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Sol-ah : Hyejin-ah, why is the door-

Sol-ah arrives and sees them together

Sol-ah : The King ? Omo. Your highness

She bowed

Sol-ah : Hyejin- Ahhh... S-S-S-Sol-min

She laughs awkwardly then looks down

Hyejin : It's okay unnie. He knew it anyway

Sol-ah : Oh... did we... make it obvious ?

Jaesung : No. I knew from the first time I saw her

Sol-ah : Oh... but.. Hyejin-ah... I told everyone that you... left

Jaesung : It's okay. We'll tell them that I went and brought her

Hyejin : *smiles* Thank you *bows*

Sol-ah : Anyway. Hyejin... why are you crying ?

Just then, Hyejin realizes that there is a tear on her cheek, so she quickly wipes it

Sol-ah : Were you looking at the painting and crying like you always do ? Didn't I tell you to stop that ? It won't help. It's not like crying will bring him back to life

Jaesung : It's my fault... I asked her about the painting... I shouldn't have done that

Sol-ah : Oh... no, it's okay... I just... overreacted... don't worry... don't blame yourself

While the 3 kids were busy talking, Hyejin's mother was passing by, and stopped when she saw Sol-ah standing at the door

Queen : Is there something wrong Sol-ah ?

When Sol-ah turned to face the queen and bow to her, the queen saw her daughter and the prince inside

Queen : Hyejin ? When did you come back ? Sol-ah told us you left to visit your friend

Hyejin : Yes mom. I just came back

Jaesung : Your majesty, I went and brought her back

Queen : Oh how sweet of you Jaesung. Thank you for taking care of my daughter

Jaesung : *bows*

Minho : Your Majesty, can you come please ?

Jaesung : Okay

When the King left,

Sol-ah : His name is Jaesung !

Hyejin : We're gonna get married

Hyejin talks sadly, without any energy, as if the news are awful. Well, they ARE awful for her, because she likes being independent and free, but not too much awful because the prince is handsome and he looks nice and kind.

Sol-ah : PERFECT ! He looks perfect for you ! And he cares for you too !

Sol-ah got too much excited to the point that she was jumping.

Meanwhile,

Minho : Your Majesty, there's an urgency. The great queen's arrival has been delayed. There is something wrong with the carriage, and they will get a new one, but it won't arrive until tomorrow afternoon. So she won't come tonight

Jaesung : Okay. Delay the dinner then

Minho : Okay. I'll tell everyone here

•••

Hyejin was standing in the huge garden outside the castle, where there is a big pool.

Jaesung didn't feel like sleeping so he went out for a walk, and saw Hyejin standing alone, looking at the dark sky, so he approaches her

Jaesung : You can't sleep ?

He says calmly in order not to scare her

Hyejin : *shakes head as 'no'*

Jaesung : Aren't you cold ?

Hyejin : It's okay

Her nightgown clearly shows that she is cold

The wind blew harshly, as if a storm was coming

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The wind blew harshly, as if a storm was coming. And the temperature's very low which is normal because it is the fall season.

Jaesung takes off his jacket and gently puts it on Hyejin's shoulders. She looks at him a bit surprised, but mostly grateful and thankful. She flashed a sincere smile on her face.

Jaesung : Did I ever tell you that you are so pretty ?

She looks at him with a surprised expression, then smiles and looks down flustered, her cheeks turning red

Hyejin : Thank you

She answers shyly

Then she looks up at the sky and observes the clouds slowly hiding the moon, then the last appears again

Hyejin : I love watching the stars light up the sky. It feels good. It gives me inner peace

Jaesung : Yeah, me too 

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