As Dunha wrote down more events that would happen in the future, she suddenly heard a knock on her door.
"!" (Dunha)
Surprised, Dunha quickly sprinkled some powder all over the pages she was writing on. She then blew the powder away after waiting for a few seconds before closing the book and hiding it inside the drawer of her desk as she got off her chair.
"Y-Yes?" said Dunha.
The moment Dunha answered, the door instantly swung open, startling her. It turned out to be her mother who was knocking on the door.
"Mama?" said Dunha while wondering why her mother rushed into her room.
"I'm glad to see you doing okay, my sweet little muffin~," said Seo-Yeon as she lowered herself to hug Dunha.
Dunha was confused when her mother called her a muffin.
"Muffin? That's probably my nickname... But why muffin?" she wondered.
"Come on, it's time to go," said Seo-Yeon.
She then proceeded to lift Dunha off the ground and hold her with her arms.
"Where are we gowing?" Dunha asked as she wrapped her arms around her mother's neck.
Seo-Yeon warmly smiled at Dunha.
"Your papa's returned from his hunt. He should arrive here soon," said Seo-Yeon.
"!" (Dunha)
Hearing those words, Dunha didn't know how to react. Although her face looked uncertain, she was internally excited to see her father again in decades.
"Every time I see you with Dunha or Henry, you change into a completely different person," said Blue who was standing in front of the door.
"Hush," said Seo-Yeon. "Come on, Dunha. Let's go see your father."
I simply nodded my head and held onto my mother as she walked out of my room. I also saw Blue following us, so I smiled and waved at him.
"Hm?" (Blue)
Blue grinned and waved back.
The man behind me was known as Blue Sky, one of the 7 Great Generals.
He's famous for his monstrous strength that is believed to equal the strength of several dozen warriors combined. This makes him the strongest soldier in the entire kingdom. He's also known as the man who got the killing blow on the old king which ended the war between the old king and Dunha's father.
"If I remember correctly, there's a whole book about the war and it would always get me excited whenever I read it," Dunha thought. "What's even better is that those people in the books are my parents and their comrades! And my biggest idol is in front of me~!!!"
Dunha's eyes sparkled in admiration as she looked at Blue and his armor.
This was understandable as it was Blue himself who inspired Dunha to become a soldier in her later years. He would also later become her mentor but that's a story for another time.
"?" (Blue)
However, Blue was not aware of this yet, so he was wondering why Dunha was staring at him like that.
When Dunha and her mother arrived at the front doors, all of the servants and guards were gathered in an orderly line to show their respects to the Queen and princess.
"Your Highness," said everyone as they bowed.
Seo-Yeon calmly looked down and gave them all a warm smile as she slowly walked down the stairs while carrying Dunha.
"His Royal Majesty is returning," said one of the guards who was looking through the windows.
"Open the doors!" another guard shouted.
Two guards who were next to the doors grabbed the handles and opened the door inwards.
Dunha's heart was pounding as she was extremely nervous. Unlike before when she was crying after seeing her mother, she was determined not to cry this time when she sees her father again. She was still embarrassed after crying so much last night.
Once the doors opened, a handsome tall man with dark blonde hair and blue eyes entered the castle and appeared in front of Dunha and her mother.
This man was King Henry Star and also Dunha's father and Seo-Yeon's beloved husband. He is also known as the 5th king of the Star Kingdom and was the man who started an uprising against his father to save the kingdom from collapsing into disaster. The war would later become known as "Henry's Uprising".
As everyone bowed, Henry waved at all of them and then approached his wife and child with a smile.
"Seo-Yeon," said Henry.
"Henry," said Seo-Yeon.
As they warmly gazed at each other, Dunha purposely made a coughing noise to get their attention.
"Ahem!" Dunha coughed.
"Dunha! Have you been a good girl while I was away?" Henry asked as he touched Dunha's cheeks.
Dunha slowly nodded while sadly smiling.
"Mhm... Yes, I did, papa..." Dunha whispered as she buried her face into Seo-Yeon's chest.
"Dunha? Are you alright? Seo-Yeon, did something happened?" a concerned Henry asked.
Seo-Yeon shook her head to tell him not to ask that question.
Seo-Yeon assumed that Dunha was still shaken by the attack that occurred this morning and gently stroked Dunha's long brown hair.
However, in reality, she hid her face when she realized she was about to cry. When she saw her father's warm gentle smile, regret started to overwhelm her.
Her biggest regret in her first life was when she heard about her father's assassination shortly after they had a huge argument. Her last words to him were "Go to hell" and he was killed shortly after, this would later haunt her for many years.
She managed to stop herself from crying and turned around to greet her father.
" Welcome back papa," said Dunha as she smiled with two missing front teeth. Like her mother, her father also chuckled.
"Yes, I am back," said Henry as he kissed Dunha's forehead.
(To Be Continued)
2020/04/12