After a hearty meal, Velin packed their belongings in the cabin while Na went outside to scavenge for coins.
Two hours later, they set the cabin on fire and left Bayan Village.
Half a month later, they arrived in an unfamiliar place. Na went to the town, bribed the local officials, and obtained the right to temporarily reside in Kabakarn Village.
They found a hill near the village and spent half a month building a wooden cabin. The two of them settled down there.
Two months later, a wanted notice was issued in Tams Town.
Inside the cabin, Velin looked at the wanted notice Na had brought back, his expression somewhat strange.
Looking closely at the two wanted notices, they could not merely be called somewhat alike. They were completely unrelated.
After coming here, Velin had basically stayed on the mountain and never gone to the village.
Whenever Na went out, he wrapped his head in gray cloth. Whether villagers or townsfolk, very few had ever seen his true face.
Na tossed a piece of wood into the campfire and asked, "Teacher, are we moving?"
"We're not moving." Velin crumpled the wanted notice into a ball and tossed it into the fire. "We're good people, not wanted criminals. Remember that."
"I understand, Teacher."
"Starting tomorrow, meditate bare-chested in the snow every night from six to nine."
"Yes, Teacher."
"Alright, go cut some meat and bring it in to cook."
"Yes."
Three years later, early in the morning, Velin put on his padded coat and walked out of the cabin. Watching Na practice swordsmanship amid the ice and snow, he nodded with great satisfaction.
"Good morning, Teacher." Na stopped training, came before Velin, and spoke respectfully.
"Put your clothes on. I need to tell you something."
Hearing that, Na put down