Journey Into the Knight

Chapter Twenty-One

Joon slammed his hand down on the table. Byul saw a few people jump at the sound. They had just arrived back at the village and the conference was called immediately. "You are absolutely positive that this piece of fabric belongs to their JongKook." He said clutching it so hard his knuckles were turning white, eyes blazing into Byul and TaeOh's.

Byul had her arms crossed, not loving the aggressive vibe she was getting from Joon, she knew he wasn't mad at them but it was still unsettling. She gave a slight shrug. "I can not be one hurndered percent certain that it belongs to him." TaeOh elbowed her, she knew they both felt more than certain it belonged to him, but Byul wasn't taking the chance they were wrong. "We are very certain that it looks like the same one this man carries on him at all times." The problem with that was that it had almost been a year since either of them had laid eyes on JongKook, he was always off doing something for the king.

Joon rubbed his hand over his mouth. "Well I can't just start a war with a king over a possibility that this might belong to one of his men, the man could be acting alone, it could just be a similar piece of fabric." Byul nodded even though she thought it was very unlikely, they did many questionable things for the king when they were his bounty hunters, this thought made Byul realize that perhaps she was not better than the people who raided her village all those years ago.

"So that's it?" Luna's voice was like poison. "We just give up on finding them?"

Joon, WheeIn, and HyeJin all gave her a look that said she should really think about the next words to come out of her mouth. "No Luna we do not." He stood straighter. "But I can not just mindlessly launch an attack on an entire kingdom, it would be suicide."

"What do we do then?" She sounded like she was pleading.

The room went silent. Byul knew her mind was spinning with many different things they could do about it, none were good, none made her feel good. "I have an idea." Byul almost forgot that YongSun was there, she had been sitting quietly in the corner with Arcadia since they had got back. Everyone's eyes turned to her, she continued petting the wolf in a calm manner. "Why don't I go find out what Henry is doing?" She said it with anger vibrating through her voice, yet her face remained calm.

A cold hand clamped over Byul's heart. "Absolutely not." She felt the words growl from her throat, even Arcadia looked at her unsure.

YongSun's eyes raised to Byul's, they had such determination in them. "It makes the most sense, like Joon said, we can't start a war over an assumption. That means we have to find a way to see what he is planning." She kept her eyes on Byul the entire time she spoke. "Who better to do that than the long lost princess Solar, it is the best plan."

Byul dug her nails into her arms. "I did not travel so far to keep you safe, just for you to walk right back into danger YongSun." She was very aware of everyone watching their conversation, she didn't care, there was no way she was going to let YongSun risk her life over this.

YongSun's eyes softened slightly. "You have to admit it makes the most sense Byul." Her voice was softer. "Besides I am the Solarious, this is my duty, if I can help people, it is my job to help them."

"Not by risking your life." She felt her body shutter. She could not and would not let YongSun walk herself into Henry's hands. "Besides, you don't know if he knew about that, what of you are walking a powerful weapon into his hands?"

"She has a point." HyeJin's deep voice was somewhere off to the left. "We can't just let you walk back into his castle unprotected, we need to think this through." Byul hated that it sounded like she was agreeing with YongSun's plan.