The Rise Of An Empress

The Fugitive

"You have recognised me," general Jongin smirks.

"No,I don't know you. You are scary," Baekhyun breaks the eye contact between them.

"Don't pretend, concubine Byun. Why you have escaped from palace? Are you trying to escape from punishment? What grave sin you have done?" Jongin gives an evil smile.

"None cares about me whether I have escaped or not. All wants me to die. I can't bear to live there anymore," Baekhyun's whimpers.

"Even that doesn't mean you can escape. You have to go back right now, concubine Byun. Do you think you can live freely from now? You have done a treason by leaving palace without emperor's permission. They will warrant to kill you whenever you will be found outside by royal soldiers. You are now a fugitive to palace,if they have already found out that you are missing."

"What's new about that? I am dead whether I go back or not. They have obviously found out already.Still I won't go back to palace," Baekhyun's eyes become teary.

Baekhyun wipes the tear from his cheek. An awkward silence has been created between them. Jongin feels awkward as he thinks Baekhyun is saying the truth. He lets Baekhyun to have some time to control himself.

Baekhyun remains stand still for few moments. He has decided to keep himself calm. Both are silent right now.

Suddenly Baekhyun tries to run away in the back. He knows so well he can't run away. But still he wants to try. Because right now the general has a injured arm and also he is not in ready more. At the same time he knows attempt to run away with injured ankle is nothing but foolishness.

But after few steps Baekhyun tripped over a stone and falls on the ground. His attempt has failed. General Jongin is going to drag him now in palace.

"Please no," Baekhyun says in feared voice to general Jongin who is standing beside him right now.

But making him surprised Jongin sits on the ground and keeps a hand on Baekhyun's injured ankle. The ankle is almost red right now on Baekhyun's milky white skin. Jongin press so softly over the ankle at which Baekhyun whimpers at pain. Jongin says," you have got hurt here."

"But it's nothing compared to when you will drag me inside palace," Baekhyun hiccups while crying.

"You know what I don't have any deal whether you have escaped from palace or not. I would let you go, if you gave me a rational cause to run away. It's because of me you have hurt your leg. So I am trying to treat your leg. Otherwise how you will walk? Even if I drag you to palace,you have to walk," suddenly Jongin takes Baekhyun in arms in bridal style.

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Jongin takes Baekhyun in a nearest inn of the city. He didn't carry Baekhyun in bridal style all the way. He made Baekhyun to walk on his own foot before entering in the inn. The inn owner is familiar with general Jongin and works as a royal spy for him. So, Jongin doesn't want draw extra attention on Baekhyun.

Entering inside the rented room Jongin says Baekhyun to sit on the floor bed. He is now searching for something from his box.

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Baekhyun gasps looking at the needle of acupuncture* (A/N: I have added description of acupuncture below) set in Jongin's hand.