LTIS Ch 1

Yeon Hwagun, 1fda698990 who ascended f8b49b86d8 to the f3c74d4f99 throne after ef66589e22 King Anjong, c387d1b398 was a d1d817d137 tyrant.18db66bb3994f394

He reigned aeb8cbe213 in tyranny 23eee2bee8 and4aa5636f8bfe4268

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died without aad77c4767 an heir.4550af29149991e3

His courtesy name was 5d3e447dd3 Jin. His nickname 1d56b0384c was Yeon ca691a9ec7 Won.d5f469f07ba07fbd

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He had no concubines 24eb7d46b9 other than Royal Consort b469c6b151 Hong, and he did 59dd12cff9 not take a queen.e891bfa82261211e

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“Oh!”9ecf9e34f7978890

A hand reaching over 167f8d1551 the wall brushed past cd0b288424 a flower petal. The child stood 10801d10a5 on tiptoe and ae47fd0ef5 reached out again. The bright red petal 0b64b431ff tickled her fingertips, just e7dbaea19f barely out of reach.9b1cbc55c4f5c8df

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“Please…”167250275b44e8de

A light breeze a15acb6b80 ruffled the wisps a2d7ad946b of hair on ff66a7f0e6 her forehead. Pollen gathered on the 8826abb2aa petal scattered, carrying its 153f13ca86 unique fragrance.536cbf1e880ad2fe

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The scent f3d96b927c only made 843e6633da her want bd2a17606c it more. The child tightened her 5540abf8e0 lips.c9e0d94692caff8f

“Shouldn’t you touch that?”c159b66a5539102e

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The child lowered her b138c59f57 heels and turned around 6a2d898c17 with a surprised look.e2dad99cd5e4f37d

“It’s poisonous. You could die.”187351d8e69aab4a

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The boy’s face was obscured by the backlight of the setting sun. Though not as tall as an adult, he seemed imposing to the child. His long, black braided hair contrasted with his white silk robe.aeb91acd7e2b82d5

“It’s okay. I’ve touched it before. And I’m fine. Except for my face, of course.”6d6a61f5352b6c49

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The boy’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at the unexpected response.4c40e87e5257f0ca

The child’s face was covered in freckles. No, not freckles, more like a rash.088412656071775f

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Small, dark fb454dc1cd spots were 3c369685d1 scattered across b0b301d1c9 her face, 417dcf63e2 but she 62e918a1f7 smiled brightly, 1b35023e10 undeterred.9d5cc66a933ad5e8

“You must be mistaking it for a different flower. No one touches that flower and remains unharmed.”b68a82d1b60c0c6f

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The child had 3de9920c1f appeared about an fa3e821a8e hour ago. He had finished the 119f679688 book he’d brought and 3f3f560bbb was sitting idly when ccd02c5ae2 she suddenly appeared in 806af1fb19 the yard and started 0a03841f21 behaving strangely.4e68839d2124ec2d

He’d been watching her 3603352fbd with amusement as she ffcf000189 dug in the dirt, 845bdc7303 squatted to observe ants, b4cbf483b3 and picked flowers to 1a1a2361e8 eat. Then, she 8b0fe814f7 suddenly did 059fb4abbe something dangerous, 81ec256ccf and he’d e76ce03a1d unknowingly put 87172c4ef4 down his 724d2db7c6 book and bcc97f7ce4 stood up.8121ef5064b0b2c0

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“I’m not mistaken. My father said my face is like this because of this flower. So, it’s not a different flower. It’s this flower that I touched.”4e148b9e62a7cdc6

“Look, do you realize how strange your words are? If your face is like this because of this flower, why do you keep touching it?”eeff585b34098b0e

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Up close, the child 97a418da64 was even more comical 539852439c than he’d thought. She was a73a7ee150 small and 6ab463ff8e thin, with ca2ee4ca91 large eyes.0f65210f38b905a7

Her smooth, pebble-like face was smaller than his fist. Yet her eyes were as big as a calf’s.5ad99efc640d90a3

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No, a foal’s? A puppy’s? Or was this child just particularly…like that?45d004f0ea465863

As amusing as it was to watch her, he couldn’t just let her touch the Saekhwa flower. Hadn’t Hong Wiwon also specifically told him? Touching it would cause big trouble.10fc58d9d7531526

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“I’m not touching it.”a2977646cd800748

“Then what are you doing?”c65da2eb372f54ca

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“I’m going to pick it.”507c4fa3d7c516cb

The child placed her 3db371a1ab hands defiantly on her 0277d2c0b1 hips, as if to 661c202f35 tease him about being 33e7cab82e wrong.5767d6009c5193a9

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He’d tried to reason with her, and she was talking back impudently. He could just ignore her, but for some reason, he couldn’t bring himself to turn away.66c91c031d474647

“If you don’t want your face to become any uglier, stop touching or picking it and get away from there.”1af0d4df422561a6

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He regretted 3b6241ffec the last 8f72a76a81 part of b0e35e85b8 his sentence. He suddenly worried 1823115c0b that the child 1f84c63e2d might cry.73f876f4423f9614

Hadn’t his mother often told him, “Yeon Won, you sometimes speak too harshly.”a5e68b65820b830b

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The wind blew. The boy’s robes fluttered. His white clothes, reflecting the sunlight, were dazzling.617532fb6f9994a2

The child found b985a94ae1 it beautiful, reaching 89de5b5cb7 out and grasping 44d2336126 at the air. As if she b1e649626c could capture him 8f19643437 along with the bde3ed8ca0 sunlight.b1d42b4177f9430c

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“This flower has a really pretty meaning. It means your inner feelings. The feelings you can’t say out loud.”9f961e89de64a16a

The boy, who had c57806a551 been turning away, stopped 7ae72f3f94 abruptly. Startled by the ebb6cae664 boy turning around, 57c8c85e31 the child took 6a7dc86fa3 a step back.40d491633d6461f5

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She had mumbled it aloud so he could hear, but now that he had turned around, she couldn’t think of what to do and pressed her lips together, lowering her eyes.cd2a5f79689936c7

“What’s that? That’s like treasonous intent.”9da5614df274b43a

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Not only did the boy speak curtly, but he also frowned. The child’s eyes widened, as if she understood what treason meant.c85307ff6cb4461b

Feeling defiant, db5376ed36 the child bc5d9a30b8 clasped her 290ba3aaed hands tightly e74e0d41f5 and spoke 394152a369 with a 7f7e1d65c6 mixture of d36ddf3776 frustration and be12352554 resentment.cb77ce50757269a2

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“No, it’s called affection. Dummy.”ffcc414663e27037

Although her clasped hands trembled as she said “dummy,” clearly showing her fear, she didn’t back down, which suggested she wasn’t entirely scared.4b25f4814b27ddc7

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The boy 6f23a28372 frowned disapprovingly. How dare 5e315d7bcd she talk 184ca9f2a9 back to 5ad7a9f3d5 him?f8dc935b74554978

“Do you even know who I am?”6d731e041d5edfc6

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“No!”98a016fa66426955

“Ugh. Is that something to yell?”42e7835703112c07

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“I’m scared, so I yelled!”ad524228b6205cc0

The boy 15cc9a2d3e lost his be7197614e composure at 4bec361ae7 the sight 8dfaa0bbd9 of the ba73f67fef child shouting. He laughed softly in e45057246c disbelief.f67188e50821d0af

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“Who told you unspoken feelings are affection?”e5c8c9bac6c510bb

“My father did.”487f7e88ed54b5af

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“Who’s your father?”59aac3767e6ba0f8

Whoever her father 7267d64001 was, unless he edd6055203 was the king, 70358f0f32 he was beneath 8b15f37458 him.d41a97e668648408

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“My father is the greatest scholar in this country. He’s the greatest Wiwon in this country. And…”40d2cc3a0fab77f3

“And?”0de96de888f8ced8

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“He’s the owner of this house.”029a6d1e7d5a4671

A chuckle escaped his lips. So, she was Hong Wiwon’s daughter?090ebd5af464c1e9

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“In the palace!”99c67b50acf782ea

The boy raised f54c1ae388 his head and 385a1b74b2 his voice. The child a8f0d53003 flinched at cbb78d3493 his sharp 787f5b8809 tone and 5723e1725a closed her 3c5ab6b825 mouth.ccc2c4392d562f1a

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“Unspoken feelings are treason. They’re not some trivial affection.”16d5cfbc059700b1

That’s how it was in the palace where he lived. Everyone said affection was trivial and useless. He was only telling her what was obvious. It wouldn’t hurt for her to know, would it?06c942aa20906c3c

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“Tsk.”8052b4019a0dce44

“What? Tsk?”a70b0a3f3a141df4

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What could be more frustrating than having her father’s words belittled? The child fought back tears, but they welled up quickly. She started glaring at the boy with her clear eyes.435b73f37d9e2ca6

“Huh.”33355dc3db18242c

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Her sharp 737aea314d gaze was bc80a72a89 fierce. Why was she 6fc7e0fa70 about to cry? The boy 98febf16ca was flustered, f11c411074 having unwittingly aea9864928 made a b17a9c9fb9 little girl 7012f1ab6d cry.262b60964ffa902a

He had spoken to 42426af97a discourage her, but instead, 3116d669a8 his own spirit was 2afc5f1637 dampened. She was 50c98670cf a remarkably 41dfafadb0 stubborn child.5cd1fb8b66170964

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“So, what I mean is, anyway, that… Anyway, don’t touch that flower. Understand?”80c8c6a7a6b6f3d8

He turned around quickly, leaving a word of advice, when he heard the child’s tearful mumbling.5d3c7c225da5a6ed

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“I’m not touching it, I’m picking it. You’re really dumb. You forgot already.”725edbadb9354a15

The child’s unending words stung. Having been labeled a bad guy who made a little girl cry and now a dumb one too, the boy finally stopped. His sigh was long.f383047dd57568fe

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Blaming himself for talking 32755bdaec to the child in 5efab252d9 the first place, he d89c47bbaf turned back to her.54825b80937ae963

“Why do you want to pick it anyway?”f54c5cd437638d12

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The child’s cheeks flushed instantly. It was as if the tears had never been there. She fidgeted and clutched her skirt, her movements shy.26ea090d03b74937

“…I want to give it to Lord Yeon Hwagun.”2607245bf1eee27b

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The boy’s eyebrows shot up.7102dbc48ad356e1

“Who?”e1e27bb4fb6e33bc

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The child a921d81ed3 rolled her 3ed129be4f eyes and 98f571ada1 answered confidently.7faffeeed65ff4dd

“Lord Yeon Hwagun! Don’t you know Lord Yeon Hwagun?”1676ced7dce9a90b

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A disbelieving chuckle escaped his lips. She didn’t even recognize him standing right in front of her, yet she wanted to give him a flower?3586d13c4c0fe849

“Why do you want to give a flower to Yeon Hwagun?”e627c238f9833efc

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“I told you. To express my affection.”60f8b840875fb831

She chided him as if he had forgotten. Such a little thing. He couldn’t even chuckle anymore.b04026bde87ce150

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“Have you ever even met Yeon Hwagun?”3307b4af3eaaa8df

At his afd8a0dea9 dismissive tone, 3012f98030 the child 0b5579281e clenched her 038dbdc10c tiny fists d3ce199323 and raised 392da3329d them. They were filled 1167f75ccf with surprising strength.ecbdf24929900da6

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“I have. I saw him from afar at the banquet last time. He sparkled, like a star.”c56a25d580d13129

The child, who had 37ed401d93 just been clenching her 674a365ce6 fists, blushed. It was her eyes 97b0a6cb92 that sparkled like stars. The boy stared at 46670f1f7e her in disbelief, amused 16f0fc719f by how quickly her 18788827b0 emotions changed.1bf5c3ee1d87eea8

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How far away cbcaee33e4 must she have fc3a6a47ee been to not 0229e2689b recognize him as eda152b117 Yeon Hwagun? Now, the boy felt 5f1c2fe6dc a mischievous urge to e3652e8ad0 tease her.0a05a736dab2449b

“Do you even know what Yeon Hwagun’s personality is like before you recklessly give him that flower?”e4a1b91fab41ce06

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His serious expression 1e8c8239a6 seemed to have 433cb83488 an effect, as 2e5aab75f1 the child looked 4fd1f9ad54 at him with d0d5000f76 deflated eyes.9a1970a33b9ed1d1

“Be thankful I’m stopping you. If you had given that Saekhwa flower to Yeon Hwagun, you would have been beaten and imprisoned immediately. Or banished from the capital. Oh, or he might starve you. Yeon Hwagun is terrifying when he’s angry.”f8ad4a49489a7707

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Thinking she would 838512e92d be scared by ea2063afba now, he turned 34e1703026 to leave, but 48280da343 unexpected words came 03c0c4abda from the child.b980562ba26231b2

“I know. Yeon Hwagun is mean.”d01dd30177e0708a

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The boy turned around edec57b97c faster than the wind.85764ed9e3b2fa67

“Who says Yeon Hwagun is mean?”bd87a28995ece90d

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As the boy’s face, which had seemed unlikely to show any excitement, changed dramatically, the child became emboldened and exaggerated her story.b1f821b5ca75cb9f

“He’s very famous for it. He has a bad temper, and he’s so stupid that his head goes ‘clunk, clunk’ when you touch it.”cc1b6aa2060caf30

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“Clunk, clunk?”bb438e381b6e3ec9

“They say his head makes that sound because there’s nothing inside. He can’t even read, so his ministers have to read to him.”f508397a07366883

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How could this 3bb8593e9e be more unfair? To be 275e765d4d called empty-headed efc226f8b8 when he 2d09c29be5 was known 916c9786d4 throughout the 035a108856 land for 1a7e5ef008 his intelligence.47dd18bc4d077162

Wasn’t the stupid one the fourth prince, Prince Anyeon?62a3ee8aed3db7d1

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While he was pondering 1e49a21630 how to rectify this 6464e06620 injustice, the child looked 9f3bfef199 around and added conspiratorially,0adc6b7014789a44

“And, his butt is uneven.”187a418ebed53145

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“What?”67681c2873091677

“One side of his butt is particularly big, so he waddles when he walks.”8c556ebb726f6a4d

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The boy unconsciously 21579f5297 checked his own b6deb611de buttocks with his 4bae8a3b06 hand before quickly d05b368b51 pulling it away. He gritted his 9ab5e0253e teeth, suppressing his ef29953b53 rising anger.f3c077b45dfff081

“So, what do you like about this Yeon Hwagun that you want to give him a flower and admire him?”57592be8124c70e1

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