Stay Gold

The Warlock and The Town

Elizabeth's POV

After Namjoon gave me the potion, I immediately felt so much better. He joked around with us and then offered us a place to sleep and food, which made me curious why he was being so nice. I remembered that Yoongi told us that Namjoon naturally was a good person who helped people when they needed it, so I chalked it up to that. "So this warlock have a name? Or do you just call him Warlock?" Namjoon asked, looking at me. We were gathered around the dining table, eating some really good food which Namjoon prepared himself. Everyone stopped eating, putting their utensils down and looked at Namjoon who was looking at me. Jimin continued chewing his food, his eyes darting between Namjoon and I. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, chewing on my food and didn't bother looking anyone in the eyes. "Yeah, now that he's mentioned it.. I don't think I've ever heard you call the warlock by a name, you just call him warlock. Why is that?" Yoongi quipped, putting his fork down as he looked at me. Knowing that nobody was going to drop it, I let out a rather annoyed sigh. "Because saying his name is like giving yourself bad fucking luck." Everyone at the table was taken back by Elizabeth's curse word, they hadn't heard her say anything like that since they met her. Taehyung smiled in amusement, glad to hear that Elizabeth wasn't afraid to curse like he originally thought. "I never say his name because I don't like him or his name." I stabbed my steak harshly, not looking up from it. "He. He ruined a lot of good things I had in my life and I was lucky that I had Damian, Baekhyun and his family. Had I been an only child, things... Things would be different and you wouldn't see me as the person I am today. Had I been an only child and lost my parents the way Damian and I did as kids, then you would have met a very different person than me." I bit the small chunk of steak I stabbed, wiping my mouth with a napkin which was laying on my lap. "Because you wouldn't be going to rescue or help anyone, you would be going for revenge." Jungkook stated, his blue eyes staying locked on my face.

"Yes. Because I would be going after him out of revenge and prior years to this happening, when I was finally old enough to fight and travel.. I wanted revenge because of what he did to my parents. I was hell bent on making him pay for what he did." I stood up from the table, walking over to the window. Looking out, I could see all the way to the Town Square and the crowded streets flooding with happy people. "I wanted him to suffer.." I clenched my fist, tears threatening to fall but I shook them away. "I.. I wanted to make him pay for what happened to the town.. To my brother.. To my parents.. But.." I unclenched my fist, thinking back to something Damian once told me.

"My brother once told me something that has stuck with me till this day.. He's the reason I didn't go crazy and try to take revenge for my parents', he raised me. Damian took over the role of mother and father to take care of me, to keep a roof over our heads. He's done so much for me, I don't think there is a way I could ever repay him for it. But what I can. No. What I Will do-" I lifted my head, staring out of the window. "What I will do is get my brother back. I will get him back from the Warlock and I will stop him from harming anyone else." I stated, looking at the people below.

"All I want.." I started softly, dropping my hands to my side. I turned around to face the others, "is my big brother back. So will you please help me? He's.. He's all I got left."

A smile appeared on Namjoon's face, as he simply stood up from his seat and walked over to me. Everyone else was quiet and I wasn't too sure why, Namjoon stopped just a few feet away from me. "I'll help you get your brother back, Elizabeth. There's no need to ask, I will always be on the ready to take down a warlock who threatens the peace. And.." He looked back at Yoongi, "any friend of Hyung's.." He turned back to look at me, "is a friend of mine. Rest easy, Elizabeth. We'll get him back." Namjoon placed a hand on my shoulder to comfort me, as I wiped away the tears in my eyes. "Since we're practically done with our food, Namjoon. How about you show us around the town? There are a few here who have never been and I'm curious to know how you changed everything for these people." Yoongi suggested, breaking the silence. "Ah, right. Follow me," Namjoon called, walking away from me and past the dining room table. "Leave your plates there, I'll take care of it." With a snap of his fingers, all of our empty plates of food and drinks had disappeared. The table was cleaned nicely and all dishes had been replaced with clean ones, Jungkook and I stared in awe as well watched the whole sequence of events. Jimin noticed the expressions on our faces, he shook his head and followed after Namjoon while Taehyung chuckled at our expressions. He threw an arm around Jungkook's neck, leading him out of the dining room and I eventually followed after the two of them. With another snap of his fingers, he changed his clothes from the long robes to a casual outfit he could walk in. He wore a white buttoned up shirt which looked very soft, over the shirt was a brown leather vest. He matched his top with his bottom, wearing dark brown pants which looked like denim and his shoes were changed to black laces up combat boots. He stepped into a room at the end of the corridor, when I peeked inside I could that it was filled to brim with books. There to my left, sat a large, dark oak wood desk which looked semi-organized and in the corner sat a large crystal ball. Behind the desk was a large painting, which didn't really seem to have people in it. I heard a small meow, then felt something brush up against my leg. When I looked down, I noticed the orange tabby cat which was brushing up against my right leg. I immediately cooed at the cat, bending down to pet it and smiled when it purred against my hand. "Whose cat is this?" Jimin bent down next to me, petting the cat as well. It seemed that this particular cat liked Jimin and I, "Monie." Namjoon called, looking down at the orange tabby cat.