♤ • ♡ • JeongMin - Messengers • ◇ • ♧
Of all the things the kingdom was well known for, brains was not one of them. Yet, in the lower village, there were two boys who were known for their quick minds. The two of them had grown up alongside each other, and had even been tutored together. There was an unspoken and unbreakable bond between them, the likes of which was hard to find. Seungmin was well regarded as the smartest in the kingdom, something which was not too hard to accomplish. Meanwhile, Jeongin was blessed with exceptional memory, something which had gotten him both into, and out of trouble over the years.
Naturally, these talents did not pass by the King's ears. Being a new and anxious king, he knew the value of the boys' talents to him. If he could gain valuable knowledge from them to use to his advantage, it would help him become powerful. He called the boys to his castle, where he proposed an idea. They would serve as his royal messengers in return for generous pay. It was an arrangement that benefited both and worked well. For years, the boys put their talents to use, helping to grow the once weak kingdom into one that flourished.
But this arrangement would eventually crumble. As the doomed king grew in power and greed, the two boys felt less and less content with their work. They tried to escape, but the castle had grown too secure, and soon they were put before the king. They were afraid that he would throw them in prison, or worse, have them executed. But even the king knew he still needed their talents. So he did what he had to, and had them enchanted into ravens. The two were able to speak still, but only when answering a question. Because of this, there were many things they were unable to say, and the king only received the information he wanted.
However, one day, the ravens flew to the castle, perching on the windowsill of the king's chamber. The king was nowhere to be found, which was unlike him. The boys had word that the sorceress who had enchanted them planned her revenge on the king himself. The boys were unsure if he had escaped, somehow already being aware of this, or if the sorceress had already carried out her task. Either way, the two boys were now free to fly anywhere they wished to do so. Since then, they ventured out in search of lost souls, helping and guiding them, whether it be a small bag of grain for a hungry family, or a lost toy for a child.
Centuries passed by, the boys carrying out their newfound duty night and day. That was when they came across a lone centaur boy shunned from everyone around him. The friends agreed to help him, and watched over him throughout the next few weeks. Whenever danger was near, they cawed loudly as warning. But what else could they do? That was until they explored the forest, thinking of how to help him. There, they stumbled across a village of centaurs, and at last they had their answer. Once they had united the boy with the village, though, that was not the last he saw of them, as they would return to the village each month. Still they longed to be human once again.
~ This story is inspired by, but not fully based on Odin's ravens Huginn and Muninn ~
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