18. HOUSE OF TRAITORS

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He enjoys the fresh air as he takes a deep breath in. The setting sun does look good over the horizon. He smiles looking at the sea.

'How fast the days have changed..' , He sighs as he tries to conclude all those drastic changes of his life again. He forces his brain to come up with an answer, an explanation... An explanation of who he is and where does he belong to.

He closes his eyes, tries to remember again. Everything, every memory of his seems blurred, like a long dream. Some faces are there.. some angry ones, some smiley ones. He opens his eyes remembering a smiling face caressing his face, a motherly touch, a warm feeling floods his inside. He closes his eyes again, watch her feeding him, loving him, bandaging his wounds, crying with him, hugging him, kissing him...

Suddenly Jungkook's eyes fly open as a gasp left his mouth and a drop of water wets his cheek.

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"Lena...", He whispers..., "Mom..!!"

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'LADY SOYEON OF THE JEON HAS ENTERED THE COURT', The guard announces with the loudest voice he can master.

"Welcome my Lady, kindly stand forth", the right hand of the Duchess requests while the Lady in gold observes every action of the newcomer.

"You asked for my presence, my Lady?", Soyeon asks lowering her head a little.

"You have been accused of treachery... again.. my Lady..", The Duchess comes straight to the point.

"And what are the accusations, this time?", Soyeon tries to remain polite.

"You are accused to shelter and hide a spy in your own household, my Lady", The Duchess answers with a straight face.

"And under what allegation the accused boy is called a 'spy', may I know please?", Soyeon replies in an unhealthy sweet voice, "Or is it only because it's me and my family name being involved in the matter that makes the kid guilty?"

"You know the circumstances my Lady.. under any situation.. hiding anything important from the King is a form of treachery itself!!", The Duchess replies feeling restless.

"He is not the King yet..!", Soyeon replies fast. This very sentence can make her situation far worse than what she is in now, and she knows it herself. But she had had enough of this mistreatment.

"Lady Soyeon, I warn you....", the anger is evident in the duchess's cold voice.

"Lalisa!", Soyeon tries to keep herself in control, "I have known you since your birth. I've seen you grown up. You were always like a little sister to me growing up. You used to adore me! Looked up to me! And now... you are here accusing me of treachery on a baseless assumption!"

"It were not so baseless my lady if only you have cleared out the doubt already and proved yourself innocent of our doubt", Lalisa Manobal, the Duchess of Ya-gora announces in a straight face, "Is there a boy in your household whom you have given shelter under your wings?", Lalisa asks.

"Yes", Soyeon replies with her head high.

"And what are your relationship with this unknown boy? And why did you failed to report of his existence to us?", Lalisa asks again praying silently to get an answer.

But Soyeon stands still, looking straight into the space.

"My lady??", Lalisa asks again.

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"I... couldn't ... it would bring more shame into our family...", Soyeon finally replies in a small voice.

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