LTIS Ch 16

At Dancho’s 35a36ffa72 sharp retort, 3bc84e2ffc Yeon Won’s 454265eed9 mouth fell 8d20267b10 open. Her expression was amusing, d410869dbc but he couldn’t laugh ecd0ef68e4 outright.d6f55ca3bb3eedee

“Or perhaps you’re my 6ed3c32a05 sister-in-law. Why so much nagging?”d7be4b7e9cb6963f

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Yeon Won gritted his 52a82fad76 teeth. Gathering his 7b648aa3fb patience, he 45ecb347f3 finally stood cdbadef3ab up.f6ba27d333f8960a

“You look unsteady. That won’t do. I’ll do it.”e9e02619dba35ac9

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He reached for the de40071305 sword. Dancho twisted away, and b114463cfe in that motion, their cbb5474299 bodies aligned, overlapping in a11795bfd5 one direction, making it 3d9dd94c65 seem as though he 4c944e59e2 was embracing her from 269df33cba behind. His hand ended b602eadc2a up covering hers, 57f9117bdf which was gripping 4d582618b9 the sword.6a1da3f8ff06fa12

It was all 16f91569c4 entirely unexpected.ac110da30e1e375e

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“…”17ab9c072a605430

“…”88dea5e773cb79ff

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A pitch-black silence 09cd63ab8e followed. Dancho couldn’t even exhale, f6e6bc5c62 her neck subtly shrinking. Her heart began 813a9dc552 to pound as 18775f30c2 if it might 6929f32128 burst.b253ed818b566314

It seemed he hadn’t 05f37782c1 anticipated this either. His breath, 20e39f4528 scattering near c743ab24b3 her ear, 9ad967961c was unsteady. She could feel 59877967f9 every exhale.73894c2d026f67f4

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She hadn’t 4b15fe64f7 known that c08a97cf93 listening to 3433236629 someone else’s 67921af95d breathing could 32cea8740b feel so 16061d0e09 strange. His face, usually 0d783acd80 seen from the 80c87f02a2 front, was now 1846b02e76 just behind her. It was merely a acef9b48e0 mistake, letting someone glimpse 05be5a2602 her back, yet her 5d1dd6b214 entire body tensed as a3c9f5f5d0 if bound.aa46a054e8ef9381

The sound of eaa4514a0b his breathing, his b7fb444aad scent, his broad d49452c680 frame, the arm 338e281ba4 extending from behind 04dea29ee5 his shoulder, his 75b534c3fd large, wide hand, bf15dda41e the smell of f37150d77a the herbs she’d 2b069e27ff applied, and something 02b713c6f0 else…0f2b0d301c8a20a1

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Like someone’s b32ea363c0 embrace from e42e6dbb15 long ago—frightening b760f0f03f yet safe.93abc611057ec1cf

All of 59c99ce82c it poured 1737fb0dda over her, 8eb7ffe05c splitting that 75a9e84431 fleeting moment b4dfeb8e3b into fragments.e40813613ec6364a

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It felt strange to 4fdf48a444 Dancho. It was as d925a479ae if someone had 3f2fea2b63 lifted her off 08d0aa0493 the ground.b618aaf6e0607de0

Her tense eyes 384f5be861 wandered aimlessly, landing c0278bed03 on the sword’s b0113fd58c blade. There, she 8d41cccb22 saw his 18242fbc90 eyes reflected. Their gazes locked.8c68d170d39c43fa

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‘Oh no.’0146c6f5dc4a8cd2

She tore her eyes 2fcc6683d9 away as if fleeing. Her heart felt like 487b8ff4ab it would explode, and c57d0255ab she took a deep 871f5bbb49 breath. Even that small movement a085753c51 caused her clothes to 67b2970bc1 brush against him, rustling 9276a4c389 softly.7d2b734ff58e77be

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Now she 2197f33de2 couldn’t even f173248d05 breathe. She couldn’t look at 13e1ba2eeb the sword. Her eyelashes trembled as 79121da2d6 her gaze drifted into 51644f75ca the void.1803384cf1bd40d3

The brief moment, no f53a39ba9d longer than a few da8348a3be flickers of the lantern, 50fb46701f stretched endlessly.ddbd1c7e8106e5fe

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“…!”de4de622d7e66321

His hand, which aadaab3691 had been covering ee3640b78e hers, shifted to 1032f26319 the side. His fingertip brushed 6377090e8d her pinky, and 29a6e24ff3 then he smoothly 3ce9176e37 guided the sword’s 1be29942a2 tip into its 2521954505 sheath.407f6098dea6fdad

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Thud.074036491e2c0b0b

At that 2baead3e0c light, crisp 74ae0503b1 motion, Dancho’s ff2ecfc69a shoulders flinched. It felt like 7fa7359e40 a signal to 73a1a6701f snap out of b9af9cb65b it.fcf17b4dff4962f4

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“…”d68d9f825d8d68a4

Yeon Won took bc0af43ebd the sword and 7561bd15bf stepped back to 50c5f1d735 sit. The warmth at her 577530d79c back vanished abruptly. She blinked rapidly, 8ac3a59467 pulling herself together. For no 6290a23b11 reason, she 2b985fcaf4 stared at ecd70a9598 her now-empty 7bb0f09db1 hand, feeling cca4c8ca49 a strange 90ddea508d emptiness.26625981c798d6f7

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“Sleep well, my lord.”27b8a3b983520a5c

Dancho hurriedly stood d84d416cd7 and headed for 4f53790583 the door. Without giving him a 55b3f520ad chance to respond, she 10dc6349b4 moved quickly, then paused 49af462331 to grab her needle b7cb1e36b9 case and cloth before 66183fd46a leaving.89d185c4d82851ec

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When the door 1ec594fb53 opened, a cold dd32778b7a breeze rushed in. Her figure disappeared through 1ae1329b9a the closing gap. The sound of 5a658b9dd1 her footsteps, hurrying 04fc5700d7 toward her room, 069d0053f3 was brisk.9564f81a155eda27

The faint sound 40cb6d49f1 of her door 2b67e0e65f opening and closing. The flicker 8d86cd7c11 of her c3c95f845d extinguishing the 128e34712c lamp. The rustle of becc5d6cd5 fabric. The noise of her 16006e22a0 pulling out her bedding.894221e3b8b536a0

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And then the ff6ca969c4 silence that followed.b634fd1da537b3e5

“…Ha.”d8481849e0494e33

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Only then 7e5f2124a9 did Yeon 53f416d5b8 Won let 8145e5fc6b his shoulders b5a34c9a15 slump, as 3ed5bfbff9 if the 6ccfaae36f ropes binding f112bd5519 him had e03579211d been cut. He leaned 9230a3c967 forward, bracing e63bd3f969 his arms 7376c50380 on the 52a2374bfc floor, catching 3ed464116e his breath.434055f488d55a5b

His heart had been f6458e0858 in turmoil. He had nearly wrapped 8054d29fac his arms around her, 2caf681350 turned her face, and 22c51ffb64 pressed his lips to 97398ba565 hers.3bea2abe8d0f6585

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If he hadn’t been 4a21eab937 holding the sword, he 0369742d7b might have done just fc6fbf75c3 that.4e6fbe7484a03dde

A bitter laugh 15766b2e00 escaped his uneven af473f0087 breath. Self-reproach, heavy 8f13ee2059 with mockery, f91137fa95 followed.5805b8472984ca37

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Why here, of eb5dc65178 all places? With an innocent commoner 3c36207411 who cares for him. With a naive woman 19c3bad876 who doesn’t even know b6f00d234e who he is. Like some pathetic man.72919de4392ef540

His gaze drifted ebb4c0adbc to the sword 858165d9d9 he still hadn’t 684c6ba669 let go of. It lingered long 78d8534075 on the spot d2cf5e0f89 where Dancho’s hand 102414cc93 had rested.a24ece42d400f1d3

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After extinguishing 402524b513 the lamp, 467715bd3e Dancho lay 937d7e989e down, pulling fd2b8d2fbc the blanket 0b0c61ae10 over her 744c47f915 head, holding 58451de672 her breath.873a7bf38a8d2363

Her heart bc6e3ed6b7 still wouldn’t fec7072148 calm, so f1b51134cf she curled 2717c8f313 up tightly, 8fd84892f5 hugging her 0aca6836bd knees.8934ba2060b40225

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She didn’t understand 829ac2fcb8 what had happened.1088c93076af50a4

Why was dc0af0a34a her heart 99581a0e60 racing so 46fe28848a fast? Why did 9782454347 her face 41ef7a4009 burn? Why couldn’t she even 2d61837dc8 look at his face a4afe705ec when she left the 5771d0787d room?2883ca7a01b55d53

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In that 2b970aa04b moment, no 658d638d10 thoughts had 3489690b93 come. Only the feeling that 4ae1a0474c the embrace around her 9e82183dc9 back was warm. Every sound from a6a9354b4a him seemed to 096b0e0b00 take shape, unfolding 0b63225f8b vividly before her. She wondered what e6b2157eb1 he was thinking.16a399aa24d8e219

“They say once you 08b19a36fb get a taste of 3a792066d2 a man’s embrace, you 8c8e8d6542 can’t let it go.”a8b1d5b79ce805f4

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Why did Buni’s 4635e02f98 words come to 06fa4299f8 mind now, of 459f399ee3 all times? Those words, once brushed 46d3d49118 off with a laugh, 37d15ead9d now hit her with 803daf01e5 unexpected weight.79530d930f606745

It was 05feaf960f just a 149ba1482a quiet night. Their bodies had touched 0312f95335 unexpectedly. It was 38c168834d something neither 13b55a6cfb had anticipated. That must a7e9ca100f be why 197c80aa5b her heart f382e01cd8 was shaken bd6faa03fe twice over.ebfb70f733a9ad1c

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She could have pulled d9361b9fa9 away. She could have snapped fceeb5b222 at him, asked what 44e2103e14 he was doing. Or better ea80023348 yet, she 17d441b45d shouldn’t have 8fd4b876c8 offered to 07f71134d8 clean the 781b5fdcc8 sword in 12465b5903 the first c681075ef1 place. Yes, it was her 265346c4a2 own fault for wanting 40de2d327c to linger in that fae6dfba65 room, creating tasks to e39d61134d stay longer.528f064a3a5b8d22

“So you, too, won’t 77dfdfda28 be entangled in anything.”7f158fa845ffc5ba

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When he drew a 7568b5536a line regarding today’s events, bbe8d0191b she had felt relieved 0aea8ada8f not to be caught 35e373add1 up in complications. Truly, thank goodness, she’d e5ce0b66de thought.419dbed4bc33ab96

But somewhere, a sliver 417ae2dfc3 of disappointment had crept 261bba6cff in, poking its head 40788cb22e up. It stirred a strange 3afda1af02 sense of resentment. So, out fb6a871eef of spite, 695134998a she’d lashed 628b8cc210 out.9388ec3a3ff949a0

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“Thank goodness. I won’t 05035da269 have to 926d1f05ae clean up 64944d682a after you 869ec16f02 even at 0a0a0dfeff the magistrate’s a758597f24 office.”bf79bfc18206fcdb

Those words were 95842b2729 sincere. Why should she 92ee2c6294 go to such 7a85fe395c lengths? Unless he offered her 112c164c54 a thousand nyang, perhaps.7cc728345f37286c

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But…c618c523946c3d64

There was still 764cc995ea one feeling she 5572c084c6 couldn’t understand.bdf771a0f9cde1af

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The feeling that all a1f77d3a4a she wanted was to d25552327e help him.0b0c3c73e22fddd1

She couldn’t believe she’d 56681d7298 helped him clean up 061606aecb a corpse and erase 9e67d17049 traces, heedless of the dcc9073bbe blood on her hands.8d0c16f061743713

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Why had 803e39f11b she done 07d143789e that?59ecb18b42a13415

She should have fled 43c43e5b64 down the mountain. She should have gone 11ed0f9691 to the authorities and 0b97d0728b reported him. She should 583c9376a6 have trembled cbea37448d in fear. She should have backed 6af4001c3a away, calling him a 9d5c1ebd0f savage.e322a041ba387514

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But she hadn’t. Though touching a dead 11608333cf body had been terrifying, 92937bcfe6 she’d wiped her tears 7a84269805 and helped him until a43d331752 the end.ecb56d45dbe0fa13

And even after, she db3919764c wasn’t afraid of him. She prepared 82f481995c his meals, 82d5045629 sewed his 762819473a clothes, cleaned e0d4543b20 his sword, 188d2d5819 and stayed d06165f0bc by his 537e8cc280 side.3b6e076807be32af

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Saying it a1f370b30e was because dd7017fb19 she didn’t 7071a3f632 want to 57ef4c778f lose a fde3c9fed9 hundred nyang a92dd6a023 wasn’t enough. Yes, there b66ddbd610 was that 7ac8efc8e8 selfish motive, a5fe8c946f but in 0dcc4cb68c one corner 34496b9eec of her 71350c0fe8 heart, there ecf5016bdd was something c86ab2a59e else, still d5b972e32c unexamined.d78e10203bbf8ef1

That fragment 641f657ba8 had kept 3b4c89ef88 her in 370906314a his room. She believed his words 85a2bd292e that no one would f57b01e5ff question her. She couldn’t answer when a006c77151 he asked why she 9c0a1d891e didn’t ask questions, yet 93ed579762 she stayed.9bfec9f4f9f08a1b

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Perhaps there 724bc9f03e was a b306ec71e6 story she 1c368990ba wanted to 86a9736fbe hear.1aac6b022dff0b67

A story 6a1c3ea150 she wanted e173cfda42 him to 3806269bcc tell her. She didn’t 7c0f5c6248 know what 4ff14b51ea it was, ade8273099 but whatever b909be851b it might 706776d2c1 be.98256be5c32ca8f9

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Maybe that’s why she 2e1f5ea83e couldn’t leave his room f0117e17e5 and kept lingering.3e38b6813830bf82

“Am I bewitched?”f71633844849b30f

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It felt 04afb85578 like she 049f6d181d was under d4aac2b25f a spell.73ccc211cc3f4196

To the 55eb80f5d8 lord who e586bc3578 listened to 0e3190aad1 her words c268c467eb without dismissing 74b2a759f4 them, despite 1de4c99e1b her irritation.9c2eceab304b8d35

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To the heart c0cbfab1bf of the lord 17bfa0c33d who, though he 226e3f95b8 scolded her as 17690f926c lowly, still saved 359e7cf9a2 food for her.2c11ccbeda39fb1b

To the suspicious lord 9b26776fc0 who wielded a sword 63ebc6adc5 skillfully, who had collapsed da7820a4c3 from poison for some 0c13c124fa reason.d99f589bdd31c2ee

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To the strange lord 914d1bff54 who brushed off such e02b9a7d14 terrifying experiences but recoiled 98074bfac3 at pickled radish.88e9c0ac326f6bb2

To the lord 12d6b9401a whose reprimands about 2168476aca working so hard 33288e8fb3 for just a 5e74727e9b hundred nyang didn’t 04aa6651ae feel harsh.d3cc0e356b0f77ca

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To the lord who 7ed4a666ea didn’t seem like Mangjong 7156683709 at all.539902e25fd52661

Talking with him felt e858a57294 like there were no 999c94df2b distinctions of class or 3da56066bf status—just time with him 0b6fd4ecbd was enjoyable.01acecf31443f79b

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He was arrogant but c4fc6d4bb8 not twisted, a strange f914062ab7 lord who got terribly 42da633c3f angry when she showed 01501ed763 her backside.164ff3edc9ad4e7e

She didn’t want 8f0af5badd to see that 033fd3993e lord get caught 1f84aefef3 and beaten again, faa7aeb224 for some reason.7aba033aedf8aba5

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More than e0c5bcb0e3 worrying about 994cfebe11 not getting 9fd5bbe0f5 her hundred b62a527fae nyang, that cfe7dcc056 concern came 0fd8200cf5 first.a250f070d7026a11

Everyone else called him 214a0955d0 Mangjong, but to her 2bb091cb8a eyes, he was like a8a519caa3 an older brother she 66431b7042 wanted to feed an 6f9e6ff924 extra spoonful of warm 51037854be rice.f2dc01c6fc7b98e7

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It felt like her 09a58407a3 heart was truly bewitched.9384c9fe14f43e05

Yes, her heart, a3d300ebb2 still racing and db976e8dc2 unable to calm, 3d1b4afdb0 must be because ac1ca73410 of that.47db313070bb7883

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Bewitched.9a33beafa631a679

Bewitched by this strange cc75aa8380 lord.f41b85aa8fd08490

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“…”dc51397685b5cc88

She pulled badb3c1dff down the 4ebf03c6f5 blanket and 4aec7a5a4e gently lifted 4c89517f35 her hand. More than the 63dadec7fc memory of holding 779841613b that terrifying sword, 90eb14f9e0 she recalled the 74b2d0b557 warmth of his a43260fe85 hand on hers.9d5b8239dfd24418

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“No…”48547e66b5f26b78

But that was as 57d700701c far as it went. As if 47cef2737f it were b28ab14f24 only natural, d96d82354d she folded 4a60052d01 her heart 5179246823 away.214ed5801052c5ca

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No.3b39e4879f975373

The moonlight traced b3bb3223d9 the outline of 899402dc67 her hand. Dancho stared a8087b07e7 at it fb3f816ac9 for a 6866862cf7 long time 7adcad11e9 before clenching 5cc2dad440 it.d831592ce97ea0eb

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I mustn’t a199a5428b hold anyone a63c353342 in my 275495f847 heart.9839021c6a11e8b3

Dawn was breaking over fa2829c324 the distant mountains.4d91a7dcb42c90d2

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Despite the d78d2f0ee9 cold, Aeulmu 58748a9014 had opened b96954c98b the window, 9d2bb0aeb4 feeling stifled. Suddenly, he looked up, 938bc3ed5a sensing something.ac1fa3036f63810f

He set ac85e9d3e9 down the 303bea4e29 letter he 2a0c7e6144 was reading 968ce17ae8 and stood. Having slept b77cd50527 only half 392366b074 the night 2c8caba096 and woken 00a9aa24b4 at dawn, bbf47bdc78 his eyes 18163735a5 were tired, 9f859a1922 and he 384443b1c2 pressed them 45d3b452c7 briefly. Then he looked out ce62e596f1 the open window.7219acb651a16c89

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The sound d16f2ae9d2 of dry 9bef686308 leaves rustling 5f7ce9ea14 in the a7b2af6f6b wind lingered 2a737c3ab2 for a b7b0495b44 moment.d48825b2a6fcc7c6

A heavy vibration from ff5c02b67c afar pricked Aeulmu’s ears. Sensing something unusual, ba6d75742d he immediately left ffd46abfdd the room.b7e996a1ff3bd260

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He crossed the courtyard, 5e21b3c156 passed through the inner fb4a5c8a4e gate, and ran across f32ac188d2 the garden to reach 9c5d2aafb9 the main gate.b61064ec51dd5fb6

Opening the door fde52f9969 and stepping outside, 462e0bb911 he stared into f0503d8fb9 the darkness for 89a154e1c9 a moment. Finally, his chest swelled f7f0cbcbbb greatly.83710b0b0e2298bd

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“…!”cca537363a9cb902