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Chorong-Good morning Namjoo
Namjoo-Morning. Where is the rest?

Chorong shrugged

Dum!

Namjoo slammed the groceries onto the counter

Namjoo-Oh come on, I can't be the only one cooking and you eat all the time!

She nagged like a grandma

Suddenly thunderous sound of footsteps could be heard running down the stairs. In a blink of an eye, Bomi and Eunji were already standing in the kitchen

Eunji-I can cut the onions
Bomi-I can do the potatoes
Chorong-Good, get to work now

They divided the work evenly and started working on simple breakfast. Not long after that, another beautiful lady joined them with a little girl

Namjoo-Oh, good morning Naeun. And Lily
Naeun-Good morning
Lily-Gut moning

Bomi-Oh, Lily is so adorable

Naeun put her daughter down and sat with the ladies

Naeun-What can I help you with?
Chorong-It's fine Naeun, we have enough hands. Besides, you should pay attention to Lily since she is not completely healthy yet
Naeun-Oh, she's doing good now. I can help

Namjoo-Naeun, can you please help me watch over this stew? I have to wake up a sleeping beauty
Naeun-I got it. Go ahead

Namjoo strolled out of kitchen to the second floor of their cottage. She knocked on Hayoung's room

Knock! Knock!

Namjoo-Hayoung, wake up! It's impolite to be asleep when the rest are working in the kitchen preparing for the household. Hayoung, do you hear me? Hayoung!

Creak!

Hayoung opened her door slightly and popped out her head through the gap

Namjoo-Ha, there you are
Hayoung-Hi Namjoo. Uhm, I'm sorry but I don't feel quite well this morning
Namjoo-Oh really, I'm so sorry to bang your door like this
Hayoung-It's fine
Namjoo-Go on and rest little one

Hayoung grinned

"Hayoung? Who is that?"

A husky voice asked

Namjoo-Whose voice is that?
Hayoung-Uhm, no! It's me, I have husky voice this morning. See?

Hayoung faked her voice

Namjoo-I don't think so
Hayoung-You have to
Namjoo-Move aside
Hayoung-No, no, I was watching a movie

Namjoo pushed Hayoung out of her way and stepped into her room. It took her by surprise to see a whole form of a man lying on Hayoung's bed

Namjoo-Goodness gracious. Hayoung, you're dead if Chorong knows this
Hayoung-It's not what you think

Eunji-Hayoung, Namjoo, what takes you so... Oh my God

Eunji gasped at the door face

Eunji-Is that your alien friend
Hayoung-Shh!

Hayoung hushed

Eunji-Guys, you have to see this!

Eunji ran down the stairs and called everyone up. Hayoung threw her face into her hands

Bomi-You brought your alien friend home? Where? Where?

All of them gathered in front of Hayoung's room. She had to shut the door because of the noise

Chorong-How the hell he ends up being in this house?
Hayoung-Look, he was wounded when I met him last night. I had no choice but to bring him home and treat him
Naeun-He's injured? Did he go to war or something?
Hayoung-Kinda. I still don't get full explaination from him yet

Everyone diverted to Chorong, asking for what's next

Chorong-Namjoo, maybe we should prepare some herb soup too
Namjoo-Will do

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Sehun-Uhm!

Sehun grunted. His eyes slowly opened and the first thing he saw was Hayoung. And somehow, he felt relieved

Sehun-Hayoung
Hayoung-Yeah, it's me. Don't worry

His eyes diverted all over the room and she saw another 5 ladies

Sehun-Who are they?
Hayoung-These are my friends whom I consider my own sisters

Naeun-It's good to see you. We heard a lot from Hayoung
Bomi-Are you really an alien?

Chorong elbowed Bomi hard

Bomi-Sorry

Namjoo-Here, this soup is good to heal your wound
Sehun-What is this? Are you sure you don't put poison?
Hayoung-Prince Sehun, no. They won't harm you, I promise. This is herb, we use it as remedy

Sehun nodded. He sipped the bitter soup from his bowl and somehow managed to finish everything, not even a drop left

Eunji-So, mind to tell us what is happening? Judging from your condition, did you just go through a war?
Sehun-Sadly speaking, yeah
Hayoung-War? In Ingrith?

Sehun nodded

Naeun-You are from Ingrith?
Sehun-Yes, I am

Namjoo-Naeun, why?
Naeun-Huh? Nothing

Naeun shooked her head

Hayoung-Why do you come here and ask me to protect you?
Sehun-You are in danger. Everyone in this village too
Chorong-Why?
Sehun-My brother has declared war on your people. He is coming

Tbc...

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