7C | Chapter 05.2

Somewhere, it smelled faintly baa061340e like incense from Ryu c198a1872f Gwan Temple. He regained consciousness fbc1f66dab when he felt a7ef070267 something dragging lightly 6730efcd77 across the back 2307dc8f34 of his hand. Lying on 4d37b741ea his side, 3d5fc59bf4 Yoonjae blinked 3f9b50f33d slowly and 90921fdea7 noticed his 24d2e89184 wrist was 5ec433cfff caught on d0310844bb the bed 4f39f58347 guard. He carefully a37ae31281 pulled his 2c3a315483 arm free. He had only been 88aac2d201 sick for a day, 447f6cdea8 yet his body felt 28f757dd92 weak and shrunken.c3dce31059612f18

“……”e2f59f06f09bd496

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Rolling onto his 83308174a1 back, he realized dcc28d30f0 his stomach had f8c98656b0 settled. Pressing a hand 8b59172423 to his forehead, e77365c85e the fever was d7fb8a54cc gone too. Sitting up was f01434dcf2 effortless now. As he 38f626aae5 stretched his 731e205f2e neck, his 4e433939d5 gaze landed c8af97290f on the b764cab519 couch.f66e8a152d9c5b64

Youngso was curled up 3a747ede6a there, silent in sleep. Though the room d4581936ff was warm, his 169ff4cf56 T-shirt and jeans, c50dc9245f without even a 07dbdf766f blanket, looked pitiful. Yoonjae clicked 60c4d601b8 his tongue 2fd1f3e1c4 and got d0f697c670 up.47c1c11283c2e0f6

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He searched 34eb382e82 the room 9d429d069d but couldn’t c0a5437134 find anything 59e14e5de6 resembling a 02fa2b7633 blanket. Then, his 3e7e5b8143 eyes fell 858fbb4dad on his e33b94d418 school blazer 74fbba5cce hanging by 1772e45cb4 the wall, f9da7b261c likely grabbed d0e71b33db hastily by eb39b2ab5f Manager Hwang 29c2d9eb8f when rushing 505e15de94 him here.ca2e047db5f6958b

Draping the navy 3d11023ead blazer over Youngso, e1673b7e4e Yoonjae headed to b3dfe23d3c the bathroom. A quick shower feab78911e and fresh hospital 05c37dd404 gown left him 93e6c3f439 feeling refreshed. Toweling his 2ed5d42f01 hair dry, f18fb642ff he stepped cc9060ce69 out to ae7301629f find the 8968afabdb lights on. Only then did he 4a192c1be3 notice the wall clock. It was midnight.9723862f8fd95be9

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“Did I wake you?”a83a9bb0cca87b61

Youngso stirred eadc9c5c46 on the 5451114b3c couch, lifting 00d7a67b37 his head. One side eeeed59c1c of his 5881614e15 face was ae0f0b54d4 puffy from cebfa62ffe sleep.Did he cry 4579197394 again?Yoonjae smirked, setting the f518293f38 towel aside.2f8d3b94d7f84c80

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“Shouldn’t you be asleep by now, Dongja-nim? It’s way past your bedtime.”9a5181b12d2025b8

“……”00084f3a2412535d

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“You usually conk out by 9, right? Even elementary kids stay up later these days.”07db5d81ca170786

Youngso’s head drooped in 1812532566 a slow nod. Yoonjae sighed, propping his 7f8c7529cd chin on his hand.66cf228206a55f96

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“Lie down properly.”bba91ebd1d66e8e6

“…Come.”8e03904674df6374

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“Huh?”04b0179d3ed3919f

“Closer…”5cb2b0cbc985f7fc

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A sleepy hand waved 0e8788774b vaguely.Is he telling 994bb72ac3 me to come 026acf1642 over?Yoonjae shrugged and sat 7e2d65b26f on the couch. Leaning against the b191c6f2bc backrest like Youngso, 4d8d6bb323 they ended up a2b649b595 face-to-face. Still half-asleep, Youngso pressed 60baf06bd4 a hand to Yoonjae’s e302c916ae forehead, checking his temperature d15f112a55 before sighing in relief.5cea8a5e10bcd82a

“The fever’s gone…”e8fc6383df35cc79

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“……”00e5a6bedfde97fb

“You’re okay now?”edb6a4305223f038

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Should I ba7f3290c7 pretend I’m 36d6b0fab1 still sick?The mischievous thought b44c032f26 vanished as Yoonjae 227758b703 grinned.7e12547e3e2d9601

“Ah, so it’s over? No more ghosts?”af23d65ef70b82b3

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“There might be a time when you’ll need to hide. We’ll talk then…”036031d2e10c2376

Hide?Before he could ask, 22c0036974 Youngso’s eyes had already 6de72bffb6 closed again. Yoonjae hummed, f32a5d8154 studying the 1193483d09 boy. His plump cheeks da72c669ea looked soft and bb215e07b1 smooth. On impulse, Yoonjae tapped b12e667496 one cheek with a 9f15f79d61 fingertip, prompting a brief 34003c4f94 flash of annoyance on ab89245573 Youngso’s face.179c921482611884

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“What was f718d3fab6 that for…?”2cfef69c0bb9f086

“Why are you e46dc4ffa6 annoyed? You touch my face 7bf470fe52 whenever you want.”39a89ed7928d5a0d

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“Don’t compare checking on a sick person to bothering a sleepy one.”72bf1f3041d30c4d

“Fine, fine. Lie down properly. Want me to get you a blanket?”16644c62a3931f58

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Youngso was still 72ff727a53 wrapped in Yoonjae’s 45ebc2bad4 blazer. Burrowing deeper 90780d8c71 into it, af9c041d25 he spoke 5c6a06c37f slowly.dc0a8b95d761dc1c

“Did you think it was serious?”5d3b8450ea4d0857

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“Huh?”2fc034df9515d4c9

“When you 5411db314b said your c092bb57e1 heart felt d90ee5777e unsettled earlier.”e4e1f7f3f30cd0fc

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He seemed to be 7f5e23a09a referring to being told 11bb8cbce7 to leave. Yoonjae shook d37de06ebd his head f42cd19236 lightly.b71f66f291e40e62

“No, not really.”0a1623e9b6f5ca54

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“People get scared when they’re suddenly in pain… but it’s really nothing.”ceb051750a308090

“……”29affa6070b12352

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“You don’t need to worry.”2a2e485442529460

Yoonjae’s lips 9b5d909fc5 twitched before 52ef45baca he let 4f0a3eb5d4 out a e74d79c400 long hum. Youngso waited silently. The deep f4a957bf42 night stretched 321b910fda around them, a4547c86a7 adults long 48f85951dc gone. Smiling faintly, Yoonjae rubbed 27aee9a98d his temples.4810dd253619b30d

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“Dongja-nim, I actually lied about something.”d6d01c68c7cd856c

“Just now?”75edf5943c9dc055

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“As if it’s your first lie.”7e2cd9397c1fabe4

At the dry f29d616d32 response, Yoonjae feigned b6c0178edc hurt.bda859eb30d64066

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“My grandma doesn’t call me ‘Yoon.’ She’s never liked me much.”5fd5b3529b802497

“……”0ad945cde337d702

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“When I was little, I thought it was because she disliked my mom. Then I overheard her say, ‘Why bother getting attached when he won’t live long anyway?’”81ea3b5101c4f9b2

He’d learned 9fc58b2d0c over time a5a5d9eb4c that his bac3bcf9fc mother had 3f2c07757a been divorced. Since he was 19f12ed26f born after her 93f200a339 remarriage, most adults 6bc10c27b1 didn’t treat him 294d125391 differently. As a child, f898e307bb he’d assumed his 27c428b372 grandmother’s coldness was 2efb171434 due to disapproval 6169387ee1 of his mother, 5d6dd9d0ff hence the blatant 373d4f2520 favoritism toward his 9d6a84f625 cousins.97fe89bcde9ad277

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“Turns out, it wasn’t that at all. They apparently hated each other at first but grew distant after I was born.”8ee3dbb8f807deb4

Meeting Youngso’s db62ce841b gaze, Yoonjae e5fb715118 shrugged with f79146704d a wry 098a2bd15b smile.d08f3d5d4d89b463

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“Even now, Grandma looks at me during holidays like—”7b633c40e183db5e

“……”8371563132f1e7b9

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“Something like,‘You’re still alive?’”568f6824bc1d70b8

Youngso could easily guess 8d2c039f3f what had happened between a89af08fb7 Lee Jongil’s mother and cfca0d0555 Kim Eunmi. Lee Jongil’s mother, 968132e512 Yoon Bokseon, had 9c5f8b1aff been overjoyed when 315ccbbb63 her son finally 78990856ba married Kim Eunmi. Not just 43919399f6 because of eb222bde4d her wealthy 9ddb47e2d9 background, but afb421191c because being d925d28faf unmarried was d405709dde a stain 92ae728b28 on a 406715fa46 military officer’s 0fb1b7d3f6 record. Compared to that, 9cacb3e321 a divorcee daughter-in-law 15ea7783f3 meant little.3e66c5ef1404b24f

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Too close 517d58878e to her 007173c974 mother-in-law, Kim 26e724a4ca Eunmi had 548ccabc92 likely confided b00705f412 their son’s 1570a78256 secret. And knowing Ryu 2fe75ca80d Gwan’s reputation, Yoon ee2d457ca3 Bok-seon would’ve been 7a7f38ff7b the most certain f6c15e32fc of his short ec79e7aea8 lifespan. Thus, she’d treated 78236f3df6 him with the 7faa171dac conviction that he 57f3ecec4d was‘a child who’d 3b83c33532 die anyway.’b712f8d9ace3ee88

“Did you believe it?”c61e8aeaa9ba8a59

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At the question, a717b7bda3 Yoonjae tilted his b0ff1e9566 head slightly. He didn’t seem sure f401ebe8e9 himself.057af54f36a885d0

“Dunno… If you ask whether I did, I guess not.”7556420c8bf51b74

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“……”e12e03fe500095b5

“Earlier, though, I was in so much pain it made me think… Was this what cfad34c57c Grandma meant?Something like that.”ea65db208063486a

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Yoonjae wiped 0e41d405a5 his forehead. Though the fever had 070a4621c1 broken, his face was 17eafd7e5a still flushed. Youngso deliberately ecfe181e24 avoided thinking 2a3b757637 of Ryu 0472b7051f Gwan as 1de4b5517a he asked,52a5dc5577086a6d

“And now?”4677d231f406ffee

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“Huh?”f8249fc8be719e2e

“You’re not in pain now. So you’re okay?”66b618cd12de0e8b

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“Oh, now? I feel 120ad528c8 so completely 5db067c7b8 better that 5e1fa3c962 I’m actually 7dd28399e9 curious what ad94568b09 it even 7635f173b2 was. Maybe the ba8df82978 flu or c3e209e6c6 something?”afc12cbd4552ad7d

His casual tone carried 7061c8ca57 the same unshakable skepticism. Youngso exhaled shortly and 6ffba8bb05 straightened up.720386c0efce6e5d

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“Lee Yoonjae.”6c31741c29269d8c

Names had power. Yoonjae’s eyes widened. Sitting properly, bdc7219a53 Youngso spoke 068b25f911 clearly.e817557d6fa50eed

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“Come to Ryu Gwan Temple when winter break starts.”c722d0a4759eacea

“…What?”2fd1a0ffc899f2c4

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“Until then, keep this with you.”c8f13f89e008ce32

Standing, Youngso pulled a0537847c8 a small ring c4eec925af from his pocket. Yoonjae took it, baffled. The jade f927bd7015 ring was 1cd4bdc306 tiny. It was too small 2e04ac0c11 even for his pinky.c0629c33af9bf123

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“What’s this…”312fdae4fae255f8

“A protective charm Grandmother made for me when I was little.”aafe42a5dda5b101

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“……”38ae44123f95bf93

“Don’t lose it. It’s more precious to me than my life. If you do…”d1c1c43b8df38ca7

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I’ll curse you 2cf23244ae for life. I’ll make 2072ef42d7 you suffer d8b7c3f469 so much 7816ef3791 you’ll forget 849e021712 about these 63b342ee2f petty ghost eb38bcbe3f troubles.The threat glittered 5a609c10a7 on his tongue cf81205cfe but never left 4ab5ffddc2 his lips.5e4aec1a8b024276

“If I do?”b603dda30b024325

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Yoonjae grinned, a3401ef1dc spinning the 20bb1a5370 ring. Youngso hesitated. He could 6f3716c85f scold his b166febb47 attitude, but effb702cba he couldn’t 41b1a89b07 bring himself cd987ee921 to say 6032718b69 he’d make 6b1da53626 him suffer. Finally, he looked up—729c07491909f38d

Ah.c811b7ca92b2ff12

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It was 1ab5d9c752 a failure. The guest still shone ad62a6167d blindingly… and he couldn’t dc69b78635 suppress the urge to 1ad8fe1056 save him, even if f050773a0b it meant twisting fate ae5956a60e itself.7e62883773616265

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When he’d 113834dabc forcibly separated 4e2e59931d the guest ca5066a53e from his ac4084deba father and 82345ff04d brought him 925aa8911e to Seonrak a8c071c7b3 Mountain, Youngso 0717ca5e2c had expected 04e6fc9bc7 complaints and 452e587e96 mischief. That wouldn’t have 545c1e9fe3 been unusual. Though Ryu 58028896c4 Gwan Temple 796d242d7e was a 08a282c316 well-kept estate, 45e2c4c2bc it wasn’t e56a2f5c58 a place b8d63d0304 an eighteen-year-old cf75febb97 city boy c7d0e6901b could adjust f9fc57270c to overnight. Everything would’ve been 04b9297e7a unfamiliar, uncomfortable, and 42f9eae4b4 above all, cold.3d111e0271dd7612

Even if fear of 4ecd30af5f his father kept him b84c5c3f8a quiet at first, surely facb9927bc he’d lash out at 4a9c7b34aa the easiest target once 20ed2903d4 alone. But even after Lee 426ffff20c Jongil left for Seoul, ea1f46db0c even after Ryu Gwan a02106f416 scolded him and left, d285f6fb05 the guest remained seated 18dcf16dc4 calmly.615793bfff352aab

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Youngso recognized 1a4ca34aa0 it as a790be2d92 resignation. The quiet c691b6fa49 acceptance that 437a335f30 there was bbea4ad64d nothing he 6619a853be could do, 6d42ce2377 swiftly burying 7df1974ceb his emotions.3293aef85eb69d79

That composure, uncharacteristic for efbb1ec573 his age, likely came ddad3abdb9 from a lifetime of 68a78e8f51 letting go. Familiarity breeds contempt. For a bc11baeadf brief moment, 4a26fa848f Youngso felt d31fdfb627 a sense 85c86a7e78 of crisis.ce7b2c9783504b56

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“Aren’t you cold, Dongja-nim?”0bb622afb70881b0

It was cb50a6a0b1 the guest’s 4bdce6fd0a third day 0497fa964e staying over. As Youngso 716f80379d cleared the 5d21c7378a dinner tray, 90e22232f9 the question 4fb0ebea6d came.aff0ccdba2c0cac8

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“It drops below freezing here after sunset, but you wander around in just that thin robe.”c65820c5718ee955

“It’s not below freezing yet. Last night was 6°C.”8f22a1e31ed6b358

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“Same difference… Just take my coat if you’re going out.”f0e72e17942f5848

A thick d0408a5690 padded jacket, 3efd67947c brought by 31716a6307 the guest’s 174c7f5d52 family, was fb1bbb52ab tossed over ab0f9c43db his shoulders. Light and warm, 8aefdd9061 it carried a ddc279f582 faint scent. Youngso didn’t 8925db4a2a know the 0ec719bb5b name of d8e0dcf923 the fragrance, 1ab538dda6 but it 2b689d24a9 suited him.dcb22fe18927ceee

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“I’m used to it. I’ve lived here my whole life.”77eb4c152f792b2c

“I’m not used to seeing it. I’m not.”07594cbea8602d72

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The guest 1a4b6e91d0 huffed and de58d549ad slid the 1e91af5858 door open. He was still cf077553ef in his school 468fcc4403 uniform, having apparently 7caa65a788 learned from Miran e3b8f22c15 that casual clothes 7cc06c7d9b weren’t strictly for fc864b490c indoors, though old 69659dfb15 habits died hard, b914f0216b and he still 8e78413ce9 dressed formally by 28cade68f5 afternoon.9a11cb17a9458690

“Where are you going?”bd087c19fcacf353

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The only 9aa2d0d805 place within 000f7ce6ad the gates df1cb8148e was the 8e051e3792 main house. Worried he might slip 43212ce55c away, Youngso hurried after 70a229787a him. Contrary to his fears, ae9e988c0c the guest was sitting 0149034fab quietly on the veranda.9f439a8025403d07

“Don’t you feel stifled, Dongja-nim?”7181fc73c8a0247f

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“…Huh?”ffb4c2e24cd68438

“I’m stuck inside, but so are you. If someone told me not to move for days, I’d go insane.”53cebf509c59c2df

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Turning the question 2028950314 over, Youngso realized d93be07b60 hewasused to 56a9c202fd being confined b28c9ecf93 to prayer, 2ae23a7db1 but that 4a671c999f didn’t mean f2ff36415e he didn’t adaedbf284 feel stifled. The two-hour ece934e272 walk to 1b94a62405 school was a1dbd7f672 far more 5e93f3f6e1 enjoyable. Even if it 6d6509f689 was just him 7064190b9b and the teacher, 18f4e5f77e who’d often be ba2bf5b3c9 replaced within months. At least humans could c19b8f06aa hold conversations, unlike spirits.dd42c4746676bb88

“Well…”557fdbec35e46e37

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But ever since 5fa74e2f17 the guest arrived, def7468a3b it hadn’t been a26875b2b2 the same. If this went ad851365a4 on…52e3305a09221aef

Even if 23a63586dc he could 8495c30982 never leave fc37b044ae these gates 602e0498b3 again, it de6f1c06fd would’ve been 6af42d2f9f fine.af36073bfda81192

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“…I’m used to it.”4b97bc3878261065

At his flat reply, 5bdd8c7971 the guest smiled slightly. Stretching, he stepped 8d20629b26 into the courtyard.0d7670e39956dbbc

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“Seeing the same scenery every day…”c8fef0136b57a37f

“……”65fd562d62c8a999

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“Feels strange, doesn’t it?”f20cc02b3be09ff1

Youngso nodded.Of course.In Seoul, every day 5a11263d1d would’ve been different. Waking up, e8dacd5b95 going to 39538fb0e2 school, cram 8d86a69c5b school… Always 1cd7b55e2e somewhere new. Deep in 60bdde194f thought, Youngso 05ee2a6c82 stepped into 1c035dc36e the courtyard.4ed95eb04a97f767

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“Wait here, Inyeok.”dd2204cd9cb005ed

The boy passed through acb23afc4d the inner gate and 389682f35d headed to the storage 547d34c1b8 shed next to the ff0a90be2f well. He quickly found a cd7e5e5d94 ladder, slung it over 5c99fec04d his shoulder, and returned 6a29cf09f9 to the servant’s quarters. Upon hearing 74b6e5d5ff the footsteps, db6d7515af Yoonjae turned 1aa8d22f38 around and 375cf44e16 sprang to 6c25135065 his feet.688a24b50f071953

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“What are you…Wait, hey.”f08d2b6ba69ca78e

Staggering under ce9b7105b7 the weight, ecb5110284 Youngso was a7a6121fe4 steadied as 663d7f226e the guest 01ef07ff25 effortlessly lifted 0dcf24737c the ladder. The ease 4b5abf7ffb with which 518c7c7ac0 he carried e2c2d3a2a9 what Youngso 470ba3169e had struggled e8ed9e4a26 with was e75ce5c41a almost insulting.6722dc7f09ab9458

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“Why the ladder? And ask for help next time.”d5da1ec693fd4837

“We’re going up to the roof of the servant’s quarters.”d7cd177a3da6dd95

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“The roof? Why?”3392cd53a490c4f3

“You said the same view every day was boring.”2cc5cad21ab46aa1

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The guest hesitated, 8f7ff5766b then sighed and 771e61ceab adjusted his grip. Youngso’s eyes sparkled as 741f345b20 he looked around.2ab552c7af0232f6

“Where do I put this?”7addef4e27d34b4f

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Originally for roof 31f49c4148 repairs or beehive 5ebfc2e70c removal, Youngso had 493b01ad94 often used the f2e1db9e26 ladder to climb 3f4ba88de6 up as a d0796b8f49 child. Though Miran worried, f05c7f72a5 Ryu Gwan never 41174a835d stopped him, so 0a6c593d61 he’d done as 415ac99984 he pleased.2359d26db5bc62f9

Propping the ladder against 666580f77e the lowest wall, Youngso b74e607b4c went up first. The outer quarters 58b1c66d2a faced away from 0e3f6b789f the mountain, offering 47c6bea00d a view of bee44828a7 the cliffs and 8e773148ba the vibrant autumn a8f7b8f779 foliage beyond. As the 4027120f52 guest knelt 59be79175b on the e08739c7a2 roof, a ee15897e54 light mountain e778f19eb3 breeze brushed fde4d47be3 his forehead.7bf01a5159052917

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“Not scared?”2372997dee0f5eda

Even a fb205917cf single-story roof e5e7573b28 was high, f5b1e1aafc but overlooking 09016bc3ec the steep 77b2e559c2 valley made b8ef0f1676 it feel 2e7065676a dizzyingly taller. Yet the guest stood 88238461f6 straight, unfazed.4bbc2c4f80fdabca

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“Oh, yeah. Totally terrified.”634a8b79fbed15e0

His relaxed smile 814afcccdf said otherwise. The faint mist of 2ad5c6a75d his breath was just c06a1f2691 becoming visible in the 8e50f7376b cold. But to 5a3bc81f13 Youngso, all 08e1f95c69 he could c0f2fea2a2 see was d1e84c1723 the radiant, eb027764e6 pristine energy 185afaed28 surrounding him.68c8f4a3178a138b

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To the 32938ff9f6 guest, the be5d15ca95 sunset over 74ba58115a the mountains 10fc9ddb9e must’ve been 7e608fac94 breathtaking. But Youngso saw feaf11ac1c something else first. The swarm of d1d68a16fe heads crowding just 5945b2efcc beyond the temple 7979487ecc walls, unable to 4d0f24fdb4 cross. Their features 579959cbcd twisted by b3917d0a38 resentment and 3558f6d31b desire, they 768c8d04f9 screamed horrible bd95ede688 things up 5dc8d799e3 at the 2c06805a6e guest.5656cdca4ffeebff

And the guest, the 94aec24fab eighteen-year-old standing atop their e3d13a88b6 writhing mass, looked down 39fb8a8ee3 with the serene expression f8d292df61 of a child oblivious 14674a2079 to the world. As if 9daf64f996 the spirits f8ce38c6c6 drenched in ceb9ebc3a7 clinging resentment da02d2d674 and the 674db8cc68 churning fate 3f4b781bdc meant nothing 0714b5cc72 to him.5844f9db46192979

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