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  1. Public Bookmark 9

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    A boy lay upon a pallet of old blankets, chest rising shallowly, skin pale as wax. Ri knew, the moment he saw him, that this child was already walking backward toward death.

    He did not say so.

    The fox-like man watched him closely as Ri knelt, fingers light and practiced. Ri said nothing of what he saw in the boy’s skin, his eyes, the thinness of his spirit stretched to breaking.

    There are beginnings and their are endings. This, the Medicine Sellers know best, and perhaps pains them most.

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    09 Oct 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Kon is not very happy that he can't fight mononokes yet

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    09 Oct 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 3

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    The aftermath of the Hebigami events; a character study of Kon kusuriuri and the relations and bonds he made with the people in the Ooku.

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    a lot of inner monologue from kon after defeating hebigami and then he holds the baby and then he gets emotional (its wholesome)

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    09 Oct 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 17

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    Kon, after a particularly difficult fight, is left injured and staggers back to the first place his wild and injured mind believes to be his safest option. Good for his physical health. Not so much for his pride.

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    Ri patching Kon up after a Mononoke battle gone wrong (In his eyes) while Kon has little choice but to allow his master to scold him while simultaneously being patched up. Arguments turn into talks and the two come to a some kind of understanding.

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    09 Oct 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 11

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    Instincts: the minds natural response.
    The power to move, to act, without wasting time on deciding to do so.
    It can cause pain. It can prevent a tragedy.
    A single decision can change everything.
    One must learn to live the consequences.

    In a battle for their lives, one falls and the other must deal with what’s to come. Together, the two settle the raging emotions brewing beneath the skin.

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    09 Oct 2026