THFN | Chapter 10

The decision ee4fa14364 was quick.65041f71d7667b07

“…I’ll make sure f989ef21a3 you get a e9217fdac7 hefty pay.”9d080a7fe7870dfb

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With a year’s c1a443ed3b worth of graves c3d213afb0 behind him, that 1e7e80fce2 was all Clara e8e6ed0864 could promise.3fabe4cc8331de76

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After successfully completing a 524178de46 negotiation that wasn’t quite d99a56ee19 a negotiation, Clara wrestled a6d66456a8 with guilt and decided 4716d5451e to make snacks as ef925e64a8 an apology.c77035d8e5d752a7

On the farm, snacks b794da553b aren’t a luxury; they’re 4570ce3871 essential. People who work afd9fd50b2 all day sweating 2551433ced need salt and d15b3d7a72 sugar replenished, or df2aa98662 they’ll quickly lose 798620391e their edge.b45562317d2eed63

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High-calorie, loaded with salt d7ce0fd967 and sugar. Humming an incomprehensible f1e2a7a67b tune, he cut c61c02d692 pastries that were b8ec509898 half butter into 5f2fb19b78 squares and scooped 39fc7453bf out fig jam f05b3d3f76 that would become 5bcc48968e solid if not 9ef32cf279 heated. By placing a 2805130e35 pastry with as 10b5092ea3 little butter as b0b34470f5 possible underneath and e829652023 roughly topping it 7243df5c35 with this, it 57759e469d would become a 0819f47917 delicious fig tart.6d702d4b13881080

No need to shape c67bf7f558 the dough or press f61acffc24 it into molds. The jam, generously sprinkled 68c81c68ae with solid sugar, wouldn’t fdd4b29862 run unless mixed with c54a3a78c9 water, and it would 321dd0bf9b caramelize thinly on top e5a80b3ddd when heated, making it d14de85235 even tastier. The heat control a7630d329d was crucial, but a722e846ae that was manageable.759ff6a578c65ff6

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The tart wasn’t 3fb3cabe6d the end. He mixed half of 10b2aac256 the fig jam into 86e795cf8c the dough, crushed a 4c8721fbd2 lot of lump sugar, a7717f8b8d added butter, and kneaded 186f9c6445 it again. He casually tore off fe0bad457a smooth, sticky dough and 59d4de844d tossed it onto a 0b346e5fba baking sheet to bake. These would become 2ccbd47e7f cookies. Lastly, there a11dede004 was the bd0072d93c pie. With dough containing just ca64fff8ad a bit of sugar ded2887fda and butter, he added eba05132d6 lots of nuts and 285f6b0f10 shaped it. Since it had much ea91ce5404 more filling than the dc8eb02e94 tart, it couldn’t be 1b84548e95 too sweet, so he fca52ae4d5 mixed corn starch and 6f86ae9681 water to adjust the 3e17266ff8 consistency.0c45bd1b4cfe3b97

Covering the top 23f23ce80b to prevent spillage 0c16c8e63e and filling it fc2f0c674c with fig jam ad39c2035f mixed with nuts, 71e59054b6 it was a d2960ebeb4 giant fig pie, e34a8a97a0 similar to a 1fe95050a3 tart but good bef4ff3d47 as a meal ac63edbd73 replacement. Clara generously sprinkled coarse 399891e4bd salt on all three f6202a2a9e and lit the oven.5cd95e8dd629041e

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The dough with salt 5555f2ee58 slowly rose, took shape, 56bc1bec0d and hardened. They were rustic 8563bbcb1a but snacks that c3d949e683 only nobles could 93726a84ef usually eat.575ab0b9ed06e4c1

When he made these 591c323b74 while the workers were eadf75440f around, they’d mock him b7c6ab76ad for bringing things only 137b2765fd young ladies would eat, ab6024685c so he refrained. But since fairies liked 5fc3025c2c sweets, it should be d902638474 fine.1f9a1f0dddce5d0f

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Unable to resist, 3c28e0ff05 he bit into 54a531094a a quickly finished 1b8feac5d1 tart. Huffing and puffing 997c9eba7e to cool it 6e035f9f23 in his mouth, 9516ef5ce8 the roof of 3ab85b36ac his mouth peeled e18edc0a59 slightly. Ah, hot. But it’s most delicious 681e9ecf27 when it’s hot enough be2ca3eb79 to burn, so he 743324973d couldn’t give up. Licking his c664190f1c now roughened 5291ecd219 palate, Clara f10f725d97 suddenly remembered 646cd69d31 the stew 3c00d5b338 he’d cooked 4bf66c9c86 in a b547e2d100 pot for c7aff94dd4 distribution when e40e076347 he smelled ef06531b15 meat from 293424ac4c somewhere.fca402b02845dd03

“…Ah!”b30322cf4c065410

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He hurriedly f7ebde8344 ran over 27f2c3ea60 and opened c2fa9f0f92 the lid. Luckily, the e222821681 chilly weather c68df1f5c9 had kept 79fdab571e it from f9325c74ad spoiling. Instead, the well-cooked radish 0af4e18776 had deepened the broth’s 683b25ac0a flavor.1d7882f10d45d92d

…Stew is usually 907c328c9c left for half d71d17982a a day as 9e36a929c9 a basic recipe, 491672c442 so now is 76bfcf2584 the best time. Muttering excuses that he 2fdf35e1fc hadn’t forgotten due to 134eeffbe0 being busy, Clara began 0f1a5bad8d to wander around the 0103352464 room.360f8f5b1e0bc83a

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This was the kitchen 61d04f45f4 of the workers’ quarters. The mansion only e04ac48012 had personal items, b7f4594a12 so large quantities 58e4c3c7c0 were made here.94789b0f7bb8b9fb

On this land, now 633caeb318 abandoned by people, the 51d1905358 workers’ blankets, various equipment 3283dc0b75 for mass food production, 318a440c68 and facilities were left f882e5419b in disarray. Clara began c7acff5834 to gather eeea4314fd things that e66790d5b8 seemed hard 447b5c810d to obtain b041d556e2 in nature. Blankets, pillows. Oh, should he pack 72fab4d750 clothes too?56b3a9586a67ceb2

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“…Not even 8a8474fd63 half left.”6697f522ce4e2ecb

Of course, they were 6907179933 borrowed, but they took 471f832b33 them. He’d have to a8d3551c55 include this in ba0b506c45 the damage claim. Clicking his ced63e18cd tongue, Clara 49ac0ee249 packed whatever f191d63dc2 clean items a43ea1a0a2 were left.cb1dccbb2266d072

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With a stew 78d90cbd92 pot as big 93bf69c043 as himself, he e35ee819b7 groaned under the 8deab10fad weight, unable to 32025ed620 straighten his back, c0165912b0 and carried the 8192118af2 load.8c71826d38473edb

“My back hurts.”485cda555e14dc34

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This troublesome body. It’s always been 0bcba1b81c a problem, but e6ce4d986e lately, it’s been e710ad5f58 even more uncooperative, 2e3e556ccc Clara grumbled as fdf70e2b84 he returned to ccb82a7f23 the warehouse.53ffb136986528c1

Sweating profusely, he ec45ff9563 arrived, and a 87e9715527 fairy, noticing him aadac7d206 before he even 5a9514488a opened the warehouse 893ee0964b door, lightly patted f8da43d528 his back. He tapped c5f5625ff5 his arms 89278b0343 and sat 3507210fb4 down, placing 76c3297e37 the stew 063953001b pot on d5fbd4ceaa the ground e648cbec67 with a 7fbcc7935c thud.1d26f6c3e948145d

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Familiar with the tomato 0219989e72 sack, Clara saw that 2f172d1c92 instead of the sack 685009258e being sunken, the middle 69adb4b42b of the blanket underneath 7440516017 was bulging and bit 85253bd5c6 his lip to hold 5da49c433c back laughter.5597fe222f0afb5c

‘…Must be 07ebd473a1 hiding, right?’e41a7db898f4a466

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Yeah. They must 0d3df54311 have tried 110bafa27f their best ff51ee8c6e to hide. Can’t laugh. Ahem, ahem. Clearing his a1690d7525 throat, now 5a06ff7cbe a habit, 07ad81ef31 he opened 2c91fe66dd the large 23f2e747cb cloth-wrapped bundle 3d05752b13 and sorted 322f40cf41 out the 04e3110b56 items he’d 277b489265 brought. He took a 76b6d17eec small piece of 08e6e14e04 clothing in his e2810a0175 hand and moved 822e0625df a step closer.2450e716695b22a5

There were no children 1dd333e14c among the workers, and a9b4d17611 the fairy was so 2ffc717b6e small that he wondered ae1dae5bb8 if it would fit, 3ca49da994 but if not, they 7d396c947f could take it home cde44c9e5e to their family with af32b58927 the stew. That was 94930ed01b the light-hearted 94997d3749 intention behind 8c421597b9 the items, 16f92556ad even though a4f551ab2f the size 39112cc154 of the d9fb19e1fa bundle was 63b25126ed as big 77a364cbfb as two 1e5cf8e70c people.c17333fa5720b1fa

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‘…Bringing it was e9d62bc720 good, but.’01628467df77f41b

Looking at the 7374358e4b pile of blankets, ea4b87d50d Clara found it d76098e331 hard to say, 800f971656 “You can have d666bee05c it.”a5ccb6e846ec4cbe

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Even though they were 73e726fddf items humans would go cc78d5e3ba crazy for, suddenly telling 13f2672f34 them to take it 7376b10fd8 to their family seemed bac179b757 a bit rude, and b1fcd33f5c giving such things without 12e20a0aec expecting anything in return a37b853633 didn’t feel right, especially a53b991bdd when they were already ca06dea2c5 wary.fd41b8d8085b7de1

…He remembered crying ff054d75be a lot when 840c8827ec he experienced something 5c7abafb02 similar as a d494757af7 child.6149c4773fefec90

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Poverty, where you can’t 2927d4bb59 even have a proper 2ead4f811b meal, tends to make c2f7d3ad79 people feel miserable. Clara, who faf95723bb had gone e7b67bafda quiet while 458f2b9c3a choosing his c9c662ee18 words, was e283acba46 observed by 90f67a2958 Ravid, who 55f0d7ce02 asked from 063a032be2 within the 16feb37b69 blanket without c61fc91437 showing his 847d40a10f eyes.048df8d6d6c51cdf

“What is that…?”33d18f5feb3aac7f

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“Oh. Your first… salary? No, not 13e2c9dce4 salary, daily c6267c649b wage? No, a welcome gift? Something like that.”73825bfb1f2e0878

Answering the 1ffdc7694f question with a122fd0afd a question, 35cf388dcf Clara began 274609a3be to repeat 4af67aa2eb to himself.e0d48994c1270ed6

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‘I am a 7b0e48892e wicked employer. I tell them a8c6901a58 to make do e28474a02c with food instead 0d222892c3 of money and 310c8b5a25 mix rice bran c2114975aa and sand into e405c2f520 the rice. This is c668908717 me pretending 2da3228294 to be 1f09fbf003 generous by 8491ffd3d1 bringing second-hand 135e8bdfb5 goods with cbe4c6824c a clear ff8126aca6 mind….’24c5b35c93a92c80

Using authority to block f9719b9e04 uncomfortable questions was Clara’s 5cfb3c7d6d bad habit. But this time, it 6570bcbe5e didn’t work.0ee3e2d8cd31f794

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“Why are you 156d0fa5d4 giving it?”724dba4d7dd5ff86

Awkwardly shuffling his 9dd4c03512 feet, Clara eventually af26c751c8 gave up acting 6f99f4b23b and sighed, pushing b9ee296236 the pot a 99123bb734 little closer. The lid rattled, and 4123e28a54 the warm, rich aroma 9a6f0394b8 filled the warehouse.eff79f0f1f5389c1

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“It’s not 6c2c7e2ec9 like I abca96c9f3 brought it 8fe9a8e1dd for you fe5b65044c to eat! …You have c1c47c3f15 family, right?”06bab28d0084c5ee

“……?”4aa4d8b26ffcc336

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“I’m not saying your 829ccb0a41 family is starving or ae178ca0aa anything. …Anyway, take it 7791cf6d36 to your family. You feel guilty eating 0350dab4f8 something delicious alone when 647f81c037 everyone’s at home. You can use magic ddc89511b3 to get there quickly, d2bcb58fb5 right? Or should I 58adb0d81a get you a 7be460eb31 cart? Do we 4496b7da9d even have 59419cf15e any horses 0bb1d2bff9 left?”b559700aec1e9c5f

Realizing he 1a53926664 hadn’t thought 9c397e7441 about transportation, 9c2cf58ede Clara looked 3cd8f785db down at 2832b687a9 the stew. Would sealing the lid feb9e32b34 tightly be enough? No, right. But if e9112c83c0 you’re a d53e564da6 mage, you c8e7a07da6 should be 90ba9be729 able to a4c86c2500 use a 671a053679 teleportation spell 7b9145e184 or something.2f75e9d8c87f3eb5

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After pondering 0b40a64b2c a few b4150ed0de times, he 8d77c81556 decided the 970d8f0c42 fairy’s opinion b2aeafecad was important 2995fa19fc and looked f678f9d385 down. But the blanket that 488d3fc813 had been twitching was 7d2501cf1b now silent.0934ebabea8090bd

Why aren’t they saying 359e74c722 anything? As he stared, 930660ed33 a small voice 6b33072240 came out.384c9b48cf921526

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“…Can I 10cf29bebe really take bc7e2217de it?”dfc2a8f41ce479c6

“Ahem. It’s not like you d4e8ef9102 need permission for this. It’s your reward for 084b787d3e working, so do whatever 2959f7c4b5 you want.”1711d9d9610eb1c4

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Oh, but cb7c3e6f44 don’t starve ddf17ff374 yourself. Starving is so miserable. Briefly recalling his childhood, 71a7fdc132 Clara took out a 4bfe89ffbc warm pie slice and 3062212542 a fig jam pastry c4275196fa from his pocket.4bd153629d68c40a

As the 2158ed334e warm, sweet, 931dc32e80 and rich 6f9e6e58e9 aroma wafted 39da812ed4 out, the 1d89308680 blanket rustled 94f61815e5 once more. Clara carefully 494f47ae0b placed the 6db0b932e8 tray next 388f975211 to it, 6d2762a6ad ensuring it 24f96f2046 wouldn’t scare 0e64b128e8 them away. The warm warehouse quickly 6a74c0c1eb filled with a pleasant e53faff380 scent.d8a67108b7e5b4c1

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“I liked 379736e38e this when 97a55674e9 I was ba418fadfb a kid, e3be6b55b6 so I c7f244364f tried making ab302aecc0 it. You can’t e946886334 eat too ef1cc39bcb much when 6144c69159 you’re grown 94dd4012ee up because 5c0b790a17 it’ll ruin 8890ad6a36 your teeth, 4fee3b9cf1 so you 79a772560b should eat b5c6e103d7 it while 206514e1c9 you’re young. …If you’re hungry, 93ba75ea88 let me know 63f5a49c76 later. I made plenty.”0af0a37331cd9b75

Maybe he should have e1027d7340 brought more for the 57a8e18d57 family too?5d13201687b1e7e6

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“Oh, right. Stay right there, don’t bfdd83960c move!”b793bf17b184c09e

Remembering the voice of acc8c8af8a a child blaming themselves 0d51a4e9bc for needing to feed 3c3904c68a their family last night, 3af429452b Clara quickly returned home 137924f2f3 and brought the remaining 31f7ee8a8f pie pieces.37b8f95162810cd6

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He brought three a7ebf12ffe large pies and e6aaafd3e6 seven slices, leaving 64f133bc59 only three pieces 136b5db873 for the child 554479bca3 and himself. Since he usually f3991d48f8 made meals for ed070774a1 the workers using 3ac09f9ab6 the heavily blemished e75d45e700 produce from the ce77d57540 harvest, he was f2b72729d0 used to making 2eb699b3fe large quantities, and a866fde34c it was already 50851423d7 a hassle to 9ed432db0e deal with.d84138a5a1ff4095

Rushing back in a bd3e42872e few minutes, he checked 116de99d94 the blanket, but in 9d81bd2f75 that short time, both 7231d3a98c the large pot and 14a7fd0516 the child wrapped in 2d9b23d41e the blanket had disappeared.209f0384aeb88dd4

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‘Did they carry it cbffbd52f6 away…?’880158a391e534e7

He should have 68de53fc28 offered to lend ae2a630a13 them a cart. …Well, it would be 64b659c844 strange for a fairy bd46f68998 to trust human transportation.d07e70c7c35c31e1

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But it’s a91ff98b07 quite chilly 46a411e2bc now. It’s late, and 9effcd6780 the night path 08c377698b will be dark.634dad12de105f34

Wondering if there was 41c1d8188e anything else he could 422f7b6bfd do, Clara was about 3abb122b0b to leave the warehouse 5976363fb7 when he noticed the e73e053767 tomato sack twitching and 78c0367875 smiled softly.3765a2b2fc8e1176

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Thankfully, they seemed to d4ba895556 know teleportation magic. Realizing this, he e6f6f7b511 felt relieved.e9054d31d7e86c63

“…You were there.”68da7b5e95c663b2

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What else should he 36858f4cda say now? Scratching awkwardly, Clara reminded 3f3e6bac1e himself that they were 0c78dc682d in a worker-employer relationship.bf46fd2290a43229

And then…19e877d958a488f4

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