King Namjoon is having a meeting for almost 4 hours now with the Dolions. Their leader named Duncan seems like not agreeing with King Namjoon when he said it's time for them to get back home after helping the kingdom of Lynton from it's last war that happened 8 years ago with the near kingdom

They were occupying the largest room in the castle in almost top of it. The large glass windows are open for better ventilation. The sky is clear of clouds and cold winds blowing in all sides keeping their head cool in any topic they are discussing

Namjoon has his 2 knights with him. Yoongi and Hoseok are sitting on both sides staying silent simply guarding their King. The discussion comes to the topic when the agreement reaches its timeline. It's exactly 8 years when both parties signed an accord and Namjoon simply reminds them that they only have a month to start packing their things within his kingdom but according to Duncan his King Erebus insists they should stay for one more year

The casual talking starts to get heated and Namjoon prays hard that his mighty sorcerer is with him at the moment..

He doesn't like where its leading and he wouldn't like to start an argument with them

Duncan stand up from his seat slamming his fist on the table

"Can't you not understand! My king says we should stay for one more year! Where in that you couldn't understand?!"
His voice roared inside the room. Namjoon trying hard to stay calm clenching his jaw. Hoseok and Yoongi didn't like the sound of his voice while talking to their King. Even they have helped them for almost a decade they should respect them as they are still not citizen of Lynton

Duncan shows no respect to the King infront of other officials

Yoongi that is his right side takes a firm hold of his sword in his holster, cursing under his breath

Duncan's team are smirking provoking the King more to start the argument but Namjoon wouldn't bite on their trap

Namjoon didn't expect the meeting would take turns when he simply reminds them about the accord they both have signed. He take a stand and face the fuming leader

"You didn't have to raise your voice on me Sir Duncan.. no one is deaf here, I'm hearing you loud and clear"
King Namjoon keeps his composure standing as well but Duncan didn't show that he's affected by how intimidating the King is

"I'm not shouting! I'm just telling you what my king stands about this issue. I believe he's respecting whatever agreement is written on that accord. We are just asking for one more year to stay here and don't you forget too, how big Dolions helped Lynton in times of crisis!"

Yoongi stands beside his king but before he opens his mouth to throw profanities on the rude leader Namjoon raises his arms to stop him but he didn't expect the sound of the voice echoed in the whole room

"I highly disagree... Obviously your King didn't respect any of what is written on that accord sir Duncan"

Taehyung says walking gracefully in the middle of the room wearing his favorite green dress with a hood to cover her head whenever she thought of visiting her dear friend. She didn't know Namjoon was in the middle of meeting with the ungrateful Dolions though she heard his voice calling for her

All of them look where the voice come from and Namjoon thanks the heavens because his dear friend finally came when he needed her the most. He can't afford to have a fight with them even they intentionally provoking him

Sir Duncan hasn't seen her, in fact it's his first time seeing her, he doesn't even believe that she's real because only Namjoon could talk to her

Duncan can't believe his eyes. The lady that suddenly appears looks so dreamy. She's too beautiful to be real.  He resists her presence that is overwhelming for all of them

Duncan opens his mouth to talk back at her but nothing came out.. his eyes looks at her every move.. now he's afraid of his heart. It's impossible for a simple man not to fall in love with her

"Have you swallowed your tongue sir Duncan?" Her voice sounds softly asking him, she takes a few steps walking towards him. She flick his chin making it close

Duncan fake cough getting his composure back but forget what he supposed to say

"King Namjoon has the right to remind you to get off of Lynton. It's clearly written in that accord and both parties should obey it"

"But milady... It's my king's wished for us to stay here for one more year"
Duncan's voice become so soft talking to her but Taehyung didn't like what he said. She glares at him

"What's written there should be done. The accord will expire next month and you insist in staying for one more year? Tell me what the reason is behind it?!"

She says loud and clear for everyone to hear

"No reason in particular.. we are so used to be here, life here is much lighter than back home"

Taehyung smirks

"And i believe it's not our problem gentlemen if it's hard to live on your land... I want you and your men out of Lynton as said in the signed agreement"

"but why? Why are you so eager for us to go!"  Duncan dares to raise his voice on her but Taehyung makes him shut up

If only stares could kill though she can literally do that. She stand beside his King and her demeanor changes fast like the wind that blows her hood out of her head

"Eager? You called it eager? You've stayed here for 8 years and yet you're calling me too eager for all of you to get out and don't you dare remind me about the things you did for Lynton because as far as I know, Lynton had paid for all of what you did for us"
Taehyung scoff

"can we finish this none sense talk already? I've come here because I need to talk to the King" she face Namjoon and smiles sweetly

"I believe it's time for you to pass down the crown my dear friend"  she whispers and holds him on his biceps.. Duncan got jealous of him. He wants to know what it feels like to be held by her

He wants her to be his and now thinking how can he lure her.. he wants Taehyung to sides on them

Taehyung looks at him in the eye, she's reading his mind and smirks at him

"I kindly suggest... Better plan more careful Sir Duncan and make sure I wasn't aware of it"

She waves her hand softly in the air making all the large windows of the room shuts and opens the heavy door wide for them

Duncan furrowed his eyebrows, he understands what she meant by it and it's amaze him more.. she's peculiar.

Dolions men stand up surprised of her news but Namjoon didn't faze by it. That is their agreement. He should pass down the crown to whoever Taehyung choose

"Next king to rule? and who is this man? May we know him!"

Taehyung smiles for she already knows what's on their mind

"You will know him eventually... All you have to do is to wait and pack your things to go home.. I'm sure he will invite you for his coronation"

*

Medea the queen has been anxious. She has one goal ever since the mighty sorcerer didn't choose her only son to be an heir instead she gave the king permission to have another child to another woman. She could forgive Taehyung if she chose one of the women in their harem but she did not..

She chose Jin to carry the rightful heir for her husband and from that day she promised to herself that she will defeat her with all her might

The king chooses the only woman she loves and Taehyung permits him, the sorcerer grants the king's request and listens to him and that's the start of their deep misunderstanding. The queen starts accusing her of being biased for she has known Namjoon since he was a child, the king is her dear friend. She chose Namjoon to be the King after the death of the first king who stablished the empire of Lynton

Taehyung has the power to appoint anyone to be king even if the man doesn't have any royal blood on him just like Namjoon and none of them has dared to oppose her decision

Lynton is under her protection and in return, the people give her the authority to appoint who among them she thinks is the best one to rule but for the first time there is someone who announced her dislike to her.

Queen Medea. The lawfully wedded wife of King Kim Namjoon declares her rage over the sorcerer and promised to ruin her forgetting all the things Taehyung did for her

Taehyung regrets her decision for choosing her to be his queen. She's not the queen she's expecting her to be. She has no compassion and sympathy for their people. She's mad at the people of Lynton for trusting too much the certain sorcerer... Slowly her true colors shows. She's greedy of power

Her advisors would tell her to calm down, she shouldn't be worried about the King having another child to that woman for she can't make her his queen and she thinks they were just too weak to let her rule by them. Namjoon is married to her and no one can remove her to the throne but Medea is not satisfied. She wants her son Hyungsik to be his heir but she doesn't have the power to make him King

And for that she wants to kill the next king and punish his mother for giving birth to him but she can't harm them. Jin and Jungkook are under the sorcerer's protection since day 1 of his life on earth

Medea will do everything even the lightest thing that could hurt her but Taehyung is not bothered by her threats. She is so used to it. She heard all the hurtful words from kings of kings, cursing her and promised that they will defeat or end her in any way but still she's alive and thriving

People wouldn't call her the mighty sorcerer for nothing

Medea knows how to hurt her, the things that could hurt her easily. She's hungry for revenge and she will hurt her in any possible way she can think of.. she doesn't care who she will use for her plan

Prince Hyungsik walks in the hall, he seems delighted and contented. He just finished the assigned task assigned by him by his mentors and got a high score this time. His cousins wouldn't have any reason for them to bullied him again

The queen sees her son and calls him though she has a spy to watch her husband and son every time the two of them are out of the castle to visit his other family

she wants to ask him personally even though she already knows what happened to them from coming to that poor people

"My son, how was your weekend?" 
She starts

"it's great Mom.. Jungkook and I played with his spear. We throw them and the one has the farthest throw wins"

"I know... I mean you win right? You always defeat him"

Hyungsik eyes casted down on the ground. He got shy telling her what's the results of their game and it doesn't matter to him but for her Mom it's not. For her all about Jungkook is competition. That he should always defeat him

"You've won right?"

"No. Mom.. he's good at it"

"Oh, that's alright.. next time ask him to play with the things you're good at.. in that way you can defeat him"

"But mom.. he's good at everything"

Medea frown.. she doesn't like it when Hyungsik just accepts his defeat.. she can't accepts it

"What's special about that Jungkook that you can't defeat him! You can defeat your cousins here but you can defeat someone like him!? At least prove to me that you can be an heir"

Her jaw clenched with her fist. Hyungsik looks at her. He doesn't like when his Mom starts talking about him to be the successor of his father

"I'm not competing with him mother.. it's just a game" he reasoned out but ready his ear for her harsh words

"That Jungkook is just like his mom! They were taking away your dad from us! They were nothing but a poor pest"

"Mom, would you stop? He is my brother and Aunt Jin is nice to me.. she cook my favorite carrot cake"
Hyungsik smiles and lick his lip unconsciously thinking how delicious her dishes

The queen groans in frustration

"how dare you praised her cooking infront of me!"  She stumps her feet walking away from her son.. it's useless to him to insults them

Hyungsik goes to his room to washup.. he can't wait for another weekend to come. To be with his brother again

*

Taehyung goes back to the forest thinking, looking around, finding a way how she can give Jungkook the sword that is for him

The birds are singing and the wind blowing mildly.. she keeps walking searching for a right place to keep the sword. Her feet take her in front of a falls and she saw a boulder just right under it. She smiles sheepishly. She walks under the falls letting the water drench her.. she smiles and raise her arms feeling the cold water on her

She sits on the boulder feeling the smooth surface of the stone under her palm

"Hi Mr. Boulder...Can you grant my simple request?"

The stone laughs at her

"What can I do for your milady?"

"I have this one sword and I want you to keep it for me..."
She paused and bit her lips

"it belongs to someone special but I need to train him more, to test him before he could get it from me"

"what do you have in mind my all mighty sorcerer"

"I'll come back here to struck it onto you... Others might see it, attempt to get it but only him could get it.."

"if that is what you want... I'm ready to be the keeper of it for awhile and I promise. No one can get it from me till then"

Taehyung smiles getting up from it

"wait for my return. I'll just get it from the lady in the lake"

Taehyung pitter patter jumping around the falls till she reaches the end of it drying herself. She's busy hanging her clothes telling the wind to dry it fast though the trees know she can do it by herself without their help

She's singing while waiting for them to dry it

*

Jungkook is walking going to the place where his favorite tree is located. The big tree is waiting for him when he hears again the soft melody singing at the deepest forest

He got a feeling that he can see her again if he will follow the voices and he's not wrong

Taehyung is only in her underwear when he reach where she is and when he realized that she's not wearing her dress he face his back at her blushing furiously

Taehyung is so sexy with all her curves..her honey-like skin glows at the sun setting light.. he curse under his breath and regrets why he follows her singing voice

Taehyung felt him and dry her dress faster... It's not proper to face his future king wearing only in undies

She dressed up faster before Jungkook decides to leave and forget what he saw when Taehyung calls him

"Jungkook? Is that you?"
She asks though she knows who's the man hiding behind the trees

Jungkook gulps hard closing his eyes. He's afraid that she caught him peeking out on her

"I ahmm.. I didn't see anything. I swear!"
Visible sweats molds on his forehead feeling afraid of her.. he doesn't want to be punish by her

Taehyung giggles hearing his voice falter

"I'm asking if that's you? Not what you saw?"

Jungkook gulps hard again before answering her

"I.. ahm. Yeah.. it's me My lady"

"Then why are you facing your back at me? I don't want to talk at your back.. are you not going to face me?"

Taehyung pouts.. she wants to see him. Planning to pay him a visit late this evening even he's already sleeping. She just wants to look at his face watching over him

Jungkook turns slowly afraid to look at her in her undies but Taehyung is already in her dress, hood over her head. Jungkook is disappointed. He wants to see her face but its half hidden under it

"I.. I was just passing.. i didn't know that you're here"

"I know... I was just going too. I just met a friend here"

Taehyung smiles happy to unexpectedly see him but Jungkook can't hide his dismay, mind starts to wander.. is she meeting her lover here? Here in the middle of the forest and she's here just to meet her friend?! At this time of the day?! He doubts if that he is only a 'friend'

Taehyung steps close to him looking up, tilting her head

"Are you okay? Does something happened? Why are you frowning?"

Jungkook turned away to hide his face

"No, nothing happened... I need to go.."  he excused himself

"Alright.. I might visit you later then. I need to go too"

Jungkook didn't look at her again and walks fast to leave her.. her friend might see him and he doesn't want to meet him yet

Jungkook scoffing going back to his tree but the tree ask him

"what's wrong? What's with the long face?"

"I'm not frowning.. it's just"

"what? Did you see her?"

"ahm yeah.. and she's not wearing her dress... " Then he stops and think

"are they doing... I mean she's not wearing... No! Is she meeting her lover there!" Jungkook clench his fist jealousy flows over him

The tree laughs at him

"lover? Are we talking the same person because I'm asking about the sorcerer" the tree speaks smiling at him

Jungkook scoff "of course.. she's the one I'm talking about.. for sure she has a lover right? They must be together at this moment"

The tree laughs louder

"lover you say? Taehyung doesn't have any... As far as i know"

"really?" Jungkook wants to smile but doesn't want to expect more

"yeah. Really.. I've known her for the longest time and not even once she comes to me with someone"

"of course you can't move.. but what if she have"
Jungkook continues to sulk thinking she has a lover

"yeah, you're right but what is it to you if she have"  the tree teases that makes Jungkook sulks more

"whatever! I need to go! My mother must've been looking for me!"

He walks out of the forest and heads back home with a heart filled with jealousy thinking she has someone special with her at the moment

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