royal blood

22 | baron sicheng, a hooded figure.

" i have never seen you wearing a cape before. " taeil let out a laugh, before sitting down. sicheng replied with a small smile, one unusual for him. " is it raining outside ? you were told not to come back home if it was to rain outside. why do you never choose to listen to what people tell you to do ? "

" first of all, you are asking too many questions, brother. " sicheng put the cape around a chair, slowly sitting down next to jungwoo. " i found this lovely cape on the carriage that brought me from the train station. i chose to come back home because her majesty is coming from ouverport, and it would be weird for me to just stay there with them. "

" what did she even do in ouverport ? " jungwoo asked, as a scoff escaped his mouth. " you know, i do not understand why she moves around peleria like she will rule over it. i am extremely sorry to say this, especially since sicheng was doyoung's friend, but he and his sister were weird. they acted like a couple anywhere they went, they held hands .. "

" what is extremely weird is what you have just said. first of all, it is clear as day that what wendy and doyoung had a lot of love for eachother. it is normal for siblings to love eachother, but wendy and doyoung chose to actually show it. " sicheng replied to jungwoo, as both he and taeil widened their eyes. " i do not know why you are weirded out by this. "

" whatever you say, sicheng. " taeil replied with another laugh, " we were discussing the next prince of hlorrendin and peleria, and we believe that jaehyun might become the next king of hlorrendin. " he told sicheng, who was shocked to hear it. " it is normal that i, as the oldest son of the baron, should become the prince of peleria. "

" i mean, i am okay with anything. " sicheng said, as a smile appeard on his face. " i do not understand why jaehyun has to become the crown prince of hlorrendin, when there are two princesses. " he scoffed, as jungwoo and taeil were both weirded out by the sudden change in sicheng's opinions. " you might think that i have gone insane, but this trip to ceham changed me. "

he suddently got up, seeing that the clock hit one in the morning. he walked upstairs, as taeil and jungwoo looked at him. jungwoo started laughing, as taeil tried to cover his smile. they started looking at eachother, unsure of what to say or think about sicheng's statements.

" something has changed him. " jungwoo suddently said, before he shaked his head. " no, i am extremely wrong. someone has clearly changed him. sicheng was never like this, he was always angry or simply not involved enough to care about the rest of the world. suddently, he becomes involved and actually wishes for hlorrendin to have its first queen ? "

taeil agreed with jungwoo. sicheng had experienced a sudden change, and it was clearly caused by something they really needed to figure out, before he could go to the government for the voting. if he was against the naming of jaehyun as a crown prince, taeil and jungwoo's plan would go downhill.

and they could not allow such thing.

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" sister, would you like a slice of cake ? " doyoung asked, as he held a small plate. he put a spoon on it, as wendy looked up from her book. " i managed to steal this one from the kitchen. i am unaware if the chef happend to catch me, but i never heard my name being called. " he smiled, sitting down next to her on the couch.

" well, i am extremely thankful for the slice of cake, brother. i have been wanting to eat something sweet for a while. " wendy smiled, as she began eating the cake. " do you not want any ? " she asked, holding it closer to doyoung. doyoung shaked his head, as wendy started nodding. " you are clearly missing out on an amazing cake. "

" i shall eat it when the chef actually allows us to. " doyoung replied, as he looked at the book wendy was reading. " are you reading books about history ? i never expected you to enjoy history reads. " he said, taking the book from wendy's lap. she smiled towards her brother. " can you believe how much humanity has gone through ? "

" brother, i always expect you to have weird questions. i am clearly aware that humans have gone through absolute hell, but you should not think about it. the future is bright, and we must believe that we are going to live better than our ancestors. " wendy explained to doyoung, placing the empty plate on the table infront of them.

" you always twist words into positive beliefs. " doyoung said, running his hands through wendy's hair. " i wish i would be able to think like you, of a happy future where i can find peace and love. " he mumbled the last part, as a small sigh escaped her mouth. " i do sometimes think that better days will come, but when ? "

wendy looked back at doyoung, who was looking towards one of the shelves of the library. she rested her head on doyoung's shoulder, closing her eyes. she could feel his head closer to hers, as doyoung let out a sigh. " brother, i promise you that a better life will come soon. once you become the king, you will be able to leave at peace. "

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"                to my dearest jaehyun,

     how are you ? hello. it is so weird that we have not spoken to eachother for such a long time, and i fear that you might be ignoring me. you have not been writing letters, because i doubt the post office is hiding them from me.
    i have been working hard in the palace. baron sicheng was here, he talked to her majesty yeri a lot, i think they might be good friends ! her majesty wendy was in ouverport, and i have been quite lonely these days.
    are you coming anytime soon ? please write me back soon. i can not stand that you have been ignoring my letters, my words and hopes for us to meet eachother again. you know the love i have for you.
   this does sound desperate, but i really wish you would be able to figure out how serious this is for me. you are the only man that has made me feel this way, and now, i start doubting your intentions towards me.
    please, please answer, jaehyun. i love you to the end and back, and i want to know you do as well.

         with much love,
         seulgi.                   "

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"                 to my seulgi,

     what do you mean by telling me such words ? i have sent you so many letters, four if i am not mistaken. i have never received any letters back from you, a thing that also concerned me.
     what could be happening ? you do not receive my letters, i do not receive yours ? that is very weird, because i recall sending them at the post office and begging for them to send the letters as fast as i could. i do not believe that it was a simple mistake, but a terrible sabotage.
     however, i am to come to the ceham very soon ! i am going to miss you so much until then, but we are going to meet in the near future, and clear up the air that has pushed us away from one another.
     i will expect to see you at the palace. please, if you know any places where we could spend our time together without the rest finding out, i want to hear them. i am still scared of my parents, because it is weird to tell them i am seeing a maid.
    do not make up a weird thought because of that. i do not mind that you are a maid, but it is not accepted by the royal family, and i wish to keep my royal title. however, i promise that, one day, we will be together freely.

        i love you to the end and back,
        your dear, jaehyun.                "

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