Aɪᴛʜᴇʀɪᴏᴜs

chapter 7

you are the answer to a prayer
carried in the bosom of a whisper
I sent out to the universe.
- Harpreet M Dayal

Florian forest

THIRD PERSON POV

It had been around three days since jungkook had last seen the beautiful eyes of the Prince of Floria, kim Taehyung. and to say that he felt displeased, was an understatement. Though his eagerness to meet the man again, was just as strong. He deep down knew that his suffocating waiting, would change into a fruitful encounter, ripened by his eagerness and desire.

Up till now all he had done so far in the human deserted cave was, draw on the scratchy walls using the nearby broken twigs, specifically their sharpest splinter, and feeding the birds with the leftovers of his meals, brought by Jin hyung along with his medicines and bandages. he would come by twice a day, mostly in the mornings and afternoon, and would always leave after a short 20 minute conversation, with the excuse of completing his assigned duties.

it was quite of an hassle for jungkook to apply the medicine and especially to wrap the bandage around his wound, due to the mind spinning pain he felt every time he moved his shoulder. and when he would ask seokjin as to why taehyung hadn't come to his care, he always responded "The poor free soul of the prince got the worst punishment, he never asked for" with a non-stop swaying of his head, which had jungkook praying for it to not fall off. jungkook could not decide if the man was just exaggerating, doing a favour to the prince by excusing him, or just simply speaking the truth. whatever it was it had jungkook worried to the very last ends of his hair splits, yet something deep inside him told jungkook that the prince was overall safe but his instincts were also indicating that seokjin was not lying through his lips. The entire scenario was just so mind confusing and stress blowing, that it took care of draining all his lost time in the lonely cave.

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THE NEXT DAY

"My sincere apologies, king of Akzoria. Before you had the chance to enjoy our hospitality and the beauty of our kingdom, you got injured by my dear son, i hope you can forgive his unwelcoming state" said The King of floria, with a smile so calm and well groomed that jungkook felt the need to stand tall and shine his royal blood as well.

"Worry not, your highness, your son has done no such crime, it was rather me who disrupted his fine morning, wandering right behind his back. Being angry with the following events is the least emotion i could feel, I'm rather quite grateful, as if I weren't to meet the prince, being lost in this forest would somehow wound me up in the thick of poisonous vines or in the claws of a wandering beast" jungkook said with a modesty so grateful, the king was left with a smile of proudness and relief, proudness to have such a king in his presence and relief that there were pure royals of gold heart left.

"As you say, My dear. now, accepting the past and moving on, I request your presence in my castle, to have a warm cup of tea and a merry talk" the king of floria said while holding his hand out graciously. jungkook holding his hand gratefully, almost as if they've already created a strong bond said, "As much as i wish for myself to be graced by your hospitality, I've lived in the castle all my life, for once i wish to enjoy the tranquility and wilderness of this enchanting forest, and please just call me jungkook"

"Very well, Jungkook. so what if you can't enjoy the castle's hospitality, our forest is far more luxurious for one's stay. and please drop the formalities and just call me Hoseok hyung" Hoseok hyung said while plucking a small yellow flower from the ground. "Thank you for your understanding nature, Hoseok hyung. Would you mind telling me how you came to know about my status?" jungkook inquired thoughtfully. although he already had an idea of how he came to know. " oh well I got a letter from a man named Kim Namjoon who informed me of your absence at the kingdom and the reason behind it as well, he wrote that the younger brother of the king missed him dearly, and was the sole reason of this letter being written, at the end he prayed for your safety to me"as expected of ggukie and namjoon hyung "ah i see, thank you hoseok hyung, please do inform them of my safety and that i will eventually write to them"