𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 || Akatsuki no Yona

Solitude 孤独 pt 2

joy / joi

a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.

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"Oh! A fire!" Tae-jun exclaims, tossing his tan sachel aside and sitting next to the fire. After exploring Katan Village, he needed warmth. "I thought I was going to freeze to death..."

Hak and I watch Tae-jun warm up. I hadn't expected Tae-jun of all people to be at our campsite, especially since it was in the middle of the dark forest.

Tae-jun stares at us. "Is this... your campfire? I'm going to use it for a bit."

"Yeah. I don't really care." Hak replies.

"Is that so... well then..." Tae-jun turns to face the fire before realizing something. He begins to tremble in shock. Hak and I look at each other, both knowing why he's shaking.

"What's wrong? You're shaking. Stay awhile. I'm not sure why you're here but, you're not used to camping outside, right? Rich kid." I smirk. Tae-jun stands up, sweat dripping down his face.

"What are you talking about? I am but a poor traveler..." he picks up his bag.

"Hey, Thunder Beast, Flash. About who's on duty tomorrow..." Yoon starts but realized Tae-jun is here. "Huh? Who's there?"

"Ah..." Tae-jun whispers. All of a sudden, a firework falls out of his bag and into the fire. "Ah..."

And the firework is ignited. A bright orange light and the beautiful sunset is all that can be seen in the sky.

"What?" Hak stands up and pushes Tae-jun to the ground. "Signaling to your allies, huh?"

"You can't kill him!" Yoon yells. "If you're a spy, I have some questions. Don't kill him!"

"You're heavy! Get off!" Tae-jun orders, but Hak ignores him.

I look at the sunset before noticing many soldiers on the ground below us. Since obtaining the Orange Dragon's power, I've been able to see a bit further than before, similar to Shin-ah, just not as far. I've figured out that my enhanced senses are all balanced, but my speed isn't.

"Soldiers... are heading this way," I mumble. Yoon looks in the direction I'm looking in.

"I don't see any." Yoon sighs.

"No. There's soldiers." I say, trying to hide my secret. "I can see them clearly. They're headed towards the village."

"Do you know him, Thunder Beast?" Yoon asks, a little concerned about the soldiers charging towards the village.

"I don't know this guy. This second son of some guy." Hak lies.

"You know exactly who I am! I'm Kan Tae-jun!" Tae-jun yells, struggling to stand up.

"Kan Tae-jun? He's the general's son!"

"If you don't release me, something terrible will happen!" Tae-jun stops trying to stand up, knowing he won't be able to.

"Did you summon the whole Fire Tribe army?" I glare at him.

"No, not to that extent... but a lot are coming."

"It seems like you don't even know how many exactly." Hak sighs.

"It seems the whole Hungry Family are having a meeting!" Zeno exclaims, joining our conversation. He looks at the group before noticing Tae-jun. "Aren't you the ginger soup guy from earlier?"

"This guy is a spy. He revealed our location to his allies." Hak explains.

"Now that you mention it, Blue Dragon said there are a ton of soldiers marching towards the village!" Zeno smiles, not worrying about the situation.