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himself every single time. That conflict is intentional. So when that side of him appears again in the story, don’t misunderstand it. It’s not madness. It’s the cost of everything he has endured. .☘︎ ܁˖ Chapter 23 is done! Word count 5430

of the world. And pretty people from Aurethar means Jeongguk. It always ends there. Every time, without fail, without his permission. He thinks about that face and something in his chest does what it always does… tightens, aches, makes him feel faintly ridiculous.

the way his voice had dropped from begging to something small and desperate had been the most beautiful thing Jeongguk had ever heard. That memory alone makes him gulp. *What if it comes out again?* He grabs a sword from the rack at the edge of the training ground and starts

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