The Noble

Soo Yeon flung herself onto Jung Sook’s bed.“What’s wrong with you?” her friend asked.“Ban Ryu just asked me to marry him.”“And that’s a problem?” Perplexed, Jung Sook frowned at her…

“Would you care to take a stroll in the garden with me?” Ban Ryu asked one bright day.He was sitting on his bed.  Staring at Soo Yeon seated in the…

Ban Ryu continued to recuperate over the next couple of weeks.  With each passing day, he grew stronger.  And the pain began to subside.  Little by little.  He weaned himself…

Apparently, her mother hadn’t reported their behavior to her father.  Soo Yeon breathed a sigh of relief as she rolled over in her yo bed the next morning.  Her appa…

“I will agree,” Ban Ryu finally spoke.  “On one condition.”Soo Yeon’s appa quirked a dark eyebrow.  “Are you really in a position to insist on a condition?”“I am.”  He held…

Lord Kim Seub waited to visit Ban Ryu until the moon had risen high over the earth.  And Soo Yeon had fallen asleep on her yo bed in the corner…

Soo Yeon heard the gasp, but she was so lost in the wonder of kissing her beloved that she simply closed her eyes again and continued to enjoy his kiss. …

Something had shifted between her and Ban Ryu.  She could feel it when he awoke later that afternoon.  He lay quiet, staring up at the ceiling.“Would you like me to…

Soo Yeon returned to his room three hours later.  After she took a much-needed bath.  And a short nap.  Crying was exhausting.  Then she ate a light luncheon. She breezed into…

Soo Yeon sat down in the chair and stared at her beloved.  And was startled to discover tears sliding down his cheeks. Alarmed, she leaned over and exclaimed softly, “Ban Ryu! …