Kita glanced down at Wooyoung. His head was on her lap. She was seated on a couch in Hongjoong's office and Wooyoung was sleeping peacefully. He didn't feel warm anymore either, which she was thankful for.

No one spoke for a long moment. They were all still trying to process what just happened.

"He can't be far behind if he was able to try and attack us." Hongjoong said, breaking the silence. "I have my men trying to set up a few more sails to see if we can get back to the palace any faster."

"What was that though?" Yunho asked. Kita saw him glance between everyone before his eyes settled on Wooyoung.

Both she and Seonghwa then turned to Yeosang, who still had his nose buried in a book, flipping through the pages furiously.

"Here," Jongho said quietly, coming to sit on the arm of the couch and handing Kita a cup of water. When she took it, he placed a hand on her back and turned to look at the wizard as well.

After another stretch of silence, Yeosang suddenly cried out, causing everyone in the room to jump. His eyes were wide with excitement as they flew over the page in front of him. He looked like he read it several times, then turned to Seonghwa, a wide smile on his face.

"I was right. There is more to Wooyoung than any of us know." He handed the book to her brother and Kita watched as his mouth slowly opened.

"Do you really think?" He whispered.

"He just proved it to us. I thought his symptoms earlier might lead to something like this, but I wasn't sure."

"But how?"

"WOULD SOMEONE JUST TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?" Kita yelled, getting frustrated at not knowing what they were talking about. Jongho's hand moved to her shoulder and squeezed it.

Both Seonghwa and Yeosang turned to her, both smiling. She glared at them.

"Kita, have you ever heard of Yaren?" Her brother asked her.

She tilted her head. The name sounded familiar, like she had heard it in one of her lessons with Yeosang, but she couldn't quite place it.

"It was a kingdom that was wiped out a few centuries ago, I believe when the last king of Twilight still had the power of healing. It was actually believed to be the strongest kingdom because of their blessing, so several others teamed up and destroyed everything. The palace, the people, the royal family. Or so we thought." Yeosang said, still smiling. "Someone from the royal family must have survived." His eyes fell to Wooyoung.

Kita gasped and looked down at him too. "W-What?" She looked back up. Everyone else had confused looks on their faces too.

"Princess. Yaren was blessed with protection. They could create nearly impenetrable shields to protect their kingdom. Just like what Wooyoung did today."

Kita's heart jumped into her throat. "You mean...?"

Seonghwa moved to kneel in front of her. "He's already proven it. There's no way to fake a blessing. Wooyoung is a royal from Yaren."

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Wooyoung sighed and brought a hand up to rub his head. It ached a little, but he felt worlds better than the last time he was awake. The pain in his chest was gone.

He sat up quickly when he remembered what happened. The fire, the shield, the... the shield?

Before he could think anymore, Kita barreled into him and they fell back on the bed together.

"You're awake! How are you feeling? Are you ok?" She was talking so fast he had a hard time keeping up with her, but he loved it so much he just wrapped his arms around her and started laughing.

"Yes, I'm fine! What happened though?"

Kita sat back. She bit her lip as if it would keep the excitement that was bubbling inside her from bursting out.

"Kita?"

He was surprised when she leaned forward and started kissing him. Her arms wrapped around his neck and pulled him close. He melted into the kiss, but he still had questions that needed to be answered, so he brought his hands up and pushed her away, causing her to whine a little.

"Kita, love, what on earth is going on?"

"What my sister is failing to tell you in her... excitement," Seonghwa said, walking through the door followed by Yeosang. "Is that we discovered something." The two boys also had bright smiles on their face. "What do you remember?"

"I remember the fireball and running to protect you, and... a shield forming around the ship."

"You created that shield, Youngie." Yeosang said.

"I did?" He looked down at his hands. He did. He remembered the need to go to the deck. Raising his hands. The pulse of energy. "I did. How did I do that?" He looked up and glanced between all three of them. "Why are you smiling like that? It's creeping me out!" He cried.

"Youngie, you are a royal." Seonghwa said, raising one eyebrow.

Wooyoung laughed, but when they just kept smiling at him, he stopped. "You're joking, right?"

Kita squealed a little and wrapped her arms around him again. His heart started beating faster. If he was a royal, then...

He looked at Seonghwa. The prince nodded.

"Yeosang found it in one of his books. Centuries ago, the Kingdom of Yaren was annihilated in a big war. History books thought the royal family was destroyed, but one of them must have survived."

Yeosang nodded quickly. "And since you don't remember anything about your family, it would make sense that you'd know nothing about your history. I'm willing to bet that when Kita's power hit us when we were escaping from San, it unlocked something in you. When you got sick yesterday, it was the same signs a young royal shows when their powers are activated."

Wooyoung looked at his hands again, lifting them from where they were resting on Kita's back. "I'm... I have royal blood." He said.

He pulled Kita into him, holding her tight, the weight of his words sinking in. He looked at Seonghwa again. "We'll talk to Father when we land. Which should be shortly."

Seonghwa and Yeosang left the room.

Wooyoung immediately pulled Kita's head up and kissed her. His heart felt like it was going to burst with how hard it was beating. He was a royal. A royal.

"Kita?" He pulled away and pressed his forehead to hers. She hummed and brought her hands to his chest.

They both took a deep breath.

"Kita?" He said again, even softer.

"Yes?"

"Will you marry me?"