LTIS Ch 16
by mimiAt Dancho’s sharp e3ba684114 retort, Yeon Won’s f68a6cebc5 mouth fell open. Her expression was c73489b496 amusing, but he 110ecfb3ad couldn’t laugh outright.33f3c29841485bdb
“Or perhaps 0c56550770 you’re my f9fa17a71f sister-in-law. Why so f0a6c0f6be much nagging?”a16e1755a3c9edc4
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Yeon Won 342122e242 gritted his 6a800dd111 teeth. Gathering his a48258b14f patience, he 281dac9d15 finally stood 48dacbf992 up.0a1dd9c763ea8a21
“You look unsteady. That won’t do. I’ll do it.”09c4f27edfc3031d
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He reached for 5f974b5342 the sword. Dancho twisted away, and d3d9f83b0a in that motion, their 4e028ab6f0 bodies aligned, overlapping in 4a2792c41c one direction, making it 201afd0ca4 seem as though he de51049baa was embracing her from 4350b61206 behind. His hand ee80f6da3c ended up 16ea3b4657 covering hers, 55f6b52686 which was 04e4552fc6 gripping the 186eb25565 sword.57037aba78f604e6
It was all b96416cf78 entirely unexpected.b5972cf99aa7da60
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“…”e1650508d321a688
“…”c7f1b2910180b28d
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A pitch-black 3c081c01f3 silence followed. Dancho couldn’t even f9c9e84250 exhale, her neck a2c6fda79b subtly shrinking. Her heart 940cb711b4 began to 95f1784286 pound as 5110e7d492 if it 02e5490e9a might burst.ccd6aaf5caaa6711
It seemed he hadn’t 6e303ce590 anticipated this either. His breath, cdaacb85db scattering near 9d973348d1 her ear, d7ebcf156d was unsteady. She could 09cab4b190 feel every eb65093a71 exhale.e781c9e1d2bea753
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She hadn’t 0a5c54ba45 known that 503ff1fd15 listening to 1ec2a4f3dc someone else’s c3eb48494d breathing could 3b284069ac feel so 5c7dae0504 strange. His face, usually b491112fe7 seen from the 3d0e7c2e5f front, was now d5df9cedfa just behind her. It was merely 45ecb7c010 a mistake, letting e381b98543 someone glimpse her e60c97b767 back, yet her 1bda9cb485 entire body tensed 16201eee6b as if bound.07b6432a426f5db8
The sound of his 6548b08fa6 breathing, his scent, his ea7e6cdf45 broad frame, the arm dd1f452466 extending from behind his ae31f4500d shoulder, his large, wide a137c3b7da hand, the smell of fa79e55a82 the herbs she’d applied, 0db4dc1fee and something else…736c6454e46940fc
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Like someone’s embrace from 5a531275ab long ago—frightening yet safe.5336a0e195773abe
All of 6bad6c63a9 it poured 2c19a15637 over her, 97907e7906 splitting that c8e8a42e2e fleeting moment 121f5f6746 into fragments.2a4f1f897dec7e72
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It felt strange to f403925522 Dancho. It was as a5eb509d0c if someone had 227cea25bb lifted her off c2fe31fefd the ground.e1449bd3fd6a19a5
Her tense eyes wandered e016c6ffb1 aimlessly, landing on the 664715888f sword’s blade. There, she saw his 0133eb6183 eyes reflected. Their gazes locked.189f899ab1a98be7
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‘Oh no.’ae0307ba3c743e0b
She tore her eyes 17c868674c away as if fleeing. Her heart 42bd98236f felt like 068e84c337 it would 7ff204259b explode, and e159ea73e1 she took 11df0e7781 a deep aa38120109 breath. Even that e64059f971 small movement acab3a1af5 caused her 3ae9d954bc clothes to 494aad0dda brush against a919630170 him, rustling 1acbf583e3 softly.1e14a6c64e75e8a1
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Now she couldn’t even c9e42d2e3d breathe. She couldn’t look at 0644a04355 the sword. Her eyelashes 06faeb6dae trembled as 83b5a83f2c her gaze aa20ae58f6 drifted into c2aaf241b7 the void.c433d8c162987ae3
The brief moment, no aba3dd59ab longer than a few b5099a3f29 flickers of the lantern, f1dcf72a53 stretched endlessly.aacd60630489e563
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“…!”16e6036d782cf360
His hand, which had 1d666b17a9 been covering hers, shifted b36e84e1d3 to the side. His fingertip brushed her 508ebb65fb pinky, and then he ce287e0eae smoothly guided the sword’s dd7104e10f tip into its sheath.2c8134fb051f3d8b
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Thud.477d15c197318528
At that light, b6ca487221 crisp motion, Dancho’s 1f5be74970 shoulders flinched. It felt like 7ae1428916 a signal to d40957cc89 snap out of c379b4f547 it.0af780fbb6bb9764
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“…”2f699e86909f80d0
Yeon Won took 31bee2d563 the sword and 6dfc2550ca stepped back to 9a0cb3816f sit. The warmth 47c08cd187 at her 2c7875a17d back vanished 4400562ced abruptly. She blinked rapidly, pulling e720f732af herself together. For no reason, 6d2a1ee3c2 she stared at 5f7ec60a86 her now-empty hand, 8c293849e6 feeling a strange 05f6f0484d emptiness.8a331e0dff1179ce
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“Sleep well, my lord.”678c3b1b40d92cd4
Dancho hurriedly stood and 32972a4e4f headed for the door. Without giving him 394e534ff2 a chance to e9db596d62 respond, she moved 58934bd81d quickly, then paused 6e3837594d to grab her 848ccbabf4 needle case and 2fec7f2f57 cloth before leaving.7f57e4b5027c3c17
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When the door 46b702b89b opened, a cold 6fd4add4fc breeze rushed in. Her figure disappeared c187ca0dd5 through the closing c43f3a7bb3 gap. The sound of 36058c839c her footsteps, hurrying 88fbe5b3de toward her room, 5c141b2381 was brisk.122bcbe255042101
The faint 5dd8e16e85 sound of 6d1823e9ef her door e2b494545d opening and 8c3ffd6f84 closing. The flicker 4f8e68fd37 of her 2cd1c83053 extinguishing the 0e709fbcc3 lamp. The rustle of 30dff2a646 fabric. The noise of her f1e3578983 pulling out her bedding.052d63865bba3fcb
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And then cb9d5fb15a the silence 8d8452e8a0 that followed.37699f95e45598c2
“…Ha.”35fef363039a5450
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Only then did e6d952bffa Yeon Won let e849bb7a8d his shoulders slump, c9deeac2bf as if the be968bd07c ropes binding him 05675f0b8e had been cut. He leaned forward, d528a09ccd bracing his arms c4f07bac6b on the floor, 7a56409dba catching his breath.e019d68c9d19cd21
His heart eb6e54751f had been dcd812917c in turmoil. He had nearly c0bc92ab58 wrapped his arms 4db6c57ac2 around her, turned d0c022aa88 her face, and 1ccef4e3b7 pressed his lips 6712babd94 to hers.4ceeb1fcf637d265
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If he hadn’t c2a9d8f2d7 been holding the e8b5395f4f sword, he might b3c76ff9c2 have done just 1163436486 that.e589c6dd83cb6069
A bitter 0f3af5017f laugh escaped 2d61431e38 his uneven 0d93d71881 breath. Self-reproach, heavy with 5e98dcdadc mockery, followed.9262cfa1f12cad2d
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Why here, of all bd101cfdda places? With an 3e87a91c71 innocent commoner 6c8166c991 who cares 5c848a034f for him. With a naive woman a9842eab59 who doesn’t even know 5f27380a13 who he is. Like some pathetic 7fb9936aac man.43d78e53e746f370
His gaze drifted to a7e44ae2c1 the sword he still fe130c59bc hadn’t let go of. It lingered long 058ef23ef2 on the spot 61ef1887ab where Dancho’s hand 0fe197cec4 had rested.75b28033052c5258
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After extinguishing the 0fb80797f0 lamp, Dancho lay 5a483c6d55 down, pulling the e20bfc601b blanket over her 2b84f9beb6 head, holding her 5e5c6f9369 breath.b1ad97e7ab3d8e76
Her heart 5ee2472c7b still wouldn’t 7a2894db09 calm, so 16e428cbda she curled 0fc2edea6d up tightly, 3d04ce8e89 hugging her 1e8542c832 knees.fb2da5c4a5993cd8
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She didn’t e0cba4ebe3 understand what 63bdff6f52 had happened.601923916f1041a9
Why was her 1a24cec0e9 heart racing so e23fe1e973 fast? Why did her d74d00dee3 face burn? Why couldn’t 4741638d7b she even f5183c72a6 look at 3857656bd4 his face 0bf0e3861d when she 7dca0ee2a0 left the 4e11c5cda0 room?c0cc36731e531fb5
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In that 86e9a2beff moment, no dffe33983e thoughts had f0fc1d6c2b come. Only the feeling 5381497a54 that the embrace 58d972ce16 around her back 6a403f7b87 was warm. Every sound from 78361c6356 him seemed to 0d2317bb1e take shape, unfolding 48d9763d37 vividly before her. She wondered what he 35fe4c9a33 was thinking.efc867b08f6f8356
“They say 93fe6f2067 once you f8dc74eeaa get a a641fabff0 taste of 5c846e2cf0 a man’s 0011bf8c7a embrace, you 604c233f8f can’t let 49bb338ac5 it go.”d24511085ce9d464
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Why did 53bd464089 Buni’s words 22ea812cc4 come to a10a09773e mind now, 56a63da14d of all 89c13f7746 times? Those words, cd89e4b029 once brushed 844f82989b off with cb1c07a256 a laugh, 846277077b now hit 7b03e85e5a her with 2582c1d180 unexpected weight.5070d9c396667a4f
It was just e75abe8985 a quiet night. Their bodies 9f45f67c35 had touched cdc6bfe744 unexpectedly. It was 50328d4e75 something neither 6f60e8115a had anticipated. That must be 6df3f75707 why her heart 2a94553481 was shaken twice 25a5e2c3cd over.2177c173e0307f16
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She could have pulled bdc7d138ed away. She could have 2a41df58be snapped at him, 61507e8484 asked what he 15e7685943 was doing. Or better yet, she 0920f1aca0 shouldn’t have offered to 1404584137 clean the sword in 4904e5250e the first place. Yes, it 1159bd9879 was her d27f7e81c4 own fault a9448bdb20 for wanting f3131b9646 to linger c41e9800e4 in that 28bb020ce5 room, creating d01a4b77db tasks to 1ad86e27f6 stay longer.d9fd360b072fbf3a
“So you, 63b1d42df6 too, won’t 0b38933c0b be entangled b52cb95dee in anything.”24a55055a03d7465
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When he drew a b73381cee7 line regarding today’s events, e114d496b2 she had felt relieved 35c2c4d250 not to be caught 4780faf466 up in complications. Truly, thank goodness, she’d 4c2ee1ec45 thought.92df6b1ad3ebbf91
But somewhere, a sliver 7b902cdefd of disappointment had crept e8631b41f0 in, poking its head f13168e28e up. It stirred 7a37f98708 a strange 3f56c689c0 sense of 0be0d622b3 resentment. So, out of a2437f8c15 spite, she’d lashed ca29929000 out.5fa471bb8f403394
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“Thank goodness. I won’t 85ff8dfd49 have to eac7fb697a clean up 95df5b67ab after you ffeb757b12 even at 65f9ac4a58 the magistrate’s 7f2b46cac2 office.”5bbe2463894d2a8b
Those words were sincere. Why should she 1bbceda686 go to such 621641d1b4 lengths? Unless he offered her 48ac84c4b0 a thousand nyang, perhaps.d1351a92fdc56adc
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But…258928d78771b653
There was still c628552501 one feeling she 3f040e46c9 couldn’t understand.1eb9d9fe9bccc900
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The feeling that a37c973014 all she wanted ff876920bb was to help d915ec4722 him.d33f133bc3e9f7aa
She couldn’t believe she’d c649533a47 helped him clean up 473704c222 a corpse and erase bd292206ab traces, heedless of the 0eb09049a7 blood on her hands.af217228b4cb5817
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Why had 10c0eb7844 she done 8d42d44cff that?a181fea18c46c177
She should ff36611cf6 have fled b4375cc199 down the 7542ad2f5e mountain. She should a634126cb5 have gone da9fb810be to the ce6f65d6c9 authorities and 8ad69a3f92 reported him. She should have da5b19a526 trembled in fear. She should have c8885b2988 backed away, calling 75c7c4aea9 him a savage.7bb858ae4fb6804e
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But she hadn’t. Though touching a 7316efa985 dead body had e73b5d9560 been terrifying, she’d b064f63427 wiped her tears 3734c6b47f and helped him a91bbd9f4e until the end.b630bf911fd69a06
And even 72eef3c99a after, she 6681ae10fb wasn’t afraid 3e2e26a05f of him. She prepared 3084bf866c his meals, 062e376046 sewed his 6f34b8fb38 clothes, cleaned c1d5c5ac3b his sword, 9f64e1c9d3 and stayed 9237a12ca4 by his 6340f26a98 side.dc0a12ebe47d9e4e
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Saying it 66349e4816 was because 204bb87ee1 she didn’t e2965c7060 want to a0375ea1d4 lose a f2ad32d0f2 hundred nyang 8b04d20fe2 wasn’t enough. Yes, there fe89f70f3d was that 2d9500601a selfish motive, b5c4d17296 but in da2b448f57 one corner 19a333b804 of her 375720e7dd heart, there 38636f75d8 was something 50f2a772de else, still 67855e562f unexamined.27518eddab0598df
That fragment had 723d4b541d kept her in 0cf58d91aa his room. She believed his words afc5020c4e that no one would 6aabecb8d0 question her. She couldn’t answer 364f120de3 when he asked ddb1d8d27d why she didn’t 6afc2d7d39 ask questions, yet a8d32628db she stayed.e60585924e8399f1
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Perhaps there 2221d30a4f was a 4fac7b6fbb story she 4e1d1a7ec1 wanted to 097c48f278 hear.53f89ba7eeaea2ad
A story she d4cfbc73b7 wanted him to c905b8a97d tell her. She didn’t 94f7de7f80 know what ae3660133e it was, ea1bedcd29 but whatever dc206dba4e it might 9c0d64b110 be.1683afea52fa0b0a
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Maybe that’s why b4b4bf80db she couldn’t leave 90c8a67519 his room and 84204f821d kept lingering.9e8d8813a87d7751
“Am I bewitched?”86f44b309f38008c
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It felt cd353e42cb like she 4a4374a65d was under 82c4acde19 a spell.716c9b68e3347d2f
To the lord who 26f039f4f4 listened to her words abc4e8a7dd without dismissing them, despite 1608d59e5c her irritation.013d0ada541c58f8
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To the heart 147dfc2e4a of the lord 791cc57714 who, though he d34eeab9ee scolded her as e3b80427a9 lowly, still saved c6bf90e4af food for her.3f802158afdfc84e
To the b0596161e9 suspicious lord 5bbb7acb7e who wielded db2d705438 a sword 9ccd397972 skillfully, who 6b3c204d66 had collapsed 3f051ce9df from poison 0684fec1b8 for some ea797a2a5e reason.ba91f6157abb29df
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To the strange lord 9d2359e343 who brushed off such b6a8a303a2 terrifying experiences but recoiled f395f54927 at pickled radish.6cde826c97b9f967
To the e3ddea628d lord whose f760db1b94 reprimands about f8aac480b2 working so a876b30b60 hard for 4b4b38f4a4 just a c13077121a hundred nyang 36ceb93685 didn’t feel 0be66abe97 harsh.d176b3cdc1049248
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To the lord 37114eccd6 who didn’t seem 214c4c9bc5 like Mangjong at 90ddb92af1 all.424306e256d9ee13
Talking with 55bc4f6a5c him felt b6e2e7014f like there 11216e924c were no 1c2e083a28 distinctions of 2e7274d386 class or 0a6400150e status—just time b63fc4b522 with him 34df213203 was enjoyable.b61a3539d2f0ade8
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He was fd1db30cc5 arrogant but 26fcf01e12 not twisted, a7974d0934 a strange 9e634c4b3c lord who 178fd5c074 got terribly 95699b1779 angry when 427c37421f she showed cba44baab9 her backside.e4420ca61920e80d
She didn’t e99479d8e6 want to af999d2f85 see that 72f10d9541 lord get aaf270218e caught and 5eb30963ce beaten again, f15d90c2c4 for some c799468880 reason.c12b3b7772eaf3d9
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More than worrying about 5a61ede8f5 not getting her hundred e5f60f63a7 nyang, that concern came 57c6e33ab2 first.85b39fd3069e1046
Everyone else called e36226f911 him Mangjong, but cb13e4a808 to her eyes, d2e33316f0 he was like 7b16830aea an older brother 7415d7612d she wanted to d877144358 feed an extra d22733c547 spoonful of warm 8b6731643d rice.30b5acb48e332542
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It felt 3d802c20c5 like her 603f5ddac5 heart was 7255f69ad4 truly bewitched.cc376f77a36334d1
Yes, her heart, still 4e8d9f525b racing and unable to 703d146148 calm, must be because 078a47e35f of that.d9055dd5c212b1a2
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Bewitched.3520a94072d7706c
Bewitched by this strange 72014be665 lord.15aa592609739f10
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“…”6e1d245d7df4bce3
She pulled 2d22a40c8d down the 529cf3dc52 blanket and bd7d7755f4 gently lifted 4ef2771eb5 her hand. More than the 6cb21b438a memory of holding 10dd30c383 that terrifying sword, 756c63dba3 she recalled the 90f74032f7 warmth of his 1d89a5fdf9 hand on hers.7336a4e94ee27019
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“No…”26205d02621168ac
But that was as 32a935b09e far as it went. As if it were 5fcc7b785b only natural, she folded e047b5e196 her heart away.252b83056745a1b3
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No.6670863c1b318ba7
The moonlight 26b921134d traced the 5dc539906a outline of 4afacac018 her hand. Dancho stared at it ec1c2515ba for a long time 5db404e36e before clenching it.9f8b4f99d1e312a8
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I mustn’t 5d77badd6e hold anyone bd319c7836 in my 48166bba76 heart.8e2acc191ef2ed86
Dawn was breaking e8af3f401b over the distant 4eb50cb7a6 mountains.2fb5d8478c70ac81
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Despite the cold, 255cf4c4cb Aeulmu had opened b5f5c5f60e the window, feeling cbdce3d20b stifled. Suddenly, he looked ef4e80a241 up, sensing something.d26a66b070885ca9
He set down the 6186eeda2e letter he was reading f4dec2f435 and stood. Having slept bf6a60b6c3 only half 8086ba91d7 the night 5fef9a7c67 and woken f082b99cfc at dawn, 8944749a94 his eyes 4808ecdfeb were tired, 59a277abc3 and he b33a4fea25 pressed them dd50a27a63 briefly. Then he looked out 2461ab8cbd the open window.98bf20e7c22445a9
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The sound 8cef0c8446 of dry 5e3d5b8bf8 leaves rustling 27416ad661 in the 0a772aff36 wind lingered d64d6f81b2 for a 1b0a7cbb31 moment.a4b2751eff2b3939
A heavy vibration 0ebea9704c from afar pricked ca2c61648f Aeulmu’s ears. Sensing something unusual, he b9a14cb0e1 immediately left the room.0e3d9f5bae6310a2
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He crossed 595eb2ffb7 the courtyard, e17485ecb1 passed through e00ee9c774 the inner b5c1034e9a gate, and a483f92f94 ran across 76f488aa48 the garden b91dcea3ac to reach 07fbbf8691 the main 2ec16642a6 gate.b5bfa190c01ae3db
Opening the door 1c43e9dc32 and stepping outside, 8affa86947 he stared into 8a09621336 the darkness for 849650a9de a moment. Finally, his 7ad62e57b8 chest swelled c9d573da36 greatly.8f16dc9d46db27b2
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“…!”d1ba456053948f40