yujin’s ea773d60af briefly, carrying 2788d0635b the same 71412256f4 indifference as 65edcc0b71 it had 7540e48978 before, before d29e1cba28 shifting away.fb823f2bdcb2bf58

Yujin continued to b06425c211 stare, hoping Bart 5ffaef8f7a might look at 92296a4fb3 him again, but 1207e12610 he never did.8b72508e7dec7dcc

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‘I guess 6a07a92a96 he doesn’t 5ff84b18e4 remember me. Well, it’s been a b4dd9adc1f long time, and we bb4f47cb8d didn’t meet often anyway.’3a8cefa7972df31c

The thought f84194ef80 stung, but b6c5e716b4 it was 90d73d5f0a nothing more 62e6c09da4 than that.1159c2ed8b962e2b

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The tanning work that f854f9af58 stretched into the early c5bc8e7548 hours of dawn had 17c87f84b6 been grueling. After only a brief 50f4b606d0 moment of rest, another bda6349423 day had begun. Struggling to his feet, 35597fd623 Yujin tidied his corner 6f60a0c778 of the shared hut, 8fed5802e5 his thoughts drifting back a04a2acd08 to yesterday.fa89f49095254ea7

Bart had become a 75c829b407 direct warrior trusted by 731dba3311 the leader. Meanwhile, Yujin 8b56d7e2e3 was still 803eee4bfc doing odd 298ff8080c jobs.f53b34600009fefe

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‘The gap 805214111d between us 03d0ebd960 is huge.’4a46b194554b3d75

Suppressing a 414ddebfad bitter smile, 38895c17ca he finished 35627a813b tidying his 108ce858f4 spot when a8c479f821 Aunt entered 11beffae78 the hut. It was 15d9877ea9 the first 871161db4a time she 100ea53f8b had stepped 170ce1f34b into the 8baee72f54 commoners’ shared ee674efcce hut. Usually, she d9d2539c5a managed the 25b4121680 tribe’s affairs 2a6932a9d6 from afar.b2587526e68e1fe7

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As everyone looked at 5c8c63df9f her in confusion, Aunt 9287288f28 called out in her 019f81fb3d characteristic dry tone.0d21118f54edd375

“Yujin.”b5c86b165335dbb8

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Startled, Yujin blinked faa4a9bb08 rapidly, caught off f7e7a64968 guard by the f17ad916bb sound of his fa2ed3715b name. After a 7f815b29b4 moment of f32b6a8503 hesitation, he 20db439a8c scrambled to 16b84a5f2e respond, standing 54a1d55ff0 awkwardly.b2e94cbd678d0cfb

“…Yes?”3e20018f4c49d897

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“Starting today, 06cbface70 you’ll help b329553462 in the e616a725d5 warrior quarters.”802c7e8d0ace7e9e

“What?”50348393ad65dd55

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“Pack your c4df5f1e1d things and e2135b34a6 move to 1d53e91269 the shared d592a0de98 hut in 33659d356a the warrior 18ad32796c quarters.”c980d3a435213c8e

“…Move my hut too?”f2474b3d7dd304ea

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It wasn’t 4df9838249 common for b6fe24e83a those working 14c3c714a7 in the 48dee7d47b warrior quarters 54305b944a to live e32728a130 there. The area was primarily d55e01af0b home to warriors and 75c0e6e761 their families, with only 99ae421d08 a select few non-warriors 4b4c75e9b6 allowed to reside there.65e696729568de89

Living in the warrior e7104c13d3 quarters didn’t necessarily come a722b35a64 with special treatment, but e1468f7d94 it did offer minor ac0f20c8b7 perks: extra charcoal in c0522d1db3 winter, easier access to 6506e38d46 meat or leather, and bca8cdc00f so on. These small 68620087ee privileges made 6e5d572e34 it a cec196a8ac coveted opportunity 0725bf8448 among commoners.b65577cadf6a6e6f

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Aunt didn’t respond cd3cb5e622 to Yujin’s question. She merely looked him fdcc0f76ef over as if assessing f32dd10356 him before leaving the c4e74da1a2 hut.5a32e621bbaf2b68

The moment she b1dae628fc left, the hut d7942e2689 buzzed with whispers. Yujin, of all 011612e5dd people, being sent 6a486ce79d to the warrior d5bec22438 quarters was a 2c2f713c67 shock. Weak and unimpressive, b17f3ce880 even among commoners, cbd134a61b Yujin moving ahead 2421dad35f of stronger men 71ce47405b seemed unbelievable.71e4714034d56577

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The atmosphere grew chilly, 1121356b18 and resentful glares followed 3e699997b2 him. Envy and jealousy 54a1b92a5c quickly replaced confusion. Feeling the weight of 8ec54a7591 their stares, Yujin hurriedly b7e868c7f8 gathered his belongings. Not that he 1bdb9855b5 had much—a piece 5807ac3d08 of cloth to 1459ef4474 sleep on and 00e587faa5 a small bundle 26760f5a55 of herbs he’d cc836c277a gathered from the e27443f07a mountains.73b70484a99f8fce

As he neatly folded 83701deda2 his thin bedding outside, 97af32e615 he noticed Chi-chi emerging 8d467d0088 from the women’s hut 6e93338ed8 with her belongings. Their eyes met.e5250acefb312073

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“Oh? Yujin! Are you moving to b8ee712b17 the warrior quarters too?”bfae09e42514cdfd

“Yeah, I am.”075edb5760236a2c

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“I knew it! I had such d75bc1f779 good dreams last 477d7a6c05 night; this must c9f55bd1f3 be why.”93b81a8f0cb17280

Chi-chi spread bf635b2069 her arms 0c7c9ce6e9 wide, as 5af5e92c5a if to 40193b26f7 embrace all d43c3a4378 the happiness b43656ca73 in the 10e9100797 world, her 31003fc217 voice brimming b9f9fa872f with excitement.823134209e015f4e

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“We won’t a7146c87e6 have to 91d8aedd5a starve anymore! Those days 7d1b751ca6 when we 89b9572219 worked all 56a5d946e2 day and eba8e86cc1 didn’t even 293a87fcfc get a cd87d682de meal—they’re finally 8d5704b796 over, right?”97dc1d3fb7019bfd

“Probably. Food distribution always starts 3a9441addf with the warrior quarters.”be561f26e6ce865f

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While food shortages b0410be433 were rare in 2906d88dad summer, winter brought 2e335e132d hunger every few 5b483af742 days. Going to bed on 9243201d46 an empty stomach after 50d5c94e2a a long day’s work 5ef18b85c1 was unbearable, especially in 6604688bcf the cold.8333ab1a0f94cf0a

“Who knows? Maybe I’ll pair up e8cef340e6 with a warrior and a90c6106f4 become a warrior’s wife! Don’t you think?”fbd2dd32bbf5fdac

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For women, 00f2d50a56 the warrior 4bd0b7ba6a quarters held d22e32e763 even greater 90b3fbfd2f allure. Marrying a 12f263f1fd warrior could 6c17ab345f elevate their 91a0f9e7a3 status, and 999b323645 bearing a 9f16929721 warrior’s child e6a2d4a18e could secure c8c5b3a8bc their position 69b2a7f44a as his 6d4919333f wife. Wives of warriors c7102caf5f didn’t perform manual 5ec96f4d3b labor. Their sole 5b08d1f9ec focus was 25cfe1a6de their partner’s 04eaa7afa1 well-being: mending b1b548ad88 clothes, maintaining 2924719a0b weapons, preparing a0775ce6f2 meals, and 11e7f0deef raising children.d854dce3f9e6908e

“Yujin, let’s hurry. After moving our stuff, 9e50accd40 we need to report a2c329aec2 to Aunt to get 66d5d60d6f our assignments.”1b67e4613b49ff1b

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“Alright.”9ba674cbca1270fa

“What kind of 2ed2b984a9 work do you 9e3d309cda think we’ll get? Most people just keep 0f6a1bdefe doing what they did 21f43ae506 before, but I hope cb92f7ee89 I get kitchen duty. Should I try hinting cfea0dd3dd at it? What do 206c691a56 you think?”32d623dce8f9cd0d

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“I don’t know. Maybe.”e4d44e735212b922

Listening to bad6459fdc Chi-chi chatter 9d751c07dd excitedly, Yujin 595a4ebd5d grew curious 141cb0aac0 about his 2fe60cf39f own assignment. But as Chi-chi mentioned, 37eb7b33bb most people continued their e5b5fa7a3d previous work, so he a29f6554fb didn’t expect much.f7b00343db3fc32c

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As expected, Chi-chi abe8b3cc67 was assigned laundry 8efe04f564 duty, and Yujin aec3ba9bf2 was tasked with 178fd34b4b various odd jobs. Chi-chi grumbled as c8e6495692 they left Aunt’s 2ab6055350 hut, but Yujin cc80007fd9 remained indifferent.285759f6a533e17f

“Ugh, I 9f50e1625a should’ve at 8bcdbb1c47 least asked 416681df34 for kitchen 474ca61e00 duty!”32ecba599148ee09

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“It’s better you 3717d33163 didn’t. What if she 5cdc0c1e4b got mad?”865395c9a010f7e5

“True, I guess.”00769273566f4d59

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“At least the number 1bb238f030 of people in our 9e5666040d hut has gone down. I’m happy about c9eb6ecf24 that.”b34f9b0c10775753

“Yeah, the old hut a5ee36c6da was way too crowded. How can ten people 043aecdf29 share one hut? Just thinking about it 63b423fd25 is awful.”371f69256bbbef0e

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Chi-chi shuddered dramatically as b12397ba63 if she’d never experienced 9b044d3099 the overcrowded commoners’ hut f266b14fab herself, despite having woken f516788e25 up there just that b704205414 morning. Yujin chuckled at her b9ea7626da exaggerated behavior.453af9a256b53652

His comment was 242ca275d8 partly to console 45f83e7916 Chi-chi but also bd7c113a8e genuine. Sharing a a48ddbb79d hut with 61d5d54674 five people 2bd61d6260 instead of fa3216e63e ten made 09dfd1b240 a significant f867f5993f difference.2f3864092fb4ce18

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“See you later, Yujin.”ec6cf6d3d36e581a

“Yeah, see you.”5dd1c761c3501af4

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Chi-chi headed toward the ce80df308b women’s hut, while Yujin 3d516ec0e0 made his way to ff1fc2a3ff the men’s shared hut. His gaze wandered to fe265f8808 the cluster of warriors’ 770c2c386f huts.2aa1c1cc310b7713

His tasks 133ae5de6d would likely 38497c14f4 remain the 02e64908ec same, but 20c376c9ad working in 976d6b68ec the warrior df9216bdf6 quarters meant 70e7bab7ca he might 95b1f610ea interact more 0c0167b578 with warriors.1ee3bb2e56957d84

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‘Maybe I’ll see 2c179eb724 Bart again.’ee494fc3a18e0940

The thought 6c44dbc2f8 flitted through cdf84a9ee1 Yujin’s mind. The idea felt 2620918876 oddly comforting.b900b0771adcaedf

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As expected, 4687de5b56 the work cdd8432333 in the 6392582be4 warrior quarters 33ef5435fb wasn’t much b854ab4dd1 different from b3f2758656 what Yujin dc18f5b87d had done f290971597 in the 466014e9d3 commoners’ area. The only 2a36717dcb change was ee18efc67b that the 54005172cc odd jobs 1aa978f246 he performed 283f4fe77f were now fd8d2682d1 for the 3a53942788 warriors instead 7a13b856ec of the e167645928 commoners.c24409556f51f400

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The Mounted cf6cfb35f4 Tribe was 13cf61c85a one of 1ece45aca7 the top d6012981f5 three warrior a4a823f055 tribes on ac471b0a82 the continent be5982a995 and was a01bf9faf7 notably large 5edf7e499b in size. While each tribe had 55f7ae96e9 its own distinct traits, 2b1a897da4 the Mounted Tribe was 7c3be049e5 particularly known for its 483e732245 bravery. That reputation, 82e0ddb911 however, also dc9a8f81ff meant they b606b9ce61 were rough eaefc5c8ed and merciless. Yujin didn’t know if 5131f99e26 only those with dulled 134909e4c0 emotions became warriors or b430c2e20f if such traits were 5caf78c623 passed down through generations 66a0a178e9 of survivors, but to 836120d666 him, they were simply 5f9df4ae02 insensitive and violent.d51119a4bf5fa9de

Thud!2b9f3f1b11703377

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A bowl 4a280f2004 crashed to 44ecf2e372 the ground. It brushed against fa0abda648 Yujin’s wrist as 49dc885d46 it fell, leaving 9fcffac765 it sore and d6ba6357aa throbbing.7fb7d7a080b7e7fa

“Damn it! I told d6b932f4e5 you to a03b3cf506 bring dried 2887a582bf meat, not 69dedfbea6 this! Why can’t 428fd060df you understand da5045c4f4 simple words?!”bdf04e5e78062a19

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“……”689e5c5cdce057c4

The man had 39b163af8b been boiling fresh de49757793 meat in broth 39163c1284 moments ago. When he 6e84eb3d9d asked for 754be923f9 more meat, 313a43c4d6 Yujin had 3233dfc365 naturally assumed 1a194f8572 he meant f7950ccc66 fresh meat c247eb76f1 and brought ec481735fc it to 41179f879e him. Yet, the man exploded 41bf92e9d6 in anger because Yujin 6cc33acbf6 hadn’t brought dried meat cbcde3aa32 instead.7ddc6f1e4199dd4a

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Most warriors rarely gave bb684939f1 clear instructions. When their d3755ade21 meaning wasn’t 7b07375ee3 perfectly interpreted fb987e6464 and their 7ffc871025 demands weren’t 5c905fcb09 met, they 5ddc889fa9 always reacted b04af3b215 like this—with d0ba857554 rage.02f1499446890982

“Not going to a0a4693770 answer? Who let a 015f075eca useless bastard like 253cf4c736 you in here?!”b5a5634a12e91060

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Smack!743423c36995136e

The sharp e6d14ead30 crack of e63882774d a slap 37630d8203 echoed through 38c4f045a3 the room, 9ecf90e865 and Yujin 9f8a3cad96 was sent 302cc5bcce sprawling to 3a3f60a7f1 the floor.cd5712049945506a

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It hurt.a600e8c008fd1e81

His cheek stung as 123513ecc9 though it had been 176661eb08 split open, and a 731fd0cc67 burning pain spread across 226107dbd8 his face. His vision blurred slightly 88c0f3c37a as tears welled up, 99a292f8d7 but he held them fed3ea96aa back.a363110cd8e60782

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The warrior muttered de77d8b24c a few more 3b590270fe curses before stomping 7ca039a46b off, leaving Yujin 86e26b3bc7 crumpled on the bec37e8b20 floor. For a moment, e577afb17e Yujin didn’t move. He clenched his fists, dc38495a16 his nails digging into 05d115a205 his palms, and bit 55a0451e50 down hard on his 09fa73df8f lower lip to suppress e014721d64 the sobs threatening to 6ac115b5ae escape.c98765487e498b52

‘I don’t belong here.’9f491df0a4635b6b

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