“There’s a festival at the great temple!” Town folk 1

 

 

“That’s rare for this time of year, isn’t it?” Town folk 2

 

 

Dara’s POV

 

I can’t believe this is really happening!

 

My tears kept flowing like a dam.

 

They already dressed me with a pure white clothing for the ritual.

 

 

 

“Bring out the girl!” I heard someone shouted.

 

 

This is a nightmare!

 

This is…

 

 

“Tabarna(King), please be seated. His highness, Crown prince Woo bin and..” Servant

 

What do I do?

 

At the rate things are going, they’re really going to kill me!

 

 

 

I observed the girls in the crowd getting excited.

 

“Kyaaah! It’s Jaejoong-sama!” One girl said while others were fainting.

 

 

“the third prince, his highness, Prince Jaejoong, please be seated.” The servant continued.

 

Upon hearing his name, the girls in the crowd made a commotion. Some where just eye him while others are shamelessly calling his name out loud.

 

I then saw a tall man entering to the chair next to the crown prince.

 

 

 

“Older brother.. How is your health?” I heard him saying to the crown prince.

 

 

 

I gasped as I saw him.

 

 

 

That man?!

 

 

The third prince… is that guy?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He must be friends with the Queen!

 

After the commotion earlier was settled.

 

 

They immediately started the ritual. 

 

 

 

 

The Queen then entered.

 

 

"O great Teshub, God of the Gods!

 

 

I pray to you for the blessings of rain and for the fertility of our land.

 

Isend to you this untainted . Receive this tribute!

 

Grant my wish!”

 

 

My whole being went numb.

 

 

Omma, Appa, unnie, dongsaeng... Miahneh.. 

 

I saw the man at my back raised the blade ready to behead me.

 

 

 

 

Noooo!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t want to die!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t want to die..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cried furiously.

 

 

 

 

I was just counting for a few seconds and I know I will die.

 

 

 

“Aaghh!” I heard the shout of the man who was about to behead me. The blade was no longer on his hands since I heard it fall to the ground together with the breaking of a glass.

 

 

“Who.. Who was that?! How dare you insult Teshub by interfering with the ritual!?” Queen Lee Sora said with conviction.

 

 

 

 

 

I saw Prince Jaejoong stand and walk towards me.

 

 

“That wasn’t an insult at all.”

 

He said calmly as he walk with grace towards me.

 

 

“In fact, it was quite the opposite mother dearest.” He continued.

 

 

It’s really him!?

 

 

“Prince Jaejoong! Were you the one who threw the goblet!? And what do you mean, ‘opposite’? It doesn’t matter that you are one of the emperor’s sons! Under the these circumstances, your actions are inexcusable!” The Queen said fiercely.

 

 

Instead of cowering in fear, I saw a playful smile plaster on his gorgeous face which made a lot of girls in the area squeal.

 

 

He was already in front of me.

 

 

 

He then dismantled the cloth that was wrapped around my mouth.

 

 

 

 

“Hold on, mother dearest. I do not