"We're here," Sehun says as they land just outside of a little cottage.

The skies have become stormy, the beginnings of large, fat droplets sploshing onto Baekhyun's face as he looks heaven-wards. Flashes of lightning race across the otherwise silent night, thunder filling the non-existent conversation.

They both hurry in to seek refuge from the pelting rain, but Baekhyun is met with nothingness once he enters.

Everything is black.

When Baekhyun awakes, it's to people arguing. He chooses to keep his eyes closed, finding absolutely no recount of whatever happened right after he stepped into the house. Had he fainted? Where was Sehun?

He nearly flinches when a voice is raised, but he forces his body to keep still for fear that he'll get found out.

"He'll be waking up anytime soon, we have to drug him again!"

"Why?!" That voice is so familiar. Who is that?

"He can't see us, we'll be caught if this doesn't go well!" 

Get caught? Why would they get caught? What won't go well? Where's Sehun? Was he in this situation too?

Baekhyun slid an eye open, slowly to half mast. His breath hitched a little, drawing the attention of the other two in the room.

A back was facing Baekhyun from his position on a chair, a pair of brown wings sprouting from his back. Sehun.

Another person was with him, a hawk as well, her features beautiful. Baekhyun felt inferior.

"Sehun?" He asked timidly, voice cracking from lack of use. "What's happening?"

The next thing he knew, the girl was stalking up to him, stabbing a needle into his bicep. Crying out, Baekhyun attempted to push away the darkness, but eventually let it take over him. Sehun's emotionless face was the last thing he saw.

-

The next time Baekhyun woke up, everything was black. He opened his eyes; still black. He tried to bring his hands to his eyes, but couldn't. He was bound to the chair. Jostling his aching wings, he shifted uncomfortably.

What happened?

Oh. Sehun. Why was he with that girl? Why hadn't he helped Baekhyun? What was going on?

Right then, Baekhyun's ears picked up loud footsteps heading towards him. Two sets of footsteps, he could tell that much.

"We send out the letter by tomorrow, okay?" A female voice said. It must be the girl with Sehun just now. It was then Baekhyun realised he didn't know how much time had passed.

"Alright," A male voice said. It sounded like Sehun. "So we'll take over the throne,"

Take over the throne? What? How?

Oh. They had the crown prince in their hands. Of course they stood a fair chance of obtaining the throne.

But what Baekhyun felt wasn't panic. He didn't even care what they would do to him anymor