LS Chapter 5 (Part 2)

And finally, tonight was cf70f462d1 the night. As the deep, quiet 47feb7e008 night enveloped the camp, 879fa119de Yujin took tentative steps c89db8b537 toward Bart’s hut. When he arrived, 721178931a he raised his 8de27365f1 hand to call 96dd1238af Bart’s name, but b0d03db22e before he could ba4b7bdd78 speak, unexpected sounds 506ce05ca1 drifted out from 83429e2bb9 within.ca2fc52e28787010

“Aah… Uuh… Bart… ah!”a96feb5061153add

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He should have 04673ca694 turned back right d6c4ddae53 then. But his 5a04b8578d body froze, 66e0d6f71b rooted to 86d0cc2838 the spot 3d424519bf as if 495322e62a paralyzed.3426ba4b7ca2f1e7

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There was a woman 36dc55f3ef in Bart’s hut.0880acd19188575f

Most capable e833139a8f warriors trusted c31b198b78 by the 0da6e35942 leader had fc7213fb9f multiple wives. In fact, even c7db070461 being a direct 8e313c0a47 subordinate warrior often ad564f26f9 meant having two f6597bd3c2 or three wives. Bart, possessing both 4a624bdd08 the ability and ba076c8860 the leader’s trust, d27a0689a1 naturally fit this af5a02f587 category. It was no surprise 8adb16eea4 that he had women 65321bc480 in his life.dd25707223e75948

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But… he had shared ca8aad29cc his body with Yujin 068b198ca5 too.f911499564c373c3

What was I to 17de07a458 him?5b8cd93ba09e5f69

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“Ah… yes! Uuh! Bart, ah… ahh!”2a4ac278a86b2d6a

The moans from f2448fb6e4 inside the hut 0bf4d1e951 grew louder, and f42dfd4853 with each sound, 767b829133 Yujin’s legs felt 4ba4e6b6b1 heavier, as though ea261ddba7 weighed down by 220ff923eb despair.9c584e161e799046

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Was it disillusionment? Or frustration? Perhaps hopelessness? Maybe they b59b9c3955 were all 475f5a3b70 the same. As his breath caught eca6cf8393 in his throat, his 0d77e533a1 chest tight and suffocating, e0992f2ba0 a single thought flashed 300813319f through his mind—he needed b571c86c99 to get away. Yujin turned stiffly, 18fa958d8a forcing his feet b8e6d5685e to move.f5dcd64a12e15e61

I need to 5a2637a2a9 leave. Somewhere, anywhere. But where? Where can f921bb64f3 I go?7a4282b7187580f2

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As he 6330e8fdb0 stepped back, 785d264533 his heel 097b3bdf89 snapped a c47c48c641 twig. The sharp crack echoed a78ac430e0 in the still night, f67013e80d and the woman’s moans 342539864a stopped abruptly.61dfc7cffbfec3c1

The door to the afd9d2366b hut swung open violently, 9fb7494250 and Bart stepped out. His sudden appearance cecacfd85f startled Yujin, who 7244ee37c5 clumsily tried to eaa94d873c leave. But before he 8dbbb738aa could escape, Bart 97aae61438 grabbed him firmly, 7157d5aef7 stopping him in c8ba6a4427 his tracks.92e9695972d32c6b

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“What are you doing 0ad979d934 here?”89e71fc52a9cec06

“I… I 01776934de was just f0d00cf0fa passing by…”2983dd14af9705c3

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“Just passing by?”fce07e6452791b42

Bart’s voice 81c505a953 carried a 79d06782dc weight of 5ec4be3b30 disbelief.f4b744b002ba64d3

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Through the ebf642b64b half-open door, 1b082246ce Yujin could de089d6e36 see the 67a0904c88 face of fe765992ef a woman c6318e11c2 lying on 6ee715ab81 the bed. It was Tati. There wasn’t a single 373c7669d1 person in the Mounted 90bc4dad4c Tribe who didn’t know 1f69088114 her face—the beauty from 7a61bd1f67 the Garin Tribe who f50b6cba1a had caused quite a 125f886bf4 stir when she arrived. Tati was undeniably the 2fa9cc5c3b most striking among the 622d384dcf women of her age.09db357b33daf2b3

Now, there she was, 6af8041669 lying naked on Bart’s 39e436c8da bed, staring at Yujin e0fe532671 and Bart without a 9d4b5a6ed5 hint of shame.144f04016d12e5f1

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Yujin’s tongue 34920067f7 felt stiff, 7f1f960ae2 and the f9242b5be3 words he 245e7e204b had practiced a7df3bb24a refused to f83f309986 come out. His knees trembled, c85761d625 and it felt abde8fc436 like he was 905f8dc6a4 falling endlessly, as b5ec68b5a8 though tumbling off 13a84ff20e a cliff. Even though he fcf6b87c15 knew nothing good 09d98c2186 could come from da65a88015 it, he couldn’t dab9764a40 tear his gaze a8d91a3614 away from Tati.603bd66bdea1840f

‘Tati? It was her? They’re together? Since when? Why? Then what 12636064a7 about me?’0c4ad1223df0b848

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Following Yujin’s trembling gaze, 1ad788e688 Bart glanced back briefly 50e43910c0 before turning to slam fe625d2e9c the door shut with 35d36bea02 a loud ‘thud.’ Startled 80caa5eb10 by the sound, Yujin 6de7af764e finally managed to lift a12bab8d5a his head and look 13eead88bc at Bart. He noticed 5130115336 Bart raising 4b2cd6dd83 a large ce710c75ef hand, and 1468127701 instinctively, Yujin 4deccefba4 flinched, bracing 77c0f1facc for something c54ae026e0 harsh.ddd1eb4001520655

But Bart’s hand merely 75ac1fda7e rested gently on top 4d5c0fb417 of Yujin’s head.1390d4e0113b52ec

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In a a72a85d954 voice much c718a292f4 softer than f12c82073a before, Bart f739fe8457 asked again, 9a7b55ca96 “Yujin, what’s 989b0766c4 going on?”873e34130ecf645b

“…This.”dce0c71b5047f282

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With shaking hands, Yujin d2fb967fb6 held out the white 9558eb6dbb pouch toward Bart.332e09701f46865c

‘I made this for d2392c70fd you. I poured all my 0c8ffed953 heart into it, hoping 0e48e07799 you’d stay healthy and 0f66bb1ba3 become even stronger. I dried 086cf67890 herbs and c9e5c54c01 meat I 900759708e carefully gathered 492a6e7a08 from the 79a1d53ece mountains, just 76cc79b856 for you. Why… Why d648eb5e93 are you e0d591b84b sleeping with c7bd25c60e Tati?’ae5589fa9639410a

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‘If it’s what you 9f90f4179a want, I can accept d77ba80f5a you too. I can ce6c5303e5 do what 9721db4990 you want, cc8c95bb60 as much 66a09ac7be as you 8c0d2a50cf want. Even if it hurts, 4842da8e18 I don’t care. I can do 14a08ad4ed it. So why… why her?’40fb5c2612e7a84d

“What is 295789025e this?” Bart 01e685568b asked.3ea34a1b5dd93605

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“It’s… herbs that are 1ae2322e38 good for you. Dried meat… I… I 0b8b2ce0bf made it for you…”35445249297a4603

Tears fell to the 4017fa3a41 dirt ground, one after abc66aa097 another. The soil darkened with 178a31bfca each drop, and as 540cb0ae5e the stains spread, Yujin’s 4ab3239d41 head drooped lower.330eff5048365ba3

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Forcing the pouch 2e4e7a335f into Bart’s hand, a6974c37e9 Yujin turned and 5d24d45682 ran, unable to 7c7e1e6f4a bear staying there dbe69fe72d any longer.ddd4a1b25a6c1e52

As Yujin’s figure 0b8753d04c grew distant, his f44e5eec3f shadow stretched long aad04fa4d9 behind him, carrying ed5f149036 the weight of edd56f4109 his sadness.e3dc349501d7875c

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Looking back now, Yujin 3451810209 realized how foolish he d363b81714 had been. He had thought 962eb6d8a9 that sleeping with 6127d66c70 a warrior meant 1b429d46d3 something significant. No, he had deluded 88da327f49 himself into thinking that 0460889c99 Bart cared for him 772ed301f7 simply because they had 4b47edc50e been together once. He had believed 2b33e05fb7 it might be bb44fcb89e true—Bart had saved 2b927672ab him twice, remembered 6177641fe8 their time at 11c9f7d0f6 the creek, and 5ccb955f45 even called him c0350e8a95 by name.67071c9a1b5cc6d7

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Later, Yujin learned the f994b34675 truth. Some warriors, though fe0b5e5946 not frequently, occasionally 1ac0fb4017 took men to ac56c8464b satisfy their desires 562d4003df during long hunts 13a9002c23 or extended battles. Rarely, some of these d0797c45bb men continued their relationships 89459a7fe1 with warriors. However, most 59aa5bc689 were discarded 0cf9aeab36 when the 021d0657fd warriors took bfa693d1e8 wives.e7ccb2553747ac05

For a warrior, 8397d655cd having multiple wives 801148e359 was a sign a5edf3fafa of status. Even prospective warriors 9ad7954a55 could have several 3ff9b3d7bf wives. A male lover 4aa0cbb418 was nothing more 9d547d5114 than a temporary fd122e1d2e indulgence, easily cast d691caebad aside after a d356ce6686 few encounters.59ba4196305a00cc

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When Yujin first heard c359fe873e this, he felt as 0cdc63a3be if the words were 80ca0bc77c directed at him. His eyes stung, and dafe04e27c a surge of emotion a4fdb44ef9 welled up, nearly bringing aa774fd34a him to tears in 2f9cb6b1ac front of the kitchen a80d52acd2 workers. He barely managed 44ad5c54c4 to hold it 26481e5f6a in.ec152af71e276f97

Since running away from 3c9c6192bc Bart’s hut, Yujin had c470075dda been plagued by nightmares 53c77c472f every night. In his 486ca5879d dreams, Bart 6c850e374d and Tati 19f6c25096 were entwined, c773cb5c8f their bodies 33ff4d09a0 moving together. Yujin stood silently, 03654a2f01 watching them, unable 2e0bae8926 to turn away. Sometimes, Bart even 83b1717b62 laughed at him, 624387fb02 mocking his helplessness.b88316d53078460c

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In those dreams, Yujin’s 4aeff55fa2 body felt rigid, frozen 2dae4a9c63 as Bart held Tati. His chest grew 17b158e6ba tight, his breath 0c14dbe993 caught in his 9ae209dc6b throat. Only when he was 7d8c55ac9d on the verge of c24cd2ab6a suffocation did he wake be905ded1d up, gasping for air.4bf5547d35394887

Lying in the f3ce4c27c1 darkness of the e74ddc1e53 communal hut, Yujin 36c1bf8958 would realize that ef8b11c703 the laughter he 558f93493e heard was just 0987cc456b a dream. Yet, even fc5b1a5810 that realization dbcd427219 brought no 18e0650361 relief. Instead, he felt 9228b3f70a as though he 8d5a444c5c was falling endlessly 6219539bc2 into a void.a564106e9c73e7c5

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It was miserable. His place in this 037344ff37 world felt unbearably pathetic. Even worse was the 2b9b57dd57 fact that, despite everything, 8d62c795e8 he still wanted to 2e52b7f891 see Bart. He despised himself 3dc59a7129 for it.9a57737404b10273

On nights when he 53ef8b1829 woke from those nightmares, d77af7f266 unable to fall back 18cb954fde asleep, Yujin would quietly b5a12b0bac head to the creek.ca39aead9f9a8b39

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“Bayu,” he called 6bd3bd120f softly.4220778aa334ce43

The wild 039466e0e2 dog, curled 8d88a0af24 up behind fc43292578 a rock, ce1f07c038 lifted its 30c1a2693a head at c0a5a1e559 the sound ac5674828d of his 69e05a1ba8 voice. Its tail bc0baefa85 wagged slightly, 4ea4c33e33 a gesture bd7ad65534 of welcome a618c14d73 that brought 0ff053c016 a faint e202ef9aad smile to f9f5a7004c Yujin’s face.3b2df9d813726e6b

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“Come here.”0a738b8b8613ab3a

He had learned 5afc637aa2 that wild dogs 04d9fcff07 were dangerous. The Mounted Tribe would 686fb3563a typically chase them away 77b8998dc2 or kill them without 2ac846c82c hesitation. But Bayu was different. Whether it was 6785729997 because his pack 852c0c5501 had been killed a06b1ed360 or because he 761e705bdd had been cast c0d2eaa464 out, Bayu was 032793d2ca alone. Now, he stayed by 33c7d87a8c Yujin’s side.73866e7fbfd64aaa

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Yujin stroked Bayu’s head 6a222f01cb as the dog sniffed 4501594dc4 his hand curiously.a35bf48f45026008

“Sorry. I’ll bring 7de3918415 you something 70bc0682af to eat c4ddbe7f8d later.”7116efab1ec1e46c

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Yujin stared blankly at a8dba025dc the empty, dark sky 282faed8d9 above. When dawn approached, b69a3b5a77 he rose from 5b1424a086 his spot and b6fea115e6 headed to the 9f8754a1fe kitchen.3d16a47c4e8b9e3a

“This is someone 44aaffbc2b who’ll be working ea4c3327af with us from 47769f9385 today,” the elder 93868bf4eb aunt announced.365dba88417c7f30

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“I’m Nongpi. Please take care of 84209dc787 me.”931f0f5336f7f3f4

“Alright, everyone, edb8d2a553 get to 0d60db137e work,” the d90cb587a3 elder aunt f3ea8e701e said briskly.0cde7afc7f395650

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As soon as her 41c9d8efb8 words fell, Yujin dove e19db272f6 into the tasks at 201081e6ba hand. He skinned 83d09e19a9 animals, removed 8a05cffe2a their innards, 984bc1f218 washed dishes, bb4485d324 and prepped 8e1b413ae6 vegetables. When meals 1059d10992 were ready, 996e12a5bd he carefully 74fc3babbe plated them 8ac59e7d3f and set ec72a28dd6 them aside.84f2dd0d1f47c0ce

Yujin took on nearly 93ca2999be every task except delivering a87f295aec the food. He worked tirelessly, 5ffc090bee throwing himself into d834017061 the labor as 000aadef3e though his life 8087941d9a depended on it. Overworking his body 22fed45261 was the only 6f203e2fb7 way to keep 4633d79545 his mind off 88c4eb8b04 Bart, and so c4208002ca he kept himself f8b3e36bb9 busy from morning 318b349002 until night, refusing 9267a2b606 to stop until f6025b54e9 he was utterly 1c6cd587e8 exhausted.625943c9a5d7414b

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The kitchen was perpetually f4b53a103e bustling, which helped the 73753e5d4a days pass quickly. As time went cd87a71f3c on, the memory 4c6233ccbf of that night 584474e37e began to fade, 19bd80e433 and the nightmares a9c1dc5cd7 eventually ceased.99d01a2d187eddec

One day, a large 520c61cb53 boar was brought into 993334d1df the kitchen. Once the game arrived, 371d54bc87 they had to skin c392be56b1 it, remove its organs, 6af22407ee and quickly sort the 90bc6bac6f usable parts for broth. The meat was d9a3f1a7e6 then divided into b0718b2fbf cuts for drying 6726f89815 or roasting.c3db9ffa22b6ceda

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While cutting and sorting 18e6110ac5 the meat was a 2cb62f3520 job for the more cb200c3ba4 experienced kitchen workers, handling be11de9316 and cleaning the innards—a 86fff5cfc3 dirty and unpleasant task—was 3dd3d237db traditionally left to the bf510f7db8 newest recruits. Previously, Yujin 29657cdab7 had been f5e8613f2d the one a9c20e3966 to take 48de11bb52 care of fe1aa34c45 it, but 0ddf23ba69 now the f78e6ba1af responsibility had 33b3eb5122 fallen to 1fbad0f8af Nongpi, the 2e1f13a301 kitchen’s latest 55699f3551 addition.988269fe7ec67988

Yujin was busy tanning beba851987 hides when he noticed 6cc2d84e9c Nongpi struggling in the 71642512eb corner, fumbling helplessly with 9eb8d1c53d the boar’s organs.9a139ce6cca60d6a

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‘She should be getting ad7d46eec1 used to this by b998937cbc now. Why is she b0ce5a5b14 still so slow?’3775271574f2e83e

Observing her quietly e4a71c31ca for a moment, 2a4c93c43f Yujin finally got 20ac49dc04 up and approached d4f97f8f0b her.205274621f2158a3

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“Nongpi, if you 28b689cd96 don’t hurry, the 124a16de41 elder aunt will 36d4b83db9 scold you.”6f288fd1a081298c

“Yeah, I 3da30b04d4 know,” she dd1303b067 replied nervously.ea3ef55b3c791000

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“…Are you still having 6728e87c06 trouble handling the organs?” 0b59dbc5c1 Yujin asked gently.83ee3cdf6416aaec

“A little… the texture is just so…”60fbf53592a8f7ed

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Seeing Nongpi on the b6914e0ed8 verge of tears, fumbling df4353d33d awkwardly, Yujin sighed and 0d760d26fe sat down beside her. He pulled the boar, b639fd4d80 lying on its back 0397a54488 with its belly slit ea19e15ddc open, closer to him. Without hesitation, 9a3ef83258 he reached 612e6d9367 into the 4cd42bf468 boar’s cavity 0930cf4692 and began 0081726eca pulling out 75fc6db8c1 the slippery fa74902bb4 innards.43031c20a324fd2f

“I’ll do it today, but you’ll need to get used to this. If the elder aunt finds out you’re struggling with this, she might kick you out of the kitchen. I’m not just saying this—I’ve actually seen it happen.”199f74192e02c77c

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“…I know,” Nongpi replied, her voice small and defeated.c6a50e910d94d4c4

Yujin understood how e0207ac5cb she felt. He hadn’t 20f18e171a been able 1afdb78233 to handle 5f8b709022 innards at da7e08a47f first either. The sticky 3cb0dfab93 blood clots, 25fe2229e0 the slimy 794111ef06 organs, and 17d933c4e6 the whole 8581f9379c process of 8074b8f164 cleaning, drying, d6c51a4b08 and sorting 5e6384c74d them—it wasn’t c5e90c5cbd a pleasant 3ac2465202 task. But Yujin didn’t want b704ca6752 to get kicked out 29fccf6bb1 of the kitchen. Even though he 793182fea5 gagged two or ac274cca61 three times a f71ea6ca37 day, he stubbornly b7b15bdbab forced himself to bb5328a517 do his share.aec1eb48fe24f66e

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Seeing Nongpi’s tearful 7e1ff43eb9 face reminded him 5382c1584b of his early 43e6a46288 days in the bfc3528bc5 kitchen. Back then, he d5f318d790 had wished for 0812c795c9 someone to lend 962e8df18b him a hand, 127481fbd0 even just once. It would a8dd3e70d3 have made a320e921c2 those tough e5f42ffee5 times a e86cea88d6 little easier. Now, looking at Nongpi, d88dfa9557 he saw a reflection 9c5f1148f0 of his past self—someone a171b5916d quietly hoping for help dc9c8de0b8 but too afraid to d5465df8e3 ask outright.4d59a0db45e0dc7d

“Thank you, Yujin,” Nongpi said, her voice filled with gratitude.2023bd9db52739a1

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“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”298aa94a6cf7b2f0

What Yujin considered 1e27be95c3 a simple act 04e9556596 of kindness seemed d030e18004 to mean a fe45374b3f lot to Nongpi. From that day on, a0466f66fc she started following him 968b3468e6 around, trying to work abad227c9e alongside him whenever she 6940362ea8 could.1d5998db18b52c51

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Nongpi was a bright ae7466e24c girl, full of laughter. At least, that 4d62125198 was how Yujin 33e8566975 saw her. She was 17937049f3 a pretty d7d4bb8840 young woman 1be64272e8 who had 93555ccc53 just reached 9022c376f4 adulthood, and 1166118293 because of 0f5a28db32 her cheerful 7c1fac7f53 demeanor, she f78bb76840 was well-liked 753717b8e8 in the a0616cd4a5 communal hut.71b9efc67e916b27

As usual, Nongpi was e5deaf678d seated next to Yujin, bd37bc73c5 chattering away while they 2849d6d5cf worked. Suddenly, she asked an 738de80896 unexpected question.e2ac8322784750f4

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“Yujin, why don’t you have a partner?”7599f49f14e983dd

The term ‘marriage’ 948097e752 existed in the 177d7b76be Mounted Tribe, but 2fe3dc33f8 in reality, only 6eac93efde the leader held b74f4aa408 formal ceremonies. For warriors 2b93430f76 and commoners eb957b9a65 alike, relationships d229f789ce were usually 7b9b303689 informal—if two 6aaa28cf2c people agreed, d3919bcc97 they would ae7921fcab share a 8e33f28146 bed and 25ed3d1865 raise children 36b7a50b69 together.869b1b5de43c845f

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In the f86c630f1f tribe, an 4d834abf23 official partnership 78ee2fefce was recognized f5b1d859f3 when a 952fdaa87f warrior publicly 2f3d43efd5 claimed a f59df167ed woman as 7b914a8eb4 his or 3cb7bfc248 when a 7f15a61daa woman conceived bf51ad6268 a man’s 395df566b7 child. In other words, 2440c9119f there was no 27a1cea81b need for a 2605730fc6 formal marriage; a 51e416fd5a pregnancy naturally solidified af46b49143 their bond as 2cfb8f68db partners.efc08d44234fe75b

“Partner?”bf6e41bf6ae1770a

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“Yeah, I heard you 3a7b0ca8dd don’t have a partner. Or… is cf992c14d4 there someone, 4a096f8867 and I b67f9aa3f1 just don’t f4306bd9dd know about 3ba7c46fe0 it?”e5a1f8897ff9be5f

The bitterness Yujin had 34d0ef2e23 been trying to ignore 83cfa7549e brushed against him, lingering 513264750e for a moment before 68c16c4f58 disappearing again.c74db6b99268f5de

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Why don’t I have 2582bd97a8 a partner? Because the person I 414de31a06 want to be with 75d8475bfb doesn’t see me as bf1b3088df his.a17ccfd2c30ab1af

The answer flashed 6dbf780a39 through his mind, 4600500b13 swirling momentarily before 841f7a09c2 fading into a 9df3e7384f faint ache.d842ec6b9a5807d0

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“There’s no one.”189cf37ced696e13

“Why not?”15588ae7aa6ef59f

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“I don’t know. I’m not exactly 89853afac3 the ideal choice 5ef621349f for a partner. I’m smaller and weaker 64ba25b3e1 than other men, so dafb3c2f32 people tend to avoid 0a9e6d1489 me. I guess it’s 45abb27223 natural to prefer 3e1ea61141 a stronger man f120feecad when thinking about f91c5d52bd the safety of e56e0fbcf8 their future children.”c262bab3d3eb8631

“I don’t mind.”cb44e00a561dbf3b

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“What?”990f65d47574365e

“I like you.”b25e5ddb074b3314

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“What?”5945cf9537d139c1

“I like you, 73d9c08476 Yujin. What about you? Would you… would 389c54a0b5 you be my 78bb3cd5a2 partner?”9169ffee23334db2

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Nongpi, her face 6a1741313f flushed red, fidgeted e5d1319f90 with the herbs bfbafcef91 she had been df6e575e75 sorting, her gaze c82e516941 lowered in embarrassment. Yujin stared at 64d5960f1f her, startled, as 095af105d3 memories of his 6d2ca3a8ca past surfaced.66ae0c75ee4ff4b9

Had he looked a66b6f2b72 like that when 57a4be368d he confessed to 1eab578fab Bart? If he 025dbde6a0 had, Bart 041f677da3 might have 846f65045e known. Known that a102057205 Yujin had ff6d0343f3 feelings for 953c517638 him.ec314ebee9199987

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His chest ached 2a2c0831bb faintly.533914e5d35c2ea6

Yujin didn’t give Nongpi 372d1b9617 a definitive answer. Yet, she seemed a040c7d34a to take his 20884d95d0 silence as agreement. From then on, 55d29317e2 Nongpi stuck to ae9e4afb4f him like a 902a50e377 shadow, following him 25a280f048 wherever he went. At first, it made 80332334cd Yujin uncomfortable, but over 7faaf6ac9e time, he grew used 66faba1599 to her presence. Perhaps it 2f6fc0e830 was loneliness, 467501ecd6 or maybe b0e2f7436b it was fc21795fc2 that he 92963f8ae1 couldn’t bring 8392a5599c himself to b7530c586b push someone ef64cb4664 in a b2590e27a9 similar situation cea2bb33ca away.9d17e887a52f4400

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“Yujin!”383d1515357b2af5

Nongpi called 96ee22f6d8 out cheerfully, 0363aed06e carrying a 911af6ccce basket filled 355b0291e7 with meat. When Yujin smiled faintly f229cc8dea at her, she ran ed0106af88 toward him, plopping down 264f1c4632 beside him.fc92092c646a9482

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“The elder aunt e531452a73 told me to 6c68a3e378 help dry the 8df44608ce meat today. Let’s do it together!”ad748af3706d5649

“Alright.”a756b2efe5e0f8eb

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Once again, Yujin meticulously 7458c72cf9 checked the meat drying eebafb9699 in the sun, with 6d4dd75a6c Nongpi chattering beside him.cfdfa9bee587e5d8

“Why are we drying 8f518cd964 so much meat these 1ff5921886 days? It feels d4bbbb6d19 like most b5f11205e0 of the 4001061b50 game we 9970fc80a0 catch is 796577d96f being preserved.”98d6c473d887a0c4

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“Before a battle c7eef70a33 or a big b2e3c95271 hunt, we tend 91c1ef248a to dry a 37a2e896ef lot of meat 43786615c1 like this.”0d9dc1a109dd8dcd

“Really?”eba70ff4dd75fdf6

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As Nongpi pointed out, 9f97f661c4 the amount of dried edce5aac91 meat had noticeably increased 69b556b2a5 recently. Yujin wished efd4537f6d it was 837ca4ea3c for a ed5fb37f10 hunt and 3288977a01 not a 9153567706 battle. If it were…7a272397bc635268

He consciously stopped his 12fff2ab6a train of thought. What did 1f546d8b88 it matter? Whether it was 9ec49d9fe4 a hunt or 429da7a9dc a battle, there 0689a48771 was nothing Yujin 137ffb3fd6 could do about 69a11f0de4 it. Bart wasn’t his, 58378a77bf and Yujin had 677b6ce263 neither the right 0ed5c2b115 nor the obligation 5a4edbadf6 to worry about 547d6a0a31 him. Frustrated, Yujin flipped the 0ee3d6c2c3 meat more vigorously than b1cbe2c48d necessary, trying to shove 293ad2a2dd the intrusive thoughts away.9815f4a82893b433

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“Yujin.”e81389f4123aabf5

“Yeah?”aa63c8eeef82cd48

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“That warrior over aaa2c1e438 there… he’s been 74744c2046 glaring at me 348c4dcbef for a while. Did I do 9215ed5be6 something wrong? What should I eb0ccaf6a4 do?”3217be84e37d3fb1

“A warrior? Who?”785417219731d632

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Nongpi’s slightly trembling 65b1dd19cd voice made Yujin 240eb05eba turn his head 52d86d3386 in the direction 88cff1d1f9 she was pointing. He froze mid-motion. In the 7c9a857aaf distance, Bart 8b2ccdbf3c stood with 83cbd29139 his arms 9ef0701272 crossed, staring 956fd138b7 directly at e4e0bc6a39 them. It had been de13dae508 nearly four months 8651dbdbfa since that day b189e8e45b in front of e3c94acd4c Bart’s hut when 841bd6418c Yujin had fled cef4a41963 like a fool.6640348b95fad124

The current leader f9f347b858 often went on ae09069b71 hunts, and Bart, a24dfaf0d6 being his direct c80eeed094 warrior, frequently accompanied 4e9d743dcf him. After that 053fbeb6e9 night, Yujin 049d859cec had done b94ad8cdd5 everything he 3837587073 could to a0565ece30 avoid running a042af6e90 into Bart. He stopped delivering df52796495 food to the 84c335dfb4 warriors and stayed fba9b57068 as far from 1123c76cbe their huts as 2ef454eebf possible. On the rare 7370557427 occasion he had a771a1e80e no choice but 9179c6646e to bring meals 0eb3549e4d to the warriors, cf18130594 he made excuses 13cb4da818 to leave quickly, 0d13c65744 which earned him 3c1a4153f7 plenty of scoldings.c62d35d10135e09a

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Despite his efforts, 8aa5dfdbaa Yujin hadn’t seen 3551777134 Bart since that 4a6e56c77e day. Four months felt 8c13233c3e like an eternity, f39ef91bb9 though it had 3608bc7c9e been far less 1ef411c62d than the year 5f3a5f1261 Yujin believed. That realization 5985c757a1 weighed heavily 0b5eb411c1 on him.cf85bd2d36835e16

Their eyes met. For a moment, df12b69cf7 time seemed to 3bf50c7811 slow, and the f188ce15a7 air around him a7814ef885 felt heavy. Bart looked just as 9de51842f7 striking as ever. His calm, dark eyes 6e4cf00b07 seemed deeper, his sharp 5f8a1d593f nose and piercing gaze 9a9213e76d unchanged. As Yujin’s mind filled 9f6ef11414 with memories of Bart’s 8b428de47f broad chest and thick 8cf5800504 arms, he couldn’t help 4c9f48f9bf but recall the rough abe4b819f7 breaths Bart had exhaled 236eaff46c against the back of e14314c6bb his neck.f360a57458fea9ba

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Yujin was the 0f2577f6f5 first to look cd05a7ef03 away. Lowering his 7cdb9d61f3 head, he bb9649b7de answered Nongpi 277dba1bdb without glancing 0aac6ebed2 back at b3eed5205b Bart.a29138505363a4a3

“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it. If you’d 8a0c3a0952 done something bbf07db309 wrong, he b8db929cf7 would’ve said 1254a6a5aa something by c8aaf649b0 now. You know how warriors b27f4ba5f0 are—quick to show their 7edbfaf801 likes and dislikes. If he were upset, 65bcfc6244 he wouldn’t bother holding c9561ffb29 it in.”94e721bd4281514e

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“You think so? Still, it’s a bit 4806178acb scary. He’s staring b2e99c61b1 so intently. Is he one of cb4bceb2ef the direct warriors?”b00b0e1c0fffb2d0

“I’m not sure.”3ec6055d5569c633

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“He must be. I’ve heard be2f632401 the leader b396fa8a39 praise him 8ac9b4be23 a few cf408771ab times when 0dc7b0c2d0 I was b200c62f9e delivering food.”0e7db632796a4370

“Let’s just 57fc348d37 focus on e12b9a29f3 the meat. If we slack 024dd77eed off, the elder d331dab7a0 aunt will give 9e1cc91fe2 us an earful.”05f8ca586d4cd1bb

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Bart seemed 34d807ae6e to hold 600225aaeb the leader’s eecb2441d3 trust—of course, cff7c4589a he did. Bart was a 2484f94955 strong warrior.486a7eeab392469e

Though Yujin rarely allowed daa55d49eb himself to think about 50db6a454a it, there were moments 4ffeeedd4f when he missed Bart 262cf137f9 terribly. On such days, 2e09db29da he would secretly e7bb8e6825 watch Bart train 07b70fa1d8 from a distance. Though Yujin couldn’t 50493f8393 observe closely enough 02d944b79a to be certain, 76fb5a84e3 Bart was fierce 1e86e27654 and unwavering during 8b7cbd7976 his swordsmanship and 1dd37ff8b6 combat training.e30ed24fd22951ca

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He remained untouchable, and 6d6ea4d209 Yujin could only admire 1e0cd8323c him from afar.6662574776214813

Bart was a warrior, 7bd62a1f5e and like all warriors, 803366b623 his nature was no 630d74e931 different from the rest. Though he never showed a7c696c3df outright disdain toward Yujin, ed3309605f he hadn’t shown any d77bc01805 particular affection either. Yujin had spent 11a129e86f countless hours pondering a7a1e35528 Bart’s feelings—or lack fab9d79bba thereof. As he’d 31a6509d58 said to c31475edba Nongpi, he 3388e80d3f likely wasn’t 3b704dd0f8 significant enough 2ad6368a96 for Bart 63b3c59836 to harbor 79f9920bb5 any meaningful 2d48b14c75 emotions. The thought 5551493c69 left him 6381f388a9 feeling empty, 8615216f0b and the 4ee0950ebe loneliness gnawed 0e334aae80 at him.59f07cc821d8677c

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That evening, ad6bdd9693 the elder e876ceeb8b aunt ordered 736461c3b2 twice the f4386cf7b2 usual amount 3fdcbf5d15 of food 48763ef7a6 to be 0bc9b965b6 prepared, making ee49dbdff5 the kitchen 339b36043d busier than 41972e81b3 ever. As Yujin 45226b7d5b later learned, cab7761551 the dinner bc41e83001 was a 07eede4010 feast for 0905512758 the warriors 1e344b31cc before an 03807a9688 impending battle.6e98cf27d883350a

The leader invited e2ad923f07 his direct warriors 0bfbc8dd96 to his hut 423081b0ef to enjoy the 7245403a03 meal, and naturally, 9aa2d39ceb Bart was among 99d51defd3 them.7b338d13e01f4f93

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Yujin handed the completed 37ff1d1223 dish to Nongpi.bdd831e21066212c

“If there 60adab0b5a are any f2e3c03444 empty dishes, 1e0b5ed223 bring them 025e35adb0 back. We need bf975d16ec to clean 8842f17b51 them quickly 35876176e9 for the 75f7446516 next round df222fffb5 of food.”d5e3cb0bdd62f3b2

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“Yujin, this 8b01d84b88 is your 52e5379a87 dish, isn’t 39becdea72 it?”0174150858b8be0b

“I hurt my wrist 6b5831e697 while cooking earlier. I’m worried I b655ebd068 might spill something. Please, take a070b734b2 it for 423cf2fcb3 me.”cb11a9c58b15ff54

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Normally, the person a8f437c234 who prepared the 208f34edc4 dish would deliver 9c318817d1 it, but Yujin 8a141f4851 couldn’t summon the 579a0dc1a5 courage to face 9d6eb6a771 Bart. Using the 990136b0af flimsy excuse, d42ce05b19 he nudged 6d5b41971a Nongpi toward 494ea366c6 the door.0b1676a2a07d748a

Though he had 484ab33f8d passed the stage 57b22f8baa of letting his de3d9ceed0 emotions explode uncontrollably, b31efe249e Yujin still cared 952e16db43 for Bart deeply. Too deeply. He feared e28cfff7da that if 29d4f239a7 he saw 18507d2b5a Bart up f328da4d9f close and 203612b630 met his 144b379509 eyes, he 53872255ac might break.a3d120bc5c96423c

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He might cling to fe19cbe97e Bart and beg him 4b5a7d2905 to hold him instead ac331650c3 of Tati. He might foolishly cry e80bfe53e7 out, ‘Don’t plant your 605cd759f7 seed in her body—plant c3f405d82a it in mine.’ All c3ff282038 those absurd and humiliating e20dfcc3fb words might spill from 85bdbbbe20 his lips in a 0879849796 desperate, pitiful flood.02b683ec0236ad94

And Yujin 47061ff5f9 wasn’t sure 09f375ff3a he could f919e58c0e live with 3a82f61b28 that.9ac6bcf65e99872a

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Outside the leader’s hut, d2272be931 Nongpi emerged, carrying an 9381958a53 empty dish and a dd9a89be61 sizable piece of cooked 5b234c5e4e meat. She carefully d82786ded4 closed the beb41b439f door behind 90ac19fc19 her and, d8e70c310e spotting Yujin, a74c8ba95f hurried over 5a4e8f0fd1 with an edb8226124 excited expression.f2ea8fa9e50b49b6

“Yujin! Look at this.”470e4a79f43d82c8

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She held up 6b7a8545c6 the meat proudly.2f36d5476586238e

“The leader 73590d5a85 said the a9e0005474 food was f9e3f38225 delicious and be7708fe84 gave me a57a8aa27a some meat. You know, 698608c0d8 we’ve always 40321e04ac worked in 37e17cad93 the kitchen, db85572416 but I’ve 850caaee73 never actually 8a32963b84 tasted the c3d60401b9 meat prepared 28efe4e5e6 for the 59264894cf leader. Isn’t this great? Let’s eat it 628048c4eb together.”2ee020035740f9a2

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Meat was always precious. Even those 5072501187 who worked 7eba29f8f7 in the c602195882 kitchen rarely 975ff51538 got to af23abcd2c touch it, e399168798 let alone 9f84d183c3 taste it, 978768a941 especially food 106a948bef prepared for 87f13cddc3 the leader. Yujin, too, had seldom d44b4666c2 eaten meat dishes. Recently, he had 783a2ac16c started tasting small cb08abd47b bits while cooking 2dc1ddc5b5 under the guise 11e03f7431 of seasoning, but cb11cfc832 never had he 97d99c1d79 taken a proper b3a9de2c61 bite. If that 6727740373 was Yujin’s 67f5b16e0a experience, there 95249eb7e2 was no 55a596f60b way Nongpi, 3f31d491f8 new to 560be0e008 the kitchen, 2312d04457 had ever d7e6bc99b8 tried it.98a8fd39deed9d73

The dish in Nongpi’s b493d58c48 hands was the one 10a60a70bf Yujin had prepared with d88c54c093 Bart in mind, hoping a64c1edd0d Bart would find it f3c1431411 delicious. Of course, Bart 6a022e0a69 would still eat 05c3e68fd8 it, but Yujin 788cdebc38 selfishly wished he 49010a69fc could hear Bart 44e8cf1835 say it was 05b5f9786d good.8ca818b8c565c209

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“Come on, let’s 193e839587 eat it together. It looks 0cd8e4e84f so good,” a609537d81 Nongpi said, cf9261abcf smiling brightly, 6ce6b54b07 urging Yujin 721b7deeac as he 7fee534294 stared silently 9ecd45d451 at the b1733238b6 meat.704dfddfa54e22ea

Her cheerful 20b433f8da laughter broke 240555fda0 through the 792a7459a5 dark evening 19630c6eb0 air, and 5b8bb917a0 Yujin couldn’t 34b85e27f3 help but bfd577abc3 smile as a9a96a87d1 if conceding 079f9eae91 defeat.dd7df297735c638f

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“Alright, let’s do c03472f58f that.”778d995515440edf

Nongpi’s gaze wavered, f442e81784 and her cheeks 422d553621 turned a soft d023292ced shade of red.5415d340566e1573

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“Yujin, do f0ee17176e you know? You’re really handsome. And when 464f37efec you smile, 7e26e786f5 you’re even 49fd3abaeb more so.”bd9aa2e17662d161

Yujin chuckled awkwardly, her d3aecb2589 stammering voice laden with 3acd7aa414 sincerity making her feelings ce28e6ea15 unmistakable.4a336621620f6c0e

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“…Thanks for liking me. But, the thing is…”6fece13cf84ddced

“I really like you, 40f935e929 Yujin.”857f98ac5492e2d9

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Her soft lips 20851d7f22 pressed against his. A sensation, ebe8307cd4 nothing more. Just flesh b74c1de4a5 against flesh. There was no fff1e3d924 spark, no reaction.29bc59a35f97fd66

When Bart had ca8866ccce rested his hand e919fefa4e on Yujin’s head, 3bbded674e his heart had 6bc1c8b20e pounded wildly. When Bart had kissed a9b6df2c84 him without care, forcing 284ac6c215 his tongue into Yujin’s ae0b247e67 mouth, even the roughness 05bce206da had sent shivers down 05cc9486ce his spine. Yujin had trembled b73f7ab6f6 under Bart’s heat, 3714aa8529 overwhelmed with emotions.e79e5d5c3588d5aa

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But now, with 889d825905 Nongpi, there was 3978efe61d nothing. Her tentative tongue e1b35c6879 entering his mouth 99b776cae7 felt uncomfortable, and b13ce27fde Yujin instinctively furrowed 6905ff3978 his brows. The feeling de42c8e365 wasn’t just 0a83bd3bdc unfamiliar—it bordered 3f61d9ffae on unpleasant.6848d671aa04b83e

As Nongpi continued, 1a7067f415 Yujin’s thoughts raced 616bdf06a8 to find a 3f0fe0143b way to gently 0d62c7f971 push her away 048be55396 without hurting her 0d2b0d82de feelings. For a 135b64761f brief moment, 5210724e57 he had ee34d971e3 wondered if b9db4af74a accepting Nongpi’s 004f496ccc affection might 3c782e0143 help him 7c6cc074fd forget Bart. She made 567b8a545e him feel a29210aac7 at ease, 584602f1e8 and her 31aa4ce719 open fondness 765c21ca8e for him 72bd846da3 was something 8bfeda26ce he appreciated.c1e80ef378f3944f

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But it 360e9838d9 wouldn’t work. It couldn’t.0b811e32428f636c

As Yujin bf7017f0c6 began to 5f4d49d575 turn his b34d4ccdcc head to 898892b57a avoid her e19b8e5db5 face, there 680cd791d9 was a 497e2f862c sudden ‘thud’. Nongpi fell to the 351deccf56 ground.4df4b8e52353a6e5

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“Nongpi!”2d05c536f36d5e28

Startled, Yujin moved to 9336821b05 help her but froze 4e90d089cc when he saw Bart 83e9e80f57 standing over her, his c271d45d84 expression icy.5290709f55b817b2

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Nongpi cradled her reddened, 64f99a9c3a swollen cheek with one bbed980725 hand, tears welling in d3eeec5597 her eyes. She glanced up 0710df64b3 at Bart, her cee0397f60 face filled with 995ed97c88 shock and confusion, 355ffa37f5 but she didn’t 778ecd9958 dare ask why a15ae07730 he had hit b317a15f24 her. He was a 0ba30c033d warrior, and questioning 12bca25708 him wasn’t an 89078e5d5d option.5be51e37a44e3e8a

Bart glared at 6c45d317c7 her, his voice c782a5ec45 dripping with irritation a8a08c00fd as he said, 83bb9f13de “Get out.”aa6f824b1e9ec4e6

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Bart’s threatening voice sent e330f3d340 Nongpi scrambling to her ebe6ce2979 feet. Without looking back, she 4e8df9e5ac ran off in a 68f6df6fa2 panic, disappearing into the 100b004544 darkness.98e5c0c01a2210d7

Yujin stood frozen, unable c1fa308f7f to make sense of 2aa383f7d2 what had just happened. His bewildered 7cd95e29b4 gaze shifted 75078c8466 to Bart, 0ea701b89f hoping for e3103e44c6 some kind ad03c730c2 of explanation. Bart, who had dfb9525551 been watching the dfa7e979d8 direction Nongpi fled, 56a6d2b730 slowly turned his 454639f7a6 attention to Yujin. Lowering himself to 2c9f5740c7 meet Yujin’s eye a6e6042898 level, Bart stared c668ff7544 intently at Yujin’s 290d95d923 lips.2db731e0f6564908

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“Why…”c8695bdad06141ff

Tsk.32b7639be4235bfd

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Bart clicked 3b51023867 his tongue 85a9014cfb in irritation. His previously neutral expression c8eb5c8bed twisted as his brow 7949539526 furrowed in what seemed feca7f65dc to be annoyance.276c1e327bca34ae

‘Is he angry? But why?’9a52f826c4be59e2

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Suddenly, Bart’s rough, calloused 0fbd14b60d fingers pressed against Yujin’s 6a1a4ae3b8 soft lips, wiping away d2d459c1a4 traces of saliva left 34faccc25a from Nongpi’s kiss.a9330961fa3bd391

“Yujin, don’t smile at 14528de950 just anyone like that.”7b152284b68fc0d8

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Words that e6950824e6 made no 856783e979 sense.84764799f258297c

“Do you understand?”adfaae145fee027c

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His tone was d121615229 firm, leaving Yujin e135c45f4d confused by both ec42ffc5b3 the words and 415d63938b Bart’s actions.327d7095c67b2bd6

“Yujin. Answer me.”a6a1d4797b15091b

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“…Yeah,” Yujin whispered, barely a944eaf83b managing to force the 2cf7889d3d word out.bc290069351d0707

Bart stared edae522703 at him c506141b4b in silence c82fa540da for what 96b29ea160 felt like edfb9a2bc7 an eternity ed1c3e2ce8 before finally 7cdc5b7780 straightening and 3677b0da17 walking back af09774df9 into the 43578ca379 leader’s hut.6b56d8033b96f076

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Left alone, Yujin b3acc82dea stood there, dazed, 9f5805663b trying to piece ee385b2715 together what had 73dd204e31 just happened. The weight of 74e34ce7e7 Bart’s touch and c14580e177 words lingered, heavy f015586049 and incomprehensible.919e42f5dee6e23e

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“That’s ridiculous. We’re really going into an all-out war with the Azure Sky Tribe?”29b62f8c33d746d1

“That’s what they’re saying. Not just skirmishing over overlapping land, but planning to completely wipe them out.”07d2ef752042d3fa

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“We’ll win, right?”15c1562e2c10ef5a

“Who knows? It’s the Azure Sky Tribe we’re talking about.”8d7377f1b1ede84b

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“Exactly. It’s not just any tribe—it’s the Azure Sky Tribe. But even if, and that’s a big if’, we lose, they wouldn’t kill people like us, would they?”0ea1381e9f40e2c6

“If you’re not a warrior, maybe. But do you really think we’d lose? No other tribe can match our Mounted Tribe warriors in sheer ferocity.”e634db398cb9de72

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“Still, this time it’s the Azure Sky Tribe. They say their warriors are so skilled with spears they can take down birds mid-flight.”96429eb5e33b735d

“Even so, the battle’s fought on the ground. Who knows how it’ll play out.”4a460806ca78aa6c

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“True, I guess.”5af7058fc9af3359

“By the way, who’s being taken along this time?”47b696230ab71253

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“They were planning on sending Yujin, but oddly enough… uh…”dd1818ae57bf4b0c

The man, who bac1c2ec4e had been chatting aa75cf54e8 animatedly, glanced toward 3e3fa8f91d Yujin, who was 853e2f5b33 quietly sorting dried 72b04a53a2 meat in the a8584ba3ae corner. Realizing he had d646be9270 said too much, 823edc49f1 he cleared his a6e02ab31c throat and exchanged cfd8cce20e a knowing look a993bf63bc with his companion. They both moved 043e22bc09 outside the kitchen 894a366343 hut to continue 33ffe70574 their conversation in 6e73798d5d private.04627151f4e948d7

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The Azure b5cd039ef7 Sky Tribe, 5ead02a619 about the cf7b6a9e24 same size e6c44ebeb5 as the 87227f3be5 Mounted Tribe, 6be1e4d084 lived near 84cb4815ff a great 435a9ba21f river, earning 23fa1395bd their name. While the Mounted Tribe 042e7f79f4 was known for their bd4871373e horsemanship, the Azure Sky f8e7cd4de6 Tribe excelled in spear 1ce49683d7 combat. The upcoming be345f2c5c battle was f31a8338a9 said to 4c88c96061 be against 73f3759de6 them.639aad2074d1411c

For years, 0a6e2c5aea small skirmishes 12fb4a5498 had persisted 7f0be47427 between the 76598c1c8e two tribes, 812accec9f who occupied 5b5ac80edb similar territories. Now, the e7f70eec31 Mounted Tribe’s 1b1005bef2 leader planned 48cd8c427c to take 9364164a0e this opportunity 1f2dd90fae to drive 383e51af9f the Azure 0a1260ae3b Sky Tribe 973fee62f1 away entirely, c99dbc5e2b prompting preparations 23d3baa231 for a 03babbb6f1 large-scale battle. Food supplies 50aacb0f52 were being fa6f414625 prepared at 2a26f307d5 three times bb7365fd43 the usual e9622de4bc amount, and 66f0f365be warriors would fafd154ebb bring along aee99a6c90 commoners to 0f02e74f14 support them 6cd7415073 during the 04ac1f4d04 campaign.7631e6a864141ecd

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