The Scarlet Hawk and The Black Knights (Mina)✔️

17: Familial Importance

Previously...

"Mi Na-ah!" Momo gasped, running to her middle sister. Han Sou slowly handed over the girl to her, letting Momo do the rest. She comforted the wounded Mi Na, rubbing her shoulders gently while caressing her face. "Why would you....why would you go face him alone? H-he could have killed you, Mi Na-ah!" Momo nearly cried, pulling Mi Na into a tight hug while letting her tears out. Just as she heard the younger girl cough, Momo released her again to look at her.

"He...he wants us to follow him and his men. We should do it. Only then can we....can we find their lair and finish them all off, unnie." Mi Na panted, wiping the blood off her lips. She then turned to look at Gwangman. "Father...father, please give me permission to have myself and my soldiers track them down. This...this is our only chance." she groaned.

"It's too dangerous, Mi Na!" Gwangman raised his eyebrows in disapproval. "Look how injured you are, I will not tolerate having you injured again." he stated sternly, but not before Ji Won arrived at the scene.

"It's alright, father. I will be by her side. We will gather our best men and search for them together." the young girl objected, helping Momo to assist Mi Na in standing up.

"Ji Won?! You too?" Momo gasped, lightly hitting her sister's back. "What's with the both of you? Why are you so obsessed with taking dangerous risks?"

"He killed abeoji, unnie. They killed our father, didn't you remember that?!" Ji Won retorted, surprising Momo. She had never seen her youngest sister this angry before. Ji Won's panicked breaths soon got over themselves and so she calmed herself down. "Mi Na unnie and I will be safe. You should stay here and watch over father, okay?" she assured. Momo was still worried. She and her sisters would be separated for quite a while, she did not like that idea at all.

"Unnie, father, trust us." Mi Na smiled, looking at Gwangman and Momo with a confident face. "I promise you, when we come back, The Horn will be nothing but ashes." she nodded proudly. After a few minutes of thinking, Gwangman finally let out a small sigh, and so he nodded.

"Fine, if that is what you want, daughters. I will give you the best men we have, all experienced, and Han Sou will be by your side." he stated, and Mi Na and Ji Won complied in unison.

"I will go with them, my lord." Man Hul said, appearing after leaving his house when he heard of the fuss. Everyone immediately turned to him, surprised and concerned considering how old he already was. Han Sou widened his eyes, raising his eyebrows as he walked to him.

"Abeoji, you don't have to, you're-"

"When I say I go, I go, son." Man Hul insisted, patting his son's shoulder. "I have been waiting my whole life for this moment, I have always wanted to go on a big journey together with my son." he grinned. Han Sou then chuckled and nodded in defeat, holding his father's shoulder. Afterwards, Gwangman began choosing some of his best trained soldiers, telling them to get ready and prepared. Momo was standing by herself, worried about her sisters until Mi Na and Ji Won came to her side.

"Unnie, we'll be fine. We promise. Mi Na unnie and I are strong girls, remember?" Ji Won shook her oldest sister's body, causing her to chuckle. "Just know this, arasseo? This will not be the last time we meet, I promise." she showed her pinky finger. After looking at it for a while, Momo chuckled as they intertwined their fingers. She turned to look at Mi Na.