Living through her lense

Let’s travel the World

"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

Dream+ Flashback (italics)

Author note (bold)

Different language (underlined)

~Music~

[Warnings]

3rd POV

Name:

Mark

Age:

2nd century 1000s

Born:

South Korea 🇰🇷

Family:

Jaebum (younger brother), Taeyong (Younger brother), Nari (younger sister)

[Lived out their lives]

Species:

Half Witch, Half Fair Folk

Mates:

N/A

Title:

Master of remedies

Not long into journey starting on the other side of the world. Meet more fair folk like Chloe and stays to learn from them a bit and bag her mate and gives the siblings an option to follow.

"Korean Language"

"English"

It hasn't been long since they started traveling going their separate ways. They were both sad to leave them, but excited for the endless possibilities. They decided that they'd pose as a young couple some places, siblings in others, friends in certain groups, and as a married couple for the rest. They wanted to spice it up and see the reactions of the people they'd meet. It's plainly obvious that they're very close and they don't intend to hide that, just more intimate things outside depending on the rouse.

Ansel found their planning amusing and since he didn't have his disguise anymore, he'd be an older brother or father or uncle depending on which relationship they decide to play. He was glad that the little girl didn't lose her spark, her innocent sparkle in her eyes, or her sunshine smile. He respected her as a warrior and as a savior but also as a person.

All three boarded a ship and decided to explore the Eastern continents. Asian culture fascinated her and she wanted to explore the world at least once during these times and then again in the future see how much has changed. As Elves they knew multi-languages, so they'd fit in just fine, in that aspect at least. They had money saved up and decided to let it pile up, having no need for it yet.

It took weeks to finally touch land, and they were still a bit far. They explored and bought things at every port in between and met the locals and other merchants.

"We're finally here!" Chloe exclaimed excitedly.

"Maybe we should buy some clothing or else we'd stick out more," Felix told her after observing their hanbok and intricate styled hair.

"Oh I can't wait!" She was bouncing on her toes and her smile never dimmed.

When they boarded the port, she warned Ansel about the language change. Not wanting to expose her powers, she gently tapped his forehead making it look playful for those who were human, but the witches in the area paid attention and saw the glow. They became curious, there's a lot of power that the young woman gives off which serves as a warning to others not to challenge her. But there was also energy coming off of the two men with her. They decided to be patient and watch.

The three wandered through the markets buying clothing and food, and they found a place to stay while they were there. There was definitely a culture shock, but it made exploring it so much better. Apparently there was a king here and martial arts as well as scholars were valued talents. It's a bit unfortunate that the women have less freedom compared with the Vikings they grew up around, but they figured as long as they weren't breaking the law, they didn't have to explicitly follow them.

They explored in their clothing and saved the clothing they brought for the coming days instead. While browsing shops they came across an apothecary and not far from it a remedy shop. This made Chloe excited as it's been a while since she worked as a healer. They didn't like how the apothecary manager looked at her, so they took their business elsewhere. The remedy shop though, smelled like home, like nature and it was wonderful.

한곡어

"Welcome! Is there anything specific you need?" A young woman's voice asked them from the counter. She watched them curiously but had no negative thoughts on the foreigners.

"Yes is there a healer here?" Chloe asked the young girl excitedly making her return the smile with surprise on her face.

"Your language is very good! I'm Nari! My oldest brother is the remedy master here, which I think translates to healer," the young girl, Nari excitedly talked while coming around the counter.

"I'm Chloe or Sunny, this is Felix, and this is Ansel or Andy. I used to be a healer and I'd love to talk to him, if he's here?" Chloe gestured towards the two men, who politely bowed and watched them fondly.

"Yes! That's awesome! Jaebum Oppa! Taeyong Oppa! Have you seen Mark Oppa?" Mari shouted towards the back of the store.

"He's out back picking up a delivery!" A soft male voice called out from the direction she was shouting in.

"Give him a minute! Do you need help?" Another male voice answered, this one raspier.

"Come meet my new friend!" Mari called out for them making the three foreigners chuckle amused, though Chloe was positively beaming.

The curtain to the back room moved aside revealing two young men. Both were about Felix's height and seemed to be around Chloe's age or slightly younger. They peered curiously at the foreigners and both exchanged polite bows.

"I'm Jaebum" the raspier voice belonged to the slightly taller male.

"I'm Taeyong" the softer voice belonged to the shorter male.

"I'm Felix, this is Ansel-" Felix gestured to himself and Ansel who stood next him.

"-or Andy and I'm Chloe or Sunny!" She was so excited she couldn't hold it in and cut him off bouncing on the balls of her feet making all the men laugh at her excitement.

"It's lovely to meet you," Taeyong told them with a smile.

"You're really pretty," Jaebum blurted out and then blushed bright red embarrassed, making the younger siblings coo at him.

"Thank you!" Chloe smiled so hard, Felix and Ansel wondered if her face would start hurting soon.

"She's a healer! And they wanted to talk to Oppa about remedies, how cool is that!" Nari told both of her brothers earning surprised looks.

"Wah~ that's really cool. We don't have many here as I'm sure you can tell it's different," Taeyong told them while politely pointing out their different clothing and hair, to not offend them.

"Yes we noticed getting off the ship" Ansel finally spoke surprising them with his deep accent.

"Hey! Where'd you guys go?" A husky male voice called from the back room followed by footsteps.

"Out here Oppa!" Nari called out.

"Some people want to meet you Hyung!" Jaebum followed up.

When the curtain moved, it was like time stopped for Chloe and her new mate. He was taller than Felix and very handsome.

"Hyungie finally found his mate," Taeyong teased causing the older to blush and shoo them.

"Welcome I'm Mark," he gave a bow but his eyes never left her face.

The three bowed back and Chloe not being able to hold back jumped him surprising him (not just him) with a hug.

"I'm glad I met another mate! I'm Chloe or Sunny," she told him and let go blushing in embarrassment. "Oh yeah you guys are strict about touching the opposite gender right? I'm sorry."

"No need to be sorry it's just us and we're family now," Mark told her gently, getting nods from his siblings behind him.

"We just arrived today, so we don't know everything," Felix reassured her while informing the trio.

They were surprised and glad. Mark led them in the back and closed the front of the shop, so that they could talk and get to know each other. They really hit it off and the travelers learned that Mark took care of his siblings as their parents passed away and they were witchling's while Mark picked up his full Witch power already. They were fascinated by Chloe and Felix's powers and even more so when they learned about Werewolves having thought they were a myth.

They decided to close up for the day and have dinner back at the siblings home to "introduce them to the culture". And who were they to say no to food.

They spent 3 years there before setting off to a new place. All of Mark's siblings chose different paths now that they were older.

Nari was enamored by one of the princes and married him as a concubine. She had 3 successful pregnancies and gave the prince 2 sons and a daughter away from his legal first wife and the treachery of the court with Chloe's help.

Jaebum found his calling as a soldier for the emperor's army. He initially joined in order to protect their baby sister, but found he enjoyed it. Ansel helped to train him admiring his warrior will and Chloe helped Mark make charms to protect him in battle.

Taeyong decided to keep the shop open and embrace his magic, he found a wife later in a passing traveler's daughter. Mark gave them the same option Chloe gave her children, but they were content to live out their lives knowing their brother would be happy with his mate.

Chloe and Mark had a traditional Korean wedding and solidified their bond changing him. He became a half fair folk and half witch in turn and solidified a friend bond with Felix until he was more comfortable with the idea of being with a man, which they both understood. So the quartet set off on their next adventure.