white rose. // jinjoo

VII: dēaþ

Minjoo quite expected this already, to be honest. Not just her, but everyone.

Hanteon Land officially declared a war over Beairterre, and now, the said kingdom is already moving towards their land, gradually— just to warn the other party. However, Beairterre is prepared, they are well-prepared, they were just waiting for them to move, actually. They've been preparing for the last two or three years already.

However, Minjoo was surprised because it took long for the war to break, with the peace treaty and stuff not working and both sides kept arguing, it still lasted years before one of the parties finally started to move.

And now, she found herself sitting on one of the thrones in the hall packed with panicking elders and nobles. She then turned her head to look at her father who's just silent, but his eyes are burning in anger and determination. He just came from the palace grounds, and talked with General Ahn and other captains.

"They officially started to infiltrate our property," King Minhoon said, clasping his hands together. "And I won't allow that, they are touching our land, our people. I just talked with General Ahn, they also hunted some soldiers, trying to back them away from our place and as they do that, we're evacuating our netizens to a more safe place. As much as possible, I won't let them step inside our kingdom." He stated and stood up, announcing other stuff.

Minjoo didn't care much about it, she's too lost into her deep thoughts. Mostly about Yujin. Speaking of the latter, the guard was there earlier at the hall but General Ahn called for her and so, Hyewon is the one who's currently guarding her. Yujin is most probably helping to shove the other rebels away.

She heard that the warriors and other troupes will depart later in the morning, they will travel to the said battlefield a few miles away from the kingdom, where no innocent people will be killed. She couldn't help but to worry to death. Yujin will be away from her for months, and she might get injured badly or worse, die in that very fight. Even though we say she's more than capable of killing people, there's still this negative thought.

And while Yujin fights there, Hyewon will be her temporary guard and companion. She doesn't mind it of course, but she would rather make Yujin stay there and just guard her to avoid risks of getting hurt or dying but she's an Ahn. A real warrior, a killer. People need her. And knowing Yujin, she would choose to fight the enemies and serve the kingdom to safety.

To be honest, she doesn't know whether to feel proud or scared.

With thoughts filling her mind up, Hyewon noticed it and immediately checked on her. "Princess?" She whispered quietly but enough for Minjoo to hear, not wanting to disturb the King's speech. The said princess snapped back into reality and looked at the guard. "Yes?" She responded.

Hyewon tilted her head, inspecting the princess further. She looks very distressed, she could tell. "Are you alright? You seem... very off. Is it about the war?" She asked, scooting a little bit closer to the princess.

Minjoo bit her lower lip. "Yes, partly," She muttered, looking up to the guard who's giving her a worried look. "Are you scared, lovely?" Hyewon questioned softly. "Very. I'm beyond terrified for our warriors, for our land." Minjoo replied back, her gaze dropping to the floor.

"Worry not, dear princess. I'm sure we will win this one, they wouldn't be able to lay a foot inside this kingdom. We have the strongest and fiercest warriors out there, Yujin can kill half of them alone. That's how capable the Ahns are, they are our hidden weapons." Hyewon reassured, looking at the front.

The princess sighed, getting even more distressed upon hearing that Yujin could fight half of them, the risk of getting hurt will rise even more then! It didn't ease or comfort Minjoo in the slightest bit.