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ARCHERY FIELD**

All the guards were present, scattered around the field. Some elders who came to visit were standing next to the emperor watching as he handled the bow perfectly before releasing the arrow.

"Daebaek!!!" The guard closed to the bull eye announced.

"That's amazing your majesty" One of the elders said and others nodded in agreement.

The emperor was given another arrow and he continue shooting, all hitting the bullseye without missing a single one.

Namjoon returned and quietly stayed some distance away from the emperor.

"Your majesty, how about a hunt tomorrow? If you won't be too busy?" One of the elders asked.

"No, I'm not in the mood for that" Emperor Jungkook declined and shot another arrow.

"Daebaek!!"

"I will rather go for a ride tomorrow......in the woods" The emperor said.

"In the woods?" The elders asked at a time.

"Are you scared?" The emperor faced them with a cold smirk on his face.

"Of course not your majesty" They bowed.

"We will be prepared for tomorrow"

"Namjoon" The emperor called and he immediately moved closer.

"Inform Borah to get prepared, make sure the horse she will be riding is well checked to avoid any injury" He said.

"Yes Your majesty" Namjoon bowed and walked away.

The emperor opened his palm for the guard giving him the arrow and he immediately placed one in his palm, he continue shooting.

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LADY MIRAN'S ROOM**

Jimin let out a sigh out as he finished eating, he looked at Miran who have been staring at him.

"Thank you" He muttered.

"Are you trying to kill yourself or what? You didn't eat all day?" Miran asked and Jimin sighed.

"I'm in charge of the food here Jimin, I didn't see you in the kitchen all day, his majesty never said you shouldn't eat. He's the only one who can give that order and I wouldn't have a choice than to follow it" Miran said and Jimin gulped.

"Thank you Lady Miran" He muttered.

"You don't have to thank me, you should go back to your room and have a good rest" Miran said and Jimin nodded.

He stood up and walked out of the room.

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NEXT MORNING, ROYAL CHAMBER**

The emperor just finished dressing up, his robe look quite casual but perfect for a ride, his hair was packed in a short ponytail leaving out few in the front as usual giving him the hot look.

"You look handsome your majesty" The maids said.

Emperor Jungkook scoffed and faced Namjoon.

"The mistress is waiting with everyone else your majesty" He said and the emperor nodded.

He walked out and Namjoon followed.

Borah was already waiting at the field, grinning from ear to ear, she had thought the emperor was really mad at her that he would ignore her for days, guess she was wrong. She saw him coming from afar with Namjoon and she smiled beautifully.

The guards all bowed when the emperor got to them.

"Good morning your majesty" Borah bowed.

"Help her on" Emperor Jungkook muttered, ignoring her greetings, he climbed on the horse before the guards could think of helping him.

Borah was helped up and some royal elders going with them used the horses too, the guards are going to walk except Namjoon who was on the horse next to the emperor.

"Wait" The emperor said just when they were about taking off and everyone looked at him.

"Where's Jimin?" He asked and Borah frowned.

"Your majesty, a slave have never followed you during......."

"Get him" The emperor told Namjoon.

"Yes your majesty" Namjoon instantly jumped down from the horse and ran off.

Borah was fuming with anger already, she checked her fists.

"Your majesty......"

"What is it Borah" He faced her.

"I don't think it's a good idea for him to follow us" She said.

"Calling you here doesn't mean I've forgiven you" Emperor Jungkook said and Borah bite her lips.

"I'm sorry" She mumbled.

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JIMIN'S ROOM**

Jimin just finished taking his bath, after putting on his uniform, he brushed his hair with his hand, he was thinking of asking Lady Miran if he could get a brush for his hair, it was beginning to get curly and tangled which he hates so much.

He walked out of the room after that, he was on his way to the kitchen.

"Jimin" He heard someone called him from the back and he turned to see Namjoon.

"Oh....Hi" he muttered.

"Come with me" Namjoon said, turning to leave almost immediately.

"Why? Did I do something wrong?" Jimin asked and Namjoon faced him.

"No you didn't, his majesty want to go on a ride, I don't know why he called for you, but it's nothing big" Namjoon explained.

Jimin nodded nervously and followed him till they finally got to the field.

"Good morning...My Lord" Jimin bowed.

The Emperor ignored him.

Namjoon turned to him and tried helping him up on his own horse.

"No" The Emperor said and they looked at him.

"He will be walking...and when my horse run, he will run also" He said and Namjoon immediately looked at Jimin's legs, he doesn't even have any footwear on.

Jimin swallowed, he hid his shaking hands behind him.

"Let's go" Emperor Jungkook said and his horse moved first.

Namjoon sighed and got on his own horse, following others.

Jimin and the other guards also followed.

Like the emperor said, sometimes his horse would make a long race and Jimin had no choice but to follow.

Borah was enjoying the drama, she couldn't stop smiling on her horse.

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AN HOUR LATER**

Jimin ywas breathing heavily as the emperor's horse finally stopped, he also stopped running.

His feet were bleeding so badly from different nails and thorns, even the tiny stones were enough to make him bleed, it was stinging badly that he was at the point of tears. This is another hard torture he had never experienced in his life.

"Your Majesty, why don't we go to the other side of the woods? It's quite green over there" One of the elders said looking at the mountain far from them.

Namjoon who was staring at Jimin let out a scoff when that elder said that. 'Is he crazy?' He thought.

The emperor also looked at Jimin who was standing beside a tree staring down at his bleeding feet.

Borah saw him looking at Jimin and that annoyed her, she knowingly fell off from the horse.

"Ouch!" She screamed.

"My lady!!" The guards quickly rushed to her.

"Move away!!!" Borah yelled at Jimin because he was standing close to where she fell.

Jimin immediately moved.

Borah pushed the guards hands who came to help her up away, she looked at the emperor and stood up by herself.

"Are you okay?" He asked with a groan.

"No I'm not" Borah snapped.

"You should have been careful....."

"It's not my fault, why are you blaming me?" Borah said.

"Let's go back it's enough now" The emperor said and turned away without sparing Borah another glance.

"Let me ride with you" Borah said.

"No" He quickly declined and Borah was helped back on the horse.

Namjoon faced Jimin.

"Are you sure you can walk back this way?" He asked.

"Don't worry about me" Jimin muttered and walked away, following the emperor.

Namjoon sighed and got on his own horse also.

Like that, they headed back to the palace.

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NIGHT**

Jimin's heart was restless as he approached the emperor's chamber, he doesn't even know what to expect this night but honestly he was prepared, still he was scared.

He was prepared to pleasure him if only he won't hurt him, but he wasn't ready for his cold and mean side, he don't want to experience it tonight at all. He was limping as he walked because of the wounds under his feet.

He finally stopped in front of the door, he exhaled before opening the door and he went in. He wasn't in the chamber this time around, it's obviously another night he's going to be inside him.

Jimin walked slowly into the bedroom and it was empty also, he turned around immediately wondering where he went to.

Moments later, the emperor walked in, he looks like he just had his bath, his hair seems kinda wet but he was already wearing a night robe. Jimin almost got lost staring but he realized quickly and looked away.

"Good evening my lord" He bowed.

Emperor Jungkook ignored his greetings but he didn't look away from him making Jimin nervous, he took his bottom lip in and his hands went behind him.

"Those clothes...take them off" He said.

Why is he telling him to strip while using another word to qualify? Jimin thought as he did. 

His body was still red from the work he did yesterday, his body must be really sensitive, maybe because he's not used to all these??

There's another scar on both legs just above his knees, he got them from different logs of woods he walked pass during the walk and run after the emperor's horse earlier today.

On his face, there was a cut just below his lips from Borah's slap and under his feet.

As Jimin stood there in front of the emperor, naked, a lot was going on in his mind, why is he not saying anything and just feeding on his body? But then those thoughts came to an end when he felt something strange, first it was the wounds under his feet, he suddenly couldn't feel the pain anymore and he immediately checked.

The wounds were all gone, not just that, every other cuts and scars on his body closed and disappeared like they never happened.

Jimin looked up at him with both confused and shocked expression written widely on his face, still the emperor's expression didn't change.

"My lord" Jimin called almost tearfully.

"I hate when you have scars" Emperor Jungkook said deeply and Jimin bite his lips, suppressing a smile.

Silence followed until...

"Get on the bed and turn your back Jimin" Came the next command from him.

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TBC