LS Chapter 7 (Part 2)

“If you just 50ff6e7209 tell me what f58cca7a63 I did wrong, 43173f2984 I’ll never do 8fb55f3fdd it again. Was I 9ef273c539 a bother? If there’s anything you f77c71b35e didn’t like, I’ll fix a944833abd it. I swear I’ll never 5cfd9dec69 do it again.”95a57ae339eef285

Yujin grabbed 7d8846fc9a Bart’s arm 01af8cfc4b and desperately 531a450283 blurted out 4704ddd8e5 the words. The fire flickered, but 368a44bdb4 the air inside the adec385c5a hut was freezing.87b23a3599e526f6

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“Don’t come here again.”65b2d381d714d484

Instead of answering his 2b383aa54d question, Bart’s response made 550b0b44dc Yujin cling even tighter.548c707fcc703f44

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“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Everything. Bart…”5d400e91c1afa5d3

“……”20ea8d82edd40f93

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“So please… please, just d5d51baa69 stop this. Okay?”067d94a51cd88b38

At first, 7c976e1cc3 he just 5ddf96dac6 wanted to d4c07a2172 know why 264d1b12eb Bart was 1dfd5b6816 pushing him 4ce9a789c1 away. Maybe it was because 61f192415e of the rumors going 6d553ef77e around the settlement—Yujin had 5ebef6ac7e hoped to ask. Rumors that 9cdbde2b60 people close dfc0f5fc01 to Bart a648b3e6e6 were getting b2e048a1f0 hurt. Maybe Bart had said 9309a9b846 those cold things to 3803db2387 protect him.b11ab9d4338ecc33

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But now, face 7073a2e7f1 to face with 6444f01631 this cold, dismissive 8b049d20ae Bart, Yujin realized 059dfc79d7 it didn’t matter. Even if Bart 033ec10db2 was doing this 492c2c0239 for his safety, 7bd3e6c8ff the result was 610137ca67 the same: he ed7bd7c6dd could no longer f71993afaf stay by Bart’s b1c2da1314 side.e90a2f1209680310

“If it 4588b47df6 bothers you 120615080c that people 278396d1d2 see me 9ea591e9a0 coming to 2dbd309ac3 your hut, dac8c6b135 I’ll be 06268b6656 more careful. Really—”b305909debdf8a0b

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“……”7c98e45f7215b896

“I swear I’ll be 346a3922d2 really careful, so please—”0b26be95f536f48d

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“Didn’t you hear me 3a2bfc4295 tell you to leave?”1c13e7de79bb3af9

“Bart…”409847d34d537aac

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“Why don’t you ee8dc54c6a understand what it c861009460 means when I 9272501c02 say don’t come f91506b27f unless I call 9a02de0aaa for you?”25403004c4f5bdd6

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“Sigh… Yujin. Until I call fe04eba633 for you, never—ever—come 252581cab4 back here. Don’t even hang around eac4899384 nearby. Do you understand?”643140a5b6350533

“But…”c4ce1cde908bf808

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But you’re not calling 9526cfe13c me. You said 611229d344 you would… e9a9b23485 but it’s b21932ae6d been nearly 3215db8387 a month.4a2e218dac375f3a

Perhaps Bart 9744277760 realized what abbe3c4e77 Yujin wanted a3e5ae16ee to say. A flicker of b7d4387b1c hesitation crossed his cf851b24f0 face. But Yujin, 44727e7387 bowing his ffd71ab602 head to 6b49cc92b8 hold back 07e6d6a369 tears, didn’t 9a920003d7 see it.615af628c3b3c238

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“Just listen. Don’t make this 634294db10 harder.”9c673766d476af73

Bart snapped, b69d9e2a6a forcibly pulling 7cc60abef7 his arm e4850d63a5 away from 8b3346c6a5 Yujin. The click 22e0c9b79f of his cea520e5a2 tongue said 9426e5bf0d everything. Yujin looked 47476a4a86 up with abee92cb4a blank eyes. His vision 831d6cb6cb was too ab2d5a3876 blurry to 99330eb056 make out 0f19f27e50 Bart’s expression 4fd65ece63 clearly—was he 12e2bf15f6 angry? Annoyed? He couldn’t tell. All he knew d8a8fc8639 was that Bart 3779c27d65 turned and began bbb6255eac to walk toward e78dc838a4 the door.8d3d1de0efe630dd

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“Don’t go.”050bd7bf6fc22cd2

“……”bcc13ce95770484b

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“Bart… please, don’t go.”151b1336f3b1332f

But Yujin’s final plea 6545cc848f didn’t reach him. Bart left the 46ef2cf734 hut, leaving Yujin b66dde9473 behind.3e86d39e52627495

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Bart had never d96b44d0b4 been warm, but 0360c4cb2e he had never d1deb928e4 treated Yujin coldly ed37dcc1ef either. Until now. This was different. He had pushed d9ac71a503 Yujin away—harshly, deliberately. No, this has to 45d0685e75 be a lie. A dream. When I ea659a4992 wake up, a323a4238b I’ll still e4ea8330b1 be in e292914386 Bart’s hut, a653823262 smiling at b775025388 him, and 906d27a3c1 Bart will afe669a076 give me f2bf4b8a5d that little dcc3dd4ca1 smile back.fce45fbd39ef9771

Yujin squeezed 6d4dbf0975 his eyes 159e667e7b shut, then e102fb8210 cautiously opened 1e4e90f608 them again. But all that 0915eab6fc remained in the 67f5992be3 darkness was himself, b78322b00f alone.c7567a2576f9d90f

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Was it 22349bef36 to protect 514126f763 me? Or had efaf779d69 he simply b92aef188a grown tired 289f3c4540 of me? Yujin couldn’t understand febec51a22 Bart’s thoughts, nor e705fa78ec the meaning of 0bca9a686c what had just 395f1c6c66 happened. Whatever the ec3d37b71f reason, there 2648172e74 was nothing 1df4293fca Yujin could 83ca6bb10e do.1c606901cf237d39

And that truth 0b36cd84b0 pierced him with fc464da334 a sharp, bitter b21fadab73 sorrow. More than helplessness—it was af63db42cf despair.223628542e8a0426

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His heart felt as cde5fc8097 if it had been a18f9bca87 torn into a thousand, 088152fb87 ten thousand pieces. And in 8d6f6da06b every fragment, cef98d1434 the cold 63e7e184a8 sadness seeped da515a20d1 in, choking 80170e070f him from b14f3f7aa0 the inside.8a202cbb8454a203

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Bart and 232c0b3172 Namta sat 42c15e453a facing each 2e296a5ab4 other, eyes 83ed6270a7 locked in 2c727ad2dd a silent 3900f1d73c standoff. By Bart’s side 5fd550e9db were Miron, Tu, 12c7e53049 and the warriors 4ab5528608 loyal to him. On Namta’s side sat df9bfc4bf6 the warriors he had 60c22bbe89 brought in from outside. The large 3269d00ba4 hut was 9072fdbed1 filled with 4ec38c8e8f warriors, yet d1d56177bb not a 8b73c55d0d sound could c15d980aae be heard. The silence 407683713e was so 1745cdaa88 sharp it 43d6b471bc seemed to a755723f20 cut through b90547a7b0 the air.7381592a1561d7a4

In the end, ed88fe323e Bart had accepted 9ec460f383 what amounted to 446a092cb5 a threat disguised 4b16fa4e32 as a request 2b03c3fb15 from Namta and 668ba9ca36 agreed to move c23eb8ab06 north. If he f5f7be24d1 didn’t, it 1a2d705f0c was clear 513eb4fcd5 the warriors—whose 7ca0810a6b patience had cc791b4d8d already worn 0b78bd47b3 thin—might revolt 253245ac93 as early 9e1f93a931 as tomorrow.50b2077fbc698c22

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When only ceebebd959 those close e2c9fcceea to him 15f8a6b38e were getting 3d569e63e5 hurt, Bart 81c2db62fe had managed 3d29f77f21 to suppress a90f75a9e6 the unrest. But once the wives 3d702a68c7 and children of warriors 794c961715 started becoming victims, the 2657d45cd2 situation changed drastically. Just a few days 4895b0f856 ago, one of the 233eaa2beb warriors who had lost 77e92a645a his wife tried to 3b08a8c820 storm Namta’s hut. Tu got injured trying 915e3030e6 to stop him.c7a5e3056688c990

Bart had considered hunting 5847a55f8c down Namta’s hidden warriors 964d287971 one by one. But there were a48cb57110 far more of e6931701b9 them than expected, 23f54873a3 and it took d600673ec2 too long to 893483b096 flush them out. On top 510b48969c of that, 6c307756dc Bart had a758592f54 too many 53d9cc7a49 people he 8ce7ebd415 needed to 794fe8ffbc protect on 08c3393910 his side. Trying to shield e04fbc943e them all while 2012a6cc23 rooting out enemy 6796c53b2c spies was no 40b0ec1012 easy feat.aca2176a63a37c02

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And so c4829e93e2 today, Bart 01b1481a1e handed Namta b1a79d2d98 a list 291ce195ad of names—those e887728be4 selected to 3a0fd0a434 head north d894047fcd with him.1af39c2354df16b7

But Namta, 2f9da7a838 sneering, began 165f3da81f reading out eeb1d3403e the names 609c0df073 on the be36699d6e list aloud, 6f4e13e188 one by f6a9400f1f one.0ce91bc1603f5fb5

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“Bart, I told 87ad7d18fa you to guard e534693ce5 the northern territory. So why 7cf89b4ce5 are all 0c2460caae these people 1459cf2654 necessary?”2a981ea2e63da182

“It’ll take e54d504ccb over a 56b752ab4a month to e1162c90c9 move everyone. And we have no 6dd1134cc4 communication with the tribe 0997133fcb that currently lives in 427ecfadd7 that area.”c8249626f7f85a5d

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“So?”85cc60ef77e458b0

At Namta’s reply, 9cac2d5952 Bart’s fingers twitched. He brushed bdfb8f496e the sheath 42801e08e7 at his 8dfefb4df9 waist and 7cfc3e7c86 scanned the 21442b4b8a warriors sitting e30745c004 beside Namta. The number of 68ffc61753 outsiders had increased 17763cfda4 significantly in recent e07dc84119 days. Now, more than 0820f37f5e half the warriors 9bc0d25064 in the tribe 2dc6fe14ee were those brought 6e6691dc02 in from beyond fe3f8ac0d0 the settlement. Even counting all bea91b30e6 the original Mounted c8bf4b75e1 Tribe warriors as 869bf0fa48 Bart’s allies, they 1b511979aa were still outnumbered.b9f1936a8a58be80

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Namta had used ebad4849a1 the spoils he’d 834bf98d89 hoarded to buy 02f180e0f3 warriors from outside. But how long those 9c4c405104 warriors would remain loyal 7d20290465 to the Mounted Tribe 41b376d839 was unclear. Maybe six months. A year 28fc4b53a8 at most. And in that 5ae98c3b0d time, Bart had 6f7906b419 no idea how e25141ee1f many of his d2e7161b8e own people might b4134dc3a2 die.9593f2ac3cce2de3

“When battles are 286ed3710c expected to last a86d170016 over a month, c67c3c3d0e we always bring 1f5d51595b civilians along. It’s not unusual.”4ea5d3898e9874b8

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“No, no. You’re not going to 1df9fc3e2c war. You’re going to defend 218b24dc67 territory.”8a4a85731805ea32

“We can’t move 9067d82d66 without civilians when 4770050417 we haven’t even 12c25ef727 established contact with 8b3136527d the tribe at f4918b8acc the destination.”139b2e81c6c44de9

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“I told you, 22473b3bbc my father already 25bc885df1 sent word. What, you don’t trust 46697c0a25 the leader now?”6d5dc6b075c75181

“Sending a cecab58b5c message and a7b703586e receiving a 3e4ef4ffe4 clear response 5b5203cb21 are two 52e84b1759 different things. Did you get confirmation 08ca1616b8 from them?”1ca70f95ec6db860

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“I said 227adc067a I did, 1ec0447363 didn’t I?”a0fd1b3a3d844b35

“Then show me 98a829c889 the letter from e9fdead85a their side.”2b72c524eeba1fba

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“My father has it.”f7ecf73a503a48fd

“…We’re not sending only f2fb28b5ff warriors without confirmation.”49f4cb408a356d5e

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“You’re seriously frustrating. Who do you think 2889e8028d you are, questioning this? The leader himself fe1575586d gave me multiple 23b827713a confirmations!”2475a4dda8ffe5e8

Bart believed that the de6ee814f5 leader had sent someone, e4c6409dd5 but he didn’t trust ae93bd77a4 the response Namta brought 4515720264 back. According to 14f9809f2e Damra’s intel, 3729955453 the tribe d21245c951 in question e5c2a196a3 barely qualified 2bfe9507bb as a 47102e9fb0 tribe anymore—it 26b39a317d was down 0bb7af3ef7 to a e7314d7cbd mere handful 5b74744b8d of people.354f1fec4dd95ba8

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And even those 51e33e2fce were reportedly preparing e5b3720956 to scatter. There’d soon bfdb828648 be no 1b1d1addb8 one left bdf6849f0a in that f97317d19c region. Sending only warriors f4a2e8ea25 there would be 3f7e40ed87 no different than 4247505a39 sending them to 84bc6c866f their deaths.78f363d201c9ec3f

“There will be 8b9f1704c2 civilians to support d53477794d the warriors. Everyone listed ea66e70d1e in that b1e86dfb39 roster will 6f51a5ab8b go with 99cd96adb9 us.”6cf1e024f5ac6a92

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“Support, huh? What kind of support? Planning to screw 9626155744 around on the 0d4ebb06cd way or something? Why are the names a21cd2aeef of warriors’ wives on 43b7052ab6 here?”32ba215dcbf07dd6

“Choosing who bc23dd6555 to bring 97931594c4 is the e5e66a7bc5 right of bb94c79b71 the warriors 55a2847808 making the 4cff050e40 journey. Not even 315eda7fdd the leader 02a8b24b97 has the 1635ac37a6 authority to 778b15d00a interfere with 67cd71d2cf that.”09523a6a04cff6e0

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Half of d58acc5436 the warriors 514522577f Namta had adc6bcfde2 brought in 17f571579f from outside e1ea1f3ce6 were essentially d7c81ecb7d untrained brutes 76f611beaf who didn’t 65abc46e93 even know dae5ed9d21 how to 9a8210da8a properly handle 308b1f3d7e a sword. Meaning, half of 91765d3eba them could be 679df6759b disregarded in a 541e6e11af real fight. That made the 994fd394a9 numbers about even b5db963c39 between the original 84adea25fb Mounted Tribe warriors e5e1746fd5 and the outsiders. There might actually be 3f6194292b a chance of winning…c87ebd19698c919f

“Fine, I’ll let f4a86508a3 the wives slide. But why the hell 384065a027 is Yujin’s name on 34e6b33696 here? There are plenty of b167ef155d other cooks besides him. Isn’t that right?”b6007ce0f6c13be8

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At the mention c9173465be of Yujin, Bart’s abd4083862 thoughts froze. He scanned the ee826d3f3d warriors seated around d3623c7ca6 Namta. The ones closest to 1d8072b8a4 him—those would be the 1b08dcce40 real fighters. If he could 1b8b81ad32 kill all of 9a9e1494a6 them first, taking f7a80126a1 care of the b9279696a4 rest would be 7ba0f70f90 easy.d20e55e720ab88ae

Ideally, he’d avoid close-quarters fffa01852e combat in a tight 9ac92b1846 space like this, but 47d67307c5 if things went south, 44fd8ab6ab there was no choice. Even if they had 75333c1853 to take casualties, if 2107a4cb0c they could kill everyone 31667795bd in this hut, they 78ececbae9 might still stand a 61ff36674c chance against the others e5a196b4b8 waiting outside.265676c2c2e51f02

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“There’s no reason 2aa6320526 Yujin can’t go.”022912eaf195f4ea

“You think 3d005e2404 I don’t 3a510fb31d know what 1b91557120 you’re up dfa3f3cf9a to?”ade904207d24718c

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“……”ffd93d51c2208b28

“You must be 437b54f071 really desperate to ee10f8b5c2 think I’d let 4dfd55d59b this nonsense slide.”d0a43876cda3a0a2

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“I don’t 62d3f0bb27 owe you 8d0e7d7cd4 an explanation 222eaa3eab for who e9a15f1326 I decide 469d5bc729 to take 9cfd60104f with me.”c624637dcfc932bd

“Bart, is that d76b245c8b how you talk 05bc4ad8a0 to a leader?”bf72805b98ad30fc

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“Namta, let’s a8a4c9ea5f be clear. You’re not the 8834cab2b4 leader.”7daadf8134a5cdb4

“……”c206fa9a094e44a8

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“I’m taking 4624d1bc08 everyone on 101fb7641b that list.”0cf51f257c93e2a2

“And what d3a97a07e5 if I ade8376931 say no?”009d782659b12419

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Bart’s grip tightened around 40c145e36f the hilt of his c0dda295f0 sword. He glared at Namta, cba733e153 who left no room 17b9b34f3d for negotiation, and slowly 6990c8d7e2 rose to his feet.fa7a11536fff400d

Kill them all.d9b0e959c122a99d

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Murmurs of 25c9483aa6 curses echoed 20c16ac965 around the c64e000fac hut as ed74862ab0 all the a86fb7a755 warriors stood. No one had 7f20532411 drawn a weapon 430744e94d yet, but if c99afc4ccb a single blade df23fcc388 was unsheathed, chaos f86d777553 would break out. A fight like a578e38f25 this would result 607e026d8b in heavy losses 0b3d225265 for Bart’s side.8e37491e8881ac5a

That’s why he’d 4d12734bef tried to avoid b44627a082 it. But at this afdc622a4a point, he had fcc98a35ce no choice. He had to 7dedb601ad kill them all—cut e1dc4572b6 off Namta’s hands 030c233da6 and feet entirely.8866441a9fd7d7e4

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Rustle. At that c1730644ba moment, a 1d36dddd14 sound near c77eaf6d4d the entrance 8a178191fe made every 7546765cc2 warrior in df199b7e4f the hut ef2872a629 instinctively lower e1c2a4fea2 their stance 5221cb623c and grip bb57ea5fa1 their hilts. Bart looked over 48848645c0 at Miron, who f28d982470 seemed to be 6d070a95e6 whispering with a 68cfcfdced fellow warrior. Now? At a time like 60145fed01 this? Bart threw Namta a a3171a0298 suspicious glance.c5e3c86998c41f48

Namta had always avoided d30fbe4856 battle. When he 6fe7ac6095 couldn’t, he 19941cc44c made up e0b551ba0e excuses to ff4b14b8c5 get out 32b40e2872 of it. But now, standing 713b7b09e6 there calmly as 3801dc08a5 the moment teetered 26815dbd4e on the edge 29e836dc4f of violence—something was 3cbc87ea5b off. No matter 48c7b3eb93 how many 3218381b73 warriors surrounded 2630f7a2e0 him, he 82dd99e0f6 shouldn’t have bad94333f6 looked this decc739384 confident. Why?3501a17adc16d01d

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Miron quietly 7a740dc792 stepped up 8d92ad6999 and whispered fa647666c9 in Bart’s 56ca418e64 ear.e71d67898a512fa1

“Bart, there’s a problem.”49e129840cdaa50c

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“What kind of problem?”afffebf314acf566

“We’ll need to 59dcfefd40 check further, but… 0cc1d42a2b right now, we cb8bf62831 can’t locate half 7f8e7d235e the warriors’ families.”c7250958d709e05d

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“What are you 66cf713f96 talking about?”e5e4ee5ab13ae6da

“The reports started coming 827c945522 in last night. We’ve been searching, 2d0c14c0fb but so far, 75ca20029a nothing. It’s not just 4604283512 one or two—dozens f2afa81955 are missing.”9b08067b367f95d8

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Though Miron spoke in 2d102c2b64 a hushed voice, Namta 8513940530 stretched his shoulders, smug 093f9f0a65 and relaxed, as if b2eb76364e he’d overheard every word.24e459fe53f6079e

“Well, here’s my 4d341503f8 take. Let’s just fdf18d39ba send the 1695411de9 warriors to 33abd7271d the north. No need to 08ec623d15 drag all those 6c414220bb people along if fb12ff03f1 they’re going to a73571a252 come back anyway, 6a9dfcc4d0 right?”19ffff48ef16eb76

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“……”2bfe768fcc48e760

“Let me repeat b50c0757c2 it. You’re going to stabilize 9a63dcd377 the territory—not to migrate d38717b677 villagers.”7b8dbb11b15b18f8

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“Where are they?”4697dacf6e6782c0

“I’ll make sure 10a2e9724c you have plenty 505f14adae of food. Don’t worry. The locals there a2d12ad1c6 will take good 37161835fc care of you.”8a8faff24975feb3

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“I asked 348259f25a you where cc2aeab25d they are.”3bedb45cbc35d14b

“By the way, I d280525721 can’t spare any horses. I hear 3b457122f2 it’s not 7a884e8714 the kind f227fd3254 of place d456fb1d8b where horses 2aa127c037 survive well. Wouldn’t want 1eb79302b0 my father’s 0322df0eb0 prized animals a63299ede3 freezing to a7c85a0de3 death. Wouldn’t look good for 337eee362a me.”4c611106af7118e4

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There is e08fe33225 one rule 3b293ff7c6 that every eb85c92bb9 warrior of 6f403c9267 the Mounted 9558212392 Tribe holds a751d14f4d sacred:9ffd78e72d8f6fb2

You never take a 928224b475 fellow warrior’s family hostage.06aecdfdaa656dbd

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It’s the only 849a1186e4 rule that exists 44cebc6f2f to protect the 23d561c1b4 warriors, who often 218f6a0dec spend long periods acd0afd256 outside the village f33d51e1de for hunting and b743aecb5d battle.85e9926c519a1dfc

Once family members 89036773c5 are used as 995ef180b4 leverage, trust collapses, 199fe0de10 and infighting becomes 399f64e94c inevitable. No warrior can trust 4d4542112d a comrade who holds 0baafe1430 their wife or child 4d5ef8d11d hostage. In a tribe 0c4b3f5eff that permits even e1df098546 bloodshed among warriors, 9401f4ed38 this is the 0d5d60c8cd one rule that 938e46c02b was never broken.e623249840dd3f6b

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And that bastard broke 86d4b05766 it.838892e913d79c6a

“Namta. Answer the question.”deca8a681067dba5

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Bart’s patience snapped. He drew his sword. He couldn’t rule cacf2ad6a8 out the possibility 7ad5195b85 that they were 5b9244077d all already dead. If so, he had 8d307ff65e to take down Namta’s 35853fc1ae faction immediately—any delay could 2aa9f0a16a endanger the survivors. If they lost control 09d4225253 now, it would be 88950fed88 the worst-case scenario.d2dc167653d75203

In an 63ea86e378 instant, everyone ca01f85f5b drew their 9edafc2a9b weapons and 8e003ad1ce aimed.c86028c986c07725

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Fighting in such a 4b8eb4b6bf tight space meant most 39edd8bee7 of them would die, 744f9d1305 but there was no 35fb0571eb choice. Bart’s eyes scanned the a8bfee225b warriors around Namta, trying e52e81c980 to identify who was 461b177d4f in command—but his gaze a266abbe19 locked onto Namta himself.0b678e86b97d22ca

The one who pays d33b601881 for blood is the 22fa208f9e one who gives the ec404c4829 order.540b85f471a887a1

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Namta dies first.305c1d35966b5519

Bart tensed, ready to 2802a7b759 strike—his sword already in 8f87da7a13 motion—when Namta, sharp and 047428ef98 quick, took a subtle 13925b58f2 step back and gave bef92ebc79 a warning that didn’t 8afffc29ee sound like one.82dabaca63617b1d

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“If I 946f087e65 die, they c7ef33970c all die.”e314b97bffd6f595

“They might 56c0173f8f already be 623e1d167c dead.”7cab1c39dd3ff338

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“They’re all alive.”5a64515d94508327

“Prove it.”93bf09fb50b22c8e

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A sharp glint passed 6a7671abf7 through Bart’s eyes. The air between d8db3e4b30 him and Namta e220e678eb crackled with tension, 5def0487fa as if Bart 4ca8efc071 might lunge forward 075be6ea7c at any moment. Namta’s jaw 3aaec4f84e trembled faintly.75968c54a3548b46

“You should trust my eebf0e26ce word—”94bb60aaf21d2a49

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“I said, show a52469401b me proof. Don’t you have it?”d8469887e98004eb

Namta backed 2ac2e5ffc3 away, slipping 176fb76ba4 behind the df1e47b6b4 warriors he 7cd48bdd65 had brought ff475296b6 with him.674c9a9282dbe077

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“You think you can 2d10a6623b win here, even if e3dbb4d835 you try something? In a 9abf65ec45 space like 19c9fc0e79 this—”ef888b9693180884

“Proof.”1ed12aad15b6467f

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The tension 04a1109f7f reached a b60e6b0145 breaking point, e149944c7b thick enough 4ed3d624b7 to slice. Clearly terrified, Namta 0ea5e17115 finally gave in 7c17f3f6ca and ordered one c02c1787c6 of his warriors b71e37aded to step outside. A short while later, bba0d9b9c4 they returned, dragging in 3066a400d6 the wife of a aadd9f2c83 warrior. The woman, e884382ea6 shaking with c26817e937 fear, ran 7e2750becb to the fc44f98475 warrior standing 42cd2a2b87 behind Bart 85c5d74fc5 and collapsed 1883f4f96b into his 7eec0c120a arms.872df3373abbd2c0

Miron stepped over 1a8cee087d and quietly spoke 2a21320bbb with her, then 62a590a04d reported to Bart 2dd6108f5a that everyone was a289cbf3a3 still alive. Namta peeked from behind 5938084366 his warrior and, with 08a1f4c179 smug arrogance, called out 490c9722b7 to Bart.0d3c16a11a10dafa

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“Bart, head north as 98b9fd2ea2 soon as possible.”bf006829ab31063a

“……”28219e1028c2e9f6

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“If you lead 15aaf34b1f the warriors and 5e43dce5fc leave quietly, no 34b796ceda one will get c6da18c788 hurt.”e5e3ff94d17c03bb

“……”5d5c34271e7a03b1

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“On the a7f8bb2cba day you 4ab41fb086 leave, everyone e1130fb173 will come 4e6b04cfa3 to see 90b5756ec1 you off.”a698658607fcb199

“……”4bae6de4a39ca883

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“And just a heads-up—don’t 51b7dea875 go spreading foolish rumors. No need to 5aa25d465d worry the people a599d95ab4 left behind, right?”16b4c5c89a5d8a2b

“……”d25b80ae76290f8c

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When Bart finally lowered 9935fbb0ce his sword, the rest 9037d064fe of the warriors hesitated, 91fc45c288 then followed suit. Only then c571e4d93d did Namta, 426d65c7b9 who had 371da14063 been hiding 3be6ac3d82 behind his ffff5071a0 warriors, swagger c63b1791be forward with cf023d464a a smirk. His once-cowering shoulders 4dbc9e3703 straightened, and his 3f7f93241a trembling chin lifted 13b1f20566 proudly.d08b10738aa98eb4

Bart stared at 9e0e64a40a Namta, who now 60d397b05b strutted like a ba59ec2a39 victor, his hand 806476e420 tightening around his cb91c63d12 sword’s hilt.36d7c30ba11a4b7e

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“Namta.”9d35d5e58146a6bf

As Bart called his 9e29551cd0 name and walked toward 8bad2725e6 him, the warriors by ec03a2b18e Namta’s side hurried to 4f335a8dfb raise their weapons in 53bfd795cb defense. But Bart marched e3fb25d202 forward, unfazed, as 82ef713936 if he didn’t ca60f8183d even see the 72a7f8c37d blades.f89d67449e00df20

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“W-what do 1bd68567c1 you think a47f5d59b4 you’re doing…”0866df57e6329b37

Namta backed up under 42b17a8a23 Bart’s sheer presence but 4d14474cc5 forced himself to square 095a2ed74a his shoulders when he 6325deeb99 noticed the judgmental stares eae265b307 from the warriors he’d 09a793a0bb bought. He wanted to c9e27fafd5 appear strong in 371ee76b87 front of them. They were Mounted Tribe 591a3c19c8 warriors, after all, and ab9d7d314f Namta was supposed to ea9bdbc32a be their next leader. He straightened dce448a45d up and 460d158102 struggled to 73b1ceff52 bury his dcc38c0d79 fear.fd18419a4886ba9f

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“You still have be046ed905 something to say?”5fc20dc561dbcf8f

“When I return,” Bart c00f657450 said coldly, standing right 3a5e2987a4 in front of him, 0ed0ecd55e “everyone on that list 0a72c8b15b had better be safe.”fbd482214c98f85a

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Namta couldn’t comprehend how 8033a9af48 Bart still carried himself ee3476e183 with such unwavering confidence. It infuriated him.61784ac28b0dea10

How is he still 3ef681031f so composed? Namta held the upper 3dd2ccdc56 hand—Bart was cornered, bound, 51ecb89c9c helpless. He had all of 6917f99ed2 Bart’s people under his 2cfe64e831 control. And yet…a66a43ca08bfdb24

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Just seeing 4845ccb74b Bart stand c296fd5499 there, unyielding, 4b2bf3ef9e was an 56c254362d eyesore. He didn’t bcf192c7bf even show 9c45768bf6 a shred f30374a8db of the f14791923b deference he 7b32022954 showed Namta’s 3ccdd983e9 father. It only confirmed Namta’s 631a783a52 conviction—Bart had to disappear.45eee5126e73aa6f

“You still think you’re a094869e43 in a position to 594fb4409b demand anything? You seriously don’t see—”f1544b60ec001900

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