"You saw them kissing?"

"Yes, my King."

"Alright, good job. You can go now."

The elf bowed and left the main hall as Seojoon smirked. "The plan is going well. I will break you, ion-nin(my son), before your dark side of your mother comes out of you." Seojoon laughed menacingly while playing with his nail.

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"Muindor(brother), I have your herbs." Jongho said as soon as he saw Mingi approach the campsite while holding Yunho in his arms, bridal style as Yunho had stumbled a while ago while walking and Mingi picked him up.

"Thank you."

Jongho nodded as San came up to them while smirking, "Well, how is your bath with Lord Yunho, muindor?"

Yunho blushes hard and hides his face in Mingi's neck making San chuckles, holding both of his hands up in the air. "Alright alright, I'll stop the teasing now. Are you alright though, my lord?"

Yunho nodded his head while Mingi shook his head making San quirks one of his eyebrows. "Which one is it?" San asked and Mingi answered before Yunho could. "He stumbled again while we were walking back here. I guess the pain came back. He's getting paler too." Yunho pouted and sighed, letting Mingi put him down carefully on his bedroll beside Mingi's.

"I'm going to make you some tea, my lord. I have to go to the fire for a bit. I'll be back." Mingi assured Yunho softly when he saw Yunho looking up at him with big wide eyes again. Yunho huffed, nodding his head lightly and lay on his side, curling in on himself to dull the cramps.

Aerovan also had come back from hunting and helping them skin the rabbits for dinner. He looked at Yunho worriedly but didn't want to push his prince too much so he kept himself busy with preparing for dinner.

"Lord Yunho? How are you feeling?" Jongho came up to Yunho and sat next to him. Yunho gave a small forced smile to Jongho while nodding his head lightly. "I'm fine, Lord Jongho."

"Please, call me Jongho, I will be calling you muindor too sooner or later." Jongho said, giving Yunho a smirk making the half-elf blush. "How are your cramps?" Jongho asked nonchalantly and Yunho blurted out, "Bearable. For no-" Yunho widened his eyes as soon as he realized that Jongho had asked him about his cramps when he didn't tell both Jongho and San about his blessing nor did Mingi.

"W-wha- H-how-" Yunho stuttered but Jongho quickly calmed the panicking half-elf down. "Breathe, my lord. I know it because you have the signs like when naneth-nin(my mother) has his monthly cycles. I used to always be by his side whenever it happens."

"...I see.." Yunho calmed down a little after that and sighed, massaging his lower stomach for a bit as he didn't need to hide it from Jongho anymore. "I take it you don't want anyone to know about this?" Yunho hummed, nodding his head at Jongho's question. "Yes.. More like my King doesn't want anyone to know about it.. So please don't tell anyone.. Aside from your muindor as he already knows about it.."

Jongho nodded, giving Yunho a small smile. "I won't, my lord. Don't worry. Do you need help with it?" Jongho tilted his head a little towards Yunho's stomach and Yunho blushed, shaking his head. "N-no. It's fine. I'll wait for Mingi." Jongho chuckled, nodding his head. "Alright then."

"My lord? Can you maybe stomach some food first before the tea?" Mingi asked as he came near Yunho and Jongho. Yunho grimaced, making Jongho chuckle and Mingi looked at him fondly. "Can I skip dinner..? I don't want to be sick.." Mingi shook his head and sighing softly, "It's better for you to have some food in your stomach, my lord. Just a few spoons? Please?"

Yunho pouted and was about to shake his head but Mingi gave him a very soft look, pleading him to eat, making the half-elf sigh in defeat. "Only a few spoons.." Mingi smiled, nodding his head cutely making Yunho blush again and divert his eyes to the ground.

"Here is your dinner, Lord Yunho, muindor. I'll leave these here." San approached Mingi and Yunho's bedroll, putting the bowls near Mingi as he sat down. "How's your cramps?" San asked, making Yunho gaped at him in surprise. "How did you lords know about this?? Am I that obvious??" Yunho gawked, his face pale as he thought that now even the elves knew about his blessing and he couldn't help feeling anxious about it.

Father will have my head..

Yunho started to hyperventilate making Mingi quickly haul the half-elf up into a sitting position and told him softly, "Breathe, my lord. Breathe slowly."

"I'm sorry, my lord." San apologized, feeling a bit guilty as he triggered the half-elf to hyperventilate. "I knew because of naneth, that's all. I don't think the other elves knew about this, my lord. Don't worry. Calm down, please."

Yunho listened and tried to calm his breathing down while Mingi ran his hand on Yunho's back. After a while, Yunho calmed down but it exhausted him making him limply lay his head on Mingi's shoulder, closing his eyes. "My lord, let's have some dinner first and your tea, then you can rest for the night." Mingi comforted Yunho, hauling him up a little so Yunho could eat his food properly.

"But I was supposed to watch over the camp for tonight.."

"I'll watch it tonight." Both Jongho and San said in unison making Yunho blinked at them. "A-alright. Thank you, my lords." Both of them waved Yunho off lightly, "It's our pleasure, Lord Yunho. You need to rest before we encounter other orcs." San smiled.

"Do you want my help with your dinner, my lord?" Mingi asked, making Yunho blushed, shaking his head quickly but he pouted when his hands were shaking when he tried to take the bowl from Mingi's hand. Mingi caught on this and chuckled fondly, "Let me help, my lord. Please?"

Yunho's pout became more prominent and his face was red with embarrassment. "But they will see me.." Yunho bit his lips while glancing at the Vanithien elves near the campfire. "If they ask, I will tell them that I feed you because you're my patient right now." Mingi coaxed the half-elf but he only pouted more at the words Mingi gave him. "What's wrong, my lord?" Mingi asked, making Yunho huffed lightly.

"Did you feed all your patients before?" Yunho mumbled, feeling a tiny jealousy in the pit of his stomach making Mingi blink while the other 2 brothers held in their laughs. "No, my lord. I had my servants help me with feeding them before. This is actually the first time for me to feed my 'patient' myself." Mingi smiled softly while trying to hide his smirk as he already caught on the half-elf jealousy.

Yunho blushed as he finally realized that his words were absurd so he pouted, clearing his throat a little and opening his mouth so Mingi could feed him. Mingi chuckled softly and began to feed the half-elf slowly.

Yunho munched on his food slowly and after the 4th spoon, he paled, shaking his head when Mingi tried to feed him another spoon as nausea bubbling in his stomach. "Last one. Please?" Mingi coaxed Yunho to take another spoon but Yunho only paled more so Mingi put the bowl down and ran his hand on Yunho's back slowly. "Alright. No more, my lord. Take a few deep breaths and you can drink your tea."

Yunho obliged, taking a few slow deep breaths while closing his eyes, trying to get rid of his nausea and after a while, the nausea finally subsided. Mingi holds the cup of tea as he waits for Yunho to open his eyes and when Yunho does, he gently helps the half-elf to drink it.

Yunho felt his cramps diminished and sighed softly. Feeling tired and sleepy, Yunho lay his head on Mingi's shoulder after finishing his tea making Mingi, San and Jongho smile fondly at the half-elf cute sleepy state. "Lie down on your bedroll properly, my lord." Mingi said while threading his fingers in Yunho's hair.

"Mm..Tired..Sleepy.." Yunho slurred, wrapping his arm around Mingi's stomach and making himself comfortable. Mingi chuckled while shaking his head fondly and he pushed the half-elf gently onto his bedroll, tucking him in with a blanket. Yunho whined as he wanted to cuddle with the heir making Mingi blinked as he didn't quite expect the half-elf to actually be this clingy while he's in this state.

"Well well, aren't you being a bit too comfortable with Lord Mingi, half-elf?" Fynn said, quirking one of his eyebrows towards Yunho, making Yunho's blood boil and glared at the elf. "And? What's wrong with being comfortable towards someone? You're very comfortable with Garreth yet you already have a betrothed. Am I wrong, Fynn?"

Mingi stared at Yunho while tilting his head a bit because he was confused as Yunho usually just keeps quiet when someone taunts him. Yunho huffed, rolling his eyes when Fynn gaped at him but he didn't say anything anymore and continued eating his food silently. "..My lord?" Mingi started softly making Yunho hummed lazily while tightening his blanket around him.

"...Are you feeling alright? I never really see you talk back to whoever taunted you."

Yunho pouted and sighed, curling up his body under the blanket. "I don't know my lord. I acted without thinking just now. I'm just tired of their remarks and my monthly cycle made it worse."

Jongho laughed suddenly, making both Yunho and Mingi look at him in wonder. "I'm sorry for laughing. I just remembered how naneth acts whenever he had his monthly cycles. Don't you remember, muindor?"

Yunho frowned as he was still confused while Mingi looked like he finally remembered something before chuckling and shaking his head. "Ah, yes. I remember. Maybe this is your monthly cycle's doing, my lord. Naneth did tell us that sometimes he couldn't control some of his emotions when he is having his monthly cycles."

"...This is why I don't want to go out of my room when I'm like this.. I'm sure I will make some trouble and the King will punish me for it.." Yunho sighed and pouted. "That's alright, my lord. I'll try to say something if he did want to punish you for something that you can't control." Mingi comforted the half-elf, caressing his hair while at it making Yunho leaned into Mingi's hand, sighing in content.

Yunho pouted when Mingi pulled his hand back and growled, pulling Mingi until the heir flopped down right beside him, with his eyes wide looking at Yunho, bewildered by his action. "Stay! Don't go anywhere! A-and touch me again!" Yunho blurted out before he could control it. Mingi smirked and laid down properly next to Yunho as the half-elf blushed hard after realizing what he had said.

San and Jongho pursed their lips again, trying to keep their laughs and amusement in before they stood up, "We'll be there at the fire. Call us if you need anything, muindor, Lord Yunho." San said while grabbing Jongho's hands and walking to the center of the camp.

Yunho hid in his blanket, wailing at his outburst making Mingi chuckled before pulling Yunho closer and wrapping his arm around Yunho's waist. "Come, my lord. I think you need to rest and sleeping would be good right now." Yunho whined, peeking his head out from under the blanket and Mingi gave him a fond smile. "It's alright, my lord. I already told you how I feel didn't I? I'm fine with this."

"I'm not used to be feeling like this...." Yunho pouted and Mingi kissed his forehead without thinking, making the half-elf blushed even harder. "Just be you. It's alright. Please get some sleep? Before your cramps come again. I want you to have a few hours of good rest." Mingi pleaded softly and Yunho finally emerged from under the blanket and put his head on Mingi's chest. Mingi pulls him even closer and Yunho sighs in content, closing his eyes and Mingi is quick to caress Yunho's waist, lulling him to sleep.

I think I can get used to this.. I hope father will forgive me for falling in love with Mingi.. Yunho thought before he succumbed into a deep sleep.