The Town in the Forest || Technoblade x reader

Dread & Decisions (Cpt. 9)

You fucking mad lads
800? How the fuck-

~ Y/N POV ~

The dreaded day arrived. I would be going in front of a kingdom and making my decision. Of course, I could reject both offers, but I can't afford to do so. I'm sandwiched between both of them, and don't have an escape route.

I woke up around dawn, for the hearing would be happening soon. I got up and took a shower, dressing up in the same outfit I had worn at the festival. I had asked Ranboo to clean it for me, and he did an excellent job.

I left my room a little earlier than an hour after I woke up, and was greeted by Dream whilst wandering the East wing. He pulled me aside and handed me $1M.

"Here, take this. Hopefully it urges you to make the right choice later." Before I could say a word, he left.

Sighing, I went back to my room to get another few minutes of peace and grabbing my bow and arrows when I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." I sighed. I already want today to be over.

~ Technoblade's POV ~

[dream...bad dream...bribe....uh oh....]

I heard the entire thing between Dream and Y/N, and the voices wouldn't stop bothering me. So, I went up to her door and knocked, not that I had a plan in mind.

When she opened the door, she looked me up and down, then handed me the money Dream had previously given her.

"I have some spare cash that I don't want, take it off my hands will you?"

I was relieved, but also felt I was here for no reason anymore. I need to get better at thinking on my feet...

"Today's gonna be a long day," I said, tucking the money in my pocket and eyeing her bow. "Want to head to the kitchen for a snack?"

Her eyes lit up, "absolutely, let's go."

I led the way over to the kitchen where we met my brothers. Tommy was eating apple slices cut specifically for him and Will was eating eggs and toast. On the counter lay an omelette for me, and pancakes for Y/N.

I grabbed my plate and noticed Y/N scowling at the plate of pancakes.

"What's up?"

"I don't like pancakes anymore. When I was little, I ate them every day."

I looked down at my plate and shrugged, might as well make her stay enjoyable. I put my plate down and grabbed the plate of pancakes, chuckling.

"You can have the omelette, apologies."

Needless to say, she was happy.

- A few hours later -

~ Y/N POV ~

After breakfast, me and everyone else hanging out in the kitchen went down to where this would all be discussed with an audience of advisors. Walking in with the brothers, I saw some of my friends from the village on the balcony and smiled at them. They were more nervous than I was.

The guard standing just inside the door stopped me before I could get too far, telling me I couldn't bring the bow.

"I bring this everywhere with me, I'm not letting go of it just for some political bull." I glared at him.

He made a move to snatch it from me, but just then Techno stepped between us.

"She's fine, let her keep it. Making enemies with the kingdom she's currently in isn't something she would do. She's smart."

While I was grateful for him stepping in, I wondered what he meant when he said 'isn't something she would do...' we hadn't known each other for that long, how would he know?

I sat down at the table, where King Phil was currently sitting, and everyone else fell into place. I had requested none of my village friends to advise me, so they sat on a balcony instead. King Dream, however, asked for his advisors but only got to take one down with him. The one he had chosen had black hair, held back by a white bandana. He wore a long sleeve black shirt under a white shirt with fire on it, and black slacks.

When things finally started, and everyone was ready, Phil was first to speak, standing up.

"For this negotiation, Techno shall speak in my place. I will only offer my advice as I see necessary." He looked around the room to see if anyone was going to protest, before sitting back down with a smile. "Begin."

Dream was on it right away. "Y/N, your village in the woods is homey; it's a truly lovely place. I'm so glad I got to see it in person." He closed his eyes as if recalling the memories, before speaking again. "However, you're trapped. One way in, but two ways out and you stay there? You might as well be in a birdcage. If you join me, you can be on the council, and I'll pay you. In return, your people must help farm to support the life of my kingdom. Sounds like a fair deal, right?"

I was staring at my lap the entire time, just listening.

While Dream was waiting for his response, Techno started speaking. "Y/N, I hate to agree with him, but you haven't really explored far, have you? I can show you things you've never experienced before. You can be involved in politics if you want, but if we make a decision about people from your village we will seek your guidance. If you choose to get involved with the political side of things, you will become an advisor to the present and future king." He looked over at Phil, who gave away nothing.

Dream opened his mouth to argue back, but I spaced out before listening.

I knew who I was joining, but I wanted to see every hidden side of these two that I could find.

- Timeskip: 3pm -

The two had been bickering all day, and here's what I learned about them.

Dream: Dream is an impatient individual, with confidence through the roof. He seemed to know what he's doing, and that's what gives him his confidence. He also holds a lot of pride in his castle, as he mentions it many times within the day, but he's not very humble about his earnings.

Techno: He's a logical individual, more patient than Dream but still not patient. He has confidence, but he's not humble either. In fact, he's a very proud individual.

Finally, after 8 hours of bickering, they were both out of breath. Dream looked over at me.

"Y/N, you must be tired, you haven't spoken in a while. We can continue this tomorrow."

I slowly stood up, looking around at everyone in the room.

"Actually, I made my decision about a month ago. I'm sorry for dragging that out everyone, I just wanted to know more about these two individuals." I gave a charming smile.

Click.

"And I've decided to side with King Phil's kingdom."

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Word count: 1169 words
Written: 06/16/21

Wow surprise surprise, yeah we all knew this would happen.