The Kinsman

As Yeo Wool wandered through the marketplace searching for a tangerine, he caught sight of a tiny girl and her older sister.  The small child’s eyes were lit up like…

Mi Sook awoke the next morning.  In Dan Se’s bed.  And grinned.  They’d finally spent a peaceful…blissful night together.  But for her aches and pains.  Still, she lay smiling under…

After a few quiet moments as they both reflected on the loss of his brother, Dan Se glanced up at her and murmured, “Am I hurting you?”“No,” she whispered. He was…

“Dan Se.”  Her soft voice sounded behind him.  Surprising him.He turned to face her.“Tell me the whole of it.”A deep ravine suddenly cracked his forehead in half.  “The whole of…

As Dan Se walked home that evening, he recalled two encounters which he’d experienced after relieving Yeo Wool of his hwarang duty earlier in the day….––“Why have you returned, my…

“King Jin Heung,” Dan Se bowed to His Majesty.“Dan Se, aren’t you supposed to be taking care of your bride right now?  Was that not our agreement?”“Aye, Your Majesty, it…

She slept fitfully and awoke a couple hours after dawn.  Miserable.  She lay in her bed on her side.  And her gaze wandered the room until it fell on the…

“How is Seon Woo?” she asked him as they began to eat.Dan Se glanced up at her after shoving a bite of rice into his mouth.  He nodded his head. …

Mi Sook stared down at the colorful jars of powder on her easel tray.  She wanted to paint something.  For him.  But…she wanted it to be beautiful. Perhaps, she should practice…

He was true to his word.  Dan Se returned to her room a short while later with a tray laden with tempting foods.“What’s your favorite?” he queried as he set…