Stigma Prologue

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Despite her words, the woman’s palm was shaking. EunSeo looked down at the small pills in her hand.b2b6544697199283

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Deep sorrow filled EunSeo’s eyes as she gazed at the pills that would bring her death.4be2658bf776ac03

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“It will only take a moment. I heard that it will be painless, like falling asleep. There’s no more time, milady. You must take it now.”704f4d0b181056ed

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“When did you find the time to prepare something like this?”bfe9444d02da942c

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EunSeo slowly took the pills from the handmaiden’s trembling hand.da84619b501edd5f

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“It seems that I’ve caused you a lot of worry.”8a5816d9052f772e

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The handmaiden knelt down, e94f6671ec her forehead touching the 8f12bf0b72 floor.2aa72af61bc4adec

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“After you leave, I will follow, milady.”a6d15247e73c002a

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“Why would you do that?”c9d7eeb4db4a20b2

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“How can I send you off to walk that scary path alone? I can’t do that.”4d37fa38a75b693c

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As EunSeo 7748c7c959 sadly looked 0226113a56 down at 2bd3bd1223 the handmaiden 81dbec66e4 bowed down b5dc158dd0 on the 2691ad5c03 floor, she 7d5ec6813f lowered her f2b42a7e33 hand.45159172d1395b9e

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Then she put 08acc076db the pills inside 37ed0083d4 her pouch before 49fed8f34f hanging the pouch 71e7e03d2b back onto her 448d87fe86 waist.46d3b842e4a8e364

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“I’ll use this later. Now isn’t the right time.”32035c1eb5ed80e7

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“Milady!”ff07ef88e5741dd2

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The handmaiden looked up 8798c2ab95 at EunSeo with a 301e0bb32a terrified expression.ab94712bb223345a

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“Milady, outside there are…”d52090495d696acd

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“I’ll use it later.”d5647dd07e5a62b8

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“Milady, how will you bear such humiliation?!”11bab6ae0e0a7e90

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“I cannot die right now. It wouldn’t be right for me to die here.”2d2665383755a55c

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EunSeo tightly bit 6aba62f7d1 her lip.47b0b1ddb543314a

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“I can’t die like this. There’s too much anger and resentment.”797512fe7e9b4889

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“Milady…”48b4c993c709d8d4

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Tears flowed down the handmaiden’s cheeks.ee372eb04504f420

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She was the devoted handmaiden that had not left EunSeo’s side, even when she had fallen into this sorry state.adfca9749b979324

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In order to stay by her mistress’s side till the end, the handmaiden had taken a dagger to the heart and prepared these pills for her. However, when her mistress refused to leave this world peacefully, the handmaiden looked up at her with sorrowful eyes.7f42157f335c401d

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“No matter what happens to me, I must live. I need to grit my teeth and survive. I may be unable to bear it. I may die. But I’m going to endure it until I can’t endure anymore. That’s the only way I will be able face my brother, who left this world screaming in grief.”d08749515c21e0ed

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As she finished speaking, af0cc77abd EunSeo stood up.53660b726e8e6e7c

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Her skirt flowed down d433219c70 onto the floor.6b5e32d982c8033a

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“Let’s go out.”a6b88b9cccdcf3be

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The handmaiden watched as aa3cd83728 her mistress opened the 13a0ac948a door and went outside. She wiped her tears 353c64d532 away with her sleeve d0e5f3c831 and followed after her.b3eca778d8b36f17

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She swallowed back her remaining tears as she watched EunSeo’s quiet back as she steadily walked out.a9780e1e6e0df985

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“Bite this. It’ll feel better if you do.”0df385fecd9a099b

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Kneeling on the cold 8d2b59e8dc floor, EunSeo was given b5f7923b0c a piece of cloth 53245af427 that had been folded a37407776e several times by the ca0bc74b2e madame.471eef89f3b18b15

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“It will be very painful. There are occasionally girls who will slip and bite their tongues, so hold this between your teeth. That way, you’ll be able to endure it.”bdf187fae7fa62e8

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EunSeo gazed fcf4980594 at the e350773c6e hand holding 28150bbebf the cloth. She shook her 8676364859 head, refusing it.023938c5ef4ca424

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“I’ll be fine.”17e741b94ff95bf4

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“This isn’t something to be stubborn about.”9bda08993a61d9a4

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“I’ll be fine.”5597f2a20f1f482a

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The madame 02f73118ab clicked her a32a8c91a2 tongue as 5d8d9ec917 she looked f94baf99c3 down at 08a81761e9 EunSeo.96f0eeb074063940

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‘Foolish.’ EunSeo heard the woman quietly mutter.ce8eb990bf5086af

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“Begin.”b0a3d54281932d88

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The madame 1cae1b6db6 stepped back. A man who 7506052bdd had been standing 5649f4d48c by took out a66ee0da3b the iron brand 579051a5e8 from the brazier 407779e63e and began to 21b3d2b11d walk forward.de65794c9eda9748

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The iron 3f29272900 brand was b09c7ad468 glowing bright d9fc992c9a red. EunSeo could feel 39d234c71b the heat as 3eceb62f54 the sizzling iron 8524fdd012 came closer.7cf218e9707ef41f

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The iron 437714d18b branded her 6fa6146635 skin with f3ee706cae ‘娼’ to 0097225fea indicate her ba2d6f2d81 stigma as 786696d2b5 a prostitute.80c02603095d2ecd

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With this stamped on d3e78f7f25 her body, she was c1cc6664e2 now branded as a f805d95df3 prostitute and could no 67a95b4f33 longer escape this status b98f949972 for the rest of 2aabc2bab9 her life.d1c89fc96f19b43e

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Even if a high-ranking noble took her in as a concubine, the woman’s stigma as a whore could never be erased. The physical brand on her skin would also remain.1231e8965a93a612

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Even if the deb2c42976 whore became a 324429c7d1 woman of the 0dbe578349 king, she would 9e648d4903 still not be 49183cbc24 able to officially 924739a7fe be a part 4e81bc2333 of the inner d882ef1dc0 palace.8facc1e033ffd1e8

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This position was the cc849c3708 lowest of the low.1526f2f3f01bb6ea

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The man roughly pulled one side of EunSeo’s top to reveal her shoulder. Her pale shoulder and back appeared in the dark.abe2bfae89bef9a7

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Kneeling on the floor, 19535e0aa6 EunSeo tightly gripped her 252a0df73c skirts.cba7454800d1e60c

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As she imagined the af585a398f incredible pain that would bac73fa57a come, she bit her 4982dfefc9 lip.2e10c36844412072

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The iron brand finally pressed onto the back of EunSeo’s shoulder.a93924b0ad5237b1

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The smell of burnt flesh filled the air along with the sizzling sound. However, EunSeo didn’t notice.df0acce0daab085f

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As the iron pressed ad13afc058 down on her shoulder, b2ca2e273a the cruel agony began 43649f5564 to suffocate her. It made her d81037c9af lose her senses.5dd593e14bb0bf03

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“Hnng, nnnnng…!”b83c4c2d18385d56

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Blood began a698229c14 to trickle 7a301a99bf down from 616f797627 her lips 422e27b1a9 as she cc02e5dc38 bit down.3dd08a4619e01358

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Between the bloody lips, a groan of agony escaped. EunSeo’s body collapsed.aa68ff9aa3d11770

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Seeing her fall a2c260744a onto the ground a308145c98 like a sheet 060317bc25 of paper, everyone aa32fa391c around her watched d3d3493c6f her with eyes 3e322f673a full of pity.7530d54f20a0d3c4

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Just a few days ago, she was the daughter of a highly-esteemed family. Now she had become a whore just like them. Seeing such a fall from grace, they couldn’t hide the pity from their eyes.6fa9d1d8062e4ad2

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The smell 2e72e5a358 of burnt 4fcbef2d4e flesh lingered 2bf52538ee in the 0c40415159 yard.1a3e37ea9de98247

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Even though the iron brand had been returned to its brazier, EunSeo’s swollen skin was still sizzling.299effa2c0de0b8e

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Hazy from 2356c1db2c the pain, f06dfb3464 EunSeo could 7185896fb8 hear the a81bd6ed55 sound of 48c99a196c footsteps ringing fc65eb2c86 in her 914fbf040e ears.1dbcb218869721ad

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The footsteps were her 116a1c9c55 own as she climbed a547e76ee3 the mountain that day.b4a877d5c8f0872d

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The footsteps were laced fad77ed705 with fear and confusion. She had gotten 69e1254b45 lost in the d5df1858e4 mountain.25f24e6722a2c7ae

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The sounds c46f62f75f of the 37563ecfda forest lingered d373cd6a6f in her ee5678ad04 ears.e853b5d7bd2ab8a2

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The wind from that day brushed against EunSeo’s white back as she began to lose consciousness. That was the day she had met him.8203e146c2fd5799

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As her vision began to fade, she began to return to ‘that day’.98f9994d93da58dd

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