Yearly Archives: 2021

“Soo Yeon?” her mother came to relieve her at sunset.  “You have a caller.  He’s waiting for you in the front sitting room.  Jung Sook is entertaining him right now. …

Ban Ryu had slept throughout the remainder of yesterday.  And her mother had returned at sunset to relieve her.  As promised.  Still, Soo Yeon insisted on sleeping on the yo…

“Eomma, I don’t understand why I can’t see Ban Ryu,” Soo Ho whined, staring up at his mother in frustration.“You need to stay in this bed and rest.  Your arm…

Ban Ryu slept for the next few hours.  And her mother encouraged Soo Yeon to head to bed around sunset.“You look utterly exhausted, darling.  I’ll watch over him for a…

Meanwhile, Jung Sook was waiting eagerly to see her beloved when he finally walked into his room.  Pouting.“The doctor would not allow me to stay with Ban Ryu.  He insisted…

Soo Yeon had completely bitten through her cuticle by the time her brother and Ban Ryu arrived at the house about an hour later.  She had also prepared two bedchambers…

“Miss?  Lady Bit Na sent me to fetch you home,” the servant gasped as he stood before the young teacher.  He was out of breath from running the entire distance between the…

“There is more,” Jin Heung continued.Lord Kim Seub took a deep breath.  What more could there be?  His king was asking him to house the son of his mortal enemy,…

“I cannot wait to see Jung Sook,” Soo Ho sighed as they entered their third hour of riding since they’d left home.Ban Ryu chuckled.  “You’d best tone down your feelings. …

The next day, true to his word, Ban Ryu waited nervously outside Soo Yeon’s home.  A few minutes later, her front door opened, and she waved him into her house. …