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This drama is based on the life of On Dal, a Goguryeo general from the Yeoljeon (Biographies) of Samguksagi. The characters, events, and specific chronology may be different from history.

[Final Episode] I've dismissed General Go Geon from his position.

So, you're going to have to assist me on the battlefield.

If it's Your Majesty's order, I will follow.

Did you have a good rest?

I couldn't rest well.

because my sleep was invaded by those petty Goguryeo bastards' scheme.

You think I would've really thrown you out, the noble of Seonggol and the backbone of Silla's army? (T/N: 'Seonggol' - 'sacred bone' was the highest class in Silla.)

While you were resting,

I was using Go Geon's madness to hurry the preparation to go into the battle.

You must deal with the Hae father and daughter.

It's not just those two.

That headstrong Goguryeo rebel who is less useful than expected,

must go as well.

We've managed to break General Go's wings, but what do you plan to do going forward?

I'm asking if your heart won't change even if he becomes a nobody.

It won't change.

In any case, this is why problems that money can't solve are headaches.

You must be blinded by love that you cannot see the ending.

Mo Yong.

For me, I see the ending.

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The soldiers of the 5th Division are ready to go!

Also, soldiers from each tribe of Jega Association joined!

Daedaero.

Please take care of the capital.

I will do my best so that the people are not disturbed.

Your Majesty.

Please win the battle.

A large force from Silla is heading towards the princess and General On!

We will go rapidly and save them, and take back Adan Fortress!

- Choong! Myung! (T/N: 'Choong' means loyalty and 'Myung' means life.)

Choong! Myung!

Choong! Myung! Choong! Myung!

Stop crying.

Aren't you the blood of King Pyeongwon and the Prince of the Great Goguryeo?

I have committed many sins for a long time.

Banishing me from the palace for the sins I should've paid for with my life,

His Majesty's grace is deep.

Will I never see you again?

I have lived only dreaming of the day when you become the owner of the Throne Room.

Someday, when my dream comes true,

we'll see each other again.

Mother...

You have to be strong.

Until that day arrives.

Adan Fortress

General!

General, the vanguard has breached the East Gate!

We have to enter the fortress before their main force blocks the East Gate!

Did you all come here to live?

We are here to win!

If you lose, will you die?

We'll win and live!

Goguryeo's warriors!

Let's advance!

General.

Where do you intend to go?

If you know, are you going to follow me?

Silla troops already went to battle as soon as the dawn broke.

Well, I guess I can leisurely take time chasing the tail.

Even if you go to Adan Fortress, do you think you'll see the princess?

I knew it.

That was the content of the secret letter you burnt.

The one who informed the king was either Chief Hae or you, right?

Yes.

It was me.

Why?

For fear you who are obsessed with the princess, would dash into a fatal situation.

for fear you would voluntarily jump into a hole you cannot get out of,

I am the one that brought you down.

You've done a foolish thing

No. I've been thoroughly foolish up to now.

Now, by acting wisely,

- I'm going to save your life. - Store owner.

Even if you try to save me,

I won't want to live.

How do you not know?

Do not forgive me.

Numerous times a day,

until the day you die of old age,

speak ill of me,

blame me,

and curse me.

You...

You're a man who doesn't even deserve to be blamed.

I know.

That's who I am.

Your Majesty! A messenger from Adan Fortress has arrived!

It's a news of victory! 3,000 troops recovered Adan's fortress!

What happened with the princess and General On Dal?

Are they safe?

Yes, and so is General Sa Poong Gae.

Things will get worse when Silla's main force arrives.

Let's hurry.

Are we too late?

It seems the lord in charge of the fortress couldn't withstand long.

Let's set up camp.

Are we not striking right away?

I should give them a chance to surrender.

Set up military headquarters!

Silla soldiers are here!

Silla soldiers are here!

That's the king's flag.

Silla's king is here.

A messenger is coming!

What does it say?

They're saying to surrender, right?

It says to disarm and open the gate by dawn tomorrow..

They won't let anyone live if we resist.

How dare those crazies!

What will you do, General?

People of Goguryeo...cannot abandon Goguryeo land.

I will fight to the last man!

I will fight with you!

I will fight, General!

Your Highness.

Your work here is finished.

I don't want to go.

I want to stay and fight.

You can't.

You have to follow the general's order.

You've got to take the wounded soldiers to the city safely.

But—

I also... want you to be safe.

Honey...

Don't talk nonsense.

How could I go and leave you here?

I'm never leaving.

Your job here is finished.

We fought together, and recovered my father's legacy.

That's enough.

I'll do the protecting, Ga Jin.

No.

I'm going to stay here with you.

Don't be stubborn.

I'm giving you an order as the commander of the squad, not as your husband.

Escort Jin and the wounded soldiers, and go first.

We recaptured the fortress, but a lot of soldiers were sacrificed.

There's not many left.

It's pointless to fight in this situation.

So, Dal...

Win or lose, it's the general's fate to wield the sword to the end.

If there are soldiers who want to leave, I'll send them with the wounded.

End of discussion.

Okay.

I'll get ready to leave.

Wounded soldiers will leave with Her Highness to Pyeongyang!

Yes, General!

Jin, let's go.

What is it, Your Highness?

Jin.

I can't just leave like this.

What do you mean?

You think General On will be happy to see you return?

He probably won't even open the gates.

No.

It's not about going back to General On.

What?

Did His Majesty send you?

Your Highness!

You can't.

Who's there?

Who the hell are you?

Your Majesty.

She's Goguryeo's princess, Pyeonggang.

I've heard of the princess' reputation,

but it feels different to meet you face-to-face.

If it weren't for General Go Geon, I would have died an unnatural death at the sword of the princess.

I am humbled.

He will have to be charged for entering the military camp without receiving an order.

How can you, who stole Goguryeo women, act so dignified?

You are quite bold yourself, Princess.

A princess of a nation sneaking deep into her enemy's camp with a sword.

Was this an order from Goguryeo's king?

Or was it from your husband?

I came on my own terms.

If I kill you, I can save my soldiers.

Oh, my.

I've given you the grace of surrendering.

Not at all.

Along with General On, the soldiers at Adan Fortress will fight to the last man.

Your spirit is admirable. But you should know how to assess the situation.

How can you not know that it's already tilting to my victory before fighting?

Even if we lose,

they will not give up the fortress easily,

so bodies of Silla troops will be piled up like a mountain.

General Go.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The captured princess dares to threaten me.

At this rate, we'll have to behead her.

What do you think?

Please behead her.

If we keep her alive, she will be a great source of trouble for Silla.

Do you mean it?

I took part in the battle without a command to attack Goguryeo.

Why would I lie to you, Your Majesty?

How unfortunate.

Even your old subject abandoned you.

There is an old saying engraved in my heart.

Jade does not lose its brilliance even if it breaks,

and the bamboo does not bend even if it burns.

Whether you kill me or invade Adan Fortress,

the result won't be any different.

I thought they'd attack at dawn...

This is strange.

I agree.

There's no movement at all.

General, a letter from the Silla military camp has arrived!

Isn't this the princess's bracelet?

Your wife, Pyeonggang, is at my camp.

She got caught while trying to kill me.

I have already heard your determination to fight to death, but that sacrifice is meaningless.

Hurry and surrender, and save the princess and your soldiers' lives.

Poong Gae.

The princess... is held captive by Silla.

If we don't surrender, Ga Jin will die.

Are you okay?

When I said we should behead you,

it was because I knew the Silla's king wouldn't do that.

I know at least that much.

- I'll find a way— - What are you up to?

What's going on?

You don't need to know. Get the princess!

Yes, sir!

I asked you what's going on. Where are they going?

His Majesty has ordered us to escort the princess to Seorabol.

He said if Goguryeo surrenders, he would return the princess!

The guy with great luck is not the brightest.

Would you simply send back such a precious prisoner?

No matter whether On Dal opens the gates or not, they will be massacred before sunset.

Let's go!

Yes, sir!

Everything keeps twisting and turning for sometime

that I don't even know what I'm fighting for anymore.

Let's fight together and recover General On Hyeop's legacy, Adan Fortress.

After that, we leave everything behind.

Just the two of us.

Don't be afraid, Dal.

I'm not scared of anything because I'm with you.

Store owner!

What are you doing here?

I'm here to take you with me.

- We've already settled— - My father died.

What did you say?

He died by the swords of the soldiers, who were given a royal order.

What do you mean royal order?

Why go after you two?

You're also in danger.

I'm sure there's a separate royal order.

The guy with great luck is not the brightest.

I have no place to go now.

Will you still refuse to take me with you?

The princess...

She's been taken by the Silla soldiers.

Kim Cha Seung is taking her to Seorabal right now.

I've been chasing after the convoy of soldiers.

Even until the end,

you only care about the princess.

Store owner.

Please.

If I can reach you in the future, I'll come find you for sure.

General.

I'll help you. Two is better than one alone.

What are you saying?

It's not something you should get in the middle of!

I can handle one or two soldiers.

Store owner, please figure out a way to survive.

Then do you want me to open the way for you to die?

I can scream before you are attacked by surprise.

Have you really... lost your mind?

You're right.

By staying close to the general who's obsessed with the princess,

I must have lost my mind too.

Hurry and decide.

The princess is getting farther away.

Halt!

The princess will not be going to Seorabol.

Her home is Pyeongyang.

I apologize we're not whom you wanted to see, Your Highness.

Disgusting things...

Attack!

Store owner.

Store owner.

Are you okay?

Yes. Don't worry about me.

If we go the way you came, we'll run into an auxiliary troop.

Even if it's far, we have to take a detour.

Thank you to both of you.

Let's go.

Store owner, try to stand.

General.

What should we do?

The soldiers are standing by.

Should we open the gate?

The cause to protect the country, the cause to save all the people.

All these are just trivial words.

The only person you have to protect with your life.

The only reason why a man should wield a sword

should be for that.

Poong Gae.

The only person you have to protect with your life.

He said protecting that person

should be the only reason why a man should wield a sword.

You and I

have someone we need to protect like he said.

Dal.

General On Hyeop would have been proud of you if he saw you now.

Thank you, Poong Gae,

for being with me until the end.

It has been a greater honor for me, General.

General!

General, a messenger has arrived at the North Gate!

His Majesty is leading a large force to the fortress!

What did you say?

Go Geon saved the princess?

Your Majesty, I've committed a deadly sin.

We've sent speedy soldiers and the archers, so they'll soon catch them!

Your Majesty!

The Goguryeo army is coming to Adan Fortress.

According to the scout, the number of soldiers easily exceeds 30,000!

The little brother came to save his sister.

But you let our precious prisoner go?

Alright.

I will fight against Goguryeo's baby king any day!

Let's go to battle!

Yes, Your Majesty!

General.

It seems His Majesty will strike Silla from one side.

Should we also go out and take one side?

Let's trust his majesty and protect the fortress.

His Majesty will surely win the battle with his own capability.

Your Highness.

The battle is about to start.

Let's hurry. Store owner!

We can't go further like this.

I'll carry her.

Her wound will open more.

If she bleeds more, her life will be in danger.

Silla soldiers will soon catch up to us!

Let's move her first.

Her Highness.

- What's your plan? - We have to let General On know.

Then those pursuing us will know too!

There's no time to argue.

Dal, I'm here.

It's a signal bag with colored powder.

If there's an emergency, tie it to an arrow and fire it.

Go!

I don't want to be a burden.

A burden?

You were my first friend after coming back to the palace.

Poong Gae.

Hold down the fort.

Go!

What are you going to do now?

You can't go back to Silla anymore.

Even so... I can't go back to Goguryeo either.

I can't return to Goguryeo either.

I lost my country, my family,

I can't even keep a promise.

I'd rather die by your sword, Your Highness.

Instructor Go.

You haven't lost everything.

There's someone who's with you despite risking death.

Your Highness.

My choice ...

has always been only one.

It's you.

Over there!

They're over there!

Mo Yong!

Run away!

General!

General!

Dal.

What are you doing here like a fool?

Your Highness.

You two saved my life.

Long time no see, buddy.

You too, store owner.

Hey, bumpkin.

You've still got your way of speaking.

Hurry and take

the princess

and the store owner.

No, Instructor Go.

I can't go.

These women

don't ever listen.

I know, right?

Did you forget?

I said I'd be buried in the same pit with you even if I die.

Your Highness.

Our sword match...

Let's put it off for next time.

I'll be waiting.

Yes, Your Highness.

If you want to go against Ga Jin, you have to win against me first.

Hurry and take the princess.

Please go, Your Highness.

On a day like today,

it'd be nice to be on a boat

and have a drink.

Please save your words.

Store owner.

There's no drink here,

but should we make a bet?

It will be very unusual and fun.

Do you, store owner,

hate me?

Yes.

I hate you and resent you and blame you.

I don't

believe what you are saying.

General.

Now, it's your turn.

Hurry.

Have you, General,

even just once,

loved me?

Mo Yong.

Yes, General.

You

were

like me.

Trying to have someone

you can' t have,

trying to travel a path

you can't reach.

You are my mirror.

Mo Yong.

you ...

I beg you not to give up

but live on.

I did...

I did love you.

Lie.

General.

General.

General!

It's Goguryeo army's trumpet signaling victory!

His Majesty won the battle!

He dashed over with reinforcements to push Silla troops away!

Ga Jin.

You did this.

You delayed the Silla army.

Otherwise, the fortress would have been pierced through as the day dawned,

before the reinforcements came.

What about Instructor Go and the store owner?

That's why you have to be happier now.

Because you've got their share in your life.

Happy...

Could I really do that?

Of course!

You promised.

Now we can put everything down and leave, just the two of us.

I've been seriously thinking.

I don't think five is enough.

Huh?

Let's have seven.

Eldest daughter, middle daughter, and youngest daughter.

And sons in between.

Jeez, I was joking about that.

Dal!

Dal! Dal!

No!

Dal, no!

Dal!

Dal.

Dal.

I...

I'm okay.

Dal, stay with me!

But...

I can't see.

Ga Jin.

I hear your voice,

but your face...

I can't see you.

You're here, right?

I'm right here.

I'm right here, Dal.

We just finished everything.

We're just getting started!

We said we'd go together!

Stay with me!

My person.

My person...

I love you.

Dal.

Dal, I love you too.

Dal, I love you too.

Dal, open your eyes!

Open your eyes, Dal...

No!

No! Dal!

Dal!

Dal! No!

No!

Dal!

The cart is not moving!

General!

You have to move, General!

General!

General!

General! General!

General! General!

Your Highness!

It seems like Dal doesn't want to leave.

General!

(with honorifics) How could you be doing this?

You have to go now, General.

Born on the land of Goguryeo, it's now time to go to Goguryeo's sky.

Your life or death has already been decided,

so leave your lingering feelings behind and go.

I'll see you off, General.

How can you pretend to not hear me?

Aren't you the general who said you'll go if I tell you to go and stay if I tell you to stay?

If you're worried about me being alone, don't worry about me at all.

Although our bodies are separated by life and death,

my heart

will live right besides you.

So...

Please go now.

General is going!

General!

General.

General!

General!

General!

As years go by and you find peace in your heart, come back anytime, sister.

I'm sorry.

For doubting you and blaming you.

I was an idiotic brother.

By all means, please be the king who takes care of the nation and its people.

This older sister believes in her younger brother.

I wanted to eat this with you before you leave.

Is that okay?

It's sweet and yummy.

You're right, Nui.

It's good, try some before you go.

Aigo, don't touch it, just look at it with your eyes.

Go take care of your errands.

I rented a house and borrowed business funds from my friend who's a Baekje merchant.

You've become a Baekje person?

The unification of the three kingdoms has been achieved by you!

You must be leaving the palace for forever.

What about General Go?

I've buried him where there's good sunlight.

I'm going to live now without taking any losses.

You'll do a good job.

I know you.

Yes... Since we're friends.

♫ I hope I'm not a passing fancy ♫

- Deer, where are we going? ♫ For you, just for you ♫

Don't worry. You're not on your way to die.

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

♫ I hope you are there ♫

Found a wild ginseng!

♫ Not later, It's not too late ♫

♫ I hope you will stay with me ♫

Wait, why are these leaves are...

It's a doraji (bellflower).

I definitely saw five leaves.

♫ I will become love to you ♫

♫ You will become tomorrow to me ♫

​♫ You, more than anyone else ♫

♫ I, more than anything else ♫

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

Who are you?

Who are you to just stand here like this on someone else's yard?

Oh! You must be here to see the monk.

Welcome, Your Highness.

Monk.

Just now...

He's off to get some wood.

In the meantime, let's talk.

Before he left this place,

Dal asked me for a difficult favor.

I have a favor to ask of you.

It must be asking me to find out what's going on with the princess.

It's too tiresome, so no.

No.

It's a different favor.

He said he wanted to learn the secret of making his body suspended for a while.

As soon as his life was at risk,

Dal entered the suspended state with that secret skill.

Goguryeo's Loyal Subject, Great General On Dal

But as amazing as it is, it's a dangerous skill.

It stops the body and the spirit, so if you are not trained enough, it can likely go wrong.

What is this?

Are you a fox or a raccoon?

You're still here? Aigo.

What are you doing?

Go away, go away.

I know you.

I know you.

How do you know me?

Follow me.

Why are you doing this to me?

Let's go.

Your parents have succumbed to harsh fates,

but you two have overcome it with all your heart and soul.

Please be forgotten by the world,

and be at peace for a long time.

I don't remember my name

nor where I was born.

And that strange monk told me to just keep waiting.

I don't know either.

My brain is in a mess.

What the monk said is right.

You'll slowly remember.

Then, do you know my name?

do you know my name?

Look over there.

There.

That's just the moon.

That's right.

- Dal. (T/N: Dal means moon)

Think carefully.

On...

Dal?

Right!

That's my name?

It is, Dal!

This scent, I think I remember it too.

We've got a lot to talk about from now on.

Even few days and few nights won't be enough.

Then first tell me this.

What our relationship is.

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Do you...

remember?

♫ Even the flower that couldn't fully bloom is fragrant ♫

♫ So I know wherever you are ♫

♫ I will come find you ♫

♫ The foolish me knows nothing about love ♫

♫ But to just give everything ♫

♫ As that's all I want ♫

♫ The pain becomes the rainy season ♫

♫ My heart sinks under the water ♫

♫ But I am still looking at you ♫

♫ When I close my eyes, ♫

♫ The beautiful you becomes clearer ♫

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

♫ If you know my heart, ♫

♫ Come to me again once ♫

♫ It's hard to bear the time which used to be love ♫

♫ I really hate this reality in front of me ♫

♫ At the end of day with the sunset, ♫

♫ I walk around by myself ♫

♫ The stars in the sky might be shining on the fully bloomed flower, you, ♫

♫ So I wait, closing my eyes ♫

Thank you so much for watching the Mon-Tues drama "River Where the Moon Rises".

♫ My mind is filled with you ♫