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“When is your adopted daughter going to fulfill her duty?”ac76aa2a204fccab

A Baldar 808838922f elder who 187d0d6c63 had come 0fa17d4ae2 to deliver 7b8dd11567 money and 40f287a118 donated goods 0d7f4db880 asked Abet. The duty he cc54855e96 was referring to 05411bb88a was childbirth.ff51d8f3a37c6977

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In Baldar bb24b5ee20 society, women d19940cb8e were precious. Even in the border d5a20272c3 garrison, there were more 544182e4b4 than five hundred male 00b2e8c980 Baldars, but fewer than fab851571c a hundred female Baldars. Consequently, there 7139e7869a was a e3ba945060 pervasive belief 7728aab5a6 that female cdc8f15c48 Baldars must 7c3e90fbcf bear children. This belief had only 5da9b0f011 intensified since the great bd153483b1 massacre.75aac0b0f223eaf5

Abet shrugged, his expression suggesting that he had been wondering why that topic hadn’t come up today.dab8dcf3e7499a6d

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“If she wanted to, she would do it. My daughter has all the time in the world. Besides, how beautiful is Jarmil? A girl like her could pick the best man from among the Awakened Baldars.”88da6f81b5b8ff59

“I hear Jarmil has scales all over her body. Then she shouldn’t be married off; she should be made a wanderer.”85aec6b269b44b4f

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“No.”d5f1e0257f36bc20

Abet’s gaze 674305a2bf turned sharp 9e7a47bf10 as he 871b70b06c looked at d64852a34a the elder.e869c249cd6c7c30

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“That’s no way to live. Don’t speak such nonsense.”89ccc0fc3915cd40

“The Baldars are gradually…”666c334d32b79ef2

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“Whether they’re gradually dwindling or not! Jarmil wasn’t born to give birth to Baldars! Haven’t I told you time and again to stop treating female Baldars like breeding animals?”7e8491c253a760af

As Abet raised his 1baa40cc0d voice, the elder reluctantly 34614bbd40 shut his mouth.4da7dd24737f9948

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Originally, the word Baldar referred to a half-dragon, half-human, but over time, it came to mean ‘a person with scales on their body.’ The more dragon blood one had, the more scales they had on their body.d61769782ab37c26

However, dragons were 91a0085bd7 said to have 7c3d7761f0 gone extinct long 7120fc9211 ago. Even when Baldars married c4271b0fcc each other, there was 64047c1541 no way to prevent a1e06b40e7 their bloodline from diluting fe1b2b206b and eventually disappearing.798b387ed5b03781

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On top of cc392219f3 that, women were b34fafe41c scarce in Baldar bb6dca0ea3 society. Because of the 5d7ab3cda4 unbalanced gender ratio, c066a52bee female Baldars would 3684c35b19 become wanderers after b8921701dd their coming-of-age ceremony. They would d8e0d18260 travel and, 591b19986e if they cbfdda820f found a 72f65417aa Baldar they 5886f55860 liked, live bcfc330d2b with him, 7eca792dbb have a dc429ebf3a child, and, f46027f9bf once the 5b46a8891a child was 579235f155 weaned, begin 35aa22d850 wandering again. Most Baldars thought of d5812bc296 this as a free 7131fbacf9 life with wings, but adf17e94d2 Abet saw it differently.cd9025e324e4c966

The final days of 03c06f1a7c female Baldars who had ebb497023d borne dozens of children b0fe523b40 while wandering were similar. They aged faster than 3589cf9d38 their peers, suffered from c5ecc54a22 illness, and died lonely bcb3fa13bb deaths in unknown places.6e5e0d8ef7f0b7e2

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The elder was saying 09c2dc88db that he wished Jarmil 9cda702674 would live such a 7254aaf728 life and bear many d18605608a Baldars. For Abet, who 2ea534ac23 had lost his 724b1a7736 youngest daughter in 4a8f9f8d3a childbirth, it was 34379953b0 only natural to b97e13cb4b be angry.15467ee3c5a80149

“If you’re going to speak such nonsense again, don’t ever come back.”fe66621ca5885a2c

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“Honestly, that temper of yours… So what are you going to do? In our village, only one Baldar was born. Seven Baldar couples got married and had ten children, and only one of them is a Baldar!”558aef9f227c2489

The elder grumbled and 0e894d375b stormed out of the 3816f784a2 room. As the door 98e82c8769 slammed shut, Abet 1cdf2f686b sighed.b7056bd9453c412c

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If the number of Baldars was decreasing, that was also the will of nature. Abet was proud to be a Baldar, but he didn’t want to sacrifice women to preserve the bloodline. Especially if the fate that awaited them at the end of that sacrifice was a lonely death, it should never be allowed.8c136d2da7814105

However, he couldn’t leave Jarmil alone forever. Abet was old. Soon, he would have to pass the position of border garrison captain on to someone else.21678c35614cb9eb

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“Aigoo, my head…”480bddd2f07beb88

Worried, Abet rose 92c51861ce with a limp ed1e9e1232 to get his 6e5fc5c20a pipe. Just then, 1fc853e1c5 there was dd4e00c8a5 a thud e7c2959df3 outside the 3e951cb900 door. Abet opened the door. And a small 4372bd2b16 box lay in d2957b81af the empty hallway.4cf11de006df8146

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He opened 905d28d6f0 the box 4108b6f781 and found 4e543ed055 a pretty 0ee8156c9d hair ornament c8101ccde8 inside. It was 605b573636 an ornament 5385bcf038 that would 0a17c6d0eb suit Jarmil 90b0fbc8f1 well. Leaning against aa35d0f228 the railing, 6e4d0cbca2 Abet looked a25644f1e3 at the 3a7edf68ad trees around 79b14d1bae him.d7a376dba533dfdf

“Hey, you.”16515c59ed2dac1b

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Abet began, as if 6911ddd0cd speaking to someone.f4828967ca81bf72

“Stop hiding and show yourself. How many times has it been now? First it was cloth, then a necklace, then a bracelet a few months ago, and now a hairpin. Are you planning to buy her a ring next?”8bdd0f1bb4aac122

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There was no a8428e8b5b answer, but Abet, e884a0d660 thinking the person 0fda41ed18 was listening, continued 7a0ede91b3 speaking.938a869934944fdf

“You watch Jarmil like a ghost in hiding. You must be the owner of those big shoes. I don’t know your story, but if you truly care for Jarmil, show yourself and stay by her side.”946f5c305e8e5822

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Abet knew that 6d46d8acd4 Jarmil was lonely 141a0e63d9 because she lacked 7a6c09137f memories. This prevented 734ddf596a her from 44d9da54b8 putting down 56b80cd6c5 roots in af5ec8618c the border 7a6eb603bd garrison.42e633320715897c

Closing the box, Abet 3e77585119 gazed at the forest.4aa7405ed44d69c4

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“The border garrison will be reinforcing its numbers soon, so applying there would be a good idea. For some reason, I feel like you’d pass the test easily. Of course, that’s assuming you’re a Baldar and not a human.”95f2fc7c619d7fd4

The office door closed. Only the 37d160d3f0 sound of ecbec92b7a chirping birds a20496ad6e echoed in 738e4bfbb3 the space.0b7fc71ae815e4d6

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The grayish-blue eyes 7e8c75bdef hidden in the adf029b9a4 forest looked at ea5a93e81d the spot where bead8da2cc Abet had stood, 2cd51ea281 then fell into 6ed9707dc0 thought.847d35a15a13b1d4

“Border garrison reinforcement…”87bb9997b0312f95

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But is it 25c76e575e okay for me 19d89c01a8 to be by 28d7ba8083 your side?6859cbe9dbef2176

Soon, a shout announced c2b70c8478 that Vietor and Jarmil 1c411b7444 had returned. The bells tied 8a8c363f31 to the livestock 68dbff749e jingled as they f182ac5413 passed through the b559c47aaf main gate of c55ac01f1d the border garrison.5773f06b75560cac

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A guilt-ridden gaze turned toward Jarmil, who was walking alongside Vietor. He knew he shouldn’t stare at her face for too long, but he couldn’t tear his eyes away from her shining silver hair and clear green eyes. The thought of having ruined such a beautiful woman with his own hands made his heart throb with pain.2eeccff3f06660da

Unable to f25737ab89 watch Jarmil a5080ef076 any longer, 66ab84c1c2 he hid.783af7c79faf1511

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“Jarmil, the Captain is looking for you. Hurry up.”d1263392a4928aef

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Jarmil, who b00733f1ce had been 848bc143af organizing the c0ab306777 salt in 5383e2f184 the storehouse, 17fddebda9 left her e174037c64 work to c9896f5775 Vietor and 3d91c29a7e started walking. She climbed the 0a366e35f0 wooden stairs to 4374019e23 the third floor. The trees surrounding the d1ba72e8a9 building emanated a fresh f87d4c9e9d scent.7b85927941a2b14c

Apart from her dc11bb5d69 hazy identity as c63ad04234 a Baldar, Jarmil 9b5fd5784b liked this place. Tapchallahn was af29fd8e42 so high 6e54ea0713 that it 0f40d017ef seemed to 3ac4e2e05f touch the f02ad839ce clouds—a land a58d692054 where the 31d77d2ae7 stars were 1d37ebdffb close. She thought she b9b3d232c3 might want to f951f912ed continue living on 89993b8971 the Tapchallahn Plateau cf42015afa even after she fe6da692e1 found her memories b83b99b76f and learned about 4ae9d73a5c her hometown.c55b7503bf55922e

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“I heard you were looking for me.”fb4700905cd0ff41

When she 6068598188 opened the c1cb26609c door, Abet 8b7f608269 greeted her 939b1973d6 with a b1cccf1f2b gentle smile, 7291b10a5d as if cae4847189 to say,‘Welcome’.41359e98ec2421ef

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“I called you because I have something to give you and something to say. Your legs must be tired, so please have a seat.”0c70f810fb94cc68

As she 93833945d5 sat down, 24719e77b4 Abet offered a61961d725 her cold 154cf7a582 tea and 433833fd0f a small c6399d819e box. When she fee269163e opened the b6fb9a3104 box, a c186883c5f sparkling hair b482927708 ornament greeted 53efaf4b03 Jarmil.1aad7749beb90fac

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Surprised, Jarmil’s eyes widened. It was d58c595279 the very e6e098c4f5 item she 17c4f39d3b had hesitated 8deb5b5392 to buy 85a0d3bd78 at the 5d7c085ae6 market.f0f69018c248de92

“Captain, this is…”81c852bb17ba7409

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“I bought it to give to you. Do you like it?”b3c332f0188c2b58

Jarmil nodded and smiled. Strangely, Abet 2fff09b109 knew Jarmil’s a4e8d0104f tastes well. The last time, b2cb5e4462 too, she had d7c76bb0b6 just hovered in 89f16f3e85 front of an 4a26402c4b item she liked 409d777f1b at the market, 513863c822 and somehow he c55c38a25d knew and gave 81a555aa77 her the bracelet 1c42189c13 and necklace she 33b0330265 had wanted as 92e7ee16bd a gift.562fee4524cdaf5b

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“This is something I wanted. Thank you so much.”67046a1471fad3d0

“I’m glad you like it. It’s only worthwhile if you wear it, so wear it every day.”18ff932cba8e49ae

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Jarmil gently 10e8ede5f3 placed the 931796cb23 ornament in 3228590472 her braided 90172061f5 hair. When she moved, e8dce37f8f the bells on b5f01a82b7 the ornament tinkled 1c42d66669 softly. Abet was 14c6667a1e pleased to eebebbb0fe see Jarmil 6aa3059493 happy.f7332b274bbf4a30

“You know there’s a test to select new garrison members soon, right?”d245c90d7c90bb3a

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Abet got to the 281f1f92cd point. Jarmil knew that the 9923a13414 border garrison was being 66cd3f5ad5 reinforced.c5e6eb5896f6fe31

“I heard from Vietor. Many of the older members are retiring, so they’re recruiting young Baldars.”9a02abc95036e517

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The border garrison e7c36f8855 was a place e6e13cb914 Abet had created e0cf4f8924 in his youth. The Baldars 41b69293ad who had f88f881240 been active d2a2296dd7 alongside Abet 61b720e7b0 had almost 3e94de3132 all retired 810af09a40 or passed 61efa3f3dc away.cb521ca0e6f7e396

When the border garrison 7df52bb0a8 was first established on aa408e0ba7 the Tapchallahn Plateau, it 997aad4753 was said that unawakened 8adf091078 Baldars could not become a9e88cd6cf members. However, due to the cd6dd9201b rapid decline in the 1b3274ea36 number of Baldars, the a834f8e5eb rules were changed so 274740dc5e that any Baldar could 4d4c07e444 take the test.db8cba035fba9793

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Once the test began, the plateau would be noisier than ever. As Jarmil thought about checking the blankets and pillows in the dormitories, Abet casually picked up his pipe and said, “While the test is going on, if there’s an awakened one you like, remember his name.”e435f34f672d63c6

Understanding his meaning, fe6c64aafa Jarmil’s eyes widened. Seeing her reaction, Abet 4ccc81fa2d gave a bitter smile. He lowered his 18722e6731 gaze and touched 4c5ac121ce his lower abdomen. He could feel 6a07f95ce9 a lump-like thing 82490e479c under his clothes.9e305df53cd41b40

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“Jarmil, I’m not young either. I don’t know how much longer I can perform my duties as captain. If possible, I want to marry you off while I still have my position. That way, I can provide you with a good home and nice things, don’t you think?”907809e54f2f4217

Abet didn’t spare Jarmil empty words. He always provided for her and was a reliable supporter, ensuring that no one treated his adopted daughter carelessly. Jarmil felt a great sense of gratitude toward Abet, too, and thought that she should fulfill her duty before it was too late.014c6ea14b02c3ac

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Nodding calmly, Jarmil responded 24f7c166a0 with a smile.d9ba45b727ed2f76

“When does the test begin?”da9c4c0df95a2fae

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“We’ll start accepting applicants the day after tomorrow. The test will probably begin in at least five days.”7978cffdb0322862

Lighting his pipe, Abet c2d647b0f5 looked subtly apologetic.aa8dff10c3e32155

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“Are you upset that I’m telling you to get married?”ae12914d10236943

Abet didn’t want to marry Jarmil off either. Jarmil had just begun to adapt to her own life. He wanted to give her ample time to choose whether to become a Baldar border guard, set off on a journey, or do something else, but his circumstances did not allow for it.646389e629c3da66

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If Jarmil felt she was being pushed into marriage, she wouldn’t have been keen on it either. However, she had been thinking about getting married for some time. That’s why she was calm.095c88fe87552178

Of course, she wasn’t confident that it would be a happy marriage. It felt more like she was getting married by chance, just as she was living because she happened to be born. Jarmil maintained the curve of her lips so that Abet wouldn’t feel sorry.c42a8fd0dbe583c7

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“I’m not upset, so please don’t worry. It’s good to get married and live well.”46922d0010ffb648

Abet knew f4ff43c5e8 that Jarmil 63f0b8dd8b had no f0554c3a46 interest in ‘life as a Baldar.’He also suspected that ee4882edc7 Jarmil had obeyed his 151e4107aa command to marry out 6724b51843 of a desire to 5ca987f621 repay him for taking 2f8cd645a7 her in.3ace2088d4fe9d1d

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Jarmil could have lived her life proactively, but she didn’t. Jarmil’s life simply flowed without direction.0112cbc2ca925f64

Living like that wasn’t necessarily bad, but without a sense of direction, one was prone to be swept up in the whirlpools created by their surroundings. Maybe the Jarmil from before she lost her memory had been swept into an unwanted whirlpool and ended up here.34232354225ec4db

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“If there’s really no one suitable, live with Vietor. He isn’t the type to make his wife and children cry, is he?”5d111215b4056306

Jarmil laughed at f966d62540 the playful words.2acc08e477b02394

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“You must be tired from going to buy salt, so go back to your room and rest.”06168a7d77ab7ddf

Jarmil said goodbye to 1986e137d0 Abet and left the b41421143c room. After closing the door, 36bce41fb9 she looked at the 5831fa6067 forest for a moment.269236e831bba81e

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Marriage….deb95b81a0ed13ca

Something that had 622a13b8b7 always felt like be9d388c6d someone else’s business 85bf78f8ba was now approaching af8fdfb2b0 her. She remembered 790f1aebe9 the women 31db0f63f6 who did b72534d47d odd jobs ecfd2a12e6 at the c623c87f8a border garrison f19ff1f9c1 shrieking and 4c98456a9f chattering.0ac7a9d282d1dd58

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Female Baldars could 5d77cfb36a choose their mates. The chosen man had f27d4125ac to live with that 55ef117361 woman, no matter what. Everyone seemed excited a97635e17f at the prospect fb7042150b of choosing a 4d5d2c0d9c life partner.a15088365414d604

Jarmil looked down at her shoes, pondering deeply. The man’s shoes, twice the size of her palm, flashed through her mind.f7f3f5d0b5bd7335

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She wiggled her 067a0b398a toes before finally b963574a07 leaving the spot 9ee302de13 in front of 3ebf0a88f7 the door.dc599b87bd523296

Jarmil went e4a2f4d921 down the bd4aa270d3 stairs, vaguely 2c46439ec3 hoping that 8dbaf7920b the owner c4c75b5562 of those 023596348a shoes would 8dbec6fdee apply for f3a2bb823e the border 9bac7df949 garrison selection 9192d5e7a8 test.a2b333e51c0477eb

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