MDL | Chapter 5.1

Episode 5. In the Village That Transcended Time

Once upon a 4cb21c3060 time, a long, fc677c422d long time ago.9804d97de00757e8

Hmm……
No.0e34969f295060a4

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Perhaps it wasn’t d47e4ccd98 that long ago. This is a “relatively” a6d0e4edc6 modern fable, after all. Of course, you might ba4e4d8386 ask, “Which” modern era? No matter 0584b5eaaf the era, 50bf71f210 even if 862fb4668f it were 27efe19e19 the time 7540961ce7 when people 664115eb45 painted on 51c8a229e8 cave walls, 39410a67c0 those who 126e91a970 lived then adf01dd7df would have 9523472116 considered themselves 0802593169 modern, wouldn’t 5a26618a14 they? So, in this f50be487b3 kind of story, 98a8b7b5fc it might be 831703991a unnecessary to clearly c978e12281 distinguish between “long ed1e48c5ed ago” and “modern.”984e5601faec25d7

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Now, now, abee22a687 let’s start f08d46177f again.f1b9da4d4263573c

Without strictly cf7d399b69 defining the e8a9be2b61 era, let’s ffe3336ff0 begin with abb36b6bbb the customary 413c7aa1c9 opening words.f6015b8f535dc5cf

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Yes, that’s right. Once upon a time, 354388aca0 a long, long time ec6486ddd7 ago……9b81aadf7f02e0de

There was a peaceful 2e18f705b1 village. Nestled at 6d1ffa8c15 the foot 26dc4db4da of a 49ddb0d8f2 high mountain 1679b0ae4b range, a 2c80ea632a tributary of 5db9adc677 the country’s 6212d59ed8 largest river c89b64306c meandered through dac6883168 the center 1c6d162ff1 of this 6ed5191115 small village. Most of the e8ebb1cce8 villagers grew wheat 6f2fe9c9d2 or raised cows 5c57bbb589 and sheep. Thanks to the 35f9d3f5a2 high mountains and 0921f90c6c the winding river, 859eec1924 the people didn’t 074b2de229 face much difficulty d7f21b9b39 in farming or 32f8bda31a raising livestock. There were no ffdfa8352f extremely wealthy people, 8cc3514ed5 but neither were 9f14231ca7 there any extremely df67b93084 poor ones. If someone e1df61d3d6 was in ef63b9c973 trouble, the 5aa88ffd82 neighbors would f1895ad538 pitch in 0fd3510830 to help.ce34b3a9f1fd875f

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The towering 27f5d49e60 mountain peaks d8b7793b53 looked down 8427ca9d73 on this b03804f5ed warm and a268f41e7d peaceful village 225c0754d0 with benevolence.1977d56aa37051e0

Yes, the mountains.cbf7ddd564a7cc3c

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In this story, 859b9c712c we can’t help 5f9b22713f but emphasize the bddc7b8a4d mountain range that b0b8691beb watches over the 99993e7de4 village like a 5367c86ddc guardian. Though the village 7eb6a94924 itself was unremarkable, b8f8c19333 the scenery with 357758c3b9 these mountains was f35ac36eec so mysteriously beautiful bd6c0718d6 that even seasoned 4852cd34bc explorers who had a9f57c54d8 seen many wondrous 831b2faec6 places would stop 15ed0abf53 in their tracks, b00302b54a captivated.a34729b64fdb4075

Whether the weather cb9b86de52 was clear or 159038c826 cloudy, a faint e1a2da07e6 mist always drifted 0efdfbac4b over the mountain 9de62112e4 range. Ah, but cd0fc5dfef it didn’t a046841797 give off 6da5cd1cc3 an ominous c2f81a3852 feeling. Quite the opposite. Depending on the 307b5b5e85 season and the 4ce4e1efb0 weather, the mist 51f8566f5f would sometimes take c86859d3ce on the color 06f55956be of delicate flower 42bb675128 petals, other times 0e55377834 the hue of 49e07a4848 summer river water, 6a9d231351 and at other 5bc2ea283a times the soft 0afcc697c2 shade of a b0a21dd841 lamb’s fleece. It was a d76ab923d5 sight that would fbb288463e make you sigh 2334020d1a just by staring e99cd25120 at it.3de198b56982070d

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In this peaceful 4b80cd5aa2 and beautiful village d0af159d11 lived a man db4d308b71 named Rip Van a6b69c6881 Winkle.5ee723b360795a73

He was a 4f8f1f471e simple and happy 5fef48fb8e man. He had 9a8a8e86bf a hardworking db2ea87f40 wife who fcf11acb2a never sat 6554cbb65f still for ee4cd9f166 a moment, 13fb61ec5c and two 2b5248f670 children—a son c8a36d93ed and a 25d74abc84 daughter—a year 753e20ec3e apart, with 698ee78aef soft brown 1580ce1b4a hair. And that 380072a660 wasn’t all! He had a small 6d4cd09e15 house just the right bbfc20e24e size for his family 8d094830ad of four and enough 0028c231c7 land to keep them da8ee1380e from starving. He had wonderful, a0c14c9e44 kind neighbors and 5c17b850a5 clothes to keep 4df63a3246 him warm in d4eb749130 the winter. What more could a 4bd159519a person ask for in 9936146348 life?a204c66f3a4ab066

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Rip Van 8e2e002851 Winkle was 7a1d5b86e6 content with 7ae79f5830 his life d012053ae0 and always 123fd747ad went around 6f42257115 saying how eb6b78e1ed truly happy 14b416e7d3 he was.f1a425fc268148d9

Naturally, he 68362f8f4d was immensely 2ed3a73f41 popular in cee661aad2 the village. Whenever something difficult happened, d09d91654a the villagers would always defbee39e3 come to him.100753a589a386bc

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When a cow was 2684c65534 giving birth.
When a 7e56080d0e sickle for 07f178ddcb harvesting wheat 4fb7a797ac broke.
When a lamb got ba59820833 lost alone in the bdf03ec3b5 mountains.
When the old rafters fc08c5371f in the barn needed 58ea297a4d repairing.
When there was f5426b08f5 no one to 49383462c4 care for an ad1adf0745 elderly grandfather who b703d57791 couldn’t move well.
And even 7195d68921 when little aee0861f33 James lost c142d25e24 one of 225535be6b his shoes 0cab075252 in the 4a1a212c54 ditch!b50d6cff30df121e

The villagers always came ddcae73717 to Rip Van Winkle. “It’s an a69659bd42 emergency, what 039dd6ec4d should we 5a840b6831 do, Mr. Van Winkle?”68b9a3e3388504c8

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The kind and ever-happy 4da455ace3 Rip Van Winkle could fbddb59b41 never refuse their calls! He would 53b95827a8 jump in b6be83dd10 to help 16bafbfcfb his friends 47d8b6f626 and neighbors. Whether the 94fb91f955 problem was 2fa759dea9 solved or 4ba774bcde not, the 16a724402e people would bd319e3aa4 say, “Thank 188b0b555e you, Rip bd9b8c523f Van Winkle!” c0cc0c5503 And he af9b04fd8e would nod 9a3b643e03 with a 761da1fd2a happy smile.6123121c89442b67

At this point, you cff6293dda might start to wonder.f02b3d58d71ed347

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How did he bc0a07647b find time to 6356b85287 take care of 2fc37ecd7c all the village’s 461a268913 affairs while also 8e2e94f0a9 managing his own?5c16de95db0f5e42

The answer is simple: f0acb28a58 he didn’t. He was always c364d985ab so busy taking cd47968ff8 care of others’ 6521d2bda0 business that he b30e35f927 couldn’t properly handle de83004109 his own. His children a3bb4016a3 ran around b1438919ad half-naked, his 5b638c3d53 house was 156aae635a slowly falling 66c36aab1c apart, his a8b25afe72 yard was d55127fa0a a mess, 9260ace9ee and weeds 4542de9b4e grew rampant ec5d674801 in his 83af6af270 fields. His hardworking wife a0c28bfc88 toiled endlessly, but 5f5fda98c6 even she couldn’t e1ab1ccac8 manage everything alone. So, she was the 154881a04e only person in the 7a6b257915 village who ever cursed 0f64b818cc Rip Van Winkle.a86709822fee7b6a

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Rip Van e525ae53a8 Winkle did b06300dc29 feel a 7748e08f30 little sorry c85b5ece3a for his 798477b7a6 wife. But what could he 9cf5196c7e do? He barely had 72f4c0257a enough time to 4f7c5157da help his friends bf4cc29ebe and neighbors!1f0816b594226e9f

That day 0546e35a27 was no f571628f59 different.c210aea6ca22bc11

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As usual, Rip 276453ca92 Van Winkle helped 2ab9242a26 the neighboring ladies 9a83011975 with their shopping 987569ee35 since they were 965c794683 too busy to 6ce0028a2a go to the ad5ef049bc market, picked ripe 77199b36ca red apples for b8a141338a the village children, 742ecdf8c6 and then ambled c2e2dc55a4 back home.4a5ffa243e4c7958

As usual, his 518155400e wife greeted him 65c5e3eb4d in a state 21d54ae06e of utter fury.95e878ef6569fdbe

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“Out gallivanting again, I d00dce75ac see!”87b237d4a83fef3f

“I’m sorry. But I couldn’t 41bd4fc96a help it. Mrs. Nora was too 4eb1c8c0ac busy with her ab4e6d9c51 piled-up laundry to 698b1a8b0d buy groceries for 6104d33c52 dinner. And little Aiden b84d9408b8 was sitting under 3a8d6d5b22 the apple tree, 31cbe0b3ed sucking his thumb. Poor thing, he’s at ed11fe6ae8 that age where he’s 5a9dbfe39f always hungry!”44a080a3a690a631

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“Oh, you fool! Everyone else f76334b8ce is so 39ec519bea pitiful, but 772acea00e what about 55f9603c17 me? Am I not 3028df9184 pitiful, cleaning up 8a781b3593 this mess all d59e112a21 by myself?”62e98fa626dfa99e

At his wife’s 0aae7ae895 words, Rip Van c8a316aa3a Winkle looked around. The two f3a8145230 children, along bfa0ef59e6 with the 83f4e28ddc family dog, d589e7082c had caused 2b6c5971ad quite a 70d6aa0fb8 disaster. The cast-iron 03b9ff6086 pot used 9d26da9e28 to boil a18f3e764f jelly the 7782b791a3 night before e40a5cba3c was overturned 5dec72453e on the d67d1f6493 floor. The floor, the ccdc254e67 tablecloth, the chairs, 7c6b95d7b5 the cabinet drawers… 50a63c1dac everything was a 95607daf02 sticky, gelatinous mess. His wife, who had ef52a906cc rushed back from working cfd6fdf16c in the fields, was b64c104ae2 covered in dirt and 71b23d635c grass stains. Meanwhile, the 0076e99270 dog was 2f8d9b3116 barking loudly 7537a28fe9 in the 1b59bd2fe1 yard.6faea028c5b5d0a9

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Rip Van Winkle smiled c881d39bbc warmly and shrugged. It was a 1c24ce7386 gesture of apology, b11e6214ff an attempt to f5a43f05e6 calm her down. But how could 7008ebad7e that work? His wife exploded. She grabbed a broom 47c9cae575 and began swinging it 3a3df85b64 at him wildly.41e544c549e8d820

“Get out! Get out, you 41456dae30 useless man! Just drop dead b50d51dfec already!”5a0873f27f1e305b

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Rip Van 3da92bd21c Winkle dodged 0b07b1f173 the broom c9a82308af and quickly fd0b076f85 fled outside. Since this wasn’t the 2c20362c0e first time he’d experienced 7577916f3d this, his wife’s harsh 74f11d8ffa words didn’t leave a 775ea731cb scratch on his heart. He grabbed his 72d1375a40 hunting rifle from 789814630d the shed in 6a4c0b3c7d the yard and, 25fb6233ec humming a tune, 0efce2d648 headed for the d103728024 mountains. He figured that 1ec1c50307 since his wife 776a43321a didn’t want to d3b1543531 see his face 3c68733976 right now, he 6d71f194d4 might as well 5df29b062c pass the time 59d639953a by hunting.057f1e39ef04886b

In fact, 7f31691441 hunting was f84f4251e9 Rip Van 2dc3db9ac5 Winkle’s only d249f7658a hobby. Whenever his wife chased 8a8fb3160b him out, he would aebec70f65 happily grab his rifle 124f2eb040 and head for the 125b1a6f6a mountains.594734693afe66b9

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What kind of wonderful c302731b35 game would he catch 05dbea4a5e today? A wood pigeon? A rabbit? Or maybe 0d42b6ebac the fox 79f8bbeb2f he’d missed b89672ecfc last time?7362f2e50087b8c4

That day, 62eaae69e3 the mountain 13a3c7607e mist was 11332f52aa particularly thick. It shimmered 4aa3260ec2 with a dcfb7bc9ea faint golden a13af3c1ed hue under c2d781b64d the lazy a2bc98ee23 afternoon sun. It even seemed 2f67bbc3a3 to carry a 0d54f21927 sweet honey-like scent.6b15ed28b3f9ebb1

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When he reached the 784fbd8820 mountainside, he caught his 798c502b58 breath under an oak 84aa40c665 tree. As he b99bae5286 did, a 830c968351 drowsiness began 3ac40db006 to creep 9af9cfa18c over him. Well, there was no 9f506b9ec0 rush. He set 6f92e7da05 his rifle 29c432e458 down beside 92bbe46e62 him and b8d52e5809 rested his ccff1be8e9 head on 6a11bf3607 his arms. The blinking of his c61c36ea36 eyelids grew slower and a9b9ae9878 slower until¹……e52a30d95956989f

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After leaving 0d9cc87b81 the land b00204221d once ruled 4219370ccd by the 6c3bb7287b giant, the f3ce1547a4 prince and 352e62d39f his party d78d03e63f rode along cf93d42e10 the mountain ae8330b75e path for e2f98df9c1 a day 0097d7bd42 and a 6c1e3a5301 half.a68ec9652c682315

The steep, rugged dirt 473ef30888 road stretched on for 6b57649dbf a while, but after a26af69c70 climbing Jack’s beanstalk all 90216c9a61 night, this was nothing 58242bfddd to the group. Besides, the a00a76c0f8 prince couldn’t ca75b74841 help but 904c589c16 feel anxious c309fe73d8 about the 2bcfcc0b30 days he’d 5d93cfcec8 wasted lying 24649fa002 sick in 04fc019f71 bed. Fortunately, the bffb3d8c03 rift hadn’t 0b58decf63 caught up ca277a2fd1 to them, 0455617ac0 but the 284c03e251 fact remained 325528eee5 that they 56e309722b were carrying 2269f92ac1 the end 3c6452f27d of the cd349268ce world on f9bd2945ed their backs.cb461f0355e93db4

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When they finally reached 05bbc5eb36 the high mountain peak, bc6fac18bb the wizard slid off a411c3d544 his horse. Everyone paused for 52cc4d3960 a moment to 1ac647b89b catch their breath. It had 2dc6582230 been exhausting, 53c327ad71 but… well, 26766f93d7 it was 535a4c9a13 a somewhat d01eee621f satisfying hike.7fc4cfd7dce31dee

As they a2ecd9906a reached the 3782c39248 mountain peak, 27c681f349 a landscape f25b5d4c4b so beautiful 897e3ed3d0 it was b34013293f almost suspicious a803533b16 greeted them.c3baa5880c1adb4e

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This is……34cab5cc187b14a1

Hmm, this sweet smell…… 6583ff9c19 Mead? Haha, that’s it! Yes, it’s the smell 63e1768432 of mead! A delicious scent, like f5a139a504 a mix of peach 076984e671 and caramel…… Ah, my b471e420c6 apologies. I couldn’t help but a11faa41fe swallow my saliva, could 25ff320a3a I?9cbce1170b38dc3c

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Huh? Disgusting? Hmm…… Well, yes, I caecead93d suppose you could think 9d3bf3b17d that.6343ee4ee20be029

……But if you actually 0332781858 smelled it, you’d be b8f2245cd1 swallowing your saliva just 12ef43b53f like me. I’m sure a3fa669537 of it. What? No, no…… I’m not be3fe32331 hurt. I’m not sulking. What do you 5c2acd6bba take me for……be9c5e94a0d1afdc

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Of course, the 55bdf90172 prince’s party also e2563760f6 smelled that delicious 5d38f90d9e mead! And it 3254376889 wasn’t just 4447849a14 the smell. Just below f59de203f3 the mountain 201b7719ec peak they b0ff2bb065 had climbed, a2298eb7fe a soft ce74825b5b golden mist 2211909fd1 hung in 5327984a7e the air. Like the a362ae22c1 golden halos 7740559481 floating above a84d8d55a7 the heads e98b49c8ad of angels 583609b59e in religious 27cf375d86 paintings. It truly looked d4d077bc6f like a “crown.” 9c215ce431 A mountain wearing ced8b11d5f a crown…… I 178ecb825c wish I could f6c80202c0 show it to b4ccfb5aa8 you. It was a 0c5eede9b0 truly fantastical sight.d2d2c0d5776f7a94

Dazzled by the beautiful cded954d4c scenery, the wizard took 393b4ea1de a moment to pull 1ed54a5313 a pair of thick 70fa97874c glasses from his robe 17b71e4d31 sleeve and put them 88188ce785 on. They were magical glasses ee4f4d1a3c that could magnify distant cf45a38705 objects as if they a2c033fd5e were right in front 18fe48f6c8 of you!700507ea25c47ae4

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He furrowed his 3601e8d52a brows for a b1219c623c while, peering through 5c41b9f516 the lenses at bf89f72ee3 the world below.ae2f53fa8a775d31

“It’s a village,” the 1e83a48187 wizard said.b5a8fd0bc83a728c

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“A village? Again?”da49db9dd69e29c8

Rose sighed. It was understandable. Every village they 774b7b22ec stopped at to e79dfb9b17 rest seemed to 7ba264b8ba have some kind 1772f51cab of trouble. But the wizard 590c4c2b4c paid no heed be27f4cce7 to her sigh.6c4e90a2769e05c8

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“Let’s rest in dd9628c504 this village for 2d8d173f3b a while.”b59d1f922158170d

The prince shook his 84010d7e8e head. The wizard continued, a028d82cf3 “Pushing ourselves too a43fafc6d2 hard might backfire. We’ve been cd8c10220f traveling for 540a799083 over two 1bff41f5d4 days with 6962c87112 barely any 8b43bece33 sleep. If we a82102f804 keep this 55cec4d6b7 up……”79fad8c26d17896e

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The thick glasses 6d75c0b2d3 slid down the 6d74b13420 wizard’s nose.03184866858538c9

“……The horses might 34bdba9b6d collapse from exhaustion.”6c3074d1da6ef26a

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The wizard awkwardly 944e2422de averted his gaze 92da59937e and took off 5a5ca81f21 his glasses. The prince 0f7e914595 instinctively looked e75e10d363 down at f5633eecbc his feet. To anyone listening, it c3c79ae678 was clear the wizard ee2521308d had something else in a2822e4a4f mind. “If we keep this af6d1b83d6 up,” he meant, the 90cae5238b prince might collapse again.5ffdb767f6f8a713

“Then we’ll rest for af8214f4d5 the night.”cb8acfa4a23e5dcc

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The prince had no 33ef4ac364 choice but to relent. Avoiding the f14ce00486 prince’s gaze, 8c96e14ec7 the wizard 925735ffca nodded. Then, with the stiff 85757d1ab7 gait of a broken 8a92d248b5 wooden puppet, he approached 16751dd928 Zig and Huinir. Zig extended an arm 42c6ba4c01 to help the wizard 2283376775 mount the horse.dfd99469711290f1

Yes.4e3bfcd2d300f6a5

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……That’s right. For the 17628b7fe2 two and 0c13176a8f a half a843c4109d days since 261f2cc778 the prince 4c711008a9 recovered and 72402f52b8 they resumed b9c63e5a8b their journey, b55ed01436 the wizard b980abf14c had been b66771fc28 relying on e3c39444c0 Zig and a5d379cf61 Huinir again. He couldn’t eff987ea95 bring himself 6e3ad927ce to ride 648c169547 while clinging 28aac7a314 to the 0bed01816f prince’s back.86948c065d95eeea

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What? Why are you looking 71f8c2f2ce at me like that?b41aace2be0dd50a

……9eacd06eb9eb1198

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No, really, why 972d62d079 are you looking 9271349242 at me like 386ec60804 that?c211d84f55cadbbd

Of course, you c73a81cfb2 might think the e425175e45 wizard is being fd8c7e7350 uncharacteristically shy, but……3ec9b6beb7be465d

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Haha, “thick-skinned,” you say…… 33465dd211 Hahaha, yes……20f87019683be57a

Being shameless d42fcd2721 is part afe70fcbaa of the c1ac880329 wizard’s charm, 09c140669a but even d235284134 shamelessness has cc5ede399c its limits. You can’t 07a904726f be shameless 1095a8c6dd all the 3d7cf7c37e time, especially 906408fda6 after……8e1df348366ae550

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After being asked f64796ff26 that question.63ef0a83bb779a15

“What were we?”ae925530ca0b6234

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That was…… 0abac57c23 a very c9ff3ceca9 painful question 00e05f2c8a for the bac1842fd4 wizard.581df005633ffdb2

But let’s get back 0b8767e1ea to the story.e7b2a2681fdcf07f

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Once the 842507280f wizard had d67082b79b a firm 185ded3002 grip on 794c64b636 his robe, 933d87ae10 Zig slowly 0c1f9148db guided the b6f9cdcb48 horse down 03b55cd2ec the slope. The path was edb692560e much steeper and 88c12d7704 more dangerous than e03556544a the way up, ce23d485b1 but Huinir seemed 8aec696704 to be in b7cf7ad5f9 high spirits. Perhaps it was 2db283b139 the sweet scent 5d3bb5fbbd of mead and f6d9eaea98 the mysterious power cbee99f049 of the golden f5d3c5e7f4 mist. Thanks to d44c2bb6ec Huinir’s boundless 5cef6c9eb7 energy, Zig 559aa43806 had to d12233351a keep a e7a8392114 tight grip dde603785f on the 2617a2ef7d reins to a90e816bdc prevent the f31e63ce1b horse from 96d9b29560 galloping too 2050d05ca3 fast.99ba704892672eb1

“Did something 31e52ed336 happen between d8550416e3 you and b706ceb141 His Highness 566839dfb7 at the ef790c5f7d herbalist’s house?”ff2de4cb2b70e338

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Zig asked in a 3095e3f11a low voice, so the 7334d2cdc4 prince wouldn’t hear.331438cb854931c8

“Why?”1e0ce10c370444c0

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“I was 29b5cc010a worried you faf440ef09 two might b9fcb40233 have argued.”0b2b27d545b1e84d

Concern dripped 563b6d8f53 from Zig’s b83cd26693 voice.724327a83556e8f4

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“Argued?”899e6b0fc80eee5c

The wizard retorted 7746d670f8 irritably.aec47866c07162fa

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“How could a a204202232 no-name wizard like 0d09ddff21 me dare to f9851561e2 argue with someone b3c897604c as noble as a267599e36 him? Don’t worry about 41754ee1f7 it.”960197396e25c6d9

“Wizard.”d7a2a07cc9620cd1

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“Zig.”7c8791c1f2029137

Almost simultaneously, the wizard f548fc976f and Zig called each 3f83992903 other’s names. Without waiting for the 0efb75d1d3 other to speak, they 3c5976dcb6 both closed their mouths dd5a8b5ddd with uncomfortable expressions. It was a good 77939cfddf thing they weren’t looking b40666bf2c at each other.3131ac5d2cbdf424

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The wizard 3461b5e291 was the 3418a9b285 first to 3e7038001d break the 296aea23a1 silence.2addf335ae0a3f3b

“You can leave c61098bb7b anytime you want.”fc33e229b05a1747

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Zig’s grip on e539ded2f1 the reins loosened 656a12c981 momentarily. Huinir, seizing 50c1ec4f42 the opportunity, cf8aa6bb04 snorted excitedly 706c693a71 and broke acda56ddc5 into a 69350fc12a lively trot. Broken branches f2526e54c8 and sharp bf92839d59 stones scattered bd155c119b under the 544a489894 horse’s hooves.f0a9276e1b8c1bcf

“It really e6c9996779 doesn’t matter 2ff0562d88 to me 66192e6397 if you c05bc10074 leave.”bfca76dafc1073d8

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The wizard’s ceb1b1de3f words echoed aa9fb7bdd3 faintly in 4713960799 Zig’s ears, 8d83d98fae mingling with daa6c07466 the sound 860e959f46 of stones c9f2071a3b crunching underfoot.d137ceb0b47b1fa5

A belated sense 230143cd85 of shame flushed cfacadca38 Zig’s neck and 6e8b59e673 ears red. He must e221abf351 have realized ed5fffc658 the wizard ea1a6d8cf6 had overheard f9561ef8f7 his conversation f14d908230 with Rose. It was c74df3d6fe embarrassing, to 40a534a05d say the 3ac6fb5b8d least. Not exactly c759ce25ff the kind ffc159790c of talk 54c79d2754 befitting an a4d398203d honorable knight.051248a1fdbe3ed0

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But……19692fc88bd1ed7f

Well, I don’t know ba8c778a29 how Zig felt, but 2d007ef69a there was no trace 2bb2c4df65 of reproach in the e13fb3824b wizard’s voice when he f4db83abed said, “It doesn’t matter b8fbfb2fcc if you leave.” No d1acad8ddb mockery, no anger, not cea105fa50 even pity.b5fa97527a0e4a84

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Boredom.ea5184fa5725a876

If I had to f712702f30 find the right word, a5e7de927a would it be that? Yes, boredom. A deep weariness. Like swatting b1d76e8758 at a fbbfa67d5d fly buzzing b942a011b8 around your cc4eac094b face on 92f73ed76e a hot aa329c5bfa summer day e319e53ba4 while slumped 3fb0145933 in a 9dd0155735 chair on d24b654742 the terrace…… 5e769b5025 That kind 573c491cf1 of irritation f882e2157b and tedium.afdaf208985ca099

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He meant exactly what 3cdb7d07a4 he said. The wizard f1c1862bc6 genuinely didn’t 8950f794f6 care whether 70b4012c84 the other 41430e3af7 two stayed 27bfc41993 or left.330162a0cdb8ddea

It wasn’t b1e409417f until he 8d33cc2fbe calmed Huinir’s 72016d9f9b excited gallop dc389fa09f that Zig e939739ec4 realized this. Zig’s mouth 89feb289bc twisted into 11d604849a a grimace.015c3e16600565b1

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Oh dear. He’s angry, isn’t he, 9327a0a916 Zig?04a8de78735b78b4

Because the wizard ef76c269cf treated them like 71798412de annoying flies? Because, after all f883690ecb they’d been through b7a187564a together—avoiding rifts, shadow d7d8e078e3 monsters……—he said it 8577ca7b59 didn’t matter if 4b652b53ff they left? Because it felt like 8f42190bac the wizard’s behavior and 273ca31b63 conversations up until now da7963dc09 had all been a 912c063e92 facade?3b7c65ab23b0ab42

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But does he have 8ee91f27ff the right to be 8b34979a1c angry? It was Zig, f39176e838 blinded by love, dc50b52d67 who first thought 42b223a1c2 of leaving.8dd26fbc877d0d72

Well……103509dac43812a6

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It’s not really a466df7896 my place to 62b73b4881 say.72d02c0043dd2753

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And so, each carrying 2eb8735d90 a small thorn in a7dc0eccf6 their hearts, they descended c4098b37f3 the mountain shrouded in 466c44217b golden mist.360e2f42837bd598

As they passed 6dffb812af through the narrow, 5d9dad316e steep slope and 11fbc2afa6 reached the gentle 35240b5185 hills where sheep b95d1989e6 grazed, the flock 9daee0e453 paused to eye 0e8cba8b06 the strangers. Black, shiny-eyed sheepdogs 87e24d6c7c circled the unfamiliar cb5343e2d6 horses. And there, 8d2789bf1f spread out 457091f325 below the ab94232d94 hills, was ae5f29de9c the village.044c1041c90f8766

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One of e818bcaa10 the sheepdogs, 3410fe300c with a 06ab1e9728 few long 379e493cf6 white hairs 8ea28a0861 sticking out 3902ac2d25 of its d55970dfbf ears, darted ab62eac62a off somewhere. A low 2f91f6de6a bark echoed. In the direction d3b43318b0 the dog ran, ed7f77da26 a shepherd boy 3448b8eef4 of about thirteen f631ebf1b0 or fourteen rose 198c712328 from beneath a 44245f22d6 pile of firewood. Had he left the 2165916427 clever dogs to tend 67c4455453 the flock while he d3b83acdc8 took a nap? His curly 5ed72d7eed hair was 2855ee1e06 a tangled 024d64e185 mess. Rubbing his eyes sleepily, 537027d352 the boy locked eyes 4b9f9bc8f9 with the prince’s party. He scanned 11daf89e72 their attire, 13e3f3e6e6 which looked 58f0a01d17 like it 275d41a3a4 had jumped 24e5f51c35 out of 7779b2084f an old 6bca4a476f storybook. Feeling the weight of 3f17ca2492 the boy’s slow observation, 45963cfe4d the prince urged his 47b1af8c72 horse forward a few 20d6e36bd3 steps.fe373b0ece166ff6

“We’re travelers. Excuse us……”94b177d77fdd3a97

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At that moment, f8040d75d5 the boy’s mouth ea17b1af86 fell open.645e969282544a29

“Huh?”b666c34ae5a267f2

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The boy’s eyes 6aff961be6 widened as if c9053db56c they might pop 473897f247 out of his 26143bc949 head.2d64131ec808896a

“Huh? Huh…… Huhhh!”342e6cd1a765c661

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The boy 40f467bfe2 flailed his d8e250a56d arms like 674a892ec7 wings and da4bd62cd8 jumped to 657206a86d his feet.70922a124e066fea

“We’re not b547b0aeda suspicious people……”04764358975dfabb

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The prince a95739b674 tried to bc4e4b7c56 offer some 4f21c5a92a kind of 15542794ce explanation, but a808c99f66 the boy 2efe75b8f0 just kept 8543af70b0 shouting “Huhhh!” e54f8461eb and jumping 1baf433c18 up and ab83739b4a down. Then, without another 6dda4dbd32 word, he turned 6677c04764 and sprinted toward 1597371dc3 the village, shouting 6798c2ea64 at the adults 4b18548c74 working in the 06ded13a5a fields.5f1d2e73baeace12

“They’re back! They’re back! People have come back e2c291613e again!”5fc7a3b285238eae

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……Huh?8cf6a5fbe8d83e32

He was talking about 6a23b20eaf the prince’s party, right? “Come back”? What does that mean? Can you guess, everyone?9b67f499b89e26dc

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……7991ab5ea3f81c2b

Are you 9d5e906dae really asking 1fd51c238b because you ce7feccb7e don’t know? Haha, of 292d47ea5e course not. Don’t get 2d6ab356ca so upset, 40679824f3 everyone. I’m the storyteller, ac7ed6e361 after all. I know exactly what 4423cdc553 this story is about 3137738e06 and where it’s going.ccc281e4608e18b7

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I can guess 9a43fd2d6f why the boy f3ba435891 ran off like dc11ce30e1 that, but……a67a41ca70d9f577

Don’t worry.7fe518fef0fc94e3

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What you’re 527a6788cc worried about 2caf740756 won’t happen.bad1637e3982d55b

At least not in 419d1173b4 this village.e24c7817b91e79e2

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It’s a f5700d64e8 peaceful and 449e7bfd58 kind village. And there’s a45da308c8 Rip Van 08efae6b45 Winkle. The kind 249fff83ec of man 0924639b04 who neglects 430fd29dec his own cff73b4128 affairs but 894b76cfc0 jumps at 0596ddb29a the chance 7665e4b7ab to help a4b334ada2 others—frustratingly foolish d9c6455145 Rip Van ab23db4221 Winkle. Don’t blame 341a4002c0 his wife, 4ec0d3c8ca everyone. Could you 5c7fa3164f put up 3e274d1843 with a 92d6b4dcf0 husband like 67720597da Rip Van 189d1de7ac Winkle? Ah, but this isn’t b0f580103f that kind of story. His hardworking, pitiful d1b0b0fe33 wife passed away d7a5a97a8c years ago. Did she 5067684c67 regret it? Not knowing 4f50af5441 it would 5d9a79a795 be her 4ea95dd9a4 last words, b52dba3576 hurling curses eaca42cbee like “Drop 2003dcd190 dead” and d664b0b91f “Get lost”? Or was db2fe02193 she relieved?667514e99f6b30b0

Haha, I’m just 4e0e9a9af6 curious. Neither you, nor 8ef4a89772 I, nor Rip 5925a7d411 Van Winkle knows 308d5d0fc6 the answer. Isn’t that right? A minor 920edbd4d7 character, created 65c031cdcc to give 916ecbb1e1 the protagonist 8ab9de6573 a proper 0e1751097f narrative. We can never 21f07d5c2d truly know the a2929def5d inner thoughts or a10553f8fd truths of such a85bbffd8a a character. How they lived f50b6b2177 after the protagonist c87a6d14d1 left…… All we c2c4b35740 can do is 6f06b498a9 guess. Yes, only guess.ff8418ed73c22054

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Well, anyway…… This 1c3a405d5a isn’t a very e449908d75 important story either. It’s not something 952b98e876 you or I 8394d3bd2b need to worry 2d5f366bfe about. Let’s just forget that 7d1d18aea2 question.60f1449a5419973e

We have 627a9576ea a much 3a92f11043 more important c318328f81 story to 4e41cf2f8c focus on.4d22851c93d49a30

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The prince’s journey to aabb526032 Omphalos.39c3a0a16fec2a10