Diary Entry - Eundeok Married Life (Baekhera) [COMPLETED]

Give it back!

Eun's diary

I just don't get it! Soondeok's been ignoring me for days because of those stupid books! I don't even know why mother bought them for her and now all she does is read! It's raining day and night so I can't go outside much and with her ignoring me, there's absolutely nothing to do now! I'm bored! I want to play!!! Someone give me something fun to do! If only I could just get Soondeok to play with me – even hide and seek will do! I miss my nephews, we've never run out of things to do and play when we're together. I suppose if I have kids, I won't be bored all the time, right? Oh, please just stop raining already!!! Why do we have so much rain even in autumn? And last night, at around 3am or so, something woke me up and I saw Soondeok coming into the room from outside. I don't know why but I know exactly what I saw – I asked her this morning about it and she said she had gone to the library to read because I need to sleep. Heck! This is going crazy! She's giving up her sleep for books? I'm speechless – books make me sleep.

Soondeok's diary

I have a secret, should I write it? I've been sneaking into the palace at night lately, ever since we've moved back. I want to read the records, I want to know what happened back then when they kicked mother out, I want to know if there's a way I can help mother regain her title. I've been going around Queen Yoo's place as well – if I ever get the chance, I want to ask her myself, without her knowing who I am, of course. Yes, I'm well enough to jump over walls now. To be honest, I worry about the king's safety. If someone like me can sneak into the palace easily like so, what about assassins who would sneak in and attack the king? I'll need to tell father to be aware of that...after I've finished my mission, that is.

The prince? He doesn't know, he sleeps too well at night, at least that's what I thought. He saw me coming back last night though, I told him that I was reading in the library...hope he won't ask about it anymore. What did he do after we came back? Well, he's been doing all sorts of things – helping me unpack things every now and then, go hiking, ride, taking care of me just like my big brother – when it's not raining that is. Mongryong sure was happy to see us, I was happy to play with him again. Maybe I should invite my nephews to come over, they'd love to play with our dog!

Oh! And I've forgotten to mention, mother put this huge bookcase in our room and she filled it with lots and lots of new books! I can't stop reading them – I thanked her over and over again, she seemed happy that I liked it. Eun disliked it though, saying how he hates to be in the same room as books, but I don't care, as long as I can read. If only Eun can love reading as much as I do! It'd be so much fun! We could spend all day in the library and we can share the stories we've read, wouldn't that be lovely? We could also go on a picnic and read under the tree all day, while listening to birds singing in the sky. But that'd be impossible – it's hard as it is to get him to pick up a book at all, how would I be able to make him read?

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(Raining outside. Eun tossing and turning on his bed, Soondeok reading)