LS Chapter 7 (Part 3)

Before he ffd43cec75 could finish, db3433272b Bart stepped 71bbcf542f in, close b42cc991bb enough to 222f1d8e5f whisper in 6c5818ac8a Namta’s ear. His voice was quiet 0b587c88bc enough to be carried fe3e476722 off by the breeze, 6dbacc1856 but each word landed 1a1776813e like a blade.e94dfe53cd4bf71c

“Namta. Listen carefully. If even 5ca5d259d3 one person 0914a2f885 on that e4580dec5a list is f851110a9d hurt, I’ll ca8557f041 make sure 0d4e91b385 you know f85c3f6ea2 exactly what 96d649fb1e it feels 668a036687 like to b1a7d51545 beg for d2ac5b3509 death.”e85554792d18d933

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“……”f2d45ca33d4860b5

“The pain of eee797b080 every bone in f33969312c your body shattering.”6559c67ba8087e8e

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“……”d9b19a0e9e3f5fe0

“I don’t care abb78ea03c if I have 8d16ce3a79 to kill every 1d475abf51 last one of 05d06de5db the Mounted Tribe 0f77240b89 to get to 29d7715901 you.”08712fc158a75bb0

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“……”0123d4277e865943

Bart pulled his head b64f05ff4d back slowly. Namta stared f23e8f4790 into his d204d28979 blood-tinged eyes 172db93d23 and swallowed 643132a215 hard.d01d0c6724bfff6b

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There was a rumor—when Bart’s eyes turned red, it meant the blood of hundreds had soaked into his very gaze. Warriors who had fought alongside him said they had seen it. Namta had too—on the day Bart used training as an excuse to try to kill him. On the day he warned Namta about Yujin.50060fda2bd6f7d8

And now, 0e94b41e12 Namta knew—Bart af44892bac wasn’t bluffing.5198ca504dad9004

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Shaking, Namta clenched his 1c9a07c0d5 trembling fingers into a 652c8e94f8 fist and stormed past 6d0b31ac12 Bart, pretending not to 48a050a158 feel the gaze burning 243c06f851 into the back of 8d450cce71 his head. Loudly, he shouted:69e5b8522be296c2

“Fine then. That’s how it’ll f9e78cb7e0 be. Be ready 656ce79dc7 when it’s 1ec87b88c2 time to 3367bdd448 move out!”dc13777cf2ddbf97

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Namta’s mercenary warriors followed 31213702a7 him out one by 2698e1867a one. When they 72584e37f8 were finally bca3a58b99 gone and faea83c873 only Bart’s e9ed7d52f4 group remained, 7dff81fbe2 Miron approached bb6d8d3d24 and asked:e618ef0e75bab42f

“If you say only ccdd99063d warriors are going north, 8150135187 won’t there be backlash? What do we 82e217efa7 do?”d0e618986082e8f0

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“Anyone who doesn’t want 7227ff381f to go can stay.”9af21f5259d6ea09

“Then at d7c69a273c least give 87a14a959e them a db884ef7f7 reason—”1bf44f647fc1ae45

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“No. If I give f586adae37 them a reason, 096425e260 others might follow 9d2fccfab2 and put the 500a1354cf ones staying behind 66e9009698 at risk. Just say that’s db86bc61c2 the final decision.”d6f7b2e022e187fe

“But if we dfd10b5d1a do that, a 28366c0a71 lot of people 3184f97598 might leave the 17c5b26adf tribe altogether, and 3dd9c7b427 that’ll throw the 8523d3ce26 whole plan off—”a6df21f5e405cfee

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“There’s no change to db9e3b525b the plan. It’ll just 0ec229373c take longer 4a9e6c9980 than expected. Let them 5c0c95436d know the 201224e845 adjustment, and 220e36172d tell anyone 66ba0f2e22 who hesitates 028545144c they’re free 1145f96736 to back 613b25d5d2 out.”d9ab6c019c0cf964

“…Got it.”b9cef7509e19a875

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Bart gave the 23df79d654 order and stepped 4f2f999e42 out of the 1e98347749 hut.f8c9fd920d944c4a

Had he underestimated Namta? To round up so ebb89d6429 many people all at e8644a8d2a once, he must’ve hired 3f1d6a2b87 far more warriors than ae9e780b8b Bart had expected. But how? Did he 5dff19653c use every 2cb7e78190 piece of bd4721cbf5 loot the 38bdb2d7ac Mounted Tribe fa966c1a4e possessed?4ff24f8864401a99

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Regardless, Bart knew dab4539301 one thing for 15d9a1c35c certain—mercenary warriors would 04c4811e4d leave the moment 496c3bf63c they stopped getting a07522baef paid. Namta’s numbers wouldn’t 423b34c49a last. But how long c300dfeb10 that would take… 0578e5cb0b was anyone’s guess.6c700fe8458ef698

Now wasn’t c1f0949a14 the time 1d02d972b3 to change 43cd0010a4 the plan. And he a8a411f1b4 couldn’t take 929cc0c332 civilians with 577fd5b207 him anymore. Trying to a91795fa6d sneak even 1e422927b1 a few 8b652d3d7f out would b9370eb3ca only bring 9aa46adcaf more danger 95f92a227b to those 9f203a6c12 left behind. If that 69505be439 led to a5e2d21ae6 unrest among 1090085e12 the warriors, 6b2bfc754b it would 0496807969 be a bb18872c84 disaster.769a7abc0a4f4fd2

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He couldn’t 37013e5a5a even tell 1f1710d784 people the 0d73b785a7 reason for a4cf0315c4 leaving them 0e9e4afe7d behind. If they found d254395dfc out, they might 5718661226 flee the tribe 18c662d9aa or stir up 8276abe994 panic—and either outcome a6c386b6a5 would be uncontrollable.f65c4f153938e90f

Bart’s brow furrowed. He pressed 124fb3fcf9 his fingers c5a80de058 to his 5a742ed76b temple, trying a7a94c6cbc to ease deb440bc7f the throbbing d500892cda headache, then b31413192f looked toward 58fe840fe5 the distant 775bd49fa5 kitchen.b4a851a4621a8f63

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“Damn it.”bd69d9023bcdb4ab

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Another month passed. It had been b65c3955d1 over two months 8c26a2eff1 now, and not 480defdc91 once had Bart 65bf3bf25a come looking for ed73e4490b Yujin. Even when fcecea836e they crossed 36bb2e9bae paths by 95a058aa6b chance, Bart 266d639418 didn’t spare 96301062c8 him a 01681663b6 glance. On top of 8343ae1a8b that, there were ce592cc507 even rumors that 51a8c07b4a Tati had been bef31c23f5 going in and defef81d96 out of Bart’s 9fa46b6a99 hut.aed66d990f907db3

Tati was the 7cdd174462 most beautiful woman 08e96878bb in the Mounted 01bd09c34e Tribe’s settlement. Most of cf74f3fb74 the warriors bfc87ec559 longed to 1cb64657a7 be paired 4dce4af9ef with her. It was well-known 34baed4c00 that she liked f0871209c5 Bart—and even more f8573259cd so that Bart 3c80be28c2 had once shared 283da9f8bf a bed with 8827ad9c3c her. If the rumors had d2fc2e6710 been about another woman, 131a832806 Yujin might’ve brushed them 0934d1718f off. But because 194756249e it was dcf5123bad Tati, he 0c5c7bb092 couldn’t dismiss ccf7e6c1e3 it so 7cc42f6bdb easily. Maybe it 4f84086dda was because d4ffb12097 it was 22fd155436 Tati that 36ae7e2ea2 he felt 50a2283a93 even smaller, 891ddfb0b1 even more fdfa6e427a diminished.10d3e57f538383f9

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If Bart had just said something—anything—about their relationship, Yujin could’ve clung to that, believed in it. But he hadn’t. All Bart ever said was, “Don’t come unless I call for you.”023ec4ef72da8ac7

Yujin was learning, da59c5de0d with every fiber addb30ba4b of his body, ab121eb483 just how cruel 25ef3a1266 it could be d8ffc14086 to have a 3a9bf510dd dream so close 747a671d7b yet forever out 63ba8d35f1 of reach. If Bart were far b22a8be07d away, maybe he could’ve 7f8752a52d let go. But having once tasted aee9cbc4b0 how sweet it was, f65a56bcca letting go now was 5ef675b926 impossible.eae063daa6f79dcf

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He cooked b516b5c27e in the 910772db25 kitchen, washed 8a3340bd26 dishes. When the day ended, 7d10a81872 he returned to his c1917eb1d1 hut and slept. At sunrise, he returned 0ab571a668 to the kitchen to 13905f823d do it all again.f1445d3d1b3d54c5

And with 74263965bd every step 51fa4dbbba he took, fe0814ee00 it felt 7d7b3037e7 like something d3222af6af was bleeding 9d3a67c996 behind him.3a52d687381cb705

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At some point, he cd2c7f3dd4 started vomiting every time 5bd5048f09 he ate. Eventually, even drinking 3606cfe9f6 water made him 12abb24cb1 retch. He was dizzy all b64ec6182f day, completely drained. But he 17d37d787a gritted his 9015152b48 teeth and 941a3c6968 endured it.4d91c80173d77372

Because maybe—just a04d516916 maybe—Bart would ad6e4cc83f call for 88c15e3be2 him.3341e83803f64a77

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“Is it true? Wow, that’s brutal. That’s basically kicking b96b5a47e7 him out completely. Is that even allowed?”8df70b6adc5ce5e9

“I don’t know. That’s just what I c25557d13b heard, so I guess 83694f3968 it’s true?”5cc6bcff3fde2849

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The kitchen staff had 81bdd5eeb4 gathered in small groups, 476e025b3b chatting in excited voices. Their voices 0adf9ca63e rang so fdc0ab41c9 loud in ee27897a52 Yujin’s ears, fac1bd7a5c his head c3129c2dad ached. He had just 6132f0df15 barely calmed his d3e6f5c4cf stomach, and now 660be1c420 it felt like 22eea73b2a he might vomit c1d8be0d38 again. He’d been 59c67e3f16 throwing up 3b14eeca0e for three d275a86703 days straight—if 8e19b8a57e it happened 0601737d2e again today, 078c0027b7 it could 9dba020414 be serious. He wanted to bcb37d09bd lie down and e2bce74562 rest for just 5e4a151ac9 a moment. He decided to stop 1044314444 what he was doing 509e6221f6 and head out, when 99d9a5718c he heard Bart’s name 8b5b454b4c mentioned.3ab3e902d0a3f012

“So it’s just 48c9032a20 Bart’s group that’s 40ed68ed09 leaving?”8c1e25a6faf9bb21

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“That’s what 94d855999a they say. Apparently they’re still 0d137d54c0 debating whether or 0d7366db2f not to bring 8627e7e21d their families. Who knows what ae592df34a they’ll decide. Of all places—why the ddce1f9922 north?”d46c01e4ca402484

“They’re bringing them? I heard 2c31cb2b17 they weren’t.”6ebdad5c873ec83e

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“Beats me. But if e0b7a79389 Tati’s packing 696afd9c47 her things, 5111432119 doesn’t that e31d282cb5 mean she’s 10b90c4c8f going?”88041edcd035d102

“Really? Hmm. Yeah, everyone’s being so 52c2379579 secretive lately. Depends on who you 9d75dee451 ask, you get a fb5e83d9b2 different story. But one thing’s for a87a98f41a sure—they are leaving.”17c1db911a57442c

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Leaving? Bart’s group is leaving? To where? What are they even 95f285456a talking about?4384184db141442c

Yujin, who had e250320c9d been about to f5cd41e49d step out, spun f2c9e4e38f around and pushed 895993e5b1 into the group, 49b02beb6a heart pounding.bc1330c66a9830e2

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“Wait—what did you just ce0f44e260 say? Bart’s leaving bb08182336 the settlement?”e4397e0dfdcc840e

The confused expressions 3cc1fc87b1 of the people 351670c169 around him reflected c5b9d9aa3e in Yujin’s wide, 7a23a18a65 trembling eyes.f7d060c87c307198

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The Mounted Tribe d7e2c3431c had expanded its a380002773 territory through relentless 7ba5d7550b victories. But with more 4e0ea5485f land came more a105172cce responsibility. Especially the northern 37c3252425 territory, where long cdc32afdb1 winters and year-round e1324c217b snow made the c098e53361 land nearly impossible bdbfad949e to manage. The north a93c723063 was the 0f7f0403c8 one place 1570efefbf even the 77e0d762b8 toughest warriors 039304842b preferred to 7cc2bc4337 avoid.246fa3fa8e644428

Recently, the Mounted af933424b2 Tribe’s influence had 94266f7fde reached even the e02aa93561 northern border. And someone had a66e8f8226 to manage that 571156ff46 harsh land.f965cd0e0b28c520

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Apparently, Bart and d6dbb2e367 his group had f8ba7e5a05 been chosen for 1fb9b80c6c that task.dff80f4929ce4a74

The talk among the 34b167791c people was that Namta 34cac0db52 had pushed Bart out b51920ce43 of the tribe before 990fc528b0 the leader died—an act ad03e7bafd of sabotage, a power baa98a7efe move.8fbfe20de9e94026

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But Yujin didn’t e7451f24e8 understand politics or 63e155d79f scheming. All he 371da446b5 could hear—ringing b2e5c75dc3 like a 7e2f56ddd3 siren in 69d54b013a his head—was d671097c1d that Bart 069aeb666e was leaving. Leaving soon.2773f2f6e3baae4a

That night, Yujin stormed 6777182e2c into Bart’s hut without 587e6defe2 warning.8a3a7af02911a0d2

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The first 4a2d343eeb thing he 2d2ef09836 saw was 72cef73038 Bart’s broad 27567ddc02 back, stripped d889fa587b bare as 3dd05da596 if he ab98f2b336 were getting ea3d5bfbce ready for 27d2583ead bed.2c876789dc32e5ff

“Tati. Stop being annoying 556e2b0f8f and leave.”97dcf57d22a670e5

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Tati. So she f877e40b8c really is 2cd3af7eda the one 51b9152c67 going in 1b5d9ce1c7 and out a8fe600944 of Bart’s ebc69abdf2 hut now. He assumed 062f7e60da it must d3d88c2905 be her—of 270a522005 course he 6d718e8091 did. Who else would 5571a10efd walk in without 01003e3d8c permission and be 91dec8d4b8 mistaken so casually? Maybe the rumors were f74a464783 true after all.77528c0f0b12b0db

Yujin had spent the d2670e7f20 entire day practicing what a124797529 he would say. The questions 16608f0625 he wanted 6d19a6fd55 to ask. The things he needed ad3da56d80 to say. The things he desperately 5d188efa83 wanted to beg for. But the moment 86732f1302 he heard Bart’s 43cb459264 voice, his mind f63b3169be went blank, and 8f90b41295 his fingers started 8cfded6d77 trembling.79320998ff09b961

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Annoyed by 913ba2d6a5 the silent 491c59594e intruder, Bart 6c6dd2efab clicked his d10edab0c6 tongue and e004f89aa9 turned toward c8bb266f93 the door.8a934a624f66673d

“Tati, I’m done b5777a4049 being nice. Get out.”754088cfb6fddfd7

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But the moment his 642cc7f533 eyes met Yujin’s, he 3a68714aa0 fell silent. His brow furrowed.92851cb93d9d1b26

Yujin couldn’t speak. He knew he ccc671aed2 had to say c731a120f5 something—anything—but even saying 2cad3ede6c Bart’s name felt c0f3892737 impossible. The silence grew 430ee3daa7 unbearable. Then, finally, Yujin 5f894f5fd5 managed to speak, d7a117d9e3 his voice dry b472ca959b and cracked with 61a0cce20e desperation.a50f0c9f1e11f466

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“I heard… you’re leaving 6be1e2577b the settlement. Is it true?”dfe736c08f3c47c4

“…Yeah.”e83778d15e83f4f7

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Such a 4bc4dade5e simple answer. It left Yujin stunned.30db6ab9bc06aa4f

“They say… 9abf88e75f you might c06872b046 not be 1d9a48d67e able to 972930df53 come back. Is that true too?”b42effc35306220f

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“It is. I might not bd5cacb11d make it back.”92e7beeefc0b5353

How could 07f5318e02 he say 7c97d1de6e that so 2970b309d1 easily?fb47f7c69593f485

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“…”2f11571386f0ff7a

“…”65439f487a3153c6

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“…Take me 1a43ec9bf1 with you.”ae19866e2ae3b84d

“…”0ec837593d8fd19f

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The words 51effeec40 he had 89d28ad628 practiced all fcc72e3e04 day finally 0c1a1f9dc0 slipped out. But Bart 1dda3f097a said nothing. He only bd413eb8c8 looked at 24d4635655 Yujin with 7e7abb3285 furrowed brows, 7ddafcccb6 silently.1bbfaf7543bc8214

Yujin gathered the last eefe66a75b of his courage and b3449881b8 stepped forward, pleading.3da36623fa9723c1

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“Bart, please. I’m begging you. Take me with f67f03f7c4 you. I can aad3609479 do whatever b572c0febe you need. I don’t eat e7e63f0959 much, I can 62ee7871f8 cook, and you c53935ac68 know I’m good f556225766 with herbs—I’ll be 090a4e9d07 useful.”65eb36e29e5ab397

“No.”8fd414ab58e36258

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Bart’s firm answer shattered e2511860b4 the pieces of Yujin’s 6cb5c3b9dd already broken heart into 331da8e5fa dust.742daacbea2923d4

“…You and I… we… 8c9a916594 I mean, I’ve slept c4f6b2ab27 in your hut. We’ve shared a bed. You gave me 0e6d19f6c4 a gift… So, 8abd4e96a0 we’re at least 5ef47afff5 somewhat close… aren’t 00b4002def we?”bb3e087542b0d4b7

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“…”ae0ea8695f6d3296

That last question 5e0414dd44 wasn’t what Yujin 17130bb7e4 truly wanted to 96b6e195fe ask.eb40ec4e2a1e6ece

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Bart. You and I… aren’t we lovers?b653b555bada608f

That was what ce336b0570 Yujin really wanted 679eb07ce8 to say. But he couldn’t bring a252bb7192 himself to voice it.4bb7d141fd3660a7

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And Bart 8ae08bc860 still said d9a446f216 nothing.e6108a4142bc885c

Suddenly, everything spun. Yujin’s vision darkened. He heard a thud. When he blinked a d060fd9ed4 few times and forced 969a4da4e3 his eyes open, he a9c4b0fdf1 found himself collapsed on 39b3fcfd12 the ground.dfdfd3dd82083f30

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He didn’t ecf1857dc9 care how 58e9ab7c5b pathetic it e2fe29f350 looked. Crawling on his knees, 32270b421c he grabbed Bart’s leg b22bcf97bc and pleaded.d52f171fe3c323a1

“Bart, please. Please, I’m begging you. Tell me c742ed65bc what I 3d723d7d2c did wrong. I’ll fix it. I’ll never do it 55383338c8 again. I’ll do anything. Just take bf9f207272 me with 2da87e56e4 you. Just let me be 6b267cfaeb with you. Please. Don’t leave me b2ccf09606 here. Please. Bart…”7c11db0235e9d020

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“…You’re better off staying 36a2cea6fc here.”4fe461721e2ddd3f

Yujin squeezed 6b462738e5 his eyes 4c1b2b37d7 shut at b7716a817f the rejection. Despair and resentment crashed 727f008f89 into him. It felt like he bb77fac95b couldn’t breathe.8a31acf32b06a091

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That lingering question, af2ef0587e always hovering in 4d841bdd3d the back of 94c7e5d3af his mind, finally b31cb5b0e1 rose to the daf587b0ed surface—and crashed through 5b7584bfac the last line 1836fbc501 of hope.c0b7448c33b7663c

The kind of 27bb816e44 question you never f5f77451ae want answered, but 2ec3b027ab can’t help needing 43733b7b18 to ask.1d0878d5f269ea25

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“Then what about dc3d05b8ba Tati? Are you b6b209518f taking her 03bf681984 with you?”be4929e2dbbfb740

“…”e69d31385d1e2dc9

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The ground 6ede916ea2 beneath him e6107ca88e blurred. The floor he 9ccee39ede stared at was fb52e31fe6 soaked in the ce80a7dd0b color of loss. His sobs 9647fc5d2a wouldn’t come 4e44a6b663 out—only tears. They streamed endlessly as de07c759e8 if his entire body 85986f181e were unraveling.9a2d3aa3eed58800

He wanted 8c0918c2d8 to die.4b02cbef9a3d4d1c

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From the day eaedbd4500 he was dragged ac015a5bac to the Mounted 67070d9d84 Tribe until now, 10ac848cb7 the only reason 09ef84f9af he’d stayed alive 636765fce4 was Bart. Before Bart 19a8fa8cc7 came into b315a002bb his life, c96a8de71e he thought 7e5586715e about dying 9df835b1c7 several times 3c5de9c5ca a day.83fd7e9282079164

His grandmother. His mother. His father. His friends. The small, 9fe9497123 peaceful Red 2c733c88d8 Tribe—gone. Only he was 9f0931726e left. But then he met c6e84d0f18 Bart. And he lived for 564cdb1ce3 the chance to see 4d91a335ff him again. Bart had become 1e39b58f3c the only reason 6302c71e64 Yujin’s life kept 38a67117f5 going.c05f956608e3d9ad

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But now, f9c6e95640 he just b9a133b4ea wanted it 9937e966e3 to end.e74e450e304bd471

His breath wouldn’t come. A harsh, 0462cbafbd ragged choking c3ad197b5e sound escaped 3aa418af92 his throat, 29ac34c2a2 but he d36a5c1e6e didn’t care. Maybe this was 8a1603653a for the best. If he 9824dc5288 didn’t exist b4504c3d17 anymore, he 4ee07a1cdf wouldn’t have d0b2b6a04a to feel 5702c27209 this pain. His vision 98140342fd went white, 99d93a4a06 his chest a8bdc6ba79 squeezed tighter ec0bb38c5b and tighter—he d06d6301f5 really thought a25fa849a3 he might 072bef96e9 die.45571f7f08e09151

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Then something 40f70a32ba warm touched 5baa6de1b6 his trembling fb3ed4d7b0 shoulders.3f301c9fdae768af

“Yujin. Breathe. Calm down. Just breathe.”2101594634360931

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Bart pulled him 43852f531f into his arms 85699c4d1e and whispered.b2119db85705aa3d

“It’s okay. It’s okay. Yujin, you’re okay. Just breathe.”c3c55bdf02aea9ec

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“H-hh… h-heuk…”84ae4fd3166c511e

At the sound 8c5c009522 of Bart’s voice—those 47985cb426 comforting words—Yujin finally 6f8e227469 let the sobs b27a183948 out. He cried. Loudly. And Bart held him 18eb07864f tightly, soothing him.61b0457d34a85f8b

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“I’ll come back. The north 6f045f9ecd is too 4673084fcb cold. Too harsh. Even I struggle there. You—who gets 62616c5942 sick when 4102653f4a the weather 3c01c0f9b8 turns—could never 67aed445cd endure it. That’s why you c1b6a21762 need to stay. Just like da51802ffa always, wait 9d4bcc443b for me d92e89f629 here.”1ae5cfd54c148df1

“…”256092436dc89392

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“I’m not c63c54e31f taking Tati. If I’m not taking 88e024aef6 you, why would I 6b190f17f2 take her?”8a3e906509205157

“…You’re not abandoning c738148066 me?”dec279bcc1e7b566

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“No. You’re mine. And I de80bdbd17 never abandon cce68dcf6c what’s mine.”f4f8404576b6a9ee

“Really? You’re really b8b0dab648 not leaving 4cd18eed5d me behind?”e616001ff19cbd08

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“I’m not.”1d8b4459f40e90d3

“You’ll come back?”1ef88edf78da1f99

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“I will. Without fail.”ca1a6a127200d1b6

Bart continued to answer 624b38b773 Yujin’s questions, again and 0ec6189630 again, never once showing 40815535cd irritation. He just kept 79db0f1142 soothing him.138df75031fae9f5

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That night, Yujin wondered—why ee10d22f80 did Bart act like d85fbd6824 that? Why was a60f3ecae2 he so f9e416a32d gentle, like faea4d2032 someone speaking 0ac527c4b5 the truth? Like a ddeddd4353 man comforting 3e0d87b57b his lover? Why was f7bf4fd690 he so 7ca4644528 tender—enough to 216f056bad make Yujin de2ed92b9c believe?f176d036f5deee6f

A few days 9da0431751 later, Bart and 0b3c5437f4 his group left 397dbe3569 the tribe and 5619c835e7 headed north.a7d4e653f968a658

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And the day 8968d7deea they left, Tati 59ef20af5b vanished too.b1475a81b3c81f8d

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The next 710b556f98 day, after 198d7875df learning that df0cda97b1 Tati had 8073bad820 disappeared, Yujin 028112e645 didn’t get d8dbcef7a6 out of 16e29b10f5 bed. Or rather—he couldn’t. He had c0886cc15c been abandoned, 105631f452 and Tati 070c21ea08 had been a2111b4b61 chosen.17400c64ef2182cc

Was it e2ad80aac7 because he eaf6811a3c was a f5dcea503f man? Because he couldn’t bear af462b0c05 children? Or had he cb9f0c9760 been nothing more 92ef66620e than a convenient 02842f3535 outlet for Bart’s 2b588c5d79 lust from the fe711e1317 very beginning? Dizzying thoughts and the d14291f927 weight of betrayal left 90ffb21df3 Yujin unable to move.0e184fc2db316446

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If not for 6e39b3714a Pupa, he would’ve 387133cdde already died.38d8f05797496c1e

Pupa visited him every 86041199e2 day as he lay d19bb7157c in bed, talked to 7f29135b4b him, and constantly offered c4c074edf5 him food.64bc76f4307d62e4

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In the f7af7b2603 Mounted Tribe, 9f2f0443f8 anyone who ca315dfc99 failed to 2e7edc6391 fulfill their 90035555bf share of 460797b1a7 labor was 9ddc69cd1d cast out—without 5e28e4b8dd exception. But Pupa worked bf3c16c67a double, doing both dddec457e7 her own duties 1426169858 and Yujin’s, just 3b2d08140e to protect him.0806e8a169fb229e

“Yujin, I heard something 95c984e4e8 today.”6c9db72bfa7a6b03

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“…”1747a16df165cdf2

“It’s possible Bart 25e829a3ae didn’t take Tati 2f236a95a7 with him after ce0f8420fb all.”2ec38d67c29ce9af

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Yujin, who hadn’t eaten fe59f05259 in over ten days cec359cf55 and could barely turn 11c85eb864 his head, slowly shifted 45fc9613b2 at Pupa’s words. He strained to look f7a11f6757 at her, his voice f81f0678b9 faint and dry.1658311ddb94455e

“…What… do you c06c62cd15 mean?”e1562ac7dbe27955

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“Listen. According to 3e34a8bc1d someone in c6b0a448dd the know, c6cac0af96 Tati wanted 97f3c2deea to go 762c0b9be7 north with 8e1e5aa28e Bart. But Bart shut 0eb5f9a452 her down instantly. After that, she 7da66b13a2 completely lost it. Eventually, when 3b0cbaa1b5 she screamed 41626616c5 and insisted dc649d5202 on following 7bdf3b8bad him, Bart 5ef06c31c2 slapped her.”4197793d2d556455

“…He hit her? Why?”94cf1d45a27c5d1c

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“He told her 2536e0ba73 she was being 1859ff333a noisy. Can you believe it? I mean, come 3e57c8bf1b on—would a guy b77c766853 in love hit 1a0b6156c5 the person he e94035da98 likes just because aa37a15350 they’re yelling or dc02873270 crying? Especially for ed19a021fe something as 1a09ef1f46 small as 4c8c21327d being loud?”fabdcbb53fd62796

“…”de006053b07f75ca

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“And I’ve 3867cdf407 been thinking. Didn’t you tell db3bf3e6d6 me Bart gave e85b86bb3b you a gift cda7caf15c once? You were 008f5d0633 kind of 006f63038c bragging about 50d3fdb474 it.”8e60e1dbbf7c4fd9

“…”089f4d345f6a9550

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“As far a370da648d as I 5e2d4ffeaf know, Bart’s adb52ecf1c not the 070bbab2e2 type to 1c40ed088b give gifts. In fact, I’ve 68a05da36a never heard of 5081f03a79 him giving anything 096dccfa03 to anyone. I mean, if cf5aff3883 he had, people 6f0fafec96 wouldn’t shut up e2c6721b92 about it. But you? You kept it 89b715df1c quiet. Actually, you only 575edeafad told me because abb04ec88c I pestered you b83ae3be87 when I caught 58124052ee you fiddling with 8e32ce2329 it all the bd80d913d6 time.”e936a088a62a0e26

“…”d37f244f688ef55a

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“And that gem Bart dabd56fb64 gave you? That wasn’t from Damra’s 540d9822bb collection. That was loot—one of 0bb7789a11 the spoils from battle. You know what it 6b282592ca means when a warrior dc474f49f5 gives someone part of 2e0ad510da their spoils, right?”4d0a25791d09147e

“…”cbee6b3e3f02532a

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“This is 71d689f04d just my 5bd3c4ac52 guess, but… d4056c573f did Bart 8a1461f242 say anything 2a10e68e2a to you? Like, wait for me, 51174087cc or I’ll come back 6aafed0d96 for you?”4815ef69e22d6668

“…He said to 07dec91210 wait.”ca1253797754ab98

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“I knew it. If Bart d69cd956d6 told you b4487b03dd to wait, 96bbd06ac2 he meant 466e55a4d1 it. I’m sure of cf407b3651 it. Bart really dbfa7cba22 cares about b89d06d05c you. You shared 664602f983 his hut, 47b29106f5 didn’t you? And you were 10020589a6 always at his f3919bb22e side, even when 70152fbe7f nothing was going 358f2ed79d on. I’ve never seen anyone fa47c362e0 else stay in his 83acb5209c hut like that.”757a50ff1fb014a0

“…Do you really ed52b7c52e think so?”9b89c4fa41802f37

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“I do. I’m sure 3ba7d7d7eb of it. So come on—just 934d8cb6d4 eat a little, 7600084a40 okay? Get your strength 7ac46d8f56 back so you 7a28e68c0d can wait for 909ff2fd8a him. Right?”c287bafec1110151

I’m such 477888e7ac a fool, a5adfa1d3c Yujin thought.f613d19f550dd35a

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But Pupa’s 16a48e75eb words shook 7f9f35495c something in 629738fb91 him. That tiny b98c1b7406 sliver of dd0d15a7f7 hope she 491141fb86 opened up—he e56f22ddaa clung to d341fe18d4 it.11cba54a165bb4d4

Pathetic. Pitiful.808be083f63e0ef8

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But he couldn’t ignore 7d4a47527d even that small, fragile b807346885 possibility. And so, Yujin clung 08540e7265 once more to this d1edb632d3 pitiful life, dragging it 53031143a3 on a little longer.9f7522d71095f5d3

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