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(Episode 24)

It will get infected...

if you touch it.

Goodnight.

You are doing it again.

Crying in your sleep.

Han Chun?

Yes, it is me.

This must be a dream.

It is not a dream.

Han Chun.

I need to give this back.

What?

The bird.

The bird?

The thing you gave me.

He is expecting you.

Did you sleep well?

Do not do that.

- Pardon? - I order you not to bow to me.

I do not want to see that.

I will abide.

Did you sleep well?

I slept well.

Lin went to see them off.

Your father, the Minister of Finance, and Master Lee.

See them off?

They are headed to Master Lee's place.

I sent a few guards with them, so they will be safe.

- How could I repay... - Do not say that either.

I will not hear it.

Is that the Crown Prince's order?

Yes.

The people who stopped you were Song In and the snake-tattooed man.

That woman who is with His Majesty is also on their side.

Bu Yong.

They want to crown the second son of the Chancellor in your place.

That has been going on for a long time.

- Then? - Then what?

Should you be here right now?

His Majesty is furious.

- He wants to depose me. - Exactly.

What should I do?

- Pardon? - Have you forgotten?

I gave you the right to kill me.

So you should decide this one.

Decide what?

My place as the Crown Prince.

Should I just give it to him?

And should you and I...

hang around for the rest of our lives?

I came to ask you that.

We can go to the oceans and to the mountains.

And visit faraway countries.

- Your Highness... - Famous wines.

We could search and taste them all.

Would that not make for a great trip?

Shall we do that?

He will be my husband.

Right?

"If the Crown Prince were to waver,"

"that would be a misfortune."

I was then given a command.

"Help him."

"So he does not waver."

Do not waver?

Yes.

Will you help me?

I will.

- This is yours. - Let us go.

I need your help.

Come along.

I will.

Your Highness, I brought you milk porridge.

You must have at least a little.

Get going.

Oh dear.

Can you even manage to get up?

You must wake up and eat, Your Highness.

The Queen herself had the porridge made for you.

Please eat some for her sake.

This is...

the best rice in soup.

The best in Goryeo.

The broth is rich and almost sweet.

It just fills you with energy.

He is here.

- Brother. - Sister!

What have you been doing?

You look so much more handsome.

What happened to you? You lost weight.

You are skin and bones.

What are they doing?

I do not know.

Come this way.

They are way too...

Way too close.

You met before.

One of Master Lee's pupils.

- He is... - I remember him.

You thrashed him in a game of hockey.

Next to him is the sidekick.

Do you not feel hot, standing so close together?

If you can gain control of the Eungyang and Yongho Armies,

the rest should be easy.

This brother acts as Master Lee's messenger.

Anyone who knows our master...

has seen him at least once.

We have a brother in the Eungyang Army.

He is one of the commander's assistants,

and he gave us grave news.

The King's men have...

more food and weapons than they need,

but the other camps such as...

the Eungyang Army are under-supplied.

They have little food, clothes,

and weapons.

The Falconry Office has the right to distribute supplies.

They are all my father's men and treacherous.

Their supplies are sold in the market,

and the soldiers are fed grains that are years old.

Open the sacks,

and out tumble worms and lice.

"They are giving us protein with the grain."

That is their logic.

So every now and then,

just so they have something to eat,

they are forced to steal.

They take off their uniforms, and wear masks like thieves.

- Do you mean... - They steal from the King's men.

The commanders turn a blind eye.

With his help,

could that rare occurrence happen tonight?

What?

Our shadows are pretty famous.

Very famous.

They are incredibly skilled.

How good are they?

They move like shadows. They are never seen.

That is why...

we are called shadows.

The King sent his best men to track them down.

But he found not even their shadows.

That is why...

we are called shadows.

- Tonight, we eat meat dumplings. - Kimchi dumplings.

- Meat dumplings. - We had meat dumplings yesterday.

I want meat again.

You are so selfish.

Thieves.

Catch these thieves.

- Step aside! - No.

Attack!

Who are you?

Have you...

heard of the shadow bodyguards?

Darn it.

We shall take your comrades hostage.

Tell your commander.

If he does not see us today,

the King's men will see you.

We are thieves. We have no commander.

I am sure you do.

The Eungyang Army commander.

If my master...

were to hear what happened, he would be greatly perplexed.

The Eungyang Army dressed as thieves...

to steal supplies from the King's men.

The shadow bodyguards' master is...

Before sunset today.

Come to Geumgajeong.

Yes, yes, everything is fine.

A bird is a bird.

Eo Min Taek is the Yongho Army commander.

- He serves the Falconry Office. - That is not all.

He voluntarily takes what should go to his men.

He pays even less than...

what little pay they get for various reasons.

Lim Chi Young served under him as a general.

There are many anecdotes on him.

Every day, he had...

his soldiers' rice for the next day soaked with water.

That was so the commander could not take it.

He sided with his men.

For that, he was framed, punished,

and demoted to footsoldier.

General Lim Chi Young.

The name is mine,

but not the rank.

Who are you?

Are... Are they...

the shadow bodyguards?

I see that...

you recognize them.

Your... Your Highness?

Your... Your Highness.

I am the Eungyang Army commander.

I was told my men were here.

How dare you?

You are a good commander.

You could have turned your back on a few of your men.

Someone dropped...

the Crown Prince's name and threatened them.

Lim Chi Young.

Why are you here?

He is the Crown Prince.

- Is he really? - Eungyang Army Commander Ko Sung.

Your Highness.

I need to command your army. Can I have your tag?

(Commanders had specific tags.)

You cannot.

For just one day?

May I ask a question?

Of course.

Are you planning a revolt?

This is a spear your men were fighting with.

The tip came off, so it was tied on with twine.

When was the last time you got new weapons?

Last spring.

And salary?

Four months ago.

And food?

If you are plotting treason,

I will and must cut you down.

- I protect the King... - Protect him.

But let us get rid of the King's men.

Only then can you truly protect your king...

and his people.

While enjoying three meals a day...

and carrying weapons with functioning blades.

You wish to...

- attack the King's own men? - Yes.

With the tag that signifies my authority?

And Commander Lim's.

"Commander Lim"?

I just arrested the Yongho Army commander.

He is the new commander.

Will you lend me your authority?

For just one day.

The parchment was completed yesterday...

and passed onto the calligrapher.

The announcement was written during the night.

I believe the King will receive it sometime today.

He gave a command early this morning.

There will be a deliberative council with everyone present.

Listen.

Yes, Your Highness.

If you wish to know what my son and I are planning,

ask me outright.

I would not dare do such a thing.

So Hwa.

So Hwa.

Will you not wish me luck before I return to the palace?

So Hwa.

She left.

She left with her brother to see their master.

- Without a goodbye? - They left at daybreak.

She asked me to say, "May it all work out."

She also asked me...

to pass you this.

She reminds me of a bird.

She takes flight, and leaves so easily...

without looking back.

Everything is ready.

Let us go.

I shall escort you.

Make way!

The Eungyang and Yongho Armies surrounded your chambers.

What did you say? What were my men doing?

They were unable to leave their barracks.

I believe some other camps joined their forces.

They joined forces? With whom? What for?

That... That fool...

Did you sleep well, Father?

You... You fool.

Is this the announcement you made of my deposal?

This... This is a revolt.

Is there anyone outside? I am surrounded by traitors!

Arrest them all!

You just have to affix your print on that, Your Majesty.

Will you really kill me?

What makes you think that?

I am your father.

I am your birth father.

- Lead Envoy. - Yes, Your Highness.

I think my father is confused.

This commands that...

you groom the Crown Prince to become your successor.

I must groom him?

The Crown Prince is grown, and it is time he learn how to govern.

We ask that you vacate the throne for a while...

and give your son a title that befits his status...

so you can test how good he is.

That is what I plan to inform my master, the Emperor of Yuan.

The ministers led by the Chancellor,

the scholars led by Master Lee Seung Hyu.

The Eungyang Army.

The Yongho Army.

And various other officials.

They all...

believe that I have more to learn.

What do you say we do, Father?

And so I am making an aviary.

For my bird.

So big she does not know it exists,

and so beautiful she will not want to leave it.

Lin.

Yes, Your Highness.

Come with me.

That day, my bird...

parked itself for a moment among the red flowers...

which was in full bloom everywhere.

The moment I saw her smile, I knew...

I would end up...

throwing everything away to have her.

I may have to abandon my friend...

and even myself.

I will end up leaving everything behind.

But...

I could not help myself.

So Hwa.

Over here.

Over here.

So Hwa, are you okay?

So Hwa.

So Hwa, where are you?

That day. The day when we smiled with agony...

lasted only...

for a short moment.

(The King in Love)

Do not avoid me.

Please hear me out.

Are you in such a hurry?

Who are you to step up?

I will take care of So Hwa.

I finally found out...

what the Crown Prince's weakness is.

Do you recognize this?

You have to find out...

who did this and why, right?

- So Hwa. - Yes, this is...

my family's mark.

Do not do that, San.