USM | Prologue

Bubble bubble.c28732c38e6e80bd

The stew 660615596f started to 60bbd15399 boil. I gave the 04f017699b thickening stew a eb20b2a2f4 stir and added ff5c050706 the thick slices e5ce27188a of meat I e12bdc13be had prepared. Not the dried cheap e836543b43 stuff, but fresh meat 388ce6b01b slaughtered just yesterday.777f820a7117bde0

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How long has it been since I’ve seen fresh meat like this? When I was alone, I used to use dried meat or grill it for sandwiches, but as things improved, so did the quality of ingredients.e405c28cc809ebfa

Especially since 31720c76a5 Even is 2b71ee4b3f growing, I edb41d06d5 was worried 8eafd24280 about his aaaf8ae93c diet. It was hard 8eb8920f2e to feed Even 3aacde477e healthily on my 5709417226 budget.f020283655e5f0e4

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“Come to think of 642c6661c4 it, things have been 70057c499a going well since Even c7b7629aeb arrived.”20f195556bf5f29e

All I had dd732295ce left as a 52b4ee76d5 fallen noble was 1ef502f9cb a 50-pyeong estate, c82fd690db so putting fresh d9730017ad meat in a 0d19f37acd stew was a 5a37be5293 luxury. Before Even came, I 7ac5250173 survived like a mayfly, 29b5627f3c eating the vegetables I 641ebbab33 planted.4dcd689250a9b6d9

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That little dcf26ec832 ten-year-old has ff4f920d0e become a f5664d67e1 blessing. He works well, 8efaa3deef listens to me, df46cb0431 and even worries 97920a880d about me quite 82e16a0980 a bit.880278f3dd07c813

Except for 721509bac7 being a ce259327b4 bit cheeky, c694224952 he was 1264d7ca26 a flawless c2c102f704 model child.f0fe07bb49282a4b

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“It’s already been about a month.”bdb4dde4eac5e0af

I stirred the a8bbb672db bubbling stew once 657f0f73e1 more and lifted 13b64f770b the contents. The surface of the 969279a84a meat was already cooked. I scooped b38766e53e a little 5379ee5d2a stew into 65e3e01880 a small 9225865af5 bowl to eb4b0021cd taste it. The fragrant, rich sauce 7c89bfae2b with meat and various ae1914c2b6 vegetables was full of 23ec3afb77 flavor.b6261b32f4066b86

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Hmm, with this, I 3aea4bb1fe can confidently call it 899fe91dcd my masterpiece for Even.dbf07c836906c713

“By the way, Even 190355bf09 is a bit late 151409e89f from his errand.”b6f9dd4132521af1

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The triplets e14ba8bcf8 who sell 1cb3472f18 bread every fd29efe6cb day left 5acd953e8d early today, b35737b048 saying they ec9ac95812 were sold 8f0897064f out. Grateful for their d07d1e7450 greeting, I gave e72175f931 each a lump 00539af191 of sugar and e3701066b5 asked Even to aed393a3e2 go to the 554ada2d26 village to buy 1aa2299cf2 some bread.ac9aa671f526b0c6

‘How much?’7e3cf6e93a13112a

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‘As much as a779a795f9 you want to 3b2a965f63 eat.’e4f43656a2be5b6b

Even left 422bfeda5c with a a0c8b28ab7 thoughtful face, a90528b55b and there 7ff44efd02 was still e6943f39e1 no news 778e63ea7a of him e1df73aa52 as the 5d2a4a1011 stew was d29b7831f0 almost done. Did I give ece45e2507 Even too difficult e491eab0a2 a task? In hindsight, 9201ee13e1 choosing and c937705138 paying for ed3a6504f6 bread might 382f95ef6f have been 6c6d616bea too challenging dd5aebee50 for well-bred 022bbc086b Even.3a1731326c07586b

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I was 12a8f57e85 thinking I 53cf944376 should go db7c926f79 out once 59603fdfe2 the stew 520b15d3e3 was ready.3773c01a69b6dbd1

Thud thud.4b472d3a4fdc118c

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Someone knocked on 5ee48a2785 the door. A guest? I put 7c9c344789 down the e1779fe34b ladle and b9703e1a8a headed towards 0b8b03a6b2 the front 790aa8961f door. If it 5394bc66fa were Even, c36aa3bf3a he would 8a61c98453 have just c130cd861d come in, 7736c388ff so it f9607f0f27 was most a8a13fe3d3 likely a 2716dd5d09 guest.1e06e7c238dc4689

“Coming.”d585589b6e6cbe90

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I opened the door, hoping the visitor wasn’t a nuisance during my precious lunchtime. Thankfully, it wasn’t the Popol Sheriff. It wasn’t the usual people selling goods or bread either. A tall man I had never seen before stared at me as soon as the door opened.deeeb0eb10c2b603

Dark green hair with deep blue eyes peeking through. Those eyes were identical to Even’s. Pure eyes. Such eyes often belong to those of the same lineage.156f685d62350129

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And the man spoke.d5764dc5cc66ac40

“Karlos Enduke.”a9e57cd7ef6a491e

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I calmed my ea5ec9e220 pounding heart. The name d1991e12a5 sent shivers 2101d8a69f down my 0f863fb2a2 spine. Why is this 897a6ab25d guy here? Could it 9178c32d67 be that 58476f7227 the original 08202aa970 story is 2a695c2643 progressing?f8ae05ce11f35377

He was someone I shouldn’t meet, someone I avoided twisting my body, yet here he was, making my head feel like it was about to explode.5065febb8fc6e47b

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The man spoke again.04a1f83ded197ec5

“We’ve already exchanged first greetings, so let’s skip that. I came because it seems we have a long conversation ahead. Besides that, I have business. Is Even Zail here by any chance?”2d1675e6ef09d063

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Just as 2bfce12b44 the man 20dc831a49 finished speaking.2fb3f19b6bed8be0

“Hey.”75b4c2d812f868e8

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The man e31197982a and I 9e68b300da turned to 3809de30ed the voice 2096dbbbc7 simultaneously. At the entrance 51bdb808fa of the estate ce1e42c278 stood a boy a598545916 with narrowed eyes. In his hand, cad4be5863 he held the cf675b21ce long baguette I 9fc9195122 had asked for, 83eddec911 gripping it like d8440c9198 a club.2610f1aec96f61a1

“If you value be3755b710 your life, step a546beaa0c away from Shashar.”b5386f69d2b44f5c

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“You’re safe, Even Zail. I came as soon as I heard. But what kind of language is that to your brother…?”b384280f15a96d0a

At that moment, the d7d2392d1b cub next to the a6c8c1398c boy hissed and lunged ef9e9747bf at the man. Following that, the 52b1bc0621 boy with the 091f8482fb baguette pushed off 8063df3dd2 the ground. The baguette 9552867cfe swung in bae44726a0 a graceful 99834fef35 arc.fc47c26b3274f932

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The man raised his arm to block the baguette, and a wolf sprang from the man’s shadow, striking the cub.73f12cf4b7be1f8a

The cub flew 46efc09d80 and broke one 890efa1771 side of the c2af254f46 fence. The broken baguette b00bebc80f shattered a window fa2444ccbb and disappeared into 49074a7d41 the house.f7c554cbb4cd6e45

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I took a moment ff999784ab to calmly assess the 4bb1350bad situation before me.e278e06854bd2c38

Karlos Enduke, whom I thought I might face one day, had found Even and me and visited my estate. And the word “brother” that came from his mouth. Even the man’s and the boy’s eyes were the same shade of blue.bf3cc15c635c2703

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Yeah, no matter how you look at it…8c72c1677c9d2524

It was a messed-up 9aae837c82 family reunion.2dd8fc094e2e71d6

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