A LETTER FROM THE PALACE

After what happened in college, Jieun went home a bit late. She is totally in state of fatigue. After cleaning herself, she continued to lie on her mattress. In fact, she even skips her dinner, which she never did before. Luckily, her dad is not freak out by that.

Actually, Jieun is still feeling nauseas after her blood is taken. Probably because it's been a while since the last time she is doing that. The last time is before she's wearing the necklace.

Remember that, unconsciously, Jieun grab her necklace.

"Are this necklace also have some secret behind it?" Jieun suddenly asking alone.

She actually curious. Why, when she's wearing the necklace she never feel sick anymore? As her illness is not simple and she got that since she was little. The miracle seems out of reach. But she never asks her father about that. She didn't have gut to do so.

Forgetting about the necklace. Jieun back to serve her sleepy feelings.

"I can't believe that I'm a part if the special science department now. It's like a dreams come true." She's talking to herself again. As she cannot make the conversation with anyone else as all related to it is confidential. But she did tell her dad, that she is in a exclusive team at college. And of course her dad always happy with all of her achievement.

"Am I going to dream again tonight?" She asks herself while looking up at the ceiling of the room. As her eyes now getting heavier. She have that thought.

Deep in the corner of her heart, she longed for life there. But when she is there, she misses life here. The feeling is definitely complicated. By then, Jieun start to feel sleepy. To some extent she hoped that she would get into Dream Land again. With that thought she is finally drift to sleep.

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"Lady Jieun! Come down now. There's a letter from the palace."

Jieun is now suddenly opening her eyes, and saw that she is actually standing inside her room. Her room in the Hilleo Village. Which she still recognise it. She even could hear Ayana's voice that calling, sound very faintly from the outside.

Jieun inspects herself. Her hands, her body, her legs. And for the last confirmation, she pinch her own cheek hard by both of her hands.

"Ouch! It's... really happening. I'm really here." She said.

Fascinating with what just happen, Jieun just keep smiling to herself. She concludes it now, that every time she is sleeping in her real world, then she will get to live in this Dream Land. How magical is that? And clearly, this whole situation is not that weird to her anymore. This time she is all in for the next adventure that she will experience.

"My lady! You're not sleeping again do you?"

Suddenly the door of the room opened rather roughly. Ayana was seen there panting as she climbed the stairs, calling out to her.

"What's wrong?" Jieun asking, but still calm, as she can feel that its not emergency calling like before. As Ayana face also still holding a smile there. It just that the girl is seem rushing.

"There's letter from the palace arrived today. It has your name in that." Ayana tell her what is all about.

"For me?" Jieun put her index finger in front of herself. Want to confirm. Why was the letter addressed to her? Why not to Granny Susan who operate this whole village for years?

"Yes." Ayana even nodded her head, a bit too energetic.

"This never happen before. Letter from the palace never, ever come here. This is the first time. And Granny Susan asks me to bring you down to open the letter." Ayana said while looking all excited.

"But, why are you excited by that?" Jieun just want to know. She just cannot understand why the girl seem so energetic just because a letter.

"Ah? Why? I don't know. Probably because the cover of the letter is made by gold? Probably there's some rewards? Because we are helping the six princes before. Right?" Ayana said, sounding a bit too innocent.

Jieun just laugh hearing the explaination.

But, to Jieun, she is feeling a little bit afraid. She thinks that the letter is the response that she get, because her very own existence is already being informed to the King. Also, about her power that is now appearing out of nowhere.

She just hopes that Prince Eun-woo is really helping her. As he always did. Hoping that there is no punishment inflicted on those in the village, including herself.

"Well, there's only one way to find out."

Jieun now, pull Ayana's hand, walking downstairs. To read the letter. A letter that addressed to her.