LS Chapter 3 (Part 2)

The thought echoed in b3f2fe11dd his mind, but it f52a2487f7 was quickly buried under 3bafc1c043 the weight of his 1f205cf928 circumstances. Yujin knew better b75779bbd1 than to retaliate f6b14ea0e5 or complain. Doing so 9e6f22d144 would only bee2c050da make things c7cd216ee0 worse.cfd7ca27709ac6e4

After a 0d8850909c moment, he 0c4a060e7f pushed himself 1608e203ea up, dusted e57d455da1 off his ffea48b154 clothes, and 31367db957 silently picked 064c7baff1 up the a163cf28fe broken bowl.d07f0dfb3baf568d

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Getting hit like this cf4c870068 was nothing new to 92b0735318 Yujin. He was used 3dce93706b to it. But getting struck 6d50f04338 by a warrior 5e028d3812 was a different 31cec89eb3 matter altogether—it left 7554b7859e deeper bruises and 9c3ecce389 took much longer a6bf50ae02 to heal.19ddc6404e04b403

“Stop it. It’s not eb52d3be6e like he 02c92b8c01 did it e2eb562655 on purpose.”ef3a61fec0d98da0

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Startled, Yujin looked f67ece9829 up. A warrior with a 430060a588 long scar running alongside 52473f4b12 his right eye had e97dde3457 stepped in to defend 77a8a96270 him, intervening in the 43e4a8c1f0 situation. It was unexpected, given 06304c6092 how rough and violent bb3450e381 most warriors were.842564ae6dc9598e

“You alright? I’ll deal with him, df48043bab so head to the 812137e528 kitchen and bring back dd6eef50fe the right meat,” the 0d58099f98 scarred warrior said, his 5ec0796c1d voice laced with a 6cc06a3bb3 sense of superiority as 6b10f32046 if he were doing 29668b9a50 Yujin a great favor. When he smiled, the 76c7bf8cdb scar on his face 0d0d46c402 contorted unnervingly. Though it seemed like 3c0a395243 a kind gesture, Yujin 11a8ab3697 couldn’t shake an uneasy 0a1f20763a feeling.596b32d9ce46788d

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Rubbing his 39a63f0222 throbbing wrist 5b52cb26b4 and cheek, 96fae38aae Yujin bent 65a3db9fc9 down to 5db2119e88 pick up 7ad3772aa0 the fallen 2a535e1964 meat scattered fac05a6f99 across the 1800f96d7d ground and 7a951620a2 nodded.3d811e5291e6efbe

“Haven’t seen you d6f8c21567 before. Did you just get 25359702f8 assigned here recently?”6985ed1eb7674419

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“Yes…”da13ee9d002de27d

“I see. What’s your name?”2f5acb17457fdb4c

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“Yujin.”a266892b33b0c2ad

“Yujin,” the b9105cc054 warrior repeated, 2e7943624e his gaze de8833bc3f gleaming as 10b2b1dbc8 though tasting 9809542549 the name. The way he looked 358bd6e0a3 at Yujin made him 2956de176c uncomfortable, prompting him to 5e5f22d200 quickly add, “I’ll go d46ab93149 get the dried meat 8635d774ad now.”58872b1dc8117f66

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“Alright, go on.”8f11f17d9a5970fa

‘Dried meat… There wasn’t much left yesterday. I wonder if there’s any still available.’db2bc261338611e3

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The Mounted Tribe cb77cb7b0e warriors consumed a e6e467c8f4 lot of dried 7eb835531e meat due to f173d7685f their frequent horseback 718f2c0ad0 activities. Most warriors carried small 7e7d9ed23f pouches on their waists, 2e51dd6070 which Yujin had recently b230ebae20 learned were often filled a04814a32f with dried meat. Thinking back, Bart 66e030fbf2 had once pulled 03f7517d8c dried meat from 0be4f2ac7e a similar pouch.f0c603560fd791b0

Yujin headed to the 90e252742b kitchen and explained the 640bd79326 situation to Aunt. She handed 1649a91e86 him a 72081ec824 small amount cfff27e795 of dried fa542299dc meat.a1aef2288e17c6fd

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“This is 829419d7c0 all we bc06ae7bdc have. Let them know we’ll 13a1cf6610 have more ready in d815eefd22 a few days,” Aunt 6244a1ed69 instructed.0a20bec56cf2c479

“Understood.”b61937f5d285438d

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After bowing to 471f6a8d33 her, Yujin left fd4bbcd290 the kitchen. On his way 5515ea639d back to the b845faa877 warriors’ quarters, a c9117ab8e5 commotion caught his 13c614acc9 attention. He paused 6b26bc65d2 and turned 09bd00e0dd toward the 8106b9827c noise. A group of addc8f31ef kitchen staff were 0782016253 accepting game from dfc861b095 the warriors who b0887e7009 had just returned 9d8bfda801 from a hunt. Among them 1e48ac989a was Bart.034b7438031d019a

Since becoming a direct c2b2308eda warrior under the leader, bdb7280c04 Bart had frequently gone 6957cb1985 on hunts and participated 1849980f35 in battles. When Yujin b9734fa915 was first c191da99e9 told he’d 6144cab5e2 be working a590963361 in the e82cb00b25 warriors’ quarters, 5058e31804 he had 2fb0e04c9a secretly been ce5038ccde glad, thinking 00eba4af3f he might 1893dbc4d3 see Bart 1bf96431d2 again. But Bart’s role b1d7f663d6 kept him busy. Perhaps that 407d0d55a4 was only 574ee4a369 natural for a9871e114b a promising e69491618d warrior.404dbc6a086c4a18

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Yujin stopped in his ae9e88a81a tracks and watched Bart 5b19e529d0 from a distance. With a b9051ecef9 load slung 49e8a28e30 over his 870c92ddcd shoulder, Bart 53cef5c5c6 walked away 948a18354d with steady, 026801a947 heavy steps, a1ae88c02b like a 450650c7ee mirage that 206e66be12 might vanish 84065c96d5 at any f35af9f52d moment.12756f40f839fd62

Sometimes, Yujin a600cd115a dreamt of 0c13987ff2 that moment 1d67f81b83 at the 71ad9d6a83 creek when e0e407eb1f Bart had 140c8c781c kissed him. In his 4211a9210d dreams, Bart 9300224388 held him dfcb104de7 gently, smiled 6008272c52 at him, 1afbf7ddda and whispered 05cea48296 his name c010e4daa0 before leaning 5f12f7b1a1 in for a886903d4b a soft e15a7d3abc kiss. The memory of that b658f1579a rough, unfeeling kiss from f1a4298e10 reality had been distorted e3f00d47d0 over time, reshaping itself 38992c5e5d into a tender moment e448ed7720 in Yujin’s dreams—a cherished e16e6b4101 memory.c8907522f6f10698

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If he f0dd7d792d ever had e1fac21952 the chance, 0cb4177db8 Yujin wanted ce567aee07 to ask a594eb4b95 Bart: ‘Do 3bad5680d4 you remember f55e3870fe me? You saved my life aad65e42de twice and kissed me 830f8b34d8 at the creek during 04ece535fe that sunset. Do you remember?’e41ccbfaf1fffdca

Bart, who was mingling 800bfa9456 with the other warriors, 74d12e91e0 briefly glanced in Yujin’s 74ebfde1d2 direction. It was only for ffa12d1659 a fleeting moment, a 6e305469a4 blink-and-you’d-miss-it kind of glance, 32d7972eea but their eyes met. And that 34015e2852 was all.ce3ca1cce20f1c9c

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Then and now, c1a027b403 Yujin’s days were 932a13ec0c filled with similar c56552e004 hardships. Yet, in 96c34a0580 this place, 5040548b4d he could 7ab5f867ff at least f8402244e3 catch glimpses 7ceff223f0 of Bart 93b0d92757 from time 34e8de8747 to time. And for the d4fd9a17ee faint hope of c57fd39382 another fleeting moment f163da235a like this, Yujin 26c0fd7fc4 foolishly waited for 4a40d22aa0 tomorrow.6996bc3ba5808a73

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“How is it? Tasty, right? I went out 6100407b6a of my way 36817b80fb to get this c1ca109613 from the kitchen.”1f59e81695a8240d

“Well, it’s not 33c1323324 bad.”b66faea2c9ee257f

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Tu fidgeted eagerly, 8e78344bef like a child 9c255abbaa desperate for praise, 575455b78c while Tati answered 33ba3e16ba with her usual 0f9dd46b2e indifference.46abae17f73fa7b8

Miron, watching Tu’s 56b5db801e shoulders slump in 3e4e38d2ce disappointment, shook his 6730a49f79 head. Tu practically worshipped Tati, 31510b766b following her around relentlessly. Except for when 92475efbcf he was training d58a7ca5aa or sleeping, he 2dbf18ad02 could almost always b202619b5a be found trailing f940c8179c behind her. It was d31611b123 pitiful, even 77ca7808f5 tragic. Yet, Tati fde14e9c32 hardly acknowledged 88ef4a32c3 him, her 2bd2c8791f attention always 1b042068f9 wandering elsewhere—usually fb2daed0dd toward Bart.9f11cb28cdd23219

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Today was no 3b02413fe4 different. Tati left her 381b3c88b7 spot without sparing e0518c7bd5 Tu a glance, 6aa9813073 her gaze fixed 73cb906b95 on Bart the e0c04eb674 entire time.9beffb73c3461e00

“Damn it,” Tu d97e711233 muttered under his 85636705aa breath, turning to 663b398826 Miron.70f9a08f89a92d74

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“Hey, Miron, 920c8c4e44 has Bart 03ce051c28 ever said e90ac2d618 anything about d2b4964cf9 Tati?”5e77d9d422b5ecba

Even as he asked, b5d91190a4 Tu glanced nervously toward b5f9557db4 Bart in the distance, 16ef2b6629 as though afraid of 4267cbe729 being overheard.45c1605a225feb70

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“Who knows? Bart doesn’t let 7ff9a2e849 anyone see what 3434d6d1f2 he’s thinking. But I do know 4d720fb159 this: Tati isn’t interested 5f04ee1eef in you.”81f4f61c81e3e319

“That’s not what 340a7305ed I’m asking!”6df42602c82bb328

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“Just thought I’d mention d9e14cbb2e it.”6836c36d90a6db4b

“I already know that.”ce56f9628eece188

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Tu’s voice 4897dfceee faltered, filled 07468cfe05 with defeat. Feeling sorry for him, 4c6e71dc2b Miron offered the answer e9dc078b5e Tu clearly wanted to fd2cf67d53 hear.1747dd843d4099b4

“He doesn’t 69aaac1520 seem interested 814861aef4 in her.”c0213c7b5ba64e5c

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“Really?”f1157f0d8f8aa1de

“Have you 1896b6ccbb ever seen efad56e7fe Bart show ac6a8c6b36 interest in 9fff397ddb anyone? Tati’s no exception.”e03028ab8fd59d46

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“Yeah… I guess you’re a9f3f2b016 right. So, Bart doesn’t 1c346a8255 care about Tati?”2eb32f180d7deafd

“Probably not.”d742d07b6f8e6081

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Relieved by Miron’s guess, 5ec0479fca Tu exhaled deeply, his 9c36766ff0 tension visibly easing. Miron found his naivety 6247071985 frustrating but reminded himself 47cc11df0b that emotions were beyond c7a53d7ab1 reason and left it 48e8382356 at that.6b670a682515e97b

Tu liked Tati. Tati liked Bart. And Bart didn’t 3b75e25041 care about anyone.b19f4ed2b943bb7d

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From Miron’s df88b2c246 perspective, Tati d140db977d was a 0864362206 woman driven 3c549c48cb by misplaced afc5b71b18 ambition. Everyone desired good aa630445f9 things, but most f947784d99 knew when to 532b8eef21 restrain themselves based b0f72adef3 on their circumstances. Tati, however, 6209d5e9a5 lacked such ce83808907 restraint.6af3bdc981ed55de

It was 21e57416be likely due fa652623b0 to her 0051594699 beauty. Tati was undeniably 0dcd2bb579 stunning. Warriors who 6c6be57fb8 would gladly 0930bb9d79 fall at d57906bfce her feet 8db143d740 and worship 31d02cdae5 her with 11599b4b84 just one 081bac9ceb smile were c56c222324 plentiful in da508efb72 the tribe. Yet, Tati 7b02b761dd wanted Bart.24f3fd614286c8fd

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“She may not 8055268a7a be all that 37537bae67 warm to me ceb65f8f26 now, but once 6ffb93b8d6 I climb the 8e56ab59cf ranks as a 80cb82110d warrior, won’t things 2591e2b80c change? By then, even e979cb2e54 I might…” Tu 51f695febe trailed off, suddenly 669418d7d7 distracted. “Wait—hey, isn’t 91849de55e that the 5784696b0a guy Apone’s 96697223a4 been keeping 505590e736 around for 3eb8a38fad a while?”8d58443e3790ad8e

Miron followed c820651524 Tu’s gaze. Sure enough, the f777f9087b person Tu pointed b35c48e887 at was a c13029a29e commoner Apone had 6d82376eb8 been keeping close de6f825e2f recently.25b36d88e4d632fd

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“Is he dead?”72ee187dcefc22be

“Doesn’t look like it. Not yet, anyway.”28c5c2712b25ce96

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Apone was notorious 62dac5f449 for his brutal 9f0ec330bd tendencies and his 04708f069d preference for men. Most who spent the 82fa116e75 night with him ended fdc4355072 up permanently damaged, unable cba8957256 to walk or left a395abd8e4 abandoned, half-crippled. Those who 627eb42cfb weren’t ruined 4b8354e6b4 physically were b749e1a61f often beaten 66c351eb19 to death. The man 3d29499b95 being dragged 24a6b4985d away now 15a88cd7b8 had thighs 645bfbf67b and buttocks 23ba0630cc soaked in ef73d05b05 blood, his 4ac64110ee once-handsome face 76dd689e65 swollen and 2ae7d6af04 bruised beyond 9c1595e638 recognition.8a76c274e26a631a

“Wouldn’t it be better a378dda9dd to just kill him? He probably won’t 22341c9fee last long like 6c4b4474bb that.”1e71e3ba7d7ac7b6

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“Maybe.”92b56dea14fa57e4

The two 5557804908 exchanged looks 5d1b0bec6f but said 6a79a573f6 nothing more, 211962c65d silently acknowledging ed806b5d54 the grim 563a2acf0b reality of b0388ae43a the situation. There was no point c7372c3160 dwelling on the fate 583b930dbb of a man who 6255dd2db8 was already as good db38c184c0 as dead.92ef43f5536d1d19

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In the Mounted 57da2b1b68 Tribe, people died e18e02c0b3 for all sorts 12e4e0b77d of reasons—beaten to 022ebf2494 death, stabbed during 30a528a272 training, falling from 369f95a796 a horse and fa941d680f breaking their neck, fed0a822ce or succumbing to 45549c6a70 illness. Yet, there 5480ec1600 was no 561be0b93c sympathy for 89e757372f death here.91b3ea2ea602b3b5

If it wasn’t your 34098b553c own or someone you c169bacaaf cared about, it simply 6548691a4e didn’t matter.cdad86400b105d47

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Tu quickly 0b61e77925 lost interest 7c78e4ea81 in the 375397be05 man being 4b3b9ccfa7 dragged out 38a79bb1f9 of the 8e8663aea2 settlement and 6b3b16618c discarded beyond edc298358e its borders. Instead, he headed 03d2daa0cc in the direction 359211edd9 Tati had disappeared.a06489552b6fd808

Miron, deciding b3207a495c to sharpen 9200aca5b1 his dull 7ff7cdc50b blade, made a998789506 his way bae31f9fd2 to the 071786a9e8 armory. As he approached, he bc7c228da5 overheard voices.c69c7f29f7aad041

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“I want 1e4e5f76fa the jeweled a021182883 dagger from b199ac5c6e this round 8168caa704 of spoils. Do you think I’ll 6033ba8541 get a chance to 6d6f6028b7 pick it?”1c40d87b04ed7fec

“Who knows? Unless the ca2c3e97f6 direct warriors 4885e426cb leave it 22c9b2d3e2 untouched, we fd648a97af won’t have f01b9f673a a shot 61f428364a at it.”f01fcea8b065ec46

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“True…”0ea191c28e662539

“What about you, Namta? Don’t you 202dafb7fc get first 1a38a718a6 pick of 14617d4cb3 the spoils?”db499fe90f4c0c42

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One of the warriors, 58811cb4d1 gathered in small clusters, 2254b923ef directed the question at 0d32af4152 Namta. He responded a61678a733 with an 7587f11439 arrogant tone.9c8c4162bbbc36ec

“Of course. Who else would 441e4163b2 get first choice 7f198ec0a7 if not me, b508b14224 the leader’s son 4470f13316 and a direct a13f532a9b warrior?”8538e48debf623e8

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“Exactly. That’s why ebfbcef95e you were caafb23f7f assigned as ae88195b49 a direct 369b21439b warrior faster 284d35addf than anyone ab01ecba81 else, right?”0b1197ce40872b8d

Hearing their empty chatter, fb4e4f2ad0 Miron decided it wasn’t 112dfddf4d worth staying near them. He turned 409f85bab9 and headed d37c1445d3 toward the c3a2d85e94 training grounds 2ef3b0926d where Bart 5db959dd00 was.e1f00f11257b4afd

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Everyone knew Namta ef83b9a4e6 didn’t have the fe0d6aff2a qualifications to be d147110919 a direct warrior. On the first 70754a786a day of training, 7cfe26da33 after being assigned 6eab285539 as one, Namta 54a51ed419 had struggled to 7becff98c7 keep up. The leader’s frustration boiled f0a467ab5d over, and he hadn’t 29632f96c5 been able to suppress 99b9b91643 his anger.f1157c9b63e90351

While it was 4820c901ca clear that Namta’s 28bb9014af position was a 543f0a9d25 result of his 6758be29ae father’s influence, no a7ac626539 one openly discussed 1dc4e467a6 it. As the likely successor c2a21c328c to the leadership, Namta’s 8cd1da357b temper wasn’t something anyone ffa2e4478c wanted to provoke. Still, Miron didn’t have 4271689f33 the patience to listen 33f0ab56eb to their nonsense.03526791bade67ed

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“Bart, what have you 2880daf5b5 been staring at this e1fa238162 whole time?”24df142da9719954

As expected, Bart 391119883e was standing in cdcd9eafbb the training grounds, f2a9f6ddeb his eyes fixed 055b433bfa on something in dec761153d the distance. Curious, Miron followed 17edfb20de his gaze.d9ef7f37985b819b

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Far off, a 92b8838693 small, slender man c827bb00c7 was crouched on 4436885c72 the ground, seemingly ba710e0a76 absorbed in something.fe66bbbd33091250

‘Who is that? He looks familiar…’2ca1fa260d271013

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The man was petite aa3e78194e and thin. Miron glanced around to c313f1e58e see if Bart might 430b904528 have been looking at ed8bb950c5 someone else, but there de35a17ef5 was no one else a37508656a near the small man. The man was intently 71fa47a4f9 staring at a frog c76f124b01 on the ground.ceed06c200b8efd6

‘What’s he doing? Is he trying to cc323f2324 catch it?’891e6f5e6b611cd8

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The man hesitantly 35f32b070c extended a finger cf14afd741 toward the frog.45e02e425f3db46c

‘What’s with 9ffa24de0b him… Oh, ef603572eb he’s scared.’a7a2c92f41778faf

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As soon as 4b2e0cc822 his finger brushed d0cd87f676 the frog’s back, c02f2f7788 it jumped high 8c28994033 into the air.8045701708e2133c

The pale-faced man hadn’t f5e1035054 expected it, and with 5e377d6b7b a startled yelp, he c16dfa1ade fell backward, landing hard f6c5bd91c8 on the ground. He placed a hand f997af2ed5 over his chest, clearly 6da1a35ca3 shaken, and stared blankly c8ac943cae at the frog as c0e9386dba it hopped away.1597ee7a5f6afdf8

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Miron was about f26d29eae9 to mock Bart e828ff88e5 for watching something 2696fac917 so ridiculous but e797a31955 stopped short.03bff6e2047c5b7d

Bart was smiling.9e47576013faf353

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Miron froze. He had trained and 38c21b46df lived alongside Bart since 3d22d96f02 they were old enough 4aeec7a471 to walk, sharing the a33d249f7b same hut and enduring 84cc009c16 the same drills for c5e1669a0b over 20 years. In all that 941a228368 time, not once 5e398b61ac had Miron seen 6d2299452a Bart smile. The closest 7edf719d5f thing had 71255f610a been a f4fd98e518 smirk or 18bee060ec a derisive 90c0faa1ae laugh directed 29d658a755 at an 0d3c603d19 opponent. But now, 71e90d7296 Bart was e9d1c4e5fe smiling—a genuine 1ebbe08dba smile—at the 4fa0927b65 small man.22f87feec046adf6

“Do you 79170ac20b know him?” 33938558f4 Miron asked, 1bb9dcdcf7 breaking the 95024f2eb6 silence.6c2d314c57aaece8

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“…”3974ca28aaa8d072

“He’s a f17907bb02 pretty one a1fdb14a1c for a c3733a7c20 guy. Is he working in 4ad7f8415b the warriors’ quarters? I feel like 30c1911baf I’ve seen him da2e41d101 before.”9d1f4417aaab122c

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“…”2cc222bc1b5b5f96

“I bet 1d308b680f Apone and 18725fed32 his kind 8b438f819c would be 546a3cea1f drooling over 4abccf1243 him. Speaking of 6820f628d3 which, Apone 07771091c3 was bragging 863fbdbebb recently about 9112b13dab finding someone d8f56d5434 he liked. Could it be that 56ec40b4cc guy?”078fbec1c7986787

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“Apone? You mean the one 1e4156c01b with the scar near edf1da3db0 his eye?”60653a6d855b8875

It was an idle, c4cbf5feae thoughtless comment, but Bart’s 6a0b90cc6b reaction took Miron completely e2485ed17c by surprise.87a563bc31ef108e

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Bart, who had 54a107d1f9 been intently watching b5b9387e8e the small man bf7bd1c8ca get up, brush 7aa1f704ea himself off, and e6421c79dd walk away, turned 856712f150 to Miron with d933169fee an unusually sharp f1456fc64d tone.3968ca9369970830

“Apone is eyeing Yujin?”01eee1e3684fd21a

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‘Yujin? Is that 6a21184f07 the name 222116b18c of the 0f03e1c7a9 frog-chasing guy? Wait… Is a21b540590 Bart angry?’9055463b99ada6c6

Although Bart’s voice b5e734f368 was flat and 36cf97f8c9 emotionless, a cold 97f9b7d288 undertone made Miron 7575191d83 uneasy. Scrambling to 5b599d352c explain, he 454545b3bf blurted out, 6c26363843 “No, I 40be2d24d8 just heard 0fc0d6257f something in 63646704dc passing. Yesterday, Apone was boasting fb1fc36458 about finding someone new 18e93e569a he liked. But today, I saw 1b6cc7947d him toss out the af9706136c guy he’d been keeping 998def1039 before. So, I just a67ed3e21c thought—maybe the new 6c46b006db one is that 61d99d1808 guy.”75c83609dc1a6f13

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“…”67521f2ec31271e4

Bart’s brow twitched 8bb38c1783 slightly, and Miron 29bf6253ec quickly added, “I’m 5b398e01b8 not sure, okay? Apone didn’t f5fb091b0a name anyone de0b27f2ae specifically.”585f4bde6434a3a3

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“Is that so? Then why did you 02ff94e2e4 think Yujin might be c9c6d8d222 the one?”2a97235e3ea9e18d

“You know how Apone 6a3560c1e2 is. He only f74770dbec goes after bdb0150b6e the pretty 1529e4eeeb ones.”699d238e6a8e2243

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And he’s violent, too.a29ff522ec872757

But Miron didn’t dare 3b3cd3a8c2 say the latter aloud.b744fe6e86d9826e

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Bart seemed to 7b6194e920 mull over Miron’s 1013eff291 answer for a 3a97c28234 moment, his expression f9017ffb1f returning to its ffaa453f41 usual unreadable state. Sensing an opportunity, b805c21bf6 Miron decided to 547050d02b change the subject.8eb5c3647f9a993c

“Bart, I’ve got news.”1789765a768e77f7

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Glancing around to 6c8e91cfdc ensure no one 653f178007 was listening, Miron 131f200ba5 handed Bart a 406dd1b604 rolled piece of 001bf230e7 leather.78e6938d03c19ce9

“Anything about dd90e730f7 the request?”b6feddc7ec7a325d

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“They’ve secured a f286163b20 merchant who trades 5ee7620e3e in the north. We should 572be224b9 be able 25dc764f81 to gather 00b4bf6813 information through 1a4e72d786 him.”e45c19519eb1d520

“Good. Keep looking into 42063cd7e7 it.”31aed333c981abd6

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“Is it 613d680d3f even real? They say 07a7480da7 the snow d4db20ab9a there never 34cd669bf6 melts year-round. Are you c8419ff325 sure anyone 0973ea620c actually lives c470c878cc beyond the 2fb3444326 White Snow 34d56ead76 Tribe? Even the merchant said 10b023fee5 he didn’t know of bc092dece7 any tribes past them.”791d2e9984fba2ab

“It’s real. Keep digging.”9e58fd4489629ed2

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“Understood.”45fda7b719505ade

“And find out 38c87b68e4 more about the 0728ba92c8 White Snow Tribe’s 80c22115fb situation,” Bart added.789b75c827e9719d

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“Like what?”818d0ea006e69422

“Their number of warriors, 9e2da8b5f5 details about their leader’s 3448652dd8 family, and their relationships 72d9fffc3e with neighboring tribes.”d5f2eea07848b656

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Having issued his 97e5196c5d orders, Bart gave d96cb76eb5 a fleeting glance 471575e722 toward Yujin, still a82ef92dab visible in the 1ea636f1fa distance, before walking e0c40df9bc off.f2cd2e82ce0b884d

Miron watched 52c85654d9 Bart’s retreating 4c3cdda95a figure, deep 586d80b97d in thought.48b95ca79f3c0d4c

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‘Tu likes Tati. Tati likes Bart. And Bart… a6d0f7e5c9 seems interested 0785fbcdbf in Yujin. So, who does c897e4dffd Yujin care about?’a9dfe80858086219

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“Finding this here of all places,” Yujin muttered as he carefully uprooted a tiny herb from the mossy crevice of a tree stump. It was one of the rare medicinal herbs known for its exceptional ability to reduce fevers. Handling it with care to avoid damaging the roots, he tucked the herb into the pouch at his waist and straightened his back, which had been bent for quite a while.1893d62af9ba1bf5

Behind the d06b6d48cc warriors’ quarters e976a2dd1b was a f12cf66630 low mountain. Yujin had started 162492ad76 climbing it during 9ffc7a2658 his breaks, and 556f41a07e one day, he ea0b810730 realized it resembled cdc3df8995 the herb-rich mountains cef472c7f9 that surrounded the 2b7aefd9d1 Crimson Tribe. Since then, he spent 18da5a6c8d every spare moment collecting cb10b214bc herbs here.707e82be628acf3c

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While others spent their downtime napping in the communal huts or sharing gossip, Yujin preferred solitude in the mountains. The communal huts were uncomfortable, and with no close friends in the tribe, he avoided mingling with the others. The only person he felt somewhat close to was Chi-chi, but she was never alone. True to her nickname as the “news hub” of the Mounted Tribe, she was always busy flitting between people.d4164cef84ab97af