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As buildings began to outnumber the grasslands, the capital suddenly loomed just ahead. Yudit and the rest of the group checked into an inn. With nearly five hundred people, they had to be split across several inns. Yudit had worried that Khalid might end up in a different one, but thankfully that wasn’t the case. He stole a glance at Khalid, who was seated in front of a generous meal for the first time in a while. Even though Khalid was nearby, he didn’t spare Yudit a single glance. Why? At…- 396.9 K • Completed
- Khalid had just stepped out of the tent when Yudit finally pulled on his trousers. The ointment had smeared on the fabric, making it sticky, but it was still better than sitting bare-bottomed in Khalid’s tent. When Khalid came back in and saw Yudit with his trousers on, he let out a sigh. “I told you to stay as you were.” “This is better.” Yudit shrank back, worried he might try to pull them off again. Khalid just shrugged as if to say, “Don’t worry.” “Who was it?” “A…
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- “You said you’d introduce me to someone… so I thought it was a person.” Yudit said as he stroked the horse’s mane. Its coat shimmered from the tip of its ears to the nape of its neck in the sunlight. It was clearly a fine, expensive steed. “The horse I’m riding now is good enough.” Yudit usually rode a three-year-old mare named Noah. He had grown attached to her and was considering taking her on this expedition. Khalid, knowing how often Yudit rode Noah, shook his…
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- After her emotional farewell with Yudit, Yvonne eventually hurried off, leaving Yudit alone. Or rather, not quite alone. “Well then, now that everyone’s gone, how about we say goodbye too, Luka?” At Yudit’s words, the curtain by the window gave a noticeable flutter. A pair of feet fidgeted beneath it, then the curtain was drawn back and Luka stepped out. His face was soaked, as if he’d been crying. Yudit knelt down and gently wiped Luka’s tear-streaked face. “I wanted us to say…
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- Yudit, who had led them to the table, pulled the bell cord to have tea brought in. Seeing the three of them looking around the cluttered room, he gave an awkward smile. “The room’s a bit messy, isn’t it? Should we go outside for drinks?” “No, we’re the ones who should apologize for visiting when you’re probably so busy…” “It’s all right. I actually wanted to see the three of you before I left. Thank you for coming to me first like this.” They were the ones he had brought…
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- “Is Khalid going too?” “Yes. I need to return to the capital as well, there’s something I have to look into.” Yudit stared quietly at Khalid. He was trying to judge whether he was lying. Of course, he would be glad if Khalid came with him, but at the same time, he didn’t want Khalid to abandon his own territory just to follow him to the capital. “If it’s because of me, you don’t have to. You should protect your own domain, Khalid.” “The ones guarding the border are all…
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- Everything about Khalid that touched his skin felt good. The firm abs, the comparatively soft chest, the grinding hipbones and pubic bone, the rough pubic hair and thighs, the knees, the long, straight shins… Just feeling him with his eyes closed was enough to send a blissful golden rain through his entire body. Khalid wet his index and middle fingers with saliva and rubbed around the rim of his hole. He only stroked the edge and didn’t go in, which made Yudit even more impatient. Swallowing his…
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- “Why do you look like that?” Noticing the dazed expression so unlike usual, Yudit asked. “Khalid, do you not like the idea of having children?” “It’s not that exactly… I’ve just never thought about having a child. So a life with a child… it feels a bit unfamiliar because I’ve never imagined it before.” Khalid, uncharacteristically, spoke at length, then looked toward Yudit and the scene behind him. The fireplace, the bed, the nightstand, the tea table. It was easy to tell…
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- “Yeah, revenge is your right. Your anger isn’t something that money can erase.” The child blinked, eyes wide—as if he hadn’t expected anyone to take his side. His cheek was flushed red. It was a mark from when he was hit for resisting Pavron. Yudit knelt on one knee and gently touched the child’s cheek. But even that made the child flinch in pain, and Yudit pulled back. It stung like saltwater poured over raw skin deep inside his chest. “I’m sorry. I was the one who recommended him as…
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- Yudit truly had come knowing everything. Cold sweat trickled down Pavron’s spine. “T-That’s… a misunderstanding. I meant to write that in someone else’s diary but mixed it up. I erased it right away, but how did you…?” Just as Yvonne said, when the back of the diary was held up to sunlight, the words, though scratched over, appeared clearly beneath the lines. Yudit read every word and stood stunned. Then rage surged up in him. “The moment your abuse began was when Luka confided…
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