`training ground—

@park grace "There really isn't much left to take Halmoni..." The small fox said quietly more to herself than to anyone else as her ears drooped down on her head.

Sitting upright on her hind legs, Hyorin looked up at the lady and heard what she said. "It's not as if I was playing out in the open, I was in the shadows and only came over because I smelt another fox." Lifting her paw and wiggling her fingers in front of her to inspect it for dirt. "Paw prints? Isn't there a floormat or cloth for me to clean them? It's unfair if you can leave footprints and I can't leave my paw prints in here..." She followed after the gumiho and sat by the entrance way of her home.

@kim hyojung (hyorin) "There's always more to take", Grace replied drily. Eyes focused on her soldiers she started to tune out the fox's singing. "Take over practice until time is over please", she told her leading soldier in the group,receiving a nod from him.

Turning towards the fox she walked over, eyes focusing on the little animal. "Well maybe the reason why you're this misbehaving though. This is not a place for you to play around, you could get hurt or worse killed so get out of here." Motioning for the younger to follow her Grace made her way towards her own house. "And shift back, I don't want paw prints on my floor."

@park grace The small white fox watched the practice curiously and in awe of how these people moved from her spot between the shrubs. When the fur on the back of her neck prickled, she could tell that she had gotten the attention of the gumiho. Looking up at her and letting their eyes meet, "Ohhh... You definitely have the eyes of a Halmoni..." Hyorin shivered slightly at the piercing look her eyes had. Listening to her words, she stuck her tongue out at the other. "Meh~ There's nothing left for you to rob. I've been robbed of my home and everything I own." Getting to her paws, the fox went on singing the nursery rhyme and swinging her tail about in circles.

@kim hyojung (hyorin) Concentrating on the men in front of her she didn't pay attention to the creature that was slowly getting closer to her. Moving over to one knight she sighed and fixed his posture. "Open like this you will be easily attacked if you don't remember to close up." To her next man she tapped his shoulder and chest. "Straighten up. Quicker movements." Demonstrating the move she had the knife to his throat quicker than he could react. "Like this got it? Pair up and practice. No blood I don't want any if you to end up at the infirmary again alright?" Her eyes landed on two particular people before her ears caught the sound.
It was a sound she hadn't heard in years, ages and still she would never forget the language of her home. Stepping back from the ground she turned her head into the direction , sharp eyes scanning the place. Following her sense of scent she found the small fox quicker than a human would have.
"I'll rob you next if you don't leave this ground right away. Only the royal guard is allowed on this ground", she replied in her mothertongue, the softness of her voice not hiding for a second the sharpness in her eyes.

@park grace The small fox yelped out of surprise when she heard the loud voice echoing throughout the place. Hyorin looked around to make sure that no one noticed her presence, she waited for a few moments before deciding that it was safe to move again. Going over to the area where the voice came from, her fox ears perked up curiously at the scene before her. What piqued her interest the most was the woman in command, something about her seemed familiar but she couldn't put her paw on what it was.

Only realizing it when Hyorin got closer, the tough looking woman was also a fox! The scent was undeniable and further more, she smelt like a gumiho. Unable to help herself, an old nursery rhyme from her old fox town came into her mind and she found herself singing in fox language which would sound like a bunch of noise to humans.
"Halmoni, Halmoni, a 1000 year old fox~
Which poor human heart will you eat today?
Halmoni, Halmomi, your lovers all so young~
Which cradle will you rob today?"

@kim hyojung (hyorin) "Once more!" The female's voice was heard all over the training ground. Standing on one side of the ground on a place she was able to look over all of it, Grace was watching her knights practicing. They were special ones, practicing to be assassins just like she had been back in the day before she had taken over the post of the General. Of course a lot of men had been murmuring about it, grumbling while wondering how she had gotten the post. It was rare for a woman to be a soldier but it was a first time a female was a royal general. With her arms crossed, sharp eyes watching her men it was obvious that she was just as firm as a male would have been.

Humming softly in her small fox form, Hyorin wandered about while staying out of sight. Staying among the shadows and plants where it would cover her. The slave enjoyed hiding from the masters and manageress, simply watching people bustle and go about their daily life in the castle. The only tiny resemblence to the small town that she came from far far away.

@lee jimin "Well, I was walking the outside of the castle. How about the edge of the forest, since you are well equipped." Jaejoong smiled, holding his hand out."

@lee jimin "Well, I was walking the grounds examining what needs to be fixed and improved. I figured it would be better to do this when there are less people in the castle."

Jaejoong held his hand out, placing it in front of Jimin. "Would you like to join me on the walk around?"

@lee jimin "So then I guess it is perfect for you." Jaejoong chuckled, admiring the craftsmanship of the sword. He traces the lines of it, smiling at Jimin. "It is such beautiful quality and you have taken good care of it."

He placed it back in the case, giving it back to her. "We should practice together one day."

@lee jimin Jaejoong bowed in return, smiling at her. Taking her sword, he pulled it out of the case, waving it around slightly. "It's quite alright, and please, call me by my name." He moved out into the open field, practicing his movements.

"Who gave you this sword? It seems quite heavy for you, though that depends on your skills and how long you have been practicing."

@lee jimin [[It's okay~ You actually wrote about 6 of the amount of my staters XD]]

Jaejoong walked the castle silently, examining the things that needed to be fixed in the castle. The walls of the gate were slightly crumbling, an effect of the war, and the lack of attention since then. He took note of it, keeping it in mind for someone to fix.

Deciding everything in the castle was checked, he moved to the training grounds, seeing if they knights hadn't complained about certain things. He knew they were all in the castle, enjoying lunch, so there would be no distractions.

Walking in, he was shocked to see Jimin all alone, practicing her sword work. He laughed as he saw the bush before she fixed it. "I wonder if you can cut food like that as well.:

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] [[ Should we time skip to a few days later and...could we change the place to the castle? ]]

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] Jieun smiled. "Thanks." She said. She picked up her sword which was right next to her and kept it back into its case. Then, she stood up. "I guess..I'll see you some other time" the young princess said and left.

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] Panting, Jieun lost her grip on her sword. "You're really really good!" She said, holding a thumbs up with a grin. "Oh my gosh.. It's been too long since I've actually used my powers." She said as she sat on the ground. "That..was....intense" she continued.

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] [[ rolled the dice! ]]

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] [ rtd room! XD ]]

Jieun nodded. "You better unless you wish to get beaten by a girl. I'm sure you wouldn't, correct?" She said. "Now, lets get on with the spar" she said as she slid her sword out of its case. The sword's case had a carved dragon on it. She took a deep breath as she walked over to the middle of the training ground.

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] "Sword battle." Jieun replied. She saw a sword nearby and used her telekinesis power to bring it over to her. "Or..do you prefer the other one?" Jieun asked. "I'm fine with both." She added. "Oh! And change of rules, we ARE allowed to use our powers. That'll make the sparring session a little more interesting" she said.

@lee jeongmin [ semi hiatus ] Jieun raised an eyebrow. "Yes, here." She answered. "But! Remember, no powers allowed to be used and also..don't go easy on me just because I'm a girl and also not because I'm a princess." She said. Jieun shot a look at the whispering maids who quickly resumed to attend to their duties.

@lee jeongmin Jieun thought for a moment before nodding. "Hey! Would you like to spar? Without using our powers?" She asked from where she was standing, so it meant she had to yell. A few maids shot the princess a disapproving look before continuing with their chores. Jieun had always loved sparring with anyone and everyone even though she seemed like the kind of princess that would stay indoors all day. When she was 10 years old, she was defeated by her older brother who was 11. Since then, she was determined to try to spar with people and defeat them in sparring. It motivated her to keep training.

@lee jeongmin Jieun sighed, also feeling a little irked. She truly hated it when anyone was being formal to her , just because she was a princess. She nodded. "I see.. Well.. I shouldn't keep you from your patrolling, Jeongmin-ssi." She said, bowed a little and she went over to her horse, who was standing a few feet away from them.

@lee jeongmin Jieun smiled at him. "You don't have to be formal around me. I actually don't really care about the status stuff." She told him. "It's nice to meet you, Jeongmin-ssi." The princess said. Her horse was bored and just grazed the grass. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be patrolling?" She asked, since he said he was a knight.

@lee jeongmin Jieun smiled at him and turned her attention back to her horse. Then, she pulled her horse along with her. She curtsied to the young man with a smile. "Annyeong! I am Princess Lee Jieun" she introduced herself with a smile. Her horse neighed and tried to leave but Jieun's hand was firmly grasping onto its reins.

@lee jeongmin [[Sorry for the late post! Just got back from school..I seriously write bad starters T^T]]

The young princess was in her casual clothes, as she fought her female teacher , training both her power and martial arts. The teacher, tried shooting a fireball at the girl, but she managed to dodge it, mimicking her teacher's power and kicking her teacher, making her teacher land on her face as Jieun shot a harmless fireball at her. By then, Jieun was panting. She helped her teacher up. Her teacher bowed at the princess and left. Just as she was about to leave, a white horse came running up to her. Jieun smiled and hugged Stardust, her white mare. As she was hugging her horse, she spotted a young man nearby.

@choi siwon "I'm glad you acknowldge our baby making skills. Some call us animals, I say we are dedicated." He laughed a little, nodding along with Siwon's point about the nobles. He decided he would never make news of who the crown prince is; maybe they would keep bothering him, but he did not care. He can insure his boys will not be pestered during a stressful time. "Fighters? All of them. They are dangerous, those kids. Jongin is a great fighter, as is Zitao with his wu shu fighting. Jieun is also very skilled."

@choi siwon His touch all of a sudden drew a gasp out, and she could see his slightly sparkling fangs nearly touching her skin. Being this close to him caused her to breath in more of his wonderfully inviting scent, and her teeth came brushing over her bottom lip, before chuckling as a respond to him "Depends on how your threats are like.." she breathed against his skin, before giggling mischievously.

Her eyes watched him falling onto the grass. "Me too, what do you usually do when you're bored?"

@kim jaejoong He looked at the king not surprised that the well being of what his kids over what snobby people only concerned about power want. "Good keep it that way you know it's just noble men wanting to know what prince to push there daughters to." he chuckled finding the whole thing amusing. "I wish you luck in getting that baby...like it would be a problem for you two." he laughed at his joke at their baby making skills. "So any of your kids good fighters maybe I should bother them since I am like an uncle." he leaned back against the bench looking up at the blue sky.

@choi siwon "As for my benefits, why would I need to look at you when I got my beautiful wife. She is doing well, we're trying to get pregnant again. It would be nice to have the experience again, be able to hold a baby in my arms. It makes me feel like I don't have this high high position, and I can just be a kid. The kids want a younger sibling too. They are all running about doing their own thing. They deserve to be young." Jaejoong smiled, thinking of his large family. He didn't know where he would be without each and every one of them. "As for the crown prince, I really don't know~They are still young and still living like that."

@yoon bora "Really everyone smells inviting to you well what is the fun in that." he smiled shaking his head. "So if I threatened you would you fight then." he pulled her in his grasp and flashed his fangs at the women inching close to her neck before pulling away chuckling. "I am highly bored as you can see." he sighed falling back on the grass.

@kim jaejoong He simply nodded at the kings words. "I will take up a vacation but I will not travel just work on finding a wife because word is spreading that I get around." he shook his head then blinked looking at him at the mention of watching him take shower. "I have many fantasies but what would I get out you watching me in the shower...if anything you will get the most out of seeing my glorious self dripping with hot water." he smirked winking playfully at his friend and king. Glancing at the knights they jumped and turned away from the king and their feared general. "So enough about me how is the wife and all of your lovely children and have you choosen a crown prince that is a big question amongst the people?" he asked to make conversation away from his showering fantasies.