"Do you fear death?"

She smiled, "No."

And yes, the truth was in her eyes. There was no fear in them, no fear behind those smiling eyes.

"Well, do you fear me, Juhyun?"

"Why should I, Yoona-unnie?"

"Because I am fear itself."

Juhyun knew this. She knew why people feared this person, because she was death. Death by a bowstring's pull.

"People fear you for your stealth. People fear me for my brutality."

And that was where they became partners.

+++

Ten years later...

Yoona shot an arrow into the horizon before she regarded their supposed captive.

"When I am done talking, you better move from your spot because the arrow I had just released will fall upon your head and you better be quick about it because I'm done talking."

The captive she had spoken to, stepped forward from her position, knowing full well that Yoona knows her trade – has mastered it, in fact. And the arrow, indeed, landed on her vacated spot at that moment.

Her captive smiled in acknowledgment of Yoona's skill, "I guess those whisperers weren't lying. You are indeed an excellent archer. I give you that, but know that I am Yuri's killer."

Yoona and Juhyun frowned. Yuri was their friend, a master of sorcery and a very cunning person. Sur