“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.” 

- George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

"SEHUN!" she cried. A crowed had gathered around the Storm Sail, laughing as they watched a man yank Yeja around by a rope tied around her wrists. Yeja's eyes burned with hatred as she tried pulling away from him. The man simply laughed as he watched the girl struggle. "This one is too noisy," he chuckled as he yanked the rope violently, causing Yeja to fall forward towards the edge of the Storm Sail. She whimpered as she almost fell off, barely catching herself seconds before dropping completely. From there she could hear the derogatory names being yelled at her from the people below as they watched her; as if her capture was entertainment to them. "You monster," she growled, her teeth gnashing, "Once these s are off of me I'm going to make you regret being born." "Shut up, you piece of trash," the Oasis bandit snapped, pulling her up by her hair. He cupped her jaw in his dirt covered hands and tilted her head roughly to face him. He sent her a disgusting grin that made her spine shutter. "Hm... You know, they all wanted to sell you. But I think I want to keep you all to myself," the bandit whispered.

"Let her go!" Baekhyun shouted from the mass of the Storm Sail, his eyes piercing with anger. "Oh give it a rest you prissy little jik," one of the bandits at the front of the vehicle yelled, throwing a rock at Baekhyun's forhead. The stone smacked him right between his eyes, causing him to flinch sligtly. "It all happened so fast," he thought. The other five bandits had captured him and Lay in the blink of an eye, beating them to the point where he thought he was going to black out. He was covered in bruises of purple and blue, decorating his body like blossoming flowers that seemed to grow bigger by the minute. Lay had been knocked out cold, his body tied like dead weight beside Baekhyun's.

The bandit holding Yeja's face sent a glare towards Baekhyun before turning a cold shoulder to him to focus on the girl. "You're face is too pretty to scar," the man continued, eyes tracing her face as if it was a beautiful work of art. Yeja held her breath as the man's face inched closer to hers. This was disgusting. But Yeja was a wise girl who knew when it was best to hold her tongue. The bandit looked at her with intrigue when suddenly a crash was heard from inside the supply store, causing his eyes to look away from her. "Umar, we have to leave now!" The bandit nodded and yanked Yeja back to the mass where Lay and Baekhyun were. Slamming her body against the wood, he quickly tied her up in the same fashion they had with Baekhyun and Lay. She breathed harshly as she felt pain shoot through her back, eyes tearing up but never quite spilling down her face.

Looking at her features, the bandit observed her reaction before moving extremely close to her face, his nose brushing up against hers. "You should be happy we're not killing you off like your friends inside there," he sang, eyes twinkling playfully as he pointed to the store. An eruption of noises and screams could be heard from outside its walls. Even through her watery eyes Yeja sent him a threatening scowl lunging forward and tried to bite him. But the man saw this coming and stepped back quickly, laughing at her sorry attempt at harming him before pushing his body up against hers and kissing her forcefully. Yeja's eyes widened before she screamed against his lips, thrashing back and forth with tears spilling down her face. She could hear Baekhyun shouting angrily for the bandit to let her go, but it was drowned out by the sound of her heart pumping. "You disgusting jikar! Get away from me!" she tried to scream, the sound muffled by the bandits mouth. The man caressed her face and held it in place for a few more seconds before pulling away, an accomplished grin plastered across his face. He brushed her hair to the side as he watched her cry. "Beautiful," he whispered before leaving her to open the sails with the rest of the Oasis members.

Yeja's chest heaved up and down as she gasped for air, spitting the taste of the man out of as she cried. Baekhyun's heart ripped to pieces as he watched her cry, the tears unceasing. Her braided brown hair had come undone. It cascaded down her face messily, as if the wind had blown through it. Her hands were shaking even as they were tied to the mass. She looked fragil and broken. Yeja slowly looked up at Baekhyun, her tear stained face quivering as her eyes met his cat-like ones. She gasped quietly as she saw the hues of deep violet that painted his pale skin. Baekhyun looked at her, and with as much courage as he could muster, he told her, "Don't worry. Either the other's will save us, or we'll save ourselves. I promise." A spark of hope appeared in her eyes for a brief moment, dying just as it had come. The sails of the Storm Sail had been opened and began picking up the winds of the desert, causing both of