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The Merchant's Request
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"Who are they?" Ratnasari asked curiously.

"I don't know. We need to stay alert; they could be part of the bandits," Arya replied. His sharp eyes darted toward Chandra, who had been silent all this time. Even when the three of them were bracing for the arrival of strangers, the young man dressed in fine clothes remained unresponsive.

Moments later, the man who had stopped their journey finally halted his horse near the cart.

"Excuse me, sir. May I ask where you are headed?" the man inquired.

"We’re going to the Sword of Light Sect," Arya replied. Judging by the sword the man carried, Arya suspected that the man on horseback was also a warrior.

"And where are you headed, Sir?" Arya continued.

"Actually, I’m escorting the merchant behind me through this forest," the man answered, glancing behind him.

Arya and Ratnasari looked at the approaching horse-drawn cart that was now close to their position.

"So, are you planning to pass through this forest with us?" Arya guessed.

"That’s right,
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