Sung did miss some family chat, he nods happily. “Let’s talk outside, then. Don’t wake her up.” The King says and watches Wendy as his lover. Sung wants to slap his own father while he sees his expression. That pure smile face contains a little hatred now. He holds his fists tight then walks out. The King orders some dishes and wines for him and Sung, they will have a big talk today. “My King, you haven’t hand-picked where place you would like to sleep tonight?” One servant comes and asks.
The King gets mad somehow, “No hand-pick tonight! Don’t you see I’m having a meal with my son?” The servant nods then steps out. Dan offers each of them some wine, “Please enjoy, your King and Majesty!” The King takes his blue and white porcelain cup up, then shakes it a little, so, e drops of wine leak out of the edge. He puts the cup down and says, “Such a shame, to waste this good wine! However, my hand now smell like wine.” Dan offers him a handkerchief and cleans his hand. Sung doesn’t get him, he just nods to satisfied. “Yes, father, you are correct!”
The King looks at him deeply, “Sung, I know you can’t let Wendy go, while she’s passed away. You just keep those beautiful memories inside, that’s it. You need to start over.” Sung nods. “I understand, father.” The King continues, “I know you understand, but you never do it. You are not young anymore, you haven’t get a child. Me and your mother are worry about you every day, we feel that you are not happy. We want you happy. You must find another Princess for yourself.”
Sung refuses at once, “Father, I don’t want to marry now!” The King sighs, “It’s not depend on you, Sung. It’s enough for you to keep Wendy in mind for three years, you should let her go! Do you know how many tears your mother have all these years? She has only one son, it is you. You should follow her wish. Then your grandma, she’s quite old this year, and she wants a grandson so badly! How long she can stay with us, no one knows.” Sung’s face looks like a stone, he pauses for a while, “I can, I can marry again. But I need to find someone I love! Father!”
“Oh, who’s she? Do you love her?” The King asks with surprised. Sung takes a deep breathe, “Father, the one I loved is… She lives with me for a long time…” Suddenly, there is some noise from Wendy’s room, they both look behind, Sung stands and about to reach her, while Dan stops him. The King runs in first. Dan saw Wendy doing this on purpose, she wanted Sung to stop. That’s why Dan grabs him first before he expresses himself to the King. However, Sung can’t hold anymore. He lets Dan’s hand go, and runs inside. The King sees Wendy standing in the room with bare foot and messy hair. She is trying to pick the broken bowl. “Don’t move, Wengela!” The King goes and hugs her up. “Did you get hurt?”
Wendy shakes her head, then sees Sung behind the King. Two eyes are combined, and sharing so many unspoken mysteries. The King puts Wendy down, checks carefully, “Look at you, you almost hurt yourself! I will feel bad.”
Wendy pretends to cough, “I wanted to have some water, my King. Then I fell.” The King turns and yells to Dan, “Why you didn’t arrange some maids to look after her?!” Dan bends down, apologizes, “My King, I’m wrong! I thought Doctor Wen wanted to rest, so I didn’t leave maids with her. Please forgive me, my King.” The King calms down and asks, “What time is it now?”
Dan replies, “After 15 mins gonna be 11pm.”
The King nods and turns to Wendy, “Wengela, it’s too late. How about you stay here tonight, and go tomorrow morning? It’s about to rain I guess.” Wendy shakes her head, “My King, thanks you so much! I appreciate it! But I want to go back to find out who poisoned me. I will be fine with the Majesty, don’t you worry.” The King nods, “Ok, you may go tonight.” Turns to Sung, “You take good care of her, don’t make her injured again.” Sung nods, with tears in his eyes. His heart has broken into pieces tonight.
The maids and the King send Wendy out, it’s raining, the King puts a coat on her and exhorts, “Take a good rest. Don’t worry about that murderer, we will find out! At that time, you will be safe!” Wendy thank to him then goes into the carriage with Sung.
“Who ties to poison you, let me know! I will kill him!” Sung curses when the carriage on their way home. He hugs her tighter than ever, kissing her forehead and cries. “Sung, don’t worry. I know what do to!” Wendy leans on his chest, comforting. Sung feels her hands are cold tonight, this is never happened before! Except her death three years ago. He feels like losing her. She told Sung everything when she’s back to her place, about what the King said to her. “Sung, I know how to handle your father. Don’t overact now. It’s good for you! I was so scared when you drank white him today. I’m a dying person, while you are not. I can’t put you into trouble.”
Sung shakes his head, “Please don’t say that! I really scared of your dying, Wendy. I won’t let you in from now on, I will protect you! Tomorrow I will go tell my mother, that I don’t want anyone but you!” Wendy recalls that day how Sung’s mother’s looking. “No, Sung, please don’t torture your mother now. She’s as sad as you. I have told the King, I wouldn’t marry in my life, so he wouldn’t push me that much.”
Sung bites his teeth, feeling unfair, “No, how you wouldn’t marry anyone?! You will marry me, forever and ever!” Wendy comforts, “We will talk about future later. We need to deal with your father now.” Sung sighs, “You don’t know him well. If he wants something, he will get it! Your words can hold him for a while, maybe half a year, but not for long. When he loses his patient, he will ask you in. If you refuse, then you will die.” Wendy smiles, she feels happy for half a year already. Perhaps, her body can only hold half a year.
Wendy insists to walk back to her room, she doesn’t want others to pay attention. That night, Sung sleeps with her in her room. Wendy falls asleep very soon due to her fatigue, while Sung keeps thinking about this tragedy. He’s fighting a woman with his father! How terrible of it! As a father, he does love Sung and Zack. While, he is very in his character, and a King’s character! Zack and Sung used to scare of him when they were young. So Sung feels very hard to win this time. Meanwhile, he can’t lose Wendy anymore. Think of his father hugs her, Sung feels disgusting. Sung also plans to find a better master to help Wendy, to find her a suitable body. Then he can keep her here forever.
It rains heavier outside, crushing to the window and drumming on the roof. The stir of strong wind runs through the crack of the window and blows the candles out. Sung goes to the window, make sure it’s closed well. Then back to the bed, sleeping with Wendy. He puts his hands on her chest, feeling safe. He can’t sleep so he stays up until the early morning. Then he falls sleep. While, Wendy sleeps like a piggy the whole night, from the strong medicine. “Doctor!” Lacey calls from outside…