The Golden Dragon [Akatsuki no Yona]

Chapter 8: It was obvious, but no one noticed

For the past few days, the officers been coming and going. It has gotten on my nerves honestly and I want to take it out on one of these officers. I don't get any peace. It was fun at first, but now it is just plain annoying.

"Hey, mister, what are you doing?" I asked him when I found him sneaking around one day. He tried to disguise himself, but after seeing him for so many days, he cannot fool me. His hair was down and he wore a bag slung on his shoulder. He seemed so lost in his thoughts that he did not realize I was there. 

Shin-ah was coming over and the mister noticed him instead of me. He seemed really afraid of Shin-ah too when he was reaching out to pet Ao. He looked pretty shocked when Shin-ah ignored him.

"Shin-ah. Don't go out too much. You're still not completely healed yet," Kija said as he walked over. "Oh hey Ash."

"Hey Kija!" I greeted and the guy started to panic on the ground.

"What's wrong?" Kija asked the guy. "Are you sitting down because you don't feel well?"

"Y...Yeah," he replied. "I'm... A little dizzy..."

Kija swiftly carried the guy on his back and replied, "That's serious. Do not fear, you'll be better in no time if you see Yun."

"I'm okay! I'm okay!" the guy exclaimed.

"You don't have to be so reserved," Kija stated. "Yun can do wonders with medicine."

"Indeed," I chuckled. It was so hilarious how they have not realized who he was, but under my observation, he is harmless so what is the use of pointing it out? I just have to keep an eye on him, that's all.

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"What? Yun is not here?" Kija asked. "Hew went to another village with Jae-ha?"

"Yep! He left," Zeno replied. There were two kids playing with him as well. I sat next to him and played with the kids as well.

"I see. I have an emergency, but..." Kija replied.

"No, I'm fine already..." The man stated.

"Then Zeno will look after him!" Zeno exclaimed.

"I see. I'll leave him to you," Kija replied and placed him down with us.

"Is that old man sick?" one child asked.

"Seems so," I replied. The child took a bowl of ginger soup and gave it to him, "Here."

"Wh...What's this...?" He asked.

"Ginger soup! It works well against illness. Warm yourself up!" the child replied.

"Ginger..." The man muttered. He tlited his hand and spilled the soup. "Oops! My hand slipped!"

Zeno swiftly dived in and caught it. "Hurry and get the bowl!"

The man did so and Zeno filled what he caught of the soup back in the bowl. "Oh no... If only... These hands were as big as Hakuryuu's," Zeno sighed ad passed the bowl to the kids. "Sorry. Some of it spilled".

"What a waste," one child stated.

"Right" the other replied."Hey, is it alright to give this to them?" I asked.

"Yes..." the guy replied. I passed the bowl to them and one of them drank frantically.

"No fair, gimme some too!" The other pouted.

"Even food that looks like mud water... seems like a treasured feast," I told him. "Do you see the faces of these children? They are desperate It's becuase that's the first meal they've had today."