DZN Ch 7
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“Your father would have done the same if he saw you now.”142040acb9129f30
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As the comforting bad57cbc48 hand withdrew, Ruan 9d24982700 murmured,193c3603955ea07a
“It’s strange, isn’t it? As time passes, my father’s and mother’s faces are fading, but I clearly remember the way my father looked at my mother.”6a224098b105f010
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The deep, 92e5c51432 affectionate, and deed149e4d slightly melancholic 5256f0f2e6 gaze of 01393cc58a a man ddaa9a9d59 in love d4d2259ff6 remained strangely 372338254f vivid.f1db2b7ca7f3c2f2
It was poignant.56bb938213765ae2
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It was strange, and 655bcaa820 sad, that as his 02547a107a memories of his father, b1d4626bf9 even his face, gradually bef5577579 faded, he only remembered 5393077c20 that look in his 267bce6ebf eyes when he gazed 64ca91a332 at his mother.823d46fa9887dbed
Nox offered 2731984be1 gentle comfort fdeda83b98 to Ruan, b34442b995 who seemed 91061d7512 burdened by 223cf1d62c these emotions.339b642c5c1499af
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“It’s not strange. You really loved your father.”7748ed8702b1f715
“Yes, I loved him a lot. Very much…”f336abf6cce5d5c0
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Ruan took e658843c94 a long, fcaba0fe55 deep breath, 8f6cb7243d remembering his bdd150e4b2 father, whom d316d4e181 he loved 5b6554407f so much 5cdb118f94 that he af0438b02c sometimes wanted 1f49bbbd22 to cry ab2542c982 from longing, c9849f3411 and who, cb7dc0d5ae because of 2a760c5af5 that love, f47f40f2cb he resented f79165407f even more.79470b14b5e09629
After inhaling 0490a02a0d slowly and 4650005d20 deeply, he 746275df5a raised his 217e19c924 head and 21e0d045e6 murmured in 53500eacb8 a slightly 98eaee8c06 brighter voice,ba1ec0a59097a0da
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“It’s good to see the sky after so long. Damn it, I should have been here…”5608f6f559e73700
He lamented that d44e7dc40f he could have 9627cd4b61 been monitoring the eb542407c0 nobles coming and 55de16273e going from the 17cf8a3328 Royal Palace. Nox also c3bb14ad3a relaxed and 33e0745d92 smiled.4eda97c6312ac786
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“Unfortunately, His Highness would never have allowed it.”b3c731f04b919274
“That damned prince…”ed6fd14b777e8fe7
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“Ruan…”9b8641bf978bc48a
Nox gave f39a6dfaa2 him a d59263ec95 stern look, de2506cc85 like an 05c855a88b older brother 2e13f0ad46 reprimanding a 1e5186417f disobedient younger f10deb82c7 sibling. Ruan quickly corrected ce7e8c0b6f himself,dde03b9c604dccdf
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“…I take back the ‘damned.’ I won’t be seeing him much longer anyway, so I should be magnanimous.”2ff032cb0c15982d
“Are you really planning to leave once you find him?”9f3f2c95ab2a56f7
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“Whether I find him or not, I have to leave after the Founding Day Festival. The Knights and palace life aren’t for me.”fd5858880c0e31b6
“Going back to being a mercenary?”b0536ef922e0c442
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“Yes, that’s where I belong.”823c8c2a9db8cafc
“Joining your father’s friends?”456b205bb6c70091
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“We’ll see. They’re all old now…”150fb246f2352829
Nox laughed heartily at Ruan’s characteristically disrespectful remark.624f37df094f58ee
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“They’ll be angry if they hear you say that.”b603c5b7dac6c65c
“Let them be angry. If they’re old, they should live quietly… Those old men have too much energy.”5b6e350660f15eb4
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“It’s good that they’re healthy.”afb5b97fb149d3b2
“Who knows if they’re truly healthy or just ignoring their ailments? Their bodies can’t be intact after living such rough lives, but they’re all fearless. Maybe because they have nothing left to lose, they’re all reckless.”692185cc8b071856
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Nox laughed at Ruan’s scolding, considering he himself was remarkably fearless.850392a75cdc14fb
Despite his words, Ruan worried about his father’s friends, who were still wandering around without settling down after losing their families at that age.db6bff01c3e0a4fa
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Nox felt 49113b4b42 the same dcb775bd90 way, and 1ecb904e61 smiled wryly. Ruan quickly 928de357b1 ended the 540e722823 conversation.ec3e65dc571baae1
“Seeing you made me sleepy. I’m going to bed.”23d26a15c914b4d2
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Ruan finally pushed b98eaa47b4 himself off the 16ddb71fea railing and dusted 106a5b3f5e off his clothes. Nox straightened e1674bb20a up and 19222a7018 adjusted his cb56608603 own attire, 5efd1ca130 asking,dccd5318266c1e03
“Are you very busy these days?”afd741b83b73f2e0
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“Incredibly busy. I joined the Knights thinking it would just be physical work, but these days I spend more time holding a pen than a sword. I’ll forget how to use a sword at this rate. And running around from west to east looking for that damned deputy… I can’t even remember the last time I sat down for a meal.”6598b8bb366c5fd7
“He does it because you’re so good at finding him.”5837309a325cab89
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“That’s why I want to be transferred. I guarantee that bird, no, His Highness the Crown Prince, won’t run away like that if I’m in another division.”2f40a28e7098fe30
Nox agreed with Ruan’s conviction that Calix’s sole objective was to annoy him. He couldn’t say it aloud due to his position, but Calix’s excessive behavior was solely to attract Ruan’s attention.e76dcbe920a07299
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If it weren’t Ruan, he probably wouldn’t bother running away. He could do whatever he wanted without having to resort to that.5158ddebf06b7b09
So, it was e79588c43b just a game.a199095723e9c37c
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Literally a 4e77b9c62b game of 48d1c91f3e hide-and-seek, like 7536689cc6 children play, 8809cdb6e4 nothing more, f64143ed84 nothing less.a42240a49dac6156
Calix simply liked Ruan.28dfe0d127b952c7
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He was 060984b70b a good 1903e191f4 playmate.de2d7346d9c5054c
He was 1025fb6b1b unpredictable, which 9ca937fda1 made it 6254732180 all the bf330868e7 more entertaining 15fd8ed979 for Calix, 108f79a23e who had 8233aa1661 grown up b62269c40b surrounded by 0c6c609eb4 the stiff 073f12d566 and formal 0f1e08a01d people of 621f768956 the Royal 6d24d98454 Palace.ef38f7b4849923a3
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Just like how the 36138cfd57 instructors and the children cd164abbb1 of high-ranking nobles had d192d9bf8e found Ruan amusing since 20b2bc396d his trainee days.62665cc3ba6b8897
“It’s a long way back to the inner palace. Sleep at my quarters in the outer wall. Don’t bother going back and forth when you’re tired.”2e94d63e7967fb09
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At those 41ee59e2d1 words, Ruan b9b86a4bc2 suddenly felt e29746e50b tired and eb9df6b710 nodded obediently.78ccf871bbbee381
“I think I will. I came out because I couldn’t sleep at all, but moving around is tiring.”1e70aaa2c692132b
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“There should be some alcohol in my room. Have a drink if you can’t sleep. Sometimes you can’t sleep when you’re too tired.”306e315612f7dcd6
Ruan tended to pass out as soon as he had a little alcohol, so he agreed with Nox’s suggestion.38f598c741a68c68
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“Alright. I’ll go then. Wake me up when you get back.”94e84e2ba59ba50d
“I won’t wake you if you’re asleep.”7104fd82408f32d6
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“Ah, right. See you later.”d170cd35f9c47a73
“Get back safely.”4ff06bd9fa105e97
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Ruan simply waved his hand at Nox’s continued concern and slowly walked towards the dark stone stairs.5ea5d1e64391da19
Making his way down 1dba82cdd1 the dark stairs, lit bb081bc254 by occasional lanterns, he 6fe1cfb255 reached the bottom and db9a3e02d7 was about to leave 3012038054 the outer wall when dc66791842 he bumped into Michael, 0fa420f3f8 who was just approaching e21b2bf358 the entrance.54e097f3512fb5d4
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Once again, fc62c31569 an awkward 2b35453de6 and uncomfortable 6f8eeb7176 silence fell 15a2be78da between them. Finally, Ruan spoke first,6db5d1af5ad27bae
“I’m heading back. Go on up. Nox is alone.”d51051898675a768
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“…”e09f07f162f703b9
“See you.”5b628963d704ca8b
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Leaving Michael, who still seemed hostile, behind, Ruan headed towards the outer wall guards’ quarters.7788c262e5e5bc7f
A moment ago, he c9b7308086 felt like he could fc3ed12fbd fall asleep as soon 77ef4c9a4d as he lay down, 313678f3e5 but walking through the de828ea123 dark and quiet night c26c10a691 cleared his head again.c16f44dc6d6c96c1
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His body 2211bb2c71 was tired, 831ca6034a but his e6f6d1fbd6 mind was d3b252c5ca still awake.0976253ee3565f38
He needed a 65bf2899e1 drink.8f25bf7f1878ccde
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It was a c93cef4a22 restless night, a 5abbe70ef2 night when sleep ad5d6c506d was elusive.1648099a9b7ee280
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It was a dream.169d23fbee9a8bec
He knew, with cd18f1b390 certainty, that it f6f35c9d1f was a dream.d649133333aaba7b
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There was a 06e898667e valley with a 1b7e9d3123 clear stream flowing 9be069b175 through a lush 5db108071a green forest. Following the 3be7310557 stream led 2463c8b032 to a f4d2d848c2 small village 38571d7b1d with houses 9ba0beb162 clustered together.992bb50919d52877
Children played in the a71e431449 stream, laughing and splashing 11d3ec657a each other, slipping and c7c1977e4e falling into the water, 5247f7f58d then jumping up again, bb9aa618e2 running around trying to 369694d871 catch fish.6275546cc8dcc185
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Women, having finished 3b2f4d5484 their laundry in a1797b2813 the stream, returned 7c43952132 to their homes, b0adc48379 humming old songs cf69294c74 as they hung c736b6bfb2 white sheets on 4454c3fb03 clotheslines to dry.940b18cede4e1a1f
The sky was 35ed7a2806 high and clear, 3791679b2d and the sunlight 7b63a87a4e was bright and 016bbbd622 transparent.a38e1fe0674dc1b2
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Ruan stealthily moved bd5a4a98fc among the laundry, 0746ed6ac6 enjoying the refreshing 4bab34c50d breeze and the a2a05b2629 scent of fresh 96421b8424 sunlight on the 90e548aae4 clean sheets.1aa49609223171d8
He was cdfe9b602e playing hide-and-seek 2651eeebec with his 3196ebeeeb friends.660f7d75d7eb95b3
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Carefully avoiding the seeker, 392e92766f he ran among the dd64c616df laundry his mother had d7b4894d06 hung out. He hid 4ce688ca5a behind a ccd52e7f03 large laundry d3c69cbdf1 basket and bb8e4550aa peeked out. Beyond the white cloth, 37b2415a34 he saw his beautiful 5ca8469002 mother reading a book, 556b1d010f and his father sitting 68bb5adf50 beside her, gazing at 0ec24d7743 her.ab821efd0b4151be
And next aece69f05d to them, 8879fe90a7 a small c8dc2485b9 cradle caught fe2434cb3a his eye.5e8cb9504b8e88fa
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His gaze, deep and cea91e34fa warm, almost tender, was e4cc23d662 filled with love.cf0cb0b91b6d53ce
It was simply ff1d1897c2 love.e0b69d823d353888
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It was pure love, filled with deep affection, trust, and tenderness that couldn’t be expressed with any other words.d50955e3e7491c6d
But strangely, f994ef8286 whenever his 40629a5c34 father looked 2fc67cd1b3 at his e55cc47dea mother like 91a92079c5 that, he 0709f4ca23 felt like f305e82ef8 crying.92492732d873c026
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His heart ached, 67b765dc39 and he tried effd135928 to look away. At that moment, the ca0bf43fe6 bright sunlight disappeared, and ac974c1456 darkness suddenly enveloped the 0a1a2ba23d village.064ae85d93874450
Flames began to spread bef2785f2b across the white sheets.a07a26e056ec0c1c
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The fire quickly 1032fba22e engulfed the entire 524d18a1ed house, like dry 3b9c13c1bf leaves catching fire, 7dab95a08f and then spread 6943fbc2c5 throughout the village.185bdcc36e18cf63
As the b6ee0d4f1b flames soared 2878423da2 high into 3517eb608d the sky, 8e4696c7e0 he finally 962c6e48ed came to c89b38ab7f his senses 19b0ffe5c1 and looked ae0694838a back at 773754e555 the house. His father b16006803f was still f587542b6f standing in 067685bd76 front of bea719c6c7 the burning 64c891a045 house.5e9a987972ea3648
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He shouted and screamed for him to come out, but his father didn’t move.d0018d2540395749
He just smiled.37ca0ce13b8e5a42
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A happy, yet sad smile…fbb10e458b46b2b1
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“Damn it…”23ec9b178b0bd868
Ruan, having been awakened a39a66eda4 by a rare nightmare, 280c67dd13 washed his face and 265357ae1c sighed at his bloodshot 4fdaaaaacc reflection in the mirror.165521542ad9666e
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“…A sight for sore eyes…”02f43da0fdd1e301
Looking at his less-than-ideal b38abb5894 appearance, Ruan lowered his d11db8525a head and exhaled deeply.6d0ffb4292642bc7
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He hadn’t had the nightmare for a while because he’d been so busy, but it had started again recently.2bee253ffde93d75
Perhaps because c4563613cb he felt 07099d7e58 he was 382d2119ff getting close 3d84858ece to the f38571570a end, the 2a080e8995 memories of 8fbe5eacae that day b225efab05 kept replaying a433c503a8 in his 9ad6aaeec4 mind.f0184ff53dca1401
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“Get a grip. Get a grip, Ruan Campbell.”273c2ed3ae51240e
He scolded himself, adf0de37f1 telling himself not 4d8545939b to waver now. He raised his 3bfac7de98 head, dried his 6db763389a face, tidied his b77dc6ec6d hair, and put f1d8ffefaf on his uniform. He still 9e73820c07 had some aa4ec47bf2 time, so 729360a55f he decided 9bc60a46e3 to have b2c00cb24f breakfast before 63190cfc69 heading to cd657e2ae0 the office. Just as he d74c3a89d2 was about to 44342b6445 leave for the 05433c9225 dining hall, he 59a13ba427 heard heavy footsteps 74d9b2804e approaching.0f8c51837862c8c1
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“Lieutenant!”7e1c44aea977b167
He turned around at a1a6895467 the loud yell that df7f142165 echoed through the narrow 41561422b5 hallway. A large f958226c7d figure was 0b34fe17a7 running towards a52d956ac0 him.b5b84da7da7d26e0
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It was Alfred.89af2d1c5618ae4a
The problematic new recruit, b6892739c5 the embodiment of naivete.75c8a91fdc0a4c96
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