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Episode 28
Your Majesty!
Gungnae Fortress fell into rebel hands.
What happened to Muhyul?
Why don't you have a seat?
It now belongs to you.
Don't show such insolence.
We still don't know how the people will react to all this,
so I shall not forgive anyone acting with imprudence.
- Understood? - Yes!
You may all leave.
Their troops might be after us.
We must leave now.
Your Highness.
This can't be.
How can we abandon the capital, and flee to Jolbon?
What is Jolbon?
Haemyeong's spirit drenches that land.
We can't go back there after such a miserable defeat.
As for myself, not even living up to the title my brothers passed onto me,
someone who ran away to save himself.
I can't forgive what I've done.
Your Highness.
You must bury all that deep within your heart, and go back.
The heavens are making you go through this ordeal for a reason.
You have His Majesty to protect,
and people who have faith in you.
Let us swiftly go back to Jolbon, make all preparations,
and win back our capital.
- Nunim. - What happened?
I rummaged the entire capital, but there are no traces of Yeojin.
What am I supposed to do now?
Where on earth did that boy go?
Nunim. Abate your anxiety, and go back to the palace for now.
How can you say that?!
How can I meet Baegeuk without knowing where Yeojin is?!
I shall find Yeojin whatever it takes, so you must get a hold of yourself.
If we don't act now, we might be forced to give up everything to Baegeuk.
I bid you welcome.
Are you indisposed in any way, Your Majesty?
Why would Her Majesty have anything to complain about?
We are now serving another ruler, so it is clear that throne belongs to you.
But...
I must make one thing clear.
And what would that be?
You must keep your promise, that of making Yeojin the new King.
You must be fully aware this grandiose endeavor wouldn't have even started,
without Her Majesty's and my support.
We shall let you lead, but it is time you relinquish the throne to Prince Yeojin.
Relinquish?!
And where is the man whom I shall relinquish this throne to?
I said bring Prince Yeojin right here in front of me!
- He is now indisposed... - We all know very well...
that Prince Yeojin is not in the palace now.
Prince Yeojin joined Muhyul and attacked those who apprehended the King.
And it was the same Prince Yeojin who told Muhyul everything!
Tha... That's impossible!
Prince Yeojin is in Jolbon Fortress, at the moment.
He was severely injured during the hostilities,
so he might be wandering on the path to the netherworld as we speak.
You never know, the Grim Reaper might have welcomed him already.
Be silent!
How dare you show such insolence in my presence?!
You still don't understand the situation?!
Do you understand I'm trying to restrain myself from beheading you?!
If you wish to cross that door into survival,
shut that haughty gob of yours and leave!
We must find Yeojin.
We can't keep sitting here.
Then... do you wish to head for Jolbon?
Didn't he just say Yeojin is on the brink of dissolution?
The rebel troops are watching us closely, how can we escape?
Don't fruitlessly provoke Baegeuk, and try to remain calm.
If anything happens to Yeojin, what is the use of surviving for me?
How can I keep on living after abandoning my own flesh and blood?
Yeojin!
Your Highness!
You don't know how worried we were about you.
How is Yeojin?
He's critical.
Your Majesty. His Highness has arrived.
You survived.
The wind is too cold. Why don't you go back to your quarters?
Your Majesty.
In my heart...
there is no longer any place left to bury other sons of mine.
What can I do now?
He will regain his senses.
Yeojin will wake up for sure.
I was foolish.
I should have been more cautious.
I couldn't even realize how far Baegeuk's greed was leading,
and fell for my own hauteur.
I should be blamed instead.
It was I who proposed this war,
and I asked you to entrust everything to me as well.
I was never able to convince all the chieftains ignoring and belittling me.
All I thought about was winning this war,
and gaining their approval, or punishing them for their misdeeds.
That rage burning inside me...
blinded my path,
and caused all this.
- Because of me... - Speak no more.
Are you believing that all we went through happened because of your fate?
It is nothing but nonsense.
There is no way that is the reason.
I still have not given up.
Even after losing everything and being driven to Jolbon,
I still haven't thrown away my expectations and faith in you.
Do you really...
trust me, Father?
The heavens...
said I will perish because of you,
but haven't you rescued me twice from the claws of demise?
Father...
I shall not give up,
so you must never lose confidence.
Understood?
I escorted her.
How are Yeojin's conditions?
You must save Yeojin.
Should anything happen to him,
His Majesty would be shocked beyond repair.
Milady.
Don't give up on Yeojin, I beg you.
Is it true His Highness reached Jolbon Fortress?
Yes.
Don't be too disheartened. His Highness is now...
Don't I know all too well I have no place inside his heart?
If he doesn't come looking for me, I can just go to him.
Escort Lady Yeon to her quarters.
I am just fine, you needn't worry.
Meeting His Highness at another time would be...
And why should I avoid him?
I am so glad you returned unscathed.
Were you hurt?
I'm fine.
I hear you've been sparing no effort to help Prince Yeojin.
I should have shown my gratitude as Crown Princess,
but I never had the opportunity.
If there is anything I can do to help you, let me know.
I will, Your Highness.
I'll get going now.
Your Excellency.
What is the matter?
King Daeso is about to enter the capital.
I present you the chieftains of the Council.
Thanks to your assistance, we fulfilled our wishes.
We shall never forget your benevolence.
It wasn't merely your wish that you fulfilled. Mine as well.
The clouds of anxiety besmirching my soul have finally vanished.
Dojin deserves praise for his contribution in all of this.
I laud your efforts.
I couldn't slay Muhyul and King Yuri.
Forgive me.
No need. Those two will now feel pain even worse than demise.
I wouldn't mind seeing them suffer a little more before we take their lives.
With momentum on our side, eliminating those two will be nothing.
Isn't that right?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I shall bestow you their heads.
What are your plans now?
Who is going to become King of Goguryeo, I mean.
That is still...
Couldn't you just do that yourself?
That is not possible, Sire.
All the people's eyes are on us,
so shouldn't we crown someone they can all accept and follow?
So you're relinquishing the throne to someone else?
We must confer with Buyeo before building a new dynasty,
so leave a trusted subject of yours to act on your behalf here in the capital.
Should Buyeo interfere in your internal affairs,
wouldn't it be cumbersome for you?
Why would it be?
We are now one with Buyeo,
so we certainly must follow your wishes, Sire.
As I expected,
he's not your average specimen.
What do you plan to do with Baegeuk?
Until we can get our hands on Goguryeo,
spare no effort in supporting him.
If we let him lead and the situation stabilizes,
then it will not be too late to get rid of him.
He's the kind of man who could foment winds of discord at any time.
That is why your role here is crucial.
When you're done here, I shall entrust you with taking care of Yeon.
I shall never forgive her,
but I shall respect any decision you make on this matter.
Do you realize what entrusting you with the life of a traitor means?
That I'm considering making you the heir to my throne.
Your Majesty!
That day is not far off.
Are you really going to give all this land to a subject of King Daeso?
Once you decide to bow, you have to do it properly.
Your Excellency!
I have my plans, so you don't need to worry.
Jolbon Fortress
That is impossible!
It doesn't make any sense!
We also confirmed that it was the Empress and Anseung who notified...
Baegeuk about your meeting the Sangga in secret.
They must have done that because Baegeuk promised Yeojin the throne.
Where is the Empress now?
She is confined in the capital.
This is all my fault.
Only my demerit could move her to plot treason against me.
The ruler who should gain the approval and trust of all creation...
couldn't even gain the trust of his consort after decades spent together,
so how can I call myself the King?!
King Daeso appeared in Gungnae Fortress.
In no time, King Daeso and Baegeuk will deploy troops here.
First, alert the lords of every fortress in the region.
Your Highness.
If they learn Baegeuk is in control of the capital,
all the lords who were sitting on the fence about this will join him.
But if they learn that he joined forces with King Daeso,
they will not all do that.
Right now, King Daeso is both a poison and an antidote to Baegeuk.
If people learn he conspired with Buyeo to betray our nation,
the number of lords feeling betrayed by him will rise.
King Daeso's presence in the capital might be our very last chance.
I beg you.
Allow me to see Prince Yeojin.
I cannot let anyone enter. Leave!
I was a servant of His Highness.
- So, please... - Didn't he tell you to leave?!
I beg you, just once! Do this for me.
Aren't you Yeonhwa?
Are you all right?
Your Highness.
Your Highness...
It's me, Yeonhwa.
Your Highness! Open your eyes.
Your Highness!
Yeonhwa...
You made it alive.
I was so worried about you,
it's a relief.
I'm really glad.
Your Highness...
Are you telling me to alert every lord in the area...
about King Daeso and Baegeuk controlling the capital?
What we need now are people who can show fealty and fight with us.
When they learn Baegeuk joined forces with King Daeso,
they will surely follow Your Majesty.
All right.
I shall trust your judgment.
Your Majesty!
Prince Yeojin regained his consciousness.
Yeojin!
Yeojin.
Father...
Father.
I have something to tell you.
Tell me.
What my mother did...
was only because of her ardent wish to help her inept son.
So... may you...
forgive her.
Yeojin!
Brother.
You must spare my mother's life.
Father.
I always wanted you to be proud of me.
But...
I couldn't live up to your expectations...
No... that's not true, Yeojin!
I wanted to give you some support...
I wanted...
to embrace the wide sky with you...
Yeojin!
Fa...ther...
For...give... me...
Yeojin!
Yeojin!!
No...
Your Highness...
No need.
Teach Prince Yeojin some moves.
When working on round surfaces,
you need to pull the knife if you wish to avoid cutting yourself.
Now those eyes of yours are beclouded by wintry wrath,
but one day that fury shall evanish,
and those eyes will flourish with the same warm zeal you show working on that woodblock.
Brother.
I want to learn swordsmanship from you.
Your Majesty!
My deepest congratulations!
Your... Majesty?!
Save that tongue of yours, and you'd survive the burning Hades.
I pledge my utmost allegiance to you, Sire.
I have no use for that capricious fealty of yours.
Then, what can I do for you, Your Majesty?
You'll have to give me your entire fortune, your slaves,
and all the trade rights Yuri bestowed you.
Why? You can't do that?
Your Majesty!
Slay me instead, Sire.
Is that so?
Then, I'll have to fulfill your wish.
Ahh... n...not...
There is something you must do.
I know how close you are to not only Yuri but Muhyul as well.
You will head to Jolbon,
and find out their movements in detail, after which you will report to us.
Should you harbor any other intent,
you and all your kinsmen shall lose your lives and everything you possess.
Wait...
What is the matter?
I have a request to make.
You shouldn't be in any position to ask me for that.
Well, why not?! Let me hear.
Send me and my sister to Jolbon.
Her concerns for Prince Yeojin are killing her.
Even if we go there, we will certainly not be safe,
but I can't bear to see her suffer for her son any longer.
It will be no use going there.
What is that...
We received word from our spies in Jolbon.
Prince Yeojin perished.
Did you ask them to let us leave for Jolbon?
Nunim...
What is the matter?
Yeojin...
Yeojin what?
...passed away.
Nunim!
Yeojin...
Yeojin!
Nunim!
Nunim...
Nunim!
Nunim!!
Nunim... Nunim.
We have about a thousand troops in Jolbon Fortress.
If we don't count the elder and injured, not even eight hundred will be ready for battle.
Your Highness!
You'll have to come with us.
It's the Crown Prince!
They want to fight against Baegeuk for betraying His Majesty.
Raise your heads.
I feel ashamed of facing you, as this country's Crown Prince.
I always thought that, as the heir to the throne, my duty was to protect this country.
Foolishly, I only thought of you as people to protect.
But I finally realized how mistaken I was.
I learned the reason our Goguryeo was able to survive until today!
Was thanks to your strength and passion.
You helped me awake from this folly of mine.
Whatever it takes,
I shall join forces with you to subjugate that traitor Baegeuk,
and regain our capital!
This spear you see is the easiest weapon to handle, for beginners like you.
You can seriously injure your foe even from a distance,
and if you maintain unity, the effects will double.
But, like any other weapon, it also has its disadvantages.
Finding those is part of your learning process.
- Understood? - Yes!
We can't feed them properly nor give them a decent shelter.
But even if we use all our means here in Jolbon Fortress,
make sure they don't face any discomfiture.
I will, Your Highness.
Your Highness!
What a pleasure to meet you again!
Do you have any place to lodge in?
Baegeuk took everything, and turned us into beggars.
Find a place for Mahwang to stay.
Yes.
I need someone with your skills to look after our people here in Jolbon.
Ahh... yes. I shall do my best.
If you need anything, don't hesitate and ask.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Majesty.
I met Yeojin in my dreams.
That poor boy was standing right next to me, as if he were alive.
I also saw Dojeol...
and Haemyeong, bleeding to death.
Father...
All three of them,
perishing under my eyes.
But, still.
I am alive and breathing.
Father!
Where in the world...
would you find another father like me?
You must let the sadness beclouding you go, and find strength.
That is truly what Yeojin and Haemyeong...
are wishing for.
My heart is torn into pieces,
and these bloody tears are blinding me with sadness.
How can I let this sorrow go?
Any grievances to voice, Sire?
I am doing fine, so you needn't worry.
Should you need anything, don't hesitate to ask me.
For your entire stay in Goguryeo, I shall do my best to serve you.
Will you heed this request, then?
You may tell me.
I've been wishing for something for a long time.
That is...
to possess Chumo*'s Heavenly Sword.
*Jumong
The Heavenly Sword is at the Girin caves,
inside the former king's shrine.
From what I hear, nobody can enter that place.
That is why I want it even more.
Before I return to Buyeo,
I want that sword gracing my hands.
Will you fulfill my wish?
All the people who turned their backs on Baegeuk are endlessly gathering.
Think of all the supplies conserved here in Jolbon Fortress, and you'll see why.
It's not like they came here to betray them like someone else,
so they will not hamper His Highness in any way.
Ahh... again with that.
Are you really going to act as a spy for Baegeuk?
Then, what else can I do?
If I don't, I'll lose all my fortune and my kinsmen.
Where are all those kinsmen of yours?
It all about your fortune, after all.
Don't do that, and just confess to His Highness.
Think we're the only spies in the capital?
If they find out we're helping His Highness, they're going to kill us.
I can't do that anyhow.
This is where we part ways. So long.
Gong Chan!
Where are you going, leaving me here?
Ahhh... so change your habits a little, will you?
What is so important about your fortune? What?!
Is anything concerning you?
I can't understand what King Daeso's true colors are.
What is that supposed to mean?
King Daeso wants the Heavenly Sword.
Whatever it takes, he wants to hold that sword.
That is because Jumong always made him feel inferior.
That is why I can't understand.
Why keep competing with a dead man?
If he so eagerly wishes for it, just do what he asks.
We can certainly let him have that useless sword.
And how are we going to find that?
Only King Yuri knows where that sword is.
As more people keep gathering here, we're quickly running out of supplies.
How much is left?
It will be hard to make them last even two months.
We can't allow any more people inside.
They will only become a burden to you.
We shall find a way to maximize supplies, so allow everyone to enter.
You three focus on training those who want to fight.
Yes.
Your Highness!
Here you are.
I'd like to have a word with you.
What was it you needed to tell me?
Your Highness!
I deserve nothing but death!
I tried to deceive you.
What are you talking about?
The reason I came here in Jolbon...
is because Baegeuk sent me.
He threatened that, if I didn't report on your movements and the situation here,
he would confiscate all my fortune, and kill my kinsmen.
I leave my life in your hands, Your Highness.
Give me the opportunity to sacrifice my life for you.
You shall never regret what you did today.
Master.
Baegeuk's spy from the capital is here.
- Where? - That way.
A message from His Excellency.
Well done.
Never forget His Excellency's eyes are on you.
A...All right.
- Gong Chan. - Yes.
What if he's suspecting us?
No... you did great.
You looked exactly like how a motherless dullard who betrayed His Highness would.
What is this Heavenly Sword?
Chumo refers to the former king.
Then, is it referring to a precious sword he left behind?
That's right.
But, why did King Daeso ask Baegeuk to find that sword?
King Daeso already sent the Black Shadows to get that sword once.
Ahh... and what... would be so important about that sword?
Didn't Prince Haemyeong bring the sword to the capital back then?
I remember he did that myself.
Only His Majesty knows where that sword is.
Anyone able to use that Heavenly Sword to his advantage...
could turn his destiny around.
I got what His Excellency wanted, so swiftly relay to him this message.
Will Baegeuk fall for it?
We'll have to wait and see.
Maro.
Deploy skilled fighters from the Intelligence Bureau to guard the shrine here.
Yes.
You didn't break any bone, so you don't need to worry.
- Make an infusion with sambucus extract. - Yes.
You look worn to a shadow.
Take care of yourself as well.
I am fine. There is no need to worry.
I hear there's plenty of people joining the ranks.
It's a relief.
They're the pillar supporting my resolve.
Baegeuk's spy is in Jolbon Fortress.
He might try to harm you, so be careful.
- Bring that wench to me. - Yes.
Have a seat.
I sought your presence as I have a request for you.
You may speak to me.
Is anything bothering you?
There's blood in my flux.
I will examine your pulse to start with.
How is it?
The anxiety in coming here must have done that to you.
I will make an infusion for you.
My gratitude.
If you excuse me...
We heard the Heavenly Sword is located at a shrine near Jolbon Fortress.
A shrine in Jolbon Fortress?
Yes, Your Majesty.
We had to send troops to subjugate Jolbon anyway,
so once we gain control of Jolbon Fortress,
the Heavenly Sword will be in your hands.
All right.
Were you looking for me?
Take the Black Shadows and head to Jolbon.
Dojin.
Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Sword?
The Heavenly Sword was used by Jumong.
I've been trying to get my hands on that sword for decades,
but my efforts were always in vain.
The reason I want that sword...
is because the heavens will bestow the northern lands upon him who holds it.
I want to hold that sword with these very hands,
and sound the drums of victory around these nothern lands one last time!
Before my demise, I want to become the leading light everyone acknowledges.
Go to Jolbon, and bring me the Heavenly Sword.
It is inside the outer shrine there.
Yes, Your Majesty.
We will head to Jolbon.
Dojin led a group of Black Shadows and left for Jolbon.
Dojin?!
I must find out why King Daeso wants that sword so ardently.
I don't know whether we'll be able to find nut grass.
It's so comfortable here, outside the palace.
Who are you?
Take her.
Monggeum!
Mo...Monggeum!
- Monggeum. - Take her!
Your Highness.
Why are you surprised?
Just because I welcomed you with a smile on my face,
did you think I was feeling the same thing inside?
Do you even realize how much suffering...
your presence is causing me?!
- My apologies. - Shut your mouth!
Those paltry words shan't heal the wounds beclouding my heart!
I should pay you back for every single tear I shed inside,
but I will at least find satisfaction.
- Take her! - Yes!
Charge!
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