𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗠𝗘 | 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨

⎡𝟳⎦

⎡𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡⎦

We pull the sage cloaks over our heads to cover our horns and quietly walk to the front doors of the castle.

Chan: Excuse me?

One of the guards looks up at us with sleepy eyes.

Guard: Who are you?

Chan: We're sages from the neighboring kingdom. The king called us a few days ago, but we heard about what happened to the prince. Should we still...?

Guard: Go inside. Be careful, the demons might attack again.

Chan: Alright, thank you.

We all bow before heading inside.

Hyunjin: Those guards are so dumb. They didn't even check us.

Felix: Shhh! What if someone hears?

?: What if someone hears what?

We turn and see the prince standing next to someone.

Based on his clothing, I'm guessing he's a noble.

I recognize his voice from when we kidnapped Jisung.

He must be Changbin.

Chan: We are sages, we came here on request from the king. You are...?

Seungmin: I am Kim Seungmin, the prince. And this is one of the nobles, Seo Changbin. The king hasn't said anything about calling sages over. We don't even have a need for you right now. What did you come to do?

Damn, he's smart.

Chan: You're right, the king didn't call us.

I slowly lift the hood off my head, revealing the small horns peeking out from my hair.

Their eyes widen and they step back in fear.

Changbin: Y-you... demons...

Chan: Yeah, we're demons. The ones that took your prince, and now we'll take this one too.

They turn around to run away and call for help, but Hyunjin and Felix quickly grab them and cover their mouths with clothes.

The clothes have chloroform sprayed on them, which will make them pass out in a few minutes.

They struggle for a while but slowly fall unconscious.

Felix: They're out.

Chan: Good, let's go.

Since we can't walk back outside through the front doors, I smash a window nearby with my fist and fly out.

Felix and Hyunjin follow, carrying the two boys on their backs.