DRABBLES AND SERIES [ jinbyul ]

entangled in joseon; part eighteen

warning: heavy curses, mentions of violence, both physical and mental.

"this is very exasperating."

taehyung crosses his arms, pacing back and forth over the sanction area, having his guards with him.

"is this the job that they wanted me to fulfill?" he scoffs, whispering. "the second princess is very smart to lock me up here." he hisses, only to hear the door opening, as he frowns when he saw namjoon.

"greetings, royal guard." namjoon formally speaks, as taehyung saw hoseok trailing behind him.

squinting his eyes softly, he looks over namjoon for the confirmation of the plan, seeing him giving a significant look as a sign of it starting.

"i am borrowing the guards for a while, royal guard taehyung."

hoseok whispers softly, opening up the locks as taehyung frowns in reply, standing up, pretentiously startled. "where are you bringing my people?"

"i am aware that you are aware of the second princess' plan, so i am taking it away from you." hoseok murmurs, pushing him back in the sanction area as taehyung muttered. "this is very absurd-"

"namjoon had already told me that the second princess might be planning something because of the sudden disappearance of our first batch of soldiers." hoseok whispers, as taehyung frowns even more.

"he is a liar, then!" taehyung almost strains his voice, making namjoon roll his eyes, seeing how immersed he is from his act.

taehyung is too much into this, and namjoon is longer wondering why he clicks so well with the second princess.

"i am very certain that you are capable of knowing that the princess never gives up." hoseok whispers, as taehyung scowls. "she is, she even left the palace without notice!" the guard honestly retorted, but hoseok would never buy that.

"you would expect me to believe that?" hoseok smugly asks, as taehyung scowled.

"well, i am not even aware of your extension for sanction until she tells me abruptly." he fires back, seeing the visible insult in hoseok's face, pursing his lips together before pulling away from the wooden cells of the sanction place.

"you would be the first in line of death once i get that fucking royal seal." hoseok warns him, leaving the place as taehyung rolls his eyes, sticking his tongue out when he finally left.

"what a cry-baby." taehyung snorts, no longer gripping on the cell as he crosses his arms.

"be alert over there." namjoon whispers, handing him the keys and a sword, leaving him with his platoon members, dumbfounded a little.

turning slowly, taehyung hushed them, whispering.

"if one or two of you tries to escape before our plan, i will kill you." he warns them, seeing them bow down and swore their life into the king's name.

chuckling softly, taehyung could only face them and mutter.

"is everyone excited to meet their family freely after this?" he asks them, arms crossed while seeing their eyes softening, agreeing with him.

"so trust us, this plan will bring justice back to us royal guards, i swear."

hearing their faint, hopeful, yet fearful acknowledgment, he could only hide the final sword under the pile of their weapons under the hay carpet to cover it up, knowing they needed to use it once the attack starts by the night.

taehyung could only heave a sigh after his promise, realizing how heavy it was to swore a good life for other people under their authority.

and deep inside his head, he knew that the great grand queen as a leader would always be the nation's suffering, and she shall never be back in that throne.