I chuckled as Namjoon got to his feet, swaying side to side as he raised his tankard full of ale.
"Yah! Idiot! I asked for the news not the weather!" Yoongi grumbled as he wiped Namjoon's spittle from his forehead.
"Oh, sorry Yoongi."
Namjoon slurred as he finally made eye contact with me. "I'm so proud of our brother getting this opportunity, he deserves it."
I looked around the table at my six brothers, each of them waiting to raise their tankard and join the toast Namjoon was attempting to make. I still couldn't believe my luck, I never imagined father was ready to give me this kind of responsibility. I was going to visit the mortal realm, this was such a huge honour. I certainly wasn't expecting this surprise gathering.
"I appreciate the six of you doing this for me, it's the perfect end to a monumental day." I smiled at each of them, it was nice to know they supported the decision our father made earlier.
"Jin....you're welcome." Namjoon slurred as he slapped my back.
"Christ! Careful! I'm spilling my ale all over the tavern floor!" I laughed as the force of his affectionate slap pushed me forward.
It wasn't wise to have seven members of the royal family drinking alongside the general populice so Namjoon had politely asked the tavern owner to close it down for the evening so we could celebrate alone, apparently it hadn't gone down well with some of the regulars but Hoseok managed to sweet talk them and offered to pay for their next few drinks once the tavern was open for business again.
It was just the seven of us, father declined the invitation as apparently his drinking days were long behind him.
The tavern owner stood behind her meticulously clean bar, on occasion throwing us a glare if we dared to spill anything over her beautifully decorated tables. I would flash her my most dazzling smile as a way of apologizing which seemed to do the trick, hopefully she wouldn't be too annoyed with us by the time we left.
I flinched when Namjoon lifted his tankard, drops of ale sloshed out and landed on my palace uniform.
"Joon!"
Everyone laughed as he placed a big wet kiss on my cheek, saying sorry over and over again.
"Christ Namjoon! Make the damn toast already!" Yoongi belowed from across the table as Jimin and Taehyung roared with laughter.
I couldn't help but smile when Jungkook placed his head on my shoulder. "I'm so proud of you hyung, I hope to get the same opportunity as you when father believes I'm ready for such a task."
"I've got no doubt in my mind you'll do great things Jungkook." I responded with a smile.
"I'm proud of all of us!" Hoseok raised his tankard.
"I'll toast to that!" Taehyung and Jimin shouted as they also raised their tankards.
"I just want to make this damn toast so we can finish and go to bed, I'm exhausted." Yoongi grumbled as he lifted his.
"I totally forgot what I'm supposed to be doing....why am I standing up?" Namjoon cocked a brow as we all laughed.
"Christ...and he's supposed to be the smart one." Yoongi muttered as we all slammed our tankards together and finished the rest of our ale.
Today was a good day.
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