The middle-aged man stopped moving his hands at the woman’s words. He turned his head and saw a face blurred by the horse’s tail.

“You are...”

“I'm sorry! Please stop! Pant pant.” The woman had been running for a long time and was gasping for breath. She spoke with short breaths, “I'm sorry. I have to take good care of my brother but he got into trouble again.”

The woman, who looked like she just reached adulthood, pressed the boy’s head down with her hands into a bow while apologizing. The little boy tried to break free but he didn’t have the power to beat a grown adult. 

“Let me go! I won’t apologize!” The little boy protested strongly but he was eventually forced to apologize.

The middle-aged soldier also realized that he had become too agitated. “Cough. Dorothy, looking at your face, I’ll let it slide this time.”

“Thank you, Uncle Ben.” The woman called Dorothy bowed her head once again.

“Merooong!” The little boy poked his tongue at the soldier. His sister interrupted the moment he was about to be hit by the soldier’s knuckles.

“Ack!”

“You, come along. I’ll give you a scolding once we get home.”

“Let me go! Let go of me! I will walk with my own strength!”

The two people...