The Way of The Sword 검도, 劍道

Chapter Six - Decisions

I stop in front of the palace, tying up the horse. The guards know why I'm there, or at least they think they do. So they let me through without any hesitation, again. 

I'm quite stressed of what's happening, I want to know why I was hired to kill this sweet, charming, handsome, man! I usually don't question the people who hire me but I want to know the full story!

"GYEONG!" I say loudly while opening the study. I'm breathing quite heavily from the wound that's still not fully healed.

"Yes?" he says with a puzzled look on his face.

"You need to tell me why I have to kill Dae-Jung!" I say to him with my confidence through the roof. Honestly who do I think I am yelling at royalty.

He looks at me up and down. "What kind of assassin are you? You're questioning the person that gave you an order? And you still haven't successfully killed him yet ! ? !" He says slamming his book on the table.

"NO I WANT-" If I continue yelling like this my wound will open up again, and make the situation worse. I sit down at the free chair in front of me. Taking a deep breath and rubbing one of my temples. I begin to feel myself lightly sweating from the worrying and working myself up.

I take another deep breath before I speak. "I don't care if I'm a bad assassin. I'll quit if you don't tell me, and it will be quite hard for you to find a man willing to kill the lord." I say while applying pressure to my rib and hip so it numbs my pain a tiny bit. . He looks at me, seeing that I'm physically in pain. 

Cringing at my pain he says, "I'll call the physician." he says ready to call a servant.

"No! It's really not necessary, just please tell me the story." I say while I put my hand on top of his. 

He takes a deep sigh getting ready to explain. He begins to slouch in his chair. "Yeong-Ho has always been the favorite and been treated the best, he got the biggest palace, the most beautiful women imaginable, it just wasn't fair! I began to hate my own brother so much I wanted him dead." He states while he cusps his own hands, and sighs that he finally got everything off his chest.

So he wants his brother dead because of jealousy?! I can't help but to let out a small chuckle. "What?" he says confused.

"Oh Gyeong, what are you some kind of child? What a dumb way for your own BROTHER dead because of jealousy. I understand you have your reasons but how childish and jealous can you get. I'm bring 100% serious what is wrong with you." After I say that I stand up, and begin to walk to the door.

"I quit." I say with a smile.

"W-What?! You can't I'm offering you 3000 tongbo! You're an awful assassin!!" He says throwing a book at me. The book ends up hitting my thigh. Throwing the book really proved my point about how childish he is.

"I don't care if I'm a bad assassin, you're an awful brother!" I say while leaving the study and getting on my horse.

Once I am fully healed I will kill Gyeong.