65 Admit To His Mistakes (2/2)
”Haha, why of course, of course. Make sure to deliver them the list of offerings we'll be forwarding them for the negotiation. And again governor, do not fret too much on the incident concerning Bai Lan. All is forgiven towards loyal actions.”
”Yes, I will see to it right away. I sincerely thank you for your generosity and granting me another chance, Captain Delun”. Governor Tao cupped and gently lowered his head respectfully.
Bobbing his head satisfactorily, Captain Delun shifts his body around, his official robes fluttering behind him as he departed away from the office.
With his head still lowered, the governor slowly stands up with the help of the worried prime minister.
”Governor Tao…”
”Do as he ordered. Send out the list of tributes to the Tuhan's Commander. I'll be dismissing myself, make sure no one bothers me for the time being.” Governor Tao ordered before leaving the courtyard to head toward his office.
Once alone, the governor sighs gently, his eyes shifting toward the small piece of paper on his desk.
Reading its contents over again, the governor helplessly shakes his head with an amused chuckle.
Indeed, the boy was interesting…
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”Screech--!”
Lifting their gaze towards the sky, the boy's emerald eyes shine brightly upon seeing the familiar figure of the feathered brown falcon. The falcon, flying down gently lands on the boys outstretched arm.
”I see you delivered it to him.”
The falcon gently releases a faint sound as if responding to Rin's words.
”Good then.”
Rin reaches into her pocket to take out a small folded cloth. Inside was minced raw meat, which she lifts up towards the bird's beak.
Ju, happily identifying the piece of meat in front of its eyes, swiftly snatches a piece of it from the girl's elegant fingers and consumes it.
Smiling gently as Ju ate, Rin subtly fixes her gaze behind her to look at Xu Mujin.
”How's it going, Xu Mujin?”
”Good so far, young Master.”
”En, good. Keep it up.”
Currently, after climbing down the mountain safely, Xu Mujin, under Rin's orders was cutting away at a large log, gradually disposing of its bark.
Using a spruce tree due to its lightness, the two were building a raft to use to travel upstream and back to Guando.
Gathering the rope the kidnappers used to tie her hands, legs and the bag, Rin began to tie a [1]clove hitch knot around the finished, cut logs together.
Winding the ropes' short ends around the connecting log, Rin skillfully crosses it over the longer end of the rope, intentionally creating a slant.
When growing up in the Bai army, Rin received many forms of training. Including surviving the woods and building a raft to deal with any body of water - including which woods worked best.
Inwardly, Rin thanked the cold-faced Uncle Guo of hers for his brutal and intense training.
Including the time when he abandoned her in the woods for a week on her own to properly train. In the end, all her blood, sweat, and childish tears were worth it.
Thinking about the Bai soldiers and her Uncle Guo and grandfather, Rin's gaze softens.
Once this was over, she would return.
Suddenly, gaining a sense of fierce determination, Rin's hands work faster, her knots tightening. Xu Mujin observing the girl from the side furrowed his brows confusingly.