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" I heard about the attack.. Are you okay?"

Go-won questioned the woman who seemed to be more allured by the beauty of the flowers but hearing his question Na-ra snapped back to reality as she gave a reassured smile at him.

" Of course I am okay! Me, jang Na-ra isn't a scaredy cat. "

The girl replies as the former chuckles at her words even though he knows how much impact must have had on her last night.

" I heard jang uk broked the jin family's heirloom ,Typical of him . "

Go-won remark with quite a smirk while Na-ra scoff in disbelief of him acting like a child.

" Yah! He did it by mistake. People make mistakes!! "

Na-ra yelled at him trying to defend her brother while Go-won just snickered at her behavior.

" You have dark circles over your eyes .. I guess you didn't sleep at all trying to undo his 'mistake' . "

" Whatever he did.. He is still my brother."

Na-ra answered with a stern but calm voice as Go-won nodded at her by understanding.

" So, what's with the sudden visit? It's not like you. "

Go-won questioned as Na-ra gave a internal sigh .

" Go- won... About our engagement... Let's do that soon . "

When Go-won heard this words he would have been content with joy but only if it came like the way he wanted to. Her words was rather sorrowful like she was forced to it .

" Did you happen meet seo-yul yesterday? "

This question caught her from no where making her confused about his question.

" Yes.. But what does that have to do with this? "

Na-ra questioned confused as Go-won let out a heavy sigh.

" So I was right...Whenever something you want comes to you, you run away the other way to avoid it ,so others can feel at ease...but Na-ra are you sure is that's what others want too and what about you want? ..."

Go-won words hit Na-ra at the right spot in her mind . Everyone wanted her to be perfect right? Everyone wanted her to marry him right? Everyone wanted that... Or did they? Did she wanted that? Only one thing she knew clear of is that she wanted to do what everyone wanted her to do until that moment.

Na-ra had no replies or answers for him as she just kept quiet by staring at the ground Go-won seeing this half smiled at the girl.

" Think about it.. Think about what you want.it's not too late to break this off.. "

Go-won stated the last words with uncertain voice . He wanted her as his queen not because he loves her because she was the only one who understood him and she is the only one he could trust however he respected her life more and her well being and at this point he feared that what if she is making a mistake by not letting her opinions in her own life and what if she regret it later? .

( 𝙸𝚗 𝚊 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚘𝚢𝚜 𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝚊 𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚗 - 𝚃𝚊𝚢𝚕𝚘𝚛 𝚂𝚠𝚒𝚏𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚖 😭)

For a whole day Na-ra didn't went out from her room trying to think but her mind was all blank. When uk came back after getting punished from songrim he didn't dare to see Na-ra at that moment so does she. Both of them held secrets from each other assuming thier reaction to it without even speaking to each other however younghee came in to the room again and again to relay the informations that is happening and seemed like uk is trying to find mu-deok the maid who fled from him and jin-mu the assistant gwanju of cheonbugwan caught Naksu's men who raided songrim, that would be bad for songrim's name was all Na-ra thought at that moment.

Later she got informed that dang-gu was here to visit jang uk and Jang Na-ra but knowing that she can't keep a fake smile at that time she refused by saying she isn't feeling okay at the moment even though the boy was disappointed at that respond he said he will visit her soon another day.

In the evening younghee again came into the room to inform that jang uk had went to cheonbugwan for Naksu's sword even when Na-ra was curious why he needed it Na-ra didn't even wanted to ask about the Whereabouts since she is already busy thinking about her own problems however what made her snap from all of those thoughts was another news which is jin-mu is going to burn Naksu's body in front of everyone in cheonbugwan and at that moment all she thought about was maybe there is a tiny chance that cho-yeong would be there to see her former body engulf in the fire.

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The next day even when she doesn't want to see her former friend's body engulf and burn in fire a little hope in her heart kept telling that she might be there if she was alive so Na-ra without thinking more went to cheonbugwan .

There was countless people to see the Naksu the soul shifter's body to burn into ashes as she thought but she didn't thought she would be run into two of her friends at the same time while she was in her thoughts.

" Oh! Na-ra! "

Na-ra turned around her heels to look at the person who called out her name and it was none other dang-gu who is excited to see her like a puppy and beside it was none another than..... Yul.

" Oh? Summer prince? "

Na-ra called out to dang-gu and hearing his Nick name dang-gu ran upto as seo-yul walked upto the two.

" Are you okay now? "

Dang-gu asked Na-ra since she told him she wasn't feeling alright yesterday but the question made seo-yul confuse.

" Why wouldn't she be okay?Did something happened??"

" Yes? No, it's nothing I was just feeling under the weather yesterday I'm okay now.. "

Two of the boys knew it was a lie but didn't pried since the two of them knew they aren't going to get the answer.

" Begin. "

A sudden voice came and they all knew from where it was. They are going to burn Naksu's body in front of everyone Na-ra looked at the lifeless body that was laying on the woods the body of a girl who she adored so much when she was younger at the end while the body was already engulfed by the fire Na-ra wanted to cry. She wanted to cry because she never got a chance to say that she was sorry. Sorry for not telling who she was earlier maybe then she wouldn't be here burning in the fire was all Na-ra thoughts were...

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐲'𝐚𝐥𝐥 😎👍🏻

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐚 ♡