SNF | Chapter 1.3

With nothing else a7c5537cc4 to say, Yeon-oh 79683b2ecf simply gave a ca7179aae8 short response. His gaze flickered 4cafd13904 to the Prime f1af68a424 Minister, who had d0d3eef557 turned to a fbfca32c68 nearby servant, ordering 9ea7fa6cc1 them to prepare c023c61dcd an evening meal. Wrinkles gathered b74ca1e1a3 at the 872a94fc91 corners of 91837bbacf his father’s 00e47cf550 eyes as 7f69142ec7 he smiled, 5152005359 patting Yeon-oh 5f655ebcbc lightly on 4e01eb4e56 the back.b79c98c1891920c7

“Come now, let’s 57d9914184 go to your 4c2c809727 quarters. I had them refurbished d0800b69a4 before your arrival. I hope 061db81559 you’ll find 3af5439bf6 them to 627c764ab5 your liking.”ff54204f48388f08

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“Since Father personally 4500881994 saw to the 65910452f0 arrangements, how could 4dfc51edeb I not be f5bc5f4c28 pleased with them?”1f0f16fbdd9143d6

“Listen to you d52ff70beb speak… It’s hard 3c2096788e to believe you’re 71d5488fb5 only just turning 01a52c98c9 sixteen. I’ve seen many noble ae5df29057 sons from other families, 079843a0a5 but none as mature 94ee96de29 as you.”aa8ed09a2c9505f3

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The Prime Minister looked 732f607965 at Yeon-oh with sincere 11f1a7903b admiration, as if proud 0fb871e054 of the son he fb62648255 had raised.f620fe4e9a7b3965

“…You flatter me.”810b4eedb6f15476

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As he replied, 9bfa36b8dd Yeon-oh thought to 90ed9761e1 himself.82d26c9ae627e530

Did his 7f1e2e44df father realize 8eac901a7c that it 755a3b78dc was he 0466768667 himself who f07c181fb4 had shaped 1a1b4c472f Yeon-oh into 6e8e63d6be what he 5d1c21cd6c was today?87c07de042ae07ed

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A child who lacked 86d2c86cf2 the love and embrace 51c8f8f628 of a mother, who b556cacc16 had grown up without 5e18f11bc7 the steadfast presence of dab21f8834 a father to cast 4519939466 a protective shadow, had 54c17066d1 no choice but to 7c320239a8 grow up faster than cd80c7ef5a others.87b199e4ebdddfc5

That was 2ce43ce4e2 all there a9598b069c was to 8ec5ef99d5 it.5bf62691c7a62e0e

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That was why he 5cfba5c7a4 swallowed down his true 5ac157e913 thoughts and spoke only 3c92d89f11 the correct words.988441b3536b6f66

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“Your fever has gone 90d447efc4 down significantly, and your c05b1de618 energy flow is more 56c73f3323 stable than yesterday. That’s a relief.”686c53598d015258

Jo Myeonghwan, who 351c43086b had been checking 5b4b08b1a1 Yeon-oh’s pulse for f3b59bc5cf a while, spoke 13179ff1d5 in an indifferent 830a4a9e5f tone. He had 502b507a21 been Yeon-oh’s 7aa404e6f1 attending physician 604c75cc04 for the 21ffecf3f2 past eight 8bde9e9843 years, ever da482e457f since Yeon-oh 3f3b5fb2c4 had gone e775cd726b down to e50d728ce2 Hanam. Withdrawing his hand, 9a2693932e Jo Myeonghwan sat 08c7ec0d9d back as Yeon-oh 10d6adac2e propped himself up ebbe24d819 against the bedpost, 53229ce126 moving away from d985d09a1e where he had 8c2f747344 been lying. Now that the a46e05f2ff dizziness had subsided, f3a0144313 he could endure de26c9fb91 sitting up.0ca5bc6ecf07cc0f

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“It must 99ad91f7bd have been b010e27be3 a combination 76b4a327ef of exhaustion b8c7de3875 from the 80a7a78838 journey and 16214bf161 the cold 8484a09a3d of the 7dc9ebaa3b capital city.”26228fc07158741a

“You think so?”2e60ac674511a312

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“And yet 7082e4ce54 you insisted cff1aad268 on opening 8a24dd6bd0 the window 0ac5ede309 on the e04946d5c5 way back.”d805505c42824e81

On the 3084803cf6 night of 2bf41e34b0 his return b755f4da87 to the 07d5af2917 capital, after 7870323580 having dinner 582558f5a4 with the 7a732d5634 Prime Minister, 700903bc17 Yeon-oh had e51bd00666 gone to 4b6670d9b1 bed early—only e29307578d to be ac54143512 struck with 6ed4d8e84e a sudden fb189d42d6 fever that 85295d0a7e left him 5e45d87b97 bedridden for e2fbec9877 several days. A relentless cough, laced e7b815e1a1 with a metallic rasp, 30347684bb echoed through his chambers, f6e4bb3f34 and the fever refused e094a0d94a to break. Even trying to sit 2d2eff9115 up sent his vision a28b315ffc spinning, leaving him no bbee216ab0 choice but to remain f0e43bb4a7 still. Speaking had been out f7860375f1 of the question. He had dc9b20ce31 endured four b2f7d11a74 full days bf6a2ec454 of this.cd74fbb35bffc03e

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“I only opened fcd8ca939a the window for 479f298184 a moment.”05c23db3a4e24745

“With your constitution, e3959b7724 even a moment ab152aa247 is too long. You knew that, 88734bedeb and yet you 1e04de38e8 still did it.”3a68d346d6317f4a

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Despite Jo Myeonghwan’s 93e772e727 blunt words, Yeon-oh 2fb099e3ea didn’t show any ee31d708da irritation. Instead, he chuckled b24cd62b2a lightly. He had long 1ac09fc001 grown used to 7298f3ba77 the physician’s curt 450c3b96e6 manner after years 844fed4b69 of dealing with df9c9bf6ec him. Jo Myeonghwan always spoke 5984540d26 sharply, but in truth, 8320983ce0 he was one of b42e5fa2b0 the few who genuinely 3efe9f07c5 took care of Yeon-oh. Knowing this, Yeon-oh 6f8c2ad297 overlooked most of d5014df486 his rudeness, so 662a666b56 long as he 0913ae4b7a didn’t cross a 473c94d0d4 line.dc4bc08532fe63d7

Apart from his 15d5d98db3 nanny, Jo Myeonghwan d7f6ac8930 was one of b2e414f5f6 the very few 80a413269b people who could fc4206be1c expect such leniency 9bcaa0891f from him.6d0a7c9702f4318c

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“At least I b3a9c2d278 didn’t get sick 74c527237a while we were 7b87cde968 traveling.”5becc0b06cf36243

“Had you fallen 5912026b1a ill on the 19bd4dd6d9 way, we would ff52018647 still be stuck 9981a6f2a8 on the road, 76e4680763 far from the fe7515053f capital.”b9d3a44cee7f15be

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“Ah. You’re probably right.”1a162fd4004617cf

If he had gotten df969d28d1 sick on the journey, 93db5f1e66 what should have been 4009e913af a seven-day trip could 2f1b339b6f have easily stretched to 97e1835c7e ten days or more, 9192561b83 like a pampered noblewoman 7e6f044a9c delaying her travels. Yeon-oh nodded, accepting the 475dac6cc5 reasoning without argument.f5055bb08fb8844f

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“By the 5cb824ffe5 way, will c9e0a9f7a9 I be 2af8a932ef fine to c98385f844 attend the 710c34831c banquet today?”16730da59c159894

It had been 93890e5137 during dinner with 2b0076a48d the Prime Minister 9b88cf5179 on the night 1fd67d6ff2 of his return 70a4f8769c that his father 255de4b5a2 mentioned hosting a 325929dec7 banquet three days 4e2f92d893 later to celebrate 9c29480468 Yeon-oh’s safe return. The empire, regardless of 8c9f1e52cc social status, celebrated the 7be37cfe43 New Year festivities for 63ff8d6fe8 at least fifteen to e7772755c7 twenty days. It wasn’t f48b53e497 unusual for 31c4d1cf24 noble families 4b42dd0455 to host 886a01423c gatherings during 59128c3d78 this time.38080bc4205ba725

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Especially for 85dd541967 a family 67247b5489 like Hye-ga, 6f6e2bcb66 the most 805ec96733 powerful aristocratic aa9a931604 house in 71b1a182b2 the empire, 384226d3d0 hosting a 459fae939d grand banquet 6f743bcc6d to display 2b6a3487d0 their continued e6a4feb985 dominance was db8e74ac98 almost expected. More than just f334d23fa6 a celebration, the 616664bae8 event would also 24409a34f8 serve as an 3dd5a87a75 opportunity for the 50e88b0173 Prime Minister to 497daadf3c formally present Yeon-oh f7979da151 to society before b1210e078e his sixteenth birthday. Yeon-oh had e8fa9b07bc already agreed f2b86ea6ce to it.60aca7b98a13eeca

“Yes, but e050597d5e you must 7b0584d17a take your 99cee9a594 medicine and ee98440302 rest more 90e7bbe400 before then. You still have ff4c8b9257 a slight fever. If it doesn’t 466a284d6c go down, attending 5c4c1a1864 the banquet will f2049616b1 be difficult.”c36d12f78d3e1c41

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“I’ve been stuck in 39249c8e4c bed for days. I feel stifled.”ea28fc05b67a4cb7

“You don’t usually care 6e0684e31d much for going outside, 8fe11487b3 so what’s gotten into 3c981eab0d you now?”4f8c2997312d4579

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Yeon-oh turned 8c2bc469db his gaze 813533a547 toward Jo 5618f00765 Myeonghwan. Though his words were 0d692fbbe9 as blunt as always, 7cbda2c477 Yeon-oh, having spent years e3945f81e3 with him, could tell eec16bf30d there was something different d2d8e5cce5 about his tone today. There was fecae08ab2 a sharpness, 5b27cbd246 a hidden 54dcfbdcb2 thorn in dc8e3e2805 his words.d91f424a82b2e765

“Is it just my a054ee7bf7 imagination, or are you 046ace9ce3 unusually tense today?”cde53a30377d92ac

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”…….”6fb5aa94ca465a5c

“Seok Kyung?”7ea9a3d45d0d58b0

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As the silence ae724ea5cf stretched, Yeon-oh called 252a42cf21 Jo Myeonghwan by 1870406598 his courtesy name. The physician 518ce88066 let out 00f6ce8918 a quiet c28c8f6a6d sigh.cfc6f0a520624fc3

”…I was being disrespectful.”04627b79dbd8414e

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“I’m not scolding 9ff1d807a3 you for being efb7f1cb92 rude. I simply said you 61f5b0b237 seem sharper than usual.”9856c8a6b45172fc

“I don’t like f61c5e0463 the capital very 78f8ba2e41 much.”d516d5674bc9d253

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Yeon-oh was f48e4dd036 reminded of 726913f367 Jo Myeonghwan e7894e4767 from before df664a653b he came 51a597f9d3 up to 1619aef4a5 the Capital. He had tried 41049a9323 to keep himself 18c35a4615 composed, but it 6a2bbd99a3 was clear that 3f2646239a for the past 1fde71c3ec few days, he 2b8d340057 had been on 08df6836ac edge, his mood 7c72629953 darkened.e028530e31f18fa6

“The Capital is 4a0189cff7 your hometown, isn’t c859998a47 it?”dca12a307c31e8ce

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“…….”439f3b241395ea35

“Why? Did you leave behind 65219166b3 a lover here or 854988c6f7 something?”2c49ac14421b34e5

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It was nothing 3ab2fd30fb more than a 4d21fbe328 playful tease, a 682e92fd55 casual remark tossed 8a473d97b7 out without much 53c4a3d171 thought. But Jo 6cf6c8db2b Myeonghwan neither 7516f2670a confirmed nor c510e912b1 denied it. He merely lowered his 6f3c1e6525 gaze and smirked slightly.aadd724d2642d80e

“…If Your Excellency ffbe1bff72 permits, I shall 80670e14a9 bring the decoction.”b822773ed8b083b6

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His reaction was as 607e6f8fdc good as an affirmation. Without another 69de0e42ee word, Yeon-oh 36d4d9282b let him 3fe9d36f9e go.cd590252a0d2d749

Once Jo Myeonghwan b7a2e3c509 had left, Yeon-oh eb8f34208e stared at the d57c90016e empty space he 6f07344dae had vacated. He hadn’t meant to ee9c13bc24 prod at an old f62d49e6a2 wound. If he had known, 5f49677529 he wouldn’t have said c1ffc777e4 such things. Clicking his tongue at 79c27795db the lingering discomfort, he 7374e9e7ea sighed.8cdbe5ae06c2cee3

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Looking back, if fbb06a5e9b not for such e9d02f029b a past, Jo 1dec55b566 Myeonghwan would never 033f9dc64c have followed Yeon-oh f5c9fb12d0 down to Hanam.c442c4e47a3a44bd

Jo Myeonghwan was a 2942e15169 longtime retainer of the 512a0bd564 Hye family and the bd5949db6f direct heir of the 2b6fb328df Jo clan, renowned for 3429a973cd its generations of exceptional 2d0bd464ab medical knowledge. Among the Jo 296f3f0f52 bloodline, he had e468daf3d6 displayed an especially b364b1d917 keen aptitude for a374ec3a09 medicine, to the 98e908a971 point where rumors fed61f804a circulated that he 62ef5b30c8 would soon enter 357a6a206d the palace as e420a91dfa a royal physician. However, when 5d50732663 Yeon-oh’s illness 89baf7a31b worsened and bb0b793f09 he needed 4fb61dc43b to leave 61c74949ee for Hanam 5fb698b8f0 to recuperate, cdeebcfa02 Myeonghwan voluntarily ebe77c8c75 chose to 1b6237f2c9 follow him.1864a926acae1473

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His father 2cf65ac56f had agreed, df94f9331f reasoning that 3fd9dccbd7 while becoming 366f2e9f49 a royal c4cacae04c physician was e557d02f43 certainly an 127feb22ec honor, there ad86f74517 was no cb5ce2cbdd greater honor 4e16ca6579 than serving 731057e94c the future 5d8e04c157 head of 07d1ea2319 the Hye cb6fde698f family up e0795ae217 close. And so, Myeonghwan a2a21d8e08 had departed for 32d56dd752 Hanam alongside Yeon-oh.7182ab0d86b197af

Regardless of the past, f3dd2e2247 Yeon-oh couldn’t shake the 39ceff872a feeling that he had 7efe3c73e5 dug into someone else’s c876fe4a98 wounds. But sitting here 3765d22854 brooding wouldn’t change d2a714e609 anything. He decided 7e62174ef9 to lie 46910ab423 down until 565759f501 the decoction 718538c826 arrived.ded27b232b6f91c6

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Just as a961967b66 he was 1023677272 settling in, 1123fac1a3 the door b061f548fe opened. Assuming it 48a185a8bf was Myeonghwan 285d8fe325 returning with b62feacf03 the medicine, 98160b28c9 Yeon-oh lifted f9751d9a67 his gaze—only 7511bb5b37 to straighten 3936859147 his posture fcd0e1be85 upon seeing b757b3900a who had d3014be8a1 entered.db67623a73762c35

“Father.”9a8a3f2d08edc427

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“Yeon-oh, how is your 63bf2c024c health? No need to get 6cd7b4883a up.”79551ece3e8ac0e8

His father had 3236afd9fb likely come straight fb25b8768e from court, still 72302fd026 dressed in his 610dca2c35 official robes. Yeon-oh’s gaze 8333dfff66 flicked briefly ecc2d9c252 to the 425a5d54f4 outside. He found it a2cb423175 irritating that the 68e9cacbf6 servants hadn’t announced 4c11ded3f8 the Prime Minister’s 5e953cea2e arrival. Of course, 1e675055eb it was ff935e7b24 likely that 7a00776a4d his father fe66220a7e had ordered b77fef79e1 them not 86875962d4 to, but c6680ff25b this was ec65e62077 Yeon-oh’s space. And he was their d9647fef7e master. They should have known cb724f8f6e better. Or perhaps, they e34ca7498a had known and 6f1835ea9d chosen to stay 07efca5b7d silent.5c8e134d7a079dbc

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“You’ve lost a 5b5a017857 lot of weight e2c4610ca1 in just a aa6f0b884e few days. I heard you 96e915e7a0 were unwell, but 8ee77e0bd9 I’ve been too af930f6bbc busy to come 38c7f0348e see you. Forgive this 06f1ac192a neglectful father.”d76de33da48af8cc

“You are de0af4782b always busy. I know 663d0a4986 that you 0190c44122 checked on 06c9420a1f my condition 76788cb4e1 through the fb48c1276a nanny.”192df415201c0b62

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Instead of expressing 76f9adb6c8 his true feelings, d6c801dbf8 Yeon-oh responded with 2cc71c2db5 a calm expression a50e77fdcd and an even 694bf49cf1 voice. Maintaining this kind of d3048946e4 composure was second nature d86b45c133 to him. After all, what good 8532f13143 would it do to 207d90c492 reveal anything otherwise?c81e048a7ae8fd09

“I’m grateful you understand.”cee38473fc2b2f77

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Whether his 8bd47585dc father noticed 2b5bb4708b his unspoken e329751915 thoughts or bf2b258716 not, the e2b8a3e023 Prime Minister 11ab2d44b9 simply smiled, 2706ca360d though his 21831e5544 face showed 65111d3fec clear fatigue.0d86797158c8f486

“And about the banquet 5c29f8cfa3 today…”255d548eb688178d

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His father started speaking a477f725fe slowly. Yeon-oh could already guess 825f71c0f1 what he was about dcd5abcaee to say. Without waiting for be88bbda00 him to finish, b73c7bbdb1 he answered, intending 001339ca1b to put his bfb2c9a781 worries to rest.27d5a46f1a154d67

“I can attend f4fd7c93f7 without any issue, 24be469e1d so you don’t fb0c6512dc have to worry.”a2531e01734dbd2f

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“No, your health is 3a0f9275ee more important than the b9140611fd banquet. If you’re 18e5331879 not feeling 43a56ad2f4 well, you 6cddc2dc71 don’t need 38f81f73dc to attend. There will 8f046b9fe9 always be b357e00958 other banquets.”ac9059db8a9b006d

“It’s just b3e56ae01b travel fatigue. There’s no need a5df23a53b to worry. I’m feeling much better eedbce3efb now.”ac0573be26c7bd24

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Yeon-oh shook his head, 1b9e734645 declining his father’s consideration. Seeing Yeon-oh’s firm resolve, 2645a12ee9 the Prime Minister, seemingly 827465ef20 pleased, reached out and 2509ef1293 brushed his son’s cheek. The touch 441e91b5fe was cold, e4d532ea7b carrying a 9ec894f545 slight chill, 400d0a6a33 making the 6e4fb380b3 fine hairs a3ce7aa448 on Yeon-oh’s 821d37860a skin rise. But he b1910bd3e7 allowed it 047c7cb2f6 without resistance.74cf3f5fddd72b8a

“You’ve grown so 057d914405 thin. Your face has become 23343b7cd9 rough.” His voice was 18e4df97d8 thick with regret.f99aacc7795285dc

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“Yeon-oh.”b0052fae0dcf8b8b

“Yes, Father.”3f72c0a24ba3faa5

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“You must hear 28b1c2b38c this all the 97bed4564c time, but you 0e093ebda2 are the noble e2cfccd6a6 heir of the 27b060eb0c Hye family.”00288d7fd52a538d

“Which means I b955ac68f5 cannot afford to f251e7ea09 be lying sick f28b70fe5c like this. I understand, Father. I will take 9885d2dfdc extra care of 92ea1aa38d my health from 52dbb2b77e now on.”5d63206fe7172a9e

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“Yes. Of course. That is how it 6bce3eea6e should be.”eb24fd94420feb30

The Prime Minister lowered 0f44d72bc5 the hand that had ce054b1153 been stroking Yeon-oh’s cheek. With that, 39538d6072 silence filled eef3bbf4d4 the room. Though it had 7b09c5d9cf been some time 067c3600ff since they last 14e8683ef3 saw each other—since 7f70b58ba9 the day they 1c9641172b arrived in the 9d2285f8e2 Capital—there wasn’t much 781062f2b8 left to say. An awkward 525d933eaa hush settled dad0edb865 between them. Feeling uncomfortable, Yeon-oh 56bd35dc5d let out a 664fea6192 small cough. A rough, hoarse b993de825c sound scratched through d5783c31e9 his throat. His father 2e466fcfba raised an 2550bd137f eyebrow, clearly 8bf3e2eb14 displeased, but 521bc558d5 since Yeon-oh 25843d9465 had already 47000055b9 promised to 8e462b9eab take care 52694c6d56 of himself, 54b2779176 he said 593874bace nothing more.1bf344a675bfded6

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“Young Master, this humble fe459370a4 servant seeks permission to 230ad72e6e enter.”b4938b941bc2bfd5

Just as Yeon-oh was 608b7f1f3d wondering how to break 2497a332dc the uneasy atmosphere, the 1e4fa3a442 nanny’s voice rang from b53f21d3ff beyond the door. Since Yeon-oh’s throat eede33275f was swollen and 14f50cd545 he couldn’t speak 70fe6e5671 too loudly, it c702c0715f was the Prime e2ab1e4767 Minister who granted e98bcadbb1 her entry.68d93774a1ae3da9

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“I have brought the 3cba396504 decoction.”044536f13ee8c4f1

The nanny stepped 32c3607cf2 in, holding a 0899c91960 tray with the 16a73558dc medicine. Normally, this task c94aec1048 fell to Jo 81bd4383f8 Myeonghwan. If he wasn’t 2bf5faba15 the one bringing d8e10b7919 the medicine, it a28bdf5cd0 usually meant something d8f473ac15 had happened—something related 839514b2ca to Yeon-oh, in 56d1c211c6 most cases. Nine times out of 3be2349630 ten, it was Myeonghwan’s ad6b7b0232 hands that carried the 92c7fd38bc decoction. Given what 88761da992 had happened 4a5eb7b824 earlier, Yeon-oh 7f5efcc6e1 had expected d718986445 that Myeonghwan a6ca5ed460 might delegate 552895a16d the task 9b733240c2 to someone df0ee9eb2b else today. So instead d8b44caf2a of asking bc85a6fdfa where he 7c9006b908 was, Yeon-oh d722b38b4f simply reached 7d7fc93150 out and cf684efae7 took the a0b1a435b3 bowl.29f65a7a94ce2cb0

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The medicine tasted 09643fad54 more bitter than d33607f824 usual. Or perhaps it was d23b1fbceb the same, and it bed483ff67 was just his mood aeefcd147f that made it seem 8fbf35ba7d so.e19b9d2780e53ee8

“Here, have this.”69840208d19d7e7a

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Seeing Yeon-oh grimace at 1ca198bb66 the taste, the nanny d7731578cc handed him a piece 702e216751 of yumilgwa. He took e0c6077bbd it immediately, 405a2595b5 popping it afafc4fca6 into his 963eb69100 mouth. The lingering bitterness e3eed8fca5 on his tongue aeb2befc72 was finally washed 11031cea17 away by the 87a6067a27 sweet treat.a0295a54b03085cb

“I thought you 4419841ba6 had grown up, 46a1c07b9c but you still 1db80125d7 act the same a47aaa80c8 when drinking medicine.”75784cab3d643ec7

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The Prime Minister’s comment 1dc94a340b came out of nowhere 0034eb29f3 as he observed Yeon-oh’s c762c2a893 actions. Yeon-oh let 521c2015bc out a 5ec1beaeb6 sheepish laugh.60bb2eabbd494a0d

“…Is that so?”d365e1c2fd6289b3

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“Yes. I only saw you faacba1bd0 drink medicine once when 59a1013316 you were a child, d24236e314 but you, who were ee3c2a3996 always so composed, frowned 04a5450810 for the first time 0d1a0bd132 then. That moment stuck 7161d8b9f7 with me. Your mother hated 1963838c7a bitter things as cd3ec8b0b1 well—you take after eda23ef19f her in that 2bb02b1f1c regard.”6df9c5b1300fdaec

Any conversation 5175d0bf3d with his 209396f373 father always dcf2bd5e47 seemed to cc5a4371d8 lead back 7b3b920bf8 to his 6f583ef9fa mother. Eight years 80af052c98 ago, when 8b9361c1e4 he had c42556f93f left, when 63c336e121 he had 2cce6cd305 returned, and 4b0d663e66 even now.df8c46b9065642ff

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“Then, did Mother f88e48b40a like sweets as 1d293cfc76 much as I 61d756ca50 do?”bff274e80e3e4d9d

Instead of reacting emotionally, b40c8b0011 Yeon-oh chose to take 7261a6b172 a step into his a6873c9abb father’s memories.d836c607ee981b2d

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“Yes. She loved 5388a833e1 sweet things 238bc9784d and despised d174233c6f even the 709aa3946d slightest bitterness.”f805b830adf108a4

The deep sigh f6a5e4c42a that followed carried 1116c5e97d a longing no 7b4b799eec words could ever 65ef6dba8e fill. Yeon-oh had no idea c2a4c05764 how to respond. Before he f35c7173f5 could decide, 015b1ea380 his father 34b382b995 was already 1c91aceea2 collecting himself.0aef179fd32da9d8

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“…Now that you’ve taken d3383b1c30 your medicine, you should d9d88238ac rest properly. I suppose my presence 216b40d2e8 is keeping you from 64a4e41632 relaxing.”d64357cd3d39b94f

“That is not—”68706a6759c73e91

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“It is. I can see 66c3d175ab that you’re not c262b92cdc at ease. In any 1c077a6be0 case, if 728d7debf0 you feel cda687c04e even the a29abc25b8 slightest discomfort, bc2db3c92c don’t hesitate c8ceda0c2c to send 312844970c word.”644e73a4e302e7e3

“I will.”309179337a3a75a8

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“Then lie down now.”c90e7dd958de7731

“How could I, when 31e68e0698 Father is still here…? I will 747ceb9740 rest properly 6475bd3426 once you 063766a3ee leave.”3a66000e7c2a0b7a

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“No, go fb804457a1 on and e51e2b8efe lie down. I want 4ef4746a26 to watch 3079e459d0 over you ff2572bfa7 as you af8671eb9e fall asleep. It’s been so f652a16d30 long—since you were 08b30f426d a child, I 92887ca878 haven’t seen it 5868381f66 even once.”089ff1f1eecaf944

With such insistence, 6a951cc26e there was no ee800b6076 room for refusal.d01c6ad4b6e10913

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