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e you'll return in

xiously, continuously giving

not forgetting to adjust my belo

little girl, even though I h

g flood that swept through recently, leaving onl

re desolate than before, its few reside

uded the country

he capital city every seven days to

y, but it was enough to cover t

from my father, so I would go to the forest every

decent amount of herbs, which cou

I decided to take my bask

il young girl like me, who couldn't even tie up a chi

ed my chest confident

me back safe and so

carefully wrapped basket of herbs

my hand, looked at me

disguised yourself as a

kinds of people. If you go there as you are now,

Liam at ease, I returned to the room, tied

he smile in

ye, I eagerly set

d only visited the capit

tal to sell herbs, and after much pleading

as in stark contrast to our remote, desolate t

the most, and I wondered if, after all these years

d the earthy smell occasionally hit m

tal passed through a

but quickly pulle

forest because it had few medi

tten, their body would b

up a branch from the edge to use as

ippery, and the moss-covered gro

t footprints-could they be Liam'

he was probably

pair of shoes; his daily-worn clot

urely be v

to rest for a while, I suddenly he

? The sound of hooves grew closer, so

han a dozen men appear

od dripping from them, their eyes fierce and

trying to stay as silent as possible, while my mi

ent armor from the others and exuded an aura of authority, had sharp, cold eyes that w

a deep, ho

him ou

ack-clad man by the collar and threw

his hands repeatedly, drenched

are me, please.

e smirked

ger to plot behind my back, and you t

, the pitiful man was killed

he first time I had witnessed s

ged the man here to kill him, proving they

as I could; if they discovered I was there

rom beside me and saw a large snake, which had someh

eaped out of the bush w

rned to me in shock, thei

lu

e cloth tying my hair slipped of

rd while keeping

the prince fixed on me, as

you're in dee

ion was to run. Using all my strength, I

ted, there were no sound

after me because, from that moment, he was

he rest o

tterly terrified, but fortun

hair back up, straightened my cl

, people jostling one

herbs, happily making m

lready stationed th

hecked it thoroughly, th

city, I looked

goods, while the cries of street vendors

place selling can

I crav

filled my heart, a feeling

is there a place in thi

ho was engrossed in pic

ce, smiled warmly and point

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