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Throne [3/?]
Title: Throne
Series: 화랑/Hwarang - The Poet Warrior Youth
Characters: Mumyeong/Kim Seonu, Yeowool, Park Banryu
Summary: The fight for the throne of Silla turned out not to be as simple as he thought it would be.
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"The King standing over there! Are you any different?"
"I am telling you that we will decide for ourselves if we will accept you as our king!"
Somehow he started to want to question himself; whether or not what he did earlier was right. Because despite their last exchange, Jidwi had returned to Hwarangdo to introduce himself. And despite saying that he wouldn't force anyone in Hwarangdo to serve him, he came here just to do that.
But perhaps Jidwi did want him to show that kind of response. To show the rest of the Hwarang that they're still free to make their own choices, regardless of even the king's orders. And in a way, Jidwi also finally given him a time limit to work with. He had to somehow try to get the rest of the Hwarangs to willingly support Jidwi in four days. He needed to get everyone to accept Jinheung as their king within that time frame and swore their loyalties to him without question.
It would be a while before Master Wehwa could be reinstated back as Hwarang's chief instructor, so right now he only had himself to work with.
Yet, did he come too strongly earlier? What if his earlier opposition towards Jidwi made the others see Jidwi as an incompetent king? That would certainly be bad! And he overheard some of the boys making fun of the way Jidwi announced his true identity. Somehow that makes him wonder if he had sabotaged his own efforts to try to gain support for his cousin, who was also his king.
"You guys are so dense. Do you only see things on the appearance only? Somehow I'm questioning your level of intelligence. Can't you read between the lines on what the king has said earlier?"
Seonu carefully turned around and tried to get a peek of the people in the canteen. Some of the Hwarangs had gathered to eat, and some of them started to form groups of their own. And now, a few were turning their attentions towards the person who spoke earlier.
It was Banryu.
xxx
"While the king did say that we were lazy and weak and called us spoiled brats earlier, didn't he also spent the same amount of time as we did here and saw how much we have changed and grew in this place? Do you really think that the king would look at all of us and think that we were nothing but tools in his eyes?"
Yeowool glanced around him as everyone's attention was directed towards them. It felt suddenly uncomfortable now, with just the two of them sitting here. Their table looked quite empty with Jidwi (it was still weird to suddenly refer him as Sammaekjong or KIng Jinheung so suddenly) and Suho not around. And where the hell was Seonu? He sighed. If only Hanseong was still alive... that kid would have also sat on their table. And he wouldn't feel so outnumbered.
Yeowool glanced towards Banryu, who was still wearing his serious look.
"Well..." he said, laughing nervously. "You surprised me, Banryu. Considering how you used to oppose the queen so much before, I didn't expect you to be so supportive of the king so suddenly. But I guess it's because Jidwi used to be our roommate. You're going to accept him as your king now, is it?"
Immediately Banryu turned his head towards him and slammed his hand on the table, defensively. "It's not because of that!" Yeowool snickered as his friend started fidgeting by himself. Banryu turned his glance away from him and faced the others still watching them.
"I don't like the queen, but I guess it's mostly because I used to also follow my father's stand blindly on the matter. Regardless, I don't really have any real opinion on the queen." Banryu shook his head.
"Just that... don't you guys noticed it? Jidwi finally revealed his true identity to us now, doesn't anyone want to find out why? He had been keeping this secret by himself all these times... why do you think he finally comes out now? Despite the fact, some people in this kingdom probably would have still be trying to kill him before he could reclaim the throne."
"And honestly, Jidwi has been living and breathing with us in here all these times so shouldn't we already know what kind of a person Jidwi truly is?"
Yeowool bit his lips. Now that Banryu mentioned it, the thought started to cross his mind. How did Sammaekjong manage to stay hidden all these times? Of course, seeing that Paoh turned out to be Sammaekjong's royal guard, they must have been together all these times. But certainly, there should be other people who have met them: even in passing, to actually be able to find out their identities. Yet strangely, there were none. How did the queen manage to keep Jidwi's identity a secret for so long?
Were the rumours he heard before... true? That the reason no one has ever known how the king had looked like, was that those who did... never lived to tell tales of it. He heard many people making their own assumptions but he never paid heed of them. Since many of those assumptions were quite ridiculous and stupid. But he did remember something. The night when the previous king has died, the palace had been in quite an uproar. There was so much power struggle happening around him that the moment he was old enough to understand the situation, he refused to have anything to do with it and remained neutral. It was around that time that he heard that the queen had sent Sammaekjong into a life of hiding. He never understood why at that time. Was it because the Queen wanted to protect her son from danger? From even within the palace?
Yeowool recalled the few incidents that occurred in Hwarangdo before. There was that night when assassin had come to try to kill Seonu. And then, there's also...
He glanced back towards Banryu as the young man shrugged.
"You guys should have heard about it already by now, or at least rumours about it..." Banryu added before turning his glance elsewhere. Yeowool tried to follow his line of sights and realised that Banryu was staring towards a certain Hwarang, who was always so notorious in Hwarangdo for being a gossipmonger. He turned back to look at Banryu.
"There were clamours at the palace earlier about demanding the queen to abdicate, before Jidwi came out and revealed his true identity. Do you really think that Jidwi coming out in the open like that was a part of the queen's plans? I don't think so."
Yeowool frowned. Yes, what Banryu has just said was right. Even if the queen was put in a disadvantage, she wouldn't have still allowed Jidwi to reveal himself. Yet why would Jidwi reveal himself anyway? Unless...!
"Hanseong!" he gasped aloud without thinking. Everyone inside the canteen including Banryu turned to look at him. Yeowool could barely contain his emotions as his mind started to piece everything together.
"Did Jidwi revealed his identity to everyone... because of what happened to Hanseong?"
xxx
"Has everyone already forgot about what happened to Hanseong already?"
Seonu let out a soft sigh as he continued eavesdropping on the argument happening on the other side of the wall. Park Banryu used to be one of the most troublesome people that he had ever come in contact with, ever since he joined the Hwarang. Yet, right now... it seemed that Banryu had turned into a trustworthy ally. It was an unexpected turn of event, considering that Park Yeongshil was Banryu's stepfather. He had been worried that he might not be able to get Banryu to join his side... but perhaps that worry was unfounded.
And Yeowool. He almost forgot who Yeowool was. He should've at least consulted with the guy about this before. But then again, the guy still managed to figure everything out without his help...
"Master Seonu... what are you doing?"
Seonu jumped, before turning around to see Dansae staring back at him. He hastily backed away from him.
"Eh, what? What do you mean? Excuse me, I need to go somewhere else!"
He had fled towards the dormitories without thinking. But just as he started to stop and gather his thoughts, he started to wonder. Did Dansae come back to rejoin the rank as part of the Hwarang?
Series: 화랑/Hwarang - The Poet Warrior Youth
Characters: Mumyeong/Kim Seonu, Yeowool, Park Banryu
Summary: The fight for the throne of Silla turned out not to be as simple as he thought it would be.
--------------------
"The King standing over there! Are you any different?"
"I am telling you that we will decide for ourselves if we will accept you as our king!"
Somehow he started to want to question himself; whether or not what he did earlier was right. Because despite their last exchange, Jidwi had returned to Hwarangdo to introduce himself. And despite saying that he wouldn't force anyone in Hwarangdo to serve him, he came here just to do that.
But perhaps Jidwi did want him to show that kind of response. To show the rest of the Hwarang that they're still free to make their own choices, regardless of even the king's orders. And in a way, Jidwi also finally given him a time limit to work with. He had to somehow try to get the rest of the Hwarangs to willingly support Jidwi in four days. He needed to get everyone to accept Jinheung as their king within that time frame and swore their loyalties to him without question.
It would be a while before Master Wehwa could be reinstated back as Hwarang's chief instructor, so right now he only had himself to work with.
Yet, did he come too strongly earlier? What if his earlier opposition towards Jidwi made the others see Jidwi as an incompetent king? That would certainly be bad! And he overheard some of the boys making fun of the way Jidwi announced his true identity. Somehow that makes him wonder if he had sabotaged his own efforts to try to gain support for his cousin, who was also his king.
"You guys are so dense. Do you only see things on the appearance only? Somehow I'm questioning your level of intelligence. Can't you read between the lines on what the king has said earlier?"
Seonu carefully turned around and tried to get a peek of the people in the canteen. Some of the Hwarangs had gathered to eat, and some of them started to form groups of their own. And now, a few were turning their attentions towards the person who spoke earlier.
It was Banryu.
xxx
"While the king did say that we were lazy and weak and called us spoiled brats earlier, didn't he also spent the same amount of time as we did here and saw how much we have changed and grew in this place? Do you really think that the king would look at all of us and think that we were nothing but tools in his eyes?"
Yeowool glanced around him as everyone's attention was directed towards them. It felt suddenly uncomfortable now, with just the two of them sitting here. Their table looked quite empty with Jidwi (it was still weird to suddenly refer him as Sammaekjong or KIng Jinheung so suddenly) and Suho not around. And where the hell was Seonu? He sighed. If only Hanseong was still alive... that kid would have also sat on their table. And he wouldn't feel so outnumbered.
Yeowool glanced towards Banryu, who was still wearing his serious look.
"Well..." he said, laughing nervously. "You surprised me, Banryu. Considering how you used to oppose the queen so much before, I didn't expect you to be so supportive of the king so suddenly. But I guess it's because Jidwi used to be our roommate. You're going to accept him as your king now, is it?"
Immediately Banryu turned his head towards him and slammed his hand on the table, defensively. "It's not because of that!" Yeowool snickered as his friend started fidgeting by himself. Banryu turned his glance away from him and faced the others still watching them.
"I don't like the queen, but I guess it's mostly because I used to also follow my father's stand blindly on the matter. Regardless, I don't really have any real opinion on the queen." Banryu shook his head.
"Just that... don't you guys noticed it? Jidwi finally revealed his true identity to us now, doesn't anyone want to find out why? He had been keeping this secret by himself all these times... why do you think he finally comes out now? Despite the fact, some people in this kingdom probably would have still be trying to kill him before he could reclaim the throne."
"And honestly, Jidwi has been living and breathing with us in here all these times so shouldn't we already know what kind of a person Jidwi truly is?"
Yeowool bit his lips. Now that Banryu mentioned it, the thought started to cross his mind. How did Sammaekjong manage to stay hidden all these times? Of course, seeing that Paoh turned out to be Sammaekjong's royal guard, they must have been together all these times. But certainly, there should be other people who have met them: even in passing, to actually be able to find out their identities. Yet strangely, there were none. How did the queen manage to keep Jidwi's identity a secret for so long?
Were the rumours he heard before... true? That the reason no one has ever known how the king had looked like, was that those who did... never lived to tell tales of it. He heard many people making their own assumptions but he never paid heed of them. Since many of those assumptions were quite ridiculous and stupid. But he did remember something. The night when the previous king has died, the palace had been in quite an uproar. There was so much power struggle happening around him that the moment he was old enough to understand the situation, he refused to have anything to do with it and remained neutral. It was around that time that he heard that the queen had sent Sammaekjong into a life of hiding. He never understood why at that time. Was it because the Queen wanted to protect her son from danger? From even within the palace?
Yeowool recalled the few incidents that occurred in Hwarangdo before. There was that night when assassin had come to try to kill Seonu. And then, there's also...
He glanced back towards Banryu as the young man shrugged.
"You guys should have heard about it already by now, or at least rumours about it..." Banryu added before turning his glance elsewhere. Yeowool tried to follow his line of sights and realised that Banryu was staring towards a certain Hwarang, who was always so notorious in Hwarangdo for being a gossipmonger. He turned back to look at Banryu.
"There were clamours at the palace earlier about demanding the queen to abdicate, before Jidwi came out and revealed his true identity. Do you really think that Jidwi coming out in the open like that was a part of the queen's plans? I don't think so."
Yeowool frowned. Yes, what Banryu has just said was right. Even if the queen was put in a disadvantage, she wouldn't have still allowed Jidwi to reveal himself. Yet why would Jidwi reveal himself anyway? Unless...!
"Hanseong!" he gasped aloud without thinking. Everyone inside the canteen including Banryu turned to look at him. Yeowool could barely contain his emotions as his mind started to piece everything together.
"Did Jidwi revealed his identity to everyone... because of what happened to Hanseong?"
xxx
"Has everyone already forgot about what happened to Hanseong already?"
Seonu let out a soft sigh as he continued eavesdropping on the argument happening on the other side of the wall. Park Banryu used to be one of the most troublesome people that he had ever come in contact with, ever since he joined the Hwarang. Yet, right now... it seemed that Banryu had turned into a trustworthy ally. It was an unexpected turn of event, considering that Park Yeongshil was Banryu's stepfather. He had been worried that he might not be able to get Banryu to join his side... but perhaps that worry was unfounded.
And Yeowool. He almost forgot who Yeowool was. He should've at least consulted with the guy about this before. But then again, the guy still managed to figure everything out without his help...
"Master Seonu... what are you doing?"
Seonu jumped, before turning around to see Dansae staring back at him. He hastily backed away from him.
"Eh, what? What do you mean? Excuse me, I need to go somewhere else!"
He had fled towards the dormitories without thinking. But just as he started to stop and gather his thoughts, he started to wonder. Did Dansae come back to rejoin the rank as part of the Hwarang?