Hidden Sister

Chapter 2: The Wind Tribe

                   

"Princess, the Wind Tribe is already in sight." Hak says.

"So that's your home town?" Mana asks.

"That's right. This is the capital, Fuuga."

As they approach the gate to Fuuga, and see two guards, Tea-Woo and Han-Dae, are sleeping while on guard duty. Hak walks towards them and kicks the both of them to wake the two up.

"What was that?" Han-Dae says.

"Does this tribe think patrolling is when you take afternoon naps?" Hak questions.

"Ah! Hak-sama?"

"Yo."

"Heh... it's been so long.  About ten years, right?" Tea-Woo asks.

"It's been about three years." Hak corrects him.

Why're you here?"

"Was the general fired? Oh well, there's always next time." Han-Dae says

"Lazy as usual."

"We are the Wind Tribe. We live as free as the wind~" Han-Dae says as he and Tae-Woo wave their arms like the wind.

"Who sent these guys out to patrol?" Hak questions.

"Chief."

"The young chief."

"Hak-sama!"

"It's been a long time!"

"When did you come back?"

"Oh my, you're becoming more and more handsome!"

"It sounds like they haven't heard anything from the castle yet. It doesn't look like any castle soldiers have come, either." Hak thought.

"Oh? Who are these girls?" A woman asks as they see Yona and Mana standing behind Hak.

"Are one of you Hak-sama's woman?"

"EHH!"

"No. One of them is a castle court lady in training and the other is a servant." Hak says.

"No way!"

"What's your name?"

"Where did you two come from?"

Unable to say anything, Yona suddenly collapses before Mana catches her.

"Yona!" Mana mutters.

"Whoa! She collapsed!"

"What's wrong?"

"She must be frail."

Hak walks over to the twins and he picks up Yona.

"Prepare a bed and a meal immediately." Hak orders.

"Y... Yes sir! So the young chief can be kind toward girls..." Han-Dae says.

"Where is gramps... Elder Mundok."

"Elder Mundok is at Hiryuu Castle."

"What...?" Hak says.

"I figured you didn't know. The castle issued an emergency five tribe meeting."

"A five tribe meeting?"

"The young chief would have normally been at the castle, right? I thought it was weird that Elder Mundok was summoned since he already retired as a general. Hak-sama, you were really fired, weren't you?"

~Later~

Yona wakes up and find herself in an unfamiliar room, with new clothes on.