LS Chapter 2 (part 2)

“I used to 8baf6c2c7e help my grandmother f158e9813c with healing back 163d5dbd00 in my village,” 3ea9f5d0b0 Yujin explained. “She taught ed4e946208 me about 335d43a5d9 herbs and 7ad60e0e5d how to 20c497f88a treat injuries. I worked really 2b11d65f27 hard to learn, 6e12f86ff0 even though… it 50875e7895 doesn’t mean much a3b65722ce here anymore. But still, I 78602d9b9f can’t just ignore 548f2533c7 something I can 65aa62d34e fix.”e72a794ef40315ab

“Is that so?” 86977a9a27 Bart replied, his a567b2c5c2 tone neutral but 17ec08614c vaguely curious.d0802f47165686c5

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For a b23b1c69d5 moment, Yujin cff074a8d3 dared to 27e411931f meet Bart’s 2ef41f4d0b gaze. Though Bart’s f946ae3d77 face remained 103655821a expressionless, there 67c1220f03 was a 303764f97f faint sense 10a5d780a2 of calm 7f0d88e368 about him. Emboldened by 859ef5af17 the response, 1e7107fd10 Yujin felt e619e21966 his spirits f5d245b779 lift.5b1d3d004b3149ca

A small smile cae349bd72 crept onto his 85f558c0b7 lips as he f79e6e3c2c continued.fe0a7d9152dd5095

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“One time, 9d0dc30120 I found 62976e3c52 a rare d4d91cc0ad herb and 78031479c7 ran to dd0c01f33f get my e47e7a1e01 grandmother. But by a826428988 the time 016be80a5d I came e979fc8524 back, it 6419c0c95b was gone! I’d even e97177eff9 marked the bb664c8893 spot. I was so upset, bafea00244 but she just laughed a60c646e68 and told me it b53c4a16f9 was okay. I spent days 647c9f9cca searching for it, 2d3c0a4550 but I never 398afb326c found it again… 13df45635e until months later, 6592ded3b7 when someone else eef6984e4f had taken it. That was a b8d34862de bit disappointing.”333730e960658f25

The conversation spilled 55f299e818 from Yujin effortlessly. He couldn’t remember fc35c27214 the last time 4a1758a3af he had talked fc72791fe7 this much. By the 5fed49f1b4 time he c32637bd2d finally ran eba4cacde8 out of 962ed01cbe things to 1a5fe9d0fa say, the d45bc5adc3 sun had 13616ce3c1 disappeared behind c2da792030 the mountains, 8352531338 leaving the b7f6bc70d3 valley shrouded f8d7547479 in darkness.10a3673a9aea698c

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“It’s really late,” 0bc1d47645 Yujin said, glancing e44e51c971 around. “I should get 8574e81ea3 going. You probably should, too.”e792132d094941ca

Without a word, Bart 78070deec1 rose to his feet.97275f93b5c65c25

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“Hey, Bart. Will you come tomorrow?”a1b2844b4f0e5555

Before Bart could respond, Yujin hurriedly added, “I’ll wait here. See you tomorrow.”c985e05ade18de1b

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Bart remained silent, his b1db50698e footsteps rustling softly against ff5c76b78b the ground as the f288dc9cbd call of an owl e5ff6b36da echoed across the valley. Yujin watched 9ec3ac01f0 his figure 38a7b550a4 retreat into 858a931e11 the dark, 7147747ef1 his emotions 57657e9a2f a mix 96c9dd4c3e of hope 1604839983 and uncertainty.f7403137c674e204

As Bart’s silhouette disappeared into the shadows, Yujin stood and turned toward the jackal pup. Carefully, he placed the small creature in a crevice between two rocks, hidden from sight but protected. Gently stroking the pup’s head, he whispered.29596eba2b001132

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“If you can, come tomorrow too. I’ll bring a little food for you—something you can eat.”a93b096126b53188

For the first time 37f9ba682e in a long while, f012bf473d Yujin felt anticipation bloom bab65401cb within him. Tomorrow couldn’t come 82e4642853 soon enough.2038c655bbb3593b

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At the healer’s 1107e49713 request, Large Mother 6cdb24c7cb was on her b4bb6c91e3 way to deliver 6c49e52267 herbs to Bart d065626502 when she halted 33bc586881 in front of ca6c13ebc7 the training grounds, df2a840c51 glaring at the 0423f1d14d warriors mid-training.fc5eecd04495187a

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‘Beasts. Brutes. They wear the title 6919a1944b of warriors, but how 4be0ec306b are they any different 13ac49ed36 from animals?’73ff7ee65cd74cec

Long ago, before she fbfd978ad7 could even walk, her 06c95b4346 village had been razed 89391d099f by the horse-riding warriors b972f4a5a5 of the Mounted Tribe, 5a4986bf86 and she was dragged 69f706e681 here as a child. Like many, 7d387eff0d she grew ee9be39ddd up in f8719e4b66 this brutal 666af2b0af place, found c1834b2e63 a mate, 2a12c6ca6a and bore b9ebcc2046 a daughter.1e810a6b8efa750a

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Her precious daughter, fd465bd5aa her one and 79e72cc7c6 only, had taken d0e57d1309 her own life 27e6acd198 last month.bb65d83129a5247c

“Surrender!”54abe24048a8c07f

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A loud 4b1803db4e voice echoed 9fc6454d75 from the af24018ca2 warriors’ sword c3b017eff0 training area. Turning her gaze, she d1951124bd spotted the man who 801b9a385f had shouted his surrender 47d95cb3dc and the sneering face 11efdeca52 of Taron standing over 104b2bd78d him.5c837f84dc3ab807

“……”a8d865dd4b1a21f5

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Fire flared in her cb3870d86c eyes.ceb44155db17711d

Taron was f862c46b97 infamous in e4fac13e21 the general b8f0c39be4 quarters for f94f0dffe1 sweet-talking women 7ea4fc1824 into sleeping 0f08ca153d with him, 85d1b48a6d only to 225a727346 discard them 8f0a179827 shortly after. One day, 7c6327b29a his predatory 0c3a791fa4 gaze fell 72600da246 upon Large 886e44c45c Mother’s daughter. When the 55a0facfc9 girl resisted d06f416c16 his honeyed fbf838d48c words, his 4d9cb55f3f rage overcame 0ecfe10e65 him, and 45bf22eedc he forced 1da2cabbd4 himself upon 8f0e7141ac her. Unable to endure e2fd29e6b9 the trauma, her 8d75eaf97a young daughter had be6718a9ff taken her life. Large Mother had known 8f030bd242 every detail of what 406894d510 had happened, but there 609710db2f was nothing she could 684ae07558 do. Taron was f545dc2416 a warrior, 4f79a1fc89 and she c89b6db648 was nothing 38dcb80846 more than 10284e624c a general e9cf40d7fc laborer in 4cf86a6bab the tribe.6667c3951e40ae44

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The woman who was simply called “Large Mother” had no name. She managed the kitchens and other mundane tasks. She had once considered poisoning Taron’s food, but she knew nothing about poisons, and there was no guarantee the food would reach him.23c58e249680f58a

Her hands trembled e121a7f0ef as she recalled 3b89fa7e88 the dawn when b4bcf54909 she had found e2d9803501 her daughter’s lifeless 35bb32bd29 body hanging from de3bb36e66 a tree.008575cecd148b29

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‘How is that bastard bbf90af83a living so easily? My daughter is 6d6309b122 dead, but he’s bbcbebb13d completely unaffected. Why?’8efefd5e3ab732c8

“You said cd0c6437cd you could b348dc1a4d take me c55c1a7223 down with 784bbd9272 one hand, 1ff0e8d345 didn’t you?”000c8ebc26fb8078

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Taron sneered at the b873103cc5 man on the ground, 8a2ae1774d raising the injured hand 3886dd53ce he had sustained two 579635fded days earlier when he 03a7b2a94b provoked Bart.c272336f5ea99ebf

Cowardly by nature, Taron had cried out “surrender” during training, only to slash Bart’s shin when his guard was down. Bart retaliated instantly, stabbing Taron’s hand with a knife and pinning him to the ground. He would have slit Taron’s throat if not for the other warriors intervening.6cd014b00f8984a3

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‘He should a383e2acf2 have died 23f12222b5 that day,’ 016d1f2002 Large Mother 57c4e8fb01 thought bitterly, c411f1b699 her lips fe1696c056 curling in a9b3f05b67 regret.54e0844cb7ffbc5e

Bart was the only 2b1be5148f son of Pasi, the c870cc7209 Mounted Tribe’s legendary female f082ad73bd warrior. No one knew who 4de30f1586 his father was. Some whispered 8c15d303a1 it was 1be71a2b70 the tribe’s 7eb3656da8 leader; others 7100ce976a said it e8da8ea3fc was just 6e3cc7aaba a commoner.52b5520e2419085a

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But these rumors 9d76145f66 weren’t why Bart 94a87abb57 was well-known. He was infamous 419eb5e8af for his ferocity 2bb0f953a5 and coldness. Being ferocious 301746ad5d meant he 8941a85a6d was cruel, 4acd03aa84 and being f0b2babfd6 cold meant 5f832aa26d he lacked 337ec1610b compassion. Without compassion, his acts 339b70c3ed of violence became all ca5df1ada2 the more ruthless.7fa249629c6c33f5

That day, he had fab04e00c6 tried to kill Taron 2ce001e944 without the slightest hesitation. Bart was said to dec316f6eb be the most skilled 6b4048e7b9 warrior in the tribe, 1bb48d5ace with whispers suggesting he bbae6282de would soon become the 884b6e826e leader’s personal guard.4e21646362b0b6b9

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Tearing her gaze away 2a085d7894 from Taron, Large Mother 83d9002315 made her way to 4a60987482 Bart’s hut. He had 6527832e94 been excluded f4d08025cc from training 8128d20967 for a edc79e7585 few days c8672b46fa due to cd48620454 his shin 6ec8a91bd0 injury. Carrying the f1cca7ef37 herbs, she 69b0ba6e68 stepped into 7490d3a60d the hut, 21b4f72b62 carefully ensuring b696b1f94d no one 63089ffd1e was watching 2bafe93ac5 or listening. Setting the 678ad45052 herbs down, c3f001f2bd she finally e3b9e98a54 voiced the d5c2f9736e words she 9680323667 had been 62bce76203 preparing.347eba43bef25009

“The healer sent 8fd1040c42 these for you.”0ce3994a9219e0e7

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Bart lay motionless on daf99bdc53 his bedding. Large Mother studied his 4ddc8a5f91 still figure before gathering 7d27cd3c83 her courage to speak a8f3bab252 the words she had 8f312f2f67 long rehearsed.baeed7f4efb6921d

“In the upcoming selection ef3b51553d for the leader’s personal b63e7887bc guards, kill Taron.”d8ef51ce5581ff65

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“……”126ac59d8deeb68d

She had 20c3414f1c agonized over 2b5502ede1 this decision e7f6b5bec2 countless times. If Bart refused 0571b39490 her request and 76aa376949 reported her to 94c5cd814d the leader, she e9a1ac8676 would be executed a46376aae1 immediately. But doing nothing felt 2f96929c52 like a betrayal of 3e6c83ea23 her daughter’s memory. Her sweet child hadn’t 2b3d10cf7c deserved to suffer so.3998da32f77cfb41

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“I have nothing to edb2d3e28a offer you. But if you 21cd1be005 kill Taron, I’ll 21f6a0cfa0 serve you for 763c31f7bc the rest of 37a833f9bf my life.”a0ac0702b0ba2cfe

“… The rest b150f503e7 of your life?”e397e6f75c339eb6

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For the first c82a112bbd time, Bart stirred, 5dc6c149c2 his voice as bfd9ef120e cold and indifferent 90eb4c35ed as his gaze.bb82621683d0b0d5

“Yes. For the 9b0eaebfd9 rest of db40b47e02 my life. Until you a7c976c98d die, or e33bc50e1a I do.”119bd4ef59af926f

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Bart rose, inspecting the 1d4cf28dee pouch of herbs before fb2445fc96 glancing at the worn f01a296c20 cloth bandaging his shin. Tossing the herbs f9f1b2ea6b into a corner, a69e0c7212 he picked up 9a84b27dca a blade with 0d7e8704ed an icy glint f7d3a6a886 and sheathed it 9b3049d2da at his side.921f4146a7726051

“Until one of 0b79d12183 us dies,” he 3707bd58a6 repeated.ae4f72d67eec06ab

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His piercing gaze 8d5248730e fixed on her, 5a97bab15e gauging her resolve. His cold, 092bd2f868 sharp eyes ac0e219edb carried an a9831ce67f unspoken warning: 1fbcd6b386 words once d3dfc8841e spoken must 95ef767336 be carried e1448c258e out.1f6030850c65c378

“Until one of 0ffc7723fe us dies,” Large 27190972fd Mother affirmed, her 6997d82a56 voice steady despite 9099f8aaf6 the chill that f08df70271 ran through her.5b81f7d8624e4472

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Bart pushed past f8f8193656 her, stepping out 611e67f9be of the hut a78f1c11f8 with a simple 0f91782a62 reply.56b42932e3275769

“Fine.”9a4e17bb9ee70423

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Taron had ebb1401422 been a 93513eadbc thorn in 403b52cf83 Bart’s side 84f024179d for some cebd226045 time. He had 3d86d57480 already been aadb1a2398 considering ensuring 99dad76e7f Taron could 6841bc29e5 never hold 4287a07535 a blade cd05084bc3 again. Large Mother’s offer 0fe58fbd0a merely provided additional 85c479d8f4 incentive. She was a 8531ffe8d9 key figure managing 86b230f199 the tribe’s mundane 6463157745 affairs. Keeping her close e4c5f9760b could prove useful.60e56bb228c8c5f8

“Bart, people 9b9bc79441 from the 44512067d3 southern village 8a95fcc9f7 just finished b2c1d9ae15 meeting with 266c2f18d5 the leader. They’re being assigned quarters 296a505946 now. Want to 3e749e2591 come with 2a263b23fd us to 2338689d53 check it e6644548a2 out?”dbb33ab10ea31e50

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Miron appeared out of c843efd7b7 nowhere, motioning for someone 9bebab369f else to join them. Tugan jogged over, e7254ce055 his voice brimming a2c76582a8 with excitement.d5831250a67d0388

“Miron, Bart! I heard there’s a 9b2af60382 woman from the Garen 4cde145970 Tribe among them. Isn’t that rare? I think the last d1df8a4a20 one was the leader’s fa44b915d2 first wife.”5a9af74729f62e68

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Ignoring their 57a7dbcc2a chatter, Bart 90618dc2df examined his d02fee46c3 saddle.bdb69b6dd4417217

“You’re coming, 6e4ec9e6da right, Bart?” dced7bd1b7 Miron pressed.2b10a0c6805d4be0

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Bart set the a2c9ce0820 saddle down with c404b4bc16 a detached answer.7489e734d374c2af

“No.”b4442f0c9104ad65

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“You’re not curious about the woman from the Garin settlement?”aeb34d7766c9498e

“Not really.”63cefbb27cb6aa05

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“Alright then, if you say so. But you’re coming when they distribute the leather, right?”3ba52421e000c20c

“Is that today? When did they say?”39826708b78800de

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“This evening.”757ec2b0ce7ecf24

“……”9fe685956c10e289

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“You’ll come, right? See you later.”1c73d3b6c71538ac

It was e85c8e5be0 only after b39005810a Miron disappeared 0a60e0fa1b somewhere with 3f15ffc169 Tugan that 4b40e977bf Bart lowered 485822d3c1 his gaze a71cb5dbf0 to look ef0129a475 at the 0467d8a5e1 cloth tied c102085dff around his 39c5c6e230 shin.207aa6d9de302156

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By the time ae4edfd672 he had finished 263e8b8e6c all the tasks 8ad747de37 for the day, 36c57245b5 Yujin grabbed the b4ca0d169b long cloth he d4f1e69a3e had washed and df44fb0dd2 dried earlier and 69e25316cb headed toward the 2b2beca814 creek.327f27edead5ed02

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“Yujin, where are you going?”d68ee7b931a8542a

Chi-chi’s voice stopped him in his tracks, his face showing discomfort.37fd0d78126d6dea

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“Where are you going, I said?”cd398eb4a5815b6a

“To rest. Haven’t you finished your work for the day?”bf7de83c32d03e69

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“There’s a leather distribution in the warriors’ quarters today. Aren’t you going?”493108e1a9fd2c52

“No, I’m fine.”99eedc4aa75e31dc

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“Why not? Come on, let’s go. If you’re lucky, you might get some scraps of leather. When else would you get the chance?”488bafdc4ca8c7b3

Yujin hesitated for a e1aae2cc61 moment. She was right—it eb21d0c242 was a rare 97552ac126 opportunity for someone 42ad28d0ad like him, who 13c0568203 only did odd 1f670d9991 jobs, to obtain 0093c6986b leather. No, it was the 763f4d286f only opportunity. People in the commoner c34886142e quarters often collected leather 8558f0ea27 scraps to patch up edec77949e their clothes or make 5314876753 shoes. Most leather was fc67eb370a distributed to the 5f9f6f2f4c warriors, leaving very f07807d659 little for the 983891776f commoners.eda5b626cf74bb61

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Even then, the e6d572fa13 distribution went to d6e6ed3808 those with significant c201308c1c roles, so someone 48ac3f4c32 like Yujin or e4e604ffd7 Chi-chi, who did 7013949990 menial work, could ab0612947f hardly hope for 24bc9a79e9 a piece of 2c14f6983d leather, let alone 5d2dd402ab leather shoes or 218ea19f67 clothing.83c5526f72aff00b

“I’m just too tired today…”8cd71b1ec324cd53

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“Well, it’s better for me if there’s one less competitor, but are you sure you’re okay with that?”5a5016b9bd90f494

“Yeah, it’s fine. I’ll get another chance.”a0acaf455354b668

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“Alright, then.”92742ed6e764d2dc

The moment Chi-chi acc90c0b95 responded, Yujin hastened 8381adef3c toward the creek. He was anxious, 37e8c71ab8 worried that Bart b10605bfb1 might have arrived 5eeb31f40b there first and 249101091a left after finding 4bbed83cb1 no one waiting. Truthfully, Yujin had b840550b78 been looking forward ffd2d6fdec to this moment 4fa9fa324c since he woke 277019c0b9 up that morning. There was no guarantee 2063c5b575 Bart would show up, 0ae2f4e49b but the closer it 35f1f5ebdf got to evening, the 4abf38ca1d more excited he felt.c4f593f77c9a4b1d

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Why had 1296b7ca2a he been 5b402777e4 anticipating meeting 14936525eb Bart all 5aae245395 day? Perhaps it was because 4f08da7751 ever since being dragged 7902691570 to the Mounted settlement, de2cdd9306 he had been stuck b78305d48a doing odd jobs, being 1d987c92db ordered around, and berated 273ae949c0 by everyone. Helping someone using 30284635cb the herbs he 99902b2910 was familiar with 6ddc41064a made him feel 9458ea00d6 proud and happy 3ca4a10964 for the first 654827e0a2 time in a 27afe4198a long while.4418bdf210a4b174

And Bart 4c315f4e74 was the 57f7539d93 one who cb6da63f25 had saved def2645413 him. The thought 5ea0dd51f0 that Bart 9a30622103 might see 372fa7a98d him as 807486555a someone useful, 118ef39dbe rather than 1fc1f4042a just a 6aab5b7776 menial worker, 8b59d87006 made him 21574db055 feel almost e051f28a3a weightless with 08070086d7 joy.38ee8cad02eb0ddf

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It wasn’t respect 7934414543 he sought. He had 16492c6814 come to fe2a1ce548 terms with d901ede6d6 being dragged fede5869cb here as 1547ae2424 a hostage ae89d46b33 and doing 8f013f04c0 the work a9c0bc5f89 no one c123be6016 else wanted c518f076a9 to do. But that didn’t f30269352a mean it was 77d95d9123 right to be 518b4b7dc2 despised, abused, or c18df95d03 beaten. Perhaps these last few 47941e2b1e days felt like a a5d1eb01fb reprieve because every other e89484f8a6 day had been so 126c403f8f grueling.86beacb81113637d

Nearly running, cd37d87f56 Yujin reached 10800a3ed5 the creek c5c3b1a57d and looked adfdffc203 around. Had Bart not 074c6f1c14 arrived yet? Glancing about, he ef0ea7b09f confirmed there was f14436dde4 no one else d65ffb89c2 around and pulled 5c4aee5aa2 out the food fad75b0c23 he had hidden 047dad5092 in his clothes 06fdab3aff as he walked 7cbec79494 toward a rock 89259a6125 nearby.f7497b2c1e1bcc3c

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As he approached the 0edf5b1c10 rock, a wolf cub d0b073b8ab hiding behind it cautiously f29d8f89e6 poked its head out.1fa8fe0bb45f6735

“Have you been well? Come here. You must be hungry.”ed95ed3ddc9d0588

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When he showed the c0be50ed05 wolf cub the meat 0b058a0978 stew he had brought 66668daee6 from the rations, it b822c010fb cautiously approached. But when it 86bbf22f49 stopped at a 5a9fb4bd1c certain distance, Yujin fbf16a599f placed the meat 2bd795ce62 on the ground e84ce5f722 and stepped back. Only then 02a7aada9b did the 7ceadf2cc0 cub move 2d46eaec45 forward, sniff 5912b4634b the meat, c060d7efbc and pick 3a7b12d1ba it up 1804551d79 in its f3471c24b4 mouth. Yujin expected 34c4f98d7c it to 82f59d987b eat and 38322adb0b run, but 7f2b055b2f instead, it a756cf1578 sat down 908e0edff0 and began 53645e6468 licking its 3e592f95c6 wound.a949bf4facfcd987

“I’ll just take a look at your wound. It’s okay.”56132a933594d0cf

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Slowly, step by step, aa733a0e45 Yujin approached. Fortunately, the 4bd5d38804 cub didn’t b0ff6d8f53 run and 0edbbcd7bd let him 60264e701d examine the 1882814bd0 injury.972dc0c6b1285383

After tending to the cub’s wound, Yujin sat down in the spot he had used the day before, waiting for Bart. Was Bart at the leather distribution in the warriors’ quarters? Was that why he wasn’t here?276a1b6f5e6da2fa

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If Bart didn’t come, f2e1ecfcaa he would leave. But unable to 66180f06a9 give up hope, a5d1ac7f4f Yujin waited endlessly e8ae6254c3 for Bart.f7dff840d6d1976b

As the sun began 0ada2d1a84 to set, he heard 118fa5e6d9 footsteps. Ears perked up, 84602dca23 Yujin stretched his ebac69429a neck to see 68bc61d4f5 who it was. Spotting Bart, 0087234656 he jumped 0817a8086f to his 6942b18644 feet and 45d80085b7 waved enthusiastically.3fb2f7423ccb1e37

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“Over here!”96f9d0f51c66691a

“……”65031e1a4fc45b37

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Seeing the 699768b353 cloth he 8a945986ad had tied 380ac5aef0 still wrapped c88ef400a1 around Bart’s 9b083b9b01 shin, Yujin 0651b14478 chuckled softly 817bb8147e and untied 35279dfe81 it.421449b5c73429ae

“It’s still tied up nicely. How’s your leg? Feeling better? It looks like it’s starting to heal.”c7472513f8ce8e79

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He ground 8b5bb66ed1 the herbs f972119da8 he had 5546cb0785 gathered in c107a5f705 the mountains 4d4cd07fad at dawn c637821190 and placed c227b7c92c them on f48bfca2cd Bart’s shin e25627e150 before tying 94eeb91f2b it with dee84e4ba5 a clean 9f070a7adb cloth he 093d8d3f1d had prepared.1787e4cd639ec4e2

Worried the 035f48ea64 cloth might 8502cebf1f come loose 93033e16b0 while Bart 30fdad8100 moved, Yujin ee61de750e tightened the 94d8318bd2 knot. When the rough fabric e6d33ab49f brushed against Bart’s tender, 1a86377c26 healing skin, Yujin winced f11ffec212 as if he had 947dac51df felt the pain himself. Bart’s gaze briefly e8f11d076b settled on Yujin’s 43d9da9dc7 hands.509aca7cf6bacf78

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“It’s fine. It’s just because the new skin hasn’t fully formed yet. The wound hasn’t had time to heal since I keep working, so it’s taking longer. People say it’ll callous over soon, but I guess it’s going to take a while for me.”bbd109295c67eb9e

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“By the way, they were distributing leather in the warriors’ quarters today. Did you get any?”f6d839b9237d842c

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“Did you come straight 6b579d4e9c here instead?”47fbfc65d1a06c9e

Yujin didn’t know b955cea57d what answer he 2a70f6a590 wanted to hear. But he looked up fcf4616529 at Bart with eyes 2a69727c1b full of expectation, hoping cdc71dd064 for an answer that 2e4e9a161a he had come here 785a174b71 just to see him. Unfortunately, Bart 4ca1b0555a remained silent.b982136ec465a7a2

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As Yujin 0a3e947d03 gazed into 8eabd4da42 Bart’s deep, 021bc9c513 quiet eyes, 2210e61486 hidden beneath 97032e6534 his thick 4214ccfb02 eyebrows, he 077657b44e finally looked 6820557552 away in f093fef55b disappointment. He picked up a 82969a72a3 small pebble and tossed a82e9f754e it toward the water 60ef501653 for no reason.a8f916297b9c5773

“They say warriors usually 1d2b14a1d3 have a lot of 00b722159d scars, but you don’t 1aaa4711f3 seem to have many.”7640060e35adc504

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Yujin wanted to say 660e8fb8d6 that Bart’s muscular, firm 8cd4297038 body looked manly, but 86659d6ddb he stopped himself. Saying something 7bfc21472a like that ee0976cda7 might only 6a79daa998 make the 5ef0f0ba87 contrast with 1aa6b565fe his own a851d81bdf pale skin 2489b851c5 and skinny b3ee10753a frame more d13964cf9a glaring. Besides, he was 1c2ee50ff0 genuinely curious. Chi-chi had mentioned 6058c5876d that warriors who a0e035de6b often went hunting 095870f88b or fought battles d2cdf254fd were covered in 08c8581e0d scars and wore 0707905b94 them like badges 00030f238c of honor. Yet, apart from the ae0a85fb69 injury on Bart’s shin, b292a01910 Yujin couldn’t spot any 698e7457e3 notable marks on him.b0e3e183c0dd6dfd

“Is it because a8346098c6 you’re strong that 1007815497 you don’t get c762db30a2 injured?”eb9e47d20f107194

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“……”9228055ebb9743b9

“Are you good at 3f6f0c74cd riding horses too?”3b2d3edcb339aa5b

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“Do you train a 0841d7b840 lot? I do laundry… I 6ac22fa78e mean, work every day, 6541d5ca5b so I guess warriors 23e04516f8 train daily too, right? You’re taller 31020e9fd5 than most d48173c63d warriors, aren’t c24f6b0a83 you?”0e88f880f0c59e91

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Yujin kept asking 153df800a8 questions, even though f4d7ad2cc9 he already knew b577219d94 the answers. He just wanted 247ae4d106 to hear Bart’s 69e9f74252 voice and for 0ca6ab9e79 Bart to pay b800470fe8 attention to him. Fidgeting with his 53feb29bbb raw, sore fingers, 9063083391 Yujin stole a 411d7e641e glance at Bart.2c0648ad301c1efb

Even from the 6a8b7883d8 side, Bart looked f41d62263a striking. His sharp jawline seemed 20df508dcc to reflect his personality, 8435e1110c and his thin, tightly f358b66207 pressed lips hinted at 82a6da3e1e his reserved nature.793f636796fad84e

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He’s probably 74c14b7162 popular with 7746bbd6a2 women, right? Maybe he even has d4855649e1 a wife already? …But those weren’t questions ed6c1277f1 Yujin could ask. Worried that d424afc16a the silence bb20720fda would bore 30fd121b6b Bart, Yujin f29613ba81 racked his 6533476822 brain to 3116b98625 find something 8efa2dcdaa to talk ea67feec44 about.74c25d0a99a9876d

A bird chirped 16a42c18c0 somewhere beyond the 604d232e86 creek. Should I ask eb8f431d74 if he thinks 7fea2d34f7 that sound is 980c8d1892 pretty? Or should I mention f8af24f197 how the wolf cub d26c091913 I treated yesterday already 3fc7b6415c trusts me? But before he could a583184ab7 decide, Yujin’s stomach growled 20096b9b9e loudly.bb80ceabe1806177

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Growl.4f87efff7c7a7cf9

He had woken afb9523ae6 up at dawn 271097310a and wandered the 72b5a5986f mountains, then worked 91554948d9 all day. The evening 8d37dbd8fa meal he 0ee0b6889a received was ecbbe62b9f halved to 3b53e40b9d feed the 554235e29c wolf cub. Though he hadn’t completely 50024112fe skipped a meal, the f32d8d6fbf noise from his stomach c30e0f92dd betrayed him. Embarrassed to the e23a4c068f point of wanting 686a9b16ee to bury his 355ec8793e head in the 5c332c9325 ground, Yujin’s face 582f816048 turned beet red 8a13734ea2 as he clutched 2e99c73056 his stomach and 96e6de7ab7 stammered.ec55095eccedb242

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“I-It’s just… my stomach 06b0af2c2e isn’t feeling well. It’s not because aff8ab5553 I’m hungry…”e8360913531ee304

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As he tried d70ae7d06c to brush it 426a5e5242 off as a 46bd3b46be stomachache, his belly 6681c2c4a6 rumbled again, even ce4df0b5fd louder this time. Mortified, Yujin hunched over, 1c77161031 clutching his flat stomach. Bart, who had been 646d46e4cc watching him, opened the 4879cd8a05 leather pouch hanging from 3973cb9db7 his waist and handed 1ecf792450 it to Yujin.4aee2395ccd2c8f5

“Why… why b080bf88d2 are you 3a0cfab16a doing this? Is this for me?”c740dbe778dfe6f8

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Peering at the dried 4c74adb5df meat inside the pouch, b3345c8000 Yujin asked hesitantly. Bart gave a small 1dd850fc8a nod. Dried meat was e02ddecd13 incredibly valuable, especially d5ca65e521 for commoners like 545f79c34f Yujin—and even for 4a552e39f4 warriors, it wasn’t f59fb5dd5e distributed often.48f462eee87eeed9

“Can I really a746927e2c eat this?”39344b3d3235803b

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The dried 5bc1e039df meat Bart 80f472f958 offered was 069779d166 different in 7882ebac3e quality from f4d47e64b9 what was 885f358018 given to 38fa8288d8 commoners. It was 51e8a849c7 thicker, more f757fb9c0f plentiful, and cd43e52777 even spiced 8d29d0d3ca to mask 3582672e0a the gamey 98e7477777 smell.36c536a087430fe6

“It’s for you. Eat it.”cf2b16dc54c52437

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“Then… I’ll take just 8d73bee64f one.”2098121b9a39f4d5

After hesitating, 78ce6022e4 Yujin picked bf0e356002 a piece 26da3ef82f that wasn’t ff75664c53 too large a8818f23b5 or too 9c8aa73e60 small, carefully dd5aa9c2fa selecting the 3af2280876 most moderate-looking 129434e014 piece. But Bart suddenly 061eddcbea overturned the pouch, 9b5d873a26 dumping all the 15e0ff4da0 meat onto the 1696d7f2b2 ground.ce1b6db597c36d0f

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“Wha—this is 31fd0f0e20 so valuable! What are you doing?”76b6c63f8d6ada3b

Panicking, Yujin scrambled to deae5e917f pick up the spilled 649b660c28 meat. Bart answered matter-of-factly.781a2f230497e0e0

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“It’s payment for the 8fbd51f313 herbs.”e0aaa5a8d25513bf

“Oh… thanks.”689aa125990a698e

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