Sun was extremely intelligent. She had picked up the language of Guwon in nearly 1 year of interacting with the slave traders and foreigners. She didn’t respond to most of Yuna’s comments. She would rather pretend to be clueless of the language than deal with Yuna.

When Sun first arrived at the Kim Estate, she was treated very nicely by both the maids and Yuna herself. Sun wasn’t being treated like a normal slave. She resided in a lavish room that was similar to Yuna’s room. Most of the maids silently showed their jealousy when they noticed Sun’s unusual special treatment. It was almost like Sun was the general’s second daughter.

No one in the household, dared to bully Sun. It would be a death sentence waiting to happen. Sun found it unusual that Yuna kept coming into her room and worrying about her condition. She expected her to be like her aunt. Nice at first, but neglectful when it came to her needs. No matter how much she tried to seem like a foreigner that didn’t understand the language, Yuna never fell for it.

Yuna tried to get Sun’s attention, “Hey, I know you can understand me. Stop ignoring me.” Sun remained stern with her lie. She wasn’t used to getting this much attention and somehow felt happy about Yuna pestering her. She didn’t want to admit it though. She peeked at Yuna through her unkempt hair.

Yuna had an exasperated expression, “Fine, I’ll just have to speak to you in your native language then.” Yuna switched to speaking in fluent Ezra (English), “If you don’t reply to me even after I speak your native language, I’m going to start thinking that you’re stupid. Is that ok with you?” Sun was utterly shocked. No one in Guwon would bother to learn the language of Ezra. She used to think all Guwon citizens were idiots.

Yuna’s lips formed into a grin, “You understood me, huh? Come on admit it. You know how to speak both Guwon and Ezra, right?” Sun caved after witnessing Yuna’s perfect Ezraen, “How did you know that I was from the Kingdom of Ezra?” Yuna pointed at Sun’s light blonde hair, “There’s no other country that has people with blonde hair and blue eyes, but the Ezraen people. Don’t be too shocked. I’ve studied the language of Ezra in less than 5 months.”

Sun’s expressionless face had a tinge of happiness after hearing her own native language after many years travelling to Guwon. She hid her smile and asked, “Then, how do you know Ezraen? There shouldn’t be anyone in Guwon that actually knows how to speak Ezraen.” Yuna sighed, “Hasn’t anyone told you how the war between our countries ended?”

Sun shook her head. She had to admit, she wasn’t very well informed. She’d been locked up in a cage most nights and during the day, she walked for miles with chains attached to her legs and hands. The chains scarred her wrist and ankles from having them on for years. Even though she wasn’t branded like most slaves, she still had the clues from her scars.

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