It was indeed winter, but paragliding was still one of the most popular winter activities in St. Moritz. The Royal Lee liked to do it, and Tae Eul definitely wanted to try it as well. She had tried paragliding before, in the republic, but hadn't done it in a long time, and definitely would like to try it in such a beautiful place like St. Moritz.
When Jung Harabeoji heard about this plan, he blanched. "Isn't it winter? Why would you want to do it in this kind of weather? It would be freezing cold!"
"But that's the fun, Abeoji! I want to know how it feels!"
"Aniya. Besides, the height is scary!"
And that was that. So Jung Harabeoji would stay at Badrutt's Palace Tower with Ji Hoon, as the others went paragliding.
When they were preparing, Tae Eul was surprised because they were going to paraglide together. As in, in pairs. Young Ae and Soo Ryeong, and Lee Gon with her.
"I thought we'll do it alone?"
"I want to try it with you."
"Haven't you tried it before?"
"I have, but never with you."
"First time experiences are always fun, right? I will also try it with someone else for the first time."
Soo Ryeong was being sarcastic. She's also used to paraglide alone, but Lee Gon talked her out of it. He said if Soo Ryeong and Young Ae paraglide as a pair, Tae Eul would want to do it with him as well.
Of course, he was correct.
Paragliding together was a great experience. She screamed when they jumped from the helicopter. He was quiet.
It was freezing cold, but also very pretty from up above. St. Moritz was white all over with thick snow, like a picture out of a children's storybook page.
"Wow, it's so beautiful. I've never done this in winter before."
She had to yell for him to hear her against all the wind and snow.
For Lee Gon, paragliding had always been an exhilarating experience. It's a taste of flying. But experiencing it with Tae Eul was a lot more amazing. Everything with Tae Eul was a lot more amazing.
He was quiet, but he's either hugging her or holding her hands.
Soo Ryeong and Young Ae were having fun too, despite performing it in pairs.
And of course, as they were Goryeo's Royal Family, they paraglide with six royal guards. None of them were willing to stay on the land.
They flew for nearly two hours. When they landed, he took off his equipment first, then helped her. It's not that she couldn't do it herself, but he just wanted to do it.
