The night, she comes back and hands a letter, Sung doesn’t take it. “How’s she? Is she good?”
“She’s fine, your majesty.” Sen answers.
“What about her wound on her hand, she used to burn before…”
“Yes, she’s fine. Don’t worry.” Sen doesn’t notice her answer is wrong.
“Then it’s fine, I want to read her letter alone. You may leave.” Sung’s says with shaking. He knows this is not from Wendy but Zhuge. He is very good at copy others handwriting. Very talented and impressed. Now he knows all the truth, the reason why they hide from him, it might be, first, they don’t know where is Wendy either; second, they know she won’t come back. Well, come to think of it, the second reason makes sense. And the second one might be she was dead or she left here already. He can’t accept both!! After a few days, Sean comes back with the truth.
Sung sits and sips the tea in his room, sunbathing from the sunlight near his windowsill. The spring is coming, even the air is fresh. The room gets warmer and warmer from the ray of sunshine. It touches the marble stone floors gently and reflects its golden of beauty. Rain put some red Begonias and a branch of plum blossom in a white China porcelain vase, placing on his windowsill, simple and nicely. But this peace of beauty will end from today…
“Your majesty, I have checked.” Sean walks in and reports.
Sung feels ominous, waiting for his next line…
“The day Prince Zack brought Charlie home, as well as an injured woman. A guard noticed she was Doctor Wengela. The next day they sent a sack of something out of the town. Some people saw the traces of blood leaving on the road. Then Zack and his people came to that mass grave to search for something for a couple of days. Doctor Zhuge was there, and fought with Prince Zack. Then, I heard they confirmed the thing in that sack was Doctor Wengela. People said she was beaten by some animals…”
Sung can’t sit anymore, he feels dizzy on his seat, he grabs the table tight, “And who kidnapped Charlie? Who, who hurted Wendy?”
Sean sees his expression, hesitating to say or not…
“Just say it!” Sung orders.
“It’s the King, who managed to kidnap Charlie, then Doctor Wendy went to save him and got caught by Prince Zack. He thought she was the one who kidnapped his son. So he took her back in jail. He asked his people to kill her, and they did… However, later he went to search her together with Zhuge. Only this part, I don’t get it…”
Sung sprays blood all of sudden, it scares Sean. “Your majesty! Are you alright?”
“You go, and don’t tell anyone!” Sung pushes him out.
“But I need to get a Doctor for you now.”
“No need, just go!!” Sung yells. He closes his eyes and gets blank on his seat. He made her die before, and this time his brother killed her. What a sad destiny! He must revenge for her, that’s his new mission now from this moment. At the same time, he is thinking Wendy may come home with a new body.
He grabs her hairpin tight, tighter as ever, it pierces into his hand, the red blood runs out though he feels nothing.