sanctuary \\ minsung

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Minho perked up from where he had been sitting on the floor for a long time as soon as heard the sounds of crunching leaves and branches under someone's feet, which had to have been Woojin. Minho walked towards the door and moved to open it, ready to greet his friend, forgetting about the mess he had created while he had his break down. He quickly wiped at his face, rubbing under his eyes particularly, and put on his best fake smile he could muster, hoping Woojin wouldn't question why he looked like crap, or why the place looked like trash. Minho didn't want to have to explain that he had another one of his episodes.

"Woo-" Minho opened the door, his voice stopping mid-call, peaking his head out to see if the older male was out there but he saw nothing and he stepped out of the house, his eyebrows furrowing. He was sure that he had heard footsteps, he had learnt how to distinguish the different sounds he'd hear through the thin walls of the house, after all the time he's lived here. Minho continued to survey the area, trying to figure out if his mind was just playing tricks or if Woojin was the one playing the tricks. "Woojin? Are you there?"

Minho froze in his spot as he saw a blur of a man move from his side view to the line of his sight and his eyes widened as he looked over the stranger who had suddenly appeared. It was one of the palace's men. He stumbled backwards, his eyes taking in the man's attire and his heart thumped wildly in chest. "W-Who are you?"

"Minho... I'm not here to-" The older looking male moved closer towards Minho his hands lifting up in the air as if to send him a sign a peace but Minho took it as a threat, jumping backwards as his frightened expression hardened to a glare.

"STAY BACK!" Minho yelled, continuing to move backwards, getting ready to run when knew he would have a head start.

The male stopped, seeing how frightened Minho was of him. "Min-"

Without a second thought, Minho turned and ran before the man could finish saying his name, bursting into a faster sprint when he heard footsteps following behind him. He huffed as he continued pushing himself as he deviated from the normal pathway and went into the forest, weaving through large bushes and trees.

"MINHO I'M HERE TO HELP!" The man yelled in the distance, each word sounding further away as Minho continued to run. "YOUR BROTHERS NEED YOUR HELP."

Minho gasped loudly as he saw the edge of a steep slope appear closely up ahead, he tried to stop himself, his feet skidding along the ground that was slippery from the many fallen leaves. He yelled out, not being able to stop fast enough and he flew full force over the edge of the slope, making contact with the hill going into a full on body roll downwards. He tumbled over sharp sticks and blunt rocks, scratching against his skin as he barrelled towards a thick tree stump. He closed his eyes, preparing himself for the pain he'd soon feel and soon enough he smacked against the stump, his body hitting it first then his head. He heaved as the air got knocked out of him and he reached up to his head, groaning from the pain.

"MINHO! OH MY GOD ARE YOU OKAY?!"

Minho heard a faint voice from where he laid, his mind slowly losing consciousness as he felt the presence of someone bounding up to him. His eyes landed on the males face as soon as it appeared, the image of it blurring, groaning loudly as his head pounded and he quickly forced his eyes closed.

"Minho? Minho are you okay?"

The voice repeated over and over but Minho couldn't focus on it, losing his ability to communicate at the moment. Minho's brain began to fall asleep from the shock of his fall, losing consciousness as the man still called for him.

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Felix focused on the groups of men marching past him, their gazes set straight on their task at hand. Each of the many hired scouts set to find the traitors that went against the king, made their way towards the training grounds to wait for the prompts from their leader. While Felix inwardly prayed for his plan to work, he'd hoped the leader that was hired would listen to him after having trained alongside Changbin in the past. He had heard many stories from Changbin about him, that he was very intelligent and knew how to play mind games and was ruthless at times but overall he was understanding especially when it came to the truth.