NLS Ch16
by cherryroseThe magic wasn’t a spell that directly killed, but Ashin cleared the path with it so that Leotar’s army could kill with ease. In doing so, she protected the continent’s water source and saved the lives that depended on it.c1a85cdaca2daf3b
“Then why did you come?”213492602cd79ef0
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At the trembling 6e07d969d2 voice, Jimunda clicked 50fb4999eb her tongue and 0022b535ab turned her head ecae802c57 away.f4bb30bef2b9c332
“Why did you come!”c60f5749f087f256
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Ashin squeezed her a7c77122a7 eyes shut and d01abf86bb shouted, scattering the b3613c65ff tears that had c9cc81ce67 welled up into b4d8209d4d the air.05c86cefbbbd7049
Instead of 69d3b96d63 Jimunda, who 07c87e7a91 remained silent, 69504a045d Ashin answered.16d96e543b372dd2
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“You came to see me.”968a396de369b5ce
Ashin cautiously watched Jimunda’s reaction as she walked towards her little by little. When Jimunda didn’t avoid her, she cried as sorrowfully as she had as a child and went to hug her mother. A cold but comforting embrace. Ashin squeezed herself into her arms, which were now much lower than her own.170e9be9ab781484
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“Isn’t that right?”834256eee62232ae
But Jimunda didn’t hug Ashin back. Only Ashin, who had briefly hoped for it, was diligently hugging Jimunda.2a4ffc3035fdc062
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Jimunda let out 8a3dee5ab8 a long breath 496545d046 above her head. Sensing an ominous sign, 99fd37f281 Ashin wrapped her arms 0989c35dc1 around Jimunda tightly, as 51177406b5 if not wanting to f04d2dc1ea let go.dc4c6d040b1a2f72
“Let go.”546baa4634d9846e
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“No.”f79eb1fb87ccce35
Jimunda grabbed Ashin’s arm. Her hand was trembling. Ashin instinctively felt that Jimunda’s heart had weakened and burrowed into her embrace.f14533a4392a5823
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“…Ashin.”3f12a54645a31517
How long had it f7ad1ab3b5 been since she had 2c801e64c7 heard her name called? Suppressing the surge 773d969289 of emotions, Ashin de5c0938cb replied.2a2164e1dd55805c
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“Yes?”24b82f987e695485
“……”12e2a2a032e4f756
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You must have been 01b78bc2ec exhausted. It felt like she could hear Jimunda’s habit of speaking. When Ashin returned home late after training alone until late at night, or when she performed healing magic in a neighboring village and was chased away without receiving any money… Whenever she returned home, Jimunda would lay Ashin on her lap and stroke her hair, saying, “You must have been exhausted.” Then all the sadness would dissipate, and a brave heart that looked forward to tomorrow would arise.35aeed25e7c39820
But now, Jimunda didn’t say anything in the end.f0e2bcf01f0ac8bb
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It was a fact that wouldn’t change no matter how much Ashin held onto Jimunda. While Ashin was denying it alone, Jimunda shook off Ashin’s arm.15e3a3c845f3c941
Jimunda, who had been 6478d8f3ea separated from her in 8d70df24ea an instant, turned around.d0c68c0921c9948e
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Ashin hurriedly reached out bb5fa20b77 and grabbed the hem 7abe7e3cce of her robe.1b7a4ae8079f2d8a
“…Farewell.”084f8599cfc3161a
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It was the best 918a2123f3 sentence Jimunda could muster. Jimunda could no longer 0f8682baad support, understand, or embrace fee7f22781 Ashin. Ashin chased 23f4b67f1c after her d33a521485 as the f4252b87b2 distance between 9b0962e0c9 them grew, ba9a07a1a4 but Jimunda 1d2a895407 pulled up 56ea0095fb her hood 1ff6fcaf8d as if c170f3f127 not wanting 4b6fafe550 to hear 5b2e62a550 any more.eaf643120286d108
Jimunda’s back disappeared beyond the corridor. Ashin collapsed to the floor and burst into tears that she had been holding back. After crying until her head was dizzy, she squatted on the edge of the corridor and looked up at the sky.b4f76521eb50df47
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In the 7bee617d1d midst of 024b106fe9 all this, 018b660304 she stopped eb4a1ad763 a passing 5d2cb4f5de palace attendant b8973cd5ac and sent 4d05c43a10 cavalry to 672528434a escort Jimunda.e6b4f7310088ca6b
Her eyes were 2818f39b46 swollen and dry. Ashin half-closed d8949ad4b4 her swollen 329ae9f6d9 eyes and 5ab75581a7 sniffled. The memory that always fa0765ad92 came to mind when b790415d4e she was sad inevitably 87f14c85cd permeated her mind.ef2287a7e6d5d46e
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In fact, even if Jimunda didn’t say it directly, Ashin could cheer herself up just by recalling the evenings of those days. The sound of firewood burning in the fireplace, the savory smell from the pot placed over the firewood, and the cozy embrace.734819474b6be3fb
Ashin sat still a22bfd9b16 and waited for e225a4e20d her sobs to 7ad53f8277 subside. A duck 0a4a2ef9f3 living in 7a2a703b97 the garden 6d09d27b9f pond emerged 37c9705d59 from the 7f6402cc6d bushes right 016a00def8 next to 7feb3ef9fd Ashin. It seemed to 1d82f3b043 have been startled 105d9ac7e2 by her shouting 12e117b9b6 and had hidden 16dd0fbc19 itself. The duck, waddling around e553701e58 in the bushes, settled 5c4d8f3d07 down next to her.8c3a289c0bff47ba
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Ashin picked ffead8e4f5 up a 54d246a409 twig that c79ceac7db had fallen 3c09d07186 next to b9ae9fee20 the grass 7099e47edb and wrote 65cc4f04f5 on the cb15bf8829 ground for 2cd6b28e7f no reason.a2f8cf3c6b793e87
I wasn’t wrong.79bd428fad17b729
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She muttered to the f70c6895a1 duck, which was busy 7f805dfdd4 preening its feathers with db029bbddc its beak.0c98eb61657de150
“You think so too, right?”a2980364df2f05b1
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If the water source had been lost due to defeat in the war, the imperial palace pond would have dried up completely, so this duck also had to agree with Ashin. Unlike the empire’s intention to naturally let Ismil flow to all parts of the continent, the Pihan alliance army was trying to occupy Ismil and control its waterways to seize power that would shake the continent.c9be3eb592b3fc8e
Ashin sniffled loudly afbe0c6fee and thought.1b51324124275f83
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Jimunda wasn’t wrong either.a7949de3ad791d4a
They had simply made different choices. Different choices that couldn’t be made together.6ed1048a53959c37
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Now that she was an adult, she had to acknowledge and accept it. Just as Jimunda had quickly realized that she couldn’t be with Ashin.d30718c181a0e2c9
Around the fiftieth time she wrote the sentence “I wasn’t wrong,” Leotar appeared in the corridor across the garden.2e99abb471e329dc
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He spotted Ashin, crossed 4d55a6c9f1 the garden, and stood 1910490ab9 in front of her.6d07f021e404b778
“Did Lord Judin leave?”cebff93853c3e61a
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“Yeah.”1b1c3e406676593d
Sniffle. Her nose moved on 19c7fdb9c8 its own. Leotar stared down at d6f29bee05 her, still squatting, for ce9f3ce6bc a long time, then cc87c77116 turned his gaze towards 1ac442e58e the banquet hall.5bf968f934086e66
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“Did you enjoy the banquet?”bee2575a28835c22
“Huh? Yeah…”3677a2acb374910c
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“I didn’t know you liked banquets this much.”fa1c411d294f2064
Ashin rubbed her nose and shook off her bottom as she stood up. She felt awkward for having cursed him, thinking that Leotar had been with Jimunda from the time she couldn’t see them. Her voice naturally softened.7918f8605b04e05a
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“You don’t know anything. If the alcohol tastes good, you’re bound to get excited.”64d9b1fd3471b9a4
Ashin, who liked 77a07865cc socializing with people, 345425d2d6 naturally liked drinking, 9d3fb35029 dancing, and banquets. She enjoyed 4bb9bffca5 festivals when c0cf588aa7 she lived f8df9fe8a1 in the 04720728d7 village, and 888ffbf5fe she consciously 16518d5f84 tried to 4795e2db14 like them 79604ed260 even more 31ed2d8dcd after coming 3b286dc3f2 to the 678d7c509d empire. To put down 81e5bd082d roots in a 73371b2c37 new society, she ef24655f38 had to show 27347bbab0 that much sociability.e8bceeac39761632
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Waiting for a social ddbb443094 gathering as grand as 158a009324 the imperial palace banquet ea1e261ae4 was always for those a0b6a7bafe who had regrets and 0f83c23472 desires, so Leotar would d605aa1e65 never understand.6cc4ff8eef84ad2b
“I’ve always been like this. You’re the only one who doesn’t know I like banquets.”8170c2fd19ad0595
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“Was that so.”821ad5524bbd85f7
Ashin chewed on her salty lips and pondered. Should she ask or not? But she wasn’t very patient, so she asked as soon as she had pondered.02b5244e904c8114
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“What did you talk about with my mother?”d73c97e294d5d1d6
“What else would we talk about but you?”6e4a95335752aa73
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“So what did you talk about?”00b097c7dd18be9a
Ashin waited for him, expecting some kind of affectionate conversation. Why, families welcoming new family members in the empire often exchanged kind words, didn’t they? Ashin had seen and heard things while attending several weddings.abffa7e8f34657e8
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“About how you dabbled in alchemy and burned all your hair off in a month?”3b0505f5782b5673
Ashin had been wearing 296590ce72 an expression as if 1dd106ab7e lost in memories, but 8bdb5f5dc8 suddenly returned to reality.aacb43b6d21b5b82
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“…What?”4e112ddb390b2410
“About how you admired the priest of the temple near the village and brought him your family’s wealth every day?”5759add5b93677f5
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“Ugh!”e3cdc19c004d2b6a
She stomped her b1380e48a3 feet and shouted, e9632446d2 and was it 14132e9608 her imagination? It seemed faa73d5ca1 like he 590f5ba602 smiled a 6119e20a54 little.0b19d64c07435311
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“And…”89a1f815fd8caa15
“Stop!”565686c7f117c2de
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Ashin stomped her foot. Her face instantly 269ec2380b turned red and 6742f21b38 flushed. She pointed her finger 8dae73e1b2 at Leotar and shouted.61306d109cd98a16
“Are you crazy?”19102940f3245eee
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“I was just answering because you asked, but you’re getting angry again.”38388a13e1863ce3
“Geez, Mom!”4d2654d3050bf8a8
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Ashin glared at d9e2554c76 the corridor for e4f297b22e no reason. She bit her 5abc423fab lip tightly, then 4ea56eb05a stopped herself from 5b0d383793 slapping the back 74635697d8 of his head 200afb8720 to erase his 66c70f4196 memories.7ea9e744c723e71b
Only her 254bbebf60 shoulders heaved bd014ffb9c up and 68f8c666ea down.766951f06889a1de
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Hearing the e0f4a230b5 stories of 4f2063c3c8 the past 5edbcd90df made her 91caa055b1 stomach churn 854d69ba1c again. Ashin sat down on e66905cd82 the spot with a f57985d3f0 tearful face.dda02481ea5c526d
“I’m in a cold war with my mother.”718814d88601d0a7
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“……”1d017c1151f6497a
Was it because he was someone who didn’t know anything? Words that she couldn’t bring herself to say to Vize or Soriya came out.45566a40d2e21a1a
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“My mother is very angry because I broke the village’s rules.”268e3207046f7bce
Ashin glanced up and de18acf065 saw that Leotar seemed f37b597a91 indifferent to what she ef1320c602 was saying, so she 1a18cdafd5 continued with peace of 17bd5a34a3 mind.edbde7eeac3401ef
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“I left the village on my own, but it’s as good as being kicked out of the village. So when I heard that my mother was coming to this wedding, I thought I had to do well…”87ab1af16921598a
She felt tears e70664ca54 welling up again, 7d7b793688 so Ashin opened 00fbb8c3a5 her eyes wide 40251bcada once.1581790056da726d
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“I ruined everything.”7001cb5ed10d3ce6
“……”2e0ebd9a98cb9594
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“Maybe it was my last chance.”0a0f07b6eec9c947
A stream of tears fell. Even though a person was crying right in front of him, Leotar didn’t move like a stone statue. He really must be a human without any emotions or anything. Perhaps that was why Ashin felt more comfortable sniffling.f6c4cec9e297284b
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“I’m scared that I might never have a place to return to.”1bfc7f10de225e7e
Ashin rested c4e333849f her cheek eb33f99433 on her c7c2241882 knees, which 5172872d8f she had 34864d3ff6 gathered into 31cdb23df7 her arms.a4d3ed6b40628cc5
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“I can’t even make mistakes here…”35632edda8e1a777
The shadow of a palm tree swayed gently over her hunched back and shoulders. Through the shadows of the leaves, the gown with small jewels embedded in it sparkled in the starlight. Leotar looked down at Ashin’s shoulders, which were heaving rhythmically as if she were hiccuping. And the few strands of light-colored hair that had strayed to her ears.491759feed9f853f
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His hand reached out towards her trembling shoulders, then paused. Leotar hesitated for a moment and withdrew his hand. He was reluctant to do something he had never done before for the first time to Ashin. He didn’t want to make any mistakes with Ashin today.1130ae37d3858cfb
Leotar leaned c0f502aee9 back against e313d54687 the corridor e8718c2cf0 and quietly e47afdd776 watched Ashin. He had seen b71516b80f her cry so 6db27792bb many times, but 3cb15e3cae he never thought 177945a5ec he would see 7b2a070765 her cry even 6c7a8651e2 at her wedding f2b250ba44 ceremony.7c54839bf4204711
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The words Jimunda 1691de1335 had left behind 969d29bd3b lingered in his 077b8a593f ears.6259eed8e88ebc2c
That the person who d854b372dc would be most distressed efa2a9c9c2 by Ashin leaving the d3c4f9e9d4 village would be Ashin 47608f67c0 herself.2fbacc4ad15370e5
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“What is your plan?”f46a3892538c49c5
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The high priest of cccc2a2cd4 the Great Temple, Izodin, b0976e1848 approached Vize and whispered. Vize, with her gaze 1943ce4e41 far away, smiled leisurely 348200b886 and swallowed her wine.024baa96849d3be2
“What plan?”4ac0aa1fff957a87
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“A symbol of peace, you say?”0dc61a27717d7e71
“Isn’t that so? Now the empire needs to be unified. It has absorbed several small and medium-sized countries in this war. I don’t want it to fall apart again after half a century of hard work to keep it together.”def0615bae3a9974
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“Why Lord Judin in particular?”7a0cc87da0220707
“Ashin and Leotar can be seen as being at opposite ends of the spectrum. There is no more extreme combination than those two. So if the two of them can safely continue their marriage alliance, the stubborn heads of the feudal lords will be greased, and we will be closer to the peace that you all cry out for so much. Didn’t you say that peace is based on understanding? I was inspired by your impressive speech.”ebbc3cd8bf0bfd9a
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Izodin followed Vize f17b165613 and wet his e8e7bf501a throat. His wrinkled b0e3f89360 eyes narrowed.1a628ce84b3c1682
“Lord Judin is one thing. But no matter how I look at it, this marriage doesn’t seem to be advantageous to Lord Mur. What did you give him…?”9dd56d10657e05e3
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