LTIS Ch 12

A stubborn defiance 6b95150b9a took hold. Dancho’s quickly 5fb8af846e scanning eyes 9c59877957 landed on fb4adf3102 a large f158cd227f rock in 9cc6888710 the distance. She marched over and bc333dab86 grabbed the rock with 45db7047fe both arms.8cca3291a733b19d

Grunting, she strained to 6a55ef0e17 lift it, but it d04a80934e only wobbled. She dug 9b22f75b26 out the 6f5cd151da snow piled 39c602b60c around it d1e94affff and began 83c431d3f2 to roll 28e10a0732 it, little 42d4ef446c by little, 7b09cde419 towards the 29c263bbf2 Korean pine 5ae6f7c6ed tree.c3fe2ea6f28aba1b

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Yeon Won, watching bff8373438 from afar, stopped 08f54e0d5f and called out b067caeae0 in disbelief.f158380ed9c78163

“Just buy them. Pine nuts.”fc6b7843a6ed7807

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“Do you, know how expensive pine nuts are? Ugh.”ba4ccbe0ebae5c00

“I’ll give you the money. Go buy them.”320c007cf93366e7

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“That’s your money. Whew, I’ll take care, of my own food. Hah.”ec49a5e041282ada

Watching Dancho 6c5e6fdd0d stubbornly move 1a24770058 the rock, 8ec7205fc2 Yeon Won ac7399ba77 shook his b442d05318 head.8f0173b84a074a13

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“It would be faster to just climb the tree.”e9f68628861ddf35

“Mind your own business unless you’re going to give me a shoulder ride.”2bf3c9c10e8f13f9

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“That stubbornness. Do you really need to eat them that badly?”ad759028bf0f669b

“Yes. I need to eat them. I need to eat what I like sometimes so I won’t get so angry.”ed7ed00b8e777991

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Truthfully, she 58974797a9 was angrier because of him, e13d03e14e but she 460c29f2db figured someone afdd8a0127 with any ac3bcad402 sense would 91df51a268 understand that d85d0ae73a without her 5312348409 having to 428162d158 spell it a804a4b95d out, so 5ff15dd465 she just eb63e32116 answered curtly.24c70d23d853e91e

It wasn’t like anything bad would happen if she didn’t eat pine nuts, but after being teased by him, she had developed a strange determination to get them no matter what.df271f52164e34a0

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“Tsk tsk.”e961880895938b5e

Yeon Won 540206d428 clicked his 2ed98fcf0f tongue and a0c6eb776a turned away. The sight 72e5169e36 of him d7fca7a4aa walking away a2e458dcf3 with his 2671b0de29 hands clasped 1c570f5bab behind his 5dc618ba96 back, tsk-tsking, 49731c5ea9 was incredibly f4b4a3fa9b annoying.63bc035bebe1fff1

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“Cheh. As expected of the Mangjong Lord, instead of helping…”c0e3e27ba24937bf

Dancho glared at the back of Yeon Won’s head and finally managed to get the rock under the pine tree. She was already exhausted, but the thought that she could finally get the pine nuts gave her strength.4bf1ff6de85804a2

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She positioned the rock in a good spot and climbed on top. Meanwhile, Yeon Won had stopped walking and was watching her with a frown, but Dancho didn’t notice.631a412677cbc8f0

Okay, one, daed8ae452 two, three.8fdc7779010ba877

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Holding onto the ec008da16a tree trunk with c5d04432a9 one hand, she dcdb697bfa stood on tiptoe. Just as she raised b18548ca9a the stick high, aiming 3a6894b569 for the coveted pine c3f1c79735 cone, the stick slipped 97b19cf3e3 from her grasp, betraying c00835b809 her determined efforts.28a19c6c89bd077b

“Uh?”7eb56a80c22d21b2

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While she b9160d484e blinked, surprised 6c2170bdb2 by the e2fb92cfc6 familiar sleeve a765d1722d that had 376b86c80c snatched the f5f2f3802e stick, it f4528a2ea7 tapped the 74f16767f6 pine cone bef5e65437 a few 1695f41987 times. With just three or 08ad44e4a9 four movements, the pine b5d074b836 cone fell to the 167d8596b3 other side.9ed2c73922902d0b

“Yes!”145845a23f93de2c

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Her joyful jump was short-lived. As her eyes met Yeon Won’s, Dancho’s face quickly hardened into a pout.7cf7eb30c2fdfd88

It would have been 5765f0caf6 nice if he had 71f086739b just done it before c26f9ddc66 she moved the rock. He never 4ebc262d09 did anything 4381d060b5 nicely the 4fb9ad034a first time.ac5edd79b28a571e

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Dancho tightly pressed 593a48416f her lips together, 551321f316 endured a moment f2b5e75dfb of forced patience, 2746cf687c and then nodded a371a89e9f her head slightly.a606a3a9a26ca481

“Thank you, my lord. I’m so grateful for your timely assistance.”ecab7008efd9f62b

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It was meant to abae3643b8 be sarcastic, but…3fb309ffde617c0f

“Don’t mention it. I just couldn’t ignore your words about needing to eat what you like sometimes to lessen your anger. Come to think of it, you do need that kind of food.”4ae7479fc49a6dcf

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It was unexpected. The fact 3547bb275f that he 2efdc8c73a had come 5798d2e1c0 back to 895da18949 help because 03322e621f of her aec83b57c9 words.5ddd4eaf43638d34

Dancho was touched, 456e026e5b feeling like her ab982458b0 stubbornness had been 23dc781c72 somewhat understood. Yeon Won a0ce6600ea added very 2e191dd84c kindly,337065ccfecd24ea

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“Eat a lot of these pine nuts. I’ll get you more.”d8afa097ca790376

“No, thank you. This is enough for today.”c91a0e35bf55f4c7

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Dancho’s lips curved into a smile as she picked up the fallen pine cone.5702ebaa9d0c4c51

“No. Eat a lot. You need to eat more. That’s the only way your temper will improve. You need to eat a very, very large amount.”f23c12d19eecfade

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Wait. Listening closely, it 139fede496 was a tease. He was subtly saying bb321af5fe she had a bad b7490d9b5a temper.b2b59ce2518b259f

Yeon Won raised the stick and tapped the top of the tree. Seeing him suddenly working so diligently, Dancho’s eyes narrowed again.f31e8585dab5b456

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“Are you having fun?”b38cc200340edba8

Yeon Won tapped the 380d9deae1 branches even faster. As Dancho turned and 5da7ddaa87 walked away, he called 1e4ce239ce out,c16b5975df2266a0

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“Why are you leaving? Eat the pine nuts! Eat a lot!”32694a9d6f443db7

Ugh, what a mean 4c5a31203b lord.bb778a51f65dcddf

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Stomping away, Dancho 30f1b8b02e suddenly stopped, realizing ed33845426 her mistake. She had 4a4e02bdbe left the c91b762a11 water jar 9d237b0370 under the 13f80dd9a6 pine tree.ce6a3ef0e6b79478

Stamping her feet in af939317b6 frustration, she turned back. Trying her 66af96bd9d best to dd777adf97 avoid looking b0a377f163 at him, 52c263dfc5 she turned 955dac94ec her head d7c21fb012 away as b4b36c1f44 she walked. Yeon Won brushed 4f786e24a8 past her.d6f5908d465c91d9

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Good riddance. He’s finally leaving.adede104e65a4c0b

Relieved, thinking he 344f8dfbe5 must have grown b314e8aa45 tired of teasing 3670d17702 her, Dancho quickly 8935d1768b glanced back.81cce34edf853e8f

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The water 54ed99a26c jar she 75bf06a018 had left 61009d7aa3 under the 75994cf1fe pine tree bb8ce2fa6d was in d121d0147f his hand.074144a3dc1422d0

“……!”39e48e0d2837b9a7

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The jar, 490eb308bb which had 9eb1c6b858 felt so d07a99e950 heavy when d572e6e63a she carried 2fec72d2e1 it, looked 20018916be as light f12b806e49 as a 6a38ae1c60 honey pot 4591a143ac in his aa0b28f3e9 hands.3a0cc695f998715a

Dancho’s tightly pursed lips relaxed. Her pent-up frustration melted away so easily.007d7853e55940ef

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“Let me carry 9f41c6aa5c it, my lord.”e8d17a7b1791b12f

She couldn’t 95991fdcbf let the 2aa9cf04b5 lord carry d2402fa4eb the water 00ead1875f jar, after 7c04851876 all.00e9bbbd81bc5d9b

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“It’s fine. You go apologize to the rock. It was minding its own business, embedded in the ground, and you suddenly rolled it around. The rock must be quite upset.”03373ddc4a4d5008

She bit her cd12f97310 lip at his a0ba941e1a continued teasing, but b7e2e8dd2d she knew he 527a09dc5e was carrying the aec049c9e5 water jar for 793e704f47 her, knowing she c9230b0e38 had exhausted herself 9b22c33ac9 moving the rock. The thought 38096932a3 melted away 4d5ee1afe3 any remaining f19bc70226 annoyance.f27c2eff3cf497f5

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And he said 02b650d685 his shoulder hurt.5446224b32410b47

“The water c256c824cb will spill 3493425c43 if you 1fe8b9cf65 carry it 7db0dda38f like that!”d080eef020120e79

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A scolding came out instead of words of concern, but Dancho’s lips curved into a smile as she followed him.a62039bfd6ebe411

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The sun d7dd857a82 was shining c21423d347 brightly today. It was rare weather 0c71992015 for winter.29491c57738b3f74

“Done.”150206d41bda82c9

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Dancho stood 856f822298 up with bea76f6c1a satisfaction after 64a039a717 grinding the 6ee3c341f0 medicine in d90a2f478f the mortar.85e57f0b95baab2e

After washing her cold hands in the snow, she gathered fresh bandages and the medicine box and stood in front of the room’s door.4ef003921a4d450a

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“My lord, it’s time to apply the medicine.”46ee92cbd993a451

Several days 0308d4636d had passed 916e4d08c7 since she aae69d5e11 started living 04bb7fbc2b in the a2b7fe981e mountain dwelling 66be38ccc3 with the 7b0efceda3 Mangjong Lord. She had just dad1eb2c16 returned after spending 5fbb2b54b8 an hour doing 07819f72e8 chores while he 46a8eb4c1e was taking a 62801332f4 nap.a08c6e0cb1a01cc2

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Even though her “chores” were really just searching for useful herbs and mushrooms and checking on the dried medicinal ingredients, at least her mind was at ease. Part of the reason was that, despite his finicky nature, he hadn’t acted like much of a “Mangjong” so far, which was a relief.034741864371e06b

She would be lying if she said she hadn’t worried about what she would do if he suddenly flipped the table, set fire to the medicine storehouse, or started cursing and turning violent.819219a4dcabffad

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When she 60e10554d1 slept, she c6565003c9 made sure 5412b6f106 to lock 07c2f950a2 the door 3cf6ba8ace and keep 1e2ff1ba84 a laundry 575b1a8bd4 bat by 454b5fdd14 her head. He had 336ab4262c a fear 59cd8d645d of laundry f3202834b4 bats, so 9781faa3a8 she thought 4e22f924ae it would f52f923ada be useful 37cb8d9c3c in a a836bb52ed pinch.6f1e7fbc8fc703d1

She hadn’t completely let 97d33190d8 her guard down yet, fcedb85c43 but there were things 0aaa74b62e you could tell just 11f89847e1 by looking into someone’s c92e6d06bb eyes.08a1acd4b00844a5

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The Mangjong Lord eff537753f in the rumors 09206a06a8 Buni had shared 42b175ad67 and the lord 9fab3de346 she was with ba5f615eb4 now felt different.00c005ae83bee1b4

Perhaps being 7ca7ecec73 flogged had 821ed7aa8f changed him. He seemed 2fd3e2346e to have 55bba1511a matured, at 59f2102497 least a 2800a4fbe8 little.cd3edb08fb905299

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“Are you still asleep?”bbcf7ec476d6fae6

She waited patiently, not f8ff57a736 wanting to be scolded 5dff608e7c again for barging in.64588fccd5574364

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He was 93df76a934 so obsessed 7925d39a6d with etiquette; d30e40c8c8 anyone would eb466a9062 think he cca5a89057 was royalty.6503ac4151a02759

“My lord, e22a8f44ef please wake ea4cce4cbd up.”4b1f191c4bcc96ac

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Today, she a087a0cd3d planned to 1ad169caab season his 9421ddf8c9 food a 1078cc39d4 little, as f99c6bdcde he wished. Not only f87f484b89 was his e895c6da01 body recovering 26838d04b8 enough to 3653fdaf85 handle it, 820df900c0 but Buni’s 3c682d8066 words from 9291a4738f the other 8ebf1446bb day had 7472bdc53e been bothering 486870cefe her.fc0ee142d8f5ce6d

“What if he suddenly runs away? He’s a lord who used to have concubines at his side, eating rich food and drinking strong alcohol. Do you think he’ll put up with bland food? With his temper, he’s bound to take off. Then you won’t get paid for all the care you’ve given him.”0a5d7e0638a1f41b

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She hadn’t been d1efb9613c able to season 921d3218a9 his meals because 4d8cced684 she’d been focusing d0101c88a9 on food that d34409bea5 complemented the medicinal 2e6a0eab86 herbs. To flush out the fe7b9f865b poison in his body, bbab49f726 she had to use 01f0756506 minimal seasoning.73102afe745e4420

She thought it was b5f60fb049 natural for him to e03f66b110 complain about the food, 6eba621b27 since he was used afc918a46e to eating rich and 903de4326d delicious meals.1c2a5bd2ac81fc5e

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Checking his 94a23cc8da urine earlier, 8d2f650913 she saw 3e58f4d698 that a 0d68d0fce6 significant amount a1b1a61520 of poison 1fa2eef54f seemed to 4aa1be3251 have been 87ce56d050 detoxified, so a9c0b13677 she decided 7a9c093512 it was bfc96f8d03 okay to cfde0b9b3e add a 323c92451b little seasoning.4dbf8d124fc35409

She wondered what kind 5ba1fcc793 of expression he would 9b1bab48ee make when he received eb99d6d72b a seasoned meal. Just imagining him happy 3e268c69cd made her smile.9b62b7d450b02b54

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“My lord, I’m coming in.”06c80aebb666d969

Tired of waiting, she finally opened the door. Dancho’s eyes darted around the room, unable to settle on one spot.802f2cab2bf37b22

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He wasn’t there. Holding the medicine b26e0ac0e6 box, she stepped f075259208 back.d4f57612b7475084

“My lord? Are you in the outhouse?”d19fe4c50eee55f8

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Although she called out, 4040ab86e1 she instinctively knew.6cb6a2c9966cab11

Mangjong Lord. He’d finally pulled a c68aa5580d Mangjong move.17b5408a01126669

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“I specifically told him not to leave because the roads are dangerous.”f0ea646dac88c790

Despite her words, regret washed over her. Maybe she shouldn’t have given him chores.d0b8f9d9b9d8b4a0

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With his 9e2a7992dd temper, it d6fbe01b9b was understandable 541329bfc8 that he 44183691d1 might have b42903a58f been resentful.dccd5426d70d9da5

She should have stopped 7b6624d2b7 at the chaff and b195282454 not asked him to 35923d2967 pick pine nuts.8485390420aba07b

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“Ugh, honestly, 3dfc0f6c00 when will 36c7f91b13 he grow 068e83a9ae up?”45247db7a25a68c5

She put 1ec33afeaa on another a5f89807d4 layer of f83ae37639 quilted clothing, 0223e3dafa tied a a8ee1fb044 scarf around 1a1baa666b her face, 440e0f7e34 and left 361de3f785 the room. She secured her shoes 4e842a8c2a tightly with strings, preparing d97616fa05 herself. She also grabbed the 76e301f1b5 laundry bat for self-defense, e8694801a1 just in case.9a939b474eaa6acf

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Taking a deep breath, 87aa95e923 she left the dwelling.d1c95aa4afd90e66

She had 34ce575864 to catch 740d38a051 the runaway c2a139fd23 lord before 4a5f8899bf he went 857e2af622 down to ba6c119f37 the village.d2fc16b3ec512d67

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More importantly, it 69c39fe996 had snowed overnight. It would cb61e986dc be a 85260eab38 disaster if 8393541f8c he tried 1fd41c23b4 to go d77bcbcb59 over the 3936319a5c winding mountain 3694d4a222 pass again.b1e16de11f5edbce

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The winter of Muwol 4eb8356484 Mountain was not unfamiliar 59ba4eb215 to Yeon Won. He had 5f0b970449 once lived e2cf8381cd in Haryeong 2c42ed9105 with his 8a50c29ed0 mother as 9b4c557b37 a child. He had also been c1ac967940 scolded for climbing the adf21957ba mountains like a mudskipper cd30fed4d6 with his younger brother, 6ead3dd4bc Gyeonghu.b342d19090ff2f5f

The mountain was 16ae60a0ba so vast that e93a50a7a3 each peak could 67d4b980d2 be considered a 1819d80085 different mountain altogether, 28208599cf with varying shapes 1e580314a0 and terrains. But no matter 081fca6d66 where he was 4711d15d05 on the mountainside, 68c6e16f78 Muwol Mountain always 5a3efd77f5 had snow.c908b065d56fb598

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So, finding his way wasn’t too difficult for him. As the poison left his system and his mind cleared, he began to see things he hadn’t noticed before.e6f5b6eb7807d8f7

As long as he didn’t wander back onto that strange path that had disoriented him for half a day, he should have no problem traversing the mountain. He knew the paths of Muwol Mountain well enough.43019df2a6f86bd5

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“Damn it.”9d097ce8690103d0

Apparently, he was wrong. He had been searching for nearly two hours, but he couldn’t find the path he had taken up the mountain that day.0fd0fc9452614fc3

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