WARRiOR (Akatsuki no Yona Fanfic)

13. Around Town

Noo-ri rested in one the classier servant's quarters throughout their stay.

They had initially asked for him to bunk with Chul-rang, but on the premise that Noo-ri was to act like a maid, it was deemed inappropriate for their reputation, and so a separate lodging was prepared.

He was offered a change of clothes, but there's just one problem.

Lord Geun-tae had a sense of humour, and that was the fact that these were definitely a pair of Yun-ho's old clothes, with how gaudy and impressive they were.

The fact that they were girl's clothes was the least of the problems here.

Sure, it was worn out, it's something a good noble palace maid can wear outside of her uniform... so it fits the setting Noo-ri was supposed to abide with.

But, seriously... if he wants to go out, he'd rather stand out a little less.

In fact, he wasn't just sent here to hide out from the Fire Tribe.

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"You'll probably have a lot of free time, so when you're bored go ahead and take a walk around the city," Lord-Mun-dok told him. He handed the boy a little sack, which the boy received with both hands. "Here, pocket money."

Noo-ri stared at it curiously. It's probably the first time he'd seen that much modern currency at once.

"Everyone once in a while, we send spies to survey the town just to see how they're doing," Tae-woo explained, pointing at his Grandfather, "like, check out the trade and see if there's anything new, or look around the sketchier parts and see how corrupt things are. It's like a little police thing the generals like to play with each other."

Noo-ri blinked-- so reconnaissance, is it?

"Usually, I have Han-dae do it, but he talks too much," Mun-dok sent a side glance at the boy, who chuckled bashfully. He turned back to Noo-ri. "You're not as well-known, and you're as nimble as a Wind child, so it should be easy for you."

"Plus, you're pretty good at laying low," Han-dae smiled at him, "I'm sure you'll do fine. Just take a tour around town and tell us if you find anything cool, alright? It's fine if you don't see anything special, either."

Noo-ri locked down slightly, cheeks a little flushed. He was being allowed to go off on his own, and he was even getting pocket money that he could spend?

(It sounded so... nice.)

"I'll try my best," he signed.

Tae-woo patted him on the head, chortling. "Don't think too hard! Just go out and have fun wherever you want, okay? And try not to get into trouble."

Noo-ri nodded.

(He was excited.)

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Don't think too much about it and just go have fun, huh.

He closed the closet, and decided to go over and steal (sorry, I mean borrow) a pair of some other servant's clothes instead.

He picked out a pair of male clothes that had a stain and a tear in them, decided it was fit for him, and wore it.