Edited: June 29, 2021
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"Finally made it!"
You said while panting and feeling thirsty. Curse those stairs.
"Oh, [Y/n]-chan you're back!"
One of the guards said while you approach them with a toothy grin.
"I came to visit, Hiroto-san!"
You chirp, beaming at the tall man in front of you.
"By yourself?"
Another guard ask, a bit shock which made you frown for a bit and quickly put on a smile.
"Yep! I'm all by myself since I've decided to travel around and I was close by so I came here to visit Hak and Princess Yona!"
You informed, leaving the information of finding those five people out despite knowing them for years you still can't put your trust completely on these people except for Yona, Hak, and Zeno even though you've only known him for a day which made you really wonder why.
"You've grown quite a bit but you're still too young to travel around, you know?"
Hiroto chuckles while patting your head making you scowl.
"You people should really stop using the You're too young excuse on me."
You said with crossed arms and a huff escaping your mouth making the guards to laugh and call you cute.
'You won't be able to call me that once you've find out what I did.'
You thought, heart aching but masked the pain with a big smile on your face.
"And I'm quite an adventurous person!"
"Adventurous?"
Hiroto repeats while blinking his eyes and soon lets out a laugh.
"You rarely go outside your village."
One of the guards said, while laughing which caused you to puff your cheeks.
"That was a lo~ng time ago and stop making fun of me!"
Despite what you said, one of the guards pats your head, saying how he misses his little sister now because of you which made you grimace since you know how the guard teases his little sibling.
"Ahaha. Please don't look at me like that [Y/n]-chan."
The man says while smiling brightly despite being looked down on by you.
"Anyways can I go inside? I missed coming here!"
The guards looked at each other and smile which reached their eyes.
"Sure! I'm sure King Il would love to see you since he gave us permission to let you in whenever you come visit."
The other guards agreed with nodding their head and let you in inside the castle, quickly hiding the dagger inside your clothes since you know very well that the King would fret and nag you about it since he makes it clear that he also dotes on you just like he does to Yona and everyone liked that.
"I wonder where did Hak go."
You mumble as you think carefully, searching for any memory that mentioned it.
"Too bad. I forgot to ask him about it."
You said, smiling brightly and walking around, admiring your surroundings since it's been a while.
"Leave me alone!"
A voice of a familiar girl shouts which caught you attention, seeing the long wavy crimson haired girl visibly annoyed at the man in front of her, who looked like he was threatening,
