Princess Yong and the Korain

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"Protect the city gate" shouted King Ye-jun, as he marched out of the palace with work his finest and bravest warriors, "Yuri go up the hill and hit the Royal drum of war."

King Ye-jun has always been known for his bravery, when he was a prince he had single-handedly killed a lion that attacked him on his way from Snow White forest after hunting. On that faithful day, he and his prime minister and some of his Chiefs went hunting according to their custom of the land, they had in their hand's arrows, a bag containing a jar of water while the guards had in their hands Dane Guns. The prime minister and the Chiefs were carried in a palanquin while the prince rode on a horse, it was indeed a convoy of beauty and grace.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" they looked at each other and wondered what it was, no one knew either but only prince Ye-jun. He saw it was an enormous hungry lion. He went on with the quest to catch the biggest animal on the farm that day.

King Ye-jun as a young prince then, was seen leading the troop because he was so confident in himself, Then suddenly they heard the Sound again "Roar! Roar! Rosar!" The Prime Minister and The Chiefs beckoned to the Guards"Protect the Prince, Protect him with your life" because this time the sound was louder and closer and it was obviously the sound of a Lion as the Lion was seen jumping mightily from the bush as if it was sent on a mission to destroy them all.

Then boom was the noise made by the lion's legs as it landed on the ground, anyone not present in the scene would have thought that an earthquake had occurred.

With fear in the eyes of everyone present there, they stood to a halt and couldn't even move an eyelid because the sight of the biggest animal they have ever seen kept them in shock. The guards held their guns in a position to shoot, but their hands fail them to do that because they trembled in fear as to what will befall them if a shot was missed.

The Prime Minister and the Chiefs all ran into their palanquin which was used to convey them to the forest because to them, that is the safest place to be but Prince Ye-jun spoke softly to his horse and ordered it to follow his instruction, So Prince Ye-jun brought out his bow and Arrow, charged towards the Lion who was already charging close to attack and aimed it straight into its eyes, the Lion staggered back, then the prince fired another arrow into the heart of the Lion, "boom! bam!" was the sound that was heard as the lion fell to the ground, "foolish guards, stupid guards why did you leave the prince alone to fight the lion" The prime minister and the Chiefs said.

Without saying a word, the prince tied the Lion with a rope to his Horse and rode gracefully home. Everybody that saw him knew what had happened and sang in praise of his name before he got to the palace the news had already gotten there and his father the then king, King ye-min was already prepared to receive his Son who had made him proud.

Anytime king Ye-jun remembers this incident, it makes him stronger. As he was marching along with his warriors, he got news from his news bearer that the news of the hijacked Korain was False, "What!" he shouted, " gather everyone that has anything to do with this, both the young and the old" with anger in his mind he marched straight to the palace.

On his way, the citizens were seen bowing down before him as he rode to the palace and he managed to wave his hands and wear a little smile. Some were screaming and shouting, "Your Majesty" as this was the normal routine done by people to show their respect and loyalty to the king each time he passes through while the king was to wave in return to show his love and support for his people.

But King Ye-jun's hands were heavy for him to wave. He was clinging his fist either. As he walked into the Royal Palace, his forehead shrieked, "how could someone raise a false alarm of something so serious. Who could have done this, and what is his intention" he lamented

He refused to answer all greetings from the populace of the palace but the thought of coming back in one piece to meet his beautiful Queen and priceless Princess made him happy and wore a smile "Who wants war" he murmured,

"Your majesty", responded the Chief Eunuch who thought the King was talking to him.

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Go straight to the Queen's Chamber immediately and announce my presence to the Queen, " The king said

"Yes, your majesty" was the response of the Eunuch as he walked away quietly. This Eunuch has been working in the palace for 35 years which made him the oldest serving Eunuch. He served king Ye-min and now his Son King Ye-jun, and this made King Ye-jun take him as his confidant and special advisor.

"What!" shouted the king, "how could the Queen die? why did you leave me alone in this world? who would be a mother to our princess Yong? Oh my Queen you were hale and hearty when I left the palace, What happened? My Queen, my precious, a woman with the purest of heart," were the words he murmured as he entered into his Chambers.

King Ye-jun staggered into his chamber in deep thought, closed the doors, thought for a while, "What a day? first, it was the missing Korain which happened to be a false alarm, and now the death of my wife, I hope this is false too, let this be false!" Screamed king Ye-jun and wept uncontrollably because of the death of his beautiful queen. Although, it was wrong to see the tears of the king because the king was not supposed to cry in public he can do that in the comfort of his home, so he soaked himself in his tears and drank bottles of hard dry gin in a way he never did before, as he kept screaming Queen Bong, My precious, this must be another Joke, he kept screaming till he fell asleep.