Food in the Wind Tribe was warm and hearty. Not too luxurious, but filled with the taste of home.
(Even though this is the castle?)
For the first week or so, Noo-ri stuck to rice gruel and soft foods. Suddenly adapting from jungle life into civilisation would be hard on his stomach, so the Wind Tribe doctors advised him to be careful on consumption first.
But even the rice gruel was delicious.
(Maybe because this was the taste of love.)
"Are you bored of it now?" Ayame had been watching him eat, just to make sure he finished it all. "It's fine though, the doctor said you could start having proper foods tomorrow."
Noo-ri couldn't help but brighten up at that.
But he hesitated, I have more than enough, he signed. Having too much of a blessing made him endlessly guilty.
Ayame only smiled back at that.
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Compared to a normal wind child, Noo-ri was weak and thin.
Although the Wind Tribe were known as the tribe with the weakest military power, it was well acknowledged that the few exceptional soldiers weren't to be underestimated.
"Our current general, Lord Hak, is considered among the strongest soldiers in the whole of Kouka," Han-dae told him as a brief rundown of all the Kouka history Noo-ri had missed out on.
Noo-ri nodded, taking in the information patiently despite all the distractions. Tae-yeon slept on his lap, and Lord Mun-dok was yelling at some poor soul in the hallway.
"Second in line in the Wind Tribe is Tae-woo," Han-dae continued expertly, as if the noise didn't bother him at all, "but he doesn't hold a candle to Lord Hak! Even in Sky Tribe standards, Tae-woo is a little above a common soldier, but that's about it."
(Tae-woo yelled from the other room, "hey I was very close this time!")
"The annual martial arts tournament is happening in two months. If you're interested, we should all go together!" Han-dae inched closer, a bright grin on his face, "I can't wait to introduce you to Lord Hak! He'll love you."
Noo-ri wasn't quite sure how to deal with that. This was probably the first time he's ever been told he was wanted so blatantly...
Noo-ri nodded a little hesitantly, but there was a warm feeling in his chest.
He looked forward to it.
-
"Noo-ri, could you go run off to another tribe for about a week?" Mun-dok asked, arms folded and considering it deeply.
"What is that supposed to mean, Lord Mun-dok?" Ayame had a knife in her hands as she smiled, looking at her tribe general.
Han-dae hugged Noo-ri protectively, exaggeratedly sniffling as he whined, "you're not taking him away from us!"
"That's right, Grandpa, Noo-ri is ours now!" Tae-yeon wrapped himself around Noo-ri's leg, declaring possession.
Mun-dok held his hands up in a frantic surrender, "wait, I can explain."
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WARRiOR (Akatsuki no Yona Fanfic)
FanfictionOnce upon a time, there was a weak and cowardly knight that served under a king. But this knight shielded his king from an assault-- he died. In glory of him, his statue was erected in the center of his hometown, exalted from generations to generati...
