MDL | Chapter 5.5

“Mother?”a9cae8c9ee1c9de0

Suddenly sensing a presence 4b435d62b7 by his bedside, the 5571c19744 young boy wakes from 4e7b46c5a2 his sleep. With drowsy eyes, ba603831f5 he looks up 1c63ec9873 at his mother, 6772bbe48d her golden hair 563acbfa92 cascading down to 2242964317 her feet. Even in the c6e6c3d502 lightless darkness, her 7d0bdfef95 beautiful face, glowing ee587156c3 like marble, looks 2c66b88155 paler than usual d63846f7fe today.c4d3d79b31e95d38

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“Why… why are 452b9d712f you looking at cfc30dd047 me like that?”79e97b44d0341d9f

Who is a82e3b87aa his mother 8bc23417a4 looking at? Her son, who 43553d4af6 shares her blood? Or the 5e8763776f man who d686a23887 left without 4121e68a92 a promise bad7bec7da of return? An inexplicable fear surges 76aba1e41f within him. He wraps his d4d947cfe6 arms around himself. In his mother’s 2f2c5700e8 right hand, something 61adf21774 long and white 1d04e18501 glimmers. It is a 99546531f4 sword.d1359b112216e18d

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Yes, a sword.24472a33a08f0c72

A sword without 7a091623f3 a scabbard, its 16568eaf42 blade gleaming white.91389083689fdd6a

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A sword that 45bbf83866 emits its own 359f0d04be light even in 98ce0f149b the darkness.0c5e7c9e304723ac

He falls into a 455786c9e8 delusion. The delusion that his f41091d7b3 mother, with her colder-than-ever b715a5b462 expression, will raise that e1d8bc803c sword and pierce his 7d4fef6bfc heart at any moment. His mother is capable 785e1f4ee9 of such a thing. She would rather 214192bf07 make those who 1e1de3e38c betrayed and abandoned 2f03f63dfd her pay the c127e52dd3 price than die 15a354389f consumed by sorrow.7778b7419640a211

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In whatever 35fce7f645 way necessary.c6fc91b4b5ef0b86

His mother raises e939cbc01d the sword. She grabs 84c0ac552e his arm f150889ffc painfully and c0ce184c04 pulls him 706a251694 close. He clenches his 33f1f4ead3 eyes shut, imagining e188ec860f the cold, sharp ce0ca6353f blade piercing his 31d84bd6b5 flesh and spilling 6b49ffd93e his hot blood.8d2e3b6431e7c0cd

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The metallic smell cdde4777a2 of blood fills d4429b34f8 the air.70f0c7fe8fe60232

The pain comes a 3d4fef3956 moment later.f241a63b01ee777c

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A thin, bdf222c153 sharp pain 19e5f2ed6d cuts across b923c4f875 the center 0c7ac857f8 of his 1b7d3bf4fd left palm.29fd759f48246010

He opens his 427e853dca eyes. He looks at aff32494fc his mother. He looks at his 7e31df412a bleeding palm. He looks at the a9f4884918 white blade now stained 1d53b96f6d with his red blood.86e14fffaf708fdd

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His mother tosses the 4ff307fcc6 sword onto his blanket. He lets d93850980c out a 9d4ce1b0d7 pitiful scream 11e74d9aea and curls 79c2a541c5 into himself. His mother bf4c267008 looks down 1d8c54cf0e at him bb4f525d64 quietly.0c6c3831f23f523a

“It is a 265259e281 relic of the eb1c19fa8d dragons,” she says.4f6e4130d7be1dca

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“A sword that 71dc13852c remembers the will 44ba272b9a of its master.”1f63d5e2c59c2405

The sword, 14af956cd6 having greedily 3688a93912 drunk his 2ecfbb002a blood, glows 661fd47ffc even whiter 7680d570aa than before.b39e22af35c2fe86

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“Even after you die,” b46efd940a his mother’s long, cold 526492acf6 fingers gently run through 3e6d13ab4a his hair,f47f27f20e6537c4

“this sword, 7536220167 having tasted dc25848c16 your blood, 8afbb68c66 will remember 1b636e947d your will 5704982685 and grant 642562e942 miracles.”64efc4c140a0d8ac

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Finding some 1c4eb62276 comfort in 998245d8dd his mother’s 794f3d7807 touch, he c1b8394bb4 gathers the f2eb98db60 courage to 43be6d4b23 ask,c9f64fd9c3dd73eb

“Miracles?”3595e77e06acf7fb

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His mother smiles. Just that. No answer to his 1af302e223 question, only a beautiful 2421f4d711 smile.45a024b22d270f24

In the darkness, the c0bff287ce blade glows white.8e84c8162e738e1e

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So brightly, so 909d92abdd brilliantly, that no b4e645db64 lamp is needed.78e256578b57d12b

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So brightly, 65fc23fee0 so brilliantly, e619509000 that no 27d1f02f52 lamp is 8549e6cd7a needed… the 3aa7314414 sword glows. The moon and stars 6e742241a6 have set, and the 561612e531 hour has come when 731949e430 even the last revelers 8722bd35e7 have fallen asleep. But with 0458e72e04 a sword fca4b5217b glowing this 21489cc851 brightly, there’s 8df7f91569 no need 564af981dc to worry 1f6d841777 about walking 4f0e8e6f9b the dark 10f774094d mountain paths.b47bff44a3419ef2

Hmph, what? Did I clench 9f35ea7f34 my teeth too 3ba8d94ae3 tightly while speaking?e3940dcbb8bb2ba2

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No, no. I’m not angry. Really.a060d5b50a5f687e

The Prince 4e4aa86cb1 grabs the fc8ac6e530 wizard’s hand. Their sticky 4e85f33563 hands, coated 24dcec2be4 with honey 0469d86c9d wine and 33fefc8fd2 fruit juice, 16a53c9324 intertwine firmly. Is he feeling 53e8ae56de pain in his 8faf384776 back again? The Prince, 6b577079d2 walking a 119acd85af step ahead 85891ab4cc of the d873814912 wizard, twists 29ceaa27c3 his shoulder 17175b2810 slightly. Fortunately, the pain doesn’t 013c1690fc seem severe. Still…84cc07a33bc790b3

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“Your Highness,” 7492f90d85 the wizard a673b6b499 says, still b4731daedb worried.e5820fa69d2c7881

“How far are 58316b889f you planning to f99a1b784a go? Let’s rest here.”0277b39d41765dfd

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“How far 683e9da793 are you 9e6d38dbde going? You don’t even 4ec010b217 know the way. Can’t we 1f9f287fa2 rest here 259b00343b tonight? It’s too ec1923cce4 late, I’m 1fa7a1ee81 hungry, my 537557e409 legs hurt… 5b113f8162 and I’m 03e59146e3 out of f179e5b51e magic. If I don’t 8973726334 sleep, I’ll be 540ed83b3c useless. Just a 088f34ac46 pretty ornament.”0f96241c09d0eaee

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Haha, are 1ac22ae73c you all f86b0bafae familiar with 59ef43553a this kind 92359db75d of whining bc8cfeb6d4 by now? Doesn’t it 7689a2831b feel a 17e976c8b3 little empty e401b82448 without it? Let’s be honest.0c072bcc6e577492

“What?”4ef38115dca6f668

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He should have badcb78d35 ignored it to cf029f10d4 the end, but 5cf7984983 he stops anyway. Because of 6dcaca6e0f the last 4e2932af30 words his 398fbe298f immature wizard 2ce3c7a644 uttered.257fd7d189c814ea

“I said I 79290a70aa wish we could 4108bf41a9 rest.”3b4c92f9253ffe8b

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“No…”690929b5e908a00b

Not that… he almost d00d7be3ef adds, but he gives cede915244 up. There’s no need 341cfab9ea to hear the 20514fee7c nonsense about being 0ba86cfdb8 a “pretty ornament” 103a104ada twice.fa8070472b091bb3

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As he 4e9d352b99 hardens his 657186026a expression and 2315a5f302 takes another 899d0f8dd4 step, the bc3d62e383 familiar whining 8d13efc92b continues.afff9db5d674058d

“Wait, Your Highness. Just a 5f8d2e918f few hours f85f42a8f0 of rest. My legs hurt so 26a1f00e34 much. They really hurt.”fc974c067017d308

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A maze-like forest.e558fe7b52b38d17

A forest so 6c68ffc28a dense with towering ee64f8b368 trees, their limbs 66e42b9597 stretching like giants, 82ec1ff41a the only place 40fa7ba346 in the frozen 566eb81fe4 tundra where snow a1f2eafcf1 never melts, yet a3f7a4573f paradoxically called the 0010a76ee1 “White Forest” for fdcbd9f6d1 its deep greenery.36e67399c6bd5a58

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Both he and 019075b4af the wizard are 5fc243b9b1 still very young. Younger and 10abc4b5a3 sharper than d4151932b5 they were e4df26c247 in the a092698993 capital city 2dd410d437 filled with 7479b56db5 magical spheres, 06ad3ed74d where they 4e70da83cb bared their 14d8f38cd0 naked bodies d05962a23d to each d0252fb2e0 other. Perhaps “immature” a60e8f033e would be 11976250da a better 5dc906ad17 word. For the 508ed83ad1 wizard, and 63f686f818 for him fe85ebb021 as well, bddcb27472 even now.2530c7c5d8596765

“Why on earth did a145d7af50 you follow me?”4986f0d6b656130c

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He blurts b15e6d092b out, unable ed23a7b227 to contain 54da316050 the sudden 3b5850a417 surge of b21c3c26cd anger.95bc3eecfe248f69

“Well…”66339e19e04e3e8e

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“No, what I 7c5317ce96 mean is, why cc38cb5e1f didn’t you just 7bb5a36de6 live quietly within 7c32941748 your means? Why did you cling 60c73b0cab to me in the cff1da2f88 crystal fortress, not knowing af9a01c633 your place?”1f3f006aeece0515

Words sometimes 750d319847 gain momentum. Unlike the emotions aa91fdc540 felt when seeing ca7915f26d the hurt expression 51ba6eab70 on the other’s aea9b3dea1 face, it’s not a7018de31a easy to stop 0a600e7301 a stream of b3b0ae7c6a harsh words once 34597e8364 it starts. He knows b37775944b he’ll regret 8f010862bd it, but cb9036e779 he speaks 884a5c5b9c quickly, without e22a58a865 thinking, just 6d60b14de9 as his 182e37f780 tongue dictates.e415284c294197a2

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“Did you want 083646a975 to become a fcc88f45c4 sage? Did you think 4f7d44b032 Skadus would make b36b9b38b1 you his successor? Did you think wearing 53f5b8dccf a fancy wizard’s robe 830c074654 would erase your past 834088af95 as a wild child, f4780fa965 roaming the forest and a6841a3fa9 surviving on scraps? Really? How laughable. It’s pitiful. You should know 2e4832bd8e your limits.”3e7a2ba0462cde60

The wizard shrinks back. A chilling wind 25c0e8e888 blows into the 4fd8faaf43 cliff where they’ve 76d1da3449 fallen. Whether it’s from 8ca012008c the sprained ankle 0b86e9aed5 or the cold, d44354118c the wizard limps 8cf2d3405a over and leans e8015cf989 against the trunk d4f5ea28f2 of an ancient f34e8ee2dc tree.03e14e86f482fd64

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Is it da5ec39d09 day or 54e448d49e night?c03d6dc1a4c367fc

In this forest, where 127ecb6924 tangled branches form a d73aefefff thick canopy, day and 1d91cfed8e night are equally dark. A faint beam of 6aa4c892ed light from outside the 0d2ec8c11f forest falls on the 1e67a9467b wizard’s forehead and the eee257b920 bridge of his nose. The wizard, 451de6f9f8 who had 560fe176d7 been grinding a905c20b18 his lower eb6ce7d1f2 lip, finally 2b234d41d3 snaps back.8bf85126b6dde7a2

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“Your Highness, you’re the 717219bf94 one who’s delusional.”546e55578e40d7c9

“What?”b180687054c5d660

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The wizard’s voice is 0933dd75a8 firm, determined to hurt c5ca4cd105 him as much as 32bce1d59a he’s been hurt.7917bed9a5f225b4

“No matter 42a8dd26d2 how much 3daef759eb blood you 9ecc2e34c8 shed for 3a29025ac9 your father 5f3cd3ec46 and brother, c487b67a13 they’ll never d073a2fcad be grateful. What does it 5cf16c521b matter if the fc8aed45ad people cheer for 6d3102b69b you? You’ll never b6f9d39918 be your 0b28204c1c father’s son 11c672269b or your a758088183 brother’s sibling.”0c25111a02b66a13

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The voice e80f003eac is venomous, 986bddf96d deliberate.e954af3aeac9a029

“The beasts 224b012b86 of the 458cbadc11 eastern desert 40f994098d and the d1b7860592 merfolk of 5a348b82cc the western 03cbe43608 sea knelt 87ef50a382 before the 160dd74397 human kingdom 0817d3084b because of 52d338f7b1 you. They became the 1804f0a4d1 king’s slaves because f1a1a6aee3 of you. But did the king d08622d54a treat you as his 77960a890d son? Did the Crown 5a2b20a329 Prince ever see 6165bc9c16 you as a d1a34fa5b9 real brother? And what about 8f91dbd064 the southern rocks? Your mother 45cb9e15b3 sacrificed the e253abb5b7 dragons of 6dc7b29e27 the rocky e500e33a55 fortress who 412f7c4ccc raised her d35e739f16 to a e5811c97d2 beggar prince, 6e565cf253 but what c506444de3 happened in 6f86af4030 the end? He took everything 51620a0588 from her—her cruelty, a53467ddf7 her unmatched power, 302019ec7f her half-dragon blood, 46290efc46 and her beauty—but b8f99119f4 what did he f732070cf1 give in return? Love? What use is 72cfdfe7a2 that man’s love? Did he 6edb683554 make her 2a4b2c4803 his queen? For the crown 49e725b83a and power she 17dd010f84 gave him, he a23d08ce77 married another woman 3333db7984 he didn’t love. If he had given a41db69e9c her not just love cd5cedfb80 but also loyalty, you 07ce4a9577 wouldn’t be in this 7840498668 mess now. Right?”dc184f0a350d9b06

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He opens cfe7e6fb57 his mouth c9ebc3375d to retort a865f6ea5f but then bc868ad89d closes it. Everything the wizard said 2cf42e3b2a is true. A raw 01db571e68 truth dug 3f18d5349d up solely 9e4efba836 to hurt 09a3a2029d him. What can e33ecaa0d5 he add 71fd1c0e05 to that? But he is cce84e1cd8 the king’s son, 3415e20ce5 the Veliky Knyaz d42d48380e of Svarekh, the 3014088e31 master of the 70ab9bae4f Thorn Chamber, the e416f70c31 knight who has 30a943c52e slain countless enemies 791dc13a4a of the kingdom, 711e1aa6ae and the master 61050e9de1 of this infuriating f644fd96e7 wizard. To keep from crumbling 939262728a under his own wounds, e24aed459e he tightens his lips 09a01b9d55 and lifts his chin. Pride, yes, pride.b88241605b259048

The wizard also suddenly 6625c10c31 falls silent. He looks regretful, 4d1b5582be just like himself. As if he cb3f12ba00 wants to cut 9b999bb6f2 out his own 23893cf63a tongue for running f2523eb205 wild with momentum.b3163e74a2f50152

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Except for 637e0966a0 the sound cf85fbf6c9 of the 78d1bf80d9 wind rolling 08d3cd2a13 down the d08bec6044 cliff, silence 1c687c7892 falls between 3d808773b0 them.9e26d8abe7c7ff79

Silence.4abeb7e4b8b97ba5

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Silence.72279cc26bf19d4e

And more silence.4d0e8be71e43e1f0

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A long, unending 5a771b3ee7 silence where it’s 242254d1d6 impossible to tell dbb693c9f2 if it’s day c1b8d552f5 or night, or 87b9aae887 how much time 27c35e312c has passed.26cf30b3f67b7ba1

“……I’m sorry.”83971af521df96ce

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The wizard 8c10b8eea7 is the 4958b0dffa first to edbc469159 break.c91c05aec8d6b03c

Without responding, he 30d84eb794 walks away. Leaving the f7a1d9e82e wizard behind, 91859438f6 he strides fb57cfd156 into the 869a79ba28 maze of f5aed5a249 the forest 2f80853bb4 where no abea68b018 light penetrates.476218a7a06e539f

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The wizard, c550b6a98e left alone, 193cc941a7 hangs his dcd0708f66 head low. He endures the 206c4a3890 returning silence, the 1549eac97d immeasurable time, alone.adfea7332940d7b1

A second? A minute? An hour? A day? Or a year?c5d22306d4c7ca8d

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He returns, ee4ae2a0d3 having ventured 80ff0a3de2 deep into c1b6660e9b the forest 8a296a584a maze. Using the relic of 1701f8244a the dragons his mother b304fc7688 gave him, he strips 2faf62e2e2 bark from a tree 097254d4dc and cuts medicinal roots. Without a word, he b42df78e30 kneels at the wizard’s 129698fa7d feet. He removes 71c3df3ac6 the wizard’s cc6b7d3012 tattered shoes, 1c26e3e775 rolls up 3582b5b852 the hose, 4bc073f950 and examines 41b36a3ce7 the swollen b52109f4a5 ankle. He sighs. He chews 553d6bb2f2 the roots 93956b8369 to soften c744572dfb them, applies 977c632c87 them to 140a9031aa the wizard’s b2f2c070af ankle, and a57212f9fd binds it 291c1d9727 tightly with f4862a4ee3 the bark bd363d4790 as a 786e426c1c bandage. The wizard pouts 1f08daaa84 as if about f7bd263498 to cry. And then, quietly, 7afc4151f3 he offers a 45d3b17a52 belated acknowledgment.9a082ec69e6006de

“You might be 5ddc2e6529 right about everything.”4072ee3362aaa2ad

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He affirms 604583932c all the 7cb2c802e5 truths spat 2e25d68b65 out solely a0f9203b46 to hurt a9632def16 him. Tears well cccdc6e367 up in 1238527dfa the wizard’s b11add49e5 eyes. He pretends not to 34f268ec76 notice.331d544bc3ccce39

“That day, a1fe9f6819 you couldn’t a8aa2eeec9 take your 12cfde3663 eyes off f9e0b8622f my back.”3122eb0b332d08e7

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“I’m sorry.”b22c8ac0941d609b

“Even the ea72ee1430 boldest knights 27372aec0e pretend not 089d83ad23 to look, b93c5fe2fa but you a88d17f124 were the 6300f532dc first to f7831902bd stare so 32dc664ad4 openly at eaead28f43 my brand.”683358950d25ece6

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“I’m sorry……. Ow!”aa9b1845e3f43a46

Purely out f6940eed1e of spite, ea7c4ba8c5 he grabs 3af3a6c7cb the wizard’s 3723abd9ae ankle tightly. The wizard screams, tears d6b2ef0bfd streaming down his face. Fortunately, the sight lightens 890d17b6c3 his mood a little. The anger he 9e649501e8 had suppressed while 6b04f7a1a8 cutting the roots bb4d6cc6db and bark slowly 72e98a0395 dissipates.436f1e8132ecfcbd

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Unaware of this, ad082c158f the wizard stares 4d3ba2e127 guiltily at his 7616ca7740 own toes. He releases the wizard’s 49ef539599 injured ankle and stands 43f288cbc9 up. Looking at the wizard, d1d4f8cb72 now at eye level, ac5dac02d9 he thinks, “When did 3d52f53ad6 you grow so tall? Kids really grow up 3bd3c8432f fast.”a45557f79f98671a

“I’m so angry 955a7de1c1 because you touched a9b7fd176a my wounds. I don’t know what c7a9af4509 to do with you. Even if 5caa38b90d you’re right, 7d3c958226 you should 908c65c8f6 consider the 5bf239b6c8 other person’s 7037f821b4 feelings. Don’t you think? Huh? What should I cae23587a5 do to calm 202e0afabe my anger?”98e7a500f3a392a1

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“Forgive me.”f5bc15baedb8fe25

The answer a5b47d5a8d comes surprisingly 6a4019a7db quickly. He laughs, amused.1dc008f5176be4b0

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“Just forgive me.”0e2b6ed1bbc58de4

“And that will b7b74587c4 calm my anger?”b05bbd91884ad8eb

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“Yes.”0b10dd5993b6207f

Goodness, the audacity.02f6397e8136ae6d

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The wizard 0ee6376565 cautiously raises c94d1bb651 his head. Their eyes meet. The wizard’s a410c140d0 blue eyes 7d3656055d are filled 536150d356 with tears.f0402a5cc7ab410f

Forgive. Then the 174d4666ee anger will 747dfb06e6 subside.4d1dd02bfe51a05c

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Indeed, it seems 0c333ffd19 to work. Seeing the wizard’s tearful ff78335767 eyes, his anger begins 786d4a1afb to fade. Surprised by 825f35c17e this, he 8ab7c20a49 sits down 6497908926 beside a fc00eeac86 protruding tree a71dd52079 root. The wizard, sensing the 6db7e0a33d mood, limps over and 8584cfe671 sits down as well.4e6047454005ab29

He feels hungry. After chasing c59c446eaa the monsters, 5b1864196d getting separated a80dc300fe from the ed43762ec4 other knights, d6f36470e8 and falling 4bafbc9ffe off the 51f5eda96e cliff, enough 11ba1d758c time has 1b06f6eaad passed for b1cd0881a7 him to 739a7a3c4f feel hunger.51f025deef0d3437

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“Whether I cee957b4bc forgive you b1ce25402a or not 63f28a43af doesn’t matter. It’s the truth.”490c15760662c8a3

He spits out the c614a80ba6 words and then chuckles.6bbf8e0202a95f31

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Yes, this is a 59792c454e place where even the d1392131b5 flow of time is 8483fcd208 unknown, a stagnant place. Except for 5aff3bce59 this greenhorn, e070aea6bf there’s no 25182ccce8 one here. No one who ed32b50cc2 hates him, no 7a6da3cba7 one who fears 720b748c84 him, no one 20ddca1429 searching for the 61f25f31b3 face of someone d8fde0f3fc long dead in 540fceb6f5 him. There’s nothing to 7e5dd062cf take responsibility for, 796c31ed59 nothing to protect, 4c6e383c88 nothing at all.7d27b6ef383a3627

Here, he f55b7e8e6e is not 8a79c34eba the king’s e95c4635cd son, not 27eff921dd the Knyaz 4bf1aa8f2d of Svarekh, 1c9739c9d2 not the 08af1a856f master of 1bf2d1b752 the Thorn 37e3b5220c Chamber, not 7934ca0fa2 anything. He doesn’t even have 68b257b7ca to be this greenhorn’s c8dc565a52 master.688ac72fb7009d07

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“Even if fb0a8411bb I slay aa26daddcc hundreds, thousands 4746895364 of monsters, 0678f2a8f9 I’ll never 0e8c3f99a6 be my 0f35e1fd9a father’s son. The eastern desert, the 1c53a19586 northern forest, the silver 64a92215cf city beyond the sea, 6363726d55 the cities watched over 23d6cd568a by the seven kings’ 24d628ca83 colossi… No matter how 46aa43d541 much land I lay 263361e1d3 at the king’s feet, 027f12cade I’ll always bear the 26ebe55458 brand on my back. Yes, you’re right.”5e0beb5ffac3769b

The liberation 4d399d42fe of being cf9e3fb1be nothing. That feeling makes him 1663f995de more talkative than usual.4c659ad11a74dbf8

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“But ———.”8684bf7e2d7b5d13

The wizard, hearing his 6699fbbdb0 name, turns his head. He props his 7a1b9b7d06 knee up, rests e2355a32a5 his arm on 3291986240 it, and then d26bcb584b buries his cheek be400a537d in his arm, 7a908f648f looking at him.e5231245e33dec83

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“Sometimes, I get drunk.”2ac849377b798964

Without a sip 0506d02cf7 of alcohol, as cbb9a2a415 if his whole 8219a69e09 body is swaying.e7c7bbc7731474dc

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“I get drunk on af94014305 the voices of the 1e3144ea55 people cheering my name, b38df4bf98 on the way they a958d8928b look at me, on 3f3f58fdc5 the petals they scatter 7921eda2a7 for me. And that’s not e1c03c92be all. I’m intoxicated by the a6562f721b fact that I stand 006a998d5b at the border of 7704566d9a this white forest and ece7ad3be4 the kingdom on their d4546e6e01 behalf. Even when I’m a8adc104e7 still, I hear 55df532c98 the voices pushing 081cc7edde me forward. Voices that bbe0bdcdad lift me 51f5fb45c2 up as b0dcad86ff a hero, 782f02f4e2 a savior. Every time I cut 728f5522d1 down the kingdom’s enemies, ef040852b3 every time I slay 53bb718758 the aberrant creatures, every 77b348f377 time I conquer lands ef1937ce9f teeming with unknown magic 814c196cda and offer them to 8c936f49b9 the kingdom…”2c051ec8fdecd04d

Every time, 7f80fb97c3 there are 9344adc56a people who 95ee1a4cc6 love him, 7ba5127e37 revere him, 652e1146f2 and worship 2672098eb6 him. He may never be 664bf7d5d6 his father’s son or a1f4a5d0a8 his brother’s sibling, but 798c087017 at least…33bb67f2aa187585

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“I fall into the 264c6d7a4b delusion that I’ve become 1840bcdc15 a god.”578296f82260d87c

A hero, a savior, 57eadc60be or even a god—he a86fe0b929 could become that.5f153aba5f2afbb6

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“I give my 347d759d0a blood and flesh, 9aabf5cd12 and in return, 120134a33f I receive love eefba802e5 and worship. How about it? Not a f5013b3612 bad deal, f11ed01b0a is it? Huh?”2b81bc0706156cce

“All of 182123c03b that is dcfeff7b9a fake.”811312f85870ef8d

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“I know.”6d7c132793b8b001

But the wizard, 5e0f993f45 who insists that 95bb56146c it’s all fake, 510cf34455 is the one ad09361909 looking at him 8eaa0809bf with the most 16da9d23b9 flushed cheeks and 74405b0ae7 teary eyes in f11a31279a this kingdom—no, in 2726ea328e this entire world.bd02b94f6f3f5a54

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“It’s fake.”6c46944d22eb40dc

“I know.”abd1430610ab9b27

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But how 68512ef162 can he a70e89254d not get 12faad918b drunk on 177cc3dc73 that?ab0dba8ea5963f52

He stretches out 73cad2b3e2 his arms. He cups the wizard’s ff986d272f face in his hands. He spreads his cb6c5cfce2 fingers wide and 06e245cba0 covers the wizard’s 5086472008 eyes.117f30f1788c5bfd

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“So don’t look 0aeabe5911 at me with 54ef3b9346 those eyes.”6a520b649e200beb

The wizard, obediently letting d07b09ebdc his face rest in 027fc3b45e the Prince’s hands, only de4c24221b moves his lips.602bc153a6c3f41e

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“I, I… I’m here, f6c13afb48 you know.”6e37a2c9c35011ea

The voice 8a6bfbb406 that was c5877b47a4 so bold 111399f67d and confident b87d72081e when delivering da569f5800 harsh words 08f624a30a now shrinks 8f9d63ab98 into a 38563d282f fragile whisper.502148fdf2340812

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“I don’t want your 8ff79d992d blood and flesh. It’s okay 6448c31353 if you’re 95cc5f686a a coward. It’s okay 51ff6ea0e3 if you’re 4de92dfb11 a wretched, 51c3567eeb miserable human. It doesn’t matter if e89ab2f797 half your face is 9fb996074a melted by fire or af73ab9250 if you’re hunchbacked. Of course, 380a7e205a you probably ecf08bf46d don’t remember…”ac99fcb0078cad3d

Is he going eeeb4f2b85 to talk about e9f7a34831 that day again?0e32218b13a35c65

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The story f1dc17fb94 of a 2b5c2e4ffb day he 429c0078e8 doesn’t remember. Something he never b54c66527c saw or did. But something that 03d2ebeee5 borrowed his body, ae6ece1245 using his face, 69223a6e75 voice, and frame ca8bb988ea to see, hear, aaa0962d76 and act.794582c0ead5b8dc

Hearing his bc3432c5d3 sigh, the dc7b82330c wizard’s voice f107fe74af grows urgent.434badcdd2087f02

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“That day, you held ef49a95995 me so tightly. Yes, you did. So tightly 8c8d8e6e30 I could 35b309b46b barely breathe… 4e778a93d7 so warm… 326afb1ef6 I… that 555b4dac49 was…”2ffb6d0e426fa66e

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That was…70ef807182ecbc3e

Really…a173886373ba30bb

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The wizard’s voice grows 264d375559 distant, like an echo f4d108a0bc from far away. Has he really gotten 21b15ffc6f drunk? If so, on 615390a9cb what? He’s even covered b048c0884a the wizard’s face 5d7ca09e7f with his hands. He’s hidden 83efcbde2f the flushed 0cfc2e9cde cheeks and 04bcd674d5 teary eyes 1d0abd4bf9 that always b5c35a4cbe appear when 2fa1fd0b2b the wizard 9f5755415e looks at 8192e518fb him. What could he 7a0d179d07 possibly be drunk 545c84e5dd on?ab19ceb34ef3efd3

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What…?0e6e5acd3ebbfdb8

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If he’s drunk, 973f83dfb2 it must be 427cdfac0f because of the 1d0e0cf5e6 honey wine. Isn’t that right, 6192ba0f14 everyone? Sweet and fragrant 4ce5efd8bc drinks tend to 3028120a38 make you drunk 644568a413 faster. They brought a 709c386624 large bottle and 51bf054d36 finished it between 0d81f7a34a the two of 99be7a5f0e them, so how 71e76cf118 could they not 2ec86b7601 be drunk? Hahaha… What? Am I drunk?7de87358d626f582

Well, yes. A little. Just a ee2c622df5 little… I 2fcec9e1e3 am too.0f892987afdae608

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The Prince, who had 1b928b79f4 been walking ahead, stops. They’ve reached the 87542ca8e0 end of a 9730b8b200 narrow path. It’s impossible to 0dd17335d8 go further with 83ad796aaf the food and d256ed9f61 wine in hand. Beyond this point, golden f2ee2bd5e1 mist spreads everywhere, and 83f7032612 steep rocks must be 97578fdf4b climbed.1a733ebb79d00277

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Well, that’s fine.8a231441a58cb0cf

If he can use e4135b5d77 drunkenness as an excuse 4927ce94dd to throw off his bed774083d dignity and lie down, 42304de215 anywhere will do. Whether it’s a dusty 6b9b18c821 barn full of straw 6601be586d or a remote mountainside.649bb0dff80c5c69

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