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Song You was woken by the sound of drums outside.
Groggily opening his eyes, he realized it was already the morning of the first day of the New Year in the seventh year of Mingde.
The clamor outside continued unabated.
Song You took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. The air was cold and crisp, the temperature biting. On a day like this, one ought to stay nestled in the warm embrace of their blankets a while longer.
But he still threw off the covers.
Lady Calico was curled up by his thigh, lying on her belly with her head buried deeply. Her ears twitched slightly in rhythm with the pounding outside, especially at the sharp clangs of cymbals and gongs. It was clear she had also been woken by the noise but stubbornly refused to get up, likely exhausted from her escapades the night before.
“…”
Song You couldn’t help but lean down, pressing his face close to the cat’s side, and took a deep, indulgent breath of her scent.
As expected, the warm aroma of braised sauce lingered in the air.
Turning his head, Song You glanced around the room and noticed that the portable stove had shifted slightly. It seemed to have been moved somewhere and then returned to its original spot. On the table sat a small pot, scrubbed clean. As long as he didn’t imagine what the pot had gone through the previous night, it was as if none of it had happened.
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