Still With You 【ᴛᴀᴇᴋᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴇɪɴᴄᴀʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ】 [✓]

✦01/하나✦

❝That faint voice of yours
that grazed me
Please call my name one more time❞

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The kingdom was lit up with lanterns in every corner, the aroma scented with fresh food from the stalls of the decorated streets. That day was the eighth day of the 4th lunar month celebrated as Buddha's birthday.

Temples lightened up bright to symbolically transmit the wisdom and compassion of Buddha.

The streets of the town were filled with people for the Yeon Deung Hoe Festival or the Lotus Lantern Festival. They were ready to join each other for the parade that happens once in a year where they lighten up lanterns to brighten their own hearts as well as the world.

The people as per custom wore traditional hanbok and were ready to perform ceremonies in celebration of his birth. Children were busy cheering and enjoying togetherness, adorning the meaning of the celebration with their small giggles. The traders of neighboring towns were welcomed to sell goods for the occasion.

The town was in pure bliss after a very long time.

It was a highly anticipated period because the kingdom was in a deep mourning after the loss of their King a year ago in one of the greatest war of the seventeenth century. The town forbade themselves from any celebration last year but now that the Queen herself encouraged them all to enjoy again, they all couldn't be more joyful.

They were now in peace because of the sacrifice their King made and the people of the town dedicated their gratitude towards the King with a sculpture, in order to celebrate their victory from war.

Every single person of the town awaited for this day, including a certain young male who just returned after mastering in poetic skills and language.

The young prince of the Kingdom, Min Taehyung, youngest son of the Royal Mins, the one to lead the dynasty like his brother, Min Yoongi.

He was known for his mischievous nature and his cheerfulness, making him undoubtedly everyone's favorite. He went far away in search of knowledge, to learn skills and now that he was back in his kingdom and that too during the festival of lanterns, he was more than just happy.

The beauty of the town attracted his attention towards the festival. Being far away, he heard many stories and even witnessed it in childhood a lot of times but only through the windows of enchanted walls. Taehyung had always been desperate to be amongst the crowd like everyone else, exploring and watching the festival closely.

After returning from royal phrontistery, his brother would just not allow him to visit anywhere. After hearing the same recorded lecture to act like a grown up man and to engage himself with his responsibilities as a Prince and so on.

Taehyung obviously would never listen.

Taking advantage of his brother's absence who was with his horsemen out for a spiritual activity happening in the ancient temple, he sneaked out of the kingdom stealing clothes of one of the knight guards.