The King's Obsession

9

C41 - Come and pat

"Brother Jungkook," Somi started again as she wasn't able to receive a reply earlier. But the girl was a stubborn one, and she would make sure the King's attention would get back to her which it did, "Do you have the wolves tied in the kennels?"     

"They are," answered Jungkook.      

Somi then turned to look at Lisa as it was much easier to get Jungkook's approval by first befriending the girl and then pushing her out of the picture so that nothing would appear to be out of place, "Do you know, Lady Lisa, that the King has four wolves in the castle? They are gorgeous to look at," she conveyed it to the human who was standing in front of them with her hands holding each other.      

"Aren't they supposed to be rabid?" asked Lisa not wanting to appear to be a mum doll here while the vampiress decided to show off that she knew everything and anything while Lisa knew nothing.      

"Isn't that why they are kept here?" asked Somi, "They need to be rabid."     

"On that thought, let's go visit the wolves," Jungkook stood up from his throne and he stepped down, to stand in front of Lisa where she appeared small in front of his height, "I am sure you will love them," he said to her, a small smile playing on his lips.      

Jungkook walked next to Lisa. Lisa didn't slow down or increase her pace of walking as it would only make her look childish because there was already a child amongst the four who were walking towards the kennels and that wasn't the King's right-hand man, Taehyung. It was Lady Somi who tried to keep up with the steps and made sure she was walking on the left side of Jungkook.     

It wasn't anything new that the King had a woman or a girl accompanying him around the castle who entertained him either by words of praise or in the bed. Somi didn't care about the King's endeavours, and though she was a young girl, she was ambitious, and her eyes were on the throne next to the King.      

The fact that King Jungkook had ignored her mother's words and had insisted on keeping this girl around showed his interest in the human. Somi tried to keep her patience as she knew things that were done in haste, never went right.      

When they reached the kennels, two guards stood on either side who bowed their heads upon seeing Jungkook step in their view.     

"Welcome to the kennels or den as I like to call it," said Jungkook to Lisa who looked at the wolves that were lying on the ground. One of them had its eyes closed, and the other three looked at them with their intelligent eyes.      

"Why are they chained inside?" though they were inside the kennel, each one of them was tied by chains around their neck where the chain was connected to the wall.      

"To make sure they stay still and don't break free from their kennel," answered Jungkook, "These are no ordinary wolves but wolves that have been bred and groomed to search and kill people on my command."      

Lisa wondered what was the need to have wolves, when Jungkook was good at hunting and killing them himself. But she decided to keep the thought to herself. There was no telling when one of the people here would throw her in the den of the four wolves. The wolves were of different colours- black, grey, brown and another one which was a mix of brown and black.     

"I think having wolves as pets is the best. I even asked my mother for it, but she is wary of them," laughed Somi. The girl then turned to look at Taehyung with whom she was familiar with, "You said you would find a pup for me."     

"Yes, milady," answered Taehyung with a small bow, "We found one during the last hunt, but the pup died quite early."      

"What a pity," sighed Somi in disappointment.