"Do you mean to tell me that my firstborn is injured right now and is already making his way here?" Seojoon said, leaning back onto his seat.

"Yes, my lord. I'm here in hope that you will let my husband and my son to use the healing room so they could tend to your firstborn." Hongjoong reasoned calmly.

"I don't want him in my healing room." Seojoon said without missing a beat making Hongjoong had to calm himself down on how absurd the King is being right now.

My son is already in love with your firstborn, King Seojoon. I'll make sure to save him if it's mean I have to use my power. Hongjoong thought before he start to speak again. "But my husband and my son can still use the tools in the healing room, am I right, my lord?" Hongjoong looked at Seojoon dead in the eyes, while murmuring a few words to himself.

Seojoon blinked and without thinking, he nodded his head, "..That is correct."

"Then it would be no problem for my husband and my son to take the tools from the healing room and use it outside of the hall, right?" Hongjoong said, still looking at the King, dead in the eyes.

Seojoon nodded his head again, "..Yes.."

Hongjoong blinked, smiling at the King, "So Yunho doesn't have to be in the healing room to be tended to then. My husband and son will use the healing room to take whatever they need and I assure you that your firstborn won't be inside the room. I'll be on my way, my lord."

Seojoong blinked slowly, nodded his head, "Alright..You may go now, my lord.."

Hongjoong smiled, bowing to the king and his right hand man before walking out of the main hall with a triumphant look on his face.

--

"Meleth-nin(my love). Both you and Mingi can't tend Yunho in the healing room-"

"WHAT? But but.." Seonghwa cut Hongjoong off and the King silenced his husband gently, giving him a small smile. "Love, let me finish. Yes, you can't tend Yunho in the healing room but I manage to let both you and Mingi use and take the tools that you need in the healing room. We'll be tending Yunho in his room instead."

Seonghwa blinked, nodding his head before narrowing his eyes at his husband. "You used your power, didn't you?? What if the King realized and won't let us take Yunho from here?? Mingi would be devastated!" Seonghwa hissed in a quiet voice making Hongjoong chuckled lightly.

"I didn't use much, love. Don't worry. He won't even know what exactly happened." Hongjoong assured his husband and it's enough for Seonghwa to feel relief.

"If you say so. I have to go to the healing room now to bring out the tools that I had set for Yunho."

"I'll help, meleth-nin."

Seonghwa smiled and both of them walked to the healing room quickly.

--

"My lord? Are you alright?" Seojoon right hand man, Randall asked his as the King seemed to be pensive. Seojoon blinked before looking towards Randall, nodding his head while leaning back onto his seat.

"I am fine. Why are you asking?"

"...Usually you won't even let the healer take out the tools from the healing room to tend Lord Yunho. Why did you change your mind with Lord Hongjoong?"

"His reasoning is right though. It's them who would be using the tools and not my healers. They also won't let Yunho into the healing room. I don't see what is wrong with that."

"...If you say so, my lord." Randall bowed down and left the King to his thinking as Seojoon play with his nails, looking pensive once again.

--

"Yunho? Hang on please, don't lose hope, my lord!" Mingi whispered as Yunho suddenly gasped, pressing his hand on his stomach, leaning heavily on Lossea while they rode to the palace.

"I d-don't know if I can hold on m-much longer, my l-lord.." Yunho mumbled, his breaths heavy, leaning onto Lossea more to try lessen the pain.

"Hold on, meleth-nin. Please.. Hold on for me." Mingi said as he mumbled to Lossea to run faster and the horse heed, going even faster than before as Aerovan and Glor followed close. Yunho kept gasping, his breathing shallow as he struggled to stay conscious.

"We're nearly there, my lord. Hold on." Mingi whispered, giving Yunho another dose of his magic in hope that they won't be too late as they rode to the palace as fast as the horses could go.

"Muindor!(Brother!)" Wooyoung shouted as soon as he saw Mingi and Yunho on Lossea. He had been waiting in front of the gate after Seonghwa told him what happened, feeling worried for Yunho. Mingi had never shown any interest towards other elves before, so seeing how much Mingi really did his best to court Yunho, the family would do anything to keep Yunho safe and marry the heir of Fronithien.

"Wooyoung! I take it the pigeon succeed on telling naneth then?" Mingi stopped Lossea right in front of Wooyoung, getting off from her while Wooyoung held Yunho on the horse while Mingi got down from it. "Yes but both you and naneth would have to tend him in his room instead." Wooyoung said, helping Mingi get Yunho from Lossea.

"My lord. Let me take the horses to the stable. You go ahead and tend Lord Yunho first." Aerovan said, already pulling Lossea and Glor with him. Mingi nodded his head, "Thank you, Aerovan. We'll be in Lord Yunho's room."

"The King won't let us tend Yunho in the healing room?" Mingi asked Wooyoung, Yunho is in his arms as they rushed to Yunho's room. "Yeah, but ada(father) persuaded him and let both you and naneth use the healing room to take any tools that you need and tend Lord Yunho in his room. Naneth already brought the stuff and waiting for you in Lord Yunho's room."

Yunho was already unconscious once they arrived at the front gate and Mingi was becoming anxious because it seems that Yunho's breathing had become slower while his face ghostly white.

They arrive in Yunho's room in 5 minutes.

"Quick, put him on his bed. What happened exactly, ion-nin(my son)?" Seonghwa helped Mingi pull Yunho's tunic off of him, grimacing at the state Yunho's stomach is in. "He saved me.. I wasn't aware that one of the orcs was near me and Yunho shoved me away and took the blow instead.."

"The wound is deep. We need to stitch it up. We better do this before Yunho wakes up."

"I know, naneth. I'll make sure that he stays unconscious until we finish stitching him up."

Mingi and Seonghwa quickly tend Yunho as fast as they could, as careful as possible to not hurt Yunho furthermore. Wooyoung, Yeosang and Hongjoong watched them quietly nearby and helped them whenever they asked them to.

After 1 hour, they finally finished tending Yunho. Mingi had healed Yunho as much as he could with his magic but Yunho would still be in pain and weak for a while. They need to lower Yunho's high fever too as the poison has already done a lot of damage in Yunho's body even though they manage to clean all of them.

"We'll let you and Yunho rest for now. Call me if something arises." Seonghwa said, urging the other to go out of the room, leaving only Mingi to watch over Yunho.

Mingi sighed softly, looking sadly at the bundle on the bed. Yunho looked so small and his face was still pale. Mingi went into the bathroom to clean himself after watching Yunho quietly for a while. After the shower, he dragged the chair and put it near Yunho's bed, sitting on it and watching Yunho while holding Yunho's right hand, giving a little bit of his magic to the half-elf.

--

"Ion-nin, wake up, my heart"

Yunho blinked, looking around before he looked over to the voice who had been calling him. Yunho's eyes widened and it got teary right away as he realized whom the voice belonged to.

"N-naneth?"

Yunho's mother smiled softly, helping Yunho to sit up carefully. "Yes, my dear. It's naneth. I'm quite disappointed to see you here, ion-nin.. Why are you here so early..?"

"Where am I, exactly..?"

"You're in limbo, love.. I was expecting to see you maybe a thousand years away.. This is too early.."

"...Am I dead..?" Yunho sobbed and his mother quickly pulled him into her embrace, stroking his hair comfortingly. "No dear but you are near, if you crossed that light over there."

"Naneth.. I think I've found my love that I want to spend the rest of my life with.. B-but I'm already here.. Am I too late now..?"

"No, love. You're not late. I'm not going to let you cross the light. This is why I am here right now." Yunho's mother said softly, rubbing her face in Yunho's hair.

"I missed you dearly, naneth.." Yunho closed his eyes, hugging his mother tightly. "I know, love. I missed you dearly too but you can't be here.. You have to go back.. Mingi is waiting for you."

"B-but father kept pestering me.. He hates me too much, naneth.. I'm afraid that he won't let me be with Mingi.."

Yunho's mother sighed softly as she knew the reason Yunho's father was being so mean towards her son. "I have a secret, my dear. I know why your father resented you so much..I'm sorry for that, love."

Yunho pulled away from his mother's embrace, his face in a frown as he looked at his mother. "What do you mean, naneth?"

"I am not just a mere human, my love.."

"W-what?"

"I'm half elf. Just like you, ion-nin.."

Yunho blinked, staring at his mother quietly.

"Why do I feel like there's a lot more to that?"

Yunho's mother nodded her head sadly, "It is. I'm not just an elf.. I'm a dark elf, my love.."

"WHAT? T-then I'm actually half dark elf..? Is t-that why father hates me..? B-because I'm a dark elf? An elf that could bring havoc and disaster upon earth..?"

Yunho's mother quickly shakes her head, "No! Love, not all dark elf is evil. We could still make our own choice to be good or bad."

"R-really? I won't turn bad..?"

"Yes, my love. If you don't want to turn bad, you could use your power for goodness instead."

"Then why did father believe me to be evil?"

"Because I told him that. I was so disappointed in him because he regretted having you with me.. I was so in love with him but he was very angry when he found out that I'm a dark elf when I told him.. I was actually going to let him go and be with his wife again but he wanted to kill me and you were already there in my womb at the time.. So I fled.."

"I don't like him.. Why did he want you when he already has his wife.."

"It's not his fault.. An elf would have a hard time resisting a dark elf once we charmed them..It was partly my fault.. I loved him so much that I charmed him but I let him go once I had you.. You were my world once I know you're alive inside my womb.."

"....I see.."

"Are you angry at me, ion-nin?"

"I can't be angry at you, naneth.. But I don't know what I'm feeling at the moment too.."

"It's alright. I understand..I think it's time for you to be aware of your real race, my love."

"What do you mean?"

"Wake up love. Your real self will come out after you wake up and it's time for you to choose whether you want to be bad or good. This is all I can do for now, ion-nin. The rest would be your own choice. Please choose wisely, love. I'll meet you again." Yunho's mother spoke softly, giving a sweet kiss on Yunho's cheek, putting her hand over Yunho's eyes.

And Yunho woke up.