Taemin

I've never been this far from home before. No wonder, we've been riding through for days. Around me I see high, high mountains that are painted with a lush green. The high rocks look gigantic to me and the air here is cool and fresh.

"Where are we?" I ask Jinki. He doesn't answer me immediately. I become aware that I am still a hostage, because he weighs up whether he should answer me. But he struggles to do so.

"Over there." He points to a narrow path that runs into a mountain. The passage at the ridge is deep compared to the gigantic rock.

"There's the Exo Mountain Pass." I am amazed.

"I've already heard of tha-"

Oh my God.

I was feeling cool a moment ago, but now I'm uncomfortably hot. The Exo Pass, that's what Siwon was talking about. I remember the meeting. He ordered Colonel Kim to capture the men here. I see the individual bounties for the men.

Jongyhun who deserted and is teaching me how to fight. Jinki who has joined the Choi gang for some unknown reason and is so very sweet to me. Lucas who wants to free his brother and has given me a hair ribbon. The Merciless, the murderer, but who saved me from the guard. Shindong I don't know, and I don't think he wants to know me. But can I let that happen now? What if they get hurt, or worse?

Dead or alive.

I have to swallow.

Why did they join Minho? If I allow them to be captured now, I will never find out.