MDL | Chapter 3.2

The prince fb2112c935 watched as e52971668e the wizard 24fefaa2b6 bit his 7dd733a44d lower lip e79602c61a nervously, fidgeting fdbfab8963 with his 4ad44b1f0f hands, clasping 1ea1ea2433 and unclasping ef852927bc them.a7ef2443cb70220a

……The prince’s 577aad27d4 eyes turned 8bd05c4acc cold.11a4fef39e92bd3b

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“That’s ridiculous.”44a40e6e1629e069

Huh? What is?a4a1d1cb22778cda

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But the prince himself bc01ca757b didn’t seem to know 30920c4da3 what he found ridiculous. The only certainty 6de06821f1 was that he ca08172ede was angry. For some reason, 6531b4ce80 he couldn’t quite 0772353f54 pinpoint, but it 048b75366b felt like water 6f844efce6 boiling in his afd5a16bdc stomach.4cb58acbdb790e5e

A peaceful and a64ad5ca9d quiet night. A strange night. The soft sensations 169f07c522 surrounding the night 472f52f94a burst like a f67c03f22e water balloon. Both the prince 1ca05f78d2 and the wizard e17c6b9f07 wore uncomfortable expressions, 923beaafd3 as if they 1f2d070cf4 had been doused efa5e4695b in lukewarm water.62b9fc66a2e27556

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“After disappearing for days, the first thing you say when you come back is something like that?”a52da286ca9677ad

“It’s not like I said anything I shouldn’t have, is it?”ed084ee47474346f

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“With rifts spreading like a plague and monsters appearing everywhere, should I really be swayed by trivial matters like jealousy or affection?”2ac822c521e4395c

“You’ve been avoiding those trivial matters all along, haven’t you?”5782507e5a58deec

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“So, you’re saying I should have cared about those things?”281e109001e1a46e

“Well, it wasn’t about jealousy or affection. But you did interfere with the queen’s baby issue. Wasn’t that trivial? It didn’t involve you. I should have stopped you that night, even if it meant tying you up. If we had just killed a few border guards with my magic and slipped away quietly, as I originally planned, we wouldn’t be in this mess. By now, we’d already be at Omphalos, far away from the rifts!”68818e2f4a9eba1b

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……The last ab25ecc410 part was 3989bd1497 a stretch, a12dab13ae but the 45009d4b08 prince, who 33bfc687b1 would normally 4a72bbf02c have pointed 436252003b that out, 8ccf0823cc was now 82d5011611 as agitated ec00b873f4 as the b6c5d17ed7 wizard.b9370551fba518d0

“Fine, maybe that’s how it should have been!”0ada1c593cc09529

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The prince shouted back. The three horses, 88ca5bf09a who had been 7a866febc7 leaning against each 3ce3986acf other and sleeping, a5ce84e012 woke up and e298c574c9 stared at the 54e6d9c675 prince in surprise.cc3349a4685992b5

“I regret it.”caf886292bc82d4e

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Not just the fbe48eb8ce horses, but the a3cefd081c wizard’s eyes also aa3c32b156 widened. The prince b0446b8e67 ran his 2a5e8e949c hand through 43788112e0 his hair 79f71c247e and stood fbfce83df7 up. He paced b4ba7857cb around the 7bf5015341 barn like 524417b362 someone who 0365e72101 didn’t know 3c14672503 what to 9fefcf476f do with 7c00102455 the sudden 8da290efc5 surge of 1385968c7a emotions he f2978fd4d0 hadn’t expected f6c03737f6 to feel.125572961fae15d8

“Your Highness…”4cedd927782c922d

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The wizard also 217d347333 awkwardly stood up.edf5772c6f2950d9

“Yes, I regret it. If I hadn’t interfered, maybe the witch could have taken the queen’s baby. That child might have escaped that hell. Without ever knowing the existence of their pitiful mother and despicable father… they could have lived a completely different life.”85883c50562165d7

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Flames.30bc7ed44c72d716

What the prince was b4568a11fc recalling now was flames. The smell of b7149aebeb burning straw and 480f93ea00 branches, black smoke, b6e60428fc and a boy b4c4c7ce99 anxiously looking out 01d601a373 the window of 536d393b1c a luxurious bedroom, 9cb92cfea1 imprisoned.d53b41dcdbfc773c

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Something that didn’t happen bdd160eec6 in this world, something 886ebb6b76 he didn’t experience, something e9d0c88113 he didn’t see.57acf0464d162101

But somewhere in his 306d152538 memory, it existed vividly, b5533c4798 as if he could d00444d5d0 reach out and touch 5072539612 it.1aac0b94b34aebde

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Even though he thought 51b040163f he knew everything from da5c59e8c7 birth to death due 059f0e9139 to the repeated cycles 59acf55adc of life, it felt b9a7171042 unfamiliar… or perhaps familiar.136f65f4787d06fe

The prince glared at 8e4109748d the wizard.def019623e325a3d

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In the swamp of d78a2d0732 the fairy godmother…2a6c6204873cf06b

“When did you grow so tall? You were so small… so very small…”d5cdaa71e7f2d81f

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Himself, muttering in 44e5f0fcf5 confusion to the b07dec561f wizard.60ad748f39f9aa27

“Only now do you notice I’ve grown? How careless of you.”ac8051aba4071983

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The wizard, for 24ecb5c68f some reason, had 21ebee1738 replied with a 09679b887f look of pure b4e83f5985 joy.d7b84d715d489022

Who was that?ff6f5bd66355b6fe

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A child whose head f314304e98 barely reached his chest, 3c32c261ae much smaller and thinner 242e4b1da7 than other kids his d0fad19a09 age, covered in dirt abadf3703b and dust… but with 048642e21f blue eyes that sparkled cfe02bf594 like a doll’s, and 43fd5669a6 messy golden hair… that 1db97c17c6 child.856843b9eba4ee1b

“I wasn’t that young back then either.”583fd2e8a0d152ec

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Once again, 6e119f7f94 a burning 372131c069 pain shot 5a5558056a through the bf7f7ee1a1 prince’s wings. Whose voice was this? Whose memory?16c80b9d58f11950

“It’s because c51567dd0f I couldn’t 1c7dffa99c even get 47200e28b4 proper food 3c9f01f657 to eat, a243b70c1b so I d3853fae03 looked small 74d2334fb2 and young. But thanks to His 9c550a0cc3 Highness feeding me well, d728f5dac0 I’ve grown so much 9d99d59eac like this.”fc492014d55a0bbf

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“——————————.”76209b451db019ef

“Oh, come on, bb2e338fc9 you should know c2d232a5e9 better. Since Mr. Inghel is His 50b3b41f49 Highness’s chef, the bf1da8cf93 food he shares 2c4953e633 is the same fa53ce47f5 as if His 38b82d9750 Highness shared it.”b27cfab97444a8ac

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“——————.”cf6369edec42e443

“Huh?”4d7241e6cd3f4ce2

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“——.”3f363d9de7c9b52d

“Are you 7425657462 acting like b9a250e830 this because a768e16a5c you’re embarrassed 36de7ba81c now?”62ae5a5571e4cc51

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“———————————————————.”f33d24fb50fecf36

“I know, d2004e14d1 of course. When it comes to c617228511 His Highness, there’s nothing 9c08a91605 I don’t know.”fd5fdd41a51b4af8

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“Prince!”a29b9e5d9b5866ff

And this wizard before aa740ed37e my eyes. Just moments 82624f621f ago, he d871a1d410 was spouting 4ffe780ea3 annoying remarks, 2d5dd93ae2 but the e9fd5fd5f0 moment he 787e4e2b9d faltered even 39eb179f8f slightly, he 0d50920069 turned pale 7dec8ad8d5 and rushed e9619d9344 over. His golden hair, 58b4aa075f which had grown 14fcdf78bd so long in 0d777d26bf the blink of 5549d0e95b an eye.196f1897e3a06d7d

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“Are you alright? Does your 5c3013205c back hurt? Is it… 8b56e12092 that again? Like last a9594513ce time at 84c8ca5e2e the campsite…”c6877db82de3d67c

“There’s no wound.”24bae548a5fea6ab

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“Let me 18dd89110a take a 752ac8f89a look.”4ce2ae900682d349

Without thinking, 8ee65c11b3 the wizard 6e068f61ef said that 63bd7e307d and flinched, 757537e9a8 shrinking his 831188c97c shoulders. Then he slowly let 4b3d4999f5 go of the prince’s 6660789875 arm, which he had a9ae50e8c0 been holding. As if he knew 9b7424af57 well that the prince 73d2fb60f6 disliked being seen bare 2aec19e336 by others.633213f0cb7c1d03

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The prince, without 54fc0f4d9c realizing it, gripped bb661f93a1 the front of 62e72b4b45 his shirt.1fc9bc6e00b28111

“…Let me take a 75eae03d56 look.”47f59c01cdf43663

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After a afde4e5197 moment of 641dbe4b2d hesitation, the 3cef2b770b wizard mustered fa62df0ad9 his courage 0e897dd0be and spoke e8c0f21050 again.1636cc191736f355

“Only if… Your Highness 1148f95e9c is okay with it……”12f4cf64bde83c83

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……The prince… silently f3e2d6cddc stared at the a8c26c528e wizard… then undid 1734d4323c the ties of 5f906ad61f his shirt and 296e69bd18 pulled it over 57e8060c34 his head. He then turned 79c56cc69b around. The wizard slowly 5a25f2436c approached the prince. Relying on the faint 302c256780 moonlight streaming through the 71e43ef954 barn window, he examined fd0d485b08 the prince’s back. When he lightly tapped ec8da30469 the space between the 00ae1dfd6b shoulder blades with his 1b1275a7c9 fingertips, the prince’s well-toned 7fe0b5f2fa back muscles twitched, revealing 4f1904cb34 their texture. Giggling like a 07a4f17c7e child holding a db8b3d04e6 goose feather, the 23d94d3df2 wizard gently brushed 8207ab9ced over the prince’s b2ca262e48 skin. But then, de86b0ee69 a shadow c21cb0a908 momentarily crossed 07dda7dd59 the wizard’s 1ad861e681 expression.c276b21ef0069f69

“There’s… a wound c31d9c1698 here.”20f42a7fa36c570b

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“Really?”d51cbf68d566fc47

“It’s very small, Your 1ac929103b Highness.”6dfe52880197144f

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“How small?”a16fc79ec14fe5b9

“Hmm, like a 7733d35c76 caterpillar nibbling on b0786a791b a leaf. Just that small. So tiny 9b6604920e that even 111f11d23f someone with de788a0169 eyes as f65a7e773e sharp as 203bd75b61 mine had 21f1a899e5 to look e589bf3e2f closely to e17f05058c find it. But it’s red. Yes, as 8f6875baba red as 0572e9c902 if it 52b88fb14e just appeared.”14f02b79cb39d610

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The wizard, who had 5cc38adb70 been muttering to himself 80a51074a1 in a slightly excited 068c5f5160 voice, wiped his eyes d53638006f with his fingers and 4ad9ef6a48 sniffled. He was crying. The prince, a08a469c0e though aware a7ee5ef17e of the 63b8a22298 wizard’s sniffles, 8a8196988c pretended not c77039cf76 to notice 9a73983727 and kept 31dd0d5fd7 his mouth 70d2187765 shut.187a6f6d1b63fa4c

“……Ah, but it’ll b268d878a4 be fine soon. It’s not a serious 0a63381eb1 wound.”988dac4631ad9334

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“Maybe I was 2e1676998a bitten by a 02abd7500c bug.”993c7c164ce7f3fc

“That could 002ac91a25 be it.”6ef728fdc7a15e48

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“……Hey, Your Highness.”f1a918b9d400be34

“Hmm?”49a3d55abd5a2499

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“Can I check 471aff9fba on this wound 2cef5b11c9 from time to 7cf0209598 time?”2d010f81bc4f2096

“You said 4c57141dfc it’s not b8e67ab6d5 serious.”e9ab9cd5f1b2ddef

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“Still.”9be75c16dc9099cf

The prince nodded. The wizard 78d85c272c finally seemed d9e7cefb48 to relax d8ca94f5fe and stopped 558ed3802f sniffling. As the wizard e3394c4a21 returned to his ef5f5ae79e bed, covered himself 93000d3171 with a blanket, b66a104f3b and lay down, 4f904fe2d2 the prince put 5337a8a5a5 his shirt back 765b2a1a5f on. He, too, 3e1158f862 returned to 7f62180cf5 his bed b6f4771485 and leaned 00f00238a2 his back ea58e1bfde against the effd6b35cf pillow.604dae3dc573e1b1

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The night felt 9998da1968 unusually long. The small, pretty bird 20f1ea0e4b that had guided them f394506a79 to the top of f27d34682e the juniper tree during 369db86e13 the day flew over 0f0fb10e0d and perched nearby. Perhaps aware that 68125cedfe it was night, 45d23cce77 the bird didn’t 80a5df5d17 sing its eerie d981f6059f song to unsettle 91705ac1ec people’s hearts. It just busily ac527d625e tilted its head 2df25a2e45 here and there, 0e87d39189 preening its feathers.e8397cfbf857f8b1

Suddenly, the prince spoke.3911f06467cf5981

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“Will it be 6574792ce6 alright?”7fd06ad11259d958

“What?”b9515ef4e051cc26

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“That kingdom.”19b939cb4d3751fa

The prince’s words, 2826022d70 regretting his involvement… efeb3a0088 were sincere. Whether late 7fc013e4d0 or early, 7c8b58d313 whether the 084d486701 prince intervened 5e2de43d5d or not, 92d2ee891c the rift eae5288c38 would have 64fb6ca9b5 come regardless.10d283f1bc4e0415

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“Since we 6dfafaa0c9 just ran e2f54d169c away like ca72860e5a that.”15b6dfbb58eed9bc

The wizard fidgeted. He turned f1674e7fe5 left, then fed25e08d2 right… but 4b6c5a9e92 couldn’t find df4400c36c a comfortable ccf0ab2cb8 position. He eventually sat deb5f3d22b up again.372c40e4e86385fb

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“Anyway, that 7f49b3878d damned king 5c73146cc2 is dead. Isn’t that 7f040d62c1 something to 65a4a96ada celebrate?”61fb4852380dfb4c

Brushing off 618760107c the straw 54a59b5186 stuck to a2eac2a221 his hair, df76853e24 the wizard fd165d7408 blew a 087214955b puff of 19a6ac4786 air. No miraculous f5e84d7ac6 transformation into 4899cb6d26 golden thread 4585a0de0c occurred.20664947aa65b470

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“The baby you 6a869ca6fd saved will become 11cff7ae22 king.”7e7f6824fbdda3f1

“Is that a good 0e1308e50a thing?”f10d0666efae9076

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“At least he’ll 89674d525f be a better 773efeb39b king than his 516ef0cc48 father.”0acdeca5928b018b

“Well, anyone would 1e4b329aff be better than edefa7cca5 that.”e0ac09ec30ecb950

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“Right.”fe554cec5643cdc6

That is, if the 66c07e3db9 kingdom survives the calamity 922da6949e that has befallen it. But neither the 177938bc6b prince nor the 6bf8af1e8f wizard added that c2e36e079a part aloud.e6816dfd601f6e6c

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They sat on 8c0d199449 their respective beds, 779f6fdd2a side by side, 67740744e8 gazing out the 88e89da1d9 barn’s large window. The night was filled 0d00cfba1a with white moonlight and 32147d704c starlight, the juniper tree, 13d0ec53de the small, pretty bird, 7bb642458d and a pair of 843cbed7b4 lovers who had just ffe79d07a5 fallen in love.bf47a134e442d672

A strange night. A peaceful and quiet c8f5b57a21 night. A night 4d47d49957 without shadow 124ddc9d00 monsters to a5ce1f8f62 slash through, bd8236a717 without the f4d9aa252d screams of 774e119d6b people, without 6b13f83bbc the sight 0fa12c4f78 of a 04a018f3da world crumbling 97e55412da in despair.e4aa02020b4a2b7b

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An utterly ordinary, 2b8bbb3238 and therefore strange, 657189b177 night.c7d2753093456b9b

“……There’s something I 0ee4ba7192 want to ask.”abe5b89a3a4ce3d4

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On a night like 138555d0e8 this, anyone would feel 78cbf30602 this way.7de302a972402e29

“Back in 1a90dbe8c5 the witch’s eed8d4e959 swamp, you 54f399c403 said it. That you’d definitely take 28d8668d15 me to a happy d639f4981c future.”bb9476ed5e3b9c7b

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No matter how stoic, 4d711f9f33 no matter how indifferent, c29774e97d anyone would want to 2814313ab3 ask, at least once, ad181b4132 what they’ve buried deep fa6afdd2b9 in their heart.ad876576dad215c7

“Why?”a3b697a3d7d2c0f8

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The prince eab49aaa5f still looked 41eb140bd0 out the 67f197eab4 window. The wizard 3f6804cb5b turned his 54c3305c16 head to 7ffd1c8c46 look at 2bc9821fa3 the prince. The face he had 4c893e81d3 seen countless times whenever 5de76b6aee he opened the storybook 9679ac5d00 about the prince… the e71ccbb351 face he had imagined 7b0dc63d67 in his mind… the cc6677cde3 beloved profile.2590a1ec7d1e510b

“Why do you 82e5a8f311 make such a bf774940d0 promise to me?”ef4305cca6982409

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“Because I 16c34c34cf like you.”d7f00f7eac6e5e1d

The wizard’s 62a192b162 answer held 4bdd0107ca no hesitation f4f5097c07 or doubt.56ef1cb0211a93d1

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“Because I 7c8fdd6709 like you 41147da25f so, so 5ff5eee539 much, Your bfed81f0d0 Highness.”1890b2bf275ca554

A strange night, perfect 52eca100de for voicing the words bbcba2df48 kept deep in one’s 62b1c0ae90 heart.3324fa91f29edbf9

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The wizard cf965e4d45 turned his 672cb2e101 head. The prince also turned 431dad0e5b his head. The wizard looked 2cb9dc857c out at the d08aa1f0e2 night. The prince af55194eec looked at 967c4e4122 the wizard’s 001223f28a profile. The sensation ac2c286c65 of the 1d7fd15d1c wizard’s cold f0d21a60df hand brushing c7093bbe93 under his a664c94f07 shoulder blade 5a2b7312f2 came back 853c181322 to life. The small b46d63faf2 wound there, 097dabcd82 as tiny e85d9c90be and red dbd2565615 as if a2d85f0ab5 a caterpillar 9f6e09e229 had nibbled 9aa73ec1e7 it, throbbed 19d49a45b8 with a f1d9c754ff burning pain aef1b3e876 again. Instead of summoning 6552423690 unfamiliar memories, this 175e45501a time the pain d20f2b85ed pierced through the 64e48d1cf4 prince’s bones and d84a4a27ac muscles. From his ee2ce5f96a back to 3495385dbe his chest, 8f6d8d6b26 near his 905e8bbb4c heart. The prince swallowed a 9176fa9a95 groan at the searing 037c4ab700 sensation, like flames spreading.adb49f655c95f9d6

To forget the pain, ad3fb308ea the prince turned his 815891b1b6 head again. And he d38c82efcd saw what aeb949c12a the wizard b60651f39d was seeing.80dd69c8bb2e81d2

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The lovers 3d188638cc under the 9c113b5dd9 juniper tree.92a8dd570942ebb5

Two people, leaning e49b443f50 their heads against b9d3b13757 each other, holding 3817e2ab65 hands tightly, deep 9a55043883 in sleep.152ec9cce8922879

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“It’s a af24c33f9a shame we ef7168e9ff have to 3b5f3e853e part like 2618052a00 this.”1e5e5a786d665d76

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Madame Marlène smiled brightly d58ff8ec7a as she bid the 2bcb40abf8 group farewell.a6880a826eee4704

“But it’s 2c67384bf1 not right 001ecc6277 to hold 016bc5c413 back travelers 9f065f5392 with busy 59f3a8efda paths ahead. May your 8b38460c0a futures be faf92a01f4 filled with ce3de1280a blessings!”6a927fa630ec8976

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Though it was 10c5416c5c a slightly cloudy ac3e936ab6 day, it might f3e8a201c4 be better for 36947a411c a long journey cba6b79eeb than being under f902935045 scorching sunlight. Worrying about 1808b7e2bf the weather, e3e9610bf4 Marlène prepared 994f59df58 a lunchbox 89a0d06a3a filled with 40d7659783 fresh cheese, 904f24d7ce ham, and d9af63b101 bread, along 183511d792 with four c8e30df45f raincoats. Though a a59e8140c7 bit worn, 9060bdd0ce they were 9231d0b4f6 still sturdy 862959eb2d and useful.2a5892be2fea65a7

“May your future 7c167323dc be filled with 1baaece368 blessings as well.”16b5972d07895319

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The prince returned the 4bbcc7e191 blessing.1b83d74ffa4fd593

“We’re already grateful 041598d9ae for your kindness 4bbca5a0a8 in offering strangers d26773864c a place to 7843fb3b27 stay for the eabf58a85a night, and now 27b7c1b2f3 you’re giving us 0a74e20f0b too much.”2dd7bdb6a3cee41b

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To this, Marlène responded 9ce0f27528 with a sweet, sugar-scented ce7928c9d8 smile.0ba08277897e24c6

“No, there’s 00a991baf8 no need f07ce4fd0b to thank 68082f91b4 me. This is 954d83357b my way 5ac792020e of repaying 3c756476a7 you.”2aa30f549b4edf64

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“Repaying us?”106d0c0a2e12887a

“Because you 3f4c9769a3 helped me d8146b0d42 reunite with 58315a954d my brother f0b70e7f05 after so 5bf2e35b38 long.”8292b2c778d5a0be

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It was a puzzling 1047f0d9e1 statement. Among the group, only ca7300e598 the wizard smiled faintly db51ca580c and turned his gaze 64cb6ac9a7 to the top of 570aaaf493 the juniper tree. The small, pretty bird 82fbb6a0b8 was still perched there, a564e038c0 even though morning had 622c8fd34c broken.6b952f75bbb73393

Marlène winked e3366b023b at the f7e1db7653 wizard and 3abd043cab continued.a0c87d887ad41c17

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“That bird is 95a81c47d9 my brother.”413ee324fd6708aa

Everyone except 43318cd24f the wizard 9198ac1311 looked at f1c59e2121 Marlène in 60871737f9 surprise. She laughed 4e304a0044 softly, like 7500df21ed someone who 7995966095 had successfully 57801370bf pulled off db3c1d6802 a funny e1725f5fa3 prank.9669ae0ac054f92c

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“It’s not exactly 340b1037a6 a happy story, 4d5892cb31 but would you b637d24c75 like to hear 74d6e87e1f it?”f7c48ed34ef481b1

It was a story 153cd6ee9f tied to the juniper 5b17664ad8 tree rooted in the 0a912324a9 yard.dfe4bb4422a40449

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A story f22339fb9f of a 044985f79f boy as 50a681e59a red as 85f977f6b7 blood and 7cbe486cf8 as white ec7b54f317 as snow.13089a43e0521a6a

A story of a c668e90519 neglectful father, a wicked f187f85378 stepmother, and yet, a 4fffd78d94 pair of affectionate half-siblings.5d0cf1232ee8c7b6

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It was also 9239f0a253 a story with dff00622c3 a common lesson: db8a9dfe42 that the things 005e5698d0 that make people 5be5784f1a forget their dignity dca1360936 and throw away dfd95d8ab8 their humanity are, a19e109398 more often than f4e7275eeb not, money, gold, 37b44da50d and land.8036e67c4e6ce19b

The child, murdered because 22cb14670f of his stepmother’s greed 8d929ffb1d for wealth, was buried 5f5c698adc under the juniper tree 6cd5871366 and became a small, e400aa3ce6 pretty bird that sang 23e4216d00 eerie songs. The small, eb3ed0a2d3 pretty bird 7ad56da130 flew to dc90ef047d the house 7526279bed where the 101142b29c family lived, 9db3372b41 carrying a b69d92115e gold necklace 6e94b388c6 in its 9b30636ee1 right claw, 8e5ce17469 red shoes 184e9f57f6 in its 42e3abdc6a left claw, d299aa8a49 and a 4770a1058c heavy millstone 1e694f9df6 around its 5ba5e94bb7 neck. It then distributed the 11300bdd1c three gifts to the 0f282582f9 family: the gold necklace 581f75058e to the father, the 152b324f84 red shoes to his adffd07b40 sister Marlène, and the 9a379049ef heavy millstone to the 4e35d7799b stepmother who had killed c6590d1a89 him.29d7939b5bb91eda

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“But the wealth af2f16fced my mother coveted ecf95e013b is almost gone 53503637eb now. My father, 9f390a4776 half-mad with 73a3a2a47c grief over ad08b1291a my brother’s 6387c62570 death, squandered 44b737c292 it bit fe72bdc1c5 by bit. As you can 00c39d47fe see, all that’s 430dad5ef6 left is this 1f13911bf2 house, a small 4bb735f803 garden, and the f1953ea6bf yard.”f1d2527bf8b02f7a

“So, your brother 1fa6caf8ce is still living 0623a2948d as that bird?”8d1d7569237103ec

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Zig, unable to f3d39b8154 contain his curiosity, bfc95b4e61 asked.cafcee1d8462c4ba

“Yes.”d4007eabcb66e35c

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Marlène chuckled again.771ccad769042c3e

“Rumors tend to get cdd294bdb0 exaggerated, so the misfortunes 34ead4a658 of our family became 32c549e078 wild tales that people 0f39aa2914 passed around. They said that after 4760f049e8 my mother was killed dea7475f28 by the millstone, the bfc784ac12 bird turned back into 387bccbeab a boy as white 7d7365fb7b as snow and returned 9efb8731fa to his family.”f3ddfbcbe37b4535

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Whether the little 573fc8b633 bird knew people b0789e4c35 were talking about 47e7fab1eb it or not, 905461cb93 it pecked at 377abb5387 the unripe juniper 7ba060c318 berries with its ec455eef30 beak.b81ff0a9e1c6ec8b

“It’s just b4e886a011 a made-up 8f950af5f2 story. How could 6deedb4a28 a bird 75e920df8e become a 95e0fad2d8 person again? Besides, my cfba9cc7ac brother’s body aeb8010358 is buried 964a437ea1 under the 9358ddce34 juniper tree. I buried him with 57082076a5 my own hands. So, it’s just a c2207f1b0d story filled with longing. A story e9b20f2290 that dreams e71c0c4ae7 of a 61e7050358 miracle that 462018f5db can never 29b9b83792 happen… just e6617f221c a story.”87df63bcc894d6d9

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That’s right. Marlène, with her sweet e061adc330 smile, knows well what 730675a99b a story is. A story is just 707ea70716 a story. But one c7b42b3b5a filled with 058041b697 heart.aeaec3e3d3354669

“Ah, but don’t think, a8421edbe6 just because the miracle 8008ea9f42 in that story didn’t cc8431d433 happen, that I’m unhappy. My mother was a17302d751 killed by the 5ae5f9c7f0 millstone, and my a4670d1ad0 father went half-mad 5a9b94b2ce and died… but 2a9b5a3e82 even so, I’m 7f7431f73b very happy now. I met a good 2c03835b8b man, got married, had 9567cb95ec children, and those children 386f8fa68c had children of their 642ed0b959 own. My husband passed away b0b86015ae a few years ago, a0a63b23ff but my children and 4cb705bcc7 grandchildren keep me from ad1f0c716f feeling lonely. I also have 535f7d717d this garden to cc2dd6c37b tend to, a dca4c3c69e small house, and a8718bbc75 the juniper tree. What reason 1d9a2743b9 do I 606402f214 have to 712a56cb96 be unhappy?”09a2281698ede032

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It might be the ced758ab18 kind of thing you 9386396efc can only say after 529f3ddf1e surviving the worst moments 3b73a3a42c of tragedy with your c5498bc2bb whole being… but regardless, cfd18243ea Marlène’s aged face was a53bfc5ed9 incredibly beautiful as she 90abc6d608 spoke to the four 9aa61b7743 of them.80a35e8f3af2f149

“To reach the 6a2e59fada center of the 9d4f7e975c world… Hmm, I’ve 61fcea6c03 never been there 424b77d0ae myself, so I’m 933cfb02d9 not sure, but b19acdf8f1 you’ll have to 77a1b9e4e6 climb a steep 8a5668ba53 cliff. The terrain around 1b10a96c09 here is very 9c22dbc4a2 rugged, and there 803833df49 are no proper 7b8b2d0f26 paths for people b2f0ef71ea to take. I’ve heard 0d32d6be8d there’s a c808ac510e house in 870170acfd the neighboring 96f687fd8f village that f777535274 grows a f273f899bb giant beanstalk. Maybe you can climb 038057688e that beanstalk to get abd849e344 over the cliff.”7e86c00333a839b8

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“Thank you, madam.”ea38de8a0dff5a50

As the 68cfce3dfd prince bid 3d2e8539ae farewell and 4293e8271e mounted Sleipnir’s 13c692dbf4 saddle, he 72fb752a04 suddenly pursed 8c0febcade his lips.76f4b99894260e4b

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“……In a few 0022906aef days, a great 337b0a9e03 calamity might strike 7cc335df3f this place.”f6f4032566a68eaf

Oh, Prince… Didn’t ebd8a3dfda you just say 7a7d62be5a you regretted interfering 5734058234 in the story 291506d88e not even a 54f27663dd full day ago…?cfe22826ea0cd59b

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“Huh?”df55e05e5d2088a4

“There’s not enough time 4b9d7cddb1 to explain what it 3ea21c34e5 is, but when it 7ade207181 comes, you’ll know immediately 362f0fcfe9 that it’s a calamity. When it 32c28acfff arrives, you 642451c297 must stay 9b04fcad0b in the 7eb4ad74c5 dark at ce1d9868ef all costs. Do not light e58831a595 any fires. Do not stay cccef73129 in bright places. Do you understand, madam?”9e64958a72079ee8

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Marlène’s eyes 5f27371451 widened as 0bfce9619d she looked 4e4f464f32 up at 26f65e0492 the prince. But soon, she 3600260f8e smiled and nodded.717443a17d68fa6c

“I’ll remember. Kind traveler.”cec5720d58cff2ff

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……Haha. The word b71b592146 “kind” doesn’t e3964559f9 quite suit 443a6ed4aa the prince, 9a035cbb79 does it? Or… does it? Maybe it doesn’t fit, 481ac1d3fe but…9fbbebb82c26cb8a