The mission

My father was dumbfounded, he didn't know what to say. 

"did the dead come visit you", he asked my father playfully 

"Why did you come by again? I have left everything to you, why don't you leave me alone", my father cried out. 

I can tell the pain he has been feeling since he heard the news of my death. 

"we are old friends, how will I just leave you here to die", he said again. 

"leave me alone", my father said pushing him away. 

The ministers following him burst into laughter. 

"your Majesty, we came to pay our greetings", they said in unison. 

"let's get some fresh air", my father said to them after thinking for a while and heading out. 

I understand that she wanted me to escape when immediately they went out. 

"But where is Kang Yun?" I thought. 

As soon as they headed out I quickly rushed out through the back and met Kang Yun waiting at the back. 

I waited a few minutes to look at my father as he stood with his enemies because we were weak. Anger boiled inside me and I was pushed to attack them from behind but we couldn't withstand their war after I killed their Lord. 

"thank God you are safe your highness", he said immediately he saw me. 

We ran through the back door to my meeting hall(the hall of fame) and then we followed the way down to my maid's quarters. My palace is the biggest after my father's own with all the servant and bodyguard quarters in it. 

The palace I am using now belongs to my grandfather. My father built his palace when he was crown prince. The former crown prince's quarters are now abandoned." It will belong to my crown princess" he always said. But I didn't have time for a wife now and because I wouldn't want to raise my children in this war, I was once given a wife to marry before but thankfully she ran off with another man into another country. 

After getting to my maid's quarters we heard them gossiping about me, but we didn't have time for that until I heard. 

"I heard the prime minister made the King impotent after giving birth to the crown prince. And they are planning to make the crown prince impotent when he returns alive but unfortunately, he is dead now"

So my maids who are supposed to be loyal to me are still wishing me bad. The palace is a hard place to live. And they are even planning to make me impotent so I won't have an heir. What is more treacherous than this? 

"We must go now highness, we can't listen to them because if we act they will find out you are alive, and by that, the Kim Lord will know too", Kang Yun said. 

"I will deal with them when I return, I promised", I said angrily. 

We stormed out and got to the Kim's quarters which is at the end of the palace and by that time dawn was breaking at us. 

"how are we going to get through their Quarter without making a sound", I asked Kang Yun. Though we are well-trained assassins too we walk on a wooden floor without making a sound there are many soldiers at every corner of their quarters. They have more soldiers and guards than the King's quarters, I am sure they look down on us every time. 

"I will go to the other side and cause a distraction and by that, you will escape through this side", Kang Yun brought up an idea. 

"but will you be safe, the guards are plenty", I asked with concern. 

"it's better to be seen than for them to see you, your highness", he said. And he is correct, they think I am dead but they know he is still alive and they are looking for him. 

"OK, please be safe, I will be waiting for you by the tree where we tied our horse, it's around 7 a.m. now, we should hurry", I said as I held his shoulder. 

He put on his mask and ran off around the fence to the other side. He jumped in and threw a knife at the young Lord's (Kim Teayoung) door. The guards there made a sound and all the guards at my front ran off to where the sound came from. Now I am free to escape. I climb the fence and escape to the gate, no guards are around to stop me but I pray Kang Yun is safe. 

I got to the tree we tied our horses and found them stolen, we dared to steal our horses with our coins and arrow. 

I was still looking around when Kang Yun joined me. 

"I lost them on the way, we should hurry", he said as he approached me. 

"where are the horses, Your Highness", he asked again before I could talk. 

"I didn't find them here when I arrived", I answered. 

Kang Yun couldn't believe what he just heard as he screamed in anger. His horse is like his sword, he cherishes them more than anything. He has been riding it since he began to ride. They fought all of his better together. He whistles around to call it like he always does but there is no sound. It's around 8 a.m. now as the market people are arriving. 

"I know how much this horse means to you but we have to move now, we can't let them find out we are not around and Kim's guards are still looking for us", I said calmly. 

He moves sluggishly and I follow as we make our way to the horse seller to get another pair. 

Kang Yun didn't talk throughout the journey until suddenly he stopped the horse as we got near the inn. 

"what's wrong?" I pull my horse to stop. 

"the map of the road is in my horse bag", he said angrily as he bent down in anger. 

"I should trace the thieves and cut them down", he boils in anger. 

"what are we going to do now? I asked as we had already gotten here and they seemed to be already waiting for us as we could see Rang Min walking to and fro in the inn's compound. 

"we will have to return to find it, they didn't trust us already and if we told them we lost it after being away all night they will think we gave them away to the thieves or the police at least", Kang Yun said and he is correct. We have to do something now and we are already late for the journey. 

Rang Min sighted us from afar and ran towards us. 

"Your Highness, thank God you are safe, is something wrong? Because we must join them now", he asked as he read out faces. 

"We lost our horses and the map for the journey is in my horse bag", Kang Yun said to him. 

"we must find something now before they find out or else we will be branded as traitors," I said too. 

The peddlers came out and saw us too, we had to join them now even without the map. Nowhere to run to now. 

"we are doomed ", I screamed. 

We joined them as they came out of the inn. 

"we waited for you and you arrived you can't come in to greet us", one of them said. 

"he is the crown prince, he has no respect for no one", another said. 

"We are sorry, we didn't know it was already late", Kang Yun said looking at Rang Min to come up with an excuse. 

"They have to attend to the police so we can pass through easily, it's for our good", Rang Min said. 

"let's go now, we are late and where is your horse?" the one who is like the leader there speaks. 

"I give it to the police to earn the pass", Kang Yun said looking at Rang Min. 

"What are we going to do now?" I think inwardly.

Immediately we cross the border, we will have nowhere to go because the crew will be following us where will we lead them? 

Right after crossing the border, we are faced with four roads to choose which one we will pass. 

I remember Seo Hwa immediately, if I let her down now she will be very disappointed. My father's suffering will be counted to nothing now when the peddlers chase us out, the Kim servant will find us in no time. We are here in disguise but now we will be found and killed by the Kim family. 

"We can't stand here all day, where are we passing bring out the map", one of them asked. 

I turned to Kang Yun but he was already looking at me too, we were about to spill the bean when Rang Min shouted. 

"Your Highness", and point towards the soldiers at the border.