Snow Prince /BTS A.U

Chapter 3

Namjoon was sure he had been travelling for a very long time since he left Jimin's mansion.

The air felt less hot then it had days before indicating the onset of autumn. Namjoon missed his village and all his friends back home, but he was determined to find his best friend.

Namjoon wished he had left the castle wearing something more practical, he was still clad in the silk dress Jimin had given him and hadn't even packed his old clothes when he had escaped. The dress was now torn at the hem and it was covered in tiny holes from every fall and trip he had went through the journey. 

Tired Namjoon stopped and sat in the shade of a tree and rummaged through his bag for some food when he heard the flutter of wings.

'' Poor boy'' said an unknown voice.

'' Who's there?'' asked Namjoon fear in his tone.

'' Poor boy ,wandering alone in the world '' said the voice again. Namjoon looked up to see a beautiful white falcon on the branch of the tree he was sitting under. It was watching him with it's beady black eyes.

'' You...you can t-talk...'' gasped Namjoon but then again he had once dwell in a garden which had devoured Lilacs flowers ,this was getting less stranger by the minute.

'' Why do you wander, boy'' asked the falcon.

And so, Namjoon told the falcon his story ,how Hoseok had gone missing ,sparking his quest to find him.They raven took pity on the poor boy's plight and asked about his beloved friend in order to help him.

'' How does he look like ?'' asked falcon.

   '' He had reddish brown hair and small scar on his eyebrow an.......'' said Namjoon but the falcon cut in.

'' I'VE SEEN HIM'' said the avian creature.

''Y-YOU HAVE....''

Namjoon thought this was too good to be true but he needed all the answers he can find.

'' Yes, the boy you described is the prince of a country not faraway from here'' chirped the bird.

'' Prince?! '' said Namjoon astonished.

Since when was Hoseok interested in royalty, it seemed unlikely that it was him but Namjoon wanted to see for himself.

''Please ! Take me to him'' said Namjoon. 

'' Follow me and be swift'' said the falcon as he flapped it's wings and took flight, Namjoon running after him.

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He never let the bird out of his eyes even as they flew through the thickest of trees or made sharp turns. The 'chase' went on for hours but Namjoon didn't give up. He told himself that he was one step closer to find his friend.   

The castle was made of white stone and the tiles on the roof of each tower were the color pink. The palaces reflection on the moat gave it an almost 'fairy tale' like charm, Namjoon found it quite charming.

'' Your brother is here'' said the falcon. The falcon would've taken him through the draw bridge but Namjoon knew they wouldn't let someone as dirty and as filthy as he was inside. The avian knew this. Instead he took him in through a secret tunnel behind the castle.

Namjoon felt uncomfortable squeezing through the small door, crawling on all four's in the narrow tunnel and past the guard's in the courtyard. The falcon constantly guided him as he made it into the actual building and now he stood before huge double doors that lead to the throne room.