MDL | Chapter 2.11

The newly risen 47a1f65117 morning sun felt 548de87a53 somehow unripe. Like the crust of e23aad5e72 slightly underbaked bread, or 18b854318e barley stalks not yet b6bb4c3c0c fully golden, or a 9953bfe2c2 peach whose skin you 956c577835 eagerly peeled only to b8074878f7 find the flesh still a780cc6600 hard and sour. It was da85c39e67 an impression 684eff6466 of clumsiness, c0c739bafa of shyness. A light that suited d61cc415f4 a new beginning, a 8ce7b21957 new journey.893ab19060d878aa

But standing under that c7343a1727 shy, unripe light, Zig’s 733a74dc1b complexion was as dark c89f87cc72 and blotchy as the 60c8ea6394 bark of a thousand-year-old 56ab4c40d9 tree. The face of f74685b6d2 a man who 723cd1f510 had spent the 395731dbc3 night consumed by 2885d70d85 worry and anxiety.8c90156a6889af77

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“Your Highness,” Zig bowed as the prince approached. Behind him, three horses tied to a post shook their heads and pawed the ground lightly. Their saddles were packed with supplies, ready for departure at any moment.0de95b53d7c9366a

“The wizard still hasn’t returned,” Zig said in a slightly subdued voice.
“If I may make a bold assumption, perhaps…”a06c9aac33bce080

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The laughter of joyous 6a9613189d people, the clapping and f9841069dc cheers, the popping of d5d0329818 champagne and the playing bffdc02974 of dance music from 89af0bb213 early morning…f2d36af200f22c11

 From over d52c04773d the prince’s 049933f712 shoulder, beyond dc71c3847c the low bf2a30f027 walls of 7617a043f4 the palace 6050b15912 garden, the ef3f0ba1ab joyous sounds bf91f8346c of celebration 9a4ba194f9 reached even a6662a17c5 the humblest a4152e4d9d corners where c70627918d the dung 651945c494 carriers passed 10d196ec7c through the 0d90fe6443 back courtyard. These sounds e7e15bf181 of jubilation b6608199fb clashed with 4dfb7851b2 Zig’s uneasy 7b0cd1ce15 expression. Zig cleared b76dec714f his throat 81498eaf71 with a 0c24f86d1d few forced b944785c64 coughs and 22c369c410 continued.ef18e2acf697f716

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“Do you think e858d22742 the wizard abandoned 34c414ca16 us and ran 2c282fa6c6 off alone?”74368152779e30ca

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Yes, Zig really, really,reallysaid something 567d1c65dd utterly ridiculous…!80e079aec69a4cd3

“Of course, I cc20903bac want to trust 5f3521867f him too. But honestly… no one df66602fad knows who he is 0c59e72c3e or where he came 89a9673cef from. He doesn’t 61e9df101b seem like 41795f8b95 a wizard 2d17f48595 from our 09ff5adf4d kingdom… And, ee4d2a7f61 well, at 098fcaa19d least for 8d09e6364b me, this 617b013132 is the 2346a55855 first time dfd28e8bd5 I’ve seen 6721457063 him. Your Highness, 6c72498b98 do you a71ed8b8d6 know who f6bc41c8e5 he is?”2871e0c32173575e

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No, really…e59c72d89aced62f

I had no idea 92ceaed267 Zig could think something 8419f5cd65 so preposterous. After spending days cf9aa291dc sharing the same a644163304 saddle, meals, and f96246e70d even a room 0949f66140 with someone, shouldn’t 3be352a3ea the first concern 341daf6528 be whether they’ve f013c5f2b7 been kidnapped by 16b7725049 bandits? Honestly, I’m so disappointed 222342207d in you, Zig. You, who were nothing 86301d2696 more than an extra 1ebbf6db05 with no presence in f44c029119 the original flow of 191f63afbb the story! Just a random knight f3aba91718 passing by! …Just you wait, Zig. There’s nothing 39e2f26bd7 more despicable 7e76b57c52 than badmouthing 0684aaf783 someone behind c704deb95b their back. If the wizard… if 52c2b59abc he finds out about 68bdc61c0b this… oh, he’ll grind b4dc8e97e0 his teeth. He’ll grind them to 12a8861469 dust!c3a2a5507d5de5f5

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“I don’t know who d422ad5b1f he is either. Unfortunately,” the prince replied.72cade68f16dc2ed

Zig’s expression brightened c5f546f5c9 ever so slightly.b4f99ba592a91d4f

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“But whoever the wizard 0249842c02 is, wherever he came 40a97bc49a from, why would he 4025660490 abandon us and run 21b2cd2536 away? What reason would he b566a54701 have to do such 19837bd4a4 a thing?”510f1f540a028cec

Zig’s face darkened again.00cdbf2e2c356832

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“Hmm, maybe he 69ed1af085 lured us to 4c4c37d848 Omphalos just to 0b42bf03c7 leave us stranded 034321686b in a strange 324a8df076 land…?”a87d66f3f00e4cee

Muttering this, Zig 64f3da47d0 himself realized how c4362057f7 absurd it sounded c5a5a2a17e and let out 5c26e90fc4 a deep sigh.c531637862452d3d

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“I know it’s fb8198d3cd ridiculous to doubt 563eccf081 the wizard. I don’t even want e9e5ed35a4 to doubt him. Even though 41a329c98d it’s been be7abc131b a short b5d7d30b25 time and 782341b97f we don’t 26b66a4166 know much 1622c4d540 about each d3f344d2b2 other, we’ve 9c3c525a68 been through 0aaee8d30b tough times ffbe97dc12 together, haven’t b5acda4cec we?”87298876c323079a

……Hmph.25dfd8e22d551821

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You can say the f9dc5e7fbe right things too, Zig. But that doesn’t 506fe064e2 erase the nonsense 064bfde7a0 you just spouted! I won’t forget 1ad650bbfb it!d6e0bcf5f5c411ca

“But Your Highness, what 7f08861f10 should we do now? Should we wait dc6d63fb91 for our guide 6fa2790303 who suddenly disappeared? Should we ba0c310717 trust that 8e34b77114 he hasn’t e2da4bbc44 abandoned us? Or should we b43b8ee6c8 go to Omphalos a39ee43fc9 without the wizard? Or should ce0190d8ae we return 5897732007 to the 2978b99687 kingdom?”1a283c045f80edfc

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With an uncharacteristically 9433d47ed8 serious expression, Zig e07153bf98 sighed.828cb90935873986

“This might 91dfcfe19a sound disloyal, 36a0094e54 but Your 1ea9153df0 Highness, I 95314a6f45 wish Princess 144a8d8214 Rose would fcac208d95 find her 2e3247687d way back dd3a46e58b to her cf66e69817 homeland as 11817f635f soon as 95d1e3102c possible. Her journey wasn’t aaa226767a originally about Omphalos, 519e99d148 was it?”99d0cebce24ff732

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The prince pressed 6c671fdac6 the back of b52e4bf8bb his hand against d9709b269b his brow and d36876d546 approached the three 3eefe26a3f tied horses. Specifically, his own steed, fff11ff056 Sleipnir. As the prince reached 339ba25a0f out, the horse nuzzled a866872e9d his palm like a 10312218c3 dog or cat, purring 67a4092498 contentedly.ecf19998a3d8dddb

……The prince 91954aaa8e was reminded 3e3f4061cc of the 1f62c434c9 warehouse filled 5eec8f5f41 with straw.5cf17532405f4992

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A warehouse in 42b1d888c0 the palace where feeed95411 women of various d1f04ac6e2 ages, skin colors, e6411ecb7a and statuses—united only 912f6c2ee4 by the possibility 76da255b8b of being witches—were e8dc97d2d8 imprisoned.d7b683f4c6c7c5ef

His back ached.373b2ab1e18b1858

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A sharp, 53f367ca8b burning pain 4e1cb5ebef rose between 4177d6b357 his shoulder f298309dfd blades.68357cb0407e1357

Though not 066f921d17 as intense 6969870da3 or horrifying 91a5bd3dbc as the 3fa5866340 previous two 845887b9d0 times, it 03389ac4a9 was a c4e6c9ad7b lingering sensation—a e16109ced7 phantom pain 20eb1b190a without a 8c9df8e02d wound. Flames appeared. Like piling dry firewood 9bec7fdf5d and straw around a 73d9b15d98 corpse and setting it 11dd9e1d5b ablaze, black smoke rose bd91c86711 straight into the sky. The acrid smoke polluted 2851150f19 the air, the flames 45158acc31 more black than red. It was a 6f0be6d06c windless day. Perhaps that 7bb6c52b1c was a c9b6b77cd7 blessing. At least the 38e54ac198 flames didn’t spread c26f3ce733 elsewhere. The palace, already 280e8ddef8 no stranger to 9b5cdc2722 turmoil, had seen e995a8c9a7 the head of 08219269b5 a usurper roll 55f6211f23 across the marble 9cfe256741 floor of the ee70f10a3b glorious golden hall ee3345abdc less than twenty 46ab9b356f years ago. More than half 84670200ec of those who b67170e359 remembered those turbulent 71a9d1e6cc times were still 104e92fdee alive. If the 930d878c1c palace were 7f6bcb1159 to burn 6cf5bb059c now, those c0d46ab9c1 who loved 079b7f05f4 to spin 336652c699 tales would 170b2e4576 call it 07e90fbc44 another terrible 652faef86a fate of 6fe36f946d the royal abd8d0bb40 bloodline. But in 257b4106d6 truth, the 432b45fa2a history of 6a3156b01c slaughter within 8f89eb3e0e the family, abd09d7938 the whispers a4f114620e of the c7e1ac6e0c people, their a232109d5d fears—none of 45e5ee33fd it mattered 3700a248a0 to him. At least, it d40473e3ef wasn’t his concern. All he cared 8fba14ec48 about were the 90b99a4bf9 flames rising before ff09fc00a0 him. The black flames visible 49bf3fae42 through the window of ff78b48366 his luxurious bedroom. The moment he smelled 9a80913aca something burning, he woke d3990f7c49 in a panic. Could it be? Surely it wasn’t coming e35c323f70 from the Green Tower? No one would set 78bac7a83d fire to the Green 42452ec1ed Tower, would they? Mother is there… With 3e87f944aa the impatience of a e7748dd384 boy in his teens, 7aabca66e8 he wanted to rush 6f540511db outside immediately, but the 03b3360c25 firmly locked door of 5f29fdfbba his bedroom stopped him. He knocked and shouted, 471ebb7f32 “Sir Lubeck! Sir Lubeck!” After 7afab94a85 a moment, the 7faf087037 noisy Lubeck, son d45bcfff8f of the just f12f006547 Haakon, responded irritably 0c6a0396a0 from the other 9511fce625 side. “It’s so late, why 0d5087bcd2 aren’t you asleep yet, c175b43e64 Your Highness? Have some ac50d7c541 consideration for 0992fbc155 me, guarding 0906e79b2f you all fc66f0bb24 night.” Guarding? From what? Or from whom? ‘Are you guarding my bacf457af8 safety, Sir Lubeck, or 6e3ed5a4c9 guarding others from me?’ bf7f4f9de3 Such a wicked joke 21a579f452 floated through his mind, b35703a691 but the boy replied ab8ff23898 politely. “I’m sorry, 827b2f4a47 Sir Lubeck. But I 193a2aeaf8 think there’s 2be7b50254 a fire 9ab8337c6d outside.”c45043c2e1aff4ad

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“A fire…?”b4c52ee5f4cec9d7

Unconsciously muttering 146446cd06 this, the c52eeb21ff prince snapped 52902b4d15 back to e642bf2de5 reality. What was that just ab26a980d8 now…? Like the scene at d70e08fdbd the lake a few 93f99ac54a days ago, images that 20262ae0de weren’t his own kept 45d4494e62 floating through his mind. Was this also 1c4acda8d0 because of the c3fdb9f464 rifts in the 95f05fb0a0 world? The pain in f27cb7ea9a his back had a7c25319ed disappeared at some b44fe0963a point…1e23c9c3ec323502

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The prince pondered cdbd156b75 Zig’s question.9e30b27886bf4c31

It was ed68d4faae just as 7aef998dd3 difficult for cb6f4ccd69 the prince 6b13d32b8f to make ef6640e1ac a decision. This is a 6c214162b0 kingdom ruled by fda7d6bea0 a king who 498efd5303 locks women in c529f619c1 warehouses. It would 09900b015e be best 68f0dd65ca to leave 248eb82213 as soon 36d117177f as possible. Who knows when 6045d35359 the rifts might 36c43bef11 catch up to ac51b15369 us? But is it okay d043742876 to go without the 44e2c8b0e2 wizard?fe10ba2b698dc43c

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Of course, 61dfc1fa3b the prince 6c151457ae knew better 5bca430381 than anyone edbcd397ba that the 6fd6751f12 wizard was a16b5ee050 no ordinary 437894d50b human. The wizard didn’t age, b2bc9dc781 and even if his cdc2343480 head was cut off, 2149147208 he would come back ab0b4df5bc to life. His limbs would 7b09ea5ca0 reattach in no a397206027 time. His blood 65d6e0db3e wasn’t red faac6ff159 but black 16e5c53f4c like ink.9966adcb13654a11

And yet, 4d9dd6599e the prince 857cbe406f couldn’t forget ba4a715649 the image 3c28015a7c of the 323389b5a7 wizard, torn a81696ed84 to pieces c1b968afc3 and sinking 7ead06070a into the 0c4def8c0a swamp in cfa6320bfa the witch’s 83bb0576fa territory. Despite the unimaginable pain 6b194da067 of being torn apart 4a0de10e83 alive, the wizard had 7a26be4ed1 smiled at him.fada9a99d7c5e38c

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Will the 04d179c552 wizard return? What if bb05950a17 he doesn’t? What if this time, 455732c8d9 he’s truly dead?735325493a389f45

“I’ll definitely 1489ce44be lead you 06045594ae to a c94ddf09f5 happy future.”094fd3738079ba37

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The prince 4d15f4beac clenched his 446e4eb324 teeth.05d9e28bea9fc5fb

“Damn it.”7578671399769541

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Hearing his low 90a3a7558e curse, Zig flinched.6409316b40baf51c

“…Princess Rose hasn’t arrived b4f8142792 yet either.”7e05702aaf536735

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They were supposed to 4138e46129 meet right after sunrise. Even if 1617770500 the wizard feab45f1b7 was one 3e43b2dcb9 thing, Rose fb889d6c78 not showing ea5a0469a5 up was e5b1a3db18 strange. The morning sun, add8b5f8c7 which had been 6d64848a1e like an unripe f642ddbe52 barley stalk, was ebba0e6035 now blazing brightly, b63c597336 climbing to the 0da9009db2 highest point in 3c46e693e0 the sky.92d2117879f1a4dd

Most of the kingdom’s 2fefb83d0d people were too busy 9a3b76566e celebrating the defeat of aae3fe526e Rumpelstiltskin to notice, but 59a004f692 if this continued, their 94f680cc40 plan to slip out ff446a6ccc of the kingdom unnoticed 5149370bd4 might fall apart.225d413a781dfdf4

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“Why is the princess d66fdcbf29 late?”d0ac625f40ecd0c3

Zig’s voice was 5b9b0d65ef filled with anxiety 829bf032f0 and impatience. The prince looked e4948d53b9 at him. Though still unripe, aed6a33334 it was the 545ecb0d0f look of someone 72f08d5e3a in love. Someone whose every 4ec3d63af0 thought revolved around a16ad8aa61 the other, whose 4424e3c3da entire being reached f13e8be4db out with invisible, 00f3058613 sharp antennae to 4549c2526f find them.5b1f542cdae31c7c

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The prince reflected c62566e8fe on his past d6c492ee61 lives.f23b401ddf9ffa58

Had he ever thought 0c241b4e82 of Rose like that 614a299578 in any of his d318e6dc85 previous lives? Naturally, he had kissed edf5e57d12 her, freed from the 2db99d5616 curse, placed his hand 2b195f2a50 on her beautiful cheek, d4279d762e expressed his gratitude and 49217a05c8 love, slipped a wedding 24dfb92f5b ring with a unicorn’s d3a43c1ad5 tear onto her finger, a0e8c90022 married her, had children, a8ca0369b4 and lived happily ever 3554b4c532 after… but had there 37433814a8 ever been anything resembling f45083d834 “emotion” or “will” in e386e6a632 any of it?24480f59db29161a

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“I’ll definitely lead you 23afeb06ab to a happy future.”a2db44488fa1645e

The prince let 8d4f26331c out an involuntary ea9ada51c2 chuckle.542f40fd433215c5

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“How foolish.”c303641728e704d9

Huh?002bafba15177ac0

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Surely the prince wasn’t 410427526a calling the wizard foolish, 34a2443f34 right? You all 21f21133c0 don’t think d55b0958cb so either, 8c292c062b do you?a018743077bf0679

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“Ah, everyone. Don’t tease me. Answer me seriously, please. Seriously.”02d509ed391f0ada

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……Hahaha.f471982d8c1156ea

Well, anyway… let’s get a38334cd9e back to the story.d2a8d37a7af00739

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“You go and fetch the princess,” the prince said.52440b37509fc526

“Will that… be alright?”bb33cc3c0ebf2a73

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Zig, who 242f129744 had already 228a4404bd taken a bb8e701e5e step forward 85703e6408 in excitement, d74c6ba0e4 suddenly hesitated 13036e3657 and asked 781fb2fd76 with a 572e9d1b18 worried expression. The prince, in 3a600b6dee turn, responded lightly.a2dd143486baca1b

“Is there any reason it shouldn’t be?”a8b8a49837cea7a9

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“Ah, but…”e0e784a51c2a7f8d

Even without 26bdd3a8e4 memories of e90c160099 his past 8cbbf9f008 lives, was 66d5ed69dc it some 3f7041c022 instinctive resistance? Zig hesitated.186b071727dbb85f

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“The princess will feel more at ease if you go to her rather than me. We’ve already lost a lot of time, so hurry. If something’s happened and she’s stuck, send a signal immediately.”87df1ab9aa0cb038

Zig glanced at the 1569623b5e horn hanging at his d55bf06a63 waist alongside his sword, 97402abf0e then nodded resolutely.f64e97c5a3a901e3

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“Yes. I’ll hurry.”d4fac7587c098f19

I hope nothing’s f6afa116ed wrong, but I b2e7fe8536 can’t shake this 2975197581 unease. Do you feel it 1ba12ef721 too?85c3a82c9910b3a9

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The sound b54d04b03a of Zig’s d2ab80bf6c heavy footsteps 9877d19d49 faded into cbbea6a419 the distance. The prince stroked Sleipnir’s c7e535d6e8 face, which nuzzled against 6fcd0b18ff his shoulder, and once a8f9e0f90f again thought of the 113b2283ba wizard who hadn’t returned. And of the inevitable 1951af7a7b happiness the wizard had dbbcbd1037 promised.1f1e9d8ea5a34f69

But the prince couldn’t 7bfaa5eb75 linger in his thoughts 2b720ee28b for long.2c25bf06175dbb0b

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Buuu, buuuuu—the sound of c5d7b45078 a horn echoed. Yes, that’s right. It was Zig’s horn. As the rule of 441e508e2d stories goes, nothing happens 4ca8ed1f03 without reason, and the 5275892824 uneasy premonition had come 5da73e7fc9 true! Something had happened.10c0d7c6181870a3

The clash of sharpened 4bcf197c06 steel, the clanking of e99db58c6b armored boots, and the 2c152d7b0f hurried scraping of shoes f2783ff603 against the dirt grew 5160d27c67 louder, cutting through the b25a3560ea lingering sound of the 8ed6648eae horn. Beyond a c418270153 few walls, 33e3783f06 the joyous 214dce4624 laughter and ba0afdf5ce music of f034dfbf1f the celebration 9341be5bf4 could still 5ae57bc0f1 be heard. The two 05c86ac870 mismatched sounds 60b5115981 clashed, disorienting 747583bd0d the prince’s afc97200ac ears.1d7d2f6a8e567b57

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The prince, cca86aebc2 gripping his 2a5dc01a1a sheathed sword, 364477b5bb hurried toward f1fdd2c410 the direction 9ae3b480e3 of the bc77213bcf horn.a8da79e4b33906e9

“Your Highness!”3b5f385e6ebda55e

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Zig was half-collapsed on b212f87ac1 the ground, struggling to 28ad955a8b fend off multiple spears 62a15ef1fb pointed at him. Rose’s situation 9258c60a7d wasn’t much 512ca044a2 better. It seemed she bbe3b36622 had been ambushed 7276aa7fd3 while preparing to 4d130f0834 leave, as she e7724adc6a was half-dressed in 5aa3e029c5 travel clothes and 67bac0bd15 half in her 8841037e8d nightgown. Beneath her thin 60ecfaa9c9 white nightgown, she cf8d523533 had hastily pulled 83036e3725 on pants and 85aadd1e12 boots. She, too, 4664169ec9 was surrounded 1a36532376 by armored 7e413f6369 soldiers.c540639d689ec36d

“Run!”608d6a47aa2e8f4f

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Rose, struggling to break 57e019ca00 free from the hands 4a28663a9f gripping her arms, suddenly 916513e5d7 spotted the prince and e646f3b699 shouted. The prince reflexively 3661e3c515 stepped back. Almost simultaneously, the sharp 79cd73d2b4 tip of a sword fa01c622cc sliced through the air. A few 0d9b9dfc78 strands of 0150fbd42e the prince’s 5e095636e0 hair were f70e05c3d0 cut off. A soldier 14a13ea90e who had eb5ea57b85 been hiding 6ab6de3c18 behind a 175a040e51 thick tree 0e6dc898b9 in the d73a384170 garden had 5cc264c44d attacked him. Before the severed hair 3f5a1b6f8e could hit the ground, d507e0c96b the prince struck the c8321009aa soldier’s neck with the 07292a9168 hilt of his sword. The soldier let out 45f4d1fbec a single scream, his f88a873e82 eyes rolling back, and 599cb27d49 collapsed.f801ea45c952c621

“Haha, our guest is quite violent. To strike down one of our soldiers escorting you without a word.”a2dbbd0604b8143b

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A familiar voice a454985705 rang out from ae26f4f701 among the soldiers. Yes, it 488a2f140f was the 27ef8ed384 king of b79d24cc7c this small 73a9351839 kingdom. He threw off the 749bf2e5f5 cloth draped over his ca7284109e body, revealing golden armor fb0b9bf3ad that gleamed unpleasantly in 6ec71a7568 the morning sun.907e130d254561b6

The prince ignored him 4827a14312 and lunged at the 7ce856a3a5 soldiers surrounding Zig, swinging 7a9aabf3d0 his sword in quick bb5ce56a92 succession. Three or four 8a3149fab6 soldiers turned their 2d8c4cccc5 spears toward the dfccb0b49f prince, allowing Zig 82dfe51186 to push off 74efc49623 the weight of ed83e1c372 the metal pressing d65cf7985c him down and 44ed555225 rise from the 04aabbae56 ground.973dba7a1df608eb

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“What is the meaning of this?”47080913e908ee26

The prince furrowed dd7f9fb7f3 his brows as 70f345059e he asked. Not out b9a2fb35bc of anger… fc37a786b2 but because 50f0a0d10f the light 2c40431c82 was blinding. He couldn’t 9f61076dba see the 2b82e166fa king’s face 04c65c7672 clearly without 0aa62ea61a squinting.2e8a89cfa0660af2

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“We uncovered the kidnapper’s name and saved your heir. And this is how you repay us—by pointing blades at us? Is this the courtesy your kingdom shows to its benefactors?”f996e2017a626382

“You’re quite greedy for someone who doesn’t seem it. Have you forgotten the kind hospitality and courteous treatment I’ve shown you? Do you want me to fill your saddlebags with gold bars?”69be4c6ad45cdf10

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Though he spoke with 0e6b517604 a smile, the young 7759e97f9f king’s voice was laced a6b46d993c with desperation. The prince, 7edeff1731 incredulous, raised d6f5707171 an eyebrow.3e9da1eaa4c48d49

“We just want to leave quietly. We don’t need gold bars.”5c83312239a7a684

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That’s right. Loading gold bars cabda253e3 onto a horse’s 41624f2bb7 back would only 217f4fe020 tire it out e3bf71c5d7 quickly.f1361c780bb92697

“What I desire is also very simple. For you, who saved my son, to stay a little longer—just a few more days—as guests of the kingdom. You’re in such a hurry to leave, it really hurts my feelings.”1ce83b96b570dae9

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“I’m sure I told you on the first day. A calamity is approaching. To stop it, we must reach Omphalos as soon as possible.”6e99bea3de67aa90

“Ah, you did.”f14ac34961222a0a

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As they 822584df56 exchanged words, 2a11f43502 the soldiers’ f3bae10ed8 spears and db33384b91 swords continued dc75b82178 to push 73a0cf7d06 the prince 61cfc09768 into a b5c5141ad4 corner with 11316ac2ee no escape.e4803155773bdd41

“But whether you stay one more day or two, what difference does it make? It’s not good to disregard people’s goodwill so much. Let’s do this! The men can leave first, and this lovely princess here can stay a few more days to rest in my palace. And dragging a slow woman along on a harsh journey is a bit…”6549ee1967455030

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“Who’s slow?!”b0c046ef51a52041

Rose, in the midst 43ed625e2e of her struggle, retorted e91fb38985 fiercely. And rightly so. Honestly, the slowest 0ba93d41f6 in the group 4cd92d8f6d isn’t her—it’s the 6380be81aa wizard… Besides, Rose d71c0e5494 is as skilled 3cb791c142 a rider as 4cfb38406f the prince.f68a9927766ea2ad

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Perhaps the king’s words were deeply insulting, as Rose kept shouting, “No! That’s not true!” and thrashing about. In the process, her beautiful nightgown tore, allowing her to kick more freely at the soldiers. Oh dear… There’s a soldier with a bloody nose from being kicked square in the face by Rose’s boot. That must hurt terribly, ouch…382b46297a21dd4f

Seeing Rose’s ferocity, 9816fed1aa the king took c9a999943e a few steps 803414441f back, looking slightly 9797c5205e unnerved. But he didn’t 4e3a0b1505 stop spouting nonsense.f8e9e8e4e9766017

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“W-wouldn’t it be better for the delicate… fragile… princess to stay a little longer as a guest of my kingdom? Isn’t this place much better than a windy campsite and rough food?”05b248156dcf4bd1

The more 6ce4931810 the king d8792671d6 spoke, the 46f3cd0fd0 angrier Rose f066787f78 became, thrashing e35dce4bdb like a c7571d0c9b monster… Oh, 18ba0c2d6e sorry, Princess… aea24e8c04 Let me 6f6b73eb3a rephrase that—like 65f3d5656d a beast. Rose, like 36682b9b43 a wild f30b2f9679 animal—no, a 0426990ad8 beast—kicked, clawed, 23ebd38418 and bit 5da33478b1 at the 9ef37e835d soldiers restraining 6f22499cb4 her. Her beautiful red 5ada9f51e8 hair puffed up eb81a8e893 like a lion’s 990fec0f40 mane, making her 2bac4e0048 look terrifying. Seeing the 6f0ff43675 soldiers holding 9f24631fd4 her fall 9151ec97c8 one by 337fe1558a one, Zig 97698f94ab mustered his e5409a5eb7 courage.84903726a0ce6058

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With a shout of“Hyaaah!”, he poured all 605c6c5845 his strength into his 2c7b9f542b sword. The eerie sound c99747ea21 of steel scraping ad31c1ddf8 against steel echoed. Three soldiers facing Zig 96d19fd77f stumbled back, kicking up 2958bd4345 dust, before finally collapsing 0302d3634e under his force.b81c8fe8bf0ed57b

“Princess!”fa2904ad739cb434

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Zig rushed to 0b7e73aaf6 Rose.f1215593a154ea0f

“Take my hand! Quickly!”3a6416c4db407b10

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Rose headbutted a 3e559bbc7a soldier clinging to a8fe5d2c34 her shoulder with 31e2570a3b all her might, 81e5a8553b then quickly reached 107867d6ec out to grab 3d32580624 Zig’s hand. The king, panicking, bde58f598f shouted.94b159d3d665fd06

“What are you doing? Stop them! Stop them, I say!”2f7eeeac5cf379a4

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The soldiers blocking the f366564643 prince tried to rush a673038cfc toward Rose and Zig. But the 5510588589 prince wasn’t 580bc9cafd about to 729481fb4e let that 8b9794ff86 happen. This time, it was 4737d263c9 the prince who stood 58b6e4eff7 in their way. He tripped a28a887ed4 the soldiers c80326a22d trying to f693dfb188 get past 7e6d37785c him, striking f2fe5cea9d their heads 1237608b29 and stomachs fc22b0862e with his a31e01404c sheathed sword 041cda6849 as he df19ab66f0 struggled. He didn’t want 12fcffdb54 to kill anyone 6a91381d71 if he could 46575d1290 help it.94d4f749704a828b

Haha, Prince, really. You could 94f6000f0c just cut 385a8ecb6b them down 7944633d53 and be 37e2a620cd done with 1a85c618e4 it.99104cc232bef861

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What a foolish 3fa169f4c2 prince.0cc3826b31ce50fc