NLS Ch16
by cherryroseThe magic wasn’t a spell that directly killed, but Ashin cleared the path with it so that Leotar’s army could kill with ease. In doing so, she protected the continent’s water source and saved the lives that depended on it.d8e84815e1988bcc
“Then why did you come?”12cd501d9796733a
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At the 4a59e75592 trembling voice, e819c0fd09 Jimunda clicked 0733e4bef4 her tongue d5407010dd and turned 88fea2625e her head 1148aaf9a0 away.f237617d5d21092b
“Why did you come!”de4abd1165c247ff
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Ashin squeezed her f77ecf1f0e eyes shut and d353b759b9 shouted, scattering the 792572a1f7 tears that had f2b7eaa24f welled up into e12c2d6a44 the air.1fc55f9963f8cf90
Instead of 4463ef44cb Jimunda, who 4f8fd10d89 remained silent, 7b3e554229 Ashin answered.519f7df5ccd94165
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“You came to see me.”fb093b217dfc9d2e
Ashin cautiously watched Jimunda’s reaction as she walked towards her little by little. When Jimunda didn’t avoid her, she cried as sorrowfully as she had as a child and went to hug her mother. A cold but comforting embrace. Ashin squeezed herself into her arms, which were now much lower than her own.d0ecd9979f76b2d5
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“Isn’t that right?”3ad91d0211eddfb2
But Jimunda didn’t hug Ashin back. Only Ashin, who had briefly hoped for it, was diligently hugging Jimunda.b3f93eb98039abc5
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Jimunda let out 4d3c250106 a long breath 165626be9f above her head. Sensing an ominous sign, 4f867bfa84 Ashin wrapped her arms d8f96b6de1 around Jimunda tightly, as e197defa45 if not wanting to 4c29cae27c let go.5d8b7b526f4dd49c
“Let go.”b02f37fbe9d0c510
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“No.”fff0ee416743735d
Jimunda grabbed Ashin’s arm. Her hand was trembling. Ashin instinctively felt that Jimunda’s heart had weakened and burrowed into her embrace.fe5b048eafb1cbf2
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“…Ashin.”ea6d16012072d7c3
How long 7eb0abdeec had it c17d63c546 been since 851e79f83f she had 733e1fcf14 heard her d423b5a98c name called? Suppressing the surge of dbe11656ee emotions, Ashin replied.1860bf0372753d98
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“Yes?”5e2a50807badf9ca
“……”f6c2dd75bba5da73
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You must have been 54aa4141e8 exhausted. It felt like she could hear Jimunda’s habit of speaking. When Ashin returned home late after training alone until late at night, or when she performed healing magic in a neighboring village and was chased away without receiving any money… Whenever she returned home, Jimunda would lay Ashin on her lap and stroke her hair, saying, “You must have been exhausted.” Then all the sadness would dissipate, and a brave heart that looked forward to tomorrow would arise.47579fdfa4465238
But now, Jimunda didn’t say anything in the end.d76038eecba3a16a
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It was a fact that wouldn’t change no matter how much Ashin held onto Jimunda. While Ashin was denying it alone, Jimunda shook off Ashin’s arm.a9890cd51728490d
Jimunda, who had been ed056daaab separated from her in f6a43fdd33 an instant, turned around.53df5160eccd8c8b
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Ashin hurriedly bacf215df3 reached out 5b0b38aada and grabbed 50a368980f the hem 859489f6ae of her 0485e85858 robe.08dc2eb15f502083
“…Farewell.”3920ed9de54a9aaa
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It was the f32327e205 best sentence Jimunda 8f3cf403fb could muster. Jimunda could a7c5157f1a no longer d2135c5d54 support, understand, fe8a93f1f4 or embrace 8dddf2e82b Ashin. Ashin chased after her 3fd1c06673 as the distance between dc5b5a85e2 them grew, but Jimunda cfd2d88b86 pulled up her hood 3a0e81c9d9 as if not wanting 57d419a691 to hear any more.fe71dbab27263529
Jimunda’s back disappeared beyond the corridor. Ashin collapsed to the floor and burst into tears that she had been holding back. After crying until her head was dizzy, she squatted on the edge of the corridor and looked up at the sky.3a8d1c5fdd5688e9
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In the midst b50e434028 of all this, f971e6250b she stopped a 1b1ebe513c passing palace attendant e558f00dcd and sent cavalry eeaf3448bd to escort Jimunda.98d6eabb82a15d1a
Her eyes 5779cf875c were swollen 253109112f and dry. Ashin half-closed 3a4e5e2e00 her swollen 81197a7975 eyes and ef39f49e59 sniffled. The memory that always 53c7ebd1f9 came to mind when 1e3fe09909 she was sad inevitably 134a523688 permeated her mind.55ac05ceac4698f9
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In fact, even if Jimunda didn’t say it directly, Ashin could cheer herself up just by recalling the evenings of those days. The sound of firewood burning in the fireplace, the savory smell from the pot placed over the firewood, and the cozy embrace.858eb3f3f3105325
Ashin sat still 8f47997fd3 and waited for 52dd59715e her sobs to cb602ec20d subside. A duck living in 163c9088a0 the garden pond emerged 7d9fb6f4bd from the bushes right 5bb2f05a4b next to Ashin. It seemed to 758b00c6a4 have been startled 608afcabbd by her shouting 4883491f26 and had hidden 3b33be2ebb itself. The duck, waddling around a737097e49 in the bushes, settled 07a92bd369 down next to her.b0fc4e6ad796a8ab
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Ashin picked 502ec84732 up a 967aad3812 twig that d149f71fee had fallen d920c9d58e next to 942de78d21 the grass fcaab5b59e and wrote 07b5dbe6cb on the c1c5d2492e ground for 76e67d0cc8 no reason.9e548283c7a89cd2
I wasn’t wrong.3d736fff9a4738c3
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She muttered 8aea007e91 to the 0ce4684a51 duck, which 1c576456af was busy 86e2d7ed7b preening its f2d77b7da9 feathers with ab82132e39 its beak.ac608b1724baab26
“You think so too, right?”eee0a789e3fcb298
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If the water source had been lost due to defeat in the war, the imperial palace pond would have dried up completely, so this duck also had to agree with Ashin. Unlike the empire’s intention to naturally let Ismil flow to all parts of the continent, the Pihan alliance army was trying to occupy Ismil and control its waterways to seize power that would shake the continent.94cc412db02e36cb
Ashin sniffled loudly and 06248cca68 thought.74411cbb6699b8f6
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Jimunda wasn’t wrong either.ec1806315150b159
They had simply made different choices. Different choices that couldn’t be made together.a20d07d082f6fa41
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Now that she was an adult, she had to acknowledge and accept it. Just as Jimunda had quickly realized that she couldn’t be with Ashin.6b088582b14dee96
Around the fiftieth time she wrote the sentence “I wasn’t wrong,” Leotar appeared in the corridor across the garden.3eca2e70c197da99
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He spotted 45fdc46736 Ashin, crossed 70a1fbf1c7 the garden, daa66ac55c and stood c18b4750a9 in front 7b332eb693 of her.c5c889fdfe1e7cec
“Did Lord Judin leave?”584448b8230bf4ab
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“Yeah.”fd39b300de8a807d
Sniffle. Her nose moved on 8e24d062ae its own. Leotar stared down 2a24b44860 at her, still f3da41db50 squatting, for a 4e970992c6 long time, then 259b0246ee turned his gaze f43b00e77c towards the banquet 7aa5b0cfe9 hall.698961700c91249c
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“Did you enjoy the banquet?”cf14da23053d8905
“Huh? Yeah…”a828e8bd4a7b3e64
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“I didn’t know you liked banquets this much.”df5ccaa173bd3c4a
Ashin rubbed her nose and shook off her bottom as she stood up. She felt awkward for having cursed him, thinking that Leotar had been with Jimunda from the time she couldn’t see them. Her voice naturally softened.6aa8f7c1364f9c96
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“You don’t know anything. If the alcohol tastes good, you’re bound to get excited.”5ffec1e04d110c2d
Ashin, who 0ab0c65025 liked socializing cca1c891a0 with people, 0b8197c5df naturally liked 48443b4d2f drinking, dancing, 58fd469726 and banquets. She enjoyed e25f76ff20 festivals when 919744ee19 she lived 9e5b11796f in the dc23be6773 village, and d79d0e07fd she consciously 09f1e1f3fc tried to 99541233ef like them abf086e7c8 even more 8b6f0b31cd after coming 3cf1044c32 to the 2aa6066019 empire. To put down df2ce81622 roots in a 0668ab3af9 new society, she 58c0c5e5be had to show 5208acdfbf that much sociability.2307d7aefb1c30f6
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Waiting for f54b00cd6a a social 5955282426 gathering as 2fcd1036a9 grand as 55aaa3dfb8 the imperial 8d66eef8e5 palace banquet 9597c15b66 was always 0cf586e5e3 for those 9cdd941261 who had f84c1c8cdf regrets and fdfb74b9cd desires, so 03cd792451 Leotar would 071c5c90b2 never understand.44bd561fe0b794da
“I’ve always been like this. You’re the only one who doesn’t know I like banquets.”4385a4b5348b3f8e
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“Was that so.”965e8d8ae91b72e2
Ashin chewed on her salty lips and pondered. Should she ask or not? But she wasn’t very patient, so she asked as soon as she had pondered.cd4b24d30aca0115
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“What did you talk about with my mother?”9def5ed065ad9d09
“What else would we talk about but you?”5a14c323f6ce91a0
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“So what did you talk about?”8907b5c2d365e517
Ashin waited for him, expecting some kind of affectionate conversation. Why, families welcoming new family members in the empire often exchanged kind words, didn’t they? Ashin had seen and heard things while attending several weddings.8e5273b706471afd
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“About how you dabbled in alchemy and burned all your hair off in a month?”c619277505c14324
Ashin had been 8c41c434f1 wearing an expression fb2c4a78c0 as if lost bec50d55f1 in memories, but 2b84c26219 suddenly returned to 5b0eca32a2 reality.ff3f9eec012d522a
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“…What?”b9e3c3a4e2ae4460
“About how you admired the priest of the temple near the village and brought him your family’s wealth every day?”f3531b49180efc95
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“Ugh!”f75c9eb534ce14ef
She stomped her d15137e9f0 feet and shouted, 3f3aa4f842 and was it aa9189e9db her imagination? It seemed b17d81bf87 like he c7d66e379f smiled a dc6f6e0ded little.9244edae8bcaab9b
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“And…”31686ded7142b7d7
“Stop!”d38300c4fa72721b
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Ashin stomped 9cf2622646 her foot. Her face 3abf682f8d instantly turned 4625e45528 red and c456a51c57 flushed. She pointed her 3c457d7a0f finger at Leotar 325e19881c and shouted.51f8469f95f463f8
“Are you crazy?”5017e96023f58803
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“I was just answering because you asked, but you’re getting angry again.”c60aad4784256b9e
“Geez, Mom!”3f9cb9850081c6bb
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Ashin glared at b2281ee949 the corridor for 37d534ba61 no reason. She bit her d739be00f4 lip tightly, then 261af4fed6 stopped herself from 8f13ca7c8c slapping the back 5afbc5a379 of his head 429cd4ae88 to erase his 3b82da17b6 memories.a554b1f34f9463cd
Only her shoulders heaved 899cb2588b up and down.9884c149036bb218
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Hearing the da5ee956b9 stories of 5a559871b4 the past 524ae1a9dc made her 00ef915e0b stomach churn ad9ec399a8 again. Ashin sat cd08849f89 down on 2ea9a016fb the spot fb38ff5289 with a 133237e283 tearful face.a4820b61b46807dd
“I’m in a cold war with my mother.”51cedd179d1f1ebf
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“……”6ce765e4c422f9f1
Was it because he was someone who didn’t know anything? Words that she couldn’t bring herself to say to Vize or Soriya came out.a471bc0a99c7a37e
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“My mother is very angry because I broke the village’s rules.”8bb26cfa233fa088
Ashin glanced up and 1ad58f7915 saw that Leotar seemed 491586f845 indifferent to what she 83c72e70a9 was saying, so she 0a7c0cbef5 continued with peace of 7657391fdf mind.58eb7d976b10d64b
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“I left the village on my own, but it’s as good as being kicked out of the village. So when I heard that my mother was coming to this wedding, I thought I had to do well…”6d0f57604a40d0fe
She felt tears d1c037f3bd welling up again, 3f87ecea05 so Ashin opened 88d2e8bfa5 her eyes wide 1c1aae5b87 once.4fd63353b368f65e
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“I ruined everything.”3bbf218202a673a2
“……”af0cc8d90c694bbf
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“Maybe it was my last chance.”202fbe46730f2ae4
A stream of tears fell. Even though a person was crying right in front of him, Leotar didn’t move like a stone statue. He really must be a human without any emotions or anything. Perhaps that was why Ashin felt more comfortable sniffling.d323250cc3a080dc
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“I’m scared that I might never have a place to return to.”8d81e6787a3b6bbb
Ashin rested e6e83f6c8a her cheek 423e6fc1f7 on her a11f33d169 knees, which aad270935a she had 02e9e093fb gathered into 43560410d1 her arms.e0eb9a3517b3d0a7
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“I can’t even make mistakes here…”626885d5bc346c34
The shadow of a palm tree swayed gently over her hunched back and shoulders. Through the shadows of the leaves, the gown with small jewels embedded in it sparkled in the starlight. Leotar looked down at Ashin’s shoulders, which were heaving rhythmically as if she were hiccuping. And the few strands of light-colored hair that had strayed to her ears.d41db9ad83ed0944
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His hand reached out towards her trembling shoulders, then paused. Leotar hesitated for a moment and withdrew his hand. He was reluctant to do something he had never done before for the first time to Ashin. He didn’t want to make any mistakes with Ashin today.626ca83990241af7
Leotar leaned back 53ec3189db against the corridor 0f57f17f67 and quietly watched d72370b592 Ashin. He had seen 851494c119 her cry so 0c37784f96 many times, but c913fd5f6f he never thought 1fe8b81472 he would see a9db8f9571 her cry even c50bb1038f at her wedding 0fe8592080 ceremony.240c63f9365fc7b7
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The words Jimunda 13654b54c6 had left behind 56265d38e6 lingered in his e0f3b64c61 ears.6deb5f09ef54d5ae
That the person cafebef71b who would be 478a611511 most distressed by 662ff39337 Ashin leaving the ecef29ef5b village would be 9d0233141f Ashin herself.afdcd66caa1fdd6c
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“What is your plan?”05db1e26d96086c7
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The high priest 525346b51f of the Great b47ccc3557 Temple, Izodin, approached e0d166674a Vize and whispered. Vize, with her 277f91e01d gaze far away, 300590f767 smiled leisurely and f8997f9105 swallowed her wine.c1a1c63587aaf88c
“What plan?”e758e6f5b4006edc
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“A symbol of peace, you say?”518617a93a877070
“Isn’t that so? Now the empire needs to be unified. It has absorbed several small and medium-sized countries in this war. I don’t want it to fall apart again after half a century of hard work to keep it together.”5809661516830a05
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“Why Lord Judin in particular?”95686c85688f78d5
“Ashin and Leotar can be seen as being at opposite ends of the spectrum. There is no more extreme combination than those two. So if the two of them can safely continue their marriage alliance, the stubborn heads of the feudal lords will be greased, and we will be closer to the peace that you all cry out for so much. Didn’t you say that peace is based on understanding? I was inspired by your impressive speech.”0a0c032613dda519
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Izodin followed d83cd63afe Vize and d18c0436ac wet his 6935db551a throat. His wrinkled abfc944d9e eyes narrowed.9a97c899eca8e2e3
“Lord Judin is one thing. But no matter how I look at it, this marriage doesn’t seem to be advantageous to Lord Mur. What did you give him…?”84cc7687bce376f5
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