The unbreakable peace and solemn in the place was broke when they heard a crash coming from an area in the Ice Castle. Lady servants screamed in surprise and horror as they witnessed how three human-like figures fell from above. The glass roof shattered and it caused commotion that interrupted King Minseok from reading the documents that his knight guards just delivered this morning. Taeyong rushed to his study room and hastily opened the door. He was panting and sweating from the long run, he held his breath firmly before he spoke. Xiumin's eyebrows creased into wondered where did those things came from. Without any further questions, he rose up to see it. 

Xiumin got surprised when he saw Tao, Suho and Lay there. He hurriedly walked towards them and asked what happened. The healer scratched his head in shyness and greeted him with a warm smile. It was unexpected, this is not the way he thought how they are going to arrive in his place. He laughed and helped them to stand up. He picked up Tao's cast and wondered why he was injured. The fellow didn't wasted his time to explain why he broke his leg. King Minseok's almond eyes grew wider as he heard the story from him. Convincing and pleasing Viscount Byun is the hardest thing they had to do at the Light City. 

Despite of the disturbance, Xiumin is glad to see them. He is also relieved that Blessed is doing well and learning a lot of things. He called his servants and they went to the holding room to discuss more of it in private. Tao was carried by his knight guards and quickly given a medical attention and check up. As they came there, Taeyong prepared hot cup of teas and plates of sweets for them. But Lay focused on talking about how the World of Exo is changing faster than they expected. He also wondered why is the color of the sky in his country looks normal compared to the other nations. King Minseok confessed that he is tampering the clouds with a spell and his people doesn't know it. 

He pleaded his fellow mages to keep it a secret and cooperate with him. Suho mentioned why Chen never told what happened there, also Chanyeol seemed to be hiding something again. Xiumin told them the truth that made their expression turned into deeper curiousity. He told them that he declared they he is one of the Guardians chosen by the Mama. Lay dropped his cup of tea and looked at him with a surprised face. He demanded a reason for him to explain, but his fellow became silent and desperate. 

Tao entered the room hopping with his cast and bandaged leg. He felt awkward when he found them very quiet like they are deliberating something so serious. He had to fake a chuckle and grin just to break the ice, but Lay looked at him with the unusual expression of him. He asked Xiumin what happened, but the fellow just walked towards the window and shook his head. Suho also didn't said a word while staring down at the floor. He plastered an expression of dismay as he shrugged and decided to leave them because he received nothing from them but cryptic gestures. He became annoyed and walked out without a permission.

Tao noticed the endless falling of the snow in the place. He feel the cold on his chest and shivered into it. He leaned against the stone pillar and watched the entire town functioning on its own. It was a nice country to live by, the ruler is nice and kind-hearted. The economy is doing good and there is no trace of tyranny or humiliation. Everyone is working in harmony and honesty, even the knight guards are whole-heartedly protecting their land. The crime rate is low and there is no corruption. A very different and greater place than the country where he grew up and met Sehun. 

He glanced at his hands and remembered the day that it got stained with blood. It was a one winter night and the season of Thanksgiving is getting closer. It was the first time he was given a special job by King Selu. After years of training, practicing and mastering his skills and power, he could finally get into the action. He can still recall how nervous and shaking he was on that time, but all of it faded when he broke the person arm and made him bleed to death. The scenery of violence and gore reflected to his eyes, he felt extreme bloodlust and strong urge to kill more. But Sehun came and stopped by telling him that there will be more of it. The wicked smile on his lips, the expression of sinister. He couldn't believed how much he changed since the day he met Blessed. It was almost a dream-like view. 

The group spent the night sleeping on thin beds of leaves near the woods. They had to endure insect bites and skin irritation or rashes because they couldn't rent a room. Every hotel or place to stay in there are all occupied. Kai and D.O. became in-charge of watching them while sleeping. So when morning came, the two of them are very sleepy and tired that they had to get some sleep before proceeding the search for the twelfth Guardian. The warm summ