Lost Prince : Park Jimin

Chapter 13. Prince Eric

Sweat broke out from every inch of my body. I was gasping irrelevantly and so does Taeyung.

I can't believe she made us pull the milk tanker's all the way here from the native farmer's.

And this is the price she made us paid? The grim reaper is on it's way for us.

But, I won't mind. Seeing all those kids happily welcoming us. The camp is sure a good thing and a big relief for all these homeless.

Taeyung was already playing with those kids even though it's hard for me to even move a muscle.

I stood against a tree and watched his rectangular smile.
Jennie joined me too and watched Taeyung play with the kids.

'So, who is the person that is going to help us?' I asked and Taeyung came running hear this.

She smiled widely and said, 'I would ask Grandpa for all the...

'Ah, she ain't got no information,' Taeyung crossed his arms behind his head and tried to storm off.

'Yah!' Jennie shouted at him and grabbed his collar from behind, 'He has more knowledge than you expect'

Taeyung rolled back his eyes and finally agreed to settle on a point.

Our face definitely eagerly waited for Jennie's Grandpa to offer some valuable information. But deep down I knew, he wouldn't be much of a help.

As we sat on our knee's keen to hear hear him out, he finally uttered out, 'I have no idea' he said.

I released the breath I held and crossed fingers. Me and Taeyung looked angrily at Jennie. She made a pretty innocent face for forgiveness.

'Remember, you made us pull the milk tanks all the way here,' Taeyung yell in a whispered so the old man couldn't hear him out.

'Grandpa, anything,' she asked eagerly.

The old man thought for some time and said, 'I think I know' he paused, 'there is a book that can provide you with valuable information'

We exchanged glances with each other and happy smile dancing out daffodils.

'Which book?' I asked which was followed by Jennie, 'Where is it?'

The old man looked up to the ceiling and then placed his eyes on us, 'I am sure that the last time I came across the book was twenty years ago'

'Twenty tears?' Taeyung said in astonishment but even Jennie and I were to surprised.

'The book has almost answer to every question you ask', he said and butterflies soared high inside us. The smile that faded once again returned.

'Really?' I asked.

He nodded with a smile and said, 'The name goes by, one thousand nights'

One thousand nights?

'Where do we find it?' Taeyung asked a pretty significant question. I didn't expected him to.

'Particularly in the oldest library present in Ishgar', he said in his monotonous voice.

The oldest library in the whole Ishgar, how far would it be? Since the sun was about to set, I better hurry up otherwise hyung would be worried and I don't want butt slaps like a mom from him.

Jennie and Taebear decided that we should head out early in the morning and reach there by the afternoon and return by the night. Pretty simple, still I forgot to ask the address.

Jjanggu and I reached home and my eyes were just searching for hyung. How do I even persuade him for this and will he allow me to? Most probably not, I want to disclose my every secret with him, tired of hiding them and making new ones every now and then. For hiding one lie, I had made thousands more to cover up. Remember, hyung he is a slave. And now, argh! How many times have I lied to him.