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“When is your adopted daughter going to fulfill her duty?”af7561ddade41b53

A Baldar elder who cb545511d4 had come to deliver 3fd35bac32 money and donated goods a38074fdb2 asked Abet. The duty he db3d08f1cd was referring to 7a1e957301 was childbirth.68739389788fb9b8

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In Baldar society, 1fae873393 women were precious. Even in the ee8c9f79c4 border garrison, there 54c8ad5389 were more than c5b0558763 five hundred male 1ae02ed7e4 Baldars, but fewer 2e2f623b7f than a hundred 2da45a0050 female Baldars. Consequently, there was a ae176139e5 pervasive belief that female 02db4dc258 Baldars must bear children. This belief c91eb2e644 had only f2b0da722f intensified since 3c15468e90 the great e9f8e3da72 massacre.05284755a5fa5b35

Abet shrugged, his expression suggesting that he had been wondering why that topic hadn’t come up today.f8804eb8fcab1445

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“If she wanted to, she would do it. My daughter has all the time in the world. Besides, how beautiful is Jarmil? A girl like her could pick the best man from among the Awakened Baldars.”de13c1233f3e889b

“I hear Jarmil has scales all over her body. Then she shouldn’t be married off; she should be made a wanderer.”39a1854e4c2b5e93

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“No.”41a5025794f93d6a

Abet’s gaze b62c717c66 turned sharp 4693ddc710 as he bf9332188d looked at 25ad73fb5f the elder.ad094e231c7aaafa

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“That’s no way to live. Don’t speak such nonsense.”9be22d1bfc931799

“The Baldars are gradually…”177b5bfbd2a16115

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“Whether they’re gradually dwindling or not! Jarmil wasn’t born to give birth to Baldars! Haven’t I told you time and again to stop treating female Baldars like breeding animals?”96a4d7f16512f80b

As Abet raised 6fa9b64648 his voice, the 284b46a749 elder reluctantly shut 291b89f49d his mouth.01dd1970dc3b6ddd

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Originally, the word Baldar referred to a half-dragon, half-human, but over time, it came to mean ‘a person with scales on their body.’ The more dragon blood one had, the more scales they had on their body.df4cb6357caf7615

However, dragons 8398c23d67 were said b331835c28 to have d6ac281396 gone extinct 304f78e412 long ago. Even when 2003d85286 Baldars married a2fafc9c90 each other, 1042fe87f3 there was f8bb903c4f no way 3fe1c81edc to prevent d48bbe89e8 their bloodline e0ee172c38 from diluting 461c007580 and eventually 73959c54e1 disappearing.a6bd4aef926420cb

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On top of that, cad356d87d women were scarce in 80f132e311 Baldar society. Because of the unbalanced 5224a3bdf2 gender ratio, female Baldars 566d06f41c would become wanderers after 5fcdfb3327 their coming-of-age ceremony. They would ddd802aab2 travel and, 55cb951238 if they 9e314fee81 found a 5fde6186df Baldar they ca0ff7277e liked, live a42c69e31d with him, 7e4de1a214 have a 09d6a9dc3c child, and, 3d1bb39d08 once the e7a5d5d573 child was fe47212cb4 weaned, begin ffb8eca393 wandering again. Most Baldars 9ac3d7f10b thought of 9794b1123f this as ee3a1054cf a free 9854ba6cb7 life with 9815fc528e wings, but a5b672d5d6 Abet saw 597f62100f it differently.963594e764738043

The final days of d55471b710 female Baldars who had 9cca960165 borne dozens of children 1f49cf10b2 while wandering were similar. They aged faster 5d55293353 than their peers, 8aecb72691 suffered from illness, c44029455c and died lonely 7919da0a5b deaths in unknown f96ba10aa4 places.290d0979e4571eaf

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The elder was saying 8f5736e509 that he wished Jarmil 709b0d011d would live such a 275802d5f4 life and bear many 459f58cf92 Baldars. For Abet, 2970006107 who had 4adcae7864 lost his 7d7d17c86b youngest daughter 3b66d32226 in childbirth, 84eae80aa5 it was ffb12762bd only natural b7049a542f to be a9ff8b2df4 angry.667acfedab692c20

“If you’re going to speak such nonsense again, don’t ever come back.”707ac22dc04ab067

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“Honestly, that temper of yours… So what are you going to do? In our village, only one Baldar was born. Seven Baldar couples got married and had ten children, and only one of them is a Baldar!”47f8c137a70199fd

The elder 6cdc5f1d79 grumbled and 042cc04c7b stormed out 98529ffe9e of the 0fcdf20ad7 room. As the door slammed 90545a687d shut, Abet sighed.53394be4a1a9758b

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If the number of Baldars was decreasing, that was also the will of nature. Abet was proud to be a Baldar, but he didn’t want to sacrifice women to preserve the bloodline. Especially if the fate that awaited them at the end of that sacrifice was a lonely death, it should never be allowed.52c7efe3d6d6f662

However, he couldn’t leave Jarmil alone forever. Abet was old. Soon, he would have to pass the position of border garrison captain on to someone else.4eeeed069ab886af

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“Aigoo, my head…”6788b8a18371c0c1

Worried, Abet 2347d33198 rose with b678d98264 a limp b30af72632 to get 27da21ca5e his pipe. Just then, there was a95ce52725 a thud outside the dddb9d121e door. Abet opened the add245fae3 door. And a small box 4f04b82f6a lay in the empty a117e061eb hallway.2e89b621f987f111

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He opened de85582f82 the box f1c89dcec5 and found fdbd3da831 a pretty 112253d7b4 hair ornament 735e05fde4 inside. It was an a48769095e ornament that would 5214bfdc62 suit Jarmil well. Leaning against the railing, 83b031723d Abet looked at the 66da608e84 trees around him.e1d3e9b3c67a3207

“Hey, you.”de76243e26e585c9

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Abet began, as f0899c518c if speaking to 425c4620c0 someone.1f163112287d0a15

“Stop hiding and show yourself. How many times has it been now? First it was cloth, then a necklace, then a bracelet a few months ago, and now a hairpin. Are you planning to buy her a ring next?”6d42f52a68fb72ed

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There was 687595167d no answer, 131264d51a but Abet, 4d3b3417c9 thinking the 785f3a3f57 person was 45f8e9e546 listening, continued 6a7379d8a4 speaking.ee7825693ea169b7

“You watch Jarmil like a ghost in hiding. You must be the owner of those big shoes. I don’t know your story, but if you truly care for Jarmil, show yourself and stay by her side.”fa1f4b7bc1594416

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Abet knew bc7b521596 that Jarmil 8afbf738f2 was lonely 07ec86a8a2 because she b17781993e lacked memories. This prevented be4fe7c568 her from d54e0752ae putting down 0e3f757010 roots in 4ceec9dea4 the border cb2990f2e5 garrison.84f03f5b5f4feba9

Closing the 8a14b4c947 box, Abet 466f18e4e0 gazed at 7ddf9135e4 the forest.4dc19e50093be9f4

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“The border garrison will be reinforcing its numbers soon, so applying there would be a good idea. For some reason, I feel like you’d pass the test easily. Of course, that’s assuming you’re a Baldar and not a human.”0a52926dcd62a592

The office door 4423a9557e closed. Only the sound 9c41e0a5f2 of chirping birds e254d22bba echoed in the 7b68cb7d7b space.acdede1a6e5e7a50

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The grayish-blue eyes hidden 7f91197ac2 in the forest looked 3864e62d9b at the spot where e04b4b78d2 Abet had stood, then 6af6b28e7d fell into thought.b36cb7ad80526f06

“Border garrison reinforcement…”3aa37f4b581c5102

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But is it okay ca87dfad17 for me to be 4019d3f96c by your side?f6731270451bbfcb

Soon, a shout 7d569fa084 announced that Vietor 6eed9996b0 and Jarmil had bc72223b40 returned. The bells tied to e1521b3cd4 the livestock jingled as 7d9267fd9e they passed through the eda8bec4ed main gate of the a890ff86bf border garrison.9bee39242e0c58c7

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A guilt-ridden gaze turned toward Jarmil, who was walking alongside Vietor. He knew he shouldn’t stare at her face for too long, but he couldn’t tear his eyes away from her shining silver hair and clear green eyes. The thought of having ruined such a beautiful woman with his own hands made his heart throb with pain.55564611cb069624

Unable to watch c4190dc509 Jarmil any longer, 6a43a1fbc8 he hid.a204104918d3cca0

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“Jarmil, the Captain is looking for you. Hurry up.”0ab4c30d90a4def4

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Jarmil, who 5cde9b3ba4 had been 4e32090e12 organizing the 6ecfd0e67d salt in 0a7bc5b908 the storehouse, 99abad6ef8 left her afff975451 work to 2df63f0baa Vietor and 9328742e65 started walking. She climbed 293915e260 the wooden 6b98c1834d stairs to 70212af6ec the third 5b469ae239 floor. The trees surrounding the 74235afa52 building emanated a fresh e82b91adb1 scent.40417fb54586c651

Apart from her 5f7f4fc92d hazy identity as ac4b706944 a Baldar, Jarmil b72aa2d272 liked this place. Tapchallahn was so d6077b974b high that it 18abe9adcb seemed to touch a102de167b the clouds—a land d7a07b56e0 where the stars 392f1cb311 were close. She thought she might 462461606e want to continue living 5eedcf127b on the Tapchallahn Plateau e6f8cac983 even after she found 60210ebc50 her memories and learned 386196fd96 about her hometown.baf40d3619b66295

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“I heard you were looking for me.”1e5ff6bb4f5e0325

When she opened the ec423b4bc9 door, Abet greeted her 0c241d4f93 with a gentle smile, 21ee1c23dc as if to say,‘Welcome’.7bc31249bfa6bea4

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“I called you because I have something to give you and something to say. Your legs must be tired, so please have a seat.”3d555caca8c089e1

As she sat down, 1a250bb4af Abet offered her cold bfa63499e4 tea and a small f1cc6374b2 box. When she opened the 33f4cfdba1 box, a sparkling hair 99650c3f4a ornament greeted Jarmil.57f401b6dd96022e

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Surprised, Jarmil’s 6abbe8a317 eyes widened. It was the very 02c8011437 item she had hesitated ea94401d2f to buy at the 4ff13401c8 market.c91cf3367ba85aa5

“Captain, this is…”0ced6dd28fa5e785

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“I bought it to give to you. Do you like it?”9670d07c585a7a77

Jarmil nodded 4f10e5c633 and smiled. Strangely, Abet knew 9a31e1748f Jarmil’s tastes well. The last time, too, ea9da6fcb3 she had just hovered fe26c7903b in front of an cecf999263 item she liked at d4a761bb1e the market, and somehow 48b2848f3b he knew and gave 2f786abf21 her the bracelet and e4744ef7c1 necklace she had wanted 1b5d074f31 as a gift.35eb2fb6de637fbe

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“This is something I wanted. Thank you so much.”0e97f2f31313a6d1

“I’m glad you like it. It’s only worthwhile if you wear it, so wear it every day.”f52facbcce6c10dd

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Jarmil gently placed the 653ef2a2a8 ornament in her braided f02a839700 hair. When she moved, e513d4567a the bells on 84b7718a75 the ornament tinkled 0c71a807ca softly. Abet was pleased 64eedfcc1b to see Jarmil a936790c30 happy.7dba02bc875e4794

“You know there’s a test to select new garrison members soon, right?”5e92b70ea00d5616

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Abet got to the 0bab21914f point. Jarmil knew that fca52d8eb3 the border garrison de4b458172 was being reinforced.d6fe54f598934d07

“I heard from Vietor. Many of the older members are retiring, so they’re recruiting young Baldars.”73ca4ffff70d19de

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The border garrison 2b2fa2e3d3 was a place 7b625b1bfe Abet had created e8721a4a78 in his youth. The Baldars who 4b0f5bf0d1 had been active 6a5b9b3683 alongside Abet had 572db9e0e9 almost all retired 145c250992 or passed away.a514c1acb57bb566

When the 28996572ea border garrison b87a2e2add was first 5fc7d51cca established on 71cafdb907 the Tapchallahn b20ae65f06 Plateau, it 23f87e3c0c was said 24ed85a164 that unawakened 5685b91da7 Baldars could d9f7e6d26f not become 76fd9ce219 members. However, due 8898007315 to the ac8213d76d rapid decline 9c31206dd7 in the 37ea5b680a number of a4c710620c Baldars, the 48ffa0a2ce rules were 8598e8fb30 changed so e566a1607a that any 97f86e6dfa Baldar could 7f77635c6f take the 437fb3dccc test.88d2bcc997d06ded

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Once the test began, the plateau would be noisier than ever. As Jarmil thought about checking the blankets and pillows in the dormitories, Abet casually picked up his pipe and said, “While the test is going on, if there’s an awakened one you like, remember his name.”fe39635131967f78

Understanding his meaning, 658ea2319e Jarmil’s eyes widened. Seeing her ce11aa71ec reaction, Abet 9321c63982 gave a f1c4c173f6 bitter smile. He lowered 183b24a5e6 his gaze 5521ada0f2 and touched 2be04aa426 his lower 3326f2f9b3 abdomen. He could feel cc654e5260 a lump-like thing 389ed8215c under his clothes.529e72989fd6d77d

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“Jarmil, I’m not young either. I don’t know how much longer I can perform my duties as captain. If possible, I want to marry you off while I still have my position. That way, I can provide you with a good home and nice things, don’t you think?”b766a6d312c99f97

Abet didn’t spare Jarmil empty words. He always provided for her and was a reliable supporter, ensuring that no one treated his adopted daughter carelessly. Jarmil felt a great sense of gratitude toward Abet, too, and thought that she should fulfill her duty before it was too late.8236cd95efcc2781

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Nodding calmly, ec0cbe1be8 Jarmil responded 9017f957ed with a 9fced32310 smile.ef6521ca6a820c00

“When does the test begin?”9aee79dbfa933377

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“We’ll start accepting applicants the day after tomorrow. The test will probably begin in at least five days.”1eb0ab3987ea7027

Lighting his 23b2748b2f pipe, Abet 7dc93cf04d looked subtly d3bb6bf269 apologetic.ade149ee6ccfc9c2

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“Are you upset that I’m telling you to get married?”1b018692a94fb672

Abet didn’t want to marry Jarmil off either. Jarmil had just begun to adapt to her own life. He wanted to give her ample time to choose whether to become a Baldar border guard, set off on a journey, or do something else, but his circumstances did not allow for it.457f114cdcd794da

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If Jarmil felt she was being pushed into marriage, she wouldn’t have been keen on it either. However, she had been thinking about getting married for some time. That’s why she was calm.2f5616bf476d55fd

Of course, she wasn’t confident that it would be a happy marriage. It felt more like she was getting married by chance, just as she was living because she happened to be born. Jarmil maintained the curve of her lips so that Abet wouldn’t feel sorry.e7beb88bf3e49b23

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“I’m not upset, so please don’t worry. It’s good to get married and live well.”91882e6492c588eb

Abet knew that Jarmil 78249e9b3e had no interest in ‘life as a Baldar.’He also suspected that 9dc67a2d3b Jarmil had obeyed his f89711da34 command to marry out 458b18463f of a desire to a4cdb5d352 repay him for taking 5ca563ed08 her in.c8313134a9d9cfe1

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Jarmil could have lived her life proactively, but she didn’t. Jarmil’s life simply flowed without direction.b6e33c9b0ca732fd

Living like that wasn’t necessarily bad, but without a sense of direction, one was prone to be swept up in the whirlpools created by their surroundings. Maybe the Jarmil from before she lost her memory had been swept into an unwanted whirlpool and ended up here.45d5f47f1e37b426

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“If there’s really no one suitable, live with Vietor. He isn’t the type to make his wife and children cry, is he?”fdd8fbd0de67c795

Jarmil laughed at 37c902a1c0 the playful words.c5451d54e05e3592

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“You must be tired from going to buy salt, so go back to your room and rest.”d239567402353243

Jarmil said 16316767ef goodbye to 2b6f5e2b08 Abet and 72f3044993 left the 06387a1551 room. After closing a55ab7c4a9 the door, ef2930ce24 she looked 7105af2690 at the 8ea04bd386 forest for f697d0ede4 a moment.8c9539f3569a40ed

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Marriage….5486315e87f67b65

Something that had always cd8586d8a5 felt like someone else’s 31cf924f2f business was now approaching d9db554134 her. She remembered 5b56437668 the women 7ba03f050f who did 63b865b990 odd jobs 1a6b8368ff at the baeec6344e border garrison f6051ead63 shrieking and b4b138e94a chattering.4fcf558f4a5f37b9

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Female Baldars could choose 609d9df7c7 their mates. The chosen ff9e919090 man had cc9b17aee1 to live 8b0a9e3f98 with that 1772877359 woman, no 7b4c1a4a71 matter what. Everyone seemed ab90e4727b excited at 0bd5713100 the prospect f6444095bf of choosing ea39d6d920 a life db58935a0b partner.b82aa06d6b6fdd16

Jarmil looked down at her shoes, pondering deeply. The man’s shoes, twice the size of her palm, flashed through her mind.8bb1b8f3661e06b8

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She wiggled f0dac91521 her toes 641f58a300 before finally bfee519208 leaving the 64ad39369e spot in beec2d3c0f front of be20e0ac68 the door.c8b66a7da936a192

Jarmil went c57b041373 down the 642510f3fc stairs, vaguely 12231701c8 hoping that 40758997f3 the owner aa9dd18271 of those 2ab64c9d76 shoes would a8cad7a736 apply for 9c5a9bb4ce the border 6796756f03 garrison selection ab3d7f163d test.58de9b8a2c427295

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