Chapter 8: The Enigmatic Encounter

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"She's heading towards the mysterious woman's room. She's in danger," V muttered, determined to intervene. Jimin, though cautious, nodded in agreement and followed closely behind.

As they approached the room, V deliberately collided with the woman holding the tampered food, causing the tray to tumble to the ground.

Unknown Women: "What do you think you're doing?" the woman snapped, glaring at V.V:  Feigned innocence, "I am so sorry, my lady. It was an accident. The festival crowd is quite overwhelming."
Unknown Women:  Eyes narrowed. "You should be more careful."

Jimin stepped forward, trying to smooth things over. 

Jimin: "Our deepest apologies, madam. We did not mean to cause any trouble. Please allow us to help you."

Unknown woman:  still suspicious, crossed her arms. "What are you two doing here, anyway? I don't recall seeing you around before."

V : Quickly improvised, "We are new attendants, recently assigned to assist with the festival preparations. The palace is quite a maze to us."

Unknown woman:  Gaze hardened. "You should know better than to roam aimlessly. This is not a place for clumsiness."

Meanwhile

The noise drew the mysterious woman to her window. She recognized V and whispered to herself, "It's him." She showed her friend, who also looked out.

Girl: "who your moonlight"?

Mysterious woman: Nodded shyly in response.

V saw her eyes again and was momentarily captivated. The mysterious woman, feeling exposed, quickly moved away from the window.

Jimin:  Bowed his head. "You are right, my lady. We shall be more careful. May we assist you with anything else to make re-preparation of food?"

Unknown woman:  Waved them off, still irritated. "Just stay out of trouble. And clean this mess up quickly."

As the woman walked away, Jimin and V exchanged relieved glances and began picking up the spilled food.

V: "I don't like her," muttered under his breath.

Jimin:  smirked, "I don't think she likes us either. But we have bigger problems. Let's get this cleaned up and move on."

As they finished, V glanced up at the window, hoping to catch another glimpse of the mysterious woman. But the window remained shut.

V : whispered to Jimin, "She recognized me. The woman at the window. She knows I'm the one she helped."

Jimin: Expression grew serious. "If she figures out who we are, we could be in real trouble."

V: Nodded, his determination unwavering. "I need to know more about her, Jiminaaa. There's something about her. I can't explain it."

Jimin:  Sighed. "I get it. But we have to stay focused. The book is our priority. Let's go."

They continued towards the library, trying to avoid further attention. As they approached, they saw it was heavily guarded.

V: "We need a distraction," whispered to Jimin.

Jimin: Nodded, scanning the area. "I have a plan." stay here.

Jimin: Hurriedly approached a pair of guards stationed near the library entrance.

Jimin: "Excuse me," began, trying to sound urgent but composed, "I just spotted someone sneaking around the eastern wall. They looked suspicious, like they were trying to climb over."

 First guard:  frowned, exchanging a glance with his companion. "Where did you see them?"

Jimin: gestured frantically. "Over there, by the eastern wall! They were trying to hide when they noticed me."

Second guard:  grabbed his spear. "We'll check it out right away. You two," he called to other guards nearby, "come with us."

As they hurried off towards the eastern wall, Jimin breathed a sigh of relief. "That should give us some time," he said to himself.

V, watching from a safe distance, gave Jimin a thumbs-up. "Nice diversion," he whispered as they made their way towards the library amidst the confusion caused by Jimin's clever ruse.

The woman who had tampered with the food saw them sneaking into the library and began following them. She entered the library and observed them whispering to each other. V took out the hairpin from his pocket and showed it to Jimin.

Unknown women: Muttered to herself, "It's her hairpin. How did they get it? Who are these people?"

 How did they get it? Who are these people?"

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