Howling. That was the first thing that Seungcheol heard as he opened his eyes from his unnecessary sleep. He wasn't tired, but he thought he needed the sleep to stop himself from thinking or worrying about the Princess. True, he wanted revenge but he had serve the royal family long enough for him to learn to care about the Princess.

She reminded him of his brother, a lot. Her stubborness, her boldness, her determination, it was similar to what he used to see in his brother whenever they go hunting. She made him miss Seunggi a lot. She was also the reason why he couldn't back away from his revenge, even if he had already found himself attached to the knights.

The howling made him uneasy even though he knew well that it was coming from his own kind. The howling didn't sound as if the wolf was in danger or sad, it sounded like a warning. As if the wolf wanted to tell the others not to stand in his way.

"Mingyu," the older male called weakly. He choked on his words as he knew that none of them would ever respond to him like they used to. They saw him as a traitor now, and that was unforgivable even for himself. The tall male raised a brow and turned around to face the prisoner. There was sympathy that sparked in his eyes, but Seungcheol was fast enough to avoid seeing it. This was not the time for him to feel guilty, something else mattered more.

"This might sound absurd, but you have to listen to me." Seungcheol started as he walked closer to the bars. Mingyu was a bit afraid as he couldn't predict what Seungcheol might do next, but nonetheless he kept still.

"You have to let me go," Seungcheol started, he expected a scoff from the younger male but he kept a steady expression."The Princess and the King might be in danger and you know well that we can't risk their lives. They're the last of the desce-"

"Are you not the real danger to them?" Mingyu cut him off and Seungcheol was a bit taken aback by the question. No matter how true his question might be, he can't help to be a bit hurt to hear it himself from his friend. He shook off the feeling, focusing on his real purpose. This might be his only chance of proving his loyalty.

"I can't argue with that but you heard the howling yourself, it was a warning." Seungcheol said, he looked Mingyu right into his eyes to tell him that he wasn't lying and this wasn't the time to shoot him with questions or to suspect him of other things. "It was a warning to us, we're not suppose to get in his way." he added.

Mingyu tried finding another argument but he couldn't, not at the moment. "Whoever's out there is repeating the slaughtering that happened between both of our clans years ago. I can't prove it to you at the moment, but I'm positive the one's on t