Thirteenth prince, Wang Baek Ah peered into his sketchbook. Flipping through the pages, illustrations of various flowers, beautiful scenery and interesting scenes that occurred in the village filled the pages, including one from the other day when one of his brothers, 14th prince Wang Jung fiercely fought with another man.

It was a thrill to spectate the fight, roars and cheers deafening the air within the vicinity at the time. It was even better when his half brother won the fight successfully, but they both caught each other in the end and with Jung being Jung, he snatched the sketchbook from Baek Ah when his guard was down. It took a lot of effort to regain his sketchbook.

With the sketchbook in his hand, Baek Ah stared blankly at the empty papers. What could he draw next? Perhaps another exciting scene in the village? Or maybe perhaps another tree? Or maybe even his brother, 4th prince Wang So, who was seated next to him.

Wang So snuck a peek into Baek Ah's sketchbook, which was opened to an illustration of a lovely couple peacefully leaning against each other on the river bank. He stared carefully into the picture, especially the couple's facial expressions which, he thought, was rather unfamiliar to him. It was a peaceful atmosphere, the couple were so close to each other with practically no distance between them and they wore such warm smiles.

What was this emotion called again? So almost had the answer when Baek Ah's voice snapped him out of his train of thoughts.

"You like this drawing?" Baek Ah asked, amused. So simply averted his eyes away in response, pretending to not have noticed his drawing. "I wish I could be like them right now. You know, being in love with someone and all that." Baek Ah continued.

Right, love. That was the name of the emotion.

Whip!

The two brothers peered around curiously. Whip! Whip! This time, cries of pain were heard. Whip! The duo immediately got onto their feet and walked towards the source of the noise. Well, they sped up a bit more after Baek Ah thought that So was walking way too slow.

"I told her to do it, so whip me instead." They faintly heard as they got closer to the commotion. Baek Ah paused for a bit, was that Hae Soo's voice? He exchanged glances with So, as if he was thinking the same thing too.

Whip! Upon hearing this, they immediately picked up their pace until they finally reached the area. Whip! Numerous servants spectated as Princess Yeonhwa striked the stick onto the poor victim's back. Yep, it was Hae Soo. A smug expression was apparent on Princess Yeonhwa's face as she raised her stick once more.

So grabbed her wrist, much to the princess's shock and dismay. Baek Ah stood by firmly, in case backup was needed. It turned out all the other princes, except for Crown Prince Mu as always were present, with surprised looks plastered on their faces. Then it was Hae Soo's turn to be surprised, as she turned her head around to see why the whipping suddenly stopped.

"Let go." Princess Yeonhwa firmly asked So, still in disbelief that he interrupted.

"That's enough, now." So replied with a smirk.

"I'm in charge of running the household," The princess replied, hoping he would let go. So didn't budge one bit. "Let me go!" Her voice was laced with frustration, still nothing.

So's gaze turned to Hae Soo. "She belongs to me." Now this time, Princess Yeonhwa was definitely in disbelief. In fact, everyone within the area was taken aback by what he said, especially Soo. Baek Ah pondered, astounded by this. Did Wang So, the infamous 4th prince of Goryeo, otherwise known as the 'dog-wolf' just say that he owns someone? His eyes observed between So and Soo.

Could it be, that they are a thing? Wait, maybe he was just imagining it. Baek Ah curiously thought to himself. His thoughts were quickly interrupted when the princess incredulously asked So to repeat his words, in which he did. No, it turned out he wasn't imagining it at all.

So faintly smiled. "That hairpin is mine. I should be the one who decides what to do with her." Princess Yeonhwa still couldn't believe her ears. Wang So, of ALL princes, defending Hae Soo? Tenth prince, Wang Eun jumped in, defending Soo as well. Eighth prince, Wang Wook followed suit, ordering for Soo to be untied this instant.

Finally, the princess sighed in defeat as a servant untied Soo, who was shortly accompanied by Chae Ryung as she walked away from the scene. Slowly, one by one, everyone also walked away from the scene. Baek Ah took one glance at So before walking off, with one thought he was rather intrigued by a lot.

Does Wang So care about Hae Soo?

Baek Ah took a stroll around the gardens of Wook's home again. Sure, there wasn't anything new to illustrate but it was fairly peaceful. Most of the time, at least. Going on walks also allowed him to ponder on whatever thoughts occurred to him at the time.

This time, his mind was focused on Wang So and Hae Soo. He had no idea what happened between them but whatever it was, So does seem to care about Soo, enough to save her from Princess Yeonhwa's harsh beatings. This was still intriguing for when So first stepped placed into the palace, he was rather reserved, cold, silent and disinterested in his surroundings. But now, things have slightly changed. And regarding Hae Soo, Baek-Ah didn't know anything about her except very limited things. He leaned against the bark of a tree as he processed these thoughts.

"'My person?' Who does he think he is, to call me that?!" A nearby voice said, snapping Baek Ah out of his reverie. Baek Ah silently observed the person: Hae Soo. "Gosh, there's no way I'll ever become THAT guy's person.'" She continued to mutter as she hurriedly rushed away.

It was only then when Baek Ah noticed a black figure staring out into the pond from the corner of his eye. Recognising the figure, he strided to join him.

So simply nodded in greeting before turning his gaze away. His eyes were fixed on the crystal clear pond water and several healthy green trees nearby. Baek Ah followed suit, nature is a very beautiful thing to lay your eyes on after all. The leaves slightly rustled as the breeze caressed the trees.

"Baek Ah." So called out, after about five minutes of silence.

Baek Ah turned his gaze to his fourth brother. "Yeah?"

"That girl," So replied, "what do you know about her?"

Baek Ah tried his best hide his smirk, So was surely referring to Soo, right? "You mean Hae Soo?" He inquired, just to confirm of course. So nodded in response. "I don't know her that well but she is the cousin of Wook's wife, Lady Hae."

"I know that already." So replied. Was it just Baek Ah, or did So sound as though he was disappointed?

"Well," Baek Ah continued, "I heard from Chae Ryung that she bumped her head and lost her old memories. When she came back, she completely changed."

"I see."

"Why do you ask? Do you have feelings for her?" Baek Ah sniggered. He tried his best to fight the urge to ask this but alas, it failed.

"No, she's just an interesting person." So replied, his gaze still fixated on the water.

"Mhm, agreed she is." Baek Ah replied, still slightly smirking.

Liar.

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