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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?…- 264.3 K • Completed
- 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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- The next morning, the group shared the remaining jerky and water to fill their stomachs. Though Sharhan had woken in the middle of the night and struggled to fall back asleep, he’d managed to get some rest afterward, and his body didn’t feel too bad. Ardelle and Samson, who had slept the best, were visibly refreshed. Their faces practically glowed. Lestel was the exception. He’s got dark circles under his eyes. Seeing that only Lestel didn’t look well-rested, Sharhan brought a piece of…
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- “I’m miserable because it’s not enough. I want to kiss you, roll around with you. When will I be able to touch you as much as I want?” “We just kissed a moment ago.” “Shan, even a twelve-year-old wouldn’t call what we just did a kiss. We didn’t even use tongues. How is that a kiss?” Sharhan, who had thought it was a kiss despite the lack of tongue, gave an awkward cough and scolded him. “Are you a kid? Why are you so impatient? Try holding back a little.” “I’m…
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- Taking a brief moment to rest, Sharhan gathered the empty bowls and pots inside the mountain hut along with everyone’s water pouches, then broke a water stone to secure water. Even one stone yielded enough water for them to quench their thirst and wash their faces, hands, and feet. Naturally, they filled the pouches to the brim. No one was more delighted than Ardelle. Despite wincing in pain whenever the water touched her wounds, she still washed her face. Sharhan and Lestel also felt somewhat…
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- The moment the captain saw Ardelle, his eyes turned vicious. “You little…!” “I told you, didn’t I? That I’d be the one to end you with my own hands!” Ardelle was a mess. Her lips were cracked, scabbed over in places, and cuts covered her neck and the backs of her hands. Even her left pinky seemed injured, unable to straighten fully and curled halfway. Lestel, glaring with shared fury, handed her his axe and shouted, “Shan, leave that bastard ali–” “No need! Just kill…
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- Sharhan and Lestel looked at each other. Though they had hoped Thunder and Lightning were safe, they’d half given up, so their widened pupils showed their surprise. “No way…” “Whistle again!” At Sharhan’s urging, Lestel whistled once more. In response, they heard a loud neigh, but no hoofbeats running in their direction. “They’re over there.” Sharhan pointed in the direction the neigh came from and took off running. Lestel followed without a word. Samson, confused, rushed…
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