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"Thank you for saving me." A little girl approached Senja and spoke timidly.

Senja recognized her as one of the children inside the burning carriage. The girl wasn't alone, she was with the other children. Since she couldn't recollect them all, Senja assumed they would've all been in the carriage as well.

However, the thing that most caught Senja's attention was the duo that escorted the children. The two men looked to be in their mid-20's and were twins.

While one fixed his eyes on Senja, the other walked closer to her.

"Sheng come here! It's purple!" He called to his twin by waving his hand after he ascertained Senja's hair colour under the dim light of the night.

The other twin jogged to his brother's side. "It's indeed purple!" He said. "How do you think she got this color?" The fellow named Sheng curiously asked.

"Maybe she was born with it?"

"No. I think she has some rare disease; don't you?"

"Hmm." The first twin drew closer to Senja rubbed his chin while he was thinking. "There is a possibility for that."

"Do you think it's contagious?" Sheng shrieked behind his brother.

Senja's lips twitched when she heard their conversation. They're talking as though she wasn't there!

"Excuse me, who are you?" Senja interjected. Their conversation would run wild if she let them alone.

"Oh, we forgot to introduce ourselves. He is Sheng, my little brother and I am Xun. We are twins." Xun grinned.

Well, that's obvious!

Their face was almost identical but for the shape. Sheng had a round face while Xun's jaw was a little bit square.Plus, he was also taller than Sheng.

"I am Senja."

"We know you." Sheng said cheerfully.

"You are quite famous, you know?" Xun chimed in.

"I guess so." Senja mumbled, a little uncomfortable by their attention.

"Big sis, can I touch your hair?" The little girl who approached her earlier tugged at Senja's dress and looked at her expectantly.

Senja didn't know what to say, but touching her hair wouldn't do any harm, right?

"Alright." She answered absentmindedly then crouched down to let the little girl touch a flock of her hair.

"Can I too?"

"I want too."

"Me too."

The other kids wanted their share as well. There was quite a commotion giving Senja a headache.

Sheng and Xun didn't want to be left behind as they spoke simultaneously. "We want to as well, can we?"

"What is going on here!?" Yang Yu who had just left to get some water roared above the clamor surrounding Senja. He glared at Sheng and Xun.

He knew that Senja's hair was very attractive and the other people had been staring at her the moment she appeared. But he never expected that they would be brave enough to directly come to her. It seemed Sheng and Xun had used those children to approach to Senja.

Upon Yang Yu's holler, the other children immediately backed away and hid behind Sheng and Xun.

"No need to shout at the children." Sheng frowned.

"Yes, Miss Senja allowed them to touch her hair." Xun propped.

"So, what are you two doing?" Yang Yu walked in front of Senja and shielded her from their peepers.

Senja hoped that the twins wouldn't furnish a silly excuse. But reality proved she's overthinking.

"We wanted to touch it too!" Sheng spoke righteously.

"Yes, I wanted to touch it too!" Xun added.

Senja could see Yang Yu's shoulder tense up as he growled through his gritted teeth. "Impudence! Do you have any manners?!" Yang Yu was vexed.

How dare they say such a thing?! They were grown men who shamelessly wanted to touch a woman's hair! Where were their manners?! Didn't they know that such a behavior is inappropriate!?

"What did you just say?! We don't have manners?!" Sheng drew his sword.

Yang Yu didn't refuse the invitation.