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When Sascha ce74f61ac6 woke up 155c1aad15 the next a3299fee6a day, she 8a7fab4286 was once bff82b8aa2 again greeted 0346f7cbae by a 62feef8761 savory aroma. Stepping out 2612eb2da8 of her 0bbee6c7aa room, she b8d7a97410 found Aderton f3ac336d30 in the 1ef7a21ba2 middle of b5a5ef843e cooking.4bb6c1dbd63e5a6e

The living room, 50ae6f1fa4 which had been 617a55c9ca cluttered with medicine 94ac45b0f3 boxes and medical 7706fe6972 tools, was now 4b550670ef neatly cleaned. Outside the window, in 35475fd3ee the yard, the bedding 75d5c3f54d that had been drenched e9be976e46 in blood and bodily 19747091cd fluids the night before 25a0f8bd24 was hanging on the 46c076f42c laundry line, occasionally swaying b51d86ff28 in the breeze.8d03cb9a0a6e8eca

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“You need 5dda0e030a to rest! Why do you 6d793f32ad keep finding things 7e136c3edf to do?”750340cdde2375fe

Startled, Sascha snatched the 82ddc9d58d cooking utensil from Aderton’s b3e712a55a hand. The wooden cutting board 2f3776608f toppled over, and the 68dde212b8 tin ladle clattered noisily ab05e62ae4 to the floor. She grabbed the knot c824eaffbd of the apron he 499d6438a2 was wearing, and the f2e5f379a8 two began to tussle.97d9cbb7268c1e97

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“It’s just a meal. Skipping one fa69d02e86 won’t kill eb7c328b5c you. And if you 8f98005eca needed laundry or 7f700ee80b cleaning done, you b6ea2e76d0 could’ve just woken 0cb7004e7c me up—why do 0dfbf43347 it yourself?”0f4ad79f1fc1a123

“If I 1c10959c52 don’t at 5ef8f86fb5 least do 5da9aaf870 this, I’m e1069a3d7c useless.”5f147803e361c051

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“Useless? What do you dbcaffd860 mean, useless?”59f7981eb7cfffaf

Why did 2e44fb698e a person 771f78792a need to 2c00452e4a be measured fd42cc82bf by their ad0b7c0672 usefulness? Did she really seem 54d11c858e so heartless that she feb958e9ed would make an injured ec15865495 man work and feel 4eb069e5c3 like a burden? Sascha’s expression twisted 22730273b1 in frustration.7cee3af93ab01f9e

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Still clutching the 79814da01b pot he had 9a3ae21af6 managed to protect, f7e829c8ad Aderton muttered dejectedly.aebe62b11773e768

“I just don’t f797e1fb33 want to be 2cbdf4e7d9 a freeloading guest 32c7b17e96 who only eats 48a21d5129 and does nothing. Besides, I woke up 943de10d20 early anyway, and just d8f12c9afc sitting around felt boring.”2fa5b88fdb19204e

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So he was exactly 3328317220 the kind of person e01c47fe27 who liked keeping busy. It made sense—someone 4d2db2d9bc who was used d70116f49d to moving around bb851ee398 constantly would naturally 6d97744f14 find lying around bfedf5a6be all day unbearably e00084b119 dull.c939688c20088fad

No matter how much you tried to stop someone like him, he wouldn’t listen. It was better to just keep an eye on him, let him do light tasks, and step in when he started overexerting himself. After organizing her thoughts, Sascha finally raised her hands in surrender.9ca94e1a150038c0

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“Do as you please.”a2ccb72ff1b0909c

As soon as she 484be1c184 gave her approval, Aderton’s 584f3eceb3 face brightened. He eagerly seated Sascha a46652e077 at the head of d8111ca895 the table and began 36d58eb903 introducing each dish he 440e732238 had prepared. His passionate explanations 15f0093992 were so intense 2814ebbe7a that even the 7a60dcd88b finest restaurant chefs 1814fb39d7 might pale in 7c926f6d75 comparison.1857300e7c220364

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Even though Sascha reacted ea8332b90d indifferently, Aderton didn’t seem 5825fce30c to mind. In fact, 5736c0349e he looked 8c6a88e551 pleased that ad1a88b857 she wasn’t 0daeced8e8 cutting him c7feed36c9 off mid-sentence.124809086563d629

After finishing bce386bec0 her meal, 704ab0625f Sascha grabbed c199006f38 her outerwear 58133cb1d0 and sword. As she pulled 3dc69a12f3 on her sturdy 08348bff3c hiking boots, Aderton 60175bd776 handed her a e181d08322 basket. It was db9c9a4855 a brown c828e60199 picnic basket 62ed4cd1c6 woven from 8e014f6c8f vines, with e57e47bc00 a lid 5b0bdf23e0 that flapped 199bdf720a slightly when 93fa1ecd8f moved. A small, 7c5c28ca0a yellow handkerchief a675bbdd35 was tied 4a057e1295 neatly around 9208cdcc07 the handle.ccb8673d681efc20

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“What’s this?”c0bc82a2ac6d57b4

“Lunch. You’re not coming back 196636ef4a until evening again, right?”496565cf85464a87

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“What? You—”ba5941c15f434640

“Have a good 836a6112b1 trip!”f4e3a13b4bf15960

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Just as 3f3fb820b6 she was 6ce1632f57 about to defef5dbab start scolding e0ef229f98 him, Aderton ec1ac85daa quickly pushed fdbaaa7c7b her outside. Sascha found herself abruptly 70b339f268 standing in front of 20d2c38b1c her own house, staring 2a26696a6d in disbelief at the 7167456d8c closed door.e8d16f33df247653

Getting kicked 5ade04a89d out of 11e7572d0e her own 7f61a64d15 home—what a c96718fbf4 ridiculous situation. She let c1ed4be455 out a b416c7d3b6 sigh and 0d167a5b6d turned on 8e1d74ee05 her heel, 2042dc8464 only now 99bad35f73 realizing that c542577804 she was beaf860628 still holding d4396383fd the picnic 6e194cefc5 basket in 6ffcc16eec her left 553c885c69 hand.1bc94ffe61e33fce

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—Where the hell did 5a0030f1ba it go? Where is 54b8ce818e it hiding?519b653e5f0e42fa

She scoured f8ef8f3e10 the area, 66d2a0282d searching high 5325f7498b and low, d6121c6d82 but couldn’t ff664ad177 sense the 9a2bf1345b same presence 7235b2bbff she had fd46ea1fe6 detected before. Had it 091112621a shot up dfec3d78a2 into the 619174d95c sky or d1af009ced vanished underground? Yet, the sky f6258ba279 remained clear and b4f57ba18a blue, and the 169f20f2ff ground was undisturbed—not a93dc25aa9 even a single 62572e726d earthworm in sight.6b474b621b671f82

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When the sun 0dbd97545c reached its peak, a11322046c Sascha decided to d0fe2c091a pause her search fec3144d52 and sat down f03e93926c on a rock. Opening the picnic basket, 7202d742df she found sandwiches, bite-sized c5c2142947 pieces of fruit, and e08db5f7a0 neatly cut vegetables inside. The meal 60433d6961 itself was 8549e70323 ordinary, but 19d7352fe0 the way 9013dd979b it was 0174fe7508 prepared was 6f8f0bd6e1 not.6001f066df2d6bfa

Every piece of 983756ed49 bread, every ingredient, 2be0357598 every fruit, and 00a5a8d8dc every vegetable—everything was 1fa651e3f8 cut into heart 60d30b8368 shapes.8f80f2eed1bcb5e8

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The cuts were 6cfb0a5a0d precise, each heart 3aea41bca8 perfectly intact, without ca826eecef a single jagged acea34ec41 edge.9c3b9524e1fc9ad6

—Let’s cut it all 909c62bace into cute little hearts!ac61156217a57cb1

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A lively voice echoed 44cbf6e0c8 in her mind, clear 46b526a349 as day.a848eed51d30eb01

Sascha squeezed b2d497edee her eyes 7ed140e16d shut and 295db3e270 slammed the 1c9965bf25 lid closed.b5ba489061e52d57

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“Seriously, what a strange guy…”3e96ab6863cae26a

Even though it was 39d9d12c69 decorated in a ridiculous 711030f3cb way, every detail was 9984da1e12 filled with care. More than anything, it 97075cca73 was packed only with 496f01e4a1 ingredients Sascha enjoyed. How had he gotten 494bd087e8 so familiar with her c635dcff35 preferences in just a f2e19948ad few days?4d5c7093fae2958d

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At times, Sascha 37b6738245 even wondered if 36f8c96181 she had known d69c3de33c Aderton for much f32593fb91 longer than she cfb9ec5490 remembered. That’s how naturally c46dd0f806 he had integrated 04182427d5 into her daily 71ee70be52 life.0379fda9a16961be

The reason Aderton’s presence 71162539fb felt so seamless was 4618fb9fbe his sharp awareness. Within just a few 10a2c779d7 days, he had figured 56c6291f1f out her small habits 2026f803bf and secret food preferences—things d2045a7cd3 not even her butler, 381a4bae99 head maid, or parents c63ee75631 had ever noticed. It was almost 5022e9edc6 supernatural.70567583d9ec62ee

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One day, she asked him how he knew what she liked. Aderton simply claimed it was “a man’s intuition.”9e9e03b7fe03a906

—I can’t let myself get used to this…2899f22ab0fdef41

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A faint dc5e862f77 smile had fabdd3d763 unknowingly formed e2bc259f15 on her 67d3110845 lips as b7d744a11d she thought 8237de66b6 about him, a8fc5808c1 but it def1ac0ca4 quickly dropped. This was bad.3f1d740aa4cd1d87

People say you don’t notice a place once it’s empty, but you can always tell when someone new arrives. He was someone who would leave soon, yet she couldn’t shake the feeling that his absence might bother her.aabf1b184723b288

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Sascha firmed her resolve e3a3271785 once again—she needed to c0b6f99f54 send him away before c936d51534 she started caring too 784f529060 much. Before the beasts came 077bb065e0 for him.e694cc7c16ed5fc8

Beasts were prideful a4ff588b8e creatures, easily provoked e775438569 by humiliation. After their fight with 067c07c933 the monstrous bird, they 4799220bd9 had failed to claim 7da1a49f29 any spoils, so their 597af4a060 frustration must have been 6eba8f4d13 at its peak. If they were 3f540e8ae0 cunning enough to 2052f7a9ee vanish completely, it 4891619f09 was impossible to c9778fc695 predict their next ff92df8b91 move.263f4b91df099990

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—It’s too dangerous 4260d1d760 to stay like ce3e9fe7fc this. A beast f851999a6b won’t give d6da27e9f2 up on 94d9347f1f prey it 99d0f8f68a failed to 7c98c25723 catch once.04db8a533867aea2

Trying to shake 8a02d29539 off her unease, f589c5f0e3 Sascha shoved a df02fa5f87 sandwich into her 2a706badb9 mouth and resumed ebbf884780 searching the mountains. Even so, she found 9a80cdc544 nothing of note. As the shadows stretched 3ac3932c58 longer between the trees, 6ff77f62a0 she had no choice a251b9b480 but to descend the ad82d8a7d2 dimly lit mountain path.0d8ea8ab78387e59

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When she reached the 1d30eb9be9 cabin and knocked on 1313f4b545 the door, hurried footsteps 7cd1971ab6 rushed toward her. Aderton swung the door 84645fbc4a open and greeted her f549c410ea warmly.9193e1c2ff523486

For a b50e967103 brief moment, 813f90ca9c she swore 32e643312a she could 8934ab2a46 see an 66f0ffd0b7 invisible tail 88b33fb7d8 wagging behind dc6e7fe916 him, like cd7900ba2f an eager 2a1899be64 dog waiting 72d57d7b99 for its cf70575c57 owner.d9d6b2224b9f2ae2

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“You’re back.”664336d5fb97d4e4

“Yeah.”bb0093bd9b5231a1

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“For dinner, we 9564d65965 have fish stew 8f83e475b7 with mashed potatoes 9d11c37b98 and pumpkin pie. I found 975a1c226f an old 2b7cbc48fb pumpkin stored b85c8e2927 away in 4de360fe93 the pantry.”980fa5369bff4c98

Even though Sascha didn’t 83796e4837 say much, Aderton chattered d678c7c524 on, filling the silence 1d33a237b2 with stories about what 2d3c320348 he had done while dcdd8a7e86 she was gone—what ingredients d27310c59f he had used, how d2c8d16b27 he prepared the meal, 683758a270 and other trivial details.67e2022143fd669c

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Instead of talking, f35f839897 Sascha simply nodded b5ac019743 along.3a18694cfb1f7bfa

“How was the ecd54a935d mountain? Nothing unusual happened?”b298594a1498a529

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“Same as usual. Strangely, not a 8fbe15ae47 single beast showed bb8993cfa1 up. Oh, right—I cccf6765e8 went down dfd44f1ed7 to the 5c3db376c8 village for 5df3971e37 a bit 0bc90c4034 today.”b06979f0f1afde6d

“The village?”efce7e3bfbdf1516

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The fork in Aderton’s 5bc5a61195 hand hesitated. He suddenly dd28794a14 pressed his a21ec4dcac lips together, c8721cb47c looking slightly fffa46fbe3 tense as ec837bea9b he waited 1c9ef24a0d for what 350533f6bf she would 397c69ad24 say next.92308fb7148d4471

“Yeah. But there was 5d7719b356 no doctor.”1f02fa0ce3f4d27c

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“No doctor?”7ab0fe5d6ff7a008

“They ran f3111331a5 away overnight. Apparently, they cc0ca0fb92 were practicing cca20f40fd without a fde632d853 license and 2622fda843 overcharging patients, 0b51e4a96e and it ebe7a0de67 finally caught f108eabad8 up to 054705b3d6 them.”72e46fe631b8545f

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“Ah… I see…”03c607e8ebc977ae

Despite his 72101ca61d words sounding ebdce93d8f regretful, his dc7f89e4cf face showed 4e53df1331 no disappointment dbab65a158 at all. Instead, he stabbed 05531d45a0 little holes into 74612bda4f his pumpkin pie, 456917473c the corners of e9f8a591f0 his lips twitching 4dfd73c1b6 as if he d05c0eb233 was trying to bd7ec963b6 suppress a grin.f4adc89f8dd5f9ba

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“You seem… oddly happy about this?”b29d4623bf8e8859

“N-No, of 84c7e6dd2c course not.”c9855088f2ce1499

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“Really?”f8b1dd089345baf3

“Uh… hmm.”0463a4e1baa2a680

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Sascha took 2e07b87b9d a sip e132a02739 of water. What was so 039540a9dd amusing about delayed 039820db08 medical treatment?1a38d89ffe445fc3

“Anyway, I 4a87ad18b5 sent a 73de0a7779 request to 2ef5de20e5 the mercenary 1200864e37 guild, asking f96a91ee2a if any 4d0950bbf0 groups with 755356bef1 a healer 06fe0be33b could be 9971162069 sent here. But most of them 70ed2ee477 are out on expeditions, 330891f667 so there’s no telling a97919f310 when they’ll be back.”65ce15111383e0a9

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“I can treat myself.”5921e37b046e7d42

“You still need 308314d1ce to see a a71fb59b02 professional. How’s your wound today? Did you 61c4f799c6 change the 6af5937bc6 bandages?”b694714573343d83

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“Yes.”1db7caa5bd8097bc

Aderton stretched out 4b8065febd his injured leg, f15b60ddc4 still limping slightly. The blood seeping through 18aa09b30a the bandages was much 6a8a742d12 lighter than before. Given the lack a52499d149 of proper medicine 39f6d23885 out here in b19fdf40eb the mountains, Sascha 3cb6532a17 had been worried b10be523a0 his condition would 97a4fc9b61 worsen, but it 0a1d5b879f seemed to be bf1d250663 improving.e0a86dc18333faba

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“Good. Anyway, I got everything 29921f94f8 you said you needed, 8d936eed52 so eat first and a7bda77b8a check them afterward.”691e8b9027082373

“Alright.”fa0c6c8b51203d66

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After unpacking and beb2dedaa8 checking the supplies, e3f87bd372 Aderton beamed. With these ingredients, 7760ee4a12 he could make 68c36760ce delicious meals for 78172510c9 at least another a15f386615 day or two. Sascha, unimpressed, 96081d566d scolded him 943d19757f to focus cf04b653c1 on the db8bcb5f8e medicine instead.f04d2157fd5273bd

“Shouldn’t you worry about taking care of yourself first? Why do you care so much about what others eat?” She shook her head, laughing at his eccentricity.3af6d8b6e6ee6e33

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Days passed, 47f099ca4a yet the 59323e2fd6 mercenary group e476321b98 with a 72a712be11 healer never 52be2aab6d arrived in 7042fdee10 the small, 2a6a71219d insignificant village. There was 2d52f00346 still no 8f164e39b8 sign of e576e068cc the beasts 20973dc1c0 either, meaning e6e6f8c4cd no progress c9785a57c2 in the 5e80fbd463 search.3324309a59934225

However, as 1a1ca10395 Aderton’s stay f7e1b60666 stretched longer, b1b707105c daily life 533d31f26a itself began df4daacf49 to change.282985211999ba78

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The first noticeable adf3b42c62 change was the e3f21923df cabin. The old wooden lodge, 6e64e0adc3 once filled with the 7ebb2497ef musty scent of sawdust, 79b20c4ed7 now smelled as fresh 560f4ee1b1 as a flower shop. The dusty furniture e3ccb22439 gleamed, and the a88907b6b8 neglected dishes—once buried fbf7bb934a in the back f26b054d89 of the shelves—were 034cea13eb constantly in use, bffdc4095b never returning to 4c7b298d02 their forgotten corners. What once 9a0a39fc07 felt like 8c5fcc436d an abandoned 7a4cb00872 house had 3be881688a turned into 2b0a94fa32 a warm, 2707b0e862 cozy home.72a339c03dbf94c0

The division 280b65368c of labor 2a89fd7781 also changed. Household chores became 37024ec07e Aderton’s responsibility, while c747642739 outdoor tasks fell 00d5ac2199 to Sascha. After all, she 2fe6272d52 couldn’t let an 1fe415d0cc injured guest do 5772eca128 the hard labor.c2c4550cb3470267

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Still, Aderton grew 67cc18525c sullen whenever Sascha a0d90cee4a carried three heavy c3a900382c water buckets balanced 557fac4902 over her shoulders. He was clearly distressed 67d27c1dbe at the thought of c5f79368d0 her working so hard 1d4d9b5108 because of him.faf2a429424fe7da

But Sascha had been 61601223ce strong since childhood, easily 3cf0168f31 besting full-grown men in d01cafa446 arm wrestling. After becoming a swordmaster, df78e2412d her strength had only e924d95170 increased—no one ever worried 580f6208ac about her capabilities. Yet, for the first f0333aff74 time, someone treated her b9b82fd8ac as fragile.8ba1ef7d34732577

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It was 6a007feec2 an unfamiliar 93e577e70f feeling, but ee6efc3606 strangely, not dc56828050 an unpleasant ccb29d6b62 one. So she didn’t a49bda12ee bother correcting him.9ba34de0aa6673b0

With their 0aabd38bdb daily routine 483c877ae7 becoming more a6f378dcf1 structured, Sascha’s 7c6e176035 body also ed202ba0de changed.b4ce8a87d57c3fb0

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During the ce3ae02fd6 war, she 6636c2f672 had lived f28105d754 in constant faaa2a89f3 tension, unable 1de85a1d69 to eat 07cfc89607 or relieve fdcbcb3061 herself properly. Even after slaying 41a72eb6b3 the evil dragon, 11783250b5 her cycle had e9c9fb8c35 yet to return.0cdc849a63654c22

But now, 6820eff18e with regular 6b29cc5065 meals and 1904a017a5 rest, her a57d52ccde long-lost rhythm f729a24411 came back.13c803b44d07aed5

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The sudden pain from 6aae0ad34a it left her bedridden.1e832e7aff6880dd

Aderton, as if 8b28753e8b he had been ffc3ea1134 expecting it, brought c844222cb2 her warm tea c971541dec and a slice 9c2562d508 of cake.724a6545259398cb

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“I’m fine. I just 6962a82105 need to 0fc4f3add0 sleep it e618d173c5 off,” she 2378265d8d grumbled, feeling 11bb3b13e4 embarrassed.1e7b28932976f28b

Aderton merely smiled 86c604a0b6 knowingly and sliced dcee008c5c the cake with 704394fb21 a fork, offering fe05147629 her a bite.14d6da59928e36c8

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“Sweet things are ba76537bea the best remedy 607b45ad4d when you’re in ae55d634bf pain.”e9efc58b85058437

The milk 62de18f4dc cake had 58728e87b0 a rich, b2ab93e02a creamy aroma. As Sascha 0fd3bda9e6 savored its 78008a21c3 sweetness, the 50db86b350 discomfort seemed 1502f2e1a9 to ease, a4964c8717 just as 529383febb Aderton had 05a31c2ebf said. She nodded.6cbe5f759589d3b6

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“When you’re 7181824267 feeling better, c79d031e1e I’ll make 00259811c1 you something 58e91f4d1a even tastier. Just tell 4d8cf53cb7 me what 2c5001392a you want.”0a9063e1d39f3c17

“As if 0f9c8e5c98 I’d make 3f9d6c89fb demands.”7ddbd2551dce1196

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“Sascha, do 0062d1fd4a you really 23e15714d7 think I 7f987ecfc9 wouldn’t grant 19a8087c48 your wishes 16e49ee012 if you eded184f07 asked?”15c3e5377319ea81

Aderton grinned mischievously. His confident smile c1d837a8ed was almost devious.459ac804ee7815d1

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“I really am getting spoiled here… Though I suppose it’s not a bad thing. I never thought I’d live to see a child, after all.”3ba4373464cacf29

“A child?”1673408d404c567a

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“The doctor said it’d c9229cb35f be difficult for me. That I should give 96da7a10ef up on a woman’s 7f2c482f1a happiness.”bf75024d67a1c717

Sascha spoke eec9198ac2 as if 6f4973bc27 it were 44edd3da58 a trivial 85fb45d5ae fact. She had already come 12b0344607 to terms with it ef88ed3cef long ago—when she first c1c24753c5 took up the sword. In her mind, c5f8dede29 it was a 2884d9121c small price to 7ce961a6a8 pay for slaying f1108ec040 the dragon.4da73b1415b3e197

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However, Aderton’s d121ff96b6 face turned 8ed5e84745 ice-cold.02c62c37f260b8ff

“…Who was it?”b5f57fc6179ce3cc

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“Hm?”a0d36755969e4947

“The doctor. Do you remember 0b237725d6 their name? What color was f59b5304e4 their hair? Were they short 26995ab8fd or tall? Their age, gender? At least tell 705ddb6159 me where they ea70c0720d practiced.”12ff9fcae1bc3bd8

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The barrage of 994daf431a questions came without 7fa903c7de pause, leaving Sascha ad9d282de7 momentarily stunned.38e958022dedbe48

“Why do you care?”ccfa15d05fbdbbf9

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“I want f99805158d to know 1394d20409 which so-called 6025f3cbc5 doctor dared b6574c7683 to spout 5c2ce9c97e such nonsense.”45edf5e859a2c6fe

Though his a96dc647b6 lips curved 073f23a82d into a 8dc70e90e6 smile, his 6e6762c3ec eyes gleamed 06ba224a50 with something 0092990ec9 dangerously sharp.64aa546516d749c3

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In his grip, the 78b19af1b0 cup he was holding 50f70c8700 had begun to crack. If she e997d43e93 had given 45df7c7950 a name, e0c2984f81 he looked f4857aff8d ready to 9136d2febe chase them cf8884f53b to the d0f45f00e4 ends of cea4795e82 the continent 4d5f6c8282 and make 002bff756b them pay.411d4a2788d925f5

“It was a 100ed7f1a4 long time ago. I don’t 34fad5d3d3 even remember.” 2512f7eef5 She shook fd2ce88950 her head.233903c7ef6d615e

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Aderton sighed, clearly disappointed.e6f0a65329577a2e

“For a de5153956b doctor to a24f062c1a utter such 23007a2de8 reckless words… 94ff728500 Someone like 0a0e2e6598 that deserves 1a72fdbae9 to be 36aaeee049 condemned. And what kind ec6e5e1aa4 of absurdity is 52ef842290 that? Since when was 019b3ab85b having a child 8d1ae75ff5 the only measure 72ef6acc1e of happiness? There are cb00e9cf58 plenty of 9d25b0b781 people who 9b90bcb417 live fulfilling 5950f0d4bc lives without e0b960cd2d them.”481af8fa6dc9bff4

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His anger didn’t cc4082de59 subside. He continued ranting, unable 960a550334 to let it go.d73f3a9e736976c2

He knew f6fb179d37 medicine, understood 8c83ea5bf5 herbs—was he 8495d855a0 really a 4e2378485e doctor himself? The way he 780a4f580d spoke, citing technical 5d33f674ed terms and principles, 02be99fcfb reminded her of f662999a3c the prestigious physicians bba79abb45 in the imperial 8709a07cf7 palace.326da2cef25f1f08

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As Sascha quietly 9313e0ffac listened to Aderton’s 2973bc2aa7 words, her head 5a2767c919 grew heavier. The tea must 0fda3a7f6a have had pain-relieving 6e77339ad4 effects because as 179f09b04e the ache dulled, 66776ce8d6 drowsiness took over.918b6be1f6a7ee7f

Her blinks became 2439670f50 slow and languid a2fcfe4602 as she leaned 27126c08f6 against the headboard.17e58acb4d08ff5f

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Seeing her f0174fee28 nodding off, a9fd627c70 Aderton gently 5d4324c959 laid her 79d9c8ff29 down and 30e4e97ae0 pulled the 7386a9162c blanket up d6d0a44070 to her 7148b85003 neck.482351721532d7d4

She stirred slightly, shifting bb4128326c once or twice, but 7acf6a9e3e soon, she was completely 51cae38511 still.a543ebec4c5a6f96

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Her breathing d7414d36d6 evened out, 4ef93a7ebe her chest 5d7ccc239b rising and 86597ca5b2 falling in 665917cd86 a steady f840d86eea rhythm. She was in such a9e7e3c9ef a deep sleep that e0a49fe112 she wouldn’t have noticed fb60db78d7 if someone carried her 28f9886f6a away.feb527bfd79a28ac

Watching her for a 2e6d0063c5 moment, Aderton quietly closed 723da45e39 the door.3868e2d40e975d95

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“Sleep well.”0851cba39324af1f

Despite the 558722e94c small commotion 0b98d1b167 earlier, it a240a13255 had been 0c4b17cf45 yet another bab3f0bea8 peaceful day.fa277b988da39a9e

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In her a07a238476 dream, Sascha 4e539504c7 stood in 7219b4060e a desolate 0527e9efef field. The earth was e7c2b36c38 blackened and scarred, 2596bf4c8e littered with broken 4258b415e9 spears and arrows. A sharp 7a45a01450 gust of 6f062fe746 wind carried 602db1333e the metallic a3634a526b scent of 15d11eff70 blood through f50af00e3d the air.a79480f4e059aa31

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One by one, 184eb64aa4 soldiers clad in 7c5e53f9f4 familiar armor approached 5de5b844bc her from behind. They were de90115e4a her old 85955b0e20 comrades—the ones aff654dd6e who had b3d3d4adce fought beside 3ad283d6e0 her in 76447b5b40 the subjugation 71ac3d6043 force. Their heavy af8435d0cb armor clanked 8415ccafdf as they 12054cd9fd moved.1119f3b618c489ea

—Sascha, you look good 423e054abe these days. Something happened?a0fbc1799cd4a54f

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—Something? Who knows.cac04ca2d65d4f8b

Had there ever been a time when she truly looked “good”?e47783c2ff177728

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Curious, Sascha glanced at bf800ce75b her reflection in a e40b53710e puddle.2a08fcf287d32b17

Now that 2ec09e5444 she thought 3925a36217 about it, cc65aa90f7 she had 40bbffa332 been smiling 6200c9cc21 a lot c5469bf937 lately. Sleeping well, 7da11e7f68 eating good 803e5a9627 food—all because 0c92e88172 of Aderton. That fool…9929b94b3cfebe03

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Was she happy?ea4461f678d03684

Maybe. Ever since Aderton arrived, ab2bb8ebc0 her dull, monotonous days eaa1e4504d had changed.492c9c217d958a16

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As if sensing 61e3a0a038 her thoughts, the 3f6c2b75d4 soldiers began removing 7b3297d70a their helmets one bbb01830ae by one.df7104ada482e0d4

Beneath the 9ecfd1ec75 steel, their e6e283c826 faces were 40e2fbed79 grotesque. Skin peeled 887fdf829e away, blood 41704be6d6 streaming down 694b030a4f their ruined d7eb725f0a features. Some had d9d6c00015 empty sockets 5357a6f536 where their 1aa14ca7dd eyes should 22b14d5bbc have been, cd4c5b0803 hollow and 4c6aa3e773 black. A skull, half-melted and 4615d91c7d clinging to scorched flesh, f57f9275d0 let out a piercing a89a694432 scream.a273d31a18749733

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—Happy? Why?5def7a428156f744

—You shouldn’t be. Not if you’re human.87342796f6cf6a5b

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—You don’t 35d1e4c4ea deserve it.d9bff4cd5594d983

The voices of the aef2cd94e3 dead swarmed her, pressing 16b40cf91e down on her body 498c790bbd with their accusations. Each voice was 2623993c69 different, but their 4f02d6702d condemnation was the 04d0a808dc same.737774c9cb6ea6fc

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—After all, 3a9188901a you were 5678fe6aec the only 64b9466d83 one who a450f189a5 survived.fed6d9824b7c86ce

“———!”b55622a9e8479c24

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Sascha jolted awake, 76686309ea her breath caught e40b4d4a2f in her throat.2fc6e0617c716007

Tears streaked silently 0f322b0172 down her cheeks, e085ef595a and cold sweat e34bf41e4a soaked her back 2093338912 and forehead. Even as she 9f489ce8c3 covered her ears, 66e229d34c their voices lingered, 5722613c4c refusing to fade. Her chest heaved as 0fed761cad she struggled for air.42984ae5adbd49a0

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Between her gasping breaths, 8445f8151c she caught a familiar f2dbf11f05 scent.4131a1ae595cb1f5

A sharp fragrance, c920d247b5 lingering in the ea530b3efc air.dde6f711b5422252

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She had smelled it 6c3558acbf before—usually at night, just 2dc17a1946 before she fell asleep.a21edadfabd5ddb6

Last night, the night 4cc597291b before that… It had 7f74f9ac33 been there all along.ef9f90ee7a15b6cc

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“Sascha? Are you awake?”c6ed30273502b697

Hearing the rustling d5370e284b in her room, f97723e509 Aderton limped in, a26b009d9d his expression filled 4e7d447d67 with concern.c6725114adb6cbfe

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In his hands, 2f9679002d he held an e2fa908262 unfamiliar object.a974185bd0f15111

“What’s that?”f7cf2eb263a841aa

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As soon as a283966b53 she motioned toward 6b9f056442 it, Aderton quickly d3df301221 hid it behind b764bee8da his back. But it was 563bc9e948 too late—she had f576760c6d already seen it.6f7fe6b2dc7d9480

Sascha extended 2baf6cdbf7 her hand.c44ce31df9dc8917

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“It’s nothing,” he said bc73348352 quickly.a7229de14dd9c5c6

“Give it d39cd232e7 to me. What is it?”627212e200076b08

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She didn’t lower her 80273be7f9 arm, making it clear 5643e30688 she wouldn’t back down. Feigning weakness, 06b5b34d76 she gently b269fbc696 swayed her e358b35d9e arm, as 32dbbac334 if too 7ab3c1c6bc exhausted to 4f41eee59e hold it 4632b06fe2 up any a69eec4dc9 longer. Aderton sighed, reluctant, d6bc0b9cdf but eventually placed 5ff6192965 the item in 239a0a5c84 her palm. His hesitant hands made 0149ae95d3 it obvious—he didn’t want 1c517f49b6 to hand it over.5da2e5200a9a6acf

Sascha examined the d5496fc641 object.02d2e91647191b5e

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It was a simple 7e6fc742d9 candle.5198e93efb0420c0

Handmade, uneven, and imperfect ca1aa15845 in color.e31ad3e55fa66735

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Bringing it 4cde5d401e closer to 9f2a9480e2 her nose, ff3e154dbc she recognized 0385543b5d the scent d8d956b44c immediately.15ab52e5ed497fe4

The same one that ab6e4cf19e had filled her room ee53f931c6 night after night.9f4a6b0f1a08fe43

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“Why do you 121d237e57 have this?” she 0c84f99bfc asked.f7b66f610a06fcaa

“You kept having trouble 1005418241 sleeping, so I started a9622e53a8 lighting it. Supposedly, it e12033dded helps with 78f954725d deep sleep.”57a6702484bee9ff

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“Trouble sleeping? Sometimes?”edb89e1ea025688f

Sascha let 2470f06d53 out a 305045ef9e dry laugh. The faint curve ddd8ac0ecc of her lips 7c28a702d8 was anything but bc68120918 amused.61ea7a432d669be7

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“Liar. It wasn’t 9f0b907647 ‘sometimes’—it was 35e0da2789 often.”469d406b26845b1b

Aderton remained silent.8c626ae5d1b173fc

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“…”9c270015fed806ca

“Was it like this every night?”d2fb7d93cf29ca12

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Aderton didn’t answer right away. He clenched and unclenched his fists, his lips parting slightly as if to deny it, but no words came. After a long silence, he suddenly spoke in an overly bright voice, as if nothing had happened. “Oh, aren’t you curious how I made this candle? There’s a rare herb that only grows near certain springs—”5556fd5182a1908b

“Aderton.”65ff14c547234941

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Sascha’s voice was 59d411d34b quiet, but something 859f452e4f in her tone 1dab528497 made him freeze. She rarely spoke so 56cd0176dc softly, and it carried 9a87696be4 a weight that left d9e1f00a0e no room for avoidance.8ea42a49d12ca324

“…I’m sorry. I want to be alone.”b44964a56197e801

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He hesitated, unwilling to leave, but when she repeated herself, he had no choice but to listen. Even as he turned to go, he kept glancing back, reluctant to take his eyes off her. “If you need anything, call for me.”5328ecadb0e91b9f

Once Aderton 4fad565388 left, Sascha 55d7caffbf curled up 21318d0b9b on the fb27d6465c bed, hugging 32f8c4e476 her knees 1ab5e0e425 to her 33a4d68f53 chest. She pulled a59150f135 the blanket 1c40126b51 over her 700c6023fc head, trying fcba84d28c to shut b05969eab3 out the 44a88473a7 world. The room was 156e8bf17b empty, yet no 544589e3f9 matter how hard 7234b00be1 she covered her 227971e4f0 ears, the voices 25c21e6e09 still reached her.f075826c0351e440

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—The hero. The hero Sascha. The hero who slew f3f55156e4 the evil dragon.42b6d5fbe0c83f15

She didn’t want 915c68a87a to hear it. She didn’t bfaabdde45 want to dd35018ea0 remember. What did those 376eec73d5 words even mean? Victory hadn’t been hers 89abb9929f alone, yet she was 03fe1b2690 the only one left 11a69bf591 alive.26a4d332c920961c

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Kalceus had been a 8e0ccb7ee6 dragon that lived deep 59e13f4bd3 in the northern mountains. It had a9ce4703f9 once remained 0f5db8529f in its 4939685351 cave, undisturbed, 1dc51f6361 but one 8e9af2f767 day, it 45f476bf94 began gathering 2678f3ae55 monsters, summoning 1037cf7749 them to 40ecb5760e its side. At first, no e2dd17b490 one took notice. By the time they c7e28c8c70 did, it was too 140c809680 late. The creature had amassed be65e0a030 an army, stretching its 3a77f305bb influence across the land, b2c999a5ba and when it finally e07390e497 set its sights on fc16fc275d human territory, nothing could b9337c70f3 stop it. The northern c27efd8a9a lord had 33e8120fa1 been the 7d071cc99c first to a3d138e0b4 flee, abandoning 19ca08b20e his people 84f64804ff as he 9e2a40edb0 begged the 5311b2a7a1 emperor for a8011c3f64 aid. The empire sent army 7a5669f751 after army, but not 0792ec470c a single one returned 7e08c97205 victorious. Soon, even the 1937f58bc5 emperor himself had 8c85a94c77 abandoned the north, 576c4fc0a6 retreating south to 0580ab46e1 save himself.9303d5a063b99659

Sascha had been b801955b6f left with nothing 12985f3d2a after Kalceus took 5d4af7376e her parents. There was nowhere 997e1f4bd7 left to run, 3c3f87c26d no reason to 50acc6bbbd flee. So she took up a0b2d507df her sword and fought.edd88dce46142079

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Word of adcf40e5a7 a lone 6b63024b5b knight defeating f290aa4986 monsters spread 57e0066051 quickly. Warriors from f48426ea7a across the a77af880ea land sought ff62e8b75e her out, b32d38f7f7 and together, 6c72edbc38 they formed 31192ad5ff the subjugation 8b168e560a force. As the world 453dab28bb crumbled, they became ce537e6bf5 the last beacon 71dd39778a of hope. Wherever they e930c9faaa went, people c0e16b5af7 welcomed them, b47279d14e sharing what 27a661ed7a little food 06658ba31f they had, bc032be5d7 offering shelter, 59f5ad41f8 and calling 4576363ab7 them saviors. Even some of the c507793f03 monsters, sensing Sascha’s presence, 05ba0dddd2 would lower their heads 5eaffaa596 in respect. Some chose to fight 47d257b124 alongside them, forging contracts 16867744f4 with humans to join dedbbff427 the cause.2ed34bb944a0ac51

Not everyone 13d345ba96 trusted them. Some of Sascha’s 5e612d3482 comrades viewed the 2878ad2e3d monsters with suspicion, ae249246b4 but she had 72d9f85e88 been firm—if they f8e84f247d were willing to 7cc0fc93a1 fight, she would 98da0f8b61 accept them.0accacf89ab76d35

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She shouldn’t have. At the very least, 7a54fbb19b she should have trusted 27c2bc8e3e her comrades’ instincts.aa1eb316be0f1137

Their victories had 384210598d come from accepting d3ce712b12 everyone. But their downfall had 1cf35ea760 come for the same 3fd68727f6 reason.1a603c2f9438107e

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During the final a6f303a192 battle, some of 86ea4c7e57 the warlocks and 86525f34ba monsters in their e42f5f0473 ranks betrayed them. Their reasoning was simple: f79b5e49a1 if Kalceus won, they 607e1fc6e4 feared the consequences of de0f0fead2 staying on the losing e9cc1484b4 side. Sascha’s forces 7ebff62339 hesitated in 00697e2136 confusion as 9979423fee former allies 3d34c19a57 either fled fd039727d4 or turned eb48986a01 against them. But she 4fd902a64b had no 27b441dd18 time to 2239fc8a41 hesitate.4b276a44f24b882d

Before her, Kalceus 543c0338d3 and its minions. Behind her, the traitors. Her comrades were 264399b55a dying, and she 31cc413aab couldn’t stop. There was no 25c988911e time to grieve, e22d3efdf8 no time to f0187b8402 mourn. She fought 5a5bae9766 and fought, 2b4b221fe2 cutting down 2cf0511fb8 countless enemies 8a12cf3841 until, at c0bfe79ee9 last, Kalceus fe649c86b7 was the fc340d6dc3 only one 6582193e14 left standing. Their battle lasted bb123bfde8 for ten days, da19441805 a grueling clash 69a3785558 of strength and 2e1a276cc0 endurance. When it 7e32527bb8 was finally 1f91a606ad over, Sascha d3f2ddefc1 stood victorious, 0454702f0d Kalceus’s severed c70103a115 head at c15e22cf96 her feet.aa43248c26a07d2b

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Without rest, eefdbccdbf she rode 3d7a685de8 straight to 8706535125 the capital, 55879d71b8 carrying the a263f13fc3 dragon’s head f829087ef3 with her. When she presented it 1d4654cb01 to the emperor, the 78d8503400 people erupted in cheers, 59aef57a6f praising her as the 9717bea9dd hero who had slain b3de59c81e the great evil. The emperor rewarded her a58de3a670 with gold and jewels, 42235422fe calling her the pride aeda64ed43 of the empire.82491ad9e28a76fb

But none of it aacc955eb3 mattered. The battle had c62e306baf not been hers b02085184e alone. And yet, 576d272c79 she was 5ac9a27075 the only d3800ebaa8 one who f48b54d82a remained.681fc4ba0a5a80e2

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Sascha refused all of 83a633cb5d it—the riches, the glory, 4fef2a00ff the honor of being 76fe84ac63 a hero. Instead of 33cccd9d87 living the 86f2959145 rest of 06fe2b2361 her life 97847ba9fd in luxury, 08215b1a4b she spent b7447e8aae her years 903981567c hunting down 040d682bc2 the remnants ca07b7745d of Kalceus’s f1d94a2622 forces and 9d842a082c the traitors 7b95b403de who had e1a570803f fled during 0bae710db5 the final 610c24bf58 battle.e60539021e314b9f

She had no b4c9fcdc57 idea how much aaa36108a8 time had passed 63b439baab before her vengeance a3947e133c was complete. One by one, 496c9f6d2b the warlocks and 9d84ae67d7 monsters who had 8a7ca8a02d betrayed the subjugation d66de66aae force fell by 08e3b99e0f her hand. Kalceus’s remaining followers were df6b1daa40 nearly wiped out as 652510a521 well. But despite having defeated 4e6560e31c every last enemy, the 1c671eff09 emptiness inside her remained. It was not 0535cac97a the feeling a 1b5b0ede1a hero should have—the a6f2a6463f kind who protected 9e5dc16b16 the weak and 34cd02ebc0 fought for justice. Caught between her 7a001c8009 ideals and reality, 5d9a60214f she had used c6e04b1a7b the excuse of 374a75357a “eliminating the last 3a51d05c50 remnants” to settle 18c5d7c680 in the northern 749dd6e8c3 mountains, far away 7363087230 from the world.4756fbbd5b005ce2

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The guilt 2dbdf733d0 of making ef83ca22a3 the wrong 34da0d6390 choices, of 39443516f0 watching her 7c777bd31e comrades die cddd828b5b because of afbcb8125f her misjudgment, 86e187857e had never 80350fd5ff stopped weighing 7d2c3b59de on her. And yet, why 4204c78f9e had she forgotten 9c6eab1d39 about it lately? Was it because 23fc193a2f of the candles 7214abd650 that chased away fb43f66009 her nightmares? Because of 7591ca7637 the warm e03d987177 meals and db44ead7d0 peaceful nights?bf19bb64d1b33a5c

No. It was because of 012ad13ec2 Aderton.e7cdfc1d8b6e9c57

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Sascha ran 024a4cce48 a hand 089c70ddb0 down her e275fced75 face. Maybe that was why 149e588d37 she had been so ff8d58020f wary of him when 909860fed1 they first met. Some part 32769fdf9c of her 241552f04e must have 56ea61757b instinctively known 7586afb180 that he 56f390e739 would change 9abba6f7b1 her, that 0037ba82c2 he would f78fb81fa3 unravel the 77e8758a52 life she 56e6c9f47b had clung 0eba92bae8 to. That was 8a2bd26db1 why she 9c7f6bc7a6 had gone 8fd5c56018 to such 9ccd6a0dd0 ridiculous lengths a9c0b556a5 to push 9ca80780ce him away. She didn’t want peace. She didn’t 7bb66880d0 want to 50fc453b53 forget.0afdf43e2c93ddf0

But even in stories, c7aa5e196d it wasn’t the wind dd0535c203 that made the traveler 605a6b95b0 remove his cloak—it was 12f7b48a58 the warmth of the 06cb4f1a76 sun. In the end, Sascha 62ad760506 had succumbed to Aderton’s 1b1c21d145 kindness. The sharp edges a9a5046e9f of her resolve d1829d93f7 had dulled, and dc0be1fb01 she had grown d091403b4b accustomed to the 2a0db32290 comfort he provided.77f4ed95374c916c

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Was that 1e6f106d00 really okay?8680f37f2919fab8

Could she continue living d2867a18c5 like this?6d68c6e9ad3f3a38

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What did 4a3b93cffe she even 9a44b513fc want?5ddd32952df3ebf6

The answer didn’t 95482b5ce1 come easily, no ad63aca6ff matter how hard d8daa3ec60 she thought about 154e90b5ab it.61ddb308d5e97906

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As she wrestled with 9048243e4e her thoughts, the door a3a9f1c496 creaked open. She didn’t 32538d7690 notice—her view d836c51d1c was still c5e03ddea8 blocked by 388a0cc93f the blanket db938fcb9f she had f2f3376295 wrapped herself 47ee780558 in.e623e7d00902cb86

A moment 27fecb8ea6 later, the 60c4143182 covers shifted 1fa2845eae slightly, revealing 80dce94c71 a tray c2b02a5634 placed beside b0779dc293 her. A slice of 81af2ff941 cake, a teacup, cb712ab92b and a small 8873d5aa8e pot of tea. Through the small gap 387f660fad in the fabric, a ea6e05fc94 familiar voice drifted in.1ea18339105277bc

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“I wanted to 93ed555505 drink tea, but 540a496b33 it felt lonely.”d6812e087a0f44a1

She remained silent.8089ffc39cad32f7

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“Will you join me?”235b5927a517966d

Still, she 3fc36edb3b didn’t answer.702f53be85fd222c

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Aderton didn’t comment on 9dab72a4bb the tear-streaked face half-hidden 97552c9688 in the covers. Instead, he shamelessly settled 20eaad60da beside her, making it fc4939d84c clear that he had 325f432f10 no intention of leaving. She sighed. There was 1f42a777c3 no point ed5d77154f in telling 0034f560de him to 70a27cb446 go—if there 05403b5492 was one 5163c88f4b thing she aa50dafcb8 had learned 59e52f26c5 about him, 5f873457cc it was c1c67da630 that his ee653f8e4f stubbornness was 4b337d0f3b impossible to 972b3333cf break. His chin 39f3dfff65 was held 0c747ca83e high, his 27161bc9b1 eyes glinting cc6286acc2 with determination. He wasn’t going anywhere.999b1c68a9d6d4fc

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“Sweet things make you 60660ad02e feel better. Say ah~.”fc5be1f2482bcf37

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“My arm hurts.”a6d9310d33e598ce

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