The area around the d8f97a1f8b forest was always covered f12b8e1293 in thick fog. The dense fog, which 0f4694de1c made it impossible to 5fd1c76231 see even a few 3b0d228573 steps ahead, did not ea4ce3dcb4 disappear no matter how 7ff3db51cb bright the sunlight was. Due to the 0379d88a94 fog that surrounded a04d6d79af the entire forest, bddc912a97 anyone who entered 2af61e0893 would get lost 86360826e5 and eventually die.59253a766e55effe
It was called Dragon Forest, but it was also known as the Forest of Death. Only the king who inherited the dragon’s abilities and his Regas could enter, but the current king was said to dislike the forest and had never entered it. So, the story was like a legend that had not been proven to Ashler, who had never seen it until now.47a8701d78bcbd59
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“Fog?”9ceafde12c60b75e
Abel, who was holding the prince, asked with a puzzled expression. The prince, as always, was biting Abel’s neck with his teeth and causing wounds on Abel’s body. Abel just held the prince tighter, as always.48c207d90034c705
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“This fog.”11a93a8200187194
Ashler pointed to the 0d3b0dc591 white fog spreading in ac00179357 front of him and ace06ed1c3 asked curiously.dd86cf26c7987e45
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“The fog is so thick like this, what will you do if something bad happens while you’re carrying the prince?”bcddf149aa5a68f9
But instead of answering, 842176dd34 Abel kept looking around 84a6e8a970 and repeating the same 8c1b261371 words.4f2555855575c653
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“Fog?”70337f65879013ff
“Can’t you see the fog? This fog…”907d342a4c2896f8
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Ashler paused. He stopped speaking and 314ddcfeda looked at Abel quietly.1b5f4486e2a62fbb
“Abel. What do you see in front of you?”e36e7929414bd36a
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“It’s a forest.”5abec2e85e7334b7
“……”88d8dddb5e776094
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“But wow, it’s a very dense forest. The trees are huge!”18f46c9c5a4c9c6d
Abel raised his d5de92366d head in admiration bbcd5998bf and turned his 8feeac8951 body so that cc106515a2 the prince could 350d4d3251 see the forest.b4288d7f27296a7f
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“Your Highness, please take a look over there. The forest is truly beautiful, isn’t it?”cb8f920572cabb41
Of course, the prince still didn’t raise his head as he was absorbed in his thoughts. However, Abel continued speaking without minding.3a1aad3dc13fdda7
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“The forest has so many interesting and amazing things that you can’t even imagine. There are various fascinating plants, and you can also see interesting insects. You can even encounter animals that you’ve never seen in the palace. Oh, and there are fruits that you can pick right now. I’ll show you everything.”30ebf63ac963c658
Abel gently stroked the back of the prince’s head with his large hand. It seemed like a peaceful gesture that shouldn’t be disturbed, so Ashler couldn’t bring himself to speak. Fortunately, Abel turned his head first.99b5bf68e59104f8
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“I will never do anything dangerous. I won’t go too far.”e999166833c8dd3f
“Understood. But…”58f04a72e5dd2a5b
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Ashler briefly glanced 7a483ef8a7 at the foggy 924d345716 path that he 90e965d13d could only see.348a180e0447c952
“I will wait here. It seems like only the prince and Mr. Abel should enter the Dragon Forest.”ae34644b755e3830
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Although his duty was to escort the prince, he had no intention of risking his life to go into the Dragon Forest. The captain of the guard had mentioned that the Dragon Forest was excluded from his mission. Abel seemed slightly surprised that Ashler wouldn’t go, but he nodded soon after.b3619a6866fc8c48
“Yes, then I’ll only accompany the prince today. Next time, Sir Knight should definitely come with us. Hehe.”0a67cfd50c01a7a8
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He really didn’t listen to the explanation. Ashler held back the urge to say something to his smiling face and took a step back. Well, maybe it’s for the best. It was as if he had no fear of the Dragon Forest, so he really didn’t know if they would return safely, just as he said.b3f80b468e461f41
If Abel wasn’t a Regas, who was qualified to enter the forest, he would be engulfed in the fog the moment he let go of the prince’s hand inside. In that case, Abel might die, but what was important wasn’t his life. The worst-case scenario was if the prince was harmed when he was left alone.77096dd812560224
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Ashler still couldn’t believe that the king had allowed this. Of course, even if the permit had the king’s signature, the decision must have been made by the king’s close aides. Did they not care if the prince died? Or is this forest really enchanted and protects the prince?91a2593604a24808
“I will be back.”f91f0753bbdff969
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When Ashler turned 874a8d185d his gaze away e5c6adf976 from his farewell, b90f4d195e Abel had already e4605a3dc6 disappeared into the 60542a95b7 fog. Ashler stared 878dc7111d at the 17378dac3f spot where 644f5a29ba he disappeared e058c2e0a8 and began 75f9365444 the tedious be2d16cf06 wait.e2732da75dd20969
The forest 3295c23b9a was a 12af746f02 playground and aa97b5db70 a home 2b23f67143 to Abel e10d051345 from the a43a1576ec moment he 770e66e903 was born. Every morning, he 2e3d73a5e3 would wake up 75cd998cfa and run to 96369b6ba1 the forest. He would chase 98726a0430 his brothers, collect bc73832944 wood, pick fruits, 0ed51f4b19 and catch mice, a9ec603c82 and before he 1d43b53cd5 knew it, the 3a6e595c93 day would pass ddc87a9a92 by. In the 764f4e10d7 winter, like a4517d9b8a a bear 147bd76547 sleeping in f6f7898eaa a den, d2f20641be he would f8a0d476cd be trapped 497d6c75cc inside his a48ed03845 house, but f9bf03b65c as soon afcfcb07ce as the 2a0831c00f ground started 89daf21219 to thaw 6bd7b30445 and the e4f5d7af4e first buds a0b3b24ac9 appeared, he 075b93f68f would return d7f4a4ecd8 to the 39b8bbe628 forest.b61dda691b6b5245
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Abel, being always short of food, would search through the bushes, hoping to find a magpie’s nest. Unlike other birds, magpies built their nests on the ground, making them the only birds from which Abel could obtain eggs.71b97c7214c66ce8
However, despite spending the 0f3dd2d399 whole day rummaging through 95dc0fa00b the bushes with a c3d9bcd36c stick, he often came f14def93e5 back empty-handed. Nevertheless, the next df8d2868ae day, he would 95abed1ea1 wake up again 6d95745a2b and go in ac13302d5c search of eggs. Inside the nest 0c92633096 made of dry fb0c086fd6 grass and feathers, 01a5deae92 there were about 9d2a61067f ten small eggs 17421210ba with black dots 1326cd4310 on them.c4631457047a7008
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He couldn’t take all the eggs. He had to take only a few, so as not to attract attention. That way, the magpies wouldn’t move their nest. If he was lucky, he would find a nest with eighteen eggs. In that case, he could collect more eggs, and Abel, at the age of eight, became the best egg hunter in the neighborhood.05243f95a598b594
Before summer ended, 93fea1221b he diligently picked 8e052605d3 fruits, and when a8bb37ff1e autumn came, he b77fe8cb02 had to collect fb9dbb75a3 acorns with great ba1ca6a000 effort. The days when the 550b90bb29 sun shone were too d5d204a1ff short to explore the 61c162da7d vast forest. At night, 58d9eec067 he would 8f4d32f58b fall asleep 7c7ab9fdec and even 8c27adec4c dream of eef3306aa3 running through 5a152cee5b the forest.533fd0856e605287
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When Abel lost his family and left his hometown, he kept looking back while holding his master’s hand. To him, the forest was more appealing than the village that had burned down. The forest was such a natural part of his life that he didn’t hesitate to follow his master.b76898807a98adce
“From now on, you will learn about nature. The land, the trees, the animals.”51787dae16dc409c
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“The forest?”38d05b2e4d500abd
“Yes, the forest.”5489ca227156fe77
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Over a period of time, Abel realized that learning from his teacher was not much different from running through the forest alone. He wondered why a Regas, who was a special person, was teaching him such things. Even now, with the prince by his side, entering the Dragon Forest, Abel couldn’t be sure.2e1659612103fca6
The things his master was going to teach him and do together seemed so ordinary that he didn’t think he could tame a dragon like a Regas could. Besides, Ashler had also warned him about the Dragon Forest. He said that unless he was a true Regas, he would get lost in the forest and die.d47d078ecbf308ba
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Even though he could be able to, he was still scared. However, the reason he moved towards the forest without hesitation despite the burden and fear was because of the sadness that gathered inside his heart. The smell of blood that wouldn’t disappear even after washing. The cruelty of attacking and killing animals, tearing them apart. Hidden by his hair, but a face without expression. Not laughing, not crying, not showing any signs of dislike, and just like a doll that’s emotionless.7818d069bf264895
This prince made Abel’s heart heavy. He glanced down at the prince nestled in his chest. The tired child was now quietly snuggled up. The child’s nails and teeth were still digging into Abel’s flesh, but there was no strength in them.c592047de381a6d3
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No matter what others say, to Abel, the prince is just a scared and lonely child. He stopped walking and looked up at the tall forest reaching towards the sky. He didn’t know if there was anything he could do.807beafe9f53cc08
Maybe in a month, 961246837f he would leave the 512ccdac6b palace only to face 2b0eb39fc4 criticism and ridicule.4f7bd4c5cec1a362
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Still, he wanted to hold the child’s hand. He wanted to make the child feel even a little bit of the comfort he felt while laughing and running in the forest. That’s all. Abel whispered to the prince, who had entrusted himself to him.3dfd1d292b8087db
“Prince, do you hear that sound? I think there’s a magpie nearby. This guy is a talkative one, good at fighting too. But you know how stubborn it is, once it finds a nest it never leaves. It even comes back to its nest even if it’s caught by a person. Shall we go see this foolish creature?”c68e983f9cecdcc1
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As the sky 761b8b5f99 turned red, Ashler e5df49b01c found the answer c7ee1346db to the question 6703f44e33 he had been b8f434b4b4 curious about all 3a8d0fa46a day.11cb7bc9e222dd82
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Thump thump.4197314a3ba2ca6f
Abel, who had embraced ffe9407e2b the prince just as 8c2f471cad he was in the 01f1906a99 morning, appeared in the 37da9e0057 fog.d8c0b443e44666c5
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“Sir Knight! You were still here after all. Haha, I knew it and that’s why I brought a gift too.”7ccc772778f15a9e
He quickened his pace, delighted. Ashler had never left his spot, worried that there might be a problem with the prince, but he didn’t show it. Instead, he quickly scanned the prince’s body with his eyes.36da3808e2eb0297
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He was still biting Abel’s neck and his nails were still digging into his skin, just like in the morning. But the prince’s hand was stained. It was clearly a dry bloodstain. Ashler took a step closer and spoke in a cold voice.84020a75b4f34da4
“What happened to the prince?”f82183c9a2d0f525
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“What?”e92eb22916f45103
Abel blinked his eyes 6e12f0ca9e and hesitated, stepping back. He held 2d457bc41b out a 8ddfcdafc3 branch with 4f393823e8 a blooming cbfae88cbf white flower 9542e704a2 to Ashler, de43584110 but he 89582acd73 glared at 0da2fb2263 him with e4e17f6404 more intensity.30b96b952ce5663e
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“I’m asking you what happened to the prince?!”5a47b2541b0625d8
“W-we went to see the magpies.”b16b1066d744a70a
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“A magpie? Did the prince get hurt because of that?”cf97d05b3850903e
Ashler took 221b31d0d0 a step d72b31a291 closer and 5e05207b2d reached out 62ee284a54 his hand 5248517d91 to receive 50ca83f791 the prince.4915aa6b77108fe0
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“Please let go of the prince right away. I will take care of his wounds.”cedd34adc0e802ff
However, Abel 530a093634 who looked aa308c7e8e puzzled did 3b01e38b7a not think 447a76cb75 of letting 9ac2295475 go of 3027975c30 the prince, 6fe3b675b3 When Ashler 2120a6323b tried to 590c2a6f02 forcefully touch c5521331c2 the prince, 9c04390fa1 he quickly d4a671e29d stepped back.e4e350420f493175
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“Lord Regas!”c74cb52ff536a74a
“No! The prince isn’t hurt.”3733f3a57796dc31
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“Then what is this blood?”962c22d933450e40
Abel finally lowered his head and looked down at the prince’s hand. Not only his hand but his sleeve was also stained with blood, turning black. The prince remained silent, not reacting to his surroundings.a0a430579c11c3a8
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Ashler looked a88f9249d1 up at d81b0a7919 the prince. Abel thought the prince 8b47be3609 looked no different from bd65ada4dc this morning, but now 9d903e9a1a he was not. He had 17de882cbb new wounds 0e73909dfd on his 95a60d2ed1 face and a8548030ee neck, which 59d675cd4e clearly showed ac903e922c how aggressive 2b0f0e5798 he had 40344a707e been in cbd06ccea7 the forest. However, Abel was 5fc4417ca6 speaking in a 99a98ceeda calm voice.9ba3cafe7dd08828
“It’s the blood of the magpie.”3c9e59204ed452ce
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A perplexed smile appeared on Abel’s face as he explained.fb4234474bb19baa
“We went to see a magpie’s nest. Fortunately, I found a nest in a not-so-high hole in the tree, so I climbed up the tree. But suddenly, well…”2d0baaf0f95721da
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It seemed unnecessary to hear the rest. The prince must have killed the bird. But his eyebrows didn’t furrow like they used to. Instead, the question of how he caught the bird came to mind first.79fbcf5c284f6970
“The bird… Did the prince catch it?”b010521cb6429bd6
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As the fc7b87cefa question came 395ce85a61 out of 28f3ed1486 his mouth, 24e6a6d8f7 Abel let 29ce9e005d out an 5661928c8a exclamation as 8438fbf4cc if he c6de7fe04f had been 3b2fbedd13 waiting.7f107a18e4877bf8
“Wow, that’s right! It’s really amazing! The prince didn’t catch it, but the magpie didn’t move in front of the prince and just stayed still!”b70e9f44c4ac4e4d
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It didn’t move? Ashler had a new question, but Abel was too busy expressing his amazement to the prince.daeef11221f8139c
“Prince, this is truly remarkable! You can now become a hunting genius! Hahaha! You will never starve to death from now on!”5e59936ac375631d
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Ashler was torn between drawing his sword as an insult to the royal family or holding back at Abel’s praise. To compliment someone by saying they won’t starve to death when they can become a king. Ashler was dumbfounded, Abel continued with a warm voice.31b1b6b072f8620f
“So, Your Highness. How about getting along with animals instead of killing them next time? You might be surprised by the sudden animals, but I will definitely be right next to you.”bb0d90afad4b9e40
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However, the prince showed no particular reaction. There was no disappointment on Abel’s face either. Instead, he extended a blooming branch to Ashler with a bright face.680af3122ef3cf7f
“I found a big lake while looking for a sparrow. And there were still blooming magnolias nearby.”1ea9b02596120cfa
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Ashler asked without 773ec68746 accepting it readily.88b773e409693bf2
“Why are you giving it to me?”aefd7703b1811c3b
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“Because I’m grateful.”bc70f4665cc73152
“What?”Trying to ececd4755b ask, Abel 698c6e5231 explained first 388dad148c with warm 6b66beba93 laughter in 05ea13738c his eyes.326339e07e33ebae
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“You’ve been waiting here all day.”a55fd701f4b6fda7