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Meanwhile, Eden Dean hides the little girl in the memorial place for the dead because they are being pursued, but the elders interrogate him and tell him to hand the child back or be expelled together, so as not to drag the village into war.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"A palace servant caught in the late king's chamber learns that the princess has fled into the borderlands with a disguised bandit and that the search has been expanded as an abduction case; the princess must not be allowed to enter the mountains. Meanwhile, Eden Dean hides the little girl in the memorial place for the dead because they are being pursued, but the elders interrogate him and tell him to hand the child back or be expelled together, so as not to drag the village into war.","key_events":["Elders summon and scold Eden Dean for helping a child chased by hired killers, warning him not to interfere.","Eden Dean hides fleeing child in memorial place for the dead and warns her not to get caught.","Captain reports a suspected princess found on private border land was taken by a disguised bandit, now treated as abduction with expanded search.","Hidden child says she is not scared but fascinated, noting the dead do not look like goblins except for clothes.","Elders order Eden Dean to return the princess immediately or leave the village with her, warning of renewed war.","Servant of House Groer asks permission to go to border region to confirm princess's safety with his own eyes."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE LATE KING'S CHAMBERS?\nAH, CAPTAIN.\nWITH THE PALACE IN SUCH A STATE OF UNREST,\n\nTI FOUND MYSELF THINKING OF HIS MAJESTY.\nIS THERE ANY PROGRESS ON THE SEARCH?\nWE IDENTIFIED A PERSON BELIEVED TO BE THE PRINCESS TODAY\nON PRIVATE LAND WITHIN THE BORDERLANDS.\n\nA DISGUISED RUFFIAN WAS HIDING HER HIGHNESS.\nWHILE THE GUARDS WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONFIRM HER IDENTITY, HE FLED WITH HER.\nWE ARE NOW TREATING THIS AS A KIDNAPPING AND HAVE EXPANDED THE SEARCH.\n\nWE MUST NOT ALLOW THE PRINCESS TO ENTER THE MOUNTAINS.\nIF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAD TO THE BORDERLANDS MYSELF.\n\nMY FAMILY HAS SERVED HOUSE GROER FOR GENERATIONS.\nI WON’T BE ABLE TO REST EASY\nUNTIL I’VE CONFIRMED HER HIGHNESS’S SAFETY WITH MY OWN EYES.\n\nWE MADE IT, BUT...\nCLOSE YOUR EYES.\n\n...EVEN IF WE DID ESCAPE THOSE GUYS,\nIF WE JUST WALK IN LIKE THIS,\nWE MIGHT BE IN DANGER AGAIN.\nEASY THERE!\nYOU BRAT!\n\nUNTIL I GET PERMISSION FROM THE ELDERS,\nIT'S BEST THAT I HIDE YOU.\nTHERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS PLACE.\nIT'S TO HONOR THE DEAD, SO NO ONE REALLY COMES HERE.\n\nIT MIGHT BE SCARY, BUT THIS IS THE SAFEST PLACE, OKAY?\nSO JUST-\nI-I'M NOT SCARED.\nIT'S F-FASCINATING.\n\nRIGHT.\nI'LL BE BACK SOON. JUST TRY NOT TO GET CAUGHT, KID.\n\nEDEN DEAN.\n...!\n\nTHE ELDERS SUMMON YOU.\nEXPLAIN YOURSELF,\n\nEDEN DEAN.\nWE HEARD THE CRIES OF BIRDS AND BEASTS FROM THE HILL ALL NIGHT. WHEN WE WENT TO INVESTIGATE,\nWE FOUND THIS MESS.\n\nA MAN WHO APPEARS TO HAVE GONE MAD?\nDON'T GIVE ME THAT! TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!\nA CHILD WAS BEING CHASED, SO I HELPED HER.\nIS THERE A PROBLEM?\nYOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAUSED ALL THIS TROUBLE, AND YOU STILL HAVE THE NERVE TO TALK BACK—\n\nYOU MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS COULD BECOME A PROBLEM,\nDIDN'T YOU, EDEN?\n\nTHE FACT THAT THE CHILD WAS BEING PURSUED BY HIRED ASSASSINS\nMEANS SHE'S CAUGHT UP IN A POWER STRUGGLE.\nFOR THE SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE, SOMETIMES\n\nYOU MUST LEARN NOT TO GET INVOLVED.\nINDEED. A MAN WHO MIGHT ONE DAY BECOME CHIEF\nCANNOT AFFORD TO ACT SO RASHLY.\nI HAVE NO INTENTION OF BECOMING CHIEF, OR ANY OTHER STUFFY THING.\nWHAT?!\nTHIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO ASK FOR PERMISSION.\n\nTHAT INSOLENT BRAT.\nIF YOU'RE FINISHED, I'LL BE TAKING MY LEAVE.\nIT SHOULD HAVE ENDED\nWITH YOU RESCUING THE CHILD FROM THE CLIFF, EDEN.\n\nYOU SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED ANY FURTHER.\nIT WASN’T ENOUGH THAT YOU CAUSED A DISTURBANCE\nON PRIVATE TERRITORY WITHIN THE KINGDOM...\n\nYOU JUST HAD TO BRING THE PRINCESS INTO OUR VILLAGE.\nIF WE GET ENTANGLED IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE SURROUNDING KINGDOMS,\nDO YOU TRULY NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN?\n\nBLOOD,\nSWORDS, FIRE,\nAND WAILS.\n\nSUCH THINGS MAY ONCE AGAIN\nRUN RAMPANT THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINS.\nYOU MUST NOT FORGET\nTHE WAR THAT WAS FOUGHT HERE, EDEN.\nRETURN THE CHILD AT ONCE.\n\nOR, IF YOU REFUSE,\nYOU WILL LEAVE THIS PLACE WITH HER.\n\nEXCEPT FOR MY CLOTHES,\nI LOOK JUST LIKE THEM.\n\nTH-TH—\nTHEY\n\nD-DON'T LOOK LIKE GOBLINS.","bubble_count":80,"pages_count":26,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"A palace servant caught in the late king's chamber learns that the princess has fled into the borderlands with a disguised bandit and that the search has been expanded as an abduction case; the princess must not be allowed to enter the mountains.","spoiler_summary":"A palace servant caught in the late king's chamber learns that the princess has fled into the borderlands with a disguised bandit and that the search has been expanded as an abduction case; the princess must not be allowed to enter the mountains. 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