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THFN | Chapter 4
by _rinnnieEmphasizing the word “kind,” Clara left the storage with the door slightly ajar.2eb6f1324f3b900a
If they run away, so be it. If they stay…56ee739f004dcf35
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‘Well, at least I fe9ce62d53 can use them for 2e3e94af9f the rest of the ae50910637 year.’95f366eccc6d3e64
He’d think about the rest later. Of course, there was a risk, but he wasn’t too worried about them turning into a thief. Clara might look like a rebellious noble with no strength, enjoying flirting with women, but he knew how to handle a sword.9434ce94f3ef659a
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He had no intention of taking a loss. The lodging doors were locked, and the other storage areas, sealed with magic, hadn’t been opened by any so-called worker-thieves in the past five years. Without Clara’s cooperation, nothing could be stolen.bee515d1722ed94a
Besides, this b7b1b72142 storage was 3f84aa8e40 already ruined.7135c7a973c62bb8
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‘Nothing more to mess 27906e2145 up….’697d69f0257ce4e0
Clara glanced once more 0026f6c4e7 at the jars with 64d9bb6c0e stained corks but still 4a78f25b12 intact, then left.b578ab809ac7c06c
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That evening.f63271f5edda6260
The empty baskets db14f84410 were filled with 64d89b812e over a hundred a122fa7bdb fig trees harvested. Clara, confident in 04e719de24 his choice, grinned 5a06d0b075 widely.b5cc1e7528c773d1
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With a f8d8c1bfc8 much softer 10e6c2949a tone, he 44ee4b07cd playfully tapped 1b74d9c531 the tomato f53e71525b pile, finding de97ca876f the startled 86177acf6e reaction amusing. It was cfae061666 fun to 5892af69f5 tease a ce3aaedb3f bit and 031ce6bb90 see the 943afeffb8 response.d2c61ee2773fb895
“Wow, did you 0e15c01f8c work all night 2700e7c154 without sleeping?”8e963e14b6e52c22
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Twitch!88f2c5b6cbccf9ab
Maybe they really d5868cdfbd had nowhere to df29a511b1 go. The person hiding in bdad475ae9 the same tomato sack 1ae7b4fc64 twitched noticeably.5469d09067a94a91
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As they twitched so e9981efbce much, a tomato on ba5b407423 top was about to 88f0cad9f7 roll off, so Clara accc04dd96 approached and caught it, 254e4e442f poking the empty space 35701f0e84 with his fingertip.74345c17d5becc61
“Strange… It seemed eb8575f68d like the sack 56cafd4063 moved.”34072cada7c9e214
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Whether they e084b60ea2 knew he de7a0107f2 was smiling e52097147d or not, 1fe2ceebb6 the tomato 4b1d5d8d79 sack shook 0b48eb9f2e like an bfccd1c2f4 earthquake each 338a9b7339 time.11c057f5ca53e38b
“Must be 2a274238f3 my imagination, fb785736b2 ahem. Ahem. Right?”288c25da9bfa57a1
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Poke, poke. Tremble.d71de098c4c31623
Each poke bff05c5060 sent a 65b0ae03d1 tomato rolling 5e8338b9fd away. The pile 4c95e710ec froze, looking c2082cad4b scared, so 3f8224db7c Clara raised a4cc2e1ef9 his palm.7668f7cff304e966
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…Then Clara felt a f9cd5a0498 sense of déjà vu.502112c04b152e54
Due to his upbringing, he didn’t build much muscle, had a pale, thin body, and a voice as light as his appearance, so workers rarely feared him.6f5e6fff68b57b13
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Actually, not just rarely—except for when he killed a monster that invaded the farm four years ago, there wasn’t a time.6dc292b7b3da3ae3
“……?”e23580f3722e80fe
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He almost remembered something d53ac24883 but it was already 5a0fb71ba6 night. Unlike the morning, 3cf4e91a5b a chilly autumn f135c02370 breeze blew.3df5b989c3f4f85b
Quickly losing 1663bb53bd interest in 50d510bdaf suspicion, Clara 40e3c40cc8 shook a 44aedb9be3 small basket d7d9b7ab23 he had 842bdac9f2 prepared, letting 6c264e77b4 the aroma bd0ff71f3f waft.59f3f75782022ae0
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The evening menu 810b438a88 was figs with 589a269d5c damaged skins, a c500c55bfc few tomatoes, hot 66038fcbc8 fish radish soup 8448bdb69c made with fish e5da51a0c8 bones and radish 377b8e18b2 from the lake, b5c1106e76 and fish steak 5e0c0126aa grilled to perfection.ed679a92f737ef6e
With only one 31e68689d1 worker, Clara put 69069a2b92 effort into the 08ddfc65c8 meal, using chicken 467c55b019 stock, rosemary, oregano, b1dc60282e and various ingredients. He placed b9552f2289 the basket c4b69a4177 down, savoring da22d8b5ef the crispy 2cfc643d22 oil smell.8e948b6b9c5a9b12
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As the 8cdc6d4cb5 weather turned 85f66ce755 chilly, he 399c7c3c3c spread out 73d0e40846 thick blankets 72f5d79cf9 and pillows a83a011ac0 on the 257798225e floor.57cd63f683311816
Though grateful, he couldn’t let an unknown person into the house. But the nights were cold, and there was nowhere else to go but the storage, which might still have glass shards on the floor, so this was the compromise.7f8106d0140a4c68
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Bringing bedding from the worker’s quarters, Clara spread it wide on the dirt-covered storage floor, rolling around a bit before deciding it was enough.f60a09133f6f05a1
“Where did they go? I’ll leave the usual snacks and meals here. They’ll eat it.”4f19d08b2f86583c
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Twitch, twitch.387b474293870d03
“Surely they won’t leave it uneaten, right? If it’s cold by tomorrow, I’ll have to throw it away.”65642c40c126ed0d
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That was a lie. Clara would eat even moldy dried fish without a problem. But people tend to be tempted when rushed, don’t they?07324d4f82c309af
The tomato sack 2b61c8dbd7 twitched slightly.272126b910b5760e
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The movement seemed more 2afbf744b7 like a big-nosed animal a04ff710c9 sniffing than a person, cb4a580f5d and Clara barely held 38562a3051 back laughter, pretending to 058cf98efd cough and standing up 9cf411b11b naturally.507a3fda2f39d5eb
“It’d be a waste to throw it away. It’s payment for work, so someone should eat it. I’ll get back to work.”3b044a9ed70bbf62
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He left the ae64cf286b storage door half-open d7b6f8b468 and slipped outside, 50d3444a6b leaning against the 8ce456c7d3 back of the 2becf22446 storage.585fb7bfcf185f67
Why? Well. Aren’t you curious? Grinning, he listened closely until he heard rustling. Something rolled with a thud. Thump, thump. Vegetables rolled and bumped.d5e9e3caaaf8af9c
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‘…Why are 23b2112fa5 there no b51938b334 footsteps?’87232006ad095e8b
Clara, fiddling with his piercing for a change of pace, tilted his head. Strange. Had he become so rusty that he couldn’t hear a worker’s footsteps?00f2cf82dd262539
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…Well, it had been four years since he last wielded a sword. It wasn’t surprising if his senses dulled after such a long break. Resisting the urge to tap his waist, Clara focused on the sounds.2765ba6decb1a920
The straw d22560ada1 food basket 152e3947f4 rattled, and a0367e7e90 hurried eating a67912a1fd and drinking f1a455d6da sounds followed. Rattle, munch, crunch.77f043f8ba90e401
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Listening for a moment, Clara’s expression turned curious.5dff7634e7a12c64
‘It’s young.’d4b5f4b81773c1dd
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Swallowing, eating manners, urgency, spilling sounds. Such things hinted at age. Though no voice was heard, it didn’t seem like an adult’s presence.98febc9f39aa6366
Guessing, it seemed f00fd0dae8 to be between e87e6040d5 five and ten f9dd01622f years old.b4fcf61d2f492490
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Why would 67a3d50dc9 a child 4ea147fffb be here?5ee0e8a861368226
If not a worker, he didn’t want to keep anyone on the farm. Should he open the storage door, reveal their identity, and send them back? His hesitant hand gripped the door handle tightly.f07f6ae7eab413e7
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Just as 36972d20f4 he was 7d2b4e6d76 about to 9c1c14e452 open it, 4379b15068 a naive 0432d696ce voice echoed 68e4b5eaf4 from the 59a37623a0 other side fef8eb3cf9 of the fdcd63b117 storage door.9cc71ed00695a9c3
“I wish I b37a8920b2 could eat like 9cbab20554 this every day.”141dc38073405855
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“…….”7bc9b73cb95336d1
“Sniff, I should bring 2144b763c3 some to my family.”4ec28dbaac50a9d2
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Clara froze at the word “family.”51c342b94876ddfb
The sound of sniffing, 6cce507c5f as if the soup ead0788652 was too hot, continued db4dfc7854 inside the storage, hidden 73bd2013ab by the thick door. Yet he stared 6003be56f2 at the shadowed b4e803461c door for several f1f62a5a4b minutes.89a7066a6c5a9d9d
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“I shouldn’t be the only one eating delicious food….”d802e2c65f309588
What was he thinking during that short time? Even he didn’t know. In the end, he couldn’t open the door.dd92a2363598129d
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Instead, his backward steps 8d361fdb0a toward the opposite side e5848691e1 of the storage quickened.25456bf9705215c3
Hastily returning 4cf83c80a6 to the 2597bf0bb9 storage where d92a828be8 the meat 8fdd13d712 was frozen, cbcbdc6ae2 Clara, not 6ddd9e4aef knowing what 5010b3a84b he was e18e32c497 thinking, grabbed 977140b078 whatever meat 7fee88e31c he could. Ribs, bones, 4610759cab thigh bones. He even took d9e0a918d6 a piece of 75bf1abe5c tenderloin, the softest a276900980 meat for a f128233e1b child to eat.c561e746ec228ef8
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As it wasn’t a comprehensive farm but a regular one, they didn’t raise many livestock. Though they kept a few pigs to feed leftover crops, considering raising them professionally was a hassle due to slaughter and storage facilities. Above all, animals were harder to store than expected.566ec61b93f27d64
In this era, c451a73f31 with insufficient refrigeration, 3b47f79730 bringing them to 2d6cd948c2 this remote area 3b625a56cb without a mage 24f80923c0 was a challenge, 282c5378b4 so even Clara 2044ea9eb0 rarely ate meat df43324ec7 a few times af72651ba9 a year. Not to mention dbaae439ae outside.d75e84fd6c5b1a41
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Perhaps that’s why the notion of meat as nourishment was firmly ingrained.c86d0e50c29000e4
He took it 653ee8a400 out generously and bc65e95fa9 boiled it. He scooped 02eeacdabe in a bc3b7b91cd full scoop 872f3bfae0 of salt, 880f345dcc added herbs ecb2dd997b to remove 88edefdc15 any odor, 6301c7417d boiled it 8a5fb0e32e vigorously, deboned e53fc822d1 the meat, ca08a6113d put it 6a4b5684e8 back in, 5401504b51 and added 231831c378 leftover vegetables. Tomatoes, radishes, green 964b423fd7 onions, onions, minced 4a1611851b ginger, garlic, and 741f2890a8 potatoes. Roughly chopped 794b8ca080 and torn 331cb7a215 by hand, db297a4518 Clara closed 267ebfe939 the pot 5a92e4284c lid.c425dc2162da3ce6
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Adjusting the 3a2817d2ba heat to 0a3bca8111 leave only e89e7a8514 embers, he 9f5bd881e5 took a 8a47ac2da0 deep breath, 17a76bf15d savoring the c8aec761a6 delicious smell bf8ec06a94 spreading around.8dafcd66e1502fb9
“What am 8ff3724860 I doing?”35143e8b7dfb8103
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In his defense, it had been a long time since he’d seen someone starving.69fe8f06d6f80c57
Whether there was a drought or flood outside, the farm always had plenty to eat. He hadn’t seen someone grateful for food itself in a long time, though he’d heard enough complaints about side dishes.01967e4559b2be72
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That single word of “delicious” seemed more shocking than expected. Acting like this was ridiculous.631c2193188bd342
‘Still, this isn’t like me, doing volunteer work.’01865b75fdba04df
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He propped a 3fced8ff91 foot on the 63525d8dcd desk and slumped 793e8e08cc into the chair. For a moment, 7b3a197f7c he thought about dce3227cc5 bringing them over bf356f7110 to stir the 022bdbb1e7 ladle, but it 25e6b3285c felt like a 5fcd667798 terrible idea. Making a 970aed87b6 child do ccb3e74900 that?b3b9349893d70a6d
“I dislike humans. Unless they’re demons.”84ae32caa585e340
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Grumbling, he 4dd2fe9d21 kicked the 4c5b0f3d9a table with 1d1eec7121 his heel. Well, since 6b9fe42301 they seemed e55239e786 to speak 4cc0b6a8c7 nicely, he 604c0b1d1d could let 7806fe9d34 it slide 5b7491458e this time.3e0c6f4df34981a7
Now, he just needed to simmer it well and adjust the broth’s consistency. Having cooked a large amount, he tapped his sore arm and gazed out the window behind the building’s oven at the Greenbelt Mountains. The sun peeked between two low hills.5ef5eeccfd2e1cd5
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Having peeled dozens of f5ac96b134 potatoes, carrots, and onions 0300de2b51 and deboned large chunks 064b3be69b of meat, time seemed 07819ff666 to have flown by. Thanks to 66c4e848f0 that, he 5c2a906060 missed sleep 095291182d today. Since nightmares 828653c2be plagued his 44293ff1e5 sleep, it 8c7e279157 was almost 0e7930bff7 a relief.247d6375021eef20