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𝐓𝐇𝐄 warm humidity of the room plummeting down as one is too lured in the mere words that written down in pages.

Hours passes by, nonetheless the only thing her sight is taking is the words written down in the boring book , along with the burning incense and the Honey biscuts that accompanied her side.

The boring words imprinted on almost losing her interest to read ahead. Nevertheless, one sentence emphasizing in her mind and voice more than it should.

" The truth that told by the God , are the lies that seeked by men.... "

The words spewed out and another head turned to her side in confuse manner, as it was the first words she came up after readings for hours.

A curious eyebrow were raised from the girl who finally teared out her gaze from the absurd worded book towards Young-hee, who looked equally or more confused than the former.

" .....What in the seven hells does that means?? "

Na-ra pointed her finger back to the book with utter confusion while other shrugged her shoulders as an answer before continuing to clear the incense box.

" How do I know?? I haven't even read a book. "

Young-hee's words took in the obvious answer before her gaze focused back on her work , while the latter just stared at her as her mind dazed to the world that was so silent for a second before she chose to abruptly stand up in a determined mind .

" I need to find it. "
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Light snuffle passed through her lips like an inaudible whispers in the silent corner of the library, only a few men present in the other corners of the room, aside from the girl who is Soundlessly asleep on top of a mountains of scattered books across the table, every pages turned in a messy manner.

Her Few hair strands partially fighting off the golden light that illuminating from the near window to her face, her delicate features radiant under the shine.

The gentle breeze passed between, gradually letting the pages to turn in the pleasant silent room.That is til, the sound of the delicate footsteps came forward to her table. A second of contemplation, the seat beside her became occupied to the boy who has been fighting off the thoughts of the sole person that is Soundlessly asleep next to him.

Yul's eyes silently ran throughout her features, taking in the memory as much he can while his grip on the letter tightened as if he wanted to burn it to ashes and pretend it never came for him in the first place.

Maybe he will.

Cause why now of all time??...

He knew it. Unlike before, he isn't going to give up this time. The moment he promised to partake in the bet he knew, he would do anything for the girl beside him. He knew he should go back and the letter would come to his hands sooner or later still..............his heart chose her.
Even if the consequences are not viable, he was desperate for her presence.

As it always been.

It was the unwelcoming feeling when he first met the sister of the new friendship he made . The way she smiled even when her mouth was stuffed with the honey biscuits , the way her little hands pushed forward him with her favorite biscuits and the way she gave out the prettiest flower she picked out to him rather than to Uk, her brother,who sulked all day cause her reason was ' he is pretty than you so he gets the prettiest one ' and many more pretty little events that made him closer maybe to the point where he started to admire.

But pretty things fall apart soon, just as theirs. He can still recall the every boy which is now a man, gave out her every things a girl would love. Flowers, candies, hairpins and even the prettiest pearls he has ever seen. And just like every time, she refused those just as she refused them.

It was a fitting feeling at first, seeing the girl reject every boy that seemed to have lost in her eyes until he knew he was one of them.

The fear of losing her presence caught to him at first. Tried to distance , but failed miserably every time as she only came closer with her eyes that he couldn't lie to.

The feelings only grew by the time passed away til he inevitably seen her weep her eyes out all because of a boy.

She didn't even loved him. The boy was just another boy who liked her and gifted many things just as many others however, more persistent than the others. She refused again and again til for the last time as his patience ran out.

Shame and vile words were seeped out. Yul knew just that from the girl's tears. And that was enough. She cried her eyes out to him not to say a word to Uk , nevertheless he couldn't promise her cause he indeed relayed the word. The next day , all they knew was the family of the boy was nowhere to be seen in Daeho from that day on. Moved to somewhere else by financial problems they heard.

However, the reason he suppressed and tried to erase his feelings was none other than the fact that it made him scared.

The word fear caught upto him before any other.

Scared of what if he choose to do the same even if he never in his lifetime wanted or wants to hurt her the slightest bit if he was sane. The way his anger ticked off whenever the other boys came closer with the same intention scared him.

And the word erase felt the only answer.
Nonetheless, it can't be erased.

The feelings and the fear.

And the fear got too much until it blinded his own feelings.

Things were broken,People were but so was time. Time wasted upon like a mare , nothing were important and no one was. Or that what was he thought before the news of his cousin's and the specific girl's betrothed spread across the country like the joyous news ever heard upon.

This time he didn't wanted to lose by any reasons.

Even if that is ignoring his family's instruction to go back to his so called home. To Seo fortress.

He lost her not once, but twice.

First because he was an idiot for the neglection to himself , Second for neglecting her.

The boy slowly leaned his head to the table as his eyes never left her, the radiant light that cascaded her features now hiding behind him. He intently watched her not losing any second of the time and when her eyebrows slightly knitted for a second, so did his.

His mind wandering to the moment where she completely crumbled as she cried in his hands the night before , the only moment he felt entirely helpless and incapable of unsure what to do other than pull her closer as much as he can.

Things are complicated. He knew that. More compliment than he likes to believe after knowing the secrets. Nonetheless, he already chose which side he want to be at last.

Feelings.

His cold fingers slowly leaned forward to the girl , daring to do what he doesn't even thinking at the moment as the cold fingers was met with the warm forehead of the girl as a slight smile grace through his lips.

For a full second he stares at the contact before he slowly moves down to her nose, the warm feeling inside his heart igniting gradually .

" Can I.... be greedy for once... ?..."

Barely a whisper in the naked ears, still as if his words were aloud to the whole world , a thud of books falling to the ground startles the boy along with the girl who groans as her sleep has been intervened.

The first sight her eyes fell upon was the boy who looked shocked equally as her now at this moment. A single moment waited in before the two simultaneously raised their head from the table ,the close proximity irking the air their breath could be felt upon each other.

The golden light that hidden behind him, making a resurgence as it straight blinded the girl's sight for a mere second.
When her gaze finally fitted to the light, she saw the man beside her two times redder than he was before a second ago.
She was about to question if he was alright, nevertheless the guy abruptly stood up in an second as his eyes distractingly ran through the room til it fell on her again.

" I- "

He didn't even finished his words as his mind seems to be blank as the girl's brown eyes that filled with the stars stared up to his. The feeling of heart brimming inside filling his senses as he tried to gulp down the feeling.

" Can I really be greedy?..... "

The question was more than whisper this time as the girl's brown eyes blinked profusely , confusion filled in it for the question before her eyes focused onto the pile of books that she scattered for her little hunt for searching meanings.

" Oh?....oh! You can take it!! I didn't even- no, I'm finished. You can take whichever book you want! How it will be greedy??.....This is a library for every mages...."

She internally face palmed herself for the stuttering through the words. However, her heart was racing in the speed of light which she nearly thought she would die by the close proximity of seconds ago.

It didn't take long moments before he only gave out a smile as he walked away from the girl. The letter in his his crumbling more as his mind made up an answer for at last.

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Time of the last match started.

And as expected , the whole mages in songrim along with Go-won was present to solely to see Uk's defeat. However, in the latter side, the trio praying for Uk's win as the bet is no more the jades rather it is placed on Mu-deok as herself.

Nonetheless, Na-ra was more than just certain that her brother would win, as she recently discovered why did he chose to went fishing rather than training.

That is til, rather than the mage he was supposed to fight stepped aside and Yul, who stood a little distanced from them walked upto Uk and declared he will be the one fighting against him before a quick concerned glance was sent to Na-ra.

Confusion risen in Uk as his breath seemed to caught in by the sudden change of things, and he wasn't the only one, most of the people that was present to see the fight as well.

And Na-ra.

She didn't knew why would he choose to partake in this,when she fully know he wouldn't do this without a reason, not to Uk. Her eyes were fixated on the boy inquiring for a reason til it fell to the girl that stood beside her with confusion creased over her features.

Maybe....?.

She didn't knew why. Why is the same past replaying as an reminder to remind it's always going to be the same.

A crack of something was unheard to everyone, but to herself before she chose to acknowledge the burning gaze that has been begging to return . Go-won, who has been the root of this match was staring at her with a mixture of happiness and a little bit of farewell.

She could understand the gaze that filled with happiness, since he would be the one winning this bet finally however, why?....

Her mind seemed to be cracked open with no answers left behind as she looked between the match that about to start once again before turning on her heels.

Dang-gu and Young-hee, who appeared to be stunned at the revelation that Yul was the one who is dueling against Uk was startled by the sudden depart of the girl.

" Na-ra?.... Na-ra?! wait! - aren't you going to-"

The man couldn't even finish his words before the girl cutted off with her answer with disdain to the scene as even the participants seemed to be interested.

" I know how this damn match is going to end. "

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𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚☕

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐬,

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐠𝐠 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐠𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐤??
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐮𝐥,𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐚-𝐫𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐬?? 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐝𝐝𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 (⁠⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠).

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