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This drama is created based on the On Dal story in Yeoljeon of Samguksagi. The characters, events, and specific chronology in the show may be different from historical facts.

[Previous story] What? A revolt! Did Juan fortress raise an army?

I'll keep commanding the punitive force.

You should rush back to Pyeongyang Castle.

We don't know what Go Won Pyo and his son might do,

and you're the only one who can prevent them.

Your Majesty!

From now on, you will be charged with the crime of treason.

What? Detention?

Notify Gwannobu and Sonobu immediately!

Be armed and rally in front of the palace gate!

It's over, Instructor Go.

It is my father's will that's over.

I haven't even started yet.

Give up, Instructor Go.

Whoever wants to die, come out to me!

An escape from prison?

I have no obligation to get the Go father and son out of prison.

As the situation changes, the terms of the agreement can change as well.

I'll go if you tell me to go,

I'll stand if you tell me to stand.

Episode 17

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Go Won Pyo and his son Go Geon,

and all of the Gyerubu soldiers are imprisoned now.

Gyerubu are supposed to be the foundation of the country.

How can they plot treason?

We should execute them immediately by beheading!

Upper Go family is the original royal blood.

It's easy to cut their heads off,

but it's not easy to disgrace the country's honor.

However, Your Majesty!

Haven't the Sonobu come yet?

The whereabouts of Chief Hae Ji Wol and his daughter are unknown, Your Majesty.

We have sent troops to search everywhere they may have fled.

Upper Go family is a part of the royal family,

but the crime of plotting treason is much more serious.

That's right.

What Chief Jin said is correct.

Please show the fair strictness of the royal family, Your Majesty.

Your Highness came back after completing your recovery earlier than expected.

Besides that, please don't say anything.

You completely deceived my father and me.

You're very arrogant, Princess.

Then if I am,

do you want me to imprison you together with Go Won Pyo?

How is your ailment? Are you feeling any better?

Yes...

Thanks to your concern, I recovered, Your Majesty.

God looked after you.

I'm glad.

The prince was looking for his mom so much!

I don't deserve such grace, Your Majesty.

Have you made the decision against the Go father and son, Your Majesty?

When the morning comes, they will be executed by beheading.

- Are we almost there? - Yes!

Wol, let's go.

There're a lot of pretty things, right?

- Let's come back later. - Okay!

I missed it again.

How should I do it?

Brother-in-law?

- Yes. - Did you have a fight with my sister?

No, I didn't...

I thought you might have fought because of Instructor Go.

He said he'd be loyal to the royal family but committed treason.

That traitor ...

Why didn't you kill him at the moment when you saw him?

I heard that when you went out for the punitive expedition, you killed more than a hundred people.

How did that feel? I think it's going to be very exhilarating!

Do you want to know

how it feels to kill a person?

Leave your heart empty and strengthen your stomach.

What are you doing?

When you're aiming a bow,

you should empty your mind and tighten your stomach.

And then aim at the target.

What are you doing, brother-in-law?

Let me go!

Aim for the head or the heart...

You have to kill them in one shot.

Are you crazy?

General!

If you were going to come, then you should've told us first!

Then we would've sent a palanquin or something to you.

Why did you go through all this trouble?

I don't deserve a palanquin in my life!

You're the mother-in-law of the princess of Goguryeo, who is the second-highest in Goguryeo,

and her husband, the general's mother!

Recently, Dal went out for a punitive expedition

and made a distinguished contribution!

That's right!

- A punitive expedition? - Yes!

- Is that so... - Oh, excuse me.

You're using the cane that I made for you!

It's slim and nice.

How's your health?

If I were sick, I wouldn't have come all the way here to the capital!

By the way...

You sound like you're doing very well, judging from your voice.

Well, just a little bit...

That's right! All of you became city people!

Wol, you're going through a lot of trouble.

You little thing! You were very small before, and now you're all grown up!

Don't touch me!

How can you grab a grown woman's cheek like that?

She's a grown woman!

Orabeoni!

How have you been?

Mother!

Dal, is that you?

- Mother! - My son!

Let me hug you.

Mother...

My goodness! My baby!

Mother...

Yes.

Yes, it's me, your mother.

I came here to see you.

I missed you, too!

I know! That's why I'm here, my son.

Are you crying?

No, I'm not.

If somebody sees you, they might think somebody died!

- Stop crying. - I said I'm not crying!

You're a great general of Goguryeo.

It's inappropriate behavior!

- My baby... - Mother.

Yes, my baby, my son.

Yes.

- I missed you so much. - Right, right.

- It's flat and nice, right? - Yes! There's no raised spot.

Mother!

It's been such a long time!

- Are you not injured? - No.

It's warm and nice.

I'm sorry, Mother.

We should've brought you here a long time ago.

I didn't expect to come into the palace in my life. I don't know what's going on.

This is the place where we live now, Mother.

It's very spacious and grand, isn't it?

It feels like it. Every corner smells nice as well!

Please have a nice and long vacation since you came all the way to the capital.

I can't have a vacation...

By the way,

I heard there was a big incident at the royal palace.

It's all over now.

General On worked hard.

Are you talking about that punitive expedition or something?

Where did you hear about that?

Did Hong Mae tell you about this? Or Pil Goo said it?

Why are you getting agitated?

What did I do?

Dal.

Mother. Why don't you live in the capital from now on?

We'll get you a place for you.

It's fine.

Even though it's an old hut, I still have my own fine place.

If you live close to us, we would feel more secure as well.

Thank you for your suggestion, but it's okay.

Even so, please consider it seriously.

That's enough. My mother said she doesn't want to.

Your Highness.

Thank you for coming all the way here, ma'am.

She's my nanny, who's like my family.

Oh, my goodness.

Thank you so much.

I'm just a mere palace maid. Please talk down to me.

Your Highness.

There's a message from the king's quarters to bring the general's mother.

Did Father say that?

I wanted to meet you who raised General On bravely.

Your subject doesn't deserve such grace, Your Majesty.

She took care of me very well when I was in trouble.

Also, I tasted some married life at my mother-in-law's place.

Sweetie, I mean, Your Highness, at that time...

It was nothing more than just a taste of it, Your Majesty.

I see the princess, who fears nothing in this world, met a proper mother-in-law.

You're an admirable person since you did so much even though you're visually impaired.

You're a mother figure that Goguryeo women should look up to.

So,

I'm going to give jewelry and fabrics to her as a reward.

It would be a great honor.

I don't deserve such grace, but...

instead of a reward,

I have a small favor to ask.

A favor?

Ask me anything.

My son, On Dal,

please allow him to go back home with me, Your Majesty.

Mother!

He grew up using the land as bedding and the sky as a blanket.

Since he contributed enough to the country.

Please let him return now to nature to live freely.

When did I say I want to go back home?

My wife is here, and my friends are here, too!

I'm living well here.

I'm doing better than you think!

Dal, stop it.

The one who needs to stop is my mother.

I wondered why she came all the way to the capital, and she's saying weird things!

Do you think I don't know about you?

You're not a person who's going to enjoy when you get to a higher rank and live prosperously.

My life is less fortunate than any other's life,

but I'm trying to make you feel at ease because I'm your mom!

- I don't want to hear that. - Dal!

I don't intend to go back to that valley on the mountain,

so please don't say such nonsense!

Dal!

Mother...

Hey! Are you really going to leave like this?

Where are you going to go?

I don't know. As long as it's not here, I'm fine.

- Jin, don't do that. Let's talk calmly. - I don't need to!

I'm sick of everything.

Goodbye, Dal.

I came here to vent to you, but what's going on? Why is she saying goodbye?

What is it? I'm asking you what's going on.

She's sick of all of us.

You, me, and Ga Jin, all of us.

She said she's going to leave forever and don't try to find her.

How can you let her go like that?

What am I suppose to do? She's not listening to me and she's leaving!

Hey!

Bangju is looking for you.

I have no reason to see him.

You better come with us.

Don't make us splash blood in broad daylight.

Please drink the rest.

They said this is good for your cough.

I know my symptom the best.

That's why I came here to hear Dal's voice for one last time.

Mother...

What's going on with Dal?

He doesn't sound like him that I knew.

His energy somehow became harsh as well.

He had to go through a lot of rough times.

It's all my fault.

It's nobody's fault! That's what living a life is about.

I'm so sorry, Mother.

Even though I begged him to go back,

Dal wouldn't change his mind.

He's a fool who's only devoted to you, Princess.

I made a promise to General On.

Even if the sky should split and fall, that I'm going to protect Dal.

When I can't keep that promise anymore...

please keep that promise instead of me, Your Highness.

Yes, Mother.

My daughter.

You're very sweet and pretty.

Tonight... I'm going to end the king's breath.

There's still a chance, so you should grab the sword again.

I don't want to do anything.

I'm going to go back to the Turks.

Ga Jin betrayed me, and Tae Mo's dead,

so I was going to choose you as the successor of the Cheonjubang.

But are you going to let down my grace in raising you?

I'm saying this... because I do appreciate your grace.

Even if you manage to sneak into the palace, you'll fail to kill the king.

It's because Ga Jin is waiting for you.

Is that so?

But you were going to leave Ga Jin?

Stay here and wait.

When the will of heaven comes true, your thoughts will change as well.

Dal!

You said you were leaving, but what is this?

What are you doing!

- His Majesty and Ga Jin are in danger. - What?

Bangju is going to attack the palace tonight.

What are you waiting for? Hurry up!

I was cowardly.

I knew Bangju was gathering assassins.

But I didn't tell Ga Jin about that because I was angry at her recently.

It's okay for you to continue to be cowardly.

But don't tell this to anyone.

Go to Sunnobu's place and inform the chief.

Tell him to gather the soldiers and go to the palace right away.

What about you?

I should tell Ga Jin. Hurry up.

Cheonjubang?

I told Ta Rah Jin to bring Sunnobu's soldiers.

Also, I told the garrison in front of the palace gates to be on alert.

There are not that many assassins left.

They will be wiped out even before passing the palace gate.

But they decided to attack us?

If you're ready to die, there's nothing to be afraid of.

What's going on?

Why did you wake up so early?

I should go home. It seems like it's dark already.

You shouldn't go out right now, Mother.

Who are you!

General!

Come out.

You came here for me.

She's the friend that I told you about before.

Also, she's my lover.

You went through a lot of trouble.

You brought in outsiders to the important work!

What's so important about the color of the cat when you're catching a mouse?

I know that you're a spy from Silla.

Also, I know that my foolish son killed our commander to protect you!

I'm deeply sorry, General.

When the revolution is completed, I'm going to cut your head off!

And send it to the King of Silla.

Father!

You have to finish the revolution first.

Cheonjubang already sneaked into the palace.

- What are you all doing! Move! - Yes, sir!

Go to the king's quarters.

Escort him.

I have to go by myself.

If the king's quarters is empty, he must have escaped to the royal council hall.

Hurry up before we lose him.

It's dangerous here. Go out of the palace.

I'll see you when this is over.

I'll come with you!

No, you shouldn't come.

Let's go.

Yes, sir.

Careful, careful.

Please wait here, Mother.

By herself?

We don't know what's going on outside, so she'll be safer here.

Don't go anywhere else, but just stay here until we come.

Dal...

It'll be okay.

We'll come back soon.

Ga Jin, we have to go now.

Sweetie...

Please...

Please, be safe.

Don't worry about us.

Okay. You should go.

Royal council hall! He must be there.

Halt.

Take the prince away with you all.

Mother!

I can't leave you to be killed by mere assassins.

I'm going to execute you with my own hands.

Gochuga...

How could you do that?

How could you ...

betray me?

I-I got tricked by the princess.

Instead of the promise with me, you believed the princess' trick.

I had to protect my prince!

As a mother, there was nothing else I could do.

- The prince? - Yes...

You only think about him!

Please kill me!

If it's your sword, I'll be happy to die!

Please, please spare our prince!

Kill me...

Kill me!

And please forgive my sin!

Please!

Please forgive my sin...

Shut your mouth!

You shouldn't think you can get away with this by death.

I'm not going to forgive you forever.

Take the crown prince and get out of here first!

- Father! - Hurry up!

Yes, Your Majesty!

I have been waiting for this moment for my whole life.

I'm going to rip your limbs off with my own hands.

Bring it on.

Your head will be lopped off first!

My wife...

and my son are here right now.

To see your death.

Bangju!

Ga Jin...

Father!

Crown Prince!

Empty your heart, and tighten your stomach.

I did what you told me.

I'm proud of you. You did great!

The assassins came deep into the palace.

What is going on?

I don't know the details yet.

You have to get out of here first.

Let's get out of here, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

You are still alive.

General Go!

- You bastard! - Father.

Instructor Go, did you manipulate the Cheonjubang?

I guess Bangju failed.

Instructor Go!

How dare you!

Why don't you surrender obediently?

I'll escort you with respect.

Why don't you leave first, Your Majesty?

Take him with you.

Father.

The royal family is gathered here together.

It's cumbersome for me to chase each of you, but you made it simple.

- Go Won Pyo, finally you knave ... - Father!

Why are you so surprised?

I'm here to take back my Goguryeo that I lent to you for a moment.

Shut your mouth!

Escort Father and go to the queen's quarters.

- Sister! - You have to protect both the queen and the prince.

That's what you have to do, Crown Prince.

Why don't you go with the Crown Prince, Father?

I'll follow you shortly.

Princess!

It's useless.

It's just changing the order of getting killed.

What are you all waiting for? Crown Prince!

- Let's go! - Yes, Your Highness!

Princess...

If you drop your sword, then I'll kill you gently.

Shut your mouth!

You won't be able to die comfortably.

Like mother, like daughter, I see.

Even when I die, I'm not going to forgive you!

You will never have Goguryeo!

Did you come to take revenge?

Queen...

Go Won Pyo...

You will never... have Goguryeo.

That sword got stronger from getting stained with blood on battlefields.

Today, I'm going to stain my sword with your blood!

Sure.

Get out of my way!

General! You have to go to the palace's rear garden.

Gochuga is...

What about my father?

We'll take care of it here, sir.

Father.

Father!

Father, please open your eyes!

Father!

Are you okay?

- Geon. - Yes!

Yes, Father!

It's me, Geon.

Even with my death, this fight is not over.

You shouldn't stop

and should fight to the end.

You have to see...

You have to see it!

You promised me to see my Goguryeo!

I will see it.

I'm going to see with both eyes wide open...

Father!

Father, please don't do this to me!

Did you get hurt... anywhere?

I'm...

I'm totally fine, Father.

Then it's fine.

I...

Father?

Father!

Father... Father...

Father!

Father...

- Over there! - Yes, sir!

Dal!

How's His Majesty?

I escorted him to a safe place.

Go Geon... I lost him.

While I was dealing with his mere subordinates.

It's okay.

It's all over now.

Sunnobu and Jeolnobu came to join.

My wife...

You are very pretty.

Dal!

Are you okay?

You came here.

Poong Gae.

We have to go.

Let's go to my mother.

Yes, we must go.

Is it you, Dal?

Sweetie, is that you?

Who are you?

Who is it?

Did the princess pass here?

Hey!

I'm asking you if the princess and On Dal passed here.

I guess I'm right.

They didn't go that way!

Let me go.

I said they didn't go that way!

I said, let me go!

Nobody passed this way!

Let go of me.

Your Majesty!

What happened to the traitors?

We're getting rid of the rest. Please don't worry about it, Your Majesty!

- Escort His Majesty to the king's quarters! - Escort His Majesty!

Where are the princess and my son-in-law?

They went to the Magnolia Hall.

Why?

General On's mother is there, Your Majesty.

- Hurry up and escort my father. - Escort His Majesty!

- Escort His Majesty! - Yes, sir!

General!

Please don't go outside.

Get out of my way.

Sunnobu and Jeolnobu's soldiers are in the palace right now.

The situation turned already, so what are you going to do now?

The Princess, and On Dal.

- I have to kill them. - General!

I have to... kill them.

I should kill them!

My father...

My father is dead.

He died in front of my eyes.

Even though my limbs might get torn apart,

I'm going to rip them into pieces!

Today is not the time.

Please come with me to Silla.

Let's go and plan for the future.

I'll devote my life to support you!

So, please...

Please don't reject my request.

Mo Yong.

You should go back to your country.

My grave... is here.

You're my only man... in this world.

I know that.

You're also... my only woman.

So...

I'm not going to let you go.

Mother.

I'm here.

Wake up.

Mother!

Mom!

Mom!

Please, open your eyes!

Mom!

Mom!

Have a funeral for him with respect.

Your Majesty!

- How can we do that to a traitor! - He was a Gochuga of this country

and a brave general.

Also, he was my friend who crossed the lines of death multiple times together with me.

So please don't stop me from sending him with respect.

Your Majesty!

We haven't found where General Go Geon went.

Your Majesty!

Silla forces have taken over Adan Fortress!

Adan Fortress?

Please don't go.

I said, don't go!

I'm just going to send off my mother.

I'll let her rest in a sunny place.

I know that you won't come back after leaving like this.

- I'll be back. - Don't lie to me.

I know that you're leaving with the intention of never coming back!

Right now, you're trying to abandon me.

Ga Jin.

It's all my fault.

So please don't go, Dal.

The one who did wrong is me.

That I thought we were meant to be together...

I was wrong about that.

You had your own way to go, and I had my own place.

But I tried to ignore that.

You know that I'm a foolish guy.

You said you're going to be my sword.

You said you'll be next to me forever!

The only person that I have to protect with my life,

that's the reason why any man would hold a sword.

And now, my work is done.

That's not true.

It's not over yet.

You and I have to run Goguryeo from now on.

The time for us to be happy is waiting.

I can't let you go like this!

Then do you want to come with me?

Hunting rabbits and digging for herbs like before.

Can you live like that?

Okay.

I'll come with you.

From the moment when we were together, we lost our precious people.

We lost your mother, my father,

and now my mother as well.

Maybe later...

I might lose you, or I might be destroyed.

Dal...

I'm leaving so as to not lose you.

Please don't go...

You should become who you want to be.

Whether you become the king's sister,

or you become king, yourself.

I'll go back to being a fool in Ghost Village.

No, please don't do this to me.

Dal...

Dal!

Dal!

♫ I hope I'm not a passing fancy ♫

♫ For you, just for you ♫

♫ Where my eyes can go, where my hand can touch ♫

♫ I hope you are there ♫

♫ Not later, It's not too late ♫

♫ I hope you will stay with me ♫

♫ I will become love to you ♫

♫ You will become tomorrow to me ♫

It will protect you too from now on.

And this ... it means we are a married couple who'll be together for life and death.

♫ I, more than anything else ♫

♫ Hope we can say that's all that matters ♫

Is this my karma?

Did the greed and jealousy that I had in the past

endanger Goguryeo

and put my children into misery?

Please don't regret nor blame yourself.

Your Majesty's time is almost over nonetheless.

Helping the crown prince and the princess to raise a new Goguryeo kingdom,

that's the only thing left for you to do, Your Majesty.

Please forgive... my sins, General Son.

4 years later, Goguryeo Nangbyuk fortress

Get out of my way.

His Majesty said I shouldn't let anybody in.

Don't you know who I am?

I'm His Majesty's sister.

However...

Everybody, stop!

Don't touch me!

I've already heard about the victory. King Yeongyang (the 26th king of Goguryeo and former Crown Prince Won).

I heard that Baekje troops got frightened and retreated?

Why didn't you send me supporting troops when you promised me to do so?

There were some situations in the capital.

Anyway, I only believed in you, and I'm glad you won the war.

I lost half of my soldiers!

If the supporting troops arrived, they wouldn't have been sacrificed.

Are you blaming me, the king?

I'm worried about it.

The mistake that my younger brother made.

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♫ When I close my eyes, ♫

♫ The beautiful you becomes clearer ♫

♫ Although I can't hold you, I'm happy ♫

♫ If you know my heart, ♫

River Where the Moon Rises

Am I the King?

Or am I your younger brother?

General Go, if you go to Goguryeo as an envoy, then you will be beheaded.

- Go Geon, the envoy of Silla! - I am here seeking an audience with His Majesty the King.

Go Geon!

I'm seeing an apparition of my mother.

Dal, let's go to the capital.

You should go back and see the princess!

I know I'm shameless, but I missed you.

Ga Jin and I shouldn't be together.

Whether I die or something happens to her, it'll be a bloodbath in the end.

It will be the justification for Your Majesty to raise the army.

Please, be safe.

Your life is precious.

You as well, Your Highness.