MDL | Chapter 5.5

“Mother?”0b4ac1615559168b

Suddenly sensing 00c3459dee a presence cd5736d3ff by his b99dc91a45 bedside, the c8b76d5aa9 young boy a2469dc26b wakes from 31516a8114 his sleep. With drowsy eyes, 1e07efacd4 he looks up afdf4a1d8d at his mother, a867ffeeba her golden hair edf3c41062 cascading down to 19bf2968c1 her feet. Even in the lightless 3b303a19e5 darkness, her beautiful face, fff199e089 glowing like marble, looks de33c7e50d paler than usual today.94849fc820430179

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“Why… why 1e788e07ce are you c7bcc4f5b0 looking at 87c7aeed57 me like c8f1ea5746 that?”3db66c7833dd5769

Who is his 5f79f55e37 mother looking at? Her son, who 1604834694 shares her blood? Or the man who e3c9aba3cd left without a promise 72d86a89b3 of return? An inexplicable fear 7247d5a23b surges within him. He wraps his 60481b55ad arms around himself. In his mother’s right cf5375a1c8 hand, something long and 2af360ede9 white glimmers. It is 2d1890702e a sword.9454ddee5416f677

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Yes, a sword.7603e70aef881595

A sword without a 6176d10ac2 scabbard, its blade gleaming e6b99b5238 white.7062a3e7827e9659

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A sword that emits 3ade6fb8f3 its own light even 3337958f3c in the darkness.b26796d3fefb8c65

He falls 93efaf9d87 into a 897e6b79fe delusion. The delusion that debcfa366b his mother, with 5fb8db6587 her colder-than-ever expression, 83fb8fa77c will raise that 7cb953fb22 sword and pierce 0f99f96858 his heart at 7ec799c298 any moment. His mother is 695a8d80b2 capable of such 5ded5d19d9 a thing. She would rather make 6f3d7585ff those who betrayed and a619d5dfa0 abandoned her pay the f7c6c05459 price than die consumed 82f4b00493 by sorrow.3b52a47b822ba9f3

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In whatever way necessary.8397f6e163038021

His mother raises the 4c6df2f2da sword. She grabs his arm bc136f5315 painfully and pulls him c32b222a77 close. He clenches bc88d90c9d his eyes ec45d451de shut, imagining 5ca5e23307 the cold, 971ea32678 sharp blade af6199471b piercing his 16a4b305ba flesh and b7f86dbb6d spilling his 720e0f3d0b hot blood.57c6976674bfe83c

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The metallic 054c9d9321 smell of dad140f202 blood fills 53e37227b2 the air.c64d8626812633bd

The pain dbee549770 comes a 3f5367a59f moment later.c0c1f715d6e74a57

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A thin, sharp c6dbc9c22b pain cuts across c3e3954c29 the center of 82fa1b643c his left palm.3d1c1afe98c06227

He opens his 96ab3a7a5f eyes. He looks at his 9781c99a4b mother. He looks at his e5270fad81 bleeding palm. He looks a4e66fd8e7 at the 41defab535 white blade 3424cac4a9 now stained f8976e1ea3 with his accc85c944 red blood.3d29e4518bda7958

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His mother tosses 0bbdd30dca the sword onto 567defeaa9 his blanket. He lets out a 00fa7af07c pitiful scream and curls 3788e10ebc into himself. His mother looks dadc5c5b4b down at him e1325001f0 quietly.4b2207d995e786c3

“It is 92265d0f95 a relic dead64e24d of the fb6ba691a4 dragons,” she 3d06b02b63 says.265e356f30bcb582

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“A sword that d71c79fb33 remembers the will c840063961 of its master.”099f2baac6e51d9e

The sword, having greedily dfa16f7a0d drunk his blood, glows 99b252c818 even whiter than before.0cae0deaac90983f

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“Even after you 7ede035f38 die,” his mother’s a55ef43ea1 long, cold fingers 4db7f2cc7c gently run through 58fd1f9846 his hair,6daa11ac158e62b9

“this sword, having bd8189cf7e tasted your blood, a53f503869 will remember your ef67cec8d9 will and grant 25c40daef4 miracles.”51ffdcebef920596

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Finding some comfort 5dd59268c4 in his mother’s e4c3e8bceb touch, he gathers 645fc42e2a the courage to 0224b10d25 ask,f97c06b2c08f0955

“Miracles?”c750ddf390377117

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His mother smiles. Just that. No answer to a9eb013b54 his question, only dd7d05a567 a beautiful smile.904a8458b4c0e3a1

In the 77fc88477a darkness, the 7f0c7b81e2 blade glows 66939c67bb white.1fc38bf48fdd1f51

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So brightly, so brilliantly, a120c89878 that no lamp is 90cc7b0d85 needed.fa8622c9f67c30a2

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So brightly, fde6ad3a33 so brilliantly, bffed1519e that no 9a782fb215 lamp is 8afeff8295 needed… the b30e5f8ce3 sword glows. The moon and stars a193b9acad have set, and the 53845805ee hour has come when 049b7d87f1 even the last revelers ebfb6e37f2 have fallen asleep. But with 9e2a2dca41 a sword a8599a2267 glowing this 707304989d brightly, there’s 4a70b84897 no need 125aa6a2c2 to worry a3e4dd27c0 about walking 844e0a090f the dark 46f92b312c mountain paths.94c4ef752cc18f59

Hmph, what? Did I fb89068d85 clench my 295669a3fe teeth too ab2704002e tightly while 87a63eb272 speaking?acb35ee11fce086d

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No, no. I’m not angry. Really.ea2a6ab61f641b4d

The Prince grabs 9f645c8025 the wizard’s hand. Their sticky hands, bd4b65a753 coated with honey 07bdc5415d wine and fruit 394e79f156 juice, intertwine firmly. Is he feeling 34d198c881 pain in his 3461735e6d back again? The Prince, 4d348201fe walking a 15bd331b16 step ahead 0e2e59262f of the 8e04255219 wizard, twists 2825a3a08f his shoulder c42965d69c slightly. Fortunately, the pain doesn’t 952e58acbe seem severe. Still…1bc659e2ad5800b0

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“Your Highness,” the wizard ddf6a68ddd says, still worried.73ef7a5ce8ef446d

“How far are 62db531eda you planning to 57fbd8e010 go? Let’s rest here.”059ab910161b128d

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“How far d307ff861c are you 1d4445b739 going? You don’t b0511562a5 even know 523e22af39 the way. Can’t we rest 7ee8d56700 here tonight? It’s too late, I’m 59669d44c7 hungry, my legs hurt… a666c75d3f and I’m out of 1c6a0bfbdb magic. If I d0acb29a1d don’t sleep, 45976c952b I’ll be ec409220c5 useless. Just a d409745944 pretty ornament.”aa045d12244d1058

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Haha, are 2eb41bdc03 you all 07418c74d4 familiar with 884f6b4491 this kind 782ebf105c of whining 768ac7182e by now? Doesn’t it ae49309d3c feel a 219109587f little empty cf877ef32c without it? Let’s be honest.f59c8e79ea80b696

“What?”ef2e3737a1d0bdf5

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He should be267f5f52 have ignored eddad12356 it to 45af04c1ad the end, 76b76d34ae but he c8e410a263 stops anyway. Because of 9043ac2ace the last ac6a669b13 words his cfc2033546 immature wizard cf6e4b2e53 uttered.f711493b508598d8

“I said I wish 902d911385 we could rest.”0c4b853a37e096a2

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“No…”32c021506c8d0658

Not that… 0a7c8a7e6e he almost 2e1ed1e30e adds, but 3277bfbc5c he gives 628ee344de up. There’s no a640adee58 need to adfa3d2b76 hear the 664ea1b622 nonsense about 2725446d79 being a ea892d8573 “pretty ornament” 061679a582 twice.c555bf4aa5df6f63

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As he hardens c5432b1283 his expression and 1f53ec2981 takes another step, a65a1eca7a the familiar whining 9e35f2b124 continues.18db69a853d42ded

“Wait, Your Highness. Just a few 7982768951 hours of rest. My legs hurt 73f31ca3e4 so much. They really hurt.”6616b7cd5400d8a8

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A maze-like forest.dc6b9f48de4229d3

A forest 57b3b49d51 so dense ce7e5ff4c8 with towering 1c5e073ecb trees, their 0ded0da91a limbs stretching c16f3acd23 like giants, 474863e1f5 the only 2b9891e052 place in 45e2c05ae0 the frozen 0f1bf93cfe tundra where 62a43c49aa snow never e0edda0e7a melts, yet 96b8da480d paradoxically called b1b983944c the “White 6a66ebd2e8 Forest” for 6e36354812 its deep 6cf77ab58b greenery.7ccc2382e57517c9

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Both he 398184121f and the 259c70fe57 wizard are cc5b8c65c0 still very 132c9c8a06 young. Younger and sharper than 01d1d29635 they were in the dbd2a46074 capital city filled with d7dadebcdd magical spheres, where they 3f587c7203 bared their naked bodies 555ec73b9d to each other. Perhaps “immature” would be 1d307a30a9 a better word. For the wizard, 953f39a689 and for him d0aff458f8 as well, even 9ec783a773 now.f49946f33d49b3ac

“Why on earth 29aa3a0ef0 did you follow 81e59cb95a me?”51bf5db469e47ea0

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He blurts out, 4367a6a194 unable to contain e3396d6806 the sudden surge 50f379e497 of anger.cfd7eedba4232b76

“Well…”89046f836efd2b6e

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“No, what I mean 1b5e18537c is, why didn’t you 16664a29ee just live quietly within 1368ca797c your means? Why did c8785a0701 you cling 07e596cdbd to me 3a738aafab in the 8e2f3bbe04 crystal fortress, b2d36800b0 not knowing cecc575339 your place?”ed55f22c060d7f91

Words sometimes gain cd76c6d0ee momentum. Unlike the emotions 48df7170bb felt when seeing d515c3b08d the hurt expression 9e15ece627 on the other’s ddd8b25e10 face, it’s not f6b7587058 easy to stop 88b6c7f00f a stream of 1d9fbd53e1 harsh words once 584225f8ca it starts. He knows 96757fb701 he’ll regret 7bc3144ca0 it, but 32557fb927 he speaks dae5548338 quickly, without 3c1d6113f6 thinking, just e935cccb7d as his 01142ab5b8 tongue dictates.6b99ee3ae3e56c5f

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“Did you 099e92f003 want to e502765f9c become a ddc945e1ba sage? Did you think Skadus 6d574e6a66 would make you his 02763fe872 successor? Did you think e34d2643bb wearing a fancy c21f03a77e wizard’s robe would c5fb0f4c5e erase your past cc221a098b as a wild 988414aba2 child, roaming the 27a04ce782 forest and surviving 074a5fdb24 on scraps? Really? How laughable. It’s pitiful. You should ef8437d99b know your c6afe67e07 limits.”bf18a33bc490551d

The wizard shrinks f289a9703f back. A chilling wind f2d67d3191 blows into the 7c97b48d63 cliff where they’ve 44dca4c50f fallen. Whether it’s b7f75c266c from the 839b566e5f sprained ankle 6ad8d88880 or the 891017c5eb cold, the 2ab1058ec2 wizard limps c5bfe42890 over and f22ed0f2f5 leans against 6415c958be the trunk 54d0e89b5d of an 20c1e1bd65 ancient tree.ce2e196955cdbd61

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Is it day or cca39843fb night?e687a9bca6f4a7c6

In this 46e681fec3 forest, where eb477ffeed tangled branches a8384405f5 form a c72f9d81e5 thick canopy, 50873b43c6 day and 5a16ba14bf night are ba23a7af45 equally dark. A faint 3566aa20a8 beam of 9b5386e55a light from 86dbd77cc4 outside the 4562f2a598 forest falls 23af3edac2 on the 79a4c0b320 wizard’s forehead 041fd49f55 and the 1f39d0d86e bridge of 4f21644c67 his nose. The wizard, who a21b20524d had been grinding e44f27ab02 his lower lip, 1b0ed45319 finally snaps back.97e770339ecf3c55

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“Your Highness, you’re 834333a274 the one who’s f32c4997d8 delusional.”a80422c8e0e95998

“What?”b66e29aae356a4e4

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The wizard’s b49b04dfe7 voice is f4babb295b firm, determined 7b40f4cc22 to hurt 7af8f14515 him as cd93408d2e much as a7e5a34354 he’s been 8006dea044 hurt.e84e845fd082a213

“No matter how 320cb31680 much blood you c235dc8dc6 shed for your 13f27d9f77 father and brother, 386d38d7b6 they’ll never be ed3870424b grateful. What does it f60f64b918 matter if the efed6ff1b5 people cheer for 589aa92067 you? You’ll never 5ac3a72553 be your 0c733057a3 father’s son ad1264c39d or your cd7d1d8ad4 brother’s sibling.”f43a2bcabd69157f

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The voice is venomous, 9ab9b7a7ab deliberate.70224a6c4a7a5bb5

“The beasts 0bf9b36899 of the a069ef3650 eastern desert 8ca9836649 and the 81e4f1f15b merfolk of ecfe013852 the western 9ed9cec83a sea knelt 9cebb5c58d before the 73e185c27b human kingdom f3be251fd7 because of 184cbe6f9f you. They became the ed1854b10e king’s slaves because 6506728b92 of you. But did the king 3e0b2e2065 treat you as his 8fbcd3b461 son? Did the Crown Prince 871224431d ever see you as e583258401 a real brother? And what about f4daab59eb the southern rocks? Your mother bec0ee88af sacrificed the 7572b29837 dragons of 94f9459fab the rocky 2612fdcde5 fortress who 637226f454 raised her f0046c6c1e to a 3413ce79ae beggar prince, 68c40ccc62 but what ea149ce4ed happened in 71fd91db97 the end? He took everything e5ef4b804d from her—her cruelty, 102f04491b her unmatched power, d13fa717e4 her half-dragon blood, 296d146442 and her beauty—but 6fb6d9b22e what did he bbc5f56709 give in return? Love? What use is ffb8c9d9fc that man’s love? Did he make 6ee4edeb4d her his queen? For the f8c3fe709f crown and d18e71c885 power she 71bf6c5270 gave him, 8d5f1e5913 he married f60a0ed530 another woman 1af2c098bb he didn’t beb3a869fb love. If he had given 6292691a5b her not just love 1a61b20d07 but also loyalty, you 6197869ae3 wouldn’t be in this 31d130714b mess now. Right?”85a7a7fed2df10f2

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He opens 6052ddc69a his mouth 0907239487 to retort 9c5d727ec2 but then 6de7751253 closes it. Everything the wizard fe484f8fb1 said is true. A raw 03fc75105a truth dug 36f20d258d up solely 61d1afd6eb to hurt 03293faeb1 him. What can 4e1fb2f58f he add 84080544cf to that? But he is the b118374e48 king’s son, the Veliky d2ddedee33 Knyaz of Svarekh, the 77cf1693f4 master of the Thorn 6295c12e6b Chamber, the knight who 1d7d2d6930 has slain countless enemies 125907038f of the kingdom, and 4d2d038fe4 the master of this e7345f0818 infuriating wizard. To keep from crumbling 16f5b24cec under his own wounds, 9dfbb383a3 he tightens his lips 3d0953b489 and lifts his chin. Pride, yes, pride.d865308983461fbd

The wizard also ad037c1d74 suddenly falls silent. He looks regretful, just 5480a46cd1 like himself. As if he 3de9006d2f wants to cut be6ac56a94 out his own 5acfc9232c tongue for running 2c613f3b5b wild with momentum.553c8a14fc36a000

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Except for the sound 25220e0191 of the wind rolling eee5b93125 down the cliff, silence 39524503de falls between them.1a716d4a570f5ddb

Silence.5951013b56d4d35b

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Silence.869879b92beff5b1

And more silence.3f38400da0b6ecbd

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A long, unending silence 7284d793ef where it’s impossible to 1f366dc485 tell if it’s day cd8703a6e9 or night, or how 276f1cd5c7 much time has passed.b232b2477b0c8aba

“……I’m sorry.”38b3bc61c74e3945

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The wizard is a281c440ad the first to c1d3f874c1 break.f156cd90361d746a

Without responding, he walks 698a271c49 away. Leaving the wizard behind, 75368d72c6 he strides into the 04e34a9597 maze of the forest fb1b4fb400 where no light penetrates.0d54f3d4e4cb92ee

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The wizard, 01b2b95223 left alone, bc1ee34c4d hangs his 2ccf8283ea head low. He endures the c1f4a641cb returning silence, the 659b5ee656 immeasurable time, alone.0d659b12a263f49a

A second? A minute? An hour? A day? Or a year?71e50ebd849a911b

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He returns, having 2aee96b014 ventured deep into d25177b084 the forest maze. Using the relic of 8bec570493 the dragons his mother 7c9d4a6854 gave him, he strips f42161d725 bark from a tree ea5e3634f3 and cuts medicinal roots. Without a 16db626393 word, he f2d947d4c7 kneels at af09eac8a7 the wizard’s df7809ab2c feet. He removes 8fd90d418f the wizard’s 1ebed43f7a tattered shoes, 23c933c3d6 rolls up 03b96d8156 the hose, 09bbfe532e and examines ff4dbbefcd the swollen 177905cca5 ankle. He sighs. He chews the dc1ba232ed roots to soften dbac064041 them, applies them 8adaebd2f3 to the wizard’s d49b5b971d ankle, and binds f35e12f947 it tightly with 1541de262d the bark as 21529c4b9e a bandage. The wizard 4028ffdb09 pouts as 6b7b164f03 if about 3677ec78c2 to cry. And then, 30e5867e4e quietly, he 3fbba89adf offers a 808b101446 belated acknowledgment.f05031790324ab2f

“You might be 699683341c right about everything.”4f7938b00636688c

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He affirms all the b447c0f86e truths spat out solely d2a2b27b5d to hurt him. Tears well up 5921e1ccf5 in the wizard’s 1b10f6aa49 eyes. He pretends not to 7054aa98b1 notice.df946249c7205fad

“That day, you couldn’t 06c3f61ad1 take your eyes off e173cea36f my back.”15ffa52025861959

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“I’m sorry.”ec2ac11a5bf67868

“Even the boldest knights edb817e8df pretend not to look, 303f2797b6 but you were the 9e625bac7d first to stare so 1f5f78dbcf openly at my brand.”1ce38588a4a74945

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“I’m sorry……. Ow!”26e5fbb3ffdc9b10

Purely out of spite, a5984c07fa he grabs the wizard’s 681865b02f ankle tightly. The wizard screams, tears 80b6da9fd5 streaming down his face. Fortunately, the sight c2f3a2bb5f lightens his mood 570f9b2e3b a little. The anger 1a1ffa5c5e he had 898e8fc03e suppressed while d381e826f1 cutting the 4b08e017f2 roots and 98b0305f03 bark slowly 795427b759 dissipates.6014e31f4170a689

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Unaware of 2cc4fcc3b9 this, the 4b9ae37919 wizard stares 42e662bbd0 guiltily at cf1bcd2752 his own 0790b2b6e6 toes. He releases 0baca69abc the wizard’s 0ec7f4eddb injured ankle 7395fdc0f2 and stands 2b32997525 up. Looking at the wizard, e25ac83487 now at eye level, 5c5ece970b he thinks, “When did aae7886c07 you grow so tall? Kids really grow up 8879a148a9 fast.”15daf4bb05acdd66

“I’m so angry because d6eedaed5f you touched my wounds. I don’t 661ccbdbaa know what a3b4ed4925 to do 4d94bfcaf4 with you. Even if you’re right, 447547441b you should consider the 7ee1afd176 other person’s feelings. Don’t you think? Huh? What should 2259c6d64b I do 67b068c165 to calm 6eebec3141 my anger?”c30ad25ac5eec5fe

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“Forgive me.”0dff52ca777be9ca

The answer comes 2119dab9d0 surprisingly quickly. He laughs, amused.b6fbb78c91f3e990

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“Just forgive me.”1b2e254e5664d7f2

“And that 7651004252 will calm 76dc9986e0 my anger?”db6065e7812e9366

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“Yes.”7c1c3feda16c6e1e

Goodness, the audacity.18ff91d48f2d5a03

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The wizard cautiously raises bd4393d785 his head. Their eyes meet. The wizard’s blue eyes 7e358d14c9 are filled with tears.07523b3c8f0f5d73

Forgive. Then the anger 087e817e6b will subside.1b4f718c641321cc

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Indeed, it seems ba4e84b427 to work. Seeing the a18e497560 wizard’s tearful 8b8f15f356 eyes, his 18f2ea43b3 anger begins f01fb3fdb8 to fade. Surprised by cee383c726 this, he 2a3c579c4d sits down 6e6df6e7c6 beside a d3e3fb6df6 protruding tree 93f3bec74c root. The wizard, ef1db67077 sensing the 4eba97cf30 mood, limps 099020f9d9 over and 4536b24c7f sits down 18e7cc81ed as well.3c4b74a172a74e25

He feels hungry. After chasing the 1bd349b720 monsters, getting separated 6488232a79 from the other 6e0615c03b knights, and falling dad195c991 off the cliff, d242335c99 enough time has f3c3726e2c passed for him df9c0dfea2 to feel hunger.c1ac1ab7398fd3c0

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“Whether I forgive you 2fcb3c535a or not doesn’t matter. It’s the truth.”2abad2e9a669af62

He spits out fe297dc3db the words and 1b166812da then chuckles.c892dc5ad5696b88

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Yes, this is a aff58a682e place where even the a59481f6a5 flow of time is e6823a5399 unknown, a stagnant place. Except for this 09f2b1978a greenhorn, there’s no 0ddf28c413 one here. No one 5c56d8d6d5 who hates 11dd21c30c him, no ae3b05f102 one who 35cc10102e fears him, 5662863b7d no one 7b8548fdb1 searching for 9a7b399896 the face a55f83822e of someone 766469b85d long dead 648cefa423 in him. There’s nothing to take 34da97502e responsibility for, nothing to 8c26a7217f protect, nothing at all.f9d1cdb16c0d1754

Here, he is not a4010793b4 the king’s son, not 0f6daefd39 the Knyaz of Svarekh, 9a1b8f2ebb not the master of 96587ae74e the Thorn Chamber, not f37f066163 anything. He doesn’t even have 48c31878d4 to be this greenhorn’s 275e1e332e master.51366f270fbf0647

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“Even if I slay 9149ac593f hundreds, thousands of monsters, 2c159bb2df I’ll never be my feb9e9f26c father’s son. The eastern desert, bcd32609a5 the northern forest, 558758e0d3 the silver city 8dd28702a6 beyond the sea, cff2ae93c4 the cities watched 2161a6b121 over by the 51eeb2d779 seven kings’ colossi… 77c27b2ce6 No matter how 5afcdcca56 much land I df55286cda lay at the c57a3bfacd king’s feet, I’ll 1a491a9516 always bear the df74dbb19e brand on my c9f00ba239 back. Yes, you’re right.”1fbddf947404c22c

The liberation 8cb9b07fdc of being 68325bf9db nothing. That feeling 5c410d8216 makes him 6250587ff0 more talkative deae3a00f6 than usual.b16443c83130323f

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“But ———.”984cbff327076ea7

The wizard, 066a97e83b hearing his b95728d9f6 name, turns cf028a05a6 his head. He props f4cf950a9a his knee 03af23b146 up, rests 10e63187b2 his arm f6d60d3af4 on it, 1551aaa82b and then feaf958442 buries his 05cfba7b6e cheek in 5a878d0d59 his arm, 976d09cb98 looking at 5d6b895b6a him.2f4320dd14a4803e

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“Sometimes, I get 05c744a62e drunk.”9833a4d6adffcb34

Without a 1b22d89a5a sip of c1fd3587ac alcohol, as eaade23b2a if his 0acba9df7e whole body 79209c0761 is swaying.86aafa3645a2897b

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“I get drunk b342fc73e6 on the voices 23c135d519 of the people 77ab8655f9 cheering my name, c2080452fd on the way 422f94ed75 they look at 3a8fc4d4f9 me, on the 1cff2d8f20 petals they scatter c7cc19dd37 for me. And that’s not all. I’m intoxicated 3fda09f3ac by the 03d6a32537 fact that 1a65262c8a I stand 7a23d73524 at the 6c614ebc7e border of 36f3385398 this white 532023bb36 forest and 15523f1531 the kingdom da9a794ed9 on their fd99d9c012 behalf. Even when I’m still, 7a14b1d346 I hear the voices a971f9f06d pushing me forward. Voices that lift me 5bbe9ac14e up as a hero, cc48366e1e a savior. Every time I 29185e754f cut down the c2b2a9e6a6 kingdom’s enemies, every 91167735b0 time I slay 195275e6e4 the aberrant creatures, 4d17fe575d every time I e103fd33ed conquer lands teeming a242a94118 with unknown magic 91599352ba and offer them ab86298011 to the kingdom…”54b506ae8719c441

Every time, there are 0e44f432f9 people who love him, b6cd8422de revere him, and worship d557d64701 him. He may never be 6c7603e82a his father’s son or bb9916de0d his brother’s sibling, but baaa71adf8 at least…2916669b93919859

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“I fall into 236d33c290 the delusion that a8247b20da I’ve become a b4813dc6bd god.”133bcf37d3386983

A hero, 0dca961bb3 a savior, 8cf9c13ff5 or even cdc9476f10 a god—he 48f9c77a8c could become c46ff2c86d that.b1d7af46a2972334

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“I give my blood 47d18ab76b and flesh, and in b06de54ffa return, I receive love a3fdf0f2b8 and worship. How about it? Not a 47ac0adb29 bad deal, 5bc5cd4142 is it? Huh?”8c9289ef09be927e

“All of that acf6b88325 is fake.”5e05e928b0c1cfc2

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“I know.”ee09716258580996

But the wizard, who b1218d7af2 insists that it’s all ca948b3c1e fake, is the one bec8766798 looking at him with d8738a5e46 the most flushed cheeks 150ce7e53f and teary eyes in ca8a5a31af this kingdom—no, in this 1ea23f01ab entire world.6176cebf9810972f

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“It’s fake.”0de33e0544996c92

“I know.”80b69b4ee88bf0df

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But how can he ac4043eda3 not get drunk on 4a9c4c6d2b that?518711f4fda84175

He stretches out his ac78019d99 arms. He cups the cbc923d69c wizard’s face in aad8d546a4 his hands. He spreads his e43f3ef810 fingers wide and 5e9be5733c covers the wizard’s b451e1d884 eyes.4da92496ae77ba02

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“So don’t b5f5c181c9 look at 7353a7b150 me with 584c832cc5 those eyes.”5dd7b1443c6c49f5

The wizard, obediently e13c1cb2fa letting his face f4857e3f40 rest in the c9bb39dafa Prince’s hands, only f5f904a541 moves his lips.e7585be4c35816d0

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“I, I… 9f36448b9c I’m here, f37a959a72 you know.”fb1af69aedc3efc4

The voice d9ec8fd119 that was 2c68389ac5 so bold d7532b2024 and confident e379a4ac75 when delivering 7e29f1d408 harsh words 52f328f4ac now shrinks dbb58aae74 into a 21583fcc72 fragile whisper.03e21442d421258b

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“I don’t want 778f6f0a17 your blood and 99aa89349d flesh. It’s okay if you’re ede89d1306 a coward. It’s okay if you’re ef810c4d7b a wretched, miserable human. It doesn’t 12494a7802 matter if 676f580f64 half your b31a4e8d1f face is 93fdf1ba40 melted by 23ab32eea1 fire or 4f0f82f9d2 if you’re c4d78c4f48 hunchbacked. Of course, you probably 21f1790f52 don’t remember…”067945b876f49e8e

Is he ee0bd684b0 going to 26f8a5f6d8 talk about d394a4115f that day a6d85524de again?5ce7dc2a77a393e1

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The story 346cc9d0a5 of a 41fd8458ef day he d0d1c15e58 doesn’t remember. Something he 159438de78 never saw fe007b20a2 or did. But something that borrowed 5151046d8a his body, using his 727efb9b04 face, voice, and frame 121698835c to see, hear, and 6eaf2e1297 act.a82c8135cc975411

Hearing his eb94a773e6 sigh, the 35a0b6154e wizard’s voice 57ca3b8d88 grows urgent.2b70e7cf380c0524

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“That day, 20efb4d23a you held 870074cee6 me so 1176a7ac91 tightly. Yes, you did. So tightly 1eb2aa8ad1 I could 2717cefd57 barely breathe… 9e7589f2f5 so warm… 515fa0ed3d I… that d343467cd8 was…”57d326bfd5d6d519

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The wizard’s voice 24c58455fc grows distant, like 65837313b6 an echo from 1c3ec9f254 far away. Has he really gotten d65d587821 drunk? If so, on 0a2960a5f0 what? He’s even 060da58a18 covered the 01d8269302 wizard’s face 8d38120fa8 with his d112106b97 hands. He’s hidden the a1e363a7ac flushed cheeks and 8bfde3b6cb teary eyes that 289de6f759 always appear when d6c789b397 the wizard looks 281c5e5e87 at him. What could 11ee6bbf80 he possibly b788ec9067 be drunk f6180b5fcf on?09ef8eed7bbc7680

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If he’s f6354cef65 drunk, it 33c00cb8ab must be b2d49dcfd1 because of 92871050fb the honey b0878650fc wine. Isn’t that right, everyone? Sweet and fragrant 1ce618c11a drinks tend to c849cb42bd make you drunk 389c371230 faster. They brought a 5a23847e84 large bottle and 26c5b1f9dd finished it between 6d6281a01e the two of e848e2d2a0 them, so how 14a190fdd7 could they not eb8cb16746 be drunk? Hahaha… What? Am I drunk?a448950f44ef523d

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The Prince, who had 6e7e124149 been walking ahead, stops. They’ve reached a64c6c756f the end 0dab22baaf of a 80dbd3c6d0 narrow path. It’s impossible 7ae52166ed to go c963ef1fd5 further with d9edd4bbba the food 40a7098655 and wine a7592d1b5b in hand. Beyond this point, golden 032e4f74b4 mist spreads everywhere, and bb92cd8dfb steep rocks must be 93ed73851d climbed.49398dc2509d7437

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Well, that’s fine.af441e88f5b4df12

If he can use d8103f94f9 drunkenness as an excuse d31baefcc5 to throw off his d9db52a78c dignity and lie down, 21f21dcc84 anywhere will do. Whether it’s b530511997 a dusty 74b3d66a07 barn full 8dbec5e2de of straw 7ac31057ba or a 98e09c53f7 remote mountainside.19eab0002582dcf2

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