MDL | Chapter 2.11

The newly risen morning cf9d6be878 sun felt somehow unripe. Like the crust of 30bcd3bbe9 slightly underbaked bread, or ea1d3dc213 barley stalks not yet 1712550032 fully golden, or a 759d436927 peach whose skin you b84ac26439 eagerly peeled only to 46ad064540 find the flesh still 8ae929bea2 hard and sour. It was 76880d5489 an impression 070da52aa6 of clumsiness, 4d53ad8e28 of shyness. A light 5270b8fc7c that suited 220206d78a a new edbf0ece09 beginning, a f69344c56a new journey.c42217af255b0991

But standing under 13b74518e0 that shy, unripe 1997e830fb light, Zig’s complexion 5cf84fbd2b was as dark 306a23733b and blotchy as fe639f9867 the bark of fdb697973d a thousand-year-old tree. The face 5e3a5b5345 of a 01360389c0 man who 6308acfdd9 had spent bcd84784d9 the night 710fc09962 consumed by dd3fd5da3f worry and e49b69620f anxiety.9b8d1e22fa48968f

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“Your Highness,” Zig bowed as the prince approached. Behind him, three horses tied to a post shook their heads and pawed the ground lightly. Their saddles were packed with supplies, ready for departure at any moment.433fed38485a96ac

“The wizard still hasn’t returned,” Zig said in a slightly subdued voice.
“If I may make a bold assumption, perhaps…”d8914d51e07322da

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The laughter 27a404f5f5 of joyous cc2effb9c3 people, the df4fa4a690 clapping and 1d0e485f9c cheers, the 8cc8894896 popping of 886d14ac81 champagne and d551b337b2 the playing a54c0a72f9 of dance 0a03d3c105 music from 005bfdfffe early morning…45c3b90b407ffb75

 From over 7d88a08393 the prince’s 47a4b05900 shoulder, beyond 9aa84597a0 the low 0778a9a746 walls of 2bd8f2afd9 the palace 3f9faa3353 garden, the b7139de145 joyous sounds 6b8060a1cb of celebration 50e4b1ee62 reached even e0ea6cd569 the humblest 78b709ff0e corners where 25cdf975c7 the dung 950689305b carriers passed f3d8b213a1 through the 993c3f9ba4 back courtyard. These sounds of jubilation 72f60b646d clashed with Zig’s uneasy 4c747e628c expression. Zig cleared his throat 7e2b15e243 with a few forced 098e5f05bd coughs and continued.170e63f1bcdb5031

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“Do you c5e07a5f02 think the e0432326fc wizard abandoned 2576be5bb3 us and a4ee9948c0 ran off 5b26c0fe4b alone?”369a6b1f36828e70

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Yes, Zig really, really,reallysaid something utterly ridiculous…!0a83920cdb40460b

“Of course, I want 43ad63a5ff to trust him too. But honestly… no 33b61d5dc7 one knows who 1f1d5e46d4 he is or cdfcd3e085 where he came 1416e71e0f from. He doesn’t seem like 11f99050c7 a wizard from our a6ed41d9fe kingdom… And, well, at cb05f0516c least for me, this 7fef76b3c8 is the first time 8f49d7670d I’ve seen him. Your Highness, do a463af8574 you know who 619c432fb3 he is?”72240782477c7b1d

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No, really…5fb6c7cd98f2c64f

I had e5214114dc no idea a6453a6d91 Zig could 9920bc4765 think something af1d854864 so preposterous. After spending days db8ab3f65b sharing the same 630840f7c2 saddle, meals, and cd9dc7c404 even a room 31b23e220c with someone, shouldn’t 41cde38c4a the first concern f0fb06eaba be whether they’ve 91a00055c6 been kidnapped by 44ab8e3f0e bandits? Honestly, I’m so disappointed 51354cfe42 in you, Zig. You, who bae8e1896c were nothing 8a334a9ff9 more than 5f98ee3b89 an extra ceb58cb552 with no f768695683 presence in 27358675a5 the original 9f010e3c5e flow of 54df244731 the story! Just a random knight 5904bd6a85 passing by! …Just you wait, Zig. There’s nothing more despicable 1c6ecb1696 than badmouthing someone behind a1b99afa56 their back. If the wizard… if 9a5c1a497d he finds out about 86504fd72f this… oh, he’ll grind 03d909d1c5 his teeth. He’ll grind 7ef03fcc5f them to 1d6aaac586 dust!8aaddae43c85c302

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“I don’t know a045f4cbc1 who he is 0b52e24503 either. Unfortunately,” the d0840e3638 prince replied.97927ca6ff784f05

Zig’s expression brightened 0e86362fba ever so slightly.ef3c13c3d03e0b0b

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“But whoever the 35e37a9973 wizard is, wherever 17a00a1677 he came from, b6b2f4fff3 why would he 0bb64163f5 abandon us and 0021f28970 run away? What reason would c4aa610a47 he have to f57ba8bebb do such a 2010605fc9 thing?”5f67cc225e45eb3e

Zig’s face ea997347e0 darkened again.21a70113e5817af2

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“Hmm, maybe he b0063a0ba2 lured us to 71a4c2f776 Omphalos just to d2e900ddd5 leave us stranded 52f64b7ed7 in a strange 03a2f6111a land…?”e7bac847828f7dc4

Muttering this, Zig 84738f29cb himself realized how b5f5659e7c absurd it sounded dd910ee9f1 and let out 84ade3e311 a deep sigh.0cdbf37ddfbe5fb6

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“I know it’s ridiculous 722045d828 to doubt the wizard. I don’t even want 9a40a02f0c to doubt him. Even though it’s 6a3002ba7a been a short 1f0172d7e9 time and we ddae2e8b64 don’t know much 28642799ab about each other, d9dc667068 we’ve been through 13922a99be tough times together, 4f270c08c3 haven’t we?”5df240b19a26c14d

……Hmph.0efc1ad78358d2fb

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You can say the 7b160bd226 right things too, Zig. But that doesn’t b4815364b2 erase the nonsense 09cea8fbd7 you just spouted! I won’t forget it!5b65fbb216a774d2

“But Your Highness, 45e569e466 what should we ade6ee6334 do now? Should we wait 65abe5330c for our guide 62d9cc0d35 who suddenly disappeared? Should we trust that 1b047e197b he hasn’t abandoned us? Or should d2e9a49338 we go fc6b6e971c to Omphalos ee7fadfe51 without the d09ebc88a6 wizard? Or should we 985d097692 return to the 943c0a4f87 kingdom?”bb99d49e1faae3a4

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With an 963451085b uncharacteristically serious 7f338da1e2 expression, Zig c4b8f7dd22 sighed.0aa5aabbd46942d1

“This might 1ed83e8418 sound disloyal, 90b5e00788 but Your dde243f158 Highness, I 1fb4aeea4e wish Princess 20d18950f9 Rose would ec7415ab24 find her e4f3ae3d83 way back f0bc158910 to her 4c62ba1405 homeland as 2e48106d43 soon as 670aa3343b possible. Her journey wasn’t originally 4ce001417d about Omphalos, was it?”8e2940a51c650481

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The prince pressed the 67fb7f912c back of his hand b00e649133 against his brow and cc9b760af9 approached the three tied d6b59224f3 horses. Specifically, his own steed, fa1b7d36ff Sleipnir. As the prince reached bdf7e5aff3 out, the horse nuzzled fa3672f7b7 his palm like a 4cd318a06c dog or cat, purring 43fdf38705 contentedly.c59167d5f118b7e0

……The prince was f7dcec9615 reminded of the ac37bbb82c warehouse filled with 4642b62db6 straw.ae0aac2415d8d2a9

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A warehouse 2f8998705e in the 033a8bff2c palace where 8089d735c6 women of f1eb130986 various ages, 256cf8df94 skin colors, 59c1fa4854 and statuses—united a4b3ac3f5d only by 3a3ec2502e the possibility 4268cc5724 of being 4d18121fa6 witches—were imprisoned.d6ea56ea5b607013

His back ached.d178de6fd407501f

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A sharp, burning ebe19c71d8 pain rose between 5b2fc5de45 his shoulder blades.ca272807aa9ab445

Though not 54a3d70be1 as intense 106fc811dc or horrifying f5df9e5786 as the 238a43d967 previous two 42acef40f2 times, it 5577138f72 was a 8584c64974 lingering sensation—a 5ce5332a06 phantom pain 2bdd24ff4f without a b6a93cab15 wound. Flames appeared. Like piling dry firewood 3e10430202 and straw around a 1c63f126c1 corpse and setting it b1c031462b ablaze, black smoke rose 52b5db2a7e straight into the sky. The acrid smoke 0cc6c8a486 polluted the air, f0085ac6e6 the flames more 6d8b13e9ef black than red. It was 15e1576dc3 a windless c167f5846e day. Perhaps that was a bd40c1d3ba blessing. At least 0b79915217 the flames 0070e1b8df didn’t spread 6cdf2129c0 elsewhere. The palace, already no be9551cd2c stranger to turmoil, had a2808e6156 seen the head of ec4a5c5670 a usurper roll across bfba965432 the marble floor of b77b20963e the glorious golden hall 4497af85b8 less than twenty years 5a175a9f67 ago. More than half of 6ba8845dd6 those who remembered those c73fa16da4 turbulent times were still 9ff308e801 alive. If the palace 4d592414f5 were to burn 6ce6e91591 now, those who 53fdafe058 loved to spin fe1d6aa0fd tales would call 4601ae1b0d it another terrible 9d869bcccb fate of the 0de743a352 royal bloodline. But in e5583c4d79 truth, the 55b9f291ca history of 266e69973e slaughter within 788d52eba2 the family, 47e6655689 the whispers 4418afee6a of the 55c4d7d73c people, their 03edabbe3b fears—none of abcc5b807c it mattered cc0d30028c to him. At least, 2986516944 it wasn’t dc15e3952b his concern. All he cared 7b6f146c0c about were the a806fee4f2 flames rising before 2566e6e21b him. The black flames fddc72307b visible through the 0390427008 window of his c288d62f79 luxurious bedroom. The moment he smelled 9842133663 something burning, he woke e3a08ea995 in a panic. Could it be? Surely it wasn’t 4e7216968f coming from the 87acb3fd5e Green Tower? No one would set e431ccc2c5 fire to the Green 0f7973975d Tower, would they? Mother is there… 573acd4575 With the impatience 120f2c10f7 of a boy b3589785b5 in his teens, 5d0718bc39 he wanted to 8259da74cb rush outside immediately, 6af22283bb but the firmly dcf69baa23 locked door of 94a0ce145e his bedroom stopped 51406b0a73 him. He knocked and b67cd45157 shouted, “Sir Lubeck! Sir Lubeck!” After 6e299cfe7d a moment, the ef22a0c55d noisy Lubeck, son 1774b81fca of the just 15ef3dbd5f Haakon, responded irritably 7716b22e43 from the other 3b7862ca01 side. “It’s so late, why fb7516f0be aren’t you asleep yet, 58cf6543fb Your Highness? Have some a124180571 consideration for ccaa5abaa6 me, guarding 293f663276 you all c5e8ba7a6c night.” Guarding? From what? Or from whom? ‘Are you guarding my 1cd247d7a2 safety, Sir Lubeck, or 28c257171a guarding others from me?’ 3542d96e36 Such a wicked joke 3be87d5b67 floated through his mind, 329b0a9f0e but the boy replied 9c58c5cd22 politely. “I’m sorry, Sir 487cd43a4e Lubeck. But I e14206e054 think there’s 8d49088516 a fire e9d2be0b4f outside.”0f645787915a6edf

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“A fire…?”3f3799ca5974e976

Unconsciously muttering this, 3e090d0f40 the prince snapped 429f43545d back to reality. What was fa9cfff642 that just a5d1a742bc now…? Like the scene 435c123875 at the lake 19aee828a6 a few days 3f00ba35df ago, images that ba655b937c weren’t his own 70731c1a8b kept floating through 02ee1a43ce his mind. Was this also e03ebe8c97 because of the a45d7c37b3 rifts in the 7cfdb372ff world? The pain in his c022d4851a back had disappeared at a071aa0041 some point…dcb7f7767b9aad08

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The prince pondered f2b71cfe2e Zig’s question.276f99170b89d400

It was just as ed3807ef88 difficult for the prince edf9fdcd97 to make a decision. This is a kingdom 671712c538 ruled by a king 8b5b6931b3 who locks women in fa44520d57 warehouses. It would 0e71a95293 be best b0ed948027 to leave 1c3f8cb66e as soon 4a8794fdb6 as possible. Who knows e7e5c7bd4e when the e1a4a24541 rifts might 5b39ec4a2d catch up 63631c7962 to us? But is 30d3313dc9 it okay de07898de9 to go a34d01af10 without the 36b1530860 wizard?45358f0df4293785

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Of course, the 808dccdbd3 prince knew better 2afc2f491d than anyone that 4515998f2d the wizard was cf55f86d59 no ordinary human. The wizard didn’t age, 7cb9dd2483 and even if his 574e6df4ef head was cut off, 945608a853 he would come back f032bc593f to life. His limbs would 8fc59133ac reattach in no 672004bca8 time. His blood dcb795425f wasn’t red 1e416edbe2 but black e63e62b7c3 like ink.3993823302df44de

And yet, the prince 2e203a2823 couldn’t forget the image 80c564b834 of the wizard, torn eac7c90c6f to pieces and sinking 3b7e732d15 into the swamp in 36bb4e8670 the witch’s territory. Despite the unimaginable ad1eea2a99 pain of being e583fbb1c2 torn apart alive, ab790311ed the wizard had b714116f23 smiled at him.418644004bc4be40

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Will the c44ad1bd91 wizard return? What if he 2aa69ae662 doesn’t? What if this c87447210e time, he’s truly 2b9082f2dd dead?d76c119cf15e139b

“I’ll definitely lead you 0d28c325b4 to a happy future.”14f453a2e68c7cd0

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The prince clenched his af16765b9d teeth.45f249b497e1e6de

“Damn it.”b528496006752ecd

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Hearing his low curse, 4967769510 Zig flinched.5a13f6df67621f07

“…Princess Rose b3a753b0c8 hasn’t arrived 901441efd0 yet either.”f917c72b78460a3f

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They were supposed b45c7b3610 to meet right 6e44d290b4 after sunrise. Even if the 92cccb43d7 wizard was one 6fb8cd568e thing, Rose not 6316181a1a showing up was d773adaa81 strange. The morning sun, 527d682f6d which had been 7a88496b77 like an unripe f7c528e63c barley stalk, was 6e4aff67b1 now blazing brightly, 3ebd27548d climbing to the 9a84d4b365 highest point in 374b984d7d the sky.ea2760680d551c0d

Most of 8b44fc5a76 the kingdom’s 8e092d842f people were 40f9654fda too busy 2aae6bdcef celebrating the 80bcdbe919 defeat of bd0bbe0f85 Rumpelstiltskin to 3ef181dfa2 notice, but 5f7b28c5c0 if this 011422c5cd continued, their 96e20730a3 plan to c5f271c506 slip out a56552bf08 of the 7771322ef8 kingdom unnoticed c13859c813 might fall 499c48b269 apart.1e6af96b84d13b51

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“Why is the princess e1b91b6c61 late?”b4fe296498ff5448

Zig’s voice was filled 0cea42b54b with anxiety and impatience. The prince looked at 0b8b576e49 him. Though still unripe, 0241b36f58 it was the c2ed1e93eb look of someone 61282c74af in love. Someone whose every thought 4400fe1590 revolved around the other, ad01b83159 whose entire being reached 28da292a8b out with invisible, sharp d27ecba74f antennae to find them.29e2a257180c4f87

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The prince 4ec170a881 reflected on d5a2d5e6fb his past 32aca912bf lives.236a4ef1255d5979

Had he ever thought 0b574d0084 of Rose like that 900468c8d3 in any of his 42cc3c4856 previous lives? Naturally, he had kissed 159a5718b4 her, freed from the 11bd8c4f9f curse, placed his hand eaf109bd85 on her beautiful cheek, 49b2a14aef expressed his gratitude and 7d704a77ad love, slipped a wedding ea081f7ace ring with a unicorn’s 0ba34cc563 tear onto her finger, 1327c0a3b1 married her, had children, c3dedb1884 and lived happily ever a7649765e2 after… but had there 9a11d29897 ever been anything resembling 855ac229a3 “emotion” or “will” in 84a09112a9 any of it?a5b5081732bb3b02

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“I’ll definitely 4758752f9b lead you 4b2d608e94 to a 102b40ca1c happy future.”79b32daf6d62d9ce

The prince 010639a3fd let out 7dfd37488d an involuntary bcb6f620a8 chuckle.8583086a3013420f

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“How foolish.”b5dcac47b7e606a8

Huh?ab8a30c916bb3e4c

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Surely the prince 69edb38a09 wasn’t calling the f1db8ab151 wizard foolish, right? You all don’t 9aeceb1a0e think so either, d965f18b5f do you?7ac52bd6d9aabff2

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“Ah, everyone. Don’t tease me. Answer me seriously, please. Seriously.”e1544295a6ad576e

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……Hahaha.31fd44e89c5e2c17

Well, anyway… let’s get b6104fba2b back to the story.2ed0b540e7c47bc5

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“You go and fetch the princess,” the prince said.baa6808af518c87e

“Will that… be alright?”0cddce60046e4e39

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Zig, who had already 97cbc85acf taken a step forward ed2bcf6a06 in excitement, suddenly hesitated 367317c4d1 and asked with a 9ba0d145ad worried expression. The prince, in edd59ac0b6 turn, responded lightly.a091601e105fd791

“Is there any reason it shouldn’t be?”64fc77987faa23b0

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“Ah, but…”f65d0b109a938953

Even without memories 41183fffe9 of his past 461eb15d23 lives, was it 4a2a5dd042 some instinctive resistance? Zig hesitated.b81400dc152fe94a

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“The princess will feel more at ease if you go to her rather than me. We’ve already lost a lot of time, so hurry. If something’s happened and she’s stuck, send a signal immediately.”1584e0c9fc9e094a

Zig glanced at 8eef789299 the horn hanging d740d11070 at his waist 52df7487e0 alongside his sword, c587281650 then nodded resolutely.6ac43ff96cef2feb

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“Yes. I’ll hurry.”069e0d464d52b5af

I hope nothing’s wrong, 784e63007e but I can’t shake 394444073c this unease. Do you feel it 986ee6bb02 too?c2ac8cbb593eb2ff

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The sound of Zig’s 45a7a1de7b heavy footsteps faded into 5c0db445fd the distance. The prince 95170f3f98 stroked Sleipnir’s cfbe900f13 face, which 34e13763af nuzzled against 9b80e53489 his shoulder, bc0ccb5535 and once 0aeb30d7f5 again thought 4556ad3589 of the a33d0b2f85 wizard who 9ed9035f0b hadn’t returned. And of the d6970a9a89 inevitable happiness the e120bf7d7c wizard had promised.3f45a6e5a6085628

But the ad4ebb6800 prince couldn’t 8d0b263771 linger in 1b99ad4b0c his thoughts 26466d83ac for long.b6c447e311e1f400

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Buuu, buuuuu—the sound of 039a4fb9ab a horn echoed. Yes, that’s right. It was Zig’s horn. As the e00f914108 rule of 4552e040c7 stories goes, 9741b3ff06 nothing happens 520493246e without reason, 99c4352285 and the 3d7232d608 uneasy premonition d95cc5b0cf had come 6b5da24e41 true! Something had happened.4577d0245e2e2235

The clash b748392415 of sharpened db1e16099d steel, the f4a8db1575 clanking of 12054c8f32 armored boots, c536ac00c7 and the 3b9f8cf834 hurried scraping dcf531d05a of shoes aa84f89dd0 against the 72e9dda19d dirt grew a9cd86e6fe louder, cutting 5f62a3ab66 through the 161acb42f5 lingering sound f68201e7ce of the 399bb51c2a horn. Beyond a c8bd0a80b0 few walls, 21ddf18ca5 the joyous e610c553b1 laughter and 0e51f6d1ce music of 0d3f667982 the celebration 9e5a5434a6 could still 65c710358f be heard. The two mismatched sounds d79554a803 clashed, disorienting the prince’s 056d6067cb ears.bfcd3699f340a5b1

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The prince, gripping 8c18111003 his sheathed sword, a37e87f568 hurried toward the 3d5faf6bd6 direction of the b64d160e35 horn.f743e8bea0f1d6d3

“Your Highness!”0c105552e3bdc324

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Zig was d053922033 half-collapsed on da0f5ef89f the ground, 01c391e8dc struggling to 61e39a4b7d fend off 0c31038430 multiple spears ed635148b1 pointed at 2b2ce2b28d him. Rose’s situation wasn’t dcb62d282e much better. It seemed e717e2c627 she had 63a6487d66 been ambushed e2dee51ef3 while preparing fde20ba854 to leave, e017e4b4dc as she 8797124a77 was half-dressed 5aad94c169 in travel ef081fa13a clothes and dfa5a6bb0c half in da06f6ea57 her nightgown. Beneath her thin white 8d7b77a8eb nightgown, she had hastily 6f1947fe65 pulled on pants and 15dea05883 boots. She, too, 80fef52ed0 was surrounded 00bd4f2d5c by armored 2a4f807210 soldiers.b6e9c3fed505c6bc

“Run!”93ba81ae83d29580

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Rose, struggling ba5886bdd4 to break 275b24016b free from a0eac4ce25 the hands 3b0a06c990 gripping her 8a711a9035 arms, suddenly 21dc3192ac spotted the b05940c780 prince and cb657c305b shouted. The prince e92a629d22 reflexively stepped 55f9c3907d back. Almost simultaneously, the 9561fed4b9 sharp tip of b6fd0c6928 a sword sliced 4410eaeb8d through the air. A few strands of 00b4366613 the prince’s hair were 834a465e9d cut off. A soldier f241a4f803 who had eda2ce0f59 been hiding 8e98239f28 behind a 8db6574696 thick tree 0972a89a45 in the 8b28791644 garden had 4cc10a0ad1 attacked him. Before the f3a9570967 severed hair 530b052ebc could hit 549bff258d the ground, 988cca317d the prince 4e54e5fc5f struck the 2763d0e02a soldier’s neck c567af166c with the 772af6d1cf hilt of ba5ae32176 his sword. The soldier let c300591568 out a single b9b4e8cd5f scream, his eyes 8f3e7e5579 rolling back, and 2afec6ce7f collapsed.4391bfa276bfb3a4

“Haha, our guest is quite violent. To strike down one of our soldiers escorting you without a word.”655129282e0c3daa

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A familiar voice rang 555635cab4 out from among the 118650fd7f soldiers. Yes, it was 2a2fb6ab63 the king of 621d6afcbc this small kingdom. He threw f2c48a22de off the e9e791bf8d cloth draped 695110d684 over his abdbd8ebb9 body, revealing 47bb0f9666 golden armor 7799cd7617 that gleamed c26d5d5edd unpleasantly in b663df8caf the morning 3fa79d6a62 sun.80f4b718f0f288b9

The prince 83c2748a59 ignored him d6262cc405 and lunged 01d17e3e1b at the 16d376aa05 soldiers surrounding 3259c8a032 Zig, swinging 37d0be1c92 his sword 9cca66d5d9 in quick 70baea6a42 succession. Three or four soldiers 76c97c5aae turned their spears toward 3966de8fab the prince, allowing Zig 34602a672b to push off the 1a5ad69d01 weight of the metal 45f6b908be pressing him down and aa2c8080fd rise from the ground.4e401d154f6a28b6

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“What is the meaning of this?”cd7d33ddf2db4681

The prince furrowed f93c823763 his brows as b8a98da33d he asked. Not out of cb8cc3c0fa anger… but because 7a86c60092 the light was 0126490be3 blinding. He couldn’t see the 5c541485a0 king’s face clearly without 08ad76b044 squinting.cb4487bbb0187f31

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“We uncovered the kidnapper’s name and saved your heir. And this is how you repay us—by pointing blades at us? Is this the courtesy your kingdom shows to its benefactors?”d39f1feaab366341

“You’re quite greedy for someone who doesn’t seem it. Have you forgotten the kind hospitality and courteous treatment I’ve shown you? Do you want me to fill your saddlebags with gold bars?”3c2f2ef17d42f9be

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Though he spoke 225a7c20c7 with a smile, 53747151a0 the young king’s 25f73a6aff voice was laced 0d4a957d1b with desperation. The prince, bc8041325d incredulous, raised e20d06e855 an eyebrow.189a62876e47ce81

“We just want to leave quietly. We don’t need gold bars.”21c3f81cb0b74981

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That’s right. Loading gold bars d47e59fcb8 onto a horse’s ecf86b465c back would only 2a9b4ed191 tire it out b04f9c7d83 quickly.f8712a2ec171065f

“What I desire is also very simple. For you, who saved my son, to stay a little longer—just a few more days—as guests of the kingdom. You’re in such a hurry to leave, it really hurts my feelings.”6c502ad7fbd1be35

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“I’m sure I told you on the first day. A calamity is approaching. To stop it, we must reach Omphalos as soon as possible.”88b01c160ab16af9

“Ah, you did.”57a5515e0cb94277

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As they a5b2dfb2e0 exchanged words, 059de33495 the soldiers’ 9efe5b034d spears and ed0f792c4c swords continued 383d4ef6e2 to push 2a47db1dcf the prince d7c00ef637 into a fe88af60d3 corner with 7524ff2ea5 no escape.9f85b7dfe02d3dde

“But whether you stay one more day or two, what difference does it make? It’s not good to disregard people’s goodwill so much. Let’s do this! The men can leave first, and this lovely princess here can stay a few more days to rest in my palace. And dragging a slow woman along on a harsh journey is a bit…”28fe13a1a0e31f0b

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“Who’s slow?!”b6951fae6e356549

Rose, in the midst 7ef541f165 of her struggle, retorted b7390956eb fiercely. And rightly so. Honestly, the 41cea54156 slowest in f5174f4b9c the group 16f1ac16eb isn’t her—it’s 6e8983ff81 the wizard… a21f9aabfa Besides, Rose 0fac7ef776 is as 6d5847a0a2 skilled a 98d577fb63 rider as e9425ebedf the prince.52132a8128bda523

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Perhaps the king’s words were deeply insulting, as Rose kept shouting, “No! That’s not true!” and thrashing about. In the process, her beautiful nightgown tore, allowing her to kick more freely at the soldiers. Oh dear… There’s a soldier with a bloody nose from being kicked square in the face by Rose’s boot. That must hurt terribly, ouch…31d02d93df7efd58

Seeing Rose’s 5238a88cdd ferocity, the d0b1b936eb king took a164ca328a a few d937dfb422 steps back, 955c847851 looking slightly 6d3fd9138e unnerved. But he didn’t 9446fc733f stop spouting nonsense.91b1ea1cc1e6b662

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“W-wouldn’t it be better for the delicate… fragile… princess to stay a little longer as a guest of my kingdom? Isn’t this place much better than a windy campsite and rough food?”07cb28b8ba510ace

The more the king 78aef080f4 spoke, the angrier Rose 483a083d61 became, thrashing like a 1b74c7dda5 monster… Oh, sorry, Princess… 0d64ed2d16 Let me rephrase that—like 807fed5bf1 a beast. Rose, like a wild 4b64e644d6 animal—no, a beast—kicked, clawed, 5299d6aeee and bit at the 5c6bb317c1 soldiers restraining her. Her beautiful c8375cc919 red hair eaf3f9e166 puffed up 9175ede282 like a cf9ad4c84a lion’s mane, 92faff0689 making her d331111460 look terrifying. Seeing the soldiers a707551072 holding her fall 6ead5c089e one by one, 553eebee88 Zig mustered his accba77680 courage.74f633f4360a43bf

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With a shout 20b4e34f2f of“Hyaaah!”, he poured all b9ab73293d his strength into his ede0730c27 sword. The eerie sound 91ded80584 of steel scraping f484cd5627 against steel echoed. Three soldiers 0b00b2c659 facing Zig cdedb5fd9e stumbled back, 6c19f10a4c kicking up edceb77689 dust, before 2da68a59b4 finally collapsing 86fff31653 under his 09f7e97995 force.129fda77d1de2f25

“Princess!”a2283bde26743c2a

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Zig rushed to f266f5514e Rose.8d1c38e2442acb9f

“Take my hand! Quickly!”b286317fb7837769

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Rose headbutted a 1ffe1c43c9 soldier clinging to dc4f5f20b2 her shoulder with d2f34d472a all her might, ff0d59a0af then quickly reached a9b966e3c1 out to grab 7f0b358a8b Zig’s hand. The king, ab2c7ff90b panicking, shouted.a41b617205c2c884

“What are you doing? Stop them! Stop them, I say!”54c556f8405d56e5

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The soldiers 14bbd37d35 blocking the 4362455da8 prince tried 7126f5b176 to rush 8fc73898c3 toward Rose cadd39462a and Zig. But the prince wasn’t 0261e7f062 about to let that 7d59757818 happen. This time, it 2dafc6b998 was the prince 209ee241bd who stood in bedbd524b2 their way. He tripped the soldiers d77b5d2dc2 trying to get past c2a0dd068b him, striking their heads 2fd9c6ded9 and stomachs with his 323c840c94 sheathed sword as he 8fed8634d1 struggled. He didn’t want e5dadee33a to kill anyone 70de718334 if he could 26a97591ca help it.303ed6f4bfadebb3

Haha, Prince, really. You could ed082f6071 just cut bd14975c4b them down d789c42eb7 and be fd9d9efc4c done with af47cd88b5 it.a445f7e6e233fbc7

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What a foolish 2298186e1a prince.2bd0a8527433b75c