Somewhere Between the Sea and the Sky.

Episode 0: Chapter 19

Yunho returned to the party. He didn't like being around the irritating nobles but he had to keep his word.

He picked up one of the glasses the servants were handing out and sat down to wait.

From time to time he made sure to mislead those who might discover the pirates ahead of time, between laughter and discussion, time passed quickly.

Finally the last dance began.

The soldier stood up to make a false inspection of the prisoners, he had to be convincing when reporting that there were intruders.

He finished his drink and left the glass to one of the servants, then prepared to leave the area.

But something interrupted him.

"Hey, soldier!"

A young man shouted behind him.

"Leaving so soon?"

Yunho turned around to see who was calling him, preparing his kindest smile. He assumed it was some young man who overdid himself with alcohol, but no. It was the pirate from Seven Seadogs, Carlos.

He hadn't had contact with him until then, he only knew him as the guy who walked in with Mingi.

He was holding out his hand, waiting for the soldier to reciprocate.

"You made my lady disappear, you should take her place!" Carlos smiled, but his intentions were obvious. "Don't worry, a beautiful man works for me too."

Oh, the pirate knew well what he was doing. Did he overhear his conversation with Jongho and Yeosang?

Yunho was going to reject him cordially, but many gazes fell on him. Among them was one from that mysterious soldier who caught the attention of Mingi, as well as a colleague who was drinking with him. The more spirited of the two was platinum blonde like Seonghwa, although he had longer hair.

What was his name? Well, Yunho didn't remember the name of any of them, but he had something clear.

Those young men were of a much higher rank than his, if they suspected him he would be in trouble.

Yunho took a deep breath and ended up agreeing to Carlos' proposal. One more, the pirates would have just one more dance. It would be their only overtime, they better hurry.

"It has to be here."

Jongho distrusted the soldier's word, of course. Yet as he progressed he saw that they were following the right path.

They managed to get away from the opulent and clean walls of the mansion until they reached that prison. Apparently Yunho took care that there were no guards in his way, something that the blacksmith thanked him more than anything. He didn't feel like taking anyone else ahead.

Once they had the first cell in front of them a chill ran through the prince's body. It was the first time he had been in a place like this and he had a feeling that it would not be the last.

Jongho was quick to approach the boxes with the confiscated weapons, which left Yeosang relatively alone.

He moved a little towards those bars.

There was no one behind them.

It was then when he noticed that the cell door was open, and inside it was a torn dress. It gave him a bad feeling, but this was not the time for fear to slow him down.

He approached the broken door and then ...

"Ah!"

That was the prince's cry after being scared. Not very intense, luckily it didn't even get the blacksmith's attention.