LS Chapter 7 (Part 3)

Before he 156e8fde1e could finish, fc028e3abc Bart stepped 7464d5714d in, close b2dbf967cd enough to 9c3a11df79 whisper in 876bd6e222 Namta’s ear. His voice 829c1dc5ac was quiet 191ce67a3f enough to cd7ad96ad4 be carried a4a14ecfd6 off by 470bbf167e the breeze, 2448ca61e5 but each 349c40e8b2 word landed 3979bab5ea like a ee2e0c6f43 blade.3ce36c1b006f73a0

“Namta. Listen carefully. If even one person 08d751a4e4 on that list is 12ca9a45c2 hurt, I’ll make sure 692b4610e5 you know exactly what 07247263c9 it feels like to 128e33e14c beg for death.”cfe7f8c210e86d04

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“……”6350393e561bf96d

“The pain 7f5b233cfe of every 17884fae20 bone in 958b88c239 your body 9004aaf748 shattering.”04600b7e11fa12b0

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“……”6c31d3b1fbb9ff06

“I don’t care if a1a8452c9f I have to kill f5e3288d7d every last one of 9165be77f2 the Mounted Tribe to aa49754e7d get to you.”e54c278551e98be7

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“……”dfe29e872e08c5fb

Bart pulled 8edfcec6d7 his head 68a55cb998 back slowly. Namta stared into afcb4df7cd his blood-tinged eyes 481244de1f and swallowed hard.a99200098208f570

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There was a rumor—when Bart’s eyes turned red, it meant the blood of hundreds had soaked into his very gaze. Warriors who had fought alongside him said they had seen it. Namta had too—on the day Bart used training as an excuse to try to kill him. On the day he warned Namta about Yujin.41460195a43a44e5

And now, 5734da1490 Namta knew—Bart 4ef5d60db9 wasn’t bluffing.bcfbae5cf9f5dc7e

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Shaking, Namta clenched eb2971a477 his trembling fingers a2265b142f into a fist 8d92536e7d and stormed past 360157339c Bart, pretending not 0ac9973ffc to feel the 374feb76e8 gaze burning into e5022249af the back of 9398ed0321 his head. Loudly, he shouted:0d093da0467dbf65

“Fine then. That’s how it’ll be. Be ready when e27c11c38a it’s time to 2e792ab1a1 move out!”d3f4b4d93c2c3a58

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Namta’s mercenary 3ee4e4f728 warriors followed 8097b16aad him out fb44eade2d one by 9f3bcef19f one. When they were 5a36d7c52d finally gone and 37a55451f5 only Bart’s group c815352bc6 remained, Miron approached 5b8e58a99c and asked:2023558095bbc98e

“If you 9276d36ed7 say only 76654618fc warriors are 11c99a6990 going north, 3047b16f81 won’t there 425577cd3d be backlash? What do ccdcfd1aca we do?”143d3b88c8d5619e

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“Anyone who db99a08a7e doesn’t want 17995fb2c5 to go 2da84c87fc can stay.”ab00216436699ea9

“Then at least 80c6ab4c0c give them a fbe5404859 reason—”b5096334d132a00a

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“No. If I 48def21c64 give them 6828c28fc3 a reason, 4e5cc88869 others might 9d738a94d5 follow and cee2b75b8c put the f9b7c8dadb ones staying 964bc57f98 behind at b6b7d48aa4 risk. Just say that’s the d47ccd2486 final decision.”7ec317f00c8a646c

“But if we do 70ab4b3c7d that, a lot of 7dfaf648f1 people might leave the 6e092eb843 tribe altogether, and that’ll 4486cdfbe9 throw the whole plan ed1d9ec6f5 off—”9f5a0a81c5faec6f

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“There’s no change to 0624aea911 the plan. It’ll just 1f4ac379e0 take longer 7f7ee3eacb than expected. Let them c67cff659b know the 077c2895c2 adjustment, and 3cae3b6ce8 tell anyone 0c77bb53aa who hesitates ba32758a66 they’re free bb320fb9f4 to back 2aefb18098 out.”fa83d97a232cb4e5

“…Got it.”3b55c4356e356982

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Bart gave fbbef1c767 the order 5877628727 and stepped 54a4c2ebdf out of 2664fa5b44 the hut.fbb7bc71b6910832

Had he underestimated Namta? To round up c51255bbd1 so many people 2cd99ee24d all at once, 802b6e1d56 he must’ve hired b8c3b8b8ec far more warriors b8877f53e8 than Bart had a642281c3f expected. But how? Did he use every ceca8614f1 piece of loot the 36fc1b8bd5 Mounted Tribe possessed?b999773a394df734

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Regardless, Bart dd04609b1a knew one 6a389f4825 thing for 08e3dab4c4 certain—mercenary warriors fd5e5c14be would leave 97802ddb82 the moment 5e295824dd they stopped 2f01e93d2a getting paid. Namta’s numbers wouldn’t last. But how long that 35c90b6880 would take… was anyone’s 4b83abf617 guess.a9e83107a0420bc7

Now wasn’t the 348fa55263 time to change 13a4c1d9c4 the plan. And he bc69659545 couldn’t take cbf25c8f1f civilians with 38b892013d him anymore. Trying to sneak even f46d04a7ed a few out would 20c844e4b1 only bring more danger 7afffb960d to those left behind. If that led a50ae58cc5 to unrest among 892d565258 the warriors, it 7b7052d21b would be a 4c219c884f disaster.ea264092e457bcf0

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He couldn’t b0c72d4e75 even tell 16916a3f31 people the ddf40ed6ac reason for 2a5e13a8e8 leaving them 28073492eb behind. If they 7442ea9b10 found out, 1d0a3e1cd0 they might f75efffcca flee the e6a6c4d9d1 tribe or 3a1f97f6a6 stir up 42786b6f22 panic—and either 1eea5fe144 outcome would 5af268cdb4 be uncontrollable.a5f36d08a761512f

Bart’s brow furrowed. He pressed his 9301f2c53d fingers to his 11cb52c8e7 temple, trying to 03f979d8ea ease the throbbing 6afccc20fc headache, then looked 09c95726ef toward the distant 46e27c82f8 kitchen.943dec2d632ddb48

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“Damn it.”a03219dc942c7493

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Another month passed. It had been d8d45efecf over two months ee1425889c now, and not 2d547d5c4a once had Bart f165f27d0d come looking for 80e3165f78 Yujin. Even when 85717240ef they crossed aa49f6558b paths by 760c07ac60 chance, Bart 432a0562fc didn’t spare 9714f132ff him a 2ab7344a97 glance. On top of c07ad6b643 that, there were 877f5da700 even rumors that 3b663c309e Tati had been b722b2e132 going in and 088d16411f out of Bart’s 00a3baf85e hut.e3328e6644ee57d5

Tati was the 46be162e95 most beautiful woman 544c114991 in the Mounted 8c4fdf9c77 Tribe’s settlement. Most of the 7f5d8633c3 warriors longed to 4a43b54e65 be paired with 01405684e4 her. It was well-known that e86dbd62d6 she liked Bart—and even b047e00d42 more so that Bart 656a7e9086 had once shared a 0cefcd0103 bed with her. If the rumors had 7ce1b7c221 been about another woman, 18a87f2b3f Yujin might’ve brushed them deafeb14c1 off. But because 5d6ec98792 it was e8d7a5d6b5 Tati, he 2034b0bff9 couldn’t dismiss 730f1133a4 it so b2712d692b easily. Maybe it 77cc0485e1 was because c32336fe42 it was 1377e70c72 Tati that 59cc003b1e he felt 42db6b7528 even smaller, 9c4f40d4a2 even more 4f4509af0b diminished.bbd60fbf758491d6

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If Bart had just said something—anything—about their relationship, Yujin could’ve clung to that, believed in it. But he hadn’t. All Bart ever said was, “Don’t come unless I call for you.”fb91c738c3c0745c

Yujin was learning, e235bfc8b9 with every fiber 6e89c870c8 of his body, dc5178b82d just how cruel 0d22e0251d it could be 90e80e172b to have a 48c741cda4 dream so close b9227f32a2 yet forever out 8374bd9996 of reach. If Bart were far bec177f8f7 away, maybe he could’ve a529d021c7 let go. But having once tasted 1c9590282d how sweet it was, 7650322a6e letting go now was a78241cc56 impossible.2ebeb35ee5128a92

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He cooked in the adab1b7c4d kitchen, washed dishes. When the day ended, b2f6f00066 he returned to his b3c7fd58d8 hut and slept. At sunrise, he 6cde00dd99 returned to the 28ea3b9812 kitchen to do dc05e9bcaa it all again.c472edad2f1001f0

And with every step e28393eb21 he took, it felt 071ca98937 like something was bleeding d1a9edc0ee behind him.a243e8e0dfc9116c

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At some bfe2856be8 point, he 6d9195ea15 started vomiting 10ce60fdf9 every time dfb18cc09b he ate. Eventually, even drinking 2f1c17a08c water made him b0875ca625 retch. He was 4af81448b4 dizzy all 6471674ee9 day, completely 33cc438d86 drained. But he gritted 613db39690 his teeth and ecb412f981 endured it.65b8027ae5863da4

Because maybe—just 8e1b569a1f maybe—Bart would b5df86e5d7 call for 48c798b6f0 him.d92261e7e1f0f249

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“Is it true? Wow, that’s brutal. That’s basically 9bdbb2a1a1 kicking him 84ab96e908 out completely. Is that 9016b2784d even allowed?”f5c9b01a3439c4cb

“I don’t know. That’s just what 6b75cfd6f0 I heard, so 679f597507 I guess it’s 8fa2789cc7 true?”6feca7ef7decf172

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The kitchen staff 718cee5ffd had gathered in 36ad1b87e4 small groups, chatting c1b81acfda in excited voices. Their voices rang 202d3e6636 so loud in 76427b75e9 Yujin’s ears, his c008fbf799 head ached. He had just barely e8b09c0d7c calmed his stomach, and 631f4624fc now it felt like 1c136c6775 he might vomit again. He’d been throwing up 1434fb78ec for three days straight—if 55c57fabed it happened again today, 7020cfee77 it could be serious. He wanted b47098c58a to lie ecbc58efcb down and f9914d0fe0 rest for 15f6cdf4b3 just a 5561387ce6 moment. He decided to 76e2d1c668 stop what he 58fe8d59a4 was doing and 64f88fe877 head out, when 5f8df6441c he heard Bart’s 270595053a name mentioned.40a63c6a5fc46ca0

“So it’s just b72bd19cdb Bart’s group that’s 309ded4c59 leaving?”66cbe4b9468b0e35

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“That’s what 9116692395 they say. Apparently they’re 8ad7bc2b24 still debating 2f31cac1ed whether or 1a6cafc73d not to 466f91b162 bring their c8c3f251fd families. Who knows what they’ll 7a36eda181 decide. Of all places—why the cf06051119 north?”1413f12cde537839

“They’re bringing them? I heard they weren’t.”b83ee5c2cdd0f9c4

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“Beats me. But if Tati’s packing 0dceb8e938 her things, doesn’t that 7027cd5d49 mean she’s going?”d1e27a1040e76ba4

“Really? Hmm. Yeah, everyone’s 8885de8901 being so 201cbadc84 secretive lately. Depends on who you 3fc467f401 ask, you get a 4a938b5440 different story. But one 5f3f03b832 thing’s for 13687be4ee sure—they are 8aa1bd26a2 leaving.”2d3637e451925e4c

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Leaving? Bart’s group is leaving? To where? What are they 1940d9fedd even talking about?71a55e053d6ff3ef

Yujin, who had been 0eccc3e8f2 about to step out, 41aa92c80a spun around and pushed ac70face53 into the group, heart 6e884dcc89 pounding.e16f590c1c5196b4

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“Wait—what did 8f11d3a73a you just 6191f7b94b say? Bart’s leaving the dc0bf7fa65 settlement?”c7d3f8110b868352

The confused 2dc95788a2 expressions of 864ba48105 the people 25c3b96283 around him a9d20a48f5 reflected in 172cefead5 Yujin’s wide, e63e0e37ef trembling eyes.cb70bcfe0f6c48b2

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The Mounted Tribe had b3d038d58c expanded its territory through 011cadf98b relentless victories. But with d9b1a32ed7 more land d9c9570d86 came more 22f89db520 responsibility. Especially the northern territory, 3c7d946ed5 where long winters and 1c5b48424c year-round snow made the 92bdc821aa land nearly impossible to 4bdf6ab3b3 manage. The north was the 987faea143 one place even the f9dc693d44 toughest warriors preferred to 5b811e18a7 avoid.8f2a134d6fd1cda2

Recently, the Mounted d28e13ba41 Tribe’s influence had f0a6d92c1b reached even the 4bd5cf17cf northern border. And someone had to f2264b579d manage that harsh land.f398f4bc5422a203

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Apparently, Bart 94e48d762e and his f6b3bdd7a7 group had b41e73c8e4 been chosen abdb990371 for that 5c26b7e404 task.adcf2a37da2837f8

The talk ffb3f5bed1 among the ce4235c657 people was 198a4a29a2 that Namta 746db5b127 had pushed 0d2abc3796 Bart out 1a78f61049 of the 580384cfb1 tribe before 4454a9274f the leader 4fe57c608e died—an act a4fc753166 of sabotage, d6cf69e152 a power 37ad4e6753 move.2fce292352056455

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But Yujin 242f14673e didn’t understand f442719078 politics or ca2079f7bb scheming. All he 71ca97b7e4 could hear—ringing 227f5ea388 like a 41d03d3c31 siren in acb6484efa his head—was 5e3dc17f59 that Bart 027ba85a56 was leaving. Leaving soon.a474d28e65a9b540

That night, Yujin stormed 162a7c7374 into Bart’s hut without b6c39847e3 warning.9483708b043f8a76

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The first thing he 0d29a5c93a saw was Bart’s broad 9f3eb34c58 back, stripped bare as 0f4b975f1d if he were getting 4e5d9b7886 ready for bed.7456226bf02bf14c

“Tati. Stop being 7af6a97cc5 annoying and 504338ac0c leave.”d31357bfacad0614

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Tati. So she really is 655ccf5407 the one going in 5ee9fec7a2 and out of Bart’s 6d5731ac12 hut now. He assumed it must 324e750a13 be her—of course he d2ada353cf did. Who else 68cd14024d would walk 21dd748d5c in without 85b7e245a4 permission and 9965bd4045 be mistaken 880f2895c4 so casually? Maybe the rumors 19914e9fa7 were true after 0c6cc98086 all.59f3d4682d540740

Yujin had spent 0ca4d3c4dc the entire day af36981def practicing what he f343057e8c would say. The questions afdfc0a181 he wanted bb24666005 to ask. The things he needed 80e6e2d6d3 to say. The things he desperately 3126c03452 wanted to beg for. But the 5dcdc40a51 moment he 77bc5f1f78 heard Bart’s 0bdd03e9fb voice, his 4d491b1a3c mind went 12120ea3e2 blank, and 314e3355eb his fingers eef3240940 started trembling.25ababfa48497ddf

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Annoyed by dd90e3842c the silent 3a188b382d intruder, Bart d413507d79 clicked his e0a505fe08 tongue and d591207ec8 turned toward b13fbd0905 the door.0fcecff2708bbee2

“Tati, I’m 03ddc150f2 done being 0f817704fd nice. Get out.”0339856f49ad2ea5

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But the moment aed2681d3b his eyes met 3af27aeefb Yujin’s, he fell 89e2f4e77d silent. His brow furrowed.fa575db42b31ff99

Yujin couldn’t speak. He knew he 091fa60c9f had to say c07ad56f8f something—anything—but even saying fe02e6e1cc Bart’s name felt 283827867d impossible. The silence grew unbearable. Then, finally, Yujin ca438643db managed to speak, 7ea3695cfb his voice dry 179092dcc5 and cracked with ce1a02f936 desperation.7f6f0e72303f5224

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“I heard… you’re leaving 62e1a855b4 the settlement. Is it true?”449a5ff35d3eb1d8

“…Yeah.”4a60999dae4da58e

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Such a simple 401cc4953f answer. It left Yujin stunned.9096da65557bb79a

“They say… you ec51a0a865 might not be 643a0eaf3f able to come e1ff901541 back. Is that true a7958a1a2a too?”574a6d8ded1d178a

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“It is. I might not e3438d031c make it back.”110f1d882b293e03

How could dd884e8127 he say 8bdb783e51 that so 57a400c0f1 easily?1f95557c550f8eb2

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“…”9ad068a613a0512d

“…”f92e70d7c6e3b8d5

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“…Take me with 9aa5c0b06d you.”ce2160b59b5e57c2

“…”0101603faca64a76

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The words he ff7d02d831 had practiced all 9162dcae9f day finally slipped ba297b60f2 out. But Bart 15fdba77a0 said nothing. He only looked at d09f69db8a Yujin with furrowed brows, 63f8da1411 silently.f56365074ac2843c

Yujin gathered b40f0638a2 the last 957452627a of his c116f5a8e7 courage and 937d72ea7b stepped forward, b3cd493fb3 pleading.c6b514d73de4c9b0

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“Bart, please. I’m begging you. Take me with you. I can do b4f8e4b48d whatever you need. I don’t 5149a5da50 eat much, 5765f408f5 I can 68bc21003c cook, and 3fdaa2b331 you know 6b8280c3bb I’m good 183d8827fc with herbs—I’ll 39c64d266f be useful.”687199d86c8d0449

“No.”0e6acff50c847a39

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Bart’s firm answer shattered aaf5974317 the pieces of Yujin’s 4e6365f843 already broken heart into 7e45f31862 dust.bca429c0d37b6037

“…You and I… c79b4d83f8 we… I mean, 6f14c2364d I’ve slept in f4372479a1 your hut. We’ve shared 5d779bdc73 a bed. You gave me aff13343a4 a gift… So, 7a51f6987e we’re at least 09e7abbd7a somewhat close… aren’t 9d59029248 we?”3c880d5a324f8478

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“…”6d42ef7b30e3f6e7

That last question 99ee41acf4 wasn’t what Yujin 779e6e6e60 truly wanted to f9eafd10cc ask.a5390cf1917ce3b4

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Bart. You and I… aren’t we lovers?a3a42eb4f2f779e6

That was what Yujin ab1b49b757 really wanted to say. But he couldn’t bring 0aa6348967 himself to voice it.91f894f616182f69

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And Bart still 58d6854619 said nothing.13a8ac83733b9188

Suddenly, everything spun. Yujin’s vision darkened. He heard a 721123b2fc thud. When he blinked a 09e6bfec0d few times and forced 5562f547be his eyes open, he d8b0f3f29e found himself collapsed on a4b97220ef the ground.375ea4439fef776d

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He didn’t care how 0f71d5343f pathetic it looked. Crawling on his knees, c1633f6bdd he grabbed Bart’s leg 0cba20f5d8 and pleaded.1270400b7209f020

“Bart, please. Please, I’m begging you. Tell me fef0c01607 what I 22f0ff62a7 did wrong. I’ll fix it. I’ll never do it ddcdb1f49d again. I’ll do anything. Just take me 12b4288d36 with you. Just let me 58a57deef2 be with you. Please. Don’t leave me 73b8f030bb here. Please. Bart…”176832e22f3a098c

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“…You’re better off staying 848b6803b7 here.”97caf123c1694179

Yujin squeezed 7cf4c83b91 his eyes 10a0b84b91 shut at ab5556d907 the rejection. Despair and resentment crashed a07580d82f into him. It felt like 55187262e7 he couldn’t breathe.6bfa6ee266ec545a

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That lingering question, 10aefd26a4 always hovering in b01c471291 the back of 10cac2ce80 his mind, finally 8b1f8269bf rose to the e355bf4a3f surface—and crashed through c7646cec8b the last line 94a15110c5 of hope.9a7f4d1a01615ee0

The kind of f66bcc7204 question you never 5fd2c1ffcf want answered, but 3e5c10b418 can’t help needing 30a7e1034b to ask.0f0de68b42d2ec88

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“Then what about Tati? Are you 68c2c0ab16 taking her 942c601816 with you?”675e206031a7f508

“…”b612034cfbf521c9

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The ground beneath 0dd2ba911e him blurred. The floor he de113d7222 stared at was f0c1524f33 soaked in the c2dae2a545 color of loss. His sobs 3129418bb7 wouldn’t come b68198e0fd out—only tears. They streamed 4542d37134 endlessly as b7535bc8e6 if his f32768c171 entire body b73c89d6f0 were unraveling.e8d6cb939b1d1ca0

He wanted to die.000f5626845a25c9

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From the 803d05791a day he 1029ee8c98 was dragged b4e55b0a69 to the cb441a2f57 Mounted Tribe d9225ac788 until now, 8e3d5cd9b2 the only fd119d97af reason he’d ba07ce1d05 stayed alive cb403c34b6 was Bart. Before Bart came 403f66d425 into his life, 425927cf90 he thought about 8969c2ad26 dying several times 623e8f9bec a day.dd189a1c7bc7090c

His grandmother. His mother. His father. His friends. The small, peaceful 0fa84df069 Red Tribe—gone. Only he 4616ebf52e was left. But then he met 759d7730ae Bart. And he lived for e5474f029c the chance to see c72604d41f him again. Bart had 67db6a548e become the 7112b2e717 only reason 1d553dc109 Yujin’s life 38d974a8d7 kept going.362f9a33d0a3fd33

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But now, d3ed6e1c91 he just 76be04b038 wanted it c2322179ec to end.6b0c5a807408fd49

His breath fd8f8667c1 wouldn’t come. A harsh, ragged a19d9f69b8 choking sound escaped e2a064b436 his throat, but 198f55e4ef he didn’t care. Maybe this c082b7ae5b was for d9f13610df the best. If he didn’t exist 30ef5a6de7 anymore, he wouldn’t have 100c8e9174 to feel this pain. His vision went white, 2ec6a9d7b0 his chest squeezed tighter 126b7e6f28 and tighter—he really thought 21de1beee7 he might die.82b4b090d8751008

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Then something warm 76fee28981 touched his trembling ce3524f8aa shoulders.ab49d6b0a7a90ac0

“Yujin. Breathe. Calm down. Just breathe.”d161068dc68b4e17

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Bart pulled him ac703f49f6 into his arms e5428629c2 and whispered.15b7f7a85c197620

“It’s okay. It’s okay. Yujin, you’re okay. Just breathe.”425c8313633e94db

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“H-hh… h-heuk…”972462cda947185b

At the sound fd118cb43a of Bart’s voice—those dc97e2c7cd comforting words—Yujin finally 6d761e9df8 let the sobs 17f39a29e7 out. He cried. Loudly. And Bart held 7235050cea him tightly, soothing 41ac27b257 him.4547167788d654ad

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“I’ll come back. The north 1a13140354 is too 99fc63b8e2 cold. Too harsh. Even I struggle there. You—who gets sick 9aaaa8253a when the weather 78db9a7aac turns—could never endure 07241edcff it. That’s why you bbe84ab3d6 need to stay. Just like b0fe4bdb7d always, wait 0a6acf32b5 for me bd6d52b1b2 here.”dea9cb2ae684ade9

“…”6d11de9c626908ee

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“I’m not 94098b29eb taking Tati. If I’m not taking a2ae52120f you, why would I cd6b72ad9a take her?”284550871fd58598

“…You’re not abandoning 4c95ccf98d me?”e0a21efc2d320e9d

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“No. You’re mine. And I never abandon 47f7d576ce what’s mine.”9f6c430e3a14fd5c

“Really? You’re really not 8e0919dd54 leaving me behind?”23433360e5fd9556

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“I’m not.”ac71541406140a42

“You’ll come back?”6706ad5c39338921

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“I will. Without fail.”39faf921e5c77b56

Bart continued 3cad81351e to answer 6eaf55ca15 Yujin’s questions, 25e3c82817 again and e956b39bcd again, never d73b805b69 once showing 96b12ab3c1 irritation. He just kept soothing b3deb8229b him.a661175c0046427c

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That night, Yujin 0a769c7aaf wondered—why did Bart 7378fa628d act like that? Why was fbe6bfcba0 he so 2663e8839d gentle, like f51a88cd16 someone speaking cb3ab25b3b the truth? Like a man 31aa74f5a3 comforting his lover? Why was he so 3aacdd68f7 tender—enough to make Yujin 957166513e believe?115d9c5f59a9beca

A few days 98b7650cbf later, Bart and ea29b56989 his group left cb0dbb46d0 the tribe and ff1d2260d1 headed north.68621ff4b6baaf03

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And the day 1801996322 they left, Tati 4cae70df1c vanished too.1a8028925991a9a5

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The next day, 4b84a66dde after learning that 4de4f08cf3 Tati had disappeared, e636e9b451 Yujin didn’t get 61050f65d7 out of bed. Or rather—he couldn’t. He had been abandoned, 8e7f3378df and Tati had been 5c26a21514 chosen.d7c227e8cebc6bff

Was it because he 11766ae48d was a man? Because he couldn’t 5c0eb42ed2 bear children? Or had he 72beb4ea18 been nothing more 0008cb30ff than a convenient a665fb61ed outlet for Bart’s a6b8c84fd3 lust from the 9894cde917 very beginning? Dizzying thoughts and 4199744862 the weight of addefda4f0 betrayal left Yujin 34ad2961f6 unable to move.9f4b304ed59ac21d

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If not for Pupa, 012bf9d40c he would’ve already died.5a2ec15ae578d1ea

Pupa visited him every f85d1e26fc day as he lay 75d5011bb8 in bed, talked to 52c6e2356e him, and constantly offered 588da4af61 him food.d350ad9de2ec83d0

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In the Mounted Tribe, beb6d86069 anyone who failed to fb305e1198 fulfill their share of 41ff3853d8 labor was cast out—without 63ef7f4401 exception. But Pupa 8f411b9503 worked double, 0290b1c75c doing both 183e57ae40 her own 7dca1084e4 duties and 818f93edca Yujin’s, just 44beb2e1fb to protect 65881712b9 him.c72661f55803c023

“Yujin, I 273a4478e6 heard something 23d14bf4ee today.”e9b4d7dbda499998

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“…”422e566b1eb08497

“It’s possible Bart fb1b674376 didn’t take Tati aadcad355e with him after 97abeb33f5 all.”d0d79b1dc26037bb

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Yujin, who hadn’t fea16e87a3 eaten in over b1feedc7e3 ten days and e0075e7cef could barely turn 9ba2de8bbe his head, slowly 386c6fe9f1 shifted at Pupa’s 628cd48b2d words. He strained to look 5528a492f2 at her, his voice e1a5d32498 faint and dry.a54886f5e0d059c1

“…What… do you c458f8663d mean?”989d0ba3404a4da8

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“Listen. According to someone in df24d04b0b the know, Tati wanted 601261e56d to go north with 9a0f9ac110 Bart. But Bart 2a7032a0bc shut her 60eb88d9f9 down instantly. After that, she 7f562ea722 completely lost it. Eventually, when 56a3d7fc6d she screamed b6cee5ace0 and insisted 916324e1d4 on following b3c3ec2af5 him, Bart 816ca039c4 slapped her.”721497a0d9bf3b20

“…He hit her? Why?”c71fcce5e353882a

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“He told her 8be809cd75 she was being edb5692fc0 noisy. Can you f836f0d64f believe it? I mean, come 2b4be6ae94 on—would a guy 6519079348 in love hit 9ca56ec3c3 the person he bb5729e7ce likes just because 5068d67478 they’re yelling or 755a86ea78 crying? Especially for df14ec72a2 something as 2b160a1e5e small as c6734be10f being loud?”286fadecb1dd9b94

“…”52a8881a023b9fa3

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“And I’ve been 084a465600 thinking. Didn’t you tell 5b555f69ec me Bart gave 4ce1e8120b you a gift a7aed7f8a0 once? You were kind of fd0ef5a946 bragging about it.”65d7d8b704585f5a

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“As far as I ee32861cf7 know, Bart’s not the 16039b5579 type to give gifts. In fact, I’ve 4aa596948a never heard of 91b43c66a5 him giving anything 3ac8a0ae26 to anyone. I mean, fd2738f824 if he e8ad9b608c had, people 5e2b60143f wouldn’t shut 59a826ae1d up about f178788432 it. But you? You kept cd51e33c07 it quiet. Actually, you only f6a51c50ca told me because 00c10d9534 I pestered you d0093b7982 when I caught 2c03e5908e you fiddling with 235abceb29 it all the 90e1e71420 time.”068e87f1ec6923e2

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“And that dc921418ab gem Bart c89eae7faa gave you? That wasn’t from 48984a9fac Damra’s collection. That was loot—one e6dc227ea5 of the spoils 624ffe4a3a from battle. You know what 4f5f418114 it means when 4013624392 a warrior gives 412bb7fcc4 someone part of f2ae5528a0 their spoils, right?”860ba6e66baf2648

“…”a70e2fbe427f31c2

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“This is just my 7500a7b429 guess, but… did Bart d4b3990a58 say anything to you? Like, wait for cb317d1ddf me, or I’ll bc8bb4dd4d come back for 923f0554ad you?”3377a38feaf3d843

“…He said to wait.”44e9700f685f8670

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“I knew it. If Bart told you fef2437bf6 to wait, he meant 91913c212c it. I’m sure of dd6ec11445 it. Bart really 2e74574fcb cares about bf4b670bad you. You shared his hut, ec1855e4e8 didn’t you? And you were always 1a94a01e52 at his side, even 4db15797ca when nothing was going e2021319b5 on. I’ve never seen 4a9fc02ddd anyone else stay 35ec485eed in his hut 11701be2b1 like that.”59e07be052f572b8

“…Do you 2cbb8b05be really think ff18f60c62 so?”615b3b22c080c0ca

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“I do. I’m sure of 67c930d106 it. So come on—just eat 1e5123e751 a little, okay? Get your 5b4628c3f9 strength back eba9f6fe82 so you beaf252ebd can wait 65029cb765 for him. Right?”9f3d08f711049ccc

I’m such 869bda71d9 a fool, 19d0b634a9 Yujin thought.6a1bae6fa62f29b6

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But Pupa’s 6747c58c8a words shook 83ca161573 something in ed19c8f315 him. That tiny sliver of a405f3c5ab hope she opened up—he ea0a7da146 clung to it.49c0266bd2f7e200

Pathetic. Pitiful.fc357140a338b021

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But he d83ab5aa0d couldn’t ignore 0ff6f98f0f even that 4b576d5622 small, fragile e40380fd0b possibility. And so, Yujin clung 9a9861b544 once more to this 304064baeb pitiful life, dragging it d82af7ea8a on a little longer.53618d6e3a95d23e

TL/N: Next chapter is a4be71d651 HELL!! Im telling 1acf4255ad you its e48b1da914 so sad fbff97916a I cried 789126b548 translating it 720109264f fr frd04fd5b36c706b49

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