When Hyuk opened the door and got in, the General's wife looked at him with hateful eyes and clenched her fists tightly, she took a deep breath trying to control her tears and went back to her chambers.
She wanted to burn the whole palace but controlled herself, she knew if she even breathed anything about this incident, her children will die and she will never be able to see her husband again. She cried, she didn't understand anything,
why was this happening, when they got married she didn't know the General, but when she saw him at the night of their marriage, she fell in love with him, she thought her husband will love her, but no, he never loved her, never cared for hre, she still endured it but now, now he loved a servant, she bought, that too for one siliver coin, this was just not acceptable. While she was thinking about everything, there was a knock on her chamber door, she wiped the tears from her cheeks and let the person come in.
The person sat in front of her, looking dead serious, he looked at her pathetically.
"What did the General say, would he throw out that lowlife?", the man asked desperately.
"Why are you asking me about that, I have told you not to talk about the General in front of me", the General's wife spat in anger.
"What are you talking about, that boy took your husband away from you and you are still sitting around", the man asked in an obscenely dangerous voice.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up, don't yell at me, I am your elder sister, if you are that desperate to get in the General's bed, why don't you take out that boy yourself and become his whore instead". Soyuen screamed at the top of hed lungs frustrated of all this.
"What, what do you.... noona, kwan looked at her bewildered as he didn't expect his sister to say that, he didn't know how she reached that conclusion.
"What?, are you shocked that i know, you have your dirty eyes on my husband, Kaam, I am the General's wife, do you think, I don't know what is going in a person's mind, you are the worst kind of low life I have ever seen, get out of here and don't come back, I want my children safe and I would do everything for that, just get your filthy being out of here", soyuen yelled again and opened the door for her brother.
"Okay, okay, so you know, I don't need to hide anything from you, get ready, I am going to do whatever it takes to have what I want, don't cry then, you have already had him for a long time, prepare to say goodbye to him soon", Kwan said lividly and left fuming in anger.
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"Who are you?" Hyuk asked as he looked at the person in front of him.
"It's me, it's me, don't you remember me?", the figure said in a devastated voice.
"No, I don't know you, don't come close, stay there", Hyuk said in a low voice, terrified of the tall figure that was inching closer to him.
"Why not, I miss you, I want to touch you, please don't be like this, take my hand,I will save you", the figure pleaded in a painful voice, crying mournfully.
"I asked, Who are you, what are you doing here?" Hyuk asked again, as he saw blood streaming down the man's face and throat.
"It's me, the unfortunate beggar, am I dirty, why are you not holding my hand?", The man asked as he looked at his charred hands and then clenched.
"No, I don't know you, why are you doing this?", Hyuk asked again boubtfully.
"It's me Gamja, leave the General, leave the palace and live somewhere else, i promise i will protect you", The man grabbed Hyuk's hand, his face looked like he had just had his organs tore open.
"I would not, I would not leave him, I love him", Hyuk tried to free himself.
"You can leave me, but can't leave him, why, why, I hate him, this all happened because of him", the man cried desperately.
"Stop it, stop it, he did not do anything, you are a monster", Hyuk screamed but before he could complete his sentence, the man grabbed his neck and started strangling him, Hyuk choked and started coughing but the man did not let go, he just frantically murmured something, what did he say,
"My Lord, I will save you, I will kill the monster, I will save you, please wake up, please wake up, I shall perish alone, after killing the monster", The man murmured as tears of blood streamed down his face.
Don't go out, Don't go out tomorrow, theya re coming for you, I need to tell him, tell him and warn him, you can't fall in their hands, you can't, you need to wake up", The man murmured in frustration.
"Hyuk, Hyuk, wake up", the General shook his body as Hyuk opened his eyes panting, trying to get oxygen in his body.
"Hy.. Hyung", Hyuk called with tears In his eyes as he grabbed his neck.
"Yes, it's me, everything is okay, you just had a nightmare, everything is alright, take a deep breath", the General assured as he rubbed Hyuk's back while hugging him.
"I.. I saw a man, he tried to kill me", Hyuk said as he choked on his tears.
"It's okay, no one can harm you, I am here, I will kill everyone who will try to harm you, my Gongju ,don't worry", the General soothed the scared boy.
"Please stay with me", Hyuk said in a small voice crying, while he hugged him tightly.
"I am here, I would not leave you alone, I promise", The General continued to say the little words of assurance until Hyuk calmed down, after he was okay, they had breakfast together and the General recited a poem for Hyuk, while the latter sat in his lap, snuggling close to him like a little kitten.
As the time for evening neared now, the sky turned orange, saying it's last goodbye to the sun while waiting for a peaceful shiny night to ascend, Hyuk looked outside, a weird memory making its way to his head,
He was lying in the bed somewhere unknown, he looked at the man lovingly and grimaced at a little child who was talking to the man, He...he fought with the man, about the kid and then kissed him, it was like a dream, the man smiled comfortably.
"I will be always here my lord", the man said shyly as he looked at the man who was studying something while sitting on his chair.
Hyuk smiled at him meaningfully and then showed him something on the papers.
"We will go live somewhere else in the future", Hyuk said looking at the man.
"I am your servant, i can go anywhere you want", the man answered, Hyuk felt an ominous feeling develop in his gut, a heartwrenching pain, something was about to happen.
"Hyuk, i am going outside", The General said making Hyuk come back to his senses, he looked at the General and then nodded slowly.
"Come back before 10",Hyuk said in a grim voice.
"Hmm, my Gongju, i will be back soon, it will not even take that long, i will tell someone to bring in some snacks for you", the General said smiling and kissed Hyuk on the forehead.
"No need to, i will go see Noona and uncle, take care while you are outside, i will wait for you", Hyuk said hugging him.
"Hmm, i will miss you", the General said and waving his hand he left from the place.
Hyuk shrugged as he went outside.
"It's been a while I have started seeing all those weird scenes, what are they, nevermind", Hyuk shrugged and went to see the two naggers.
"Noona, uncle, do you know what happened with me at night?", Hyuk said.
"How do we know, what happened to you at night, well to be honest, i don't even want to know,it must be something about the General", the Eunuch said, rolling his eyes.
"It's not that uncle, why would I tell you about all that, never mind so what happened is that...", Hyuk started explaining everything that took place at night.
"I think it's an evil spirit, you were outside the palace for many days,it must have gotten stuck to you somewhere along the way",jin-He said after listening to everything.
"No, I don't think so, I mean, he was terrifying, but he did not make me feel bad or unsafe, it was actually that I felt sorry for him, he was so miserable, and it's not like I have seen him for the first time, i have been seeing that figure since the General left for the first time", Hyuk explained.
"Some evil spirits are like that, it's probably the worst of all spirits, you should go to the temple tomorrow and take blessings from the monk", jin-He said stubbornly.
"But I said, he is not a bad person, my heart tells me, he is very familiar, his eyes they are like Hyung's eyes, i can see worry and love in them both at the same time, i ...i can't name the feeling I have whenever I see him", Hyuk said in a low voice, thinking of the man's miserable state.
"Okay, okay, it's not important that it's an evil spirit or not, but, you should still go and get the blessings from Monk tomorrow at the temple", The Eunuch adviced.
"Okay,i will talk to Byung-Ho Hyung then i will go tomorrow", Hyuk said and the three started talking about something else.
After the General came back, Both of them had dinner and they were going to sleep, when Hyuk spoke up.
"Can I ask you for something?, it's small,i promise", Hyuk said cutely.
"Hmm, what is it?" The General asked.
"Can I go to the temple tomorrow, Uncle said I need to get blessings from the monk", Hyuk said in a low voice, rubbing his face on the General's.
"No, just stay here with me and I will protect you, these temples and monks do nothing, trust me, okay, i can protect you from anything and anyone", The General stated as he kissed Hyuk's cheeks.
"But I can't stay with you for all day and night, i have my own life as well", Hyuk said whining.
"What, i am not your life, i am just a person, I mean nothing to you", The General asked as he looked at Hyuk with wide eyes.
"Don't be like that, you are my life, i am nothing without you, but please try to understand, don't get upset because of such a thing, you know how much I love you,right", Hyuk said as he kissed all over the General's face.
"Hmm, if you insist so much, then okay, but you will need to take the Eunuch and some guards with you", The General said .
"Why don't you just say that, you want a report after I return, about who I looked at and talked to?", Hyuk said rolling his eyes.
"No, how can you say that, i am just worried about you, what if something happens to you, will I be able to live?", The General said caressing Hyuk's hair.
"Okay, okay,I would not say anything more and I promise, i will pray for you and our love", Hyuk said softly.
"Our love does not need anyone's validation or blessings, we will love each other until the world comes to an end, and I will find you and love you in every lifetime", The General said as he hugged Hyuk closer to himself.
"I love you too" He answered shyly and both fell asleep.