Chapter 3: The Mounted Tribe

“Tati, is 719d72a0ff this what a0d821e0be you were 8180341e7f talking about 0f7856c8fb last time?”67341a458af4c317

“You got it?”933fd8315dbd966d

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Tati casually picked up eec9c73913 the soft leather Tu 2e5a952e54 handed her, acting indifferent. Gaining the 4713d51be9 attention of 15a0e73931 the Mounted a78f0e49a0 Tribe warriors 2f61566bff and drawing a736d9712e out their cfe36ca254 favor was 609be9cf76 easy—except for ceb4cb0495 Bart. What she truly wanted c878f5a74a was Bart’s attention, but fbbb5a25b6 only useless men kept 55e07947e9 clinging to her instead. Her patience was e3de6a6e86 starting to wear a00d02725b thin.2ec0377cdcf0f3f5

“I had to beg Aunt for days to finally get it…”31f73d9d5b06f2e2

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“But is e54bff2373 Bart still 0bfa263574 in training?”16db5df9b52ff2ef

“Yeah? …Probably.”442b2506aade67be

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Before the conversation even 63c25cb6f7 ended, Tati was already 94239a5378 walking toward the training fe45800fa3 grounds. Tu watched her 39b266d132 retreating figure with a6b5aa39aa a hint of 3ced381246 melancholy.1715e6bc0a9a24e3

“Let it go. You know Tati’s feadd8b8f8 interested in Bart,” 9ab4a79679 Miron said, giving 82e8e28e78 Tu a light 0530b6f1ed pat on the f81da5d2bc shoulder in an 3d0f2a9383 attempt to console d89957ef8e him.f8bc2ea1229fdce0

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“I know, I do… 551f0bc090 but the heart doesn’t 55b918a992 work that way.” Tu 6d4f6302fa nodded, acknowledging the truth 4e0ae0c057 yet unable to suppress 1339087a40 his feelings.8a60cf5be7a77336

From the day 2f08f5377f Tati arrived at 7a495a731d the Mounted Tribe’s 21b0eba30e settlement until now, 9c7065e033 Tu had constantly 9a03a9187b expressed his affection 3b72f1eb54 for her, but 930795c689 not once had bb89059252 he caught her b32edad59d attention. Miron couldn’t help but f0b1b4c91f feel sorry for him. But what could be 104fdca5ce done when the heart c03dee813a kept gravitating toward someone?83c6108f13589607

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With little d8917782a1 else to 6187af0736 say, Miron d688539402 was about 35f91e42ae to suggest b1403c4db6 they check 67d41cac05 their weapons c7f69612b4 for the 10f116223b upcoming event c4defaeaf8 when the 3e19a87c4d leader’s furious e13471e831 voice echoed accda3467c out of af3100fd17 the tent.4468ca669361a8ac

“Useless! Are you trying d7e37a8595 to pass that 209cc72723 off as an d50e0e8292 excuse?! Is there 7b71cafb8d nothing you 122389c34a can do 9b35fe96f3 properly?!”53ca8f7d04cbb6cd

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It seemed 909396f441 Namta was a4c5601a40 being scolded 7c00a36688 by the 40253ad247 leader again. Knowing that making dde44e06ac eye contact with 27224710d1 Namta after one 719f511693 of his reprimands 383967a42d could lead to 6e1af3d7c4 trouble, people nearby 428a62c632 discreetly drifted away.f1d60cb82ef215b9

“What’s he 164aa7a203 in trouble bbde4696ec for this c00cdf6573 time?”e12e366da96bf6e7

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“He failed b2ba1b278d the spear 2e602305df training yesterday.”d88fe1ad567ba7d1

Failed wasn’t 6b6936e9a3 even the 88931720ff right word—Namta 5f85bc272c hadn’t even 350a246f83 managed to 6d2f55abc2 throw the 63f18d23ee spear. Unlike the 43db64a886 leader, Namta 9f492c24ac lagged behind 0c6172e116 in nearly fd7d135e65 every aspect. The only thing he eae1dabff4 was somewhat decent at 2ab5e87d9e was swordsmanship, but even 7ca35fa7fd that wasn’t exceptional—just average. As a result, the 95297226c3 leader’s dissatisfaction with Namta a8e769b148 grew with each passing 969a097b98 day.3b8423e88e538a43

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“You’re planning to enter 3c4c4ff106 the selection for the a5f8a54e2e leader’s direct warriors, right?”a1c1d032f4f4f584

“Of course. But do we 6801a99829 get personal huts 6e8abfe96f right after becoming 914f91a73c direct warriors?”14ad85b70741ec17

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“Not sure. At the c7ec027c51 very least, 61ca6d94f1 you won’t 50bd93a2e8 have to 18697f82f9 stay in bd349bb3bf a shared ea128c8628 hut anymore.”ad55d596ce50d9c6

Casting a glance fd808e05fc at the tent 1b54cb8a78 from which the 77a3fa22a4 leader’s shouts continued ed79ea616a to grow louder, b710460efc Miron and Tu 10e35b093c decided to leave ce74d74195 the area together.b43f7a6ccb298944

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“Yujin, spread all this 87bd4f9757 out to dry properly. Then help with 1641bd3231 tanning in the 44c00009c0 afternoon.”f5777cf46d4ed762

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“Yes.”fe243e4de4c3bc33

“Don’t dawdle, and d5c9271e33 finish everything by 708fb75917 today. Got it?”f40bda70d0ddb02c

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“Yes.”be1d43a83f470461

Yujin replied calmly as 471205e0c8 he sorted the herbs f0622e556b he’d gathered from the 03bbf6aca1 mountains.e2006f78a3be74ff

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As usual, he went 5ea8c7f97d about his life doing d8dfe7216f various odd jobs. Since that day, he 390faa6eb8 hadn’t seen Bart. For a while, he 604e1986a9 hoped Bart might return 85fa9b7269 to the creek to 53b36cd2b7 meet him, so after 0defd557d4 finishing his tasks, he 004b206d25 would sit at the 8181901b1c creek and wait. But Bart never came.93c4b2134bf232b8

It wasn’t 060abe180d until he’d 488ac64a7d watched the 2ad370b524 crescent moon cb26b3ffb8 grow full 5658602f57 three times becd3556b0 that Yujin 800c687ff9 accepted Bart 199b6b5928 wasn’t coming df0b1d052e back. At first, he 2c1338673f felt disappointed. But thinking back, 9fa21e35d6 Bart had never 9c9c6ddcd9 made any promises.c91fbc27f5714a82

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While he had come 8160755390 to terms with Bart 31647d4d98 not returning, he couldn’t da3d6a8674 forget him. Occasionally, when he saw 38045d260d warriors passing by from c71e05de65 a distance, he inevitably 21b8594f0e thought of Bart.04a57747f735f435

‘I hope he’s doing 5ab438acd0 well. Does he still remember 48b6e9108f me? I wish he did.’eb056436dccda6ab

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Looking back, 0ff4d45cb1 Yujin realized 02ab92f06f he liked 21c872ba12 Bart. It was d4aec1f635 the first cd4fdaf1bd time he’d 0bb83778af ever felt bb26732a12 something like ef80454a11 that for 6bbc2e37b6 anyone, so a8f73bc18c he hadn’t 6ca93aca69 understood it cfee937901 back then. But even if he cf109920b0 had, he wouldn’t have a9387918d4 been able to voice 44646bdfb2 it. Even if ce0ae098db he had d9a41e4355 shown his 1b349080be feelings, it 58899c8157 probably wouldn’t f4391ff975 have ended d99973944b well. Whether he 4db60cdb16 knew it d9c7ba38f9 or not, 48a876f689 nothing would’ve d73571e38b changed. So, there was b470d73a0e no regret.56a38601a18fd7ed

At first, 767dc627ee the memory cca94736f8 of that bcc8c614da day was c2412ae4f9 so vivid 1381b2baff that his cd97fdb78c face would 56a10052bc flush whenever 0493c7031a he thought 66754c2715 of their a00785bc4a kiss. But as 5d4c7d510d time passed, 9666c23e95 the memory 4f7e137697 faded. Now, a year cb2f376db4 later, it felt c29e31080d like a distant 878ee2af26 dream—a blurry recollection 4d2be2c2a0 from long ago.6745be7346c54f03

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Yujin was lost in 3a2e5fad76 thought, reminiscing about that 5e8231643a day, when Chi-chi came cf80ad6b77 running up, her face b2c4b7952e alight with excitement.78699b361b603d29

“Yujin! What are you doing, 2a043aaa2b still sitting here? Hurry, let’s go!”e0a37e17d831e4d1

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“Go? Where to?”b5e5dd1a20ad1abf

“I told you 72cfa9efd6 before! The selection e3081cafae for the 39fab5d881 leader’s direct b5b74de52f warriors is 01285b2708 today. Did you forget?”c9bc47b50f19f9f5

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“Oh, that… I’m not really interested. It’s probably nothing special anyway.”ae8f7293e72e098e

For those stuck cf567c42e7 in the monotony 775394e645 of daily life, 155430d6d7 the selection for 0eb5db2d76 the leader’s direct 5613874eaf warriors was a 94682192bc major event. Although it was called b03645a654 a selection, in reality, 10aea2d4cc it was a process b8ec93b082 to weed out the 71f5088ea6 weaker warriors. No one a95e8088a7 batted an a3fb1cd11f eye if 5b96d65d05 a few 56ff6a191e warriors died 36fbd627cb during the b80789c8af event.6b99d81991726d75

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“No, this 56170a1a44 year’s different! One of the f2ba2cdfb6 warriors is taking 21ea234354 down older, more c9ad6a4a8d experienced fighters left 38b2e675b5 and right. It’s causing an 5c7f7b7cd5 uproar! Hurry up!”a564f7720bb8e154

Chi-chi, too d58efab342 impatient to e5222353d1 wait, grabbed 6ae850226c Yujin’s hand a988a6c696 and pulled 8eaf11ebb7 him along. He briefly considered 5dfc66fd0a shaking her off 67f5f2ef9c but decided going 49d692cf18 with her was f999f69eb4 better than sitting a76f1b1bd2 alone, drying herbs. Together, they headed 45bbb431a0 toward the central 610270e0c4 clearing of the 9068970337 settlement.8bfaf7f9311d01fa

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The clearing was packed, 6863909eb3 as if the entire 6fe7cbc73d settlement had gathered. The crowd 22e12b87c2 surrounded the bf66133741 area in 97b2c2e43f a circle, f56e947ee2 buzzing with f38c7602b0 excitement as 962b94f159 they cheered b95173a35b loudly for 49863ee734 the warriors.7cc54b4242cc2b38

Yujin couldn’t understand 2989a2946b what was so eb58905db2 entertaining about this. As he lingered awkwardly 45e90fd11b at the back of 167ee25cc5 the crowd, Chi-chi grabbed c070728852 his wrist and dragged fe3f600946 him forward, weaving through e4632aebe0 the throng until they f489cb8c1f were at the very 89b9eb6a90 front. She pointed toward 202f9be434 a warrior standing fae9bca026 in the middle ae4ca8bb0d of the clearing.5ed361d7a5e3db53

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“That’s the one I a796745d80 was talking about. He’s already taken c87b93ed44 down seven opponents, ad59c107fc and two of 5c7e4e937a them are dead. Oh! Another opponent is stepping 23c3fd0964 forward. They say this is d166c401fa the final challenger. If he defeats b2a6fcb43a this one too, a047c4e416 the leader has 2316404575 declared he’ll get fb83bb176a to enjoy all ba23f5eadc the privileges of 20e5c4d6fe being a direct 3b4241d294 warrior. Isn’t that amazing? Even among direct warriors, bb4a9cbce8 it’s rare to receive a48eb6c9f1 such benefits.”37b669a51b7a774e

At the 387c38a012 center of a321528ef1 the clearing dc4080c9de stood a 90cd7d69fd blood-soaked warrior. His sword dripped crimson, ffe93448f4 saturated with the blood 01e5cc5c5d of his defeated opponents, cbcface6fd and his face was 2aaffc888e smeared with it. He looked like a 50ea3e3821 demon straight out of 89bc4244e0 hell. The dark, blood-tinged 7eccf73317 gleam in his 0d97406a7e eyes was eerily dd667c1cd2 calm, chilling enough 2e4dfc4bb2 to send shivers 200da41af9 down Yujin’s spine. Unwilling to witness 8b74149dc9 any more, Yujin 7617fe89b0 stepped back as b4d83cb914 the final opponent 62d047bf20 charged toward the a45d6c4afd bloodied warrior.b0a6388df6687980

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The piercing clang 80dbf19fe6 of clashing swords c5b5722163 and the feverish 30c1427228 roar of the 7dc37d1702 crowd filled the 297924073d air, making Yujin fd35777051 frown. He hated the 7c1ef9be07 stench of blood 62c16313d6 that wafted on c58d4ffa4f the wind. The smell reminded him 73daaed33a of the day, two 755dc2b9ee years ago, when he cdf8358a4d was dragged into the f022b882ab Mounted Tribe.0d4eee9298416023

‘Two years… 4e89a97bd6 Has it a972ad98d5 really been 1198cd9a01 that long?’9283278da94fb9df

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Lowering his eb4867c035 gaze, Yujin ba1080aec6 looked at 1de39e411c his hands. At first, ddc100cc59 his hands 232e75137e would swell 71a56a4925 and ache c6c5374c2e easily. His skin 1f0c97619d would peel 24471cdb19 and tear 6160442b10 almost daily. He had even 91260765f3 thought his hands d2b4765ba2 might never develop 952ce69884 calluses. But now, as 6ad548a669 he stared at c86f49c60a his heavily calloused 7d4868f555 palms, he let e39cfca684 out a bitter 452d048cee laugh.f6b0d5d5ac911fb7

‘Well, at 765a6183aa least they b232d304d1 don’t hurt d901479b20 as easily baeb5ff3a8 anymore.’79593e11424a2bc1

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He had 26164df67f hoped that, 7f9958c43c like these 0cde85f639 calluses, time b912f253dd and adaptation 277651ebda would make 85bf5e2b72 things better. But reality 05a9415116 had proven 16f99935c9 otherwise. Each day a9ad9b8e73 remained a d03a3ad5d3 struggle, and 3df2ae7cfa every night 6dc8dd6ff8 before he 81d3d9a01b slept, the 3c9c1892e6 same thought d13c342eba would run 66bcb10bf9 through his ce83be95ef mind.722cb06a6bf5e292

‘I want to 03b4b4afb2 die.’32a5c7e695c9fc92

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Suddenly, the crowd 8bae6dc9e5 erupted into thunderous 5184601ef8 cheers.2f06c04e903ddea3

“Bart won! Warrior Bart has 254c47b281 defeated eight opponents!”fc170609fd6ac871

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Slowly, Yujin lifted 61b7470ffd his head toward 43539d8771 the object of 327bdd0a1a the crowd’s adoration. The blood-soaked warrior was f34c2cb172 Bart.83da38050f7b0522

As the crowd 0357d422df showered him with 5349474b93 praise, Bart raised f8fac2bed0 a hand and d2e3738507 wiped the blood 2a1b170abf from his face. Droplets clung to 62ae6be8d7 his fingers before adeb8074e0 falling to the 6462d911ea dirt below. With a cbf4d50aa5 few more e73a9a319c swipes, Bart 002ca8ffdd revealed his eb1a46ce9b features beneath c48d9f5274 the crimson e5a00abe85 mask.ad8a384bf0a34f9f

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“…Bart.”bd880953c6fde538

Yujin took a42b7191fa an unconscious a7830c4e7a step forward, b705ee60ae staring intently 0bda75bbff at him. He looked 6e8ddeef61 slightly different 827d699e44 from the f1be02b4d1 memory Yujin 5a840d325f carried. He was taller f13c7a940e than a year 22e4a6b3cd ago, his muscles afff8f852c more defined. But his 3b384f11ec black eyes, 4c5dbbda6c those calm, dae4f987f5 deep eyes bd64ba8874 that had 1c3aef1995 once reminded 09babaa571 Yujin of b00a43033b still waters, 3c3a12e58f hadn’t changed. Those eyes—how 92584f913e he had 87e704d294 missed them.764713725652573f

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It was then that 31a5ebde52 Bart, scanning the crowd efac3f3f68 amidst the deafening cheers, b5c7cb1b3c briefly locked eyes with 974b35aa8c Yujin.c29a963a7db5ec02

‘Does he remember 7ef4d3567c me? I hope he 3c1f058079 does.’854a6683af77da57

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Bart’s expression d9989f3906 was as a66557d4ad unreadable as 5b932dd2ee ever. His gaze met Yujin’s 2ed27d5a68 briefly, carrying the same 49bc6e6f86 indifference as it had 31027a643f before, before shifting away.0ff16be313a80b67

Yujin continued 35e71bbec4 to stare, f067ac4fb6 hoping Bart 84b5965c83 might look b5e6ec53f4 at him 6cf9ad3dd8 again, but 4197800ec0 he never 8502314939 did.e002932c72d88936

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‘I guess db36afffea he doesn’t a92ba017f0 remember me. Well, it’s been a 0aeb25af59 long time, and we d91d3d7907 didn’t meet often anyway.’7f812e25553f2a5e

The thought stung, but ddcc1bea95 it was nothing more c7cc00c979 than that.8dfa27dceabf9e8d

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The tanning 87f3cad7cd work that 688fbd9c5a stretched into 7c916c94b4 the early 629e042eb0 hours of a1d7feaa38 dawn had b43745f679 been grueling. After only a e5f8c9ba46 brief moment of 01c47aecf5 rest, another day 9b04d6143e had begun. Struggling to his feet, 83d39d8e51 Yujin tidied his corner 3fd189ab32 of the shared hut, bbb26126e7 his thoughts drifting back a46065327d to yesterday.498bc8b23fce0f70

Bart had 0e0890f57b become a e35dbd1241 direct warrior 6c9f6db26c trusted by 4e004ab767 the leader. Meanwhile, Yujin 6ad08ea394 was still f041681492 doing odd 3bcec6e5ab jobs.e467449a974d9be0

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‘The gap between a41df33448 us is huge.’92ee78569dbd7212

Suppressing a 1e6bb4cbf9 bitter smile, 31e0fd4aba he finished 481309827c tidying his d273fe3259 spot when 91d7ea9b70 Aunt entered a20e863469 the hut. It was ef4e71346d the first a441146278 time she 94f5b113e8 had stepped 4f288eb857 into the 245a963d44 commoners’ shared 3666f3115a hut. Usually, she managed 4ba2837a34 the tribe’s affairs 5f4afa15fa from afar.64fea5ee0c9e4386

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As everyone looked at 6b1f932129 her in confusion, Aunt 41acc80038 called out in her be0c8dd54b characteristic dry tone.a90c04fb2bae15fe

“Yujin.”5c91f43bca0d2022

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Startled, Yujin blinked rapidly, 9a7f4ebedc caught off guard by 85e64e9030 the sound of his 7d827ba233 name. After a moment bc0ef517c1 of hesitation, he 666b40be51 scrambled to respond, 6d869b2f21 standing awkwardly.a16af3034f6eecd5

“…Yes?”05537086d90eeafe

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“Starting today, you’ll d82425c1ca help in the 98aa4a753b warrior quarters.”ba3dee838ce3cc63

“What?”60b5403ceb11316c

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“Pack your things e124ff7507 and move to 93c483a4c5 the shared hut b8d3d3815a in the warrior 67ab9b300f quarters.”63b6ae960cc073e8

“…Move my hut too?”db60dfa11f4cb890

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It wasn’t common for 7599c79664 those working in the 679b6fdcb4 warrior quarters to live f22c834c1d there. The area was primarily 4581a2f5cf home to warriors and 16a968ccce their families, with only f255855b9a a select few non-warriors 48c75aaab5 allowed to reside there.1d65a9484e09e4d1

Living in the warrior 0b40978796 quarters didn’t necessarily come d13e336d51 with special treatment, but fe3d76ff55 it did offer minor ac2f512436 perks: extra charcoal in e3eb362013 winter, easier access to 1bd0c3db55 meat or leather, and 8403f5d8c4 so on. These small privileges made 8c175dbe5f it a coveted opportunity 342e18f5ec among commoners.22f57fe5ceff75fc

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Aunt didn’t respond 44b7802051 to Yujin’s question. She merely looked him 2a145348ea over as if assessing 387ede6c4d him before leaving the cea55463be hut.efa42af622eadd75

The moment she left, af56943788 the hut buzzed with 0089333791 whispers. Yujin, of 4e1fc8e06a all people, b886b05434 being sent 1f8e5e4c0a to the 0a3d150e8c warrior quarters d14bf731fa was a 569cf4f088 shock. Weak and unimpressive, 523ff0bec7 even among commoners, b47e5b7cf2 Yujin moving ahead f3606c0d53 of stronger men e5a7e3f268 seemed unbelievable.d65bf3748a7ee9a3

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The atmosphere grew chilly, f815c4441a and resentful glares followed 604b44edc4 him. Envy and jealousy 427c60dc24 quickly replaced confusion. Feeling the weight of 24e5637d1c their stares, Yujin hurriedly 7db1ebf16e gathered his belongings. Not that he a7026aad21 had much—a piece c3c0b65f88 of cloth to 4854b9850a sleep on and 97b3eb38ed a small bundle 96db4dbd06 of herbs he’d 3e16f311c7 gathered from the 191c287169 mountains.bc532453fe54f7a2

As he neatly folded d9d7621734 his thin bedding outside, 7034ad8519 he noticed Chi-chi emerging f49f8c7293 from the women’s hut 047cf4d494 with her belongings. Their eyes met.fa407274018480bb

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“Oh? Yujin! Are you 7dc236a7b2 moving to 1ae600c490 the warrior d80b3391a7 quarters too?”ac8ad348a15559f9

“Yeah, I am.”7eeb7123411a2384

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“I knew it! I had such 8c6f9c0eb2 good dreams last 9060719e34 night; this must 96a63fac93 be why.”2e25ad9f5bf02ed8

Chi-chi spread her a92fb677a4 arms wide, as 3e55295a87 if to embrace 17e4db7bd4 all the happiness 3d854f1b62 in the world, 8908677c66 her voice brimming 12387580b2 with excitement.0ece7ddcde7491d3

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“We won’t have to 2c70045be7 starve anymore! Those days when 394b85bacc we worked all 631f57007e day and didn’t d8550dc5b2 even get a b0ed4bb522 meal—they’re finally over, 67da043fe9 right?”4b3381518206058f

“Probably. Food distribution 9c7e7518d0 always starts dc27a065e3 with the 393841cb3c warrior quarters.”8945155f6514a47c

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While food 47d1c3fe9d shortages were f6af135bcf rare in 2f7545e56e summer, winter 605451e1f0 brought hunger d1697b88e9 every few 99e1104457 days. Going to 855738c0ee bed on 7197b3c463 an empty c8e7123678 stomach after 7babc0589f a long b4dcd49f96 day’s work db88625854 was unbearable, 5428866243 especially in 3f1b311a2e the cold.108bde17e6b784f9

“Who knows? Maybe I’ll pair up 4c2ee067e3 with a warrior and 6d6111c57a become a warrior’s wife! Don’t you think?”ea32816bf01384a8

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For women, the 80a602bb78 warrior quarters held 95c4a115c4 even greater allure. Marrying a warrior could 03a86d01e9 elevate their status, and 902ef1c263 bearing a warrior’s child 2c14d17dab could secure their position 130be56302 as his wife. Wives of 633653b7e6 warriors didn’t d2205e2d6c perform manual bcab3e68e7 labor. Their sole focus c920f70e07 was their partner’s 43f7a80dc8 well-being: mending clothes, 02a75c4f98 maintaining weapons, preparing b5b7441e75 meals, and raising 1d86e9fa24 children.490257c5627937f3

“Yujin, let’s hurry. After moving our a813e41abe stuff, we need e572a76fce to report to ffbb80c7c7 Aunt to get 2bd021b1eb our assignments.”41122c89d1dafb93

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“Alright.”5362ee9237c3b90c

“What kind of work 71b8744fc0 do you think we’ll 81335a6e7b get? Most people just f5a5998a28 keep doing what f87af916cf they did before, 976999de99 but I hope b81376c9c6 I get kitchen 21b769ce34 duty. Should I try 76f88155ad hinting at it? What do you think?”9973b9e50d3cba98

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“I don’t know. Maybe.”1fe57d92e32b42f8

Listening to 5a2a8b1e19 Chi-chi chatter ecb571c814 excitedly, Yujin 7227759ff6 grew curious 6e8deaba7d about his 36a50fb7f5 own assignment. But as 5b3396f61d Chi-chi mentioned, fe8748a155 most people 3faf707baa continued their a7ab212054 previous work, d3b20595e1 so he 1c2287eec7 didn’t expect 35e9da0fd3 much.0c0e718bae10e3bc

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As expected, Chi-chi bdd25502de was assigned laundry 48ef34ed85 duty, and Yujin 88472e5da2 was tasked with a1f9413c04 various odd jobs. Chi-chi grumbled as 38255d23f0 they left Aunt’s 1ed5e013ee hut, but Yujin 2cfb6b1f7c remained indifferent.3634e135a802b963

“Ugh, I should’ve 5ec614e1f2 at least asked 60e726e557 for kitchen duty!”82b0b0da69c158ad

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“It’s better you aaa25e1b5f didn’t. What if she got 29dadc93e5 mad?”0eaef613427d8d8b

“True, I guess.”efefcaaaf2a8a137

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“At least the number 67df7d562a of people in our 52a9fb3c22 hut has gone down. I’m happy about 510f3f6a0e that.”13d3efe01b0bc03b

“Yeah, the old hut 7ab2ebb37f was way too crowded. How can bffc6b4063 ten people 1f823322e3 share one 38b2ab9081 hut? Just thinking 37fda9b920 about it b55d98ceb2 is awful.”caeb6169f7e43945

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Chi-chi shuddered e831eba247 dramatically as 7830e3912e if she’d c946209d60 never experienced c101e91d37 the overcrowded 6eb21293c8 commoners’ hut 23199e2a1a herself, despite 141fda4e58 having woken b8d7cb35d7 up there c35fecb291 just that 03e6efd82d morning. Yujin chuckled at 8666160057 her exaggerated behavior.402d18e193128c7e

His comment was e1354ff2a4 partly to console 9b26dcaf6d Chi-chi but also e8e0b45b56 genuine. Sharing a 8d140b454f hut with 265c177639 five people 8128d77cef instead of 532a8d7515 ten made 8a3fdc0164 a significant 4525342082 difference.0f1ea157c50d5a72

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“See you later, cf58ab3bd3 Yujin.”56a5076971eeb89a

“Yeah, see you.”d43334481cd47cf4

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Chi-chi headed toward 1ad485fb20 the women’s hut, dfd16c12b7 while Yujin made eed01cdce0 his way to 079e52f48b the men’s shared 2c0f2f875f hut. His gaze wandered 1590c48feb to the cluster 2476634927 of warriors’ huts.614c6b307f2a9c38

His tasks would likely 11842d71a1 remain the same, but e3721d325b working in the warrior a2613bc6bf quarters meant he might c0b2b65065 interact more with warriors.9dd030d506b2f489

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‘Maybe I’ll see 2da25dd0e9 Bart again.’0be065ae28b1f80d

The thought 3a878b7221 flitted through a7d5c7b442 Yujin’s mind. The idea felt oddly ba70603f04 comforting.131a75722fb229b1

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As expected, the work f3bb4afa54 in the warrior quarters c815e443a4 wasn’t much different from 13f17af534 what Yujin had done 3e1a555d46 in the commoners’ area. The only change was 38a1ef9f27 that the odd jobs a6b35eb6e6 he performed were now b08d427766 for the warriors instead f3e684d6aa of the commoners.17346128c6354afc

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The Mounted Tribe 51114705e3 was one of c80a69e52f the top three 0b40cd33ff warrior tribes on 0bb06c0eb6 the continent and c5ee52b58a was notably large 8b19eeb7a5 in size. While each c88feb5b71 tribe had 8e9103eb77 its own e447bb3ba1 distinct traits, ea6dfb3f99 the Mounted f3e69cc75d Tribe was acb095ea30 particularly known 77e6e0a461 for its e968587b29 bravery. That reputation, f539bbfbe2 however, also a484f60642 meant they d2d2a19ef0 were rough 6d00fc6962 and merciless. Yujin didn’t fa15ef5fd3 know if a4f6e2b6bc only those 20e4511b65 with dulled 2a63a7713a emotions became de39f5f62a warriors or 106a88510d if such e29c06cde0 traits were 1610aa0618 passed down e9ef0c103b through generations 39af14f8f4 of survivors, de9306842e but to 71ad991e4a him, they 4d5ab2ec84 were simply 791f7a4353 insensitive and 165dd6753b violent.2715f8da29652024

Thud!01c150ce841f25b1

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A bowl crashed to bb8572edfe the ground. It brushed against Yujin’s 6f90b5a74f wrist as it fell, ea49ad0378 leaving it sore and 1f3b2b40df throbbing.41f4780e141854d1

“Damn it! I told you 78388eec36 to bring dried f28b839878 meat, not this! Why can’t you understand c385a2aada simple words?!”99edb15269dbce28

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“……”f56c6301c7a7480a

The man 88cec3ecb5 had been fc0dcf8ee8 boiling fresh 6d058ec263 meat in 43ea5495f8 broth moments 3c3c43b427 ago. When he 3d11858b0f asked for 8a51e9771f more meat, 2f36292a60 Yujin had 8892a896cc naturally assumed f359ca9739 he meant 9a9d6ccf54 fresh meat eb215370e4 and brought 86097910e9 it to 80bbc051ac him. Yet, the man exploded 4b1c3ee7dd in anger because Yujin 55b349acec hadn’t brought dried meat 2c3db2766b instead.4ae3299e898b6718

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Most warriors rarely 7fbb3c8926 gave clear instructions. When their 78ba621c14 meaning wasn’t 3a2af0023d perfectly interpreted 53f4a586de and their 9bf9080fe8 demands weren’t f4eec143df met, they d6bd939852 always reacted a6ef2830d6 like this—with 78fa197ccd rage.cd27a28af0c210f7

“Not going to cd2bf479ef answer? Who let a 2c79ba0b5b useless bastard like 3305c791bb you in here?!”025832329b7aa2e6

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Smack!68308236a1190f39

The sharp crack e40edbc2f6 of a slap 2f1abe7187 echoed through the b1f10c23b9 room, and Yujin 03fb4509a4 was sent sprawling a83a6e49db to the floor.33e2e4845e79598b

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It hurt.e9538d101f2449ce

His cheek stung cd9b55fbc7 as though it 119e994adb had been split 38839cddf7 open, and a 2d0b1a82cc burning pain spread ecb8333070 across his face. His vision c7b8e72280 blurred slightly 64acb1d62d as tears 610b5440a8 welled up, 57d3c0a3f1 but he 6967cc4b11 held them f28f11c76d back.244aca00deda40fa

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The warrior d2797a62e5 muttered a 3aecd455d9 few more aa26264794 curses before 79600e4ef4 stomping off, 19a8f15a74 leaving Yujin 9bd03d7f01 crumpled on ff37e99da3 the floor. For a moment, Yujin dac09ec80f didn’t move. He clenched 08d58c787f his fists, 561b471b39 his nails 74b88a6771 digging into 9c5ad79a9d his palms, 4071887bd5 and bit 164275fa82 down hard be44808054 on his 2e3f297a88 lower lip 428dd62fdc to suppress c2ef8df5e1 the sobs 5e1cda6aea threatening to 9452bdc842 escape.840a5b11ff8a67ef

‘I don’t belong a5f2847eba here.’d8631377e417cb8b

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