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The man came towards me. Crouching down in front of me, he looked straight into my eyes. I didn't realize when my hand rose to his left cheek. I touched his cheek gently, rubbing his small scar with my thumb. He looked at my hand and then at me and smirked.

Then he shoved away my hand and spoke up, "Ain't you the lady warrior who fought against the soldier today?"

"Uhh...yeah!"

"Go back to your room. It's not safe out here at night." He said standing up.

"Wait! Who are you-ahhh~~" I tried to stand up too but the pain in my abdomen didn't let me do that.

He looked at me with a smirk and crouched down again. He came close to my face, our faces were inches apart. I was just staring at him with wide eyes.

"You don't look too strong to be a warrior, you know?" He grinned. Before I could respond, he picked me up in a bridal style and I was shocked

"You look as weak as a chicken." He laughed.

"What-"

"Shhhh...hold me tightly else you'll fall." He smirked at me and started walking. I unwillingly wrapped my arms around his neck. I SWEAR, HE IS A DEVIL WITH AN ANGELIC FACE.

"Did you just compare me with a chicken?" I frowned.

"Yeah, I did. But the way you handled your opponent on the battlefield was impressive." He said looking at me and I just stared at him because I didn't know what to say.

"So Shin Seyeon, you seriously don't know me?"

"How would I know you?" I rolled my eyes at him.

"Hmm.....even I have never heard about a lady warrior in Goguryeo. Anyways, I'm Goguryeo's youngest prince, Jeon Jeongguk."

My eyes widened. Oh my God! He is from Goguryeo. Will my lie be caught?

"Ummm....greetings to your highness. Thank you for saving me earlier." I said but he frowned at me.

"Aren't you disgusted? Don't you hate me now that you know who I am?" He asked.

"Huh? Why would I be disgusted? Why would I hate you?" I asked getting confused and he stared at me intensely.

"Where's your room?" He asked ignoring my question again. I told him the directions and he carried me to my room silently. Thankfully, the maids were still sleeping. He slid the door open, carried me inside my room, and gently put me on the bed.

"Shin Seyeon, if you're trying to give me sympathy, then stop. I don't need sympathy from anybody. I might end up killing you or disrespecting you." He said coldly and left the room before I could respond.

"Huh? What did he mean? He is weird" I rolled my eyes.

"And wait a minute.....he is Goguryo's prince. What is he doing here?" I was left with so many questions.

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Goguryeo

"My king, where's prince Jeongguk?" I haven't seen him around today" The queen asked while pouring wine.

"I've sent him to Baekje." The old king replied.

"Baekje?"

"Yes! We need to make an ally with Baekje as soon as possible because I suspect that the tyrant king of Silla might attack us." The king said sipping his wine.

"But why Jeongguk? We all know how disgusting he is-"

"He is the perfect person for this job. Baekje is still a threat to the kingdom and if I had sent any other person as my messenger, they might have killed him. But they won't dare to do that with Jeongguk."

"That boy is himself a threat to the kingdom."

The king sighed and continued to sip his wine.

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Silla

"So you two attacked Kang and that boy from the Park clan?" King Yunki asked while polishing his sword. Minister Kang was standing beside the throne.

"N-no, your majesty." The two courtiers replied while kneeling.

"And you said that I'm a tyrant?" Yunki asked while looking at his reflection on the sword.

Both the courtiers gulped looking at each other, not knowing what to say.

Yunki got up from his throne and came towards them while swinging his sword back and forth. Yunki lifted one of the courtier's chin with the sharp tip of his sword, "Yes I'm a tyrant.....NOW DIE!!!!" He thrust his sword into the courtier's chest and he immediately died, his blood spilled over the other courtier's face. Kang was shocked.

"YOUR MAJESTY, PLEASE FORGIVE ME." The other courtier begged for his life but Yunki kicked him and beheaded him immediately. 

Yunki threw his sword and opened the jeogori (upper garment of a hanbok) of his hanbok and shoved it aside because it was covered with blood.

He then lazily walked up to his throne and sat down.

"Lord Kang!!"

"Y-yes your majesty?" Kang bowed to him.

"I heard that the boy Jeemin healed your injury?"

"Yes your majesty, he did."

"I want to talk to him. Bring him to me." Yunki ordered.

"Ok, your majesty." Kang bowed and left.

Meanwhile,

Jeemin's POV

"I knew that you know nothing about the medicines. How can a broken wing be healed with a cloth soaked in aloe vera gel and water? God knows what you had put on Kang's injury. It's so weird for an injury to heal within seconds. Anyways, finish reading this book within the next one hour and then again try the bandage the bird's wing. I'll be back in an hour." He handed me a heavy book and left the room.

"God knows what you had put on Kang's injury...." I imitated him and rolled my eyes. I opened the book and SHIT! IT'S IN HANJA (the old Korean writing system consisting of traditional Chinese characters) AND NOT HANGUL (the modern Korean alphabet). Though I studied Hanja back when I was a kid but I don't remember anything. It'll take me days to read it...UGH.

After what felt like five minutes, I saw the door opening and revealing the physician.

"Are you done?"

"Wait what? I thought you said that I have one hour in hand."

"Boy, one hour is over. Your time is up. Now let's see what you've learned."

I don't know where the one hour flew by, I was hardly able to read the first two paragraphs and that also all the herbs' names and uses went over my head.

"If this time, you don't put the correct medicines on the bird's wing, I'll punish you." He said.

I gulped.

"Now start."

I was almost about to cry....not knowing what to do, what medicine to put.

I just randomly picked up some ingredients and smashed them in a bowl while sniffing. The physician was just looking at me, his expressions were unreadable.

I went towards the bird and applied the paste on its wings, "Please heal...please please please...." I sniffed. I again saw a glow emitting from my hands and again I felt dizzy, everything was becoming hazy and I felt exhausted.

"Ahh~~" I was about to fall but the physician caught me.

"Jeemin? Jeemin? Oh my God! you look so pale and weak. What happened?" He gently laid me down on the ground and started to fan me.

I felt like passing away out of exhaustion but then the physician sprinkled water on my face and gave me some water to drink. I felt a bit better after drinking the water.

"Ahhh~~I-I feel exhausted."

"It's ok! Take some rest now. Seems like you overworked yourself." The physician stood up and went to the bird's cage. But immediately took two steps back in utter shock.

"W-What?-"

"What happened?" I asked. He moved aside so that I can get a view of the bird. The bird was flapping its wings.

"I-its healed. H-how did you do that?" He was shocked and I was too.

Then I recalled the glow. I also recalled what I said when I was bandaging Kang's wound, "I wish I could 'HEAL' it", and then what I said when I was applying the paste on the bird's wing, "Please 'HEAL'...please please please." My eyes widened.

Is it some kind of power that I miraculously got while passing through the black hole? But this power needs lots of energy to execute it. I'm feeling so exhausted after using it. But the problem is not that now. The problem is the old man who is standing in front of me with a shocked face as if he has seen a ghost. What must I explain to him now?

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