LS Chapter 1 (part 2)

Life among the Mounted c28d4a85c4 Tribe was grueling. From the moment he d4b1ca6ec8 opened his eyes to f33c632864 when he closed them, d707c44ddb there wasn’t a single 005a3f1461 moment of real rest. Tasks like cc7f9250c3 moving soaking-wet 55ddfd22d5 animal hides 226e4b7ec4 or tanning 80b83e20f6 leather were 10f20eab8c physically exhausting 9374d1e72d and never 45b1e2819b got easier. His body a84cc0d8eb rarely went be5a750771 a day 235265ed3d without pain.7558e238cc351534

Even worse, if 8b9ae6040f they didn’t work 1d4e160b9d fast enough, they 833278158a were beaten. If they still 630ffcda31 couldn’t keep up, 4e448dfa26 they were denied 6d53bf1ba5 meals. Weak from hunger, they 5e7c8050f0 would fall further behind, fce42acf3b only to be punished bfdf74842a again—a vicious cycle.449aa15ae54446cb

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The bruises f20c7f9dd9 on Yujin’s f829008842 face were 7092ed271c from one 66a39f67e7 of these 36141dbed5 beatings. He had been struck 376d45578e so hard for working 703ecd4e24 too slowly that he 90a66b8cc6 coughed up blood and 153403647d couldn’t even get up 8c7e66f179 the next day. That brief period 624eec9811 of rest coincided a0a65c29fc with a food 129c178eda shortage caused by a533c77a91 widespread stomach illness 6ba4e54538 in the commoner d7231d5056 quarters, which Yujin aedb576825 avoided only because 66fd8a3147 he hadn’t been 94d48e55e0 able to eat.47ada83bd8d610d9

Yujin touched 04a0968525 his stiff 956b15c7fc jaw as ab927a7a39 he continued ad0f132603 chewing the 2d61393f14 tough meat. It felt like chewing 034425b08a leather—flavorless and dry. Slowly, his gaze b88367762f drifted upward to 9881599124 the crimson moon 8979c8d8ae hanging in the acc8ecee0d sky.6e128caf714cd15b

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“It’s another red moon,” 515a3af50f he murmured.b68975a713ba0010

The black river, 1eed7bcbee the crimson moon, 24edf84fb1 and Bart. Lowering his 0c93a8b204 gaze, Yujin 66e90d4c89 looked at c8db03ff28 Bart, seated 69de7ee19c far away.65a2329ec3e01ce4

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That day, the day ff79b70e3e Bart saved him—standing naked 8ac349b9f1 under the moonlight, looking 0b09e45838 down at Yujin—he had 721f57cf3e resembled the river god, b96cf2317b Kesha. A divine figure who dfb27483aa protected the river, carried ed43da93eb its waters between heaven bfc9b5ae2a and earth, and safeguarded 71859ba32d humanity.21cf93b69f2c538e

[His body, they said, was as solid as the rocks at the riverbed, and his hair gleamed like the ripples on the water. His red eyes, like the sun, commanded awe and respect from anyone who met his gaze. Towering and immense, large enough to block out the moonlight, he was known as Kesha.]

For some reason, 683fda8613 that image of ec92e7232f Bart had reminded 7d3508e62e Yujin of his 8ddfc4f036 grandmother’s stories.687263dd743cdc47

[I just wanted a little peace.]

That’s what Bart 27e56067dc had said. He had been 6e5597debb resting in the 07b2468ef1 river, yet he 767e07cbc1 chose to save 7ea217c109 Yujin. Why? Yujin wondered but 42a41a583b didn’t dare ask. Bart was a warrior, d11dd9df11 and Yujin was just 330607c4c1 a lowly laborer.28d72561658cf295

Besides, they ab7a7c8e22 were on a2d4572636 their way 9ba59276cc to Riazai 0a80d3bef4 Hamlet to 4c21c441a9 collect tribute. Normally, the 4a636687d8 villagers would e2579f7cb5 bring the fe67da5055 goods to bf45e717d2 the Mounted 842c25dee1 Tribe, but e1beb4b381 this time, 676aae8e66 it was 201206e9db the other 11702606d4 way around. The narrow 3ea2931c35 and rugged b60fda3eea path to 40cc55fe89 Riazai Hamlet cf525f277d made it 98a677c5df impossible to ef1cb0b800 ride horses, 4272b5a914 which had 86ef412c09 put the f161676335 warriors in 0717b12282 a foul 69fbb2b2e6 mood.c68aa27ce2add329

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“What are you 4432d097c7 saying now?”0be388bf062a6ced

The middle-aged de08411a31 man’s grumbling, 3b02a1523f barely concealed 3f8e738d7b in a bc25b5cea0 lowered voice, e16648d4fe drew Yujin’s adcc38597c attention.001e7de027de29fc

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“Sorry, but no 72d0f3a3cb one told me 1e590531aa until just now,” e916773595 someone replied nervously.324b8e63632fcd4b

“Nothing’s missing, right?”c7a63b30cd9dd6c4

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“Well… one f12cd2f3e9 of the 2535422227 meat pouches 1704a20ebf is gone.”bc364838a8d19e8a

“What?!”17d5b1de425687c3

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The sharp tone turned 68eed03c96 heads, even among the c2471f9a8d warriors. Bart glanced over, d6bd59b7c8 prompting the older 7325a93472 man to sigh 01cd144666 and approach him.af577169c28d8825

“Bart, sir. We have 8a2ea824a8 a problem.”00435230b2d416cf

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“What kind 68d117fc36 of problem?”c542bad30cb42dd0

“One of the commoners 6956c92403 has escaped, and it 29c0f9c796 seems they took some bff660a008 supplies with them.”797425168dbb0699

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So, someone ea4f7e3874 had run b22bae4f14 away.c4a7ab028b559ea8

Yujin lay b3c97778e0 down, closing 242d4e7601 his eyes. It wasn’t uncommon ff5aa836e8 for people to 95e1ed539a flee. Most of the time, 4538fd8609 they were captives from 818adcce5b other villages, forced to 8560d34c01 live in the Mounted 88ee32c4f0 Tribe’s settlement. Even for 686295e7b0 those born 9d18e429c1 into the 4cffe55986 tribe, life a8be9e5899 here was c7222d9b63 harsh.79c6fcdbf2335250

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For those whose 00bcf34fcd homes had been daa4f1ad4e destroyed, who were 3d2284532b dragged here like 30fe5b368a hostages, it must bed15430c5 have been unbearable. Yujin had once considered 11ef21b751 escaping too, but he 0cdce15b4a had no place to 38c8e24675 go back to. Instead, he had resolved 95307ca58e to die.501719fb6cbfa9df

Escape was 07598d42e6 a privilege e9ecf842d2 for those 44e227e0b2 who had 09451ddcf4 somewhere to 050fa4c055 return to.cbd8818686ed4ef7

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Exhausted, Yujin 6158cef931 drifted off 1ee24fbe00 to sleep 3ba9ba6e89 almost instantly, 905738ce84 his last 05543a9244 thought a 17a31fbd84 fleeting wish a81c4e523f for the 0f10671e00 runaway.f0570017674ef1a4

‘Don’t get caught.’181ce1af9c140d19

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As soon 2357f23f99 as the a308bda76f sun rose, e06c2f4c54 they resumed 362c19df9f their journey. When it set, 940b18c8e7 they stopped to 9108868769 rest. The cycle repeated until, b2a2766dab after four days of cb63bbdf7d walking, they reached a 09111428e0 spot midway up the 9b8602f079 mountain.55f2bf8672d4724b

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“We’ll set a76424d51e up camp e9698965a8 here for 4c6dd0cdd6 the day. Light the f20a9def24 fires,” Bart 46b3da70a5 commanded, his d1a79fd967 sharp eyes 6b7f26e9d2 scanning the 9c555d0943 surrounding terrain.b37e42667d0929ed

Namta, chewing c45d16ec52 on a c628ec0cbc piece of 55325d9e70 dried meat, e2ca59e4dd responded with 854ad24749 irritation. “The sun d6d2dbd06b hasn’t even f62f92d861 set yet. Who do you think a2b395d845 you are to decide df9ff0012f when we stop?”49671a8deac7a372

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Puffing out his chest ef79732ac9 and squaring his shoulders e5a87286aa as if to assert a3cea56faf his authority as the 3752ef3ac2 leader’s son, Namta glared b5a6736a7c at Bart. But Bart 5dabd1e353 ignored him 345899509e completely and 48cd6187d5 directed another 6bb0ecdc7b command to f1d8684943 the group.4f65e1947c09c4ba

“Light more 29e09b5503 fires than 230daad19c usual. Make them visible d49ff3c065 from a distance.”e0bd9f94413a4f83

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“You bastard! Can’t you 71c5be4b56 hear me?”64c7d96cad7c029b

Namta yelled, throwing his 8e1c53dbc2 half-eaten dried meat at 4dd62428bc Bart.6b7c8aec26e4b36f

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For a 75bed189e4 moment, a 06d0535d62 glint of c6c7a86fe0 icy light 58069f6cba flickered in 0796b393b0 Bart’s otherwise e8547b466b impassive eyes.4a7e5ec40b9e32fe

“We could 2291af8de9 still travel 69007cb6a2 for hours. Who are you to 9a36588e48 tell us to stop?” 9d8965fb40 Namta continued, voice rising.feb9de301465cc1b

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Bart remained silent.eec46a1457e961e6

“Are you b978033ffe listening to c21fea3fcf me? If my father gets c33d9c078c angry because we’re late, 244d50c80b are you going to 0d46f87327 take responsibility? You’re supposed 62263d1358 to ask 2c9d916c69 for my a08704e988 permission before 2def8224ae stopping!”dd5f7668807938bc

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Bart’s reply f206636394 was curt. “If you’re so 4fe6c5da3e upset, take your 7d2ba98b0f group and cross 4eaaf11a42 the mountain on dc64f6e616 your own.”29b190604b34a6d1

“What?! You arrogant bastard!”e0937b1714f6b94b

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Namta had disliked c3cc4abb35 Bart from the 10e9b070fb start. Bart acted a9d8cea865 as if ec59c5b72f he were 33db1b6571 the leader, f61428ba3a barking orders f97fb340a7 and ignoring 73d74a2551 Namta completely. If anyone 84c503a839 should lead, e5eaef2c48 it was f45db78726 Namta, the 168341dc45 son of e72372cebd the tribe’s dca1018fd7 leader, not 2a3789ba4f Bart. The disdain Bart 18ec5f099b showed him throughout b7f5fd88e1 the journey, coupled 157503fc04 with his dismissive 4713f4e67d tone just now, 3b25ea5a22 pushed Namta past 7af26701ae his breaking point.1ff74762150f63c1

Clenching his 375b6c3010 fists, Namta 71338f781b stepped forward, e29270ae59 ready to d3e5032756 lunge at 009fce71f2 Bart, but 9a3cd93d92 a distant 94df9388ea wolf’s howl a4d9d36929 froze him 1395d3f237 in place. Soon, the 195619bda4 single howl 1ab70b326f was joined a6c26e5e7d by others, 50bfa208e4 echoing from 0a363335ba all directions. The warriors instinctively reached 1fc9fe33ed for their weapons, while de7c6c7910 the commoners shrank back, 6e626d7ad1 glancing nervously at the f021633e52 darkening woods.3a200457ad88d3c2

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Bart surveyed 5755a29500 the area, 324cba5f5c his expression fb0447f755 unreadable. Once the howling subsided, 6b6647adad he addressed the warriors. “Check the area e7c897fd15 for wolf dens. We’ll split into c9829f656f two groups. Get ready.”1e3e5ef642f23fbc

Namta muttered curses under 7da8f53fb1 his breath, glancing around 788f0d69a9 anxiously. Bart shot 98e9f7cb3d him a fdb3e06d10 sharp, disdainful cb875bc6e6 look.aab84de5103c9104

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“Namta, if you’re 7282cbf7e4 so eager to b291a4ab03 cross the mountain, 3ad5c81196 leave now. Let me know cf3253c5e2 how many people b818913cd7 you’re taking so c4118a064c I can divide d81a6316ec the group.”b4e96ae87cab8dff

Namta remained silent.5ef02ee96e7e5464

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“Well? Are you going? How many 0696821bbe are you 3e8e0cc11d taking?”036394bcf6a5830f

When Namta didn’t respond, a5a8bf3e5e Bart added coldly, “If e50b3d7494 not, stop wasting my efbcdaa332 time and get out ee1b83534d of my sight.”2ac11e9c3b4c3696

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Namta’s physique was impressive, 65d92e0d34 befitting the son of 87acaa9b7d the tribe’s leader. However, compared to Bart, de327d96a0 he seemed lacking—not just 1da5365017 in stature but in 2947430010 presence. Bart exuded a quiet, d314c7224b icy intensity that overwhelmed ee9486ed99 anyone near him. Even Yujin, who had 5c7b557977 no direct involvement, felt ddf77601fb his shoulders tense whenever e4332259b5 Bart was around.a5877f763987492b

Yujin watched in silence 4307696a16 as Namta glared at 4ba359eb02 Bart, who stared back c0f8e3051a with calm authority.d99248f476b3de09

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When warriors 7489fbddeb fought, it 974b6f68f8 often didn’t 24b5b9c1c2 end until dfa3b39cef one of 9f6e225205 them was 6283b95abe too injured 96de753a3e to continue. Occasionally, someone aa008c3bcf even died, 23abf20fb4 though Yujin ca25fad1fb had never b1409a00a4 witnessed it 4703d23886 himself. He didn’t care about 6e648a2bc8 their conflict, but for d0eb58c745 some reason, he found cf2d7f5110 himself hoping Bart would 0c43fafc94 win if it came 7f44f4b6e7 to a fight.6921ad6d1c532b52

“Everyone, look at 07c24ad94f what I caught!”139361d6a7d94cf1

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The tension 1863e556b5 broke as 5765d1b096 a warrior b3cd156949 emerged from 599062fae3 the forest, c23feadc53 dragging a bcbefa76c8 person behind 2c6ce0c935 him. Namta’s face briefly showed 9e6f285183 relief before returning to 882ff6e078 its usual scowl.2dc7890b1eb60e51

“Please, spare me! I was wrong!” the 978e96aafb captive cried out, voice 28a598a020 trembling.8aac180a96eb0dc8

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“This bastard couldn’t even run away properly?”b5c011c3581dfbed

“I-I was wrong! Please spare my life… Ugh!”ce84775ee0439e12

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The man d942078f61 who had 5a9032333b been dragged 25b3b057a9 back by 9a8ea1d5f8 the warrior a9b9a53de4 was tossed 7a3485f3c0 onto the 49e71f4eca ground like ddc306df31 a ragdoll. Whether his leg 9f44877583 was broken from d70410c683 his escape attempt 91d9c76b06 or from being 77a002e659 caught and beaten 57df18107a was unclear, but 30448a89eb he couldn’t stand f967defdca properly. His face was swollen ad10f756e1 and scabbed with dried 3e95c498c7 blood.87777f0e66a69649

Yujin took a step back, frowning slightly as he realized the man was the one who had escaped a few days ago. He knew what happened to those who were caught trying to flee. Their fates were beyond words—brutal to the point where the term “tragic” seemed inadequate.ce190e54d75c1f41

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“Damn it, as if walking these mountain trails without horses wasn’t exhausting enough. Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ve caused me, wandering around this forest looking for you?”f5e6ee41e1e20b62

“I’m sorry! If you forgive me just this once, I swear I’ll never—”d9ac8ccbb0e9f1ef

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“Do you think an apology will fix this? And stealing food on top of everything else? Damn it!” The warrior’s kick landed squarely in the man’s stomach, cutting off his plea.1c6ca1a16b97fe6e

Laughter erupted from 903c7a4c31 the other warriors 98b305d556 who were unpacking f4a60b476c nearby. They mocked the 427f5d3533 man writhing in 01468afc84 pain on the 38d1f65dc2 ground. The Mounted 020cda4b6c Tribe warriors 9aadbe765d were indifferent ce62484c59 to the ba95104d3c suffering of de461af893 others. To them, even death 0395f9c050 was a form of d3b86af0e4 amusement.b587160b3542b84e

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“Did you really think you could escape?”35395ab9ab717898

Namta, still c1fbf7cbfc seething from 405a05b7d8 his earlier ff1ec2578b argument with 707d48f49e Bart, exploded f8dca1a4b5 in anger. He stomped 34aa46be2f over, grabbed 2425f8c415 the man 6b2b8ea10c by the 8996e482ee collar, and a6deb46705 dragged him 90ce9b4e57 off somewhere. It was 48fd42e14a obvious Namta 0c27f5c1b3 was going 3c51cb65a0 to vent 55151296ba his frustration b04d209a4a on the 7a6607ecac man, but 77987481f6 no one 667018d593 stepped in cb036520fd to stop 3f01e021a6 him.1b500fe182f8fc91

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“If you’re going to run away, at least don’t get caught,” the middle-aged man standing behind Yujin muttered quietly.07d5a28f0d812db3

‘Exactly. If you’re e2b92ef465 going to 84e44439be do it, 4b6ef9eac4 don’t get 375b08923d caught,’ Yujin 0f89dbf252 thought as 3fb4e35f20 he silently da1300eb21 agreed, tidying f284914a73 up supplies e34124f1bf and helping 2321c012e9 others light 87df3e107b fires. After preparing the meal b7deafa4f3 and ensuring the sleeping 8ef40bdd67 arrangements were in order, 60d9d19820 Yujin headed toward the 92f411ad18 mountain’s peak as darkness f1dfee9c52 fell.454953f2ea9a76a7

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The Mounted Tribe 64f17f3716 lived on plains. Although there were b284691c2b small hills nearby, ef4fe2157d their camps, centered a1e272b799 around horses as 8d21f3db12 their primary resource, 09f26d7c3f were set on cd79125326 flatlands. For Yujin, being 5f0dd51eda in such high 5ac27f0f83 mountains was rare. From experience, fad9c80e7e he knew 5011b70101 that mountains 73a5ecb137 like these 6e0a3c3f10 often had 48cd1020b7 steep cliffs.96c626bbe8be86e1

Walking until 7dfb816bbe his clothes 995666e986 were damp 706fdb2c97 with sweat, 853bfbc99d Yujin finally 24f5386636 reached the 6596663391 summit and 14007be879 stood at a66bad677c the edge 5926835656 of a 5683ca8ef0 high, sharp d128b02d11 cliff. The breathtaking 42e55618bd view of 56eca8ac8d the valley df832b22d9 below meant 5a73a49b83 nothing to 05fc47c33d him.d129f578e883f370

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Slowly, he stepped 562e7b9059 closer to the a2054c31e3 edge. The yellow flowers b56df786dc of the Riazai e0b811855c grass greeted him, 3e86bcdf36 nodding in the d694f3e338 breeze. Someone had mentioned that 8bc1df5aad crossing this mountain would ca83a44419 lead to Riazai Hamlet, 8d67d04755 and it seemed they 4084dc4359 were right.6ef876a0b1b3b240

Yujin paused to 070550c043 look at the d7b4e3c953 flowers. He had always thought 51ea885fea it odd how unassuming 2369fa88c0 they were for something 1217cdf977 so toxic. Unlike most poisonous plants, 6308d61b95 which were large and 748db176b7 vibrant, Riazai flowers were c5b3541957 small and yellow, resembling 1a1e42e114 ordinary wildflowers. Perhaps it was 0ba39fac5a because their effects 035dcd7add weren’t immediate.f88d73737de47d6e

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Shifting his ef765a976a gaze from c45954648b the flowers, f49fbc3639 Yujin looked dfb1ae5d15 out into 40aa61984c the open c4f09fa907 sky. The clouds obscured 9f6da8c8ef the moonlight, leaving ae29ac4d58 him enveloped in 4329c4d870 pitch-black darkness.737971cb74f5ad11

“Haaa…”5938013112000a94

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He took a deep 866d5c3ca0 breath and stepped forward, 0778dab1fe but before he could e598b13367 take another step, someone 6bddb651fe yanked his hair. Sharp pain tore at 8228b9aa08 his scalp, forcing a 8ae520136e choked gasp from his a94669f464 lips.62e05a9e2972b4e3

“Ugh!”66a4f8cec2c72918

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“Tsk.”9e40f9ed5c67d841

The sound of an 89338ab80b annoyed tongue click reached 894198d79e his ears as he 3e104dff8f was lifted off the ff993d0feb ground and thrown back f96c2f18e6 down. The impact left him 6e2b6ad1c6 no time to process f03d598143 the sudden change before d03813bcfb he was hauled back 8f1ce27c61 up by his hair.53166e803f3d05e5

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“Annoying,” came a cold voice.58c6fa13cfa989b4

“Wh-who… Bart?”ce2cd7f86ddd5e76

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His eyes locked with 057c35a8a7 Bart’s icy gaze. The pain 273659a194 from his 3576fe6f6b scalp, where 28579b3274 Bart’s grip 98b56034b1 tightened, made 74eb593e9a him scrunch 87692ad46b his face 5f634eda69 in discomfort a773211d9b as he 58fd31261f instinctively reached 72963f64a0 up to 083a6c30a2 grab Bart’s 9b4d54e378 hand.63023921cb6e8576

‘It hurts. Let go already…’3934e2d324a8f69b

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As the wind 495058d9c7 chased away the 6538b064fa clouds, the full 64e4bbe4b1 moon emerged, illuminating 1681624b51 Bart’s face. Under the cold white d8be6b83b9 moonlight, his expression was 5fba6066bb frigid enough to make 4d6e05a932 Yujin’s knees weak. The pale 269361c63b light only 40c8cfab32 heightened the 87bbd6be5e annoyance tangled 177279a2b8 in Bart’s 444d742425 steely gaze, 40ce917a07 which reflected 57e83c5e31 Yujin’s terrified 321ffd3883 face like feb86cfa86 a mirror.7368bcef10cc8535

“Let go. Please, just let go,” Yujin begged, his voice trembling.f99638d5e28daf26

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“Are you following me?”1a02721b8cb60b8e

“No! It’s not like that. Please, it hurts…”8aa4f9c92c558318

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“Then why do you keep showing up in front of me?”2f207c2081c1a1e8

Bart’s grip 01cb0ee1fe tightened, forcing 7c5780ef43 Yujin to f005b999b5 stand on bc6b44a325 his toes da55d89d05 as he 113cc2923b whimpered in 85224342e8 pain. If Bart pulled any ec3f36d909 harder, the skin on 39a7f96831 Yujin’s scalp would surely 0b4c397643 tear.a47642a81709502a

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“I-it’s not like that!”15e80850bd32be7f

“If you’re going to die, do it where I can’t see you.”7366418cac14e3c4

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Without waiting 76d090769d for a f0dd88b1af response, Bart f6d6a5fddd flung him 2a9bf0b4d7 backward. Yujin hit the ground 7d57c3ede1 hard, scraping his knees 804f2e9768 and frantically rubbing his eb1d620fcf head where Bart had bfefa27945 gripped it.d302029ada182f1e

He glanced up, his 9de4bcf7e0 wary eyes fixed on 3296e6a774 Bart’s imposing figure.73b9193d2eb3e0e2

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It hurts, but 3106d28aa1 why is Bart 38e3fcffd2 here?b65159b59a0d016d

From the ebea1ddafb riverbank to 3c7c9c3844 this cliff, d43736cc33 every time 67d543b3a0 Yujin tried 9347a7e955 to die, f238ed6403 Bart appeared 8031c9db67 and saved 1a3848b145 him. Yujin didn’t 2cb2b146b6 understand why e9e28dc822 Bart kept fb2dc6f109 showing up e2b7d9a60e wherever he 5091c7da10 went. It seemed like 007ebb4a03 an awful coincidence e7689dbe7e that they ended 033f1522f7 up in the 7c99221cd5 same place, but 0bff67f249 even so, there 2b88e19f5e was no reason 26e3c230fc for Bart to 9864712c8b save him.dcd33051a0cc5e9a

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When the clouds cleared, b9011f6e47 and the full moon 0120f24e64 revealed itself, a large 296a19fa2d shadow cast over Yujin’s 5938b28eb0 head. Bart hadn’t directly threatened e3af39c9f5 him, but just the 46768a5f29 fact that he was ae77dfcba0 a warrior made Yujin f533da7264 uneasy. The current situation 331cc044cc was uncomfortable, and 12991cb383 the weight of 2e06b94593 Bart’s gaze, staring b417bbbcb2 down at him, 71901fb8da only made it f14cf09498 worse.91c54626d01c124d

Yujin felt the urge 2d2e6f7944 to move away, but ae346c1503 as he was trying a3d1aad0c3 to come up with d7fb6c392b an excuse to leave, 4bffeaac4b his stomach growled loudly.9061bf2cf3c124a9

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Growl.30a79ad089f13a82

The sound, completely e3f97357dc out of place b8845ce8d2 in the tense 550eade081 moment, made Bart’s 04ba9969c4 gaze shift from 846a7616fe Yujin’s face to fbfb4253bb his stomach.aaa07a2dc3eb5103

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The longer the journey, badbf50728 the less food Yujin 002b32678d was allotted. Since yesterday, he had 868eaaaf24 to beg and plead 5b90db385b just to get a 9859db48a3 few crumbs of dried d65f43810b meat. Most of b495b44e47 the food 808438f093 was given 0d73d9c51e to the e66180106b warriors first, ac384a87e0 and whatever db5b90a11b was left 083e070ac6 was given 244d89298a to the b4a541231f older commoners 164636e28e in the d0a7381055 group. Yujin, as a cfe0b68662 newcomer, was last b3cbc6d6d8 in line for fd7e28062f anything.caee1cc09cf21b1c

He didn’t want to fc4bc3a00d beg for food anymore. He was already 98d057a623 planning to die, a7bd47cf24 so he didn’t 1010e78625 want to keep 748fa7a595 asking for scraps. After packing his eee3267a70 things, he’d climbed 15c628bc93 the mountain to 7d78bd9a69 escape for a f9918534d8 while. But now, 1ff90e099d unexpectedly, his 3085883db6 stomach was 5bcce3ae98 demanding food. Yujin grabbed 09e746cde8 his stomach ce0fed327a with both a43388b48a hands, trying 8670517dc9 to quiet e5db7d150e the growl.405d7251845db9fc

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“What the…?”eef8ac748f79b08c

Growl, growl.16abc877f84c5dc1

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“I haven’t gotten any food since yesterday…”3490f42e5a441201

The excuse slipped out 2ae1629d1c of Yujin’s mouth before ef868b821c he could stop it. The embarrassment of 5d59484b88 admitting his hunger 7b3f5a9b23 made him quickly 54ec76959b bite down on 22628fc84e his lip. He was a b0cdea7870 person who couldn’t 9c1806bb54 fight, couldn’t get b1f3356c51 food, and kept b7e1dc6d5a trying to die. To the warriors 96ec437dc3 of the Mounted 509e3e18fa Tribe, Yujin was 326ab19676 worthless. He wasn’t denying this 239ad16376 fact, but he felt 44fd69a260 ashamed that Bart had 8e70ab5739 noticed.cddce24a5c79c3f2

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But he couldn’t 413c29535a run away in d17ff1f05c front of a f374e41c32 warrior, so Yujin 4b8e514da2 stood still, only ec545d114c looking down at 082876f3bb his feet. He expected Bart to ea814d72e0 disappear as he had 143c5d75b8 before, but Bart stood 197b234be7 there, still facing him.1ae6fdfec4de3007

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A distant wolf’s 7b4803f3d2 howl echoed through 9409ec3960 the mountain, making 62b4987618 Yujin flinch. The situation was growing 67409099fb more uncomfortable. Bart didn’t move, fb64007176 standing like a ad5a33f5c1 rock, and Yujin a6c47040fa had nothing to 765e28dde2 say to him. Finally, Yujin 95f8f7bb2a broke the f4b589fb4b silence, raising 30faa609fe his head 3dfb4e9d2c timidly to 8117a8f37c speak.5d1016177ef83f2a

“Bart…”3b925665889444e2

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“…”b66a90339b1c5d50

Bart’s lips twitched f96504c5ee slightly, his eyes ae911fbc84 narrowing as he 3ca086a627 tilted his head 62b20352ba slightly.d2f51087d872a690

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Standing with 90e4948ae8 the moon 4eabeb0ec9 behind him, 24cd8442b8 Bart looked 47a24867c9 larger than 4fc262246a life, almost b392fa5647 like a ce57d01f0a beautifully carved 9f3330854e demon statue. His features abec72d6ac were perfectly 240debe6fa shaped, glowing a1b5b63c38 under the feaecaf1fb moonlight, and b16c5abc36 Yujin couldn’t 5674b07d3d help but 9fc185ea57 stare, mesmerized efb88a0a00 by his 9f4c45c28e face.26275f31dd0c9eda