Journey Into the Knight

Chapter Thirty-Four

HyeJin wasn't sure why she and WheeIn were picked to go back to Blue's place. HoJin woke again last night and thankfully was more compliant with them during the questioning, TaeOh didn't have to be as rough with him this time around. They stayed around long enough to get the basic information to take to Blue with them. TaeOh had to go back to the castle so no one noticed his absence for his shift. Byul stayed behind because she was the most equipped to continue the questioning. WheeIn told Luna to stay behind because she didn't want to deal with the angry girl.

The problem with Luna is that no one could blame her for being as angry as she was over her sister being missing and within reach. But the anger was doing nothing but annoying everyone and getting no answers from HoJin. So WheeIn decided Byul could use the extra violence and left this mission to them. HyeJin just hoped that Blue liked Byul and TaeOh enough to rally some allies against Henry. Or maybe that he just hated Henry enough to help them. HyeJin just wanted everything over with so she could take WheeIn and go home, she missed her bed, she missed her house, she missed everyone not being on edge every second of every day. However, being on this mission made her feel like they were doing something important.

WheeIn knocked on Blue's door. They waited a few minutes, HyeJin could tell WheeIn was debating on knocking again but Blue finally answered the door. He peered out the crack he made in his door at them. "Yul's friends." He said more to himself. "What can I help you with?"

WheeIn held up the sealed letter written by TaeOh and handed it to him. "We will wait out here until you finish if you want," WheeIn suggested.

Blue eyed them a moment longer. "Come on it." He opened the door for them and ushered them inside. So far so good.

Blue read the letter over four times before he spoke to them again. HyeJin and WheeIn sat in his living room, watching him pace as he read it. When he finished he walked over to his fireplace and burned it... very smart man, or perhaps just paranoid after all of these years. He rubbed his hand over his mouth. "So Henry is holding people in a camp in Alexarion."

WheeIn and HyeJin nodded. "Do you know anything about it?" WheeIn asked, eyeing him, the question crossed HyeJin's mind as well but she doubted Byul and TaeOh would work with him if he did.

As she predicted, Blue shook his head. "I was an assassin for Henry." He confessed. "I only killed the worst of the worst, tyrants who deserved it, it was my one and only condition." He sat down somewhat defeated. "Though I am not surprised at all that he has this camp, he probably has more than one."

"Do you have any idea why he would be taking people?" HyeJin wasn't sure if asking these types of questions was rude to him, but he was the only one with experience doing the dark deeds of the king.

This time Blue shrugged. "There could be many reasons." His voice was tired, like the lines on his face. "Henry only tells people what they need to know to do their job, usually less. He could be holding them for information, for leverage, but considering no demands have been made and as far as you know there has been no attack on your home, then I doubt those are the reasons."

"Do you know anyone who would know?" WheeIn prompted. "Or at least anyone who could help us liberate the camp?" Like WheeIn, HyeJin's main priority would be to the children from their home, but that did not mean they would not try and free everyone there.

Blue got up again, this time going to his bookcase as if it was going to give him the answers they needed. "Numbers I can give you, there is no doubt in my mind I can raise enough people to help liberate the camp, as for the second question, we may have to wait and ask the prisoners why they are being held there."