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‘What a mess.’ Lestel looked utterly miserable, like a puppy caught in the rain. His eyes were swollen from crying so much, and his expression was piteous. The cheek Sharhan had hit was puffy and bruised with a bluish hue. ‘I didn’t think I hit him that hard.’ Sharhan clicked his tongue. And that wasn’t all. The shadows under Lestel’s eyes were deep and dark, his complexion ghostly pale. He looked like a doll made of snow, as if he might melt away at the touch of sunlight. Sharhan…- 264.3 K • Completed
- When Sharhan arrived in front of the storehouse, resisting the urge to look back, Lestel caught up to him in an instant and yanked his wrist. “Talk to me now… unless you’re really trying to let me rot inside….” Lestel trailed off, panting heavily. His bloodshot eyes looked like the vessels had burst, and the tears still wouldn’t stop. Sharhan clenched his jaw as he met those green eyes, trembling with fear and anxiety like someone pushed to the edge of a cliff. “I told you I need…
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- “……” “You knew?” “…Yes.” At the quiet reply that came after a long silence, Sharhan’s body faltered. His knees nearly gave out, and he had to grit his teeth and dig his toes into the ground just to stay upright. “You understood what I was asking, right?” “Yes.” “I’ll ask again. You’re sure you knew exactly what I meant when you answered?” Sharhan turned to face Lestel. Was it the sharp chill of the dawn? Exhaustion? Or maybe just his own trembling…
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- “You crazy bastard! If you’re cold, light another fire. Why are you hugging me? Get off!” Sharhan struggled in disgust, but it was no use. Lestel’s arms wrapped around him like iron chains. The bile rising in his throat made it itch. Sharhan didn’t hold back and let out a string of curses. “You’ve gotten even crazier since the last time I saw you. Shit, I said get off right now!” “Why bother when I’ve got a human blanket? And don’t you know that on nights as cold as this,…
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- It was Randall who kicked the dazed Alfredo and asked the question. In his arms was his son Ian, who now held tightly onto Samson’s hand. “Sha-Sharhan! Alec! Save Alec! He should be outside… th-the corpses, they’re outside now, but Alec… Alec is still out there! He only listened to them because of me! He was with some of Katun’s people… please, he’s my only son!” His uncle, who hadn’t grasped the situation in the chaos of Sharhan’s sudden appearance, turned pale as he finally…
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- “Oh, Sharhan! It really is you. You’re alive. I’m so glad… truly glad.” His uncle’s voice was full of the kind of joy one might feel when reuniting with family after a tragic separation. “……” Sharhan stared at him with a sneer. His uncle squirmed like a worm, struggling to sit up and move closer. “Come here, help me untie this.” He held out his bound arms and legs, asking Sharhan to free him. Sharhan approached slowly and crouched down. How many years had it been?…
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- Next to the briefly flinching Lestel, a man with a hammer suddenly leapt out. “Watch out!” The one who shouted the warning and hurled a trap was Samson. The trap wrapped around the hammer-wielder’s legs, causing him to stumble. Lestel swung and severed the man’s neck before immediately rifling through the dead Hoffman’s body, eyes sharp. If it was something important, like the key to the storehouse where food and hostages were kept, it would surely be on him. Grrrr! “Aaaagh!…
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- “Are you really alright?” “Of course! Just trust me.” “Thank you.” Randall gave Goran a reassuring pat on the shoulder, then turned to Sharhan’s group. “What do you think of using the corpses as well?” “It’s risky, but… it might work.” Since the corpses were drawn to noise, if the enemy was already making a racket, there was a good chance the corpses would target them. With many to rescue and few on their side, they had to use whatever they could. Once…
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- “…….” “…….” Samson and Ardelle didn’t reply, their expressions tense with complicated thoughts. “We don’t really need him. We’ve already learned most of what we needed, and we know where the tax storehouse is.” “I don’t think we can fully trust him, but with that much thirst for revenge, maybe we can use him.” Just like when Samson wanted to join, it left a bitter taste to think they couldn’t trust people anymore. “Do we really need to use…
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- “…….” “We have quite a bit of food!” “…….” “This is one of the old tax storehouses from the Serman territory, and it still has a decent amount left. I can take you there. I don’t know how many people are in your group, but with the food left in the storehouse, you could probably last a few months.” Before Sharhan could even say a word, the rat-faced man brought up the location of the most tempting resource in their current situation, a food storehouse. If they hadn’t…
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