Strange Land || SKZ Lee Know

03

"That's the least that we can do to repay him for what he's done."

"Letting him go would put the whole town at risk, Nana. We don't know if he's from a larger group. We don't know if he is a spy."

I wanted to say that no, he is not a spy, but then I got nothing to support my argument. Because the truth is, I know nothing about him too.

"Look, I might not have a strong proof that he is alone, but he told me that he is. He said he was the only one left—"

"He told you all of that?" Chan's eyebrows knitted together.

"Yes, and I... I have to believe him. That's the least that I could do for what he's done for me." I said, avoiding his eyes.

"You know it yourself," he said softly, "that the others would never approve of that. No one who comes here gets out. It's either they stay, or..."

Die. They're gonna kill him.

"We can make an exception for this one." I said my voice was barely audible.

"No," Chan raised his voice, probably tired of me, then he sighed. "We can't."

"He can't stay." I said.

"I know that." Chan looked at me with concern.

He understood why letting him stay was not an option.

"Let me see what I can do." Chan said. "But in the mean time please take care of yourself, okay?"

I nodded. Chan leaned in, kissed my bangs, and ruffled them before walking away.

I brushed my bangs back to their place and went back to Minho's room.

"Was that your brother?" Minho asked as I closed the door behind me.

I didn't answer him.

"We will try to talk to the others into letting you go." I said. "I'll also give you any supply that you want."

Minho stayed silent at that.

After making sure they gave Minho something to eat, I left him and went back to my room with Changbin.

"I'll ask them to move you to a private room," Changbin said.

He was about to walk away and leave me but I grabbed his wrist to stop him.

"No need for that. I'm fine with the shared room." I said.

Because there were people who need them more than I did.

Changbin sighed in defeat and we proceeded to go back to my shared room.

~

Two days later, Changbin helped me to go eat breakfast at the diner with the rest of the guys.

"You look..." Seungmin stared at me with impassive eyes, "fine."

I smiled at Seungmin and shook my head, "what am I supposed to look like then?"

"I don't know," Seungmin shrugged. "sick? Hurt? You literally got impaled."

"Well, I heal fast." I smirked.

We all finished our breakfast and were talking to each other. But just mostly me trying to catch up on what I've missed for the past days.

"Yeah, Changbin was too eager to see you that he went back super early yesterday after our patrol." Han said.

Then we looked over to Changbin who was sitting next to me, waiting for a reply.