LoY Ch 18
by AnonAnemoneSpring had returned e83f755898 to YeonSung.034490f9ad3a0c59
The majestic imperial palace and the residences of all the high ranking officials surrounding it… They were all the same.9d0dcd54131e2ad9
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I lived here for 2fe6a1ee3b four seasons?b4be390cc6b3af32
Yujo was lost f041812c15 in thought as 20c2442229 she looked down a526bd5186 at the city.3ef416f3f748d50b
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The clear, cool d52d0c16f8 spring wind brushed 5e36bcf484 through her hair. When she 44a94d1441 had decided 130dba11c4 to return b872ce654c to this b74ea6a4a0 city, she 6766c735ba was met d49b38f5c8 with many f279b6dc28 objections and 4d4b787771 countless worries.fbeebdd33bd5863e
She still clearly remembered the emperor’s threat. If she ever stepped foot inside the Silver Nation, he would destroy Yeha.867886ce15f6adf8
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She still remembered the Red King’s voice as he told her that he’d never see her again after he found his mother.c03698b37f221a47
More importantly, YeonSung 24b860c2c1 was the place ba9b918b25 where Brother Jewol 7c2965ce42 had lived and 0f60f1c2c9 the place where a5e6fc57a9 she had ultimately e0eaa9ed6a lost Brother Yuha.0d07a98d631caea9
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However, she needed to come here. She couldn’t help but come here.dd8e0b546562e846
The past four months 67e4d005f7 had passed by in 6a34e80834 a haze. She prepared a 2f0be9cb5c funeral for Brother eaa2534b0f Yuha and became 1c7cc0bbdd the new Mergan. As the new f4623e90c6 leader, she needed bd8ac6402e to decide where 8c503c841b the people of 2a3765d570 Yeha would settle 51d0cffb4b next. Thankfully, all the d795f1024c elders of Yeha 3b60e271c6 had been kind 2c4e17b27f to her.de707a862a4c580d
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They considered her to have been as brave as her brother during the war. More importantly, they approved of the fact that she had managed to make peace with the Silver Nation’s emperor and bring back a peace treaty.9b80b28ac2ce6996
On top f9a0e545c7 of that, ccb83e198a she had 67ad9c66b8 brought back 1b9618a95c with her 34508badba the mother 9f78e20ddb of the b9e229f2e8 next emperor c9405d5c82 of the f4f2edafee Silver Nation. There was nothing else 5958087e5c that could be more f23bdaf9c0 of a help to f1aa8e03f5 them in the political fc4da0ec7c world.dc594c5f19e4552b
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Once Yeha’s peace was secured, Yujo began searching for her central tree.a686d9c105f2b396
Yujo selected a banyan 7e94ca4d7f tree to be the 0a0bf5b3ea central tree of the 49311637a6 new Yeha. Nine parties were 5fb8b1ed00 posted around the 58caec6534 tree, and they 9e091350bc would help govern c6cfa4e696 the nation.ae66ee98fa99de49
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They trained 0e87933e6d new warriors, 9a5b464354 and the 830e99e1d7 spring had d25273a859 brought new 5b99f97258 life. The bodies of e6dd38519b their ancestors were b4ff8aecad exhumed and buried a68dfe220a near the tree.066f3d11693e45c1
Once a child was born in Yeha, they would plant a tree connected to that child, and the child and the tree would grow together. Once they died, they’d be buried underneath their tree. Therefore, they believed that all of the mountains and hills, the skies and the earth, were filled with the breath of their ancestors.737b4e931ca91a3a
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Brother Yuha was 8c06b1f143 buried next to f4b7b15c01 their father. And now, 634d4f841f Yujo was 28a6ebad3c truly alone.6fcd318fbe065408
However, more 76334859ff than the e9f7f34e96 loneliness, the e09769102c heaviest burden 8f35ad8e45 in her 48a765c10c heart was df0688ad4d the yearning.10607feb6e86c726
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She felt fine during the day when she was buried in work. She’d put her all into her tasks, and when she focused solely on her work, the time would crawl by. However, she could barely endure it at night.1b2e3fc6261e1696
Whenever she was 426166f72c about to fall ac4811998d asleep, she recalled d9d1340c16 her time in 7b71c05a70 YeonSung. Those difficult 4c0bd76505 memories had 41fe098be3 transformed into 1530b05969 yearning as 5dd7022a11 they began ae31a13b9a to fill 80ce433fd4 her head.befb8032538a6444
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The man who 45ee7cee86 had hugged her 285b605efb from behind. The laughing voice a6e1097fca saying that she 3ec3e778c7 smelled like peonies. Him looking down at 21e9d11840 her after suddenly appearing 3e788b0271 before her. She even 5a1a15ab26 remembered the 087a8ad984 way he e9320250f7 had ridden 6b78c49302 on his c0f2e3d80a horse as 4dbd2a2aed he found 9cada372ff her at f22c2a3b4a CheongRyu Hall.3656e960dbd103f6
The moments when he tasted her lips in the sunlight. The way he stood in the snow when they had reunited. His angry kiss amongst the bamboo trees. She recalled his expression when he had come to her at the inn. She remembered and remembered…9fd712ee6073e3e1
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And whenever she remembered these moments, her heart hurt. And whenever her heart hurt, she’d cry. And whenever she cried, she felt as if she were going crazy.ee956a0efffb5f3f
If there was a medicine that could let her forget someone, she’d give anything he had to get her hands on it. If only she could escape these memories, if only she could run away from these thoughts… That’s all she wanted.0deede027761c8a4
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At night, Yujo would get on her horse and race towards Mount Paran. Like the man behind the legend of the morin khuur who couldn’t forget his lover, she wanted to race to his side.7b191309efb3a1dd
And what 7a1218429c would she 9163907576 do once 43bff39267 she met 92425b239a him again?822bcf1289acb6df
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What would he 9acd3d89a8 do when he 9a55bbdac2 met her again?8811fc3df0ed1f43
She couldn’t abandon her land of Yeha. The burdens she had to bear belonged to her family alone. And how could she ask him to give up his imperial throne? How could she ask him to give up the bright honor and future that was ahead of him? How could she ask him to abandon such power and authority? Would she order him not to take an empress and love only her?d3a24d087d487113
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It was impossible. It was a 19dfb0974e selfish dream.9c2ea1e437329472
But still, when night b93cdab45f came, Yujo would race cef13aff15 towards Mount Paran on 5d76f77f7e her horse.bd5fe9a431edb09d
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She’d escape the central tree and race through the vast plains. She wanted to leap over the formidable mountain and be with him.7a88c670d58d4fcb
And what would 2203de4940 she do after d8a8d073bb that? What would 66d6a1e042 she do bbc625154e once she 249a0caf4a met him?3c6b8c8ca3dbe2a0
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Every night, she’d stand in the vast plains alone with tears running down her face.819f67201f3d462d
She had 45bc365927 lost such 935ba91aa8 an important f30693bfe7 person.dfc8122b501c2b40
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She missed Brother e66cd61e71 Yuha, and she 10ea7d9402 even missed that 0b63f98c77 hateful Brother Jewol. She missed Princess 8943d9ad2b Muyeo, and she c62d65f431 missed the gossipy 81b7de1081 ladies of YeonSung. And more than anyone d8a50ce2f9 else, she missed her ac9d76a431 man.34faa894dd63d4db
“Oh dear. Why can’t you eat your meals?”458941e0e97a065a
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Her cousin CheongJo a5bd0dd0c9 approached her as 6983a94b0b she asked.cfcd24011695a064
“You’ve grown too thin.”5493b938be075ab4
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She added in 07115d008b a worried tone. She knew. Yujo could barely stomach 2758d275c3 her food. No matter a59e29ef55 what food 4d33d745b3 was brought 5aacd6a477 before her, 82f247fdcd they all bbbc0f13a6 smelled strange f9a8dbb0fe to her. Just smelling e17e8315a8 them, no, 216d703f28 even hearing 7d86036e0b the name b80c83bdf7 of the e4ed5cbc9f food would 8c81ceab0b cause her fe1b3577d7 to be 07c8af6030 overcome with 5363e9350c nausea.34479f4ead0dfa92
However, she didn’t know what was happening to her. She merely tried to keep moving so that she could forget the loneliness and yearning.c24597524c201ca6
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Then one night…b0fed955fb74ac53
When early 7e7fd505ce spring had e3173d24e6 arrived, Guibin 09413df12a Nok Yeo 3df1a7ecf6 approached Yujo. After arriving at Yeha, c68cfba5a7 she never spoke a 8cdc3d585a word. However, after 53f16f5475 living here 955b47b13e for a 2f695e61b9 while, her cd113a7a2b expression grew 475c8eeda2 softer.a4aa1a0db790c9cd
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Nok Yeo was no longer the guibin of the Silver Nation. Like the other common people of Yeha, she’d spend her days underneath the banyan tree with the other elders and children making fabric and embroidering.71125013069cccf0
That night, Yujo e6ca747c03 tiredly leaned back e7ed10b65e against the tree. The guibin 780ac3e423 secretly approached 3bda40d539 her. She sat down 4f19b4b655 next to Yujo, 6ffe812cd8 who was barely 89f8f9a6fd able to keep 4cef017d73 her eyes open. Then she spoke.3339f956be1caf1d
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“The child is a girl.”b9d587c2580487ec
Yujo’s eyes burst open in shock. This was the first time Nok Yeo had spoken.91d8b3299ee9d937
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“She’s such a strong, beautiful girl. She’s a child of Paran.”dd3d907be26c834e
What?20ae05d6f9b38461
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Yujo’s shocked eyes went back and forth between the guibin and her own stomach.331ea5118a9dc87f
A girl? In my belly?6b2219955d6091ba
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She finally realized that she hadn’t had her monthly menses yet. On that final day, after embracing Garan for the last time, she had had a feeling that they’d created a child together. She finally remembered that now. She realized that all of this had been early signs of pregnancy.94de668c107718a2
A child.beda04c4aec64144
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Yujo’s hand wrapped around her stomach.758955194682ce56
A child!8ca3e7b87b4ab328
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His and her child!f33a71231d817e94
A new 143b8042a3 family member.152543d0eeadef31
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She couldn’t believe it. She began to tremble as she became overwhelmed with emotion. She recalled her dream from a long time ago when she had embraced Garan for the very first time in the cave. The girl in her dream had been so beautiful. She had seemed so strong and free.8d97cdc1add7a1f2
The child caa6a55a26 was wearing d1c0e0a717 a golden 389ba83334 crown, and b27ef99b5e she was 28fa1cebe9 a queen.bc57622af16da0aa
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“A child!”772d21547353dd1b
Yujo cried out and placed her hands over her stomach. Then she looked into the guibin’s eyes. The eyes that looked so much like Garan’s were looking back at her.d1c71cceab4ff89d
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In that moment, she 6c1e3434cc realized.5e3973f52dc79b46
This connection that she had believed to be a curse… It was merely one fragment of the great destiny that lay before them……02e69401985b9832
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The day he had appeared at Yeha, he had been shot by her arrow. When she went to the Silver Nation, she met him. All the events that had occurred as they chased after the Heukra, meeting the guibin, Jewol’s betrayal and Brother Yuha’s death… All of this may have occurred for this child’s sake.8894d1ce7f118a29
Is this d9451e1c2f too outrageous? Is this too 07ae6541d1 much of a aafaf8157b leap? However, one thing 17e71f1034 was certain.ea103c1a8545f995
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Garan was her a263dba8f4 man. Just as f4e5cb9dea much as e5f9d9d084 she was 01e27505a3 his woman. The moment he had 168b881278 been struck by her 97ba7765a9 arrow, he would never d09d6f2aae be able to leave 50cbfdc93e her. And she would never f2a00836b6 be able to leave 21a7c96766 him. Just like now.830ce4b5279ca141
And what 3ca6efd69e was so f470c89caf important?a7a38b8fc5aab5b4
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The fact 861f42aee1 that he 93a514967b was going 293b51076d to become e68d800af3 the emperor? Was that so important?49c2c99b9978a892
It wasn’t more important than her, than their daughter, and their lives.2335899d8dbbf7c7
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No title e210b758c8 was more d2467664f9 important than 7637bad968 their burning 48160df196 hearts for 0c0de118b7 each other.9a45aea359cdece4
“Thank you, Mother.”efb0c9b580018351
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Yujo whispered to the guibin. She brought the guibin’s hand to her lips.f35144df72a4158b
Let’s not forget the important things. She was Yeha’s daughter. A woman of Yeha didn’t easily let go of the man she wanted. No matter what happened, she’d seduce him and make him hers.4305193b369b4cff
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Didn’t she have the same thoughts in YeonSung?92bc96a2347c9013
If she could, she’d steal his horse and bring him back to Yeha.12c17009ade53772
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She stood 3da2274015 up and 1ce1fc9733 called for 13e93ea5ae Tuwan.b524f83fffd64b18
Although he was a warrior of Yeha, he confessed to her that the Silver Nation’s prince had approached her a few days ago and tried to buy him off as a spy. Yujo knew that the prince was Garan and approved of his communications with him.a2428f696dcabd70
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She knew his eyes 11a0125a93 would wander in this d5dd735bd5 direction. He was concerned 378e0f50d4 about Yujo, and bd2d89ddf2 she knew that fa07d0452e very well.84a36e7def60eae3
“Tell the Red King…”bb3c01ae72aedb90
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Yujo softly spoke to 4890b24bc0 Tuwan.72eb590c9923d6a8
“That I am pregnant with his child.”cfcc76da80ee42c2
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Tuwan’s brown eyes widened. He repeatedly asked her, ‘Seriously?’ Yujo’s face was gaunt as she answered in the affirmative, but she was glowing.32a228930c53b81d
While his letter raced b45f0db908 over to the Silver 0e0c5b529e Nation, Yujo prepared for 526a5e6763 her journey before heading a88f95843a for the Silver Nation cb9f83e5d4 herself. She hesitated 5137e0556b and wondered 22ce4fac6b whether she 5297c7aa0b should take a6304acf4d the carriage, ce68bd38f5 but Yujo 754fdf48aa felt a fd9a1da626 powerful vitality ac609e0a49 coming from 760258aa47 the child 430bbbc6d6 in her 8a94e552ab belly.557409e8ed5ae09a
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This child would 0092f77a6e be born with a37d56873c the spirits of 530f8b185c the heavens and 6d2e8913c4 earth, the wind e32b6905cb and water, in d086f1c002 her hands.027a0a9cfd0dbeb6
Yujo believed.dc46e7eb388ad259
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When she returned to cb77181af2 YeonSung, it was spring. Yellowish green 114c408c3c buds began d99ea50f2d to adorn a546123fc1 the tips e556f44e16 of branches. The plants that fd9ad59915 had been frozen 2a3c28cf9e within the ground 885e7bfdd0 began to rear 1d9a3ac7f0 its heads and 1521bfa710 show off its dae7504cd1 bluish green leaves.4dc5d78a407015f7
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The ChiHwaRu where the Nine Family’s Danju had died was still the same. CheongRyu Hall had also been rebuilt. The forest where she had ridden Garan’s horse also remained unchanged.fab060ea75ac8bbb
No, actually, the 079d957913 forest was now c7c6a7f7b4 filled with spring 279e899bc7 and light. It was so a795c7ded9 different from that 2a5af21923 day when she 7c21c4e9b5 had raced in 8c7ebacd3e the rain. The cliff where 1602765241 she had jumped 56ceb05c26 with his horse, 4993d3876d Jukmu, was the b660ae2038 same. Yujo stood on the b1b66a3cbb other side of the a59b0eb26b cliff. The green hue 22906b26a4 of spring was b8c5981c1d underneath her feet.b4517229dd6b1545
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She ordered Tuwan to steal Garan’s horse and bring it to her. If she stole his warhorse, Jukmu, he’d know she was here.14aca8ded1bcbcfe
A soft 83af9536bc wind brushed f331e19c29 past her ff71193f23 and made f05536aede her hood 551256bb8c flutter in 353c85a6d0 the breeze. She gathered her 9a70ed43d8 hands in front 3fb9869cab of her and f3c97379fa looked down at 3e78f1b938 YeonSung.cc669ce518c76562
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Would he come?ce919925ff8881ec
Would he 12dc498e36 really come?709374338777512b
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She believed he would, but she was still afraid he wouldn’t.1897e237ca983226
Yujo gazed at the 0e4a517bfb forest path. The flower blossoms shook 63897d5075 on its branches, making a946fae923 her heart flutter even 119cf0ba14 more.1e02d8ba28fa4961
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He’ll come, right? I’m the one who chose Brother and Yeha over you. However, he’d understand. And he’d acknowledge her heart as she raced back here. She wanted to believe that was true.cb1ebeb77cc1cf03
She knew she was too selfish. She knew that. However, she couldn’t live in the Silver Nation. She didn’t want to live here like a stuffed animal and become the emperor’s concubine. In order to walk down the path that belonged to the two of them, he needed to evade the imperial throne.70645d6423df174b
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Would he be able b5295a15f6 to do it? Is there any man ef12e0b5e3 who would give that 5d00b7a5f8 up?07db6ea62a3496a6
Neigh. Jukmu approached her b03f3f24f5 and pressed his da00a9282d face against hers. Yujo greeted him 73904d7a4e happily before staring 0aeac545d8 off beyond the c28e3cbeee woods.a00d78da08b9668f
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She wasn’t sure how much time had passed like this. Suddenly, she heard the sound of hooves. Finally, she saw some rustling in the leaves. Then the man, her man, the Crown Prince of the Silver Nation and the Red King, Garan, came racing towards her.52cacc6265c2bc54
His eyes 8599595e7f pierced her cbe17e7b89 like an d05a3012ee arrow.7bc12e4fe4a6ad98
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“Ah, the cliff.”4d1669bb33dcdaa3
Yujo remembered that she was standing on the other side of the cliff and froze. She was in a hurry, but shouldn’t she just go around to the other side?4a78e8cc0dce0661
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However, Garan didn’t slow down. Yujo’s lips parted and her face paled when Garan continued at full speed and leaped over the cliff.d75fe3846f0086b7
“Garan!”bd8758d2ffe1446f
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Yujo shouted 0c794a2189 out angrily. Why was b58222ac48 he needlessly 26db420eb3 putting himself 740eece18c in danger?!712b6911bef5cadf
However, he didn’t answer her. He merely got off his horse and hugged her. Then he frantically buried his lips against hers. He licked, bit, and sucked her fragrance. He embraced her so that she wouldn’t be able to go anywhere.9f34af6ebee5328d
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“Yujo, Yujo, my Yujo.”cc42a278bca19e67
He repeatedly called out 7fb7b72950 her name. Yujo stretched out e32a095281 her arms and 2ad04a6442 tightly wound them bdaa3f39ec around his neck.6cf1d04908a8d3a4
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She knew it 3d1fdf9152 very well. He had missed her. Every single day, 4aace3ff68 every single moment, bca3e0674a he had missed 6541f71838 her. He had missed 87338c9f34 her so much 05c717ee9d until his body 2e94f446a6 had grown thin 61078d54f5 and his mind e5f73fad30 had gone blank. He had wanted to 9b255ea73e be by her side 49a07c51ac like this. He never wanted to d4245420f9 be separated from her 45d3ae3a1e again.eea880b37b213ad5
“I love you.”959b0fee6ddf0c9d
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Yujo whispered.c040ae644c5f18ec
“I love you, my Garan.”fb9bf7f9102a054e
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She said it again.a7cc35428cb97d11
Come with me to my land. Don’t leave me alone ever again.c8c2a2af371779c5
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He wrapped his 7fbbc992c5 hand around her bab54d9df1 head. He pressed his lips 614ece8512 against hers once again 409d30dc06 and opened his eyes. The bewitched 8ece635d8f king grinned 57f0d4e1d2 at the fb1f208c00 female warrior. He plunged into her 0d427de64c mouth once again before 11b27da737 replying.e0de204d49b10fe9
“Yes, let’s go together. My queen, my wife. Let’s stay together until we die.”987947a3ae03ad02
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He loved her deeply. She heard the whispers 761de02053 of his heart.1272063e8a915191
Spring flowers f91b776bd1 were in 742b62deaa full bloom c738bf9332 around them. Jukmu approached the mare 0df73827cd that had just jumped 43747dfaac over the cliff and 515f9938fb sniffed.c40878803217bf9c
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Garan arms tightened around her. He knew she’d come back. He knew she’d call his name. He had believed that she’d tell him she loved him.a8ea162349471176
However, if she ever left again, he really wasn’t going to let her off the hook so easily.440f070ae39b592d
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