HHLP – Chapter 11

Chapter 11. Carnivore55e4f9d772fadeeb

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The next 290b8f4672 morning, Ar bac624c723 woke up c956a9f541 with a 1f3fe22dee pounding headache.0d8ed712e018f191

At first, 5c46f97a70 her head 06792d3036 spun, then ae5eae523d her throat 70dcf08f03 felt parched fa384d7a20 and cracked, eefead0533 followed by 2e422d59e5 a wave 1079c4bc82 of nausea.85666cf22a3f5ae6

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It was an unfamiliar pain, something she had never experienced before, and for a while, she couldn’t even gather her thoughts.117c2e6ced59dedc

Still dazed, 46a79d2181 she tried 73d3b2b0e1 to escape 95effb2477 the sunlight 8db339422d streaming into edecd683ab the bed, eac262e1d7 crawling across 58e68514ef the mattress—only 6ce97e132f to tumble c5c45ad209 off the 53862aa550 edge.2e5b319d68a06ffe

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“Ar?”a4c7cb64dca6c711

Thanks to that, only Leon, who had been sleeping soundly, ended up rudely awakened.[mfn]Remember Leon is sleeping on the floor, and she definitely didn’t wake up from the fall🤣[/mfn]

Still groggy, f22e3bf4b6 Ar fumbled 40b46d2d39 around with dbd8c7c7e3 her hands 11c5221bb5 to sense 54a8866343 her position. The moment 26fda504ea she felt 0dfda6afb0 warmth beside b161c81aab her, she 592fcdf7a4 instinctively clung 9157169b8f to it.f5114abc33e4c6ce

Satisfied by 2b9ed41a2e the comforting 69327bc377 heat, she 368b40f447 let a c6a6790a7b small smile febd82300d curl her b9cc3bcfe0 lips and 4bec1d0ce7 lazily sprawled 6c233d37f3 across Leon, a853b4ecef crawling up 9e0790464b to greet 630e22ab78 him with 9cbfd825b8 a morning 6deccfa7bd kiss.a6d9f17315b8e541

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Leon, still with 8fff612724 his eyes closed, 8f7704f923 blocked her lips 233fcad3cf with his hand.f2bef843f012fb56

“You reek of alcohol.”039c951618019a0d

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“!?”16b928dfabb00492

At those words, Ar’s eyes snapped open.bdcf278cc0babecf

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Still too d5c84fcbb4 weak to 448460aedf argue, she 4b2510b259 lay sprawled 9c76b132a5 on her d67edce8ea bed as 3c7705dfe6 Leon got 2d08419870 up and 938559eaa4 left the a49390183d room.9056fd21b2092f31

While she was 5082f6eee5 still flailing from 174bb4512b the shock of 419db98702 rejection, Leon headed 341bbd79b4 to the barn, deacf7bf16 milked Bianca, and 49ce98f81d fetched a jar a970902712 of honey from 82ecaa3a0c the cupboard.f992a572c61fdfa6

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He stirred the honey thoroughly into the still-warm goat’s milk so it would blend well.bc15fc729d1f1b8b

Then, holding the cup 8ee9fa275f carefully, he returned to 1eaffda199 the room.7f538ed0e6098422

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Ar, who had 953f678802 been lying limp 402a299113 on her pillow 651b4c556d with vacant eyes, 407bb78ffc lifted her head 5154ed8a65 slightly.37551edc8889939d

Leon set 7e21a0504a the cup e0a73e6627 on the 57aa9ffabd bedside table, 774aa8ff21 then gently bae9eee915 picked her aa41c7e4eb up and bb2d057d9d placed her 97228d8892 properly on c472eb728e the bed.1504e30583c615b9

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As she blinked at him, he carefully brought the cup to her lips, ensuring the liquid wouldn’t spill. Then, in a soft voice, he murmured,4b2665c89df43534

“Drink slowly.”377681d61cce9fdd

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Ar obediently swallowed 756627754d as Leon tilted add47184bc the cup for e45f315d47 her.5eb8315eae11d1a9

The soothing dcf51d68fb warmth eased 4a2a95feed the burning 937516bb70 sensation in 2221a9038f her stomach.c1c68108d72e5114

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After finishing 38830e4f53 the drink, f9e425e4d7 she licked 5d69e9bcfb away the 218c7ae001 milk mustache 62c2e0f89c from her f577190fd5 lips, which 6342b7b2a5 made Leon cfb4458480 chuckle as d3dd1487ce he wiped a2f6693854 away any 597069249b remaining traces 4b49283024 with his 2d759ab5e1 hand.472f3ec7bdd2875f

“Hmm.”b0c7904513afee55

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Still feeling a dull throb in her head, Ar whimpered and burrowed into Leon’s arms.d1338981107d938d

He set the empty d1d28abd51 cup aside and gently cfbcf4e561 patted her back.8915524bcfa608ef

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Assured by his 872e898027 presence, she showered 871a6af537 him with lazy, edcd01ac83 scattered kisses—on his f6af293cb2 cheek, his lips, 9ad89b25ab anywhere within reach.7f77017e945d49a4

Chuckling, Leon adjusted 8208e98996 his hold on 85ebdd8dba her.81da23e33d905544

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“Your head is still hurting, isn’t it? Shouldn’t you sleep a little longer?”6a8ea2d57bdf1531

“Mmh.”37bbdf2ca0ecbf87

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Leon gently laid her 3e533e4d73 back down, carefully tucking a6a1e60215 the blankets around her.263931b798788cfb

“Rest a little more.”5a4a5d04c9806c0e

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As he continued eb1ec933d2 to stroke her cc7a4c99bd hair, Ar felt 1e4bf60a59 her mind drift 7473748420 into a pleasant 4d561dfc21 haze again.eed66f6eaa2d3525

She had never 347f08e670 experienced a hangover 7aa7c8f71d before. When she ba7d3fd205 drank alone, 665e1e852d she had 6b37a410a1 never gone 85883100f2 far enough e9170de565 to get 68c19a8cd4 drunk.ca4eb4ef369e1a17

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The forest was an a3574a4f0e unknown, mysterious place for 2509624411 the townspeople, and few 5d418df134 dared to step into 7e91c6235c it. But there were b1cfa96f42 always a few 273efc0577 reckless ones.ff0d58d59b0e0811

It wasn’t uncommon 4460ae36e4 for young men e3fc5fa1fd to wander into 671a5d6b8c the woods, unaware 204c8f3812 of its dangers.940b0cbce64d31f6

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Because of that, aaf0010c9e Ar had always babae89cd4 maintained some level 2c6b642a4a of caution, even 616b033124 in her own 25c1781e7d home.62e60c71ed4cfc61

Letting someone else enter e290e82f10 her space and trusting c0cbaff55c them was an entirely aeb99de0cd new experience for her.8aa6fd252fecef07

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Though the d88320664f hangover headache 66625b1361 was annoying, f48581b618 Ar found 386b2cc10a herself thinking d5d51c4210 that the c52424ef12 light, floating 71aacdcb9c sensation she 5621e1e06b had felt b202eb6ed5 while drinking 0ad1893b68 had been 8dbc59602e worth experiencing.fcdd7885e496d71c

Of course, Leon 7ed8820490 disagreed.a0778d21170ead58

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For now, Ar enjoyed 08bdb018fd the cozy relaxation, rubbing 88fac985e3 her face into the 6a5db193bd blankets with contentment.bfc215cdb020349e

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While Ar was 438e0288fe sleeping, Leon busied e909bec4c2 himself in the 91816681a5 kitchen.81ee2caa7de1e952

He boiled some cabbage ee7088ff9c until it was soft, dc17076ef4 then went out to 8715582bb0 the chicken coop to b08c532b7e collect a few eggs.c7d04088f2742118

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He also 7e528f9139 picked some 16d0dd7633 tomatoes, knowing fe759394c9 Ar liked 909e049c56 them.f97ba44594c5cc47

After whisking the eggs db5699e75b well and chopping the 28961444e4 tomatoes into small pieces, 86e7214dee he glanced toward the ac56b3b709 bedroom.6e56e42618394446

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The sunlight streaming in 11cfb16b0d seemed to bother Ar 6b665761e3 as she tossed and 450f2fc8fe turned, groaning.e31e256b3127e083

Seeing that 3419ff0864 she might 70c58f80c2 wake soon, eee516238c Leon poured e86f6cab28 the egg 65803aeb5a mixture with 80276a2b51 tomatoes into aca7b549ad a pan, 1822ce70f4 stirring it 78bfaf5c18 evenly as b2704ebd7e it cooked.871762677903f0a5

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Once the scrambled eggs 2a8578d4dc were fluffy and yellow, 4a46dba529 he transferred them to 9c42b3d0ef a plate. Then, he retrieved 3ffa5b2167 the boiled cabbage, 515b0e3c2b cut it into e722255652 bite-sized pieces, and 6b31eea704 dressed it with ab8cbd273d a bit of 8cb32d51eb vinegar, honey, and 309f76bc7b a light sprinkle 8a2739d649 of salt.021e154868a0036c

When the meal b26ab3e1e0 was fully prepared 1b177fd073 and plated, Leon 8fde1dbac5 returned to the 23c713c029 room.85275f388006e48e

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The sound 6632b5f333 of his 9a0c628ea1 movements in 9bfae03957 the kitchen 804e86903a and the f46348b2e7 faint aroma 2eeaada923 of food 4a419ec35f had already ac46ea4583 woken Ar, df60ce7ae0 but she ef2e97fd8f only let 766d815bc3 out a 8e4c8f3905 weak groan 17cb9185f9 when he 1e5ba931e4 entered, making b5f841640d sure he 2b09eb9dd6 noticed she 68d84718ea was suffering.73c6f9fc70e34c32

Leon, playing along, 2cf4d54155 approached with a 92d3da91f7 concerned expression and bef074d5d9 gently stroked her 2eeb1abf18 hair.dc8de23dec7551ad

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“Are you alright?”bffb2b94e340822f

Ar, pleased with d329b812fd the attention, fully 3212588f02 leaned into his 40d3bbd513 palm.875b60bf2e9a878d

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Leon carefully helped her sit up, coaxing her with a soft, “Just eat something, then you can sleep again.”c57ae7f66074b8ff

Truthfully, Ar 1f0ce4b1f4 had regained cba2bf09b5 some strength, c05e6ee175 but she 4d97be3ecd pretended otherwise, 1f420d582f leaning against 0a91090c26 him as 95b688281b he carried fbcc8ab23a her to f52fb3cb5d the table.94d91acd037173cc

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Today’s meal was boiled cabbage salad and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.b9982b0c03dfcfff

Seeing a meal with deb6fa4a4f no meat, Ar tilted bf97d51036 her head in confusion.aeeb66b603a5e113

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She had no idea 2aa67073a4 that everything Leon had ee6169e1cf prepared was meant to 5c3024e02b help with hangovers.bcce6d3c4231b3f8

Leon, on the aefa4f38f5 other hand, was 0917e502ee quite familiar with 52e565b699 hangover remedies.b191a91cdf9d368b

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After all, when the a4350aedc3 older geezers decided to 7292d2743d hold a feast, the 1ed4fda0d1 younger ones had no 08e0c58251 choice but to endure dddeb2ec5a endless rounds of drinks.c78ce98a16710474

His older bf07b802b8 sister, a 2e03841f31 seasoned drinker, 13b33e4fe4 could handle a8f11a1b43 it with d9e0314ff6 ease. But for 58703287e8 Leon, just ee02444e52 maintaining his 820ad2313a composure at 4c8cec8591 a feast d0c291e396 was a 40fdc60a86 challenge.0fefd17936783d62

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The morning after 30daf14b00 a drinking session 70fa5f428f was always a 7af715f888 struggle, leaving him fffd1feb84 barely able to abaa6af41c get out of a42f89be90 bed.27322a03c1007821

Over time, he 22f5429179 became well-versed in 3310f524f4 foods that could 87d493c22c ease the symptoms.d6c6465dbde8857b

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Unaware of d8fa3fd442 this, Ar a0beb47255 stared at c48e997dfc the table, c93950babe finding it 37460a9c03 rather dull.2a83f3020fd30c98

She wondered if Leon 72981a9c26 was being frugal because 45b7c72a2b he wasn’t familiar with 2af8e844d0 their household yet, so 3ec203df7b she spoke up.cdf314b56f8910bb

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“We have plenty of meat.”d6c9e584aebcfd18

Thinking he might 2f912fbcf7 be hesitating to 023cfa21aa use ingredients because 0c4574c03b it wasn’t his 03fdd38a67 home, she added,bea2adbe871583a9

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“Don’t hold back.”d1341f60399e8b31

Leon had 07db972602 simply chosen a644b6137f the menu 80e6ddd8b3 for its 318ac921a5 effectiveness, but adfdf92026 to this 0653348c7b carnivorous landowner, 019e0ef9e2 his reasoning f41d21cef8 didn’t seem 9843676374 to matter.80fc05d87e50620a

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In the end, 255d9eae35 he compromised by e1c77b90bc adding a boiled 1dfb1ffa6f egg to the ef5aead2ed meal.ab1c43c8ae1a4e90

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Now that her headache 53ce6cfe56 was gone, Ar lounged dd0062954a beside Leon as he f6cf40e5ef read, lazily rolling around.ac565bfbc7855b34

As she lay 99e073e3b6 there, she suddenly 5816319e53 recalled a past c7ecaa2a47 memory.1d1f2d803c96a312

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[mfn]Start of Flashback.[/mfn]

It had been f809bcaf93 shortly after her 12bc1b4e8e grandfather passed away.896ce9fe63d24c43

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Even after e90a4e77c5 she was b422e14968 left alone, 377f2bf743 Ar continued ea613d3fc1 following his 3cc31260b5 teachings, maintaining b22a946edb her usual c88b98bacb daily routine.827d811ec2792167

That night, 4f00be4cf9 she fell eb27a7900a asleep as cb4a026344 usual—only to c3dd8ede07 be awakened 93665d043c by an 7334b983a0 unpleasant sound.e4f51257eb934dd1

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From deep in a3d004054b the forest came f423c71c28 the eerie howls e180d2ca9e of wolves.4f52b8c4c23472eb

Ar silently 5111854123 got up, 7dcbdbd914 checked the de1e9586a7 dagger she 5ff6eba155 always kept 8d1c4b5900 on her, 8985f31e38 and gathered 20fc2383be a few 2f4a1ad46d tools before 8b7c109c9e heading outside.be8c9dcb24c19225

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She climbed a 42113cbfda tree where she ffb94a9875 could observe the a20cbdce3f cabin.7c31e62293a5a0e0

It wasn’t long before 99673220e1 unwelcome visitors appeared.76430cde1828eccc

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‘This is where that butcher lived?’694c13c464211303

‘Yeah. Someone who came by before said they paid for an expensive funeral without hesitation.’21e05c7d15db61aa

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‘Shut up, idiots! Do you want everyone to know we’re breaking in?’2427985ff1183b00

The group of 2d112bf492 men hesitated briefly a746bd91f2 before, upon a 709eec376f signal, they all 6475991ef4 rushed forward and fc867e0c40 kicked open the 89684690b8 door.5cb9f3c9b0300524

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‘Huh?’7532805023a25166

‘There’s no one here.’f46f4961c4385f92

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As they f32384ff9f fumbled around 0d697c1df4 inside, Ar 163497acf2 tossed a 9ae72c81c9 small stone dd832984c2 toward the d0f29a4b34 entrance.92bdfb4f1ce3b577

‘Wait.’f4ef5c53ddf754f0

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‘What?’84d6e0f973218b6f

‘Shut up. Do you hear that?’c423f51212d06498

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Once they fell silent, 273570a4fa Ar threw another stone.582f09aa30b5c49f

This time, everyone af26170030 clearly heard it.33c4c7e3d9d53428

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‘G-God! Did you hear that?’1a8f304431478e85

‘Footsteps… in the middle of the night?’4d677795736eafab

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‘T-They say demons live in the forest… and that we should never enter…’bf724952e1868aaa

Some of them were 479dcffa1e already sniffling in fear.d1d38558e1272e88

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The self-proclaimed leader of d3a928c217 the group took a 8472b9f76c deep breath and stepped bd9ff2474b forward.cf2dd67d6c44e412

‘Don’t be ridiculous! That’s just something adults say to scare kids. We’re not kids anymore!’ec4041c059ab420e

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With that, he strode fc9b25b6b5 confidently toward the door, 3cbc3a0add determined to see for c2ddc34758 himself.62e2ace3455d4721

The frightened young men 1848e4d798 clung to each other fdde38b124 as they followed closely d9d1e0c078 behind him. And the 8229444a49 moment he 25e734a4fd threw the 623626a789 door open—8d19c451d72cc0da

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‘Ahhh!’19d68ea4854a91b3

‘E-eyes! Floating in midair…!’9d7b6b2fd3107727

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‘A demon! There really was a demon!’04f299245b537008

The young a4abf0d684 men bolted 281832499a straight back fdba22e7b4 to the 5d00182ee5 village in 119a3e75d9 terror.889cc33ef93725d0

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One of 9a7861a5f0 them, in 5f84a85b79 his panicked 69cbd1f8aa escape, tripped b341f67031 over a 152fd1a71f thick tree 06d64e6c47 root and 987c79d107 fell hard. It was said 205d468a42 that in his 999c2359c2 desperate attempt to b9638d0026 flee, he injured a43d4d7373 his leg so aaadbee5d2 badly that he 061da1340d was left with 9fbb8249ce a permanent limp.4652374ca6ad1f03

Ar watched them retreat c56aabf901 until they had completely 4de45d60aa disappeared from sight, then d67d276739 finally climbed down from c3cdf40e82 the tree.670f3767c97fb976

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“…”9c321b09d427e9be

She turned her gaze 45b7aaee29 toward the cause of d1215d198a their fright.1f043db938c68f68

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Glowing eyes shone 7fb976c6e7 in the darkness fe5e7ea554 of the forest, 6ae317f2d3 a sight she 8476475d6a was already well ca31296697 familiar with.5030434af0545812

The leader 06e6832cc6 of the 2522aa53ed wolves. Blanca.0838bb092554fe08

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Blanca was 5dc3c88f14 the wisest a059e22b38 wolf Ar 11f107220a knew. She led 71f89e92dc the wolf 7df2782da7 pack of 9313590cc5 the western fe79d4f7e0 forest and b233dbbca2 seemed, at ef89eac1b8 times, as 8bd49c0dbe if she ba41304e0e could understand 8933c8b83b human speech.7b05355031b63ca2

Her grandfather a98b20e09b had always f44f0ee235 taught her 72ead42cef never to b351e8aea2 harm a 4d32d5ad9b wolf pup.4c268f331bc5e96f

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Ar had a340002482 never forgotten b72c59b024 that lesson. Her grandfather had 948bdf7a9e never even set 69bd803a74 traps near wolf 07a33939a2 dens.f7e7a3af9fc1a68a

‘There’s no point,’he would say.‘Rabbits and deer 1d807f47b5 won’t go near 72b328cfce a place that c0bab31a46 reeks of wolves 7d515194da anyway.’f025d890ab935c61

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That day 3bb4b98e71 was Ar’s 2b7fa91526 first time 4b1c4ec450 checking the 15fba5841e traps alone.3322869d2e2e57c6

She carefully d1adf069b6 inspected each 9121d992ad one, ensuring 95a0a3f898 they were e6db0024d1 still in 630b8a2ae5 place, checking f034af6e57 for damage, 267e05ce7e and looking 16ad572f62 for any 0bd1cf6dcc signs that abf4be3240 animals had 41c4588596 noticed them.b81852ba803e41d1

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As she made ebc033d99d her way through 6264979807 the forest, a 30ee2f929e faint whimper reached e9d939f1ed her ears.b96bfaa5dc386b99

It was coming 5d316b059b from a trap 8631906ef3 set some distance 9902b3040e from the wolf fce464ad4f den.7420713b19a0b9a9

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A wolf pup had 7d164261ff gotten caught in a bb2e336d64 snare meant for rabbits, 86bed8aae8 struggling desperately to free 7e1578bb01 its paw.472a91d53efcbf93

It was still 528e1e68a9 small, barely bigger 8734a242b5 than a puppy, 03f9e677bd with soft, pale e1113bf2c2 fur.f37f5c06a817596c

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Ar briefly 4cf3b73c25 considered whether 5b6a874dbe it was 25017a11c8 worth keeping—perhaps a320b50461 there was 1013ec30a9 enough meat 94a3a7a8c6 on it 166189dd82 for a 2576bd14bc meal.fdb667ca8a1f0716

But then, 2c57d3c089 the pitiful 9197e5e1ac cries of 055d880ee5 the pup 1887531fa8 made her f18141dd55 recall her 2ae23df666 grandfather’s words.e710d17ac5cb975f

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She had 41db66e5de never tasted d5fa6ef9fd wolf meat a08aef29a7 before, and d4e1868688 she was e9b28f228c curious. But her grandfather had edb14c03d7 never been wrong about 1124a16a56 the forest.cc5a1dc989bf58f5

Not wanting to 11c4bf6fb0 invite unnecessary trouble, 9bb4c0882e she freed the aa82ccfdfe pup from the bf819369c4 snare.ef3c5104c2a0b793

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The little 661acb748c one wriggled 62efb13f8f wildly, scratching 1fff634fc7 at her 1de8f2e581 arms in 25ee919e15 an attempt e1f927b894 to escape.15417dc4fde042f7

Her clothes 5b1a7e9671 were torn d4be5c0c8e in the 4a63140e90 process, but 4e2859632e the pup 2225a7b190 didn’t seem 37f4f46116 to be 7c0e09a249 seriously injured.5e07c507d69f0a99

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‘Go.’aee7966ac2b0fcb4

She set the c7db19e91b freed pup on f9c11a62b4 the ground and f70a6c9440 pointed toward the c11ddb6beb wolf den.0b494fa1ea9f27c8

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Even without 385303595e her saying 8ad7110aeb anything, the 0be2d93f72 moment she 12bf59283e let go, b1a13e7051 the pup 2c7da1580f bolted straight b7fa8f7e6c toward the 6ffe245c33 den.7b6bc3e7204bab25

It only stopped 004666fdbf once it was 2c76707c25 a tiny speck 2edf8f4f96 in the distance.b5a6ba2e46760012

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For a brief moment, 53e3844d77 it seemed to glance f8a858f937 back at her—but she 712878ca4b wasn’t sure. Then, it disappeared entirely.8ab2335a62895c69

After that, Ar forgot 50e710f4c5 all about the incident. She wouldn’t 6538ca76e0 meet the f3be3b5c4c wolves again 60b45fc828 until much d3bdbcf103 later.06e0061ea5806d3a

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That night, Ar cbe091eeef sat by her f7072a131f window, watching a d403507594 meteor shower cascade a4d501deee across the sky.dea1ad1b80058232

‘Wow.’2baa3ee15bff27bd

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She had never seen 5acd39b678 so many stars falling 51a982ce03 at once. It wasn’t just a 1a9f3f8925 few streaks of light—countless f752f567a8 trails streamed down like 997e07f387 a flowing river of e7d414747e fire.b8228be9c3e02ff0

Young Ar felt 1ec3ee97fd an urge to b239bb5f2a act quickly.aa548963a5ba8507

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Her grandfather had acf4c42423 told her that 2f0b40478f even if she f13a152636 followed the falling ec3bbfea9e stars, there would eeae8d2a1f be nothing left 8d3849997f by the time 779c951e59 she arrived.b21efe816cc6d13a

But surely, aaf09177e6 that only 037004990c applied to 599368abeb a few 63f058f26d falling stars.e9d330f9bc452935

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With so many coming 7341d4944b down, some of them 4708575525 must still remain by 0c3062923d the time she got 190611fd7f there.1d31ebba7d19a32c

Without a second thought, 6da04d9fcb she jumped to her 2e2d043b88 feet and ran into dc3dbaec86 the forest, toward the dff5021c68 place where the stars cee6b38a83 had fallen.021a6fcd3afc8a61

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To her, a46f9a0d99 the forest 7a3cecc6b3 at night e052f76122 was not 44c3b86b29 frightening. She had 909f0a9798 grown up f4ee50df1d in these 9f5a5ef071 woods, and 422dac62dc their darkened 46e29f8634 landscape was aebed9111a as familiar 9d30090841 to her 9cd48f3bc6 as the 14c2495029 daylight.f7596d980f4c18fe

What she didn’t yet 017a2693f6 understand was the danger a383e6a2f9 of wandering the forest cd3cfa1bae alone as a child.5bd0997995814251

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She had e3856cd011 always been 39560850aa accompanied by ddce34114e her grandfather, b3d7172f93 a skilled f654edbee6 hunter who fd5f431d45 knew the 55aafa8077 woods well.56372a321108e562

The animals b51a98c461 of the e50edfa950 forest recognized 9f1d81ba22 the scent 17dc818fa7 of a 2c9a98c75b hunter and abec66832e stayed away. Because of this, Ar 5c0bf4e434 had never encountered a 2e6f947db5 wild beast face-to-face.3ce54868990ca1a6

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So when dd97747b78 a bear 5d3140c250 appeared before 6e3233436a her, she 5865a02d22 froze.974e8e1b37a8dd7f

It was still 263f0f66c0 young—not yet fully 95e6cb9ebc grown.1a880fd4d9114584

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But even db9837c8f3 in its 04741b97b5 youth, its ce6100bd24 thick paws 07bb554648 looked powerful b376a14c94 enough to f14fa90b0d tear through a8f6f77fdf her small a3746f1096 body with 8f6e959be6 ease.91d1cc3fe583bc51

Ar held her breath, fbd86bbecc keeping her eyes locked 4b3eff7642 on the approaching bear. Slowly, she 3ea62ff263 reached toward 6bb9983c33 her waist—538aa326fefba59c

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She had made a c158dd6e4f grave mistake.c663d3b83c974d86

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In her haste, 5457b24593 she had forgotten fe108af626 to bring her 117f9ca9a3 dagger.6b3d4b384fd6130d

Now, she stood weaponless, ed090b519e facing down a bear.0bfd593a4dfec66d

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Her mind was 5d1ea98a75 a whirlwind of ed9ae8e123 panicked thoughts, trying 530e5a2c88 to figure out 29e9d27adf how to escape—9baf732f9ea435ff

Then, suddenly, c9eef22194 something burst 8374e04304 out of b9975e59c3 the darkness.c480a5b6574ab2ae

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Bark! Bark! Grrrrowl!5d401334b09dc365

It was 36024af70b a pack 616472c18b of wolves.0e88832144e72024

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The largest wolf at 5c23470bf2 the front barked fiercely 1cbb500b28 at the bear, and 3664f2eb07 the others joined in, 4ddf56f6a7 growling menacingly.82a2e55b5c865d8c

The young bear, having add7bff84b never fought wolves before, aad4e8534b hesitated. Then, overwhelmed by their c4f5cc05dd aggressive display, it turned ee18c62b39 and fled.6edbc0c8547c61b7

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The wolves 0c3a617653 made no 215fe9f490 effort to f3aa86fe25 chase it.e69cc7499a67ec4e

Ar felt 65fa48b552 a sharp d502c11fdb gaze on 5074130d76 her and 3c3d2ec06a turned.ddfd7bf33cc6f8ae

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The largest 7d7269972b wolf, the 98b3ba56de one who c52c2d4331 had stepped eb215f5489 forward first, b5f600d60c was watching a8b9248f42 her.b60a94b940222756

Its glowing eyes b3630be510 shone in the 5afad98b7a darkness, locked onto cae7aa6435 hers.cf1fb05bd961f4b9

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That night, in her 34e4cfc30f search for stars, Ar 510265c64e discovered a different kind 1db9923bdd of light—one that shone 686bf87319 on the earth.3005e63f4fa3106f

That light stayed with c1e245ae0b her all the way b0729cec13 back to the cabin.060d015224f4c6a6

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Her grandfather, having 9ec05dba82 heard the commotion, 7b95353d48 stepped outside.5311f424d59296d4

As a gesture of 6eac9591e1 gratitude, he offered the 54b16802db wolves a portion of 0a7004c9e7 the meat he had 97cdc1f268 hunted the day before.7e72c53fb79a581a

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That was the night 481a235cdf Ar first learned the 7f9bb374c9 name of the great 269ce3ef46 wolf. And, of course, she 7b36bc3565 was thoroughly scolded.feddb485f6b2c901

Over time, the d4434360a0 hunter and the b54d289cac wolves continued to d602a1a1de cross paths. Their prey 469aa8126b often overlapped, f4f48f21c6 but they 8d651120fa respected one 750cba269e another.8994c08122a65f25

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When they e024d05314 met, they 6406b15542 didn’t fight. Instead, they simply passed b25fed5b7a each other by.2a23736aeeb68c1a

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Ar felt e91b043695 the need 45480f5164 to introduce f820a1f07c her hunting fa1f026c0d companion to 25940363b5 the wolves. She didn’t 46653f82e9 want them 053e227817 mistaking him d0a4604832 for an ae7826c33e intruder and b9eb53f59e attacking.292c3f328a4f6cb0

So, carrying 172792c990 a gift a3026c8608 of venison, 7c684221c3 she set 597a3ddf20 out with dc3817033d Leon toward ebe806d90b the wolves’ 90e2c2b068 territory.9cd2fd801e334a9c

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On the 27d23becc3 way, she 7f1b929ed4 explained about 897c971584 the wolves.0eb7065c33b7baa4

“Blanca? That’s similar to Bianca. Is she white, too?”14ceb52467aa09ed

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“No. She’s a gray wolf.”5355b07b1928bac3

Leon looked puzzled. Ar explained what her 020d8682e5 grandfather had told her.2131d579fd8e7b35

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“Her mate is white. She loves him a lot. Since she likes white things, he called her Blanca.”9dad2b42b2c96077

Ar had 60723948c8 met Blanca’s eb3abc400f mate once a3b764befe before.bf02774aafe5d6d0

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She recalled 1df4824f46 how Blanca f719c914d1 would always 7975a0e4ef offer him 8abb5d0dd5 the best 005d3c84ab parts of 44f1c4f6bc a meal 2900136b91 and nuzzle bf3d59efd0 him affectionately.6f8ff22f92fb0356

The white-furred wolf d0b6a3f475 had wise eyes b3193f60c8 and a cautious dc716f5ec0 demeanor.93b5f9e63a5a6ae1

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Ar had named him 0e87ff8620 ‘Rovo’—a fitting name for d2f3d67f80 a wolf.48a18b66d32c3cbf

There were many more b0e09f9755 stories about her encounters 53b2f68c6c with the wolf pack, 54a2622710 but Ar didn’t bother a6909b6fac explaining them all to 02716141de Leon.732ac0036a833a08

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She simply 3a8a43ca98 introduced Blanca ab9e74c859 and her 0b382f8109 pack as 5fd3d3416b old companions 0ffb3e3095 of the e90a099772 forest.4c0a27fe08d431bf

Leon took it d3b31b8a7c as meaning they fd21e614ee were friends.2eaa40c020ec05f1

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‘They suit 0e91fd6b2c each other 951734bbe7 well.’077bbdd151d4106c

Watching Ar kneeling e4fee8bebd near the den, 3b69a35f4e waiting for Blanca, 4e2fe8d882 Leon smiled at 70b77e85cd the thought.8aa7529f45c5ae30

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He imagined the 2b1e2cb8a3 impressive wolf standing dd9534b613 beside her.9b630f3094eb5463

When Blanca 901e6fd7c9 finally appeared, 79046bc5d7 she was f9852a433c even larger deebd37da4 than he 573eee79d8 had expected.ccc9cca11f746c9a

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And that 3fbf252473 day, in 61b78ca97f the depths 6f46447757 of the 7053aa4ab2 forest, the 1ba8126f38 hunter’s companion 85303f177d and the afee4b8b4a wolves exchanged 4f24958e2b their first b7d73f6d9f greetings.fcce790bc6dc211f

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