Elira opened her eyes, sitting up straight in a hurry, the door to the room opening

"Your majesty, please lie down you need the rest-"

"Where's Yoongi? Where's Namjoon? Is he alright? Where's my phone-"

"Ma'am everyone's alright, please lie down, I'll bring the doctor,"

"I need to go I cannot lie down here-"

"Lie down Elira." Narina said as she strode into the room, "don't make me push you down on the bed, darling."

"Mother I need to-"

"You need rest, love. Namjoon is fine, they're contemplating weaning him off the anaesthetics early. As for Yoongi, he's going to be back any minute now,"

"Mr Choi?"

Narina visibly tensed, "Taken care of. General Darian has been told to not go easy on him-"

"Mother he's not from this country we simply cannot-"

"HE TRIED TO KILL MY DAUGHTER. MY ONLY FAMILY LEFT AND YOU EXPECT ME TO SPARE HIM?"

Elira looked at Narina and sighed, "Does Yoongi know?"

"Yes, he does. Everything's taken care of. And now you need to rest. And I'm not leaving your side."

Elira giggled, "mother I'm fine. That wasn't serious, it's okay-"

Narina glared at Elira, shutting her up

"Wow, sometimes I forget how scary you can be."

Narina quirked an eyebrow, a tiny smirk curving her lips"It runs in the family, love"

....

Yoongi jogged in the hospital's corridors, stopping in front of Namjoon's room. His chest heaved as he looked through the window to see Namjoon, still fast asleep, the colour back on his face and Elira by his side, in a wheelchair, Narina behind her.

He opened the door quietly, worry creasing his face as he walked to Elira

"Are you-"

"I'm fine. I'm completely fine. Ms Narina here insisted I should *not* exert myself tonight so-" Narina lightly smacked Elira's shoulder
"Call me Ms Narina once again and I'll hide your damn chalkboards"

"I'll issue a royal decree to find them"

Yoongi smiled, "Glad to see my two favourite ladies are doing fine"

Narina rolled her eyes, "Son, I'm way out of your league,"

Elira scoffed as Yoongi chuckled

"I'll leave you two alone," Narina said with a smile, walking out of the room.

"Hi" Yoongi whispered, concern evident on his face as he took one of Elira's hands in his own.

"Yoongi I'm alright. Like really, truly, I can sprint a 100m race right now and still beat your sorry ass type of fine,"

Yoongi smiled and kissed Elira's hand, running his thumb over the back of her hand.

He looked at Namjoon, "Right under our noses, all this time, I didn't think Secretary Choi would-"

"This is a giant web and we're caught in the midst of it all."

"I wonder how Namjoon's going to take it. Not being able to move like before. It's gonna crush him"

"I'm just glad he came out of that alive. One more casualty in all this and I don't think I could've gone on," Elira trailed off

"Oh. Yong Saeng's on our side now."

Elira looked up at Yoongi, confusion and amusement evident on her face,

"We were right. He has been asked to abdicate the throne right after the marriage. I think the King hopes Avar and Korea will merge into some weird hybrid country. Well, we have other plans," Yoongi said with a sly smile

"Let's go, Prince Min. Let's do this"
....

Namjoon opened his eyes, registering nothing but white at first glance when he heard a soft "Joon-ah" at his side. He turned his head around and found Yoongi staring at him with a smile, Elira's retreating figure behind him

"How are you feeling?"

"Like shit, Hyung" Namjoon croaked, trying to sit up. Yoongi helped the man, raising the bed and gently propping him up, his brow furrowing when Namjoon hissed at the movement.

"So... what are the damages?" Namjoon asked, not missing the way Yoongi didn't meet his eyes as he poured out a glass of water

"Here. Drink this first. Elira's gone to get the doctor,"

Namjoon gratefully downed the glass, then two, Elira walking into the room soon after, Dr Elias in tow.

"Good afternoon General Kim! I take it you're feeling better?"

"Safe for the throbbing pain in my foot and the ache at abdomen, I'm feeling peachy," Namjoon muttered, rubbing his eyes as he tried to get rid of his brain fog

"Well, you were in a medically induced coma for two and a half days so it is a given that your body feels kind of stiff and you may be experiencing a delay while grasping your thoughts, but this will all wear off in a couple of hours, sir."

"Just tell me what's the damage doc, this isn't my first rodeo."

Yoongi stood by Namjoon, a hand on his shoulder as Dr Elias listed out his injuries and possible recovery times

"So. On-field combat is out now huh?"

"I'm afraid so sir. even when it heals completely, it will never have the same strength and flexibility as it used to, which may prove to be a disadvantage and a possible detriment to you on the battlefield. It may also get injured easier than before, so excessive, unnecessary strain is unadvisable..."

Namjoon solemnly nodded, turning away from Yoongi as he looked out the window

"Namjoon-ah... I'm so sorry.." he whispered, tears brimming in his eyes as his best friend wouldn't look at him. Elira let Dr Elias take his leave, standing next to Yoongi with her eyes on the ground

"Namjoon. Thank you for everything you've done. And I'm sorry you got dragged into this mess. I'm sorry the both of you got dragged into this mess. You didn't do anything to deserve this,"

Namjoon looked at the window, his jaw clenched as Yoongi and Elira looked at him expectantly. He sighed, turning around to face Yoongi, clicking his tongue when he saw the tear that had slipped past.

"I did what I wanted to do, knowing full well of the consequences. It could've been worse, so so worse, and mind you none of this is your fault. It's neither of you. It's okay. I'll be fine. He said I'll be weak, well I'll try to become strong. I'll relearn my limits," he reached out and wiped Yoongi's tear, "And I don't regret it. I don't regret the risks I took. It's fine. I'll be fine hyung." he gave Yoongi a reassuring smile, "At least I won't miss the wedding!"

Elira chuckled, her eyes shining as she watched Yoongi gently hug the injured man.

......

Namjoon got discharged after two days, with strict instructions to not move around a lot, his movement restricted for now to a wheelchair. He was shifted to a room next to Yoongi's, where Elira resided too for the time being.

Yoongi wheeled Namjoon into Elira's study, softly shutting the door behind him.
Elira looked up and smiled, waving them in as she looked at a set of papers in her hand, her pencil taking notes off to the side. Yoongi moved to the coffee station and got to work, humming.

Namjoon watched with a fond smile as Yoongi gave Elira a mug, gently placing a kiss on her head before turning to Namjoon

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?," Yoongi asked, handing Namjoon the mug, "Do you want a kiss too?"

"Aish hyung why are you like this?" He chuckled, Yoongi sitting down on one of the armchairs with a smile.

"Just give me a second... I'm reviewing some reports and-"

"Oh, Elira! Did we find the original postmortem reports?"

Elira looked up, the mug now in her hands, her glasses fogged up, "Yeah I have them printed out here," she looked around her desk and sighed, "somewhere."

"Lucky for you, hyung is an organising fairy!"

"I'm nothing of that sort. I'm a messy person too."

"Oh please, I've seen how frazzled you get when your stuff is out of order. Go on, help your wife"

Both Elira and Yoongi froze, staring at Namjoon with blank faces

"WHAT?! IT'S LITERALLY ... DAYS AWAY!"

....

All three of them sat in the parlour area of the study, sandwiches on their plates, said plates precarious balanced on their hands and knees.

"Mr Choi has been arrested, yes?" Namjoon asked as he wiggled his fingers towards the fries, Elira promptly handing him a portion.

"He has. General Darian said that he has confessed to the attempts to assassination before and now. But he refuses to link it to the king. Says he acted of his own volition."

"Was that him? That night?" Yoongi asked carefully

Elira nodded, "Nobody would've thought it was him since he was a mere personal secretary. But now that you've told me of his background, everything makes sense."

"King Ye Jun was really smart when picking his right-hand man," Yoongi said quietly

"The tea stunt was sloppy though," Namjoon said

"Apparently he just wanted me passed out till you were taken care of. So me waking up cause of Yoongi's call was completely unaccounted for."

"I will personally beat up that man for endangering your life twice, and Namjoon's once," Yoongi stated softly

"It's not worth it love," Elira said, placing fries on his plate, " but for the satisfaction, I'd like to smack him in the face too"

Yoongi raised an eyebrow with a smile as Elira winked while Namjoon groaned a "is this what romance has become?"

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A/N:

PTD IN CINEMAS TODAY AND IM GOING

I'M GONNA SEE THE BOYS WILDIN ON A BIG SCREEN LETS GOO

*I have a suspicion there's an announcement coming*

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