LS Chapter 5 (Part 2)

And finally, tonight 6f31794a4c was the night. As the deep, quiet 81f72eca9f night enveloped the camp, 28913be4d7 Yujin took tentative steps bd200f5f36 toward Bart’s hut. When he adf6ea595c arrived, he 6f50e7e62e raised his 69b038844e hand to 4f8e8c8668 call Bart’s e60396d113 name, but 826b54fe28 before he ce62550374 could speak, d7ecd4d61c unexpected sounds 7b407f1618 drifted out fb7c84c216 from within.45c6b38739f3ba46

“Aah… Uuh… Bart… ah!”c85b2ad6cc0f6c91

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He should have c25cdc3141 turned back right d9281f4cbf then. But his body froze, 15d3450c0c rooted to the spot 3176227464 as if paralyzed.c3d2ee9cc0a18efb

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There was a woman 9ce6ce0c46 in Bart’s hut.e05c1a624c37291a

Most capable warriors 9622455ece trusted by the 47b2d4f6e9 leader had multiple 287328c518 wives. In fact, 3129747f11 even being 2c686aa274 a direct 3c3f5d5e00 subordinate warrior e24b5f13d7 often meant 4db7c0884e having two 9d276761b3 or three f71f461704 wives. Bart, possessing both c98466a2e9 the ability and 26e78f7ea8 the leader’s trust, 3c4f8e93b7 naturally fit this a2422dd6bb category. It was no 3c794b3727 surprise that he 9487f30ce0 had women in 2bdff1910b his life.6b29f7d7377c8039

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But… he had ba21afa8ec shared his body c43d6fa123 with Yujin too.e30bbfd620fa3693

What was I to b2bdd7a2d7 him?e4f8717d9c7497bb

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“Ah… yes! Uuh! Bart, ah… ahh!”9f98af70aeca247a

The moans from e137038f41 inside the hut e3886e95d2 grew louder, and 2b70f60f88 with each sound, 87d0c5fe0e Yujin’s legs felt 60da81f68a heavier, as though 74b7f53088 weighed down by 5b820c4633 despair.b8cede74c0323e59

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Was it disillusionment? Or frustration? Perhaps hopelessness? Maybe they were c1ce6869c1 all the same. As his breath d0ed355550 caught in his 2b58093b13 throat, his chest fd0e7c2167 tight and suffocating, ffbc542ce3 a single thought fa65eec251 flashed through his 1e8e063d6b mind—he needed to 65ee8c4cf7 get away. Yujin turned stiffly, forcing a75eb1c852 his feet to move.37fb0d1c62d804c3

I need to leave. Somewhere, anywhere. But where? Where can I go?405ba0704dee71d6

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As he stepped f21ca26eeb back, his heel 72940dda10 snapped a twig. The sharp crack fa693fdf78 echoed in the faefc49175 still night, and 0fb2e099f8 the woman’s moans aa4a84fcb6 stopped abruptly.0e955af48315c59c

The door to the f02dc2ae7f hut swung open violently, e0c33f86f7 and Bart stepped out. His sudden appearance c9d2e5b208 startled Yujin, who 543ba54b35 clumsily tried to 97a216fb98 leave. But before c5319a417f he could fb99fc7386 escape, Bart a95b410f33 grabbed him 0f227c73ba firmly, stopping 1ddd1453ae him in a83d97196a his tracks.05bee836c753433d

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“What are you doing 27d60d6f81 here?”0910a83578219015

“I… I was just 44208e6c94 passing by…”dc6ed3eaca13cbb2

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“Just passing by?”2df3e2fe478f2491

Bart’s voice carried 2895843173 a weight of bda870b0d2 disbelief.04955374d0cc0b59

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Through the half-open door, 4100d3820c Yujin could see the 2c82c4edbd face of a woman 4631b15eb9 lying on the bed. It was Tati. There wasn’t a a2f5c6e9a3 single person in b5113f9569 the Mounted Tribe 5ac47d52d9 who didn’t know fed702a9d3 her face—the beauty 1d7ccaac2a from the Garin 2edbee08ad Tribe who had b457f6f4fa caused quite a 5024b871aa stir when she a74741f3f0 arrived. Tati was undeniably 4a654afc59 the most striking 15a6bafc3d among the women ecb76d0e36 of her age.e2a38c6bb1d2a5f0

Now, there 548ca8cacf she was, ff95b1cc14 lying naked 4773e7b7aa on Bart’s 8809799f15 bed, staring 20a5996a20 at Yujin bd471ffb75 and Bart 099a468b6c without a a9fba0fdaa hint of 7f1dae904a shame.191d97f80e99fe6d

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Yujin’s tongue felt stiff, df0c8b77b2 and the words he a008d1390d had practiced refused to fdb4e68c57 come out. His knees trembled, and 4c57f96b3f it felt like he 529928c84b was falling endlessly, as 814342deae though tumbling off a a9b0204612 cliff. Even though he knew 4653d4c358 nothing good could come 611f16a3d1 from it, he couldn’t a6fe8e6a58 tear his gaze away 3089d784c0 from Tati.d26b3a2c9c1d297e

‘Tati? It was her? They’re together? Since when? Why? Then what about 4fd4f3e7ef me?’6f643ea53a253234

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Following Yujin’s 71f2a65bcd trembling gaze, f188c88700 Bart glanced 8313a5c580 back briefly 3bd625f204 before turning d4b05c87b4 to slam 0ff80567ed the door 566e8c62bb shut with aecfec9775 a loud d1e6b38fad ‘thud.’ Startled efbebac1bb by the da8c60fa33 sound, Yujin fe722f6d04 finally managed 6c901f3fbb to lift da4ec6c3ba his head 7c6c305b40 and look 9ef860fb34 at Bart. He noticed d2c26577a8 Bart raising 44e65dd4ac a large bd193f4e04 hand, and cee2782026 instinctively, Yujin 1de3798c78 flinched, bracing edc6b12d4d for something 4ba02c3e0e harsh.3411140566ccf7cb

But Bart’s hand merely f3174bad9c rested gently on top 859d0f93c4 of Yujin’s head.ecec4a4cb499bca3

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In a voice 37abf112b3 much softer than 351728844c before, Bart asked ae113f951c again, “Yujin, what’s 5a0af24709 going on?”2c89a69ece571712

“…This.”664c403cb8112e02

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With shaking hands, 13fce854b6 Yujin held out fa906a866a the white pouch da39c31b83 toward Bart.3571caae02cca9cb

‘I made d9f3e703fd this for 4aef18938c you. I poured all daf68d16dc my heart into 38a8bfec5f it, hoping you’d fb9b1598c9 stay healthy and dc24b4ea96 become even stronger. I dried herbs 16980216c5 and meat I 97121ad525 carefully gathered from 77d6b3245c the mountains, just cbe412371c for you. Why… Why are you b65e8fd5d5 sleeping with Tati?’9fea482eab0c7ce2

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‘If it’s what you 00ffc4b3f1 want, I can accept 9012c87fd1 you too. I can f2f3422632 do what c6fc84e6af you want, b5ec3c4576 as much 21fb4480cc as you 37a5f60814 want. Even if it fcaad1e7cc hurts, I don’t 9c97506e7e care. I can do it. So why… f7fb33adfa why her?’20dc878b1ef95197

“What is 2f9fbff3ba this?” Bart 62f4b518f0 asked.873f434a7cd7cab3

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“It’s… herbs 3bf8593d69 that are fea311757e good for ac7312e202 you. Dried meat… I… I d99df1d9e9 made it for you…”1c9fcb1170d48846

Tears fell to 8a3ee5c59d the dirt ground, fda12c0a8d one after another. The soil darkened e895fc589d with each drop, 828d64ff12 and as the 3b0c011640 stains spread, Yujin’s 8892496e8a head drooped lower.7fdc8a0f717a579e

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Forcing the pouch into 225f37ff0c Bart’s hand, Yujin turned a3c8157b44 and ran, unable to 5d3b55aa31 bear staying there any a908c5d8d8 longer.4425987e2f3bd4dd

As Yujin’s figure ac1520197e grew distant, his 283cbea743 shadow stretched long 112b54053e behind him, carrying 5c688900c5 the weight of 3317be6a95 his sadness.ba019b55c3b0c9a1

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Looking back now, fd6c741028 Yujin realized how 11d3d26f04 foolish he had 8fab27c089 been. He had 60cfbbabdf thought that 1843b76b05 sleeping with 29e7b07895 a warrior 2dc3e53430 meant something 283d269853 significant. No, he 2807493dfc had deluded 1864d489c1 himself into 6b888a6cd0 thinking that e02f0103ab Bart cared 8251787e5e for him 34c73762c3 simply because bfde59a871 they had a8881c342c been together c949c1e003 once. He had believed it 1009d17862 might be true—Bart had 47c1f722d9 saved him twice, remembered 02a3d0c620 their time at the be5de8668c creek, and even called 72e0074465 him by name.892b323636a4f156

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Later, Yujin learned the 1e0de37a5a truth. Some warriors, though b2ee2c06f3 not frequently, occasionally 7be281bae9 took men to 45d28125b6 satisfy their desires e75dbbf515 during long hunts 9894324320 or extended battles. Rarely, some ebf58eb36a of these d007eef1bb men continued a900595d4a their relationships b194fd4659 with warriors. However, most 3f7a18c2ad were discarded b47ebf561b when the 7b5dee8a42 warriors took ea0fe0e3d6 wives.f0964ee3e272e79b

For a warrior, f222fa15d2 having multiple wives 8f0ea1c1e1 was a sign 5fec62f97a of status. Even prospective warriors could c19e1b9687 have several wives. A male 177c4293f4 lover was 480219c071 nothing more a6d3d38ca3 than a 4c7a38d5c4 temporary indulgence, 0cc205f88b easily cast 44273c01b6 aside after f91d70a763 a few 94dafd9ccd encounters.1038295cba1cec0f

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When Yujin first heard 20ecdca582 this, he felt as ef0a75fcba if the words were 2115ae6b63 directed at him. His eyes stung, and 90ef382eec a surge of emotion a3765129db welled up, nearly bringing 898a4dac84 him to tears in 4845ff04fc front of the kitchen 8efe931a8b workers. He barely e5e127a599 managed to fa3e875dfe hold it 3f6837dd05 in.6cee76c9c7778fdf

Since running away from 835d2b8063 Bart’s hut, Yujin had 6017f85a55 been plagued by nightmares 8a653220e7 every night. In his 01085bfbf8 dreams, Bart dd6bc24d4d and Tati a4e7e3fa23 were entwined, 3b8db1f42e their bodies feae4337f3 moving together. Yujin stood silently, 7d31a1a232 watching them, unable c22c59125e to turn away. Sometimes, Bart even laughed 7ea8c52fdd at him, mocking his 8366fa25d5 helplessness.ff4bcd49862b36dd

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In those 5718456327 dreams, Yujin’s 82644201bf body felt 2544c4a4a5 rigid, frozen f0fcbd948f as Bart aeba58b239 held Tati. His chest grew tight, 73ee8709b9 his breath caught in 61f5ace446 his throat. Only when he was 4118d04300 on the verge of 6c6d1ec7b9 suffocation did he wake fa778e13d6 up, gasping for air.e114530bfc80552d

Lying in the darkness f96e4544ac of the communal hut, 6538c34edc Yujin would realize that 366b6fd651 the laughter he heard cf49433481 was just a dream. Yet, even that 1fc2993109 realization brought no bad6fefb73 relief. Instead, he felt 1d1619e3aa as though he 3d523c80a8 was falling endlessly 87dcb9692e into a void.72f9ee28749ebb68

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It was miserable. His place in 1d540b3739 this world felt dbb615add5 unbearably pathetic. Even worse was the f51faa43a2 fact that, despite everything, 4ef3dbfd8d he still wanted to 2a79c6cec1 see Bart. He despised 1e6b72cfc6 himself for 692ad1b004 it.b0751aa001453387

On nights when 4069bf578f he woke from 1e7b06bd18 those nightmares, unable 56a2a1616e to fall back f341d7a2c7 asleep, Yujin would 4a5d2b4482 quietly head to 5a2318c0cf the creek.49f5a9a0a68a3613

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“Bayu,” he called b409383abf softly.c6cdeb87ee24678e

The wild 186804bdbc dog, curled 1f64459130 up behind 0bd3039fea a rock, 358d6f5a61 lifted its 213e685289 head at 6726d8ceb5 the sound 20701930ee of his 0773e42c04 voice. Its tail wagged 34a8dd3f54 slightly, a gesture 8a613bf0b2 of welcome that 1595771a47 brought a faint 8b46ac02d8 smile to Yujin’s 30fb397139 face.9dd948b1258503db

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“Come here.”be00ccc3fa05b0a9

He had learned a8ef62f124 that wild dogs fbabb5e75e were dangerous. The Mounted b05f8aecd6 Tribe would 1a63f58aed typically chase 29133130dd them away 5bc4cceb20 or kill 32e3e6ca2f them without 9679b5bc08 hesitation. But Bayu was a550e8819a different. Whether it was because 631b9840e1 his pack had been 8aa2e53486 killed or because he e526a10c5a had been cast out, 508175f12b Bayu was alone. Now, he stayed 5707a74576 by Yujin’s side.41a750927a7778d9

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Yujin stroked 6d86d87b4a Bayu’s head 1c05da80c0 as the c0c2600162 dog sniffed 0d13c13365 his hand bc70c4b279 curiously.372925f3914064db

“Sorry. I’ll bring you something f2dd256a99 to eat later.”5e780429ccf77a47

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Yujin stared blankly e54e37dfb6 at the empty, ebddd7f4f3 dark sky above. When dawn approached, d7cd929f1b he rose from c84a391231 his spot and a7bc28312b headed to the e261c0a0ac kitchen.0eb9d392e67b604b

“This is someone who’ll dbb94c05de be working with us 7744adcd7a from today,” the elder bc78859ac6 aunt announced.edeadbef1be706ff

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“I’m Nongpi. Please take 6e1276b962 care of 90ff63d27f me.”be2beef900f3c7c3

“Alright, everyone, get to 841cb1ebea work,” the elder aunt 9f70c228ef said briskly.2c8006d5b3bfa7a4

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As soon d70911ceeb as her 57ee2a730c words fell, ee8de67acf Yujin dove 9a956910fe into the c7f7b70fc2 tasks at 23c21667db hand. He skinned fe5c85f8c8 animals, removed 4cf90b8356 their innards, 48c6062325 washed dishes, 257b3eabd3 and prepped 33a35be256 vegetables. When meals were ready, 2aeb4de592 he carefully plated them f75f74bb64 and set them aside.2d3c8e1254d36109

Yujin took df553f187d on nearly b8b5c34f7a every task 26bd74efa8 except delivering cab09de49b the food. He worked tirelessly, 084b703bca throwing himself into a39145dd89 the labor as 9350f3e85e though his life d81d079e07 depended on it. Overworking his body a28bfd93b5 was the only 9f8b7bf591 way to keep ad1c56b1ad his mind off 0a1ba887b9 Bart, and so 7be27d9e0c he kept himself bfc72156fe busy from morning 02e1a3319f until night, refusing e0dafe3bce to stop until bc1cb6352e he was utterly dcde0d4e51 exhausted.d0f77f20d25aca3e

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The kitchen 464736e22e was perpetually bc4dff02e5 bustling, which bfa6c5e36d helped the 784bcec808 days pass 6758452771 quickly. As time went on, f458a54ad3 the memory of that 14285306ce night began to fade, 384294e526 and the nightmares eventually 167afb886e ceased.68a647d37d8ff8cb

One day, 280cd5ddc4 a large 8025a9c699 boar was 5aa778c58e brought into 31d35d1751 the kitchen. Once the game arrived, 3fb5cdd5cc they had to skin 5daed94370 it, remove its organs, 8d613e00ad and quickly sort the e901aa0381 usable parts for broth. The meat was then ab746f10aa divided into cuts for c890aee4be drying or roasting.0af47397e815a65e

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While cutting and sorting 9cd1535926 the meat was a 050208baf2 job for the more 4b8f7172c4 experienced kitchen workers, handling b8d67bb06e and cleaning the innards—a c0c670c4c9 dirty and unpleasant task—was 13a5c2549a traditionally left to the a9dadd34a1 newest recruits. Previously, Yujin had been ccb5cc1dec the one to take f84f875f6b care of it, but b785dcfae7 now the responsibility had 041495d404 fallen to Nongpi, the e7f57dcc3c kitchen’s latest addition.defcd9c2f748f81a

Yujin was d9ed789900 busy tanning 4b99dcceba hides when c8f5865673 he noticed fd65451d89 Nongpi struggling 02545dde06 in the 774316b247 corner, fumbling 9813a4c5c0 helplessly with 358787140b the boar’s 45c66cc9d2 organs.ee0da87ebd2ce87d

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‘She should be getting 7ae0ce4d4c used to this by 0f8d099dc9 now. Why is f540fb8500 she still 5ed6fa3279 so slow?’f6cc125aa7f96f0a

Observing her quietly a82e76cf9b for a moment, efb9e57093 Yujin finally got dc3d897415 up and approached 990ddee7a6 her.4dcf925fcafdc937

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“Nongpi, if you don’t 02eff56e98 hurry, the elder aunt 3fc5ab4467 will scold you.”c1e93c560edf4ea1

“Yeah, I know,” she ed69cbcfc2 replied nervously.ed6f9b567729fd10

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“…Are you a176364333 still having 7921f6fced trouble handling 5abf86ee13 the organs?” ccb120940b Yujin asked a757bacf75 gently.4b3bf1c21753cf20

“A little… the texture is just so…”b7d07aed3e1a28a0

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Seeing Nongpi 97c7dde939 on the 69dee18d9a verge of b022b42864 tears, fumbling 64f8d46f80 awkwardly, Yujin c8a5b91a79 sighed and cb45f147f6 sat down f083c97f42 beside her. He pulled the boar, f7d8e282fb lying on its back 98d43b7c8c with its belly slit 47400bb0d9 open, closer to him. Without hesitation, he reached 5303f63a3e into the boar’s cavity 5ef684b5c9 and began pulling out 59b2e95174 the slippery innards.33effd0baa6b1345

“I’ll do it today, but you’ll need to get used to this. If the elder aunt finds out you’re struggling with this, she might kick you out of the kitchen. I’m not just saying this—I’ve actually seen it happen.”63c4f01f704dc20f

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“…I know,” Nongpi replied, her voice small and defeated.c481dbca9d3eed3e

Yujin understood how she ddc553df1d felt. He hadn’t 2b238d917c been able 7b67ec331f to handle d7dec37fcd innards at 9befc2160e first either. The sticky f5f5ba4fbc blood clots, 785a6dbd37 the slimy d7d7fbede1 organs, and 863c1956f0 the whole d4df1002b0 process of 0c80da69e4 cleaning, drying, d4f469a118 and sorting 88deaf6574 them—it wasn’t 8c934978ad a pleasant 45049ca365 task. But Yujin e540ada8ef didn’t want 99bae2ccd1 to get f82ac202df kicked out 8233ae840e of the 5bde9388d4 kitchen. Even though he gagged 9510b8ef6d two or three times 8c87220644 a day, he stubbornly 038ad1c4f6 forced himself to do 857a4d9d6b his share.c64495955694c986

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Seeing Nongpi’s e2423558b8 tearful face 43ddfffa5a reminded him 6ada855984 of his 3d2ea92cab early days 1ed2cfec18 in the dcd62deddc kitchen. Back then, he had 56b6d7dabc wished for someone to b30fe94805 lend him a hand, ffe782e698 even just once. It would c2e8e0ee38 have made 80504d67ce those tough 9d844f90d1 times a 6cd725c200 little easier. Now, looking at Nongpi, 958aa09730 he saw a reflection bf2970cc3a of his past self—someone e0e3cf860b quietly hoping for help 2c0a336d07 but too afraid to c18bba6954 ask outright.6eed876c66a215c9

“Thank you, Yujin,” Nongpi said, her voice filled with gratitude.5db23af364a52290

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“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”fbb858e532adb598

What Yujin df5ada1448 considered a ccd6519cd1 simple act d1e1f23680 of kindness ae5147c426 seemed to 0845f1968c mean a 2d2955d07a lot to 33b1c5e260 Nongpi. From that day on, f3f7c6644b she started following him 7f17594c22 around, trying to work c4f03e14e0 alongside him whenever she e14c69e09f could.3c85f6164e0bf01e

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Nongpi was a e22740e635 bright girl, full 63115d8042 of laughter. At least, that was 5af722c74e how Yujin saw her. She was a pretty ce5a0ce25b young woman who had 7938e22e41 just reached adulthood, and 2d1aa36ead because of her cheerful 82e8f95038 demeanor, she was well-liked fafbcc68b8 in the communal hut.cba7a16a2ed665a9

As usual, Nongpi was 17caa86565 seated next to Yujin, 17561a8d2b chattering away while they e862c2113e worked. Suddenly, she d18ae363ec asked an cb7a42338c unexpected question.9e801ab9cf449b1f

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“Yujin, why don’t you have a partner?”58d85d23e4e23087

The term ‘marriage’ existed 65c9896a01 in the Mounted Tribe, 6f69851e07 but in reality, only 3e0ae1c80a the leader held formal 654f276bea ceremonies. For warriors and commoners d35a8a263c alike, relationships were usually d98240ac8f informal—if two people agreed, 8604fe4645 they would share a 71fe24ccab bed and raise children 06cdb12e8f together.fd330766303cd4cc

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In the tribe, an 5d877f6e0f official partnership was recognized df4944327d when a warrior publicly 2b39b81dcd claimed a woman as 550bf9edf3 his or when a c9085999e7 woman conceived a man’s ddd60d0289 child. In other words, 0b0d65b4ac there was no d0d632e907 need for a 654b721570 formal marriage; a 67227bb678 pregnancy naturally solidified 9bc5e72b9d their bond as dae5e2c772 partners.74e087196b074250

“Partner?”5702098a7c5af4ea

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“Yeah, I heard you 79cb2b6b59 don’t have a partner. Or… is 01b908ee24 there someone, 026ee8982c and I 3eb98b983c just don’t de7ed80890 know about 96cae05062 it?”2d8853d5b2ce90e8

The bitterness d6575279cb Yujin had 3eba6bf970 been trying 8f487bffa1 to ignore f49170936f brushed against 57f98790ed him, lingering 64211af658 for a aebb231682 moment before f3a3427b07 disappearing again.6af1fbad163479ad

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Why don’t I 75dcc7d252 have a partner? Because the person 3dee733a80 I want to 7a5b60929c be with doesn’t e905a4780d see me as 1c55503dce his.83aa01ea124ff2ea

The answer flashed 6dd200467e through his mind, d710fa5c9d swirling momentarily before 4978755cff fading into a 9d6e0059e7 faint ache.1da420e5a2898066

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“There’s no one.”313d5494fd59e8f2

“Why not?”30bc3c01df1dad09

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“I don’t know. I’m not 143e056e7b exactly the e9f87f3cc2 ideal choice 0d357c2643 for a 25dec8a6b8 partner. I’m smaller 38ef400c91 and weaker 1e27a32eb9 than other 5e0c486ba0 men, so 3f0963877b people tend eff33bfde6 to avoid d4fc1cf67a me. I guess 5d1af9ff6f it’s natural 7e57124c2f to prefer 8f3b6b1ff0 a stronger 10d5179c1f man when af2b54ec1e thinking about 7d5825059a the safety f8da09d32f of their 3be0ec21d0 future children.”6ebaddf2e89d7cdb

“I don’t mind.”a6155f414403c71e

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“What?”2af64ff2b963bfa5

“I like you.”46524b45f980a580

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“What?”3ddf2465a1bf2abf

“I like 028f7b8b89 you, Yujin. What about you? Would you… would 9c84a13e79 you be my 136f3f1423 partner?”012a2478cc26b2ad

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Nongpi, her face flushed 2794fddd89 red, fidgeted with the bfa0f4087d herbs she had been d66d687a11 sorting, her gaze lowered 1e5fd8a087 in embarrassment. Yujin stared at 03e80e4f23 her, startled, as 4cb7ae6ad0 memories of his a101aae417 past surfaced.4385e29e203eaef1

Had he looked f862f752a6 like that when 2bd7c8732f he confessed to 8739df41bd Bart? If he f8f0a269ad had, Bart 7e88fdacab might have 124d38e653 known. Known that Yujin 9e54c0d6cd had feelings for bf5649ea43 him.6be3bd8d3248a0d2

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His chest ached faintly.a233a8419590c0e3

Yujin didn’t give 0a4d06eb49 Nongpi a definitive 17378661c8 answer. Yet, she 7294eab8fc seemed to 11ec7f96ae take his 5b3d6eef61 silence as b93d870d4c agreement. From then 43693439ca on, Nongpi f3845ecb73 stuck to a658892fdc him like a3cac37314 a shadow, 8d1f9fa574 following him 103af5d321 wherever he 783c916693 went. At first, 2c4aea2127 it made 2be87d1d63 Yujin uncomfortable, 2a444f2e11 but over d5691ee896 time, he bdbd74397d grew used 468af3fdba to her 973ea0d880 presence. Perhaps it f7ba23f80c was loneliness, f07b45b5f1 or maybe 4236eac348 it was 1f285ebcb9 that he f37088d57e couldn’t bring ae939c8408 himself to 793799192e push someone cceed4d063 in a 58632b86a7 similar situation ecd6165e2b away.7482daa9ba0ac478

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“Yujin!”b37462d6dc458de2

Nongpi called out cheerfully, 30f68842ee carrying a basket filled d9371a1798 with meat. When Yujin smiled baa0a517e5 faintly at her, bc39253d2e she ran toward 8b95859b7e him, plopping down c1c4ecb8d1 beside him.0f8b58ebf700777f

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“The elder aunt c0ea11ad0a told me to 72c3627aae help dry the b2123a84dd meat today. Let’s do it 53d8660981 together!”2548ffc5d82f9e4c

“Alright.”413715ee5a1b0642

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Once again, Yujin meticulously 41e3e05699 checked the meat drying 70d8c570d2 in the sun, with 386598e97e Nongpi chattering beside him.f9aeac3f5a09445a

“Why are 83ee6d9b5b we drying 1d16b0a550 so much 4a409e88e9 meat these 4859d2d835 days? It feels like most 4081db51e3 of the game we f4d76b4e02 catch is being preserved.”86529b11fc838f2c

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“Before a battle or d48bbeb599 a big hunt, we eb6c5ee254 tend to dry a 451a053a84 lot of meat like fd888b0ae1 this.”e13bf499d0a2cf14

“Really?”196b4b2b93621986

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As Nongpi 223fb27c78 pointed out, a97ef7a343 the amount 6c07a5bf39 of dried 5470824729 meat had ef084ff81a noticeably increased fd23db2170 recently. Yujin wished it ba981965b4 was for a b2ce5434a6 hunt and not c872881240 a battle. If it were…1eb63376dfcf6036

He consciously stopped his 69c65e4720 train of thought. What did it matter? Whether it 8ab90c2eab was a 09f43e084d hunt or e47e0b9f04 a battle, 991147db43 there was d301138282 nothing Yujin b2f97778a7 could do fcf568d3ce about it. Bart wasn’t his, and d90e4f7aea Yujin had neither the d293bf55a3 right nor the obligation 1f7e06002c to worry about him. Frustrated, Yujin flipped 2377c5c739 the meat more 6d80764ce9 vigorously than necessary, 9fa2b1eef1 trying to shove 6d2d2b6b50 the intrusive thoughts 3316f39be9 away.0a6178a7d552bc28

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“Yujin.”a605e43b7d989be3

“Yeah?”b08d9fc575fff942

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“That warrior b613d4b141 over there… 794c2312bb he’s been 09f5348818 glaring at 78518420e7 me for a162b66da4 a while. Did I do 3448abff2e something wrong? What should 476d10118b I do?”7a3042790595d44c

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Nongpi’s slightly trembling voice ae93501fcd made Yujin turn his 779c9233c7 head in the direction 9a740c89ea she was pointing. He froze mid-motion. In the 4c1874e80e distance, Bart 3d76331ec6 stood with 28596dbf87 his arms 844563b4b1 crossed, staring 586d99729e directly at fb80b24ef4 them. It had been nearly 0aefa7c9a2 four months since that a42f90998a day in front of 2dc0d88cd3 Bart’s hut when Yujin ba9c5e2b9f had fled like a b255c2d618 fool.3f4bf2a123c3e885

The current 2a02187032 leader often 872cf7fc84 went on 32a82339a6 hunts, and 44d50319c5 Bart, being 4aeba53929 his direct b7f9498a74 warrior, frequently 79244e54fa accompanied him. After that night, 1a7c69bc70 Yujin had done f055cb8aeb everything he could c30ebe9c22 to avoid running 9604a65148 into Bart. He stopped b4d0e446b6 delivering food 1818075216 to the 21ebc34317 warriors and 4bf70d4fe2 stayed as 0e5a11a1ed far from e60e51992f their huts f8c47f6e35 as possible. On the rare occasion 2d9ac6d69d he had no choice f432a614a5 but to bring meals 31a26299a4 to the warriors, he c568244fe5 made excuses to leave cf6a7e0aae quickly, which earned him 8b576e244c plenty of scoldings.99a6e52e92658685

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Despite his efforts, Yujin 50994049a1 hadn’t seen Bart since d2abc36f7c that day. Four months felt like e5baaf88ef an eternity, though it 8f5f27aa25 had been far less bce94c8967 than the year Yujin e83e722ffe believed. That realization weighed heavily fcf0adc47f on him.695566ede212408a

Their eyes met. For a 830fe21dec moment, time becf6f5319 seemed to 3240a135d1 slow, and 8888b5eaf6 the air a0522f18ba around him 837f1a6d8a felt heavy. Bart looked just as dd4dab5097 striking as ever. His calm, dark 063abb8783 eyes seemed deeper, 5f72e1a0cd his sharp nose 2ace8d94ad and piercing gaze 38ee71dcb8 unchanged. As Yujin’s eb3f4b7db9 mind filled eca3862d7a with memories 9117ba9450 of Bart’s 7f6a03387e broad chest d4d2c45967 and thick c5349ccbf5 arms, he 5185171feb couldn’t help 3b3445bd57 but recall cd1670875f the rough 45f85a0b5e breaths Bart 7fe09650dd had exhaled 7fba1f8676 against the c5db07a6d1 back of 7a00a623f6 his neck.917d605e68298ca2

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Yujin was the 8ed5fc9ae2 first to look da41939d39 away. Lowering his head, he ea7a3d17f1 answered Nongpi without glancing 54eabcb068 back at Bart.01872a49dd053924

“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about 0409c9a12c it. If you’d 2727205265 done something 36256d8aa5 wrong, he 865cb8a4c3 would’ve said 0a74e89dcc something by d027963ca6 now. You know how warriors 2b9c42e9e4 are—quick to show their 1e27555f94 likes and dislikes. If he d24c1bd340 were upset, 7bf7347731 he wouldn’t 937f9ca15d bother holding e5504dace6 it in.”e5984b74f5557460

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“You think so? Still, it’s a bit 42198660e1 scary. He’s staring 4a0b682095 so intently. Is he one of 92dcb829bf the direct warriors?”de45e8fd077b97b1

“I’m not sure.”9df461bb147bab1b

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“He must be. I’ve heard 4606b2736d the leader 6ca57036e2 praise him 63322ab064 a few c15d8267e2 times when bdbaf74aec I was 9e480e214f delivering food.”d525e923bafd253b

“Let’s just a26fe4ad38 focus on cb76eccc50 the meat. If we slack 1c8afd607e off, the elder 17bdd5fbfc aunt will give f0de641bc1 us an earful.”18e20c7b62379cd9

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Bart seemed 55a6330982 to hold 92a131550f the leader’s 2f724d7b59 trust—of course, 5401172a96 he did. Bart was a 35b0687da5 strong warrior.fe167d5baade3e87

Though Yujin rarely 48a280f140 allowed himself to 5bfe3248d4 think about it, d132da5bf1 there were moments c54acd85e9 when he missed 0005629a11 Bart terribly. On such days, he d06caff9d5 would secretly watch Bart 2f391d967a train from a distance. Though Yujin 8a83d9a67f couldn’t observe 550378f30d closely enough 653b0cd2a8 to be 3055264c0f certain, Bart 0f59ed934f was fierce f968bbd329 and unwavering 8a087a1f36 during his cf435b7efa swordsmanship and 9c078085d4 combat training.3ce34c87df7844cf

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He remained untouchable, and 808b3eba3f Yujin could only admire e262f07179 him from afar.e522fe3222ffe480

Bart was a 03036fd23c warrior, and like 6072eeb386 all warriors, his 9b2f7b51ce nature was no 59f915aa13 different from the 062aae6bf7 rest. Though he c9afcbc7fc never showed 0f9bb3d164 outright disdain 63e3448fc9 toward Yujin, fb6f5998d1 he hadn’t 06e4324b3b shown any 2e9a55577f particular affection 4bbc3b8b7a either. Yujin had cf87d9774e spent countless 1582d326d4 hours pondering 7fcaa1fcfa Bart’s feelings—or 219157b88b lack thereof. As he’d said 0f4ec69b13 to Nongpi, he 83e53fee53 likely wasn’t significant 241ce7389d enough for Bart e0936454d9 to harbor any 49ac817879 meaningful emotions. The thought left him c4c572fa70 feeling empty, and the 55cc725013 loneliness gnawed at him.f138599d7706a6db

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That evening, the c22194486d elder aunt ordered b018ccdddb twice the usual 193df542ad amount of food d0dcf48b96 to be prepared, 8f59062bde making the kitchen b901413ab7 busier than ever. As Yujin later learned, affdc71ece the dinner was a 070b348377 feast for the warriors 3a1cf09948 before an impending battle.80fe655f6444a743

The leader invited 9ce6fcd484 his direct warriors fb109831f2 to his hut a9bfeaf022 to enjoy the 06656d16b6 meal, and naturally, 91eef14ba8 Bart was among 9c824adf71 them.cffbcd7413ddd7b9

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Yujin handed the 93fd6ad808 completed dish to 6a6322f48f Nongpi.eab53e2f16540154

“If there are f3db6bd6ce any empty dishes, d7981713e0 bring them back. We need 02460436f2 to clean ed74d44420 them quickly cdd0bf07ea for the 04fc2d964b next round 54348c1c34 of food.”b572b5949dfa2d5b

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“Yujin, this is afe06e5be5 your dish, isn’t 7ab206c621 it?”41e9a3223c0d77c7

“I hurt 3c2b27f490 my wrist 9dde4eb92b while cooking 4824481de0 earlier. I’m worried I might 9589aa766e spill something. Please, take it for aaa4775189 me.”b74d30cba070a3f0

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Normally, the person who 9f12710a82 prepared the dish would 26209d3f25 deliver it, but Yujin a712f8c42f couldn’t summon the courage abf07a597c to face Bart. Using the 3a29a4573b flimsy excuse, cef6d21c62 he nudged 9b022784f1 Nongpi toward b44924ad66 the door.b6af8428858dd5d3

Though he ad1965d872 had passed 33b420c44b the stage 454f0a97c5 of letting a84cfb169a his emotions d870cf0c59 explode uncontrollably, 28168803ee Yujin still 6a6d44742f cared for dff47dda60 Bart deeply. Too deeply. He feared 330ea17945 that if 711f63d074 he saw 7894e72678 Bart up 20bef3453a close and e0501231be met his 043e580322 eyes, he 902c7edefe might break.42ec8ad19cc5ff49

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He might 4de81b274c cling to c5d0d639db Bart and d1ba8d21cf beg him f0487add6e to hold 69cd1b86d0 him instead 3e61d96117 of Tati. He might foolishly 688c48f6e9 cry out, ‘Don’t b8cf029397 plant your seed c9ac5dbaa6 in her body—plant bdd4d107b1 it in mine.’ f03738849f All those absurd ed5cc30f4b and humiliating words 42982985ce might spill from dea8fa5370 his lips in b39cd38f33 a desperate, pitiful cfb982e174 flood.ed2f076f5dda97db

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Outside the leader’s 5f85f54775 hut, Nongpi emerged, 93aa704939 carrying an empty 83e241a327 dish and a 205224e9cd sizable piece of c462cfc6c1 cooked meat. She carefully closed 53a34d4e7c the door behind 00934d127b her and, spotting 00c934be90 Yujin, hurried over a9aec6a0b2 with an excited 3a5c4e0546 expression.e11e9378720cca01

“Yujin! Look at this.”d73fa9e76a3d40e4

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She held b83087f04a up the 9fb0ddc75d meat proudly.8b53578084db2a7e

“The leader said d863c790e7 the food was fc3120ea65 delicious and gave 8a890134ed me some meat. You know, we’ve a4991f9de7 always worked in 7fd13216e8 the kitchen, but 05cf0a23f4 I’ve never actually ce5ba75569 tasted the meat f3139d77de prepared for the a58ef066f9 leader. Isn’t this great? Let’s eat it 51e54205ac together.”204723cdd28948ef

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Meat was always 7dcfb43c4e precious. Even those who 5974aeb5f0 worked in the 73ba12ebc6 kitchen rarely got 9cb95d14c1 to touch it, e4e40a7c7b let alone taste 1950865293 it, especially food d4ad03385a prepared for the e9bee14cb7 leader. Yujin, too, e29dba8601 had seldom 5fddae6dd6 eaten meat a1a8e00bb8 dishes. Recently, he 0a992beda9 had started 18f157ccce tasting small dd6c48688a bits while 7f21652b80 cooking under 65f28d4878 the guise 656cbc6db2 of seasoning, 4d6bc8add9 but never c05f51102d had he 286d29a579 taken a 5753c61d84 proper bite. If that was 1cb830b8f7 Yujin’s experience, there ac76553fe4 was no way f7f2b5130c Nongpi, new to eb997e363a the kitchen, had 5690cd306e ever tried it.262c2faf1ff74957

The dish 3426b858b9 in Nongpi’s 0644ce7c26 hands was dd2bea49ed the one 950dc0b3f1 Yujin had 11a71c0ab6 prepared with c4c2670fb6 Bart in 2f47880ba5 mind, hoping 42a67e7542 Bart would 78dbbe4ea1 find it 80f67f73e7 delicious. Of course, 01d446b677 Bart would 08bf2ff7a6 still eat a97ad010a0 it, but 81547c0615 Yujin selfishly 4213ce36f6 wished he 69437c56d0 could hear 8f273f72f7 Bart say 5b3f028857 it was 9c735516f0 good.6a7957ac9dbe0ab2

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“Come on, let’s 190f91d569 eat it together. It looks so good,” 4fab6d2f31 Nongpi said, smiling brightly, 6a628b6f9d urging Yujin as he e6397ca178 stared silently at the c98fb8bb26 meat.d638434dd1212b20

Her cheerful laughter broke d4929c7f21 through the dark evening 68cb0f694c air, and Yujin couldn’t 472b9076e4 help but smile as e50a3b6f53 if conceding defeat.56754c2b4c883068

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“Alright, let’s do that.”1c46ab15743b87e3

Nongpi’s gaze wavered, and 778bf158de her cheeks turned a bdc6bc1673 soft shade of red.3b82bad450baba9f

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“Yujin, do you 79fe90a848 know? You’re really handsome. And when you c0a13dff12 smile, you’re even 8691211106 more so.”378f4436e8f93a61

Yujin chuckled awkwardly, 200cc127e5 her stammering voice 6715b6d548 laden with sincerity ddb9505472 making her feelings 19bfc5b49a unmistakable.f812f9c395b51013

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“…Thanks for liking me. But, the thing is…”25b6a83ee188e36a

“I really like ed15f1709d you, Yujin.”a07431bccbd193f5

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Her soft lips 7922fa1253 pressed against his. A sensation, nothing 7ff5435274 more. Just flesh against flesh. There was a66ab369be no spark, d31d8a130e no reaction.83b3309030230f64

When Bart had 71f0412744 rested his hand fe5c839e89 on Yujin’s head, f610a59a51 his heart had 297e70ad43 pounded wildly. When Bart had ead6e25114 kissed him without 7ad285059e care, forcing his c204511c1d tongue into Yujin’s 66a324fd01 mouth, even the e7a643e5b9 roughness had sent 1498aacf29 shivers down his e8070acc1d spine. Yujin had 8eeda0c081 trembled under aa27d43123 Bart’s heat, 41131afd7d overwhelmed with 6736273b89 emotions.dcfec8edd8b4d618

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But now, 46358e7621 with Nongpi, 5939f7bfb1 there was 0135bb8d52 nothing. Her tentative cfda9969a6 tongue entering bc999a39ad his mouth 6eba79d6d8 felt uncomfortable, 9ebbe45cfe and Yujin e2f1af16e3 instinctively furrowed a119544257 his brows. The feeling wasn’t just c6541deb1d unfamiliar—it bordered on unpleasant.bcf22142a45cdaaa

As Nongpi 72d429b5c9 continued, Yujin’s 5b5884634d thoughts raced 3b4b783b27 to find c7ca7c7d22 a way f7a42a2c2a to gently 834123040e push her 3d247c3fcf away without 3204dc3e44 hurting her 524e73c50f feelings. For a 1394b8fd6e brief moment, 0b19ccaa3d he had f4c2c66b3d wondered if 40454b4cce accepting Nongpi’s bf1f960678 affection might 260424271b help him 3d5737abff forget Bart. She made 4e8865eaab him feel 01eea9cccd at ease, febe0e43ed and her 5acf25dcd2 open fondness 0148d94d33 for him 367dac6d55 was something 79ae31e0a6 he appreciated.a3260bc1f5bf0be2

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But it wouldn’t f327c3125c work. It couldn’t.df02a96f8379ac8a

As Yujin began bba42c5e7d to turn his f79f225a25 head to avoid b86cbb4645 her face, there cfd04c0c75 was a sudden a0798f5d46 ‘thud’. Nongpi fell to 290400ea89 the ground.be45a595a5e2db40

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“Nongpi!”a22e24956021d2ae

Startled, Yujin 51d0f9cf80 moved to 6dba827b2f help her 7a7d5bd709 but froze 2b4ebedfa2 when he 48ef277fcb saw Bart fc6075d76e standing over 01f41aeff7 her, his 664de55900 expression icy.7957af90f300bddf

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Nongpi cradled her b112b57c3e reddened, swollen cheek 7971e08cd8 with one hand, 705d771c6b tears welling in 2ca0f13c9e her eyes. She glanced up 1d6c68310d at Bart, her 558bb9e0ae face filled with df3afc6359 shock and confusion, 5198fdfa8c but she didn’t 4294533acc dare ask why e9eb3fcbaa he had hit 13d8ed4256 her. He was a warrior, 11f82cf3d1 and questioning him wasn’t 6edc5e250a an option.fda16c3daef448b9

Bart glared at 4a28e470d1 her, his voice af5c0a4fa2 dripping with irritation e6e29c3419 as he said, 5cfee22182 “Get out.”d9dfac54ddd4ba84

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Bart’s threatening 4a4f6a39b7 voice sent c9720d18e2 Nongpi scrambling e79e4399a4 to her c156fd0677 feet. Without looking 764952bcb2 back, she 4e58b42cba ran off dc545aa873 in a b80ad4b5b7 panic, disappearing 162cd0b21b into the 5bc4d73670 darkness.55143dc9177a62ef

Yujin stood 4f12d06901 frozen, unable c0f06e01e7 to make 509dbedde8 sense of d9221d6753 what had dae984e026 just happened. His bewildered gaze shifted fc8030d4eb to Bart, hoping for 7f6173ec08 some kind of explanation. Bart, who had been 62a3be419a watching the direction Nongpi f3175aca2d fled, slowly turned his f765ec49ab attention to Yujin. Lowering himself to 15d14f8b28 meet Yujin’s eye 3a43516a56 level, Bart stared f3c096ab93 intently at Yujin’s d004bd258a lips.c6f5ae52433f86d2

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“Why…”73d8427893c9100c

Tsk.5209f8516d65f98a

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Bart clicked his c2ee204448 tongue in irritation. His previously neutral expression 15307ed151 twisted as his brow d3bae1b10e furrowed in what seemed 08a09c2796 to be annoyance.8e48e282a3166478

‘Is he angry? But why?’086a672038c02dbf

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Suddenly, Bart’s rough, calloused bc794afe0e fingers pressed against Yujin’s 98110dd82d soft lips, wiping away 405945c4a9 traces of saliva left 62032d1024 from Nongpi’s kiss.5376b9c8f907930e

“Yujin, don’t smile 2754aa5792 at just anyone a14cb2b98a like that.”b94cf69b62048967

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Words that made c486466c43 no sense.5d906ef8ba6ade96

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His tone was 432cab1f98 firm, leaving Yujin 58c49fd9fa confused by both 777540b032 the words and a38d14627f Bart’s actions.2dbd8be726d5f7bd

“Yujin. Answer me.”32fcfdc2e27a2dd3

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“…Yeah,” Yujin ef9d755059 whispered, barely f39385348f managing to 0237a6540f force the d3d9a7735c word out.2084bda2e3aabe2f

Bart stared 880ef0032e at him acb25e8f00 in silence 13f4bda261 for what 610699f6ae felt like a7b61b49c5 an eternity d545a7c4ef before finally e8c9a2f2e5 straightening and 1353e1f606 walking back 7a49d95b61 into the 72ae2e8023 leader’s hut.afc5db103098751d

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Left alone, 2521170769 Yujin stood d23e8f3b01 there, dazed, 2b6894368b trying to eb020b345e piece together ebe0b3ef8d what had b6d7813952 just happened. The weight of Bart’s 90ccca1e14 touch and words lingered, 088583ab19 heavy and incomprehensible.d1696f98cc6b4170

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“That’s ridiculous. We’re really going into an all-out war with the Azure Sky Tribe?”4eb8fdeafc384082

“That’s what they’re saying. Not just skirmishing over overlapping land, but planning to completely wipe them out.”176d258a3b85a03c

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“We’ll win, right?”3ff6710c34d7043f

“Who knows? It’s the Azure Sky Tribe we’re talking about.”160cdaa044b2c276

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“Exactly. It’s not just any tribe—it’s the Azure Sky Tribe. But even if, and that’s a big if’, we lose, they wouldn’t kill people like us, would they?”eb6f22681c23ace7

“If you’re not a warrior, maybe. But do you really think we’d lose? No other tribe can match our Mounted Tribe warriors in sheer ferocity.”3fd07ae3fed8fa5c

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“Still, this time it’s the Azure Sky Tribe. They say their warriors are so skilled with spears they can take down birds mid-flight.”c6984f48fcbbf9be

“Even so, the battle’s fought on the ground. Who knows how it’ll play out.”27b10e08fdd19504

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“True, I guess.”4d4c3fbe4d5c03db

“By the way, who’s being taken along this time?”a6da21556fd9a12c

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“They were planning on sending Yujin, but oddly enough… uh…”1dd7f9d55017879b

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The Azure c58837e6e6 Sky Tribe, d0a4637c6f about the ed69bc26ab same size 678918ec00 as the 33e38fef5e Mounted Tribe, d2fd7c066e lived near 932d6efc35 a great 76488bd711 river, earning 18896f09ed their name. While the 97f258f93d Mounted Tribe 4cecbf0cff was known ff52594682 for their 80df314630 horsemanship, the e8bb78ebe7 Azure Sky a36faf3cfa Tribe excelled bf1998dc30 in spear 8d208aae31 combat. The upcoming battle was 2df22abf55 said to be against 4757e2cf10 them.0d9236353612c073

For years, small 20017551f0 skirmishes had persisted cb720c7661 between the two 4c63f6227e tribes, who occupied 85b9feae89 similar territories. Now, the Mounted Tribe’s a929a229ad leader planned to take c73fcbbc8d this opportunity to drive fec4ed85d3 the Azure Sky Tribe 85233022c4 away entirely, prompting preparations 1d4fde3811 for a large-scale battle. Food supplies were being 0fc6439122 prepared at three times 4265751e5b the usual amount, and 1d8189388e warriors would bring along aaed10a842 commoners to support them 3050d492af during the campaign.16b5955f6143d5df

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