“He’ll regain his powers eventually.”

Sehun sat quietly up on the branches of a tree as he eavesdropped on their conversation. For such a young child, his eyes were already jaded, filled with the trials and concerns usually reserved for an adult.

“It’s already been so long.”

Sehun slowly raised his arm, extending his hand in front of himself. He concentrated for a moment in an attempt to summon his powers, but nothing happened. Sehun sighed.

“He just needs to defeat this depression he’s facing. Maybe have someone take him out, he needs a break.”

And so, a few servant girls were put in charge of him, they were to take Sehun to the market while they accomplished some of their chores. Sehun walked behind them slowly, very unenthused about the bustle surrounding him. He scanned the faces of the crowd, each one of them with a stupid smile on their face, acting like everything in the world was perfectly fine.

The girls in charge of him did not bother keeping a good eye on Sehun, they were rather annoyed to be assigned with a babysitting job in the first place. Sehun easily slipped away from their watch and decided to venture through the market on his own. Besides, the castle was easy to find.

Sehun watched other children walk along holding onto their parents hands. He stared at them longingly, his eyes lingering on the smiles covering their faces. It was too much for him, no matter where he looked he couldn’t escape the happiness he desperately longed for. Sehun slipped into a nearby alley to take a breath, a deep pain growing in his chest.

As he paused staring at the ground, he began to hear the soft sound of crying. It was almost like he was hearing the echo of his own heart, at last something in the universe was in sync with his own feelings. Sehun began to search the alley, slowly getting