As the best assassin in the Embassy yearning for another job to do, Lee Nari's newest mission caught her off guard: kill Kim Seokjin.
Killing a wealthy prince of a well known kingdom seemed pretty easy to Lee Nari. But with the prince's protector, J...
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NARISHIVERED, hugging her arms tighter around her body upon realizing how freezing it actually was. Where they were, it was awfully cold in the morning. especially since they'd spend the night outside, underneath the morning sun.
She slightly peered her eyes open, noticing that the fire she had made last night was officially dead now. Groaning at her coldness, she sits up from her slumber on the surprisingly comfortable grass. She glanced over at Jungkook who was still peacefully sleeping beside her as she found herself instinctively smiling to herself at the sight of him.
A sudden rustle in the bushes startles her as she abruptly sits up, listening carefully for another noise. She looks all around her as her sudden alertness makes a comeback.
Nari hears another rustle, just like she had wanted to before briskly standing up to her feet. She notices the bushes moving in front of them and reaches for her dagger at her thigh strap as an instinct.
"Jungkook." She whispers, harshly kicking his side with her foot. He uncomfortably and tiredly groans, waving her off before rolling to his side.
Nari only rolls her eyes at this, sighing before an even louder rustle is heard from the bush. Jungkook's alertness makes a comeback too as he abruptly sits up from his sleep, wide awake now, staring at the bush in front of them.
In the split second someone approaches from within the depths of the bush, Nari is quick to release her dagger, throwing it in the direction of the mystery person.
"Wait!" Jungkook scolds her, but is too late when they hear the dagger inflict the tree, piercing the stranger to it.
Nari ignores Jungkook, rushing closer to the person. She noticed it was an old lady but that doesn't mean she would lower her defenses at the sight of someone like her. "Who are you?" Nari asked harshly, eyeing the old lady who's sweater was pinned to the tree behind her.
The lady portrayed little fear to Nari as she responded truthfully. "I saw you two poor fellows sleeping out here and wanted to warmly welcome you to my tavern for some free food and perhaps a place to rest." She sheepishly replied.
Jungkook approached them from behind. "Nari, you could've injured her!" He scolds, noticing the dagger just above her shoulder. "Let her go." He says, brushing his clothes off.
She simply shakes her head. "No. We don't know who she is. What if she's dangerous? What if she had something to do with Seokjin? She just came out of no wher—"
"Nari, she's a harmless old lady." He muttered to her, cutting her off. "Take the dagger out." He orders, jerking his head to motion toward her weapon.
"So? Old ladies can be dangerous." Nari knew assassins at the Embassy who were the age of this lady. They were very skilled in what they do. She couldn't hide the fact that she knew something was completely off about the stranger, even if she couldn't exactly decipher what it was. Her defenses were unexpectedly very high at the sight of this 'harmless old lady.'
