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“well, my father is a fisherman. and fish are nice! there is nothing to be scared of.” sunwoo states, bringing the eel’s face to his own, his wide eyes staring at the fish’s as it wiggles in his grasp. once more, he’s smiling at the memories that flash through his mind. “are you hungry, my prince? i make a good grilled eel. my father taught me his recipe!”

never having touched much less see such an animal before, he took a second step back from the guard's outreached hand. "will it not bite? it looks....dangerous" he noted as the fish tried to weakly flail in hopes to survive. "how can you hold such a thing with no fear?"

"ah, hello, your highness!" sunwoo greets with a deep bow, hand still clutching onto the fish. his gaze shifts to it before glancing back at the prince curiously, now holding the eel out. "catch this, do you mean?" with a hum, the guard grabs the eel by the head this time with his free hand, holding it up in a straight line with his arms outstretched. "it's easy! would you like to try?"

his hands clasped behind his back, the prince closed his eyes before taking in a deep breath of the island's air hoping it'll give him a sense of mind. but mid-breath, he hears the intruding sounds of someone in the waters causing him to open his eyes. turning around, he spots the figure casually holding an eel in his hands. never having seen such a sight, he takes a step back in surprise. "h h how did you do that?"

the second he steps off the boat, sunwoo’s greeted with the familiar smell of the sea. his feet dips into the ocean, letting his shoes soak completely. the feeling brings a smile to his lips. as his gaze flickers around the clear water, something catches his eye: it was an eel slithering his way towards him. out of instinct taught by his father himself, sunwoo dips down and snatches up the fish by it’s tail, holding it up proudly. “nice!” he exclaims with a little too much joy painting his features, eyes crinkling and lips drawn out into the brightest grin. he already feels at home here.

"the travels to this island was far too long but i think the life that awaits us on this island will be an even bigger toil..."