ɬɧɛ ɱąɖ ƙıŋɠ//℘ʝɱʄʄ

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3 days have passed yet the castle remained it quietness and tensioned filled air. Though no one brought it up, the scene of a sorrowful girl in her shattering state was still fresh in everyone's mind especially those who were present there. One person in particular had been more affected than others and those feelings were still lingering within his body even when he tried burying himself in the piles of work and duties as a king.

He have been trying to hint the Ferns the whereabouts of their lost General but all his received back as a response was nothing. The girl was really abandoned by her own home kingdom and being a king himself, he felt ashamed for the Ferns for pulling such heartbreaking stunt on her. Even he himself would never neglect an officer much less a General that bear the power of Adam. Who would do such a thing? Right, nincompoops.

His mind would unknowingly drift off to his bedroom which was still occupied by a girl and caused him to spend three nights in another spare bedroom. Yes, he could've kicked her out or invade her space but her current energy was no joke. She was filled rage, wrath, sorrow, pain and many more unspeakable emotions, causing both her energy and power to be in a state of havoc that even he didn't know what to do. No one does.

Except for a royalty with red locks. That's right, Kim Taehyung have been visiting Jimin's luxurious bedroom with trays of food, desserts and tissues even though the room itself was unbearable to pass by. The red haired prince somehow managed to endure the radiating energy and provided the weeping General with some comfort even when she rejected all of them.

For some reason, that have been ticking some nerves at the back of his head. Jimin was in a state of struggling as well and he didn't even know why. He should be the unaffected by this but witnessing the fall of the great Xena Adam plus his cousin's mysterious ability to be close to her seemed to have gotten under his skin and he was surely not fond of it. A few hours ago, his trusty blond friend had paid him a visit and had shared some information regarding Taehyung.

Apparently the red haired prince felt a tinge of her pain due to their ancient connections as descendants of Adam and Eve. Therefore Taehyung felt obligated to look after the General and was able to get closest to her. Yet Jimin still felt it wasn't sufficient enough to explain why he himself felt something and all Namjoon could give as an answer was a shrug of his shoulders before leaving the puzzled king alone.

That led to Jimin now sitting on his throne with a long queue of representatives, leaders and officers lining up in front of him as they seek help from the young king who had a vacant expression and spoke with monotone. It wasn't unusual for him to be disconnected with his people but today may be a little more obvious than intended, making the people nervous as they spoke of their troubles.

"Our military can't afford to stay stagnant, your majesty. Kingdoms are starting to get rowdy and Inferno needs to strengthen in force to be ready for wars", a lieutenant spoke with stern voice as he kneeled on one knee and looked at Jimin with concerning eyes. He was right though. After the battle of Noland, Inferno lost a massive amount of soldiers and the person responsible to this is currently sobbing in his bedroom. How ironic. "Hold a recruitment then", Jimin sighed and answered with a dulled voice. "But it takes a long time to train recruits into a fledged soldier". The lieutenant's remark made Jimin even more stressed but before he could utter a response, the double doors to the throne room swung open.

"Recruit youngsters then. Young men are eligible, agile, fast learners and reckless which can be quite the weapon in battlefields", an unbending female voice echoed throughout the room, catching all attention. All heads turned to the entrance where a girl dressed in full black leather cuir bouilli armor with black steel detailing it and a long double sided black sword on her back in the scabbard. She strutted down the queue as people parted for her as she approached the throne with her void dark orbs staring straight through Jimin's widened ones.