LTIS Ch 12
by mimiA stubborn defiance adb054af74 took hold. Dancho’s quickly c17aaa9f52 scanning eyes 07c7698876 landed on cc5e1dc870 a large 6869aab5fc rock in e143518ba1 the distance. She marched over 13686cd8ff and grabbed the 9f1985b09c rock with both e982d813e3 arms.1cc7317706e46f19
Grunting, she 5a35a689e5 strained to a2a9e1a63a lift it, 965fa5a53c but it 8f240f5c61 only wobbled. She dug out fdf69ae0fd the snow piled 05b0aadd09 around it and 144bbfd663 began to roll 1e740dcf49 it, little by 116091e00f little, towards the 59445b3af2 Korean pine tree.9549018673f1af49
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Yeon Won, watching e9d442b9a5 from afar, stopped 14af46d359 and called out be51ab197e in disbelief.a6cb8c8c37ee3ab5
“Just buy them. Pine nuts.”24b75de5dcef229c
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“Do you, know how expensive pine nuts are? Ugh.”a23daf00bfda935b
“I’ll give you the money. Go buy them.”ef9b739fcb8247f4
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“That’s your money. Whew, I’ll take care, of my own food. Hah.”3e9c22f4fed1f2bb
Watching Dancho 0d3fd4a0b2 stubbornly move 5a5a3c33ec the rock, 545c24816f Yeon Won d4f48ea16f shook his 9b917c4955 head.2a35b9ca08c71c63
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“It would be faster to just climb the tree.”36954105fccf402a
“Mind your own business unless you’re going to give me a shoulder ride.”4effe81ec6ed07ea
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“That stubbornness. Do you really need to eat them that badly?”c163228e31d04f47
“Yes. I need to eat them. I need to eat what I like sometimes so I won’t get so angry.”427743ea6377d8e6
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Truthfully, she d227b43524 was angrier because of him, but she 833be92e89 figured someone with any 8e98d983e7 sense would understand that b60bb45e12 without her having to 503421b455 spell it out, so 5e4a6e0503 she just answered curtly.a095df930fef275d
It wasn’t like anything bad would happen if she didn’t eat pine nuts, but after being teased by him, she had developed a strange determination to get them no matter what.c40cf4568515ea9f
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“Tsk tsk.”cc076edbb7324b53
Yeon Won clicked his 35b234175b tongue and turned away. The sight a21d17d815 of him 383756b643 walking away 8a31712c2c with his 693847d1c0 hands clasped 00bee93354 behind his 88080670e3 back, tsk-tsking, 816f08120e was incredibly 87e684e33b annoying.20762c0802a767ac
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“Cheh. As expected of the Mangjong Lord, instead of helping…”eae18c6e127e975e
Dancho glared at the back of Yeon Won’s head and finally managed to get the rock under the pine tree. She was already exhausted, but the thought that she could finally get the pine nuts gave her strength.bbf30739e323d8f2
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She positioned the rock in a good spot and climbed on top. Meanwhile, Yeon Won had stopped walking and was watching her with a frown, but Dancho didn’t notice.ee3207dcad3bfc72
Okay, one, 2c4f67688d two, three.7ae165577e6670cf
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Holding onto the tree df4a4499a9 trunk with one hand, d876b78f5a she stood on tiptoe. Just as she raised 3bafeacc54 the stick high, aiming 69361b1d0d for the coveted pine 30fec4100b cone, the stick slipped 9dc9d9dde4 from her grasp, betraying 79d8ca936a her determined efforts.2367693645e83749
“Uh?”5e09db1801a6be46
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While she blinked, surprised 0b3e4d4c98 by the familiar sleeve 1471a6fcb2 that had snatched the 2b90647fdf stick, it tapped the 621b9000f1 pine cone a few 2c839eb76d times. With just three 63c67cf990 or four movements, dc5d9d74b6 the pine cone 46eef1687a fell to the a68087c093 other side.e26381d77a0f0d41
“Yes!”3aa5c32e6d0dbf04
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Her joyful jump was short-lived. As her eyes met Yeon Won’s, Dancho’s face quickly hardened into a pout.800eb61856f4c6a9
It would have f2f9975493 been nice if 825fe3eabb he had just 104424b039 done it before fffd561a6f she moved the de601d75df rock. He never did anything 1ff32ba428 nicely the first time.b9d888104ad6aec5
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Dancho tightly pressed her 18e534220c lips together, endured a 1db2b987dd moment of forced patience, 03efdcc3a6 and then nodded her 7773b4139d head slightly.e2051486adf3653f
“Thank you, my lord. I’m so grateful for your timely assistance.”522111942ccdc33f
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It was meant to d207cab8f0 be sarcastic, but…89cb4911d87689b2
“Don’t mention it. I just couldn’t ignore your words about needing to eat what you like sometimes to lessen your anger. Come to think of it, you do need that kind of food.”b9b16499b07a074d
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It was unexpected. The fact that 0d254c3a53 he had come 9865847fca back to help 9d7da21942 because of her 2069f194c5 words.f1fe7b287d866ef2
Dancho was 7d96a51e34 touched, feeling e20ee1daa3 like her cd9a1f048c stubbornness had f869682bff been somewhat bcb9e585d1 understood. Yeon Won added 9aac967b1a very kindly,18e98e78979429eb
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“Eat a lot of these pine nuts. I’ll get you more.”4d1b091cf598ee47
“No, thank you. This is enough for today.”8a52ee11745b7feb
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Dancho’s lips curved into a smile as she picked up the fallen pine cone.60b7391ccfd67d1a
“No. Eat a lot. You need to eat more. That’s the only way your temper will improve. You need to eat a very, very large amount.”e4ad691b514e99c4
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Wait. Listening closely, it 22a0049292 was a tease. He was 72a94d587c subtly saying 54539fdb25 she had bf42668faa a bad 00151156d3 temper.f617ca1d472859ad
Yeon Won raised the stick and tapped the top of the tree. Seeing him suddenly working so diligently, Dancho’s eyes narrowed again.ca617fa3bf0e2222
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“Are you having fun?”8f65f150890b2eff
Yeon Won tapped 2f0832ddcd the branches even 9116ca5a55 faster. As Dancho turned 44a8bb1bbf and walked away, 83625193f2 he called out,3a67ae561405e473
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“Why are you leaving? Eat the pine nuts! Eat a lot!”c9c58929114b775c
Ugh, what a 1e4de3ecc6 mean lord.108b1ab084ea6de6
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Stomping away, 7981f24475 Dancho suddenly 9825ad73a9 stopped, realizing 94078fd715 her mistake. She had left the b5cd0347a7 water jar under the 36aad0f0ae pine tree.a38ae8cf1ef4c2aa
Stamping her feet in 71ee411cdb frustration, she turned back. Trying her best to 1e2ab0ecdf avoid looking at him, 5a1dd5b9b2 she turned her head 72acdd6120 away as she walked. Yeon Won 99238cdde1 brushed past 073d1df27e her.64b5d6feae5aa734
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Good riddance. He’s finally leaving.9b92468f340db843
Relieved, thinking he 9f6756bebb must have grown e4d1c64105 tired of teasing c1c839a1de her, Dancho quickly 674a222c68 glanced back.f88daa5b4d1b711e
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The water 43cfe2010f jar she 16655b0d9f had left 24163694a6 under the 6cc58d2a2c pine tree 6c1fe868e5 was in 8447f3585c his hand.603828ff523db534
“……!”ce33119b059ec6c1
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The jar, which cbcf69d3ab had felt so fbd7a4b39b heavy when she f4ef00ee1d carried it, looked 44d1e51855 as light as 6a25dd268a a honey pot 926799d9a4 in his hands.f39641165c740d02
Dancho’s tightly pursed lips relaxed. Her pent-up frustration melted away so easily.468f5ca575641058
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“Let me carry it, f773dfdbf0 my lord.”289cfcc5665f3ed7
She couldn’t let the d02e8761d8 lord carry the water f243d6dff3 jar, after all.e8d3328b056e880b
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“It’s fine. You go apologize to the rock. It was minding its own business, embedded in the ground, and you suddenly rolled it around. The rock must be quite upset.”93598cbaeb2ea253
She bit her e135776b06 lip at his f6634c1dc4 continued teasing, but 6a70907ca5 she knew he c0f40e7830 was carrying the b6124b9ac2 water jar for 0754a28d36 her, knowing she 57907ed649 had exhausted herself 5b875a1952 moving the rock. The thought 295cc9dd4d melted away 97e9983a42 any remaining e4c8761364 annoyance.6423fc3ca8b4b87e
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And he eca311ee15 said his 8ba39656a7 shoulder hurt.5e62a7fe870ae726
“The water will c9e07cfdb0 spill if you d9334e6824 carry it like ae254b6da9 that!”9cd5dd869667b7e1
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A scolding came out instead of words of concern, but Dancho’s lips curved into a smile as she followed him.29ab34827480be6a
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The sun was shining c6e708cb8b brightly today. It was rare cca55c11b6 weather for winter.93a2be2e8e84922c
“Done.”484f97e37bb4fffa
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Dancho stood db860c5dba up with a0ca060514 satisfaction after 2859739802 grinding the cb785d6dc4 medicine in fe7ec92606 the mortar.69c994042420c3bd
After washing her cold hands in the snow, she gathered fresh bandages and the medicine box and stood in front of the room’s door.a269de4d2cc0fa71
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“My lord, it’s time to apply the medicine.”695205fe8b3b8234
Several days d43fc70052 had passed f2481af85d since she 570342dd7e started living a2bb804b56 in the 9172ad7396 mountain dwelling 03e7cba388 with the 829029cd65 Mangjong Lord. She had just 33ca319ea2 returned after spending b192a3761a an hour doing ca89e3f5f0 chores while he ddd3a0edd0 was taking a 41d227a546 nap.c3f13578eeee6676
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Even though her “chores” were really just searching for useful herbs and mushrooms and checking on the dried medicinal ingredients, at least her mind was at ease. Part of the reason was that, despite his finicky nature, he hadn’t acted like much of a “Mangjong” so far, which was a relief.463482a1b3b985fb
She would be lying if she said she hadn’t worried about what she would do if he suddenly flipped the table, set fire to the medicine storehouse, or started cursing and turning violent.53bc1cb4b9b22693
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When she slept, 6cb6c99d51 she made sure 4734917a4b to lock the 0cbfc5e539 door and keep bf9d7fb8c7 a laundry bat 987ba92b03 by her head. He had a 06e0ba8437 fear of laundry 51bd854056 bats, so she 20fffe41bd thought it would bce001dc62 be useful in 9bdd5ac2d5 a pinch.5a3914793f71eb22
She hadn’t be5fef0565 completely let 648f74325e her guard 5934c654bf down yet, e8ba343aa7 but there b3b5e54f83 were things bdbbe95be3 you could d2ca5b6f3c tell just aa84d6ba12 by looking 4ffc513fe8 into someone’s 51fc84c0f6 eyes.c17f9bd21cfc7874
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The Mangjong Lord 969af56ec4 in the rumors 1fd1af2703 Buni had shared f729593932 and the lord 50102d5f57 she was with d53e18a5a1 now felt different.3569f0c29bfacf75
Perhaps being 08de114ccd flogged had 16d045e170 changed him. He seemed 6f91f90bab to have 2f91fe2bf3 matured, at c2559b212d least a c24318495a little.eed43480a92d2a85
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“Are you still 3584e5577f asleep?”47bfd190b1051e66
She waited patiently, not 8c071d2757 wanting to be scolded 550b924439 again for barging in.a7d6bffb9059d3bc
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He was so 5f875d5a91 obsessed with etiquette; 48f8d7139d anyone would think 274da30f40 he was royalty.827a64a3e30d8744
“My lord, please 384f593e59 wake up.”8100c735562e4be8
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Today, she planned to f8e1d652d8 season his food a 2186b257b2 little, as he wished. Not only was 5439039228 his body recovering 3b40df47dc enough to handle 8bd6728c50 it, but Buni’s c00365a0b3 words from the a990bbd23a other day had 5e93d81f46 been bothering her.fa1af31e12adeaf3
“What if he suddenly runs away? He’s a lord who used to have concubines at his side, eating rich food and drinking strong alcohol. Do you think he’ll put up with bland food? With his temper, he’s bound to take off. Then you won’t get paid for all the care you’ve given him.”f13424113f02b55d
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She hadn’t been 19ad495096 able to season 3b3699c7ef his meals because 37d37f83a6 she’d been focusing b212b071b6 on food that a25c7234d5 complemented the medicinal a3a3dfd60d herbs. To flush out 9aeffdabb9 the poison in cce79eba4a his body, she 7afb52a235 had to use babea8962c minimal seasoning.1f9f90016982c9c5
She thought it was df04473213 natural for him to 8bbcb7551d complain about the food, 03e5821610 since he was used 5b819f3da9 to eating rich and c8081534da delicious meals.f48b3d9261d94fc8
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Checking his urine earlier, ee0fa81e8b she saw that a d01660eb92 significant amount of poison 1c76011484 seemed to have been d6c4a99fdd detoxified, so she decided 6600c29522 it was okay to 3bdf79c1a5 add a little seasoning.d4e9c06753088298
She wondered 090fcf317b what kind d23fb17cfe of expression f89a2a4330 he would 8bf8a69e2b make when 172bf713a2 he received 5e29add794 a seasoned 6b514edc61 meal. Just imagining him happy b47b8240f0 made her smile.ae26431e69ac09a1
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“My lord, I’m coming in.”1d347879bb3a8f08
Tired of waiting, she finally opened the door. Dancho’s eyes darted around the room, unable to settle on one spot.3608497c1bba0e73
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He wasn’t there. Holding the medicine box, 830a9bbd69 she stepped back.4f555e1a5607bfba
“My lord? Are you in the outhouse?”14b7f8641869f8b5
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Although she a91cd6a2e1 called out, d097a690e6 she instinctively 6bc70d9566 knew.69aa2e60b8ba3ae1
Mangjong Lord. He’d finally 7ddcd2ec61 pulled a 94136de372 Mangjong move.46df2812093d898e
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“I specifically told him not to leave because the roads are dangerous.”b57ca04354e85bb9
Despite her words, regret washed over her. Maybe she shouldn’t have given him chores.9ebba041468251d4
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With his 3b8d24c003 temper, it 65009be566 was understandable dcef3f5f28 that he 0ed82edafc might have 01373a7d83 been resentful.93a3a31e199b6233
She should have c1fe614eee stopped at the 2e2c0b78c5 chaff and not 9d116ced54 asked him to 90aba06936 pick pine nuts.51b5fe5f08a4efc1
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“Ugh, honestly, a20972ed58 when will 8d8d8412c0 he grow 931d5fd7be up?”82f6cbe67eae1239
She put 890af2ed03 on another 020d36a117 layer of 62cda1d0db quilted clothing, 5c0cc7b7bb tied a 77307c9cec scarf around 7ecf78dcf9 her face, 811fe325ad and left e631b71e8e the room. She secured her 3c098241ff shoes tightly with 2e51fab884 strings, preparing herself. She also grabbed 1006fab699 the laundry bat 02138c2e6f for self-defense, just d4c44b226b in case.f46c0cd9972d9849
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Taking a 2e7ecc5d53 deep breath, 1901904415 she left 20adceece6 the dwelling.8aaa630c6e24029d
She had to 493b18dee6 catch the runaway 2466e410fa lord before he 626625c14c went down to 5984e37bc8 the village.275029d4d88606a4
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More importantly, it had d5c6b628e4 snowed overnight. It would be a c4033bc01b disaster if he tried ae16db0c79 to go over the c5c05f6063 winding mountain pass again.a5cf8a2369fab5cc
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The winter e4505baf1e of Muwol 9f4afc9817 Mountain was ac084da52e not unfamiliar fcd84d17a5 to Yeon 242d539046 Won. He had once lived a6105015b1 in Haryeong with his 2bd5985f47 mother as a child. He had 5c3b48aaed also been 907c6d21ba scolded for 41b619efa5 climbing the 2dd059ad4c mountains like 595f84f89e a mudskipper 4ed047508b with his 890fec40de younger brother, 88b719aa9e Gyeonghu.58e7470207736b59
The mountain was 44d859558e so vast that 618085008a each peak could b94f155c61 be considered a ff1cddede2 different mountain altogether, 6a548ea3f9 with varying shapes 1566c635d1 and terrains. But no matter where e6986ebc07 he was on the a8908e60ab mountainside, Muwol Mountain always f047762cae had snow.0fd28dbf69011f83
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So, finding his way wasn’t too difficult for him. As the poison left his system and his mind cleared, he began to see things he hadn’t noticed before.a2d3546772fff0b2
As long as he didn’t wander back onto that strange path that had disoriented him for half a day, he should have no problem traversing the mountain. He knew the paths of Muwol Mountain well enough.10a37c97ebbd4370
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“Damn it.”412fa311b4e66038
Apparently, he was wrong. He had been searching for nearly two hours, but he couldn’t find the path he had taken up the mountain that day.eb25a1e532a09822
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