River Where the Moon Rises (The Moon Rising River / Dalyi Ddeuneun Gang / 달이 뜨는 강)

Dal. Wait for me.

Hang in there, until I come.

Ga Jin.

Dal.

I miss you,

Ga Jin.

Dal.

We won.

I fought to the death.

You should have just waited for me,

you fool.

Ga Jin, you are...

my Goguryeo,

my kingdom.

Thank you for staying alive.

Your Highness. Where are you going?

Is that even right?

How dare a subject act like he rules Father's nation?

Watch what you say, Princess.

Are you not even angry, Mother?

Then what?

Do you want me to have a fight with them here?

They want their new tribe...

to have the exclusive right to sell salt for eternity?

The exclusive rights to sell salt...

is what the Five Tribes live on.

That is true, Your Majesty.

It will be utterly unreasonable if you take back the rights now.

Please be understanding.

So you brought your private soldiers here...

to threaten me?

That is not the truth.

Shut your mouth.

Approve the request, Your Majesty.

All of this...

was your idea, was it not?

Who currently holds the power that keeps Goguryeo standing?

The Jeollo and Sunno Tribes are defending the borders,

and our three tribes stayed together...

to keep our nation going.

Your throne...

only exists, thanks to us.

- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

I must rest.

The exclusive right to sell salt,

I will leave it to you to decide.

I will patrol our land as planned.

Is that truly the only way?

If we let the Five Tribe council continue to have their way,

it will threaten the royal household.

Princess.

Why did you sneak in here like a mouse?

It is just that...

I missed out on the timing to greet you.

I came out of concern for Father.

I will go and catch a real mouse.

Princess.

I apologize.

The king is like a glass bowl.

If you so much as touch his jealous spirit,

he will shatter easily.

You got to monopolize salt.

What more do you want?

His queen is egging him on.

She insists on going on patrol in these circumstances...

because she has a plan.

The Jeollo Tribe's heroine.

She may be young, but we must not take her lightly.

Are you jealous because she is younger than you?

Hide this in the queen's chamber after she leaves on patrol.

What is this?

A talisman that will make you queen.

The current queen is young and healthy.

I would not dare dream of replacing her.

Who knows what could happen while she is on patrol?

Why are you coming out from there, Your Highness?

Where were you the whole day?

I could use a ruler...

and still not be as accurate as you.

It does not show, so do not worry.

Mice keep sneaking into the palace.

I shall have the maids catch them.

Should I let loose some cats?

It will be hard to catch them.

They are really nasty.

- Pardon? - Bring my training outfit.

Your Highness.

Why do you want to train in pointless martial arts?

Not that again.

Is it because a woman cannot be king?

Of course not.

You are wrong.

I will follow in my father's footsteps and rule this country.

Slicing with the blade comes later.

Gather your strength.

You must see but not look,

and hear but not listen for your family to be at peace.

I pray that...

you return from the patrol safely.

You are trying to run when you cannot even walk.

- Master Go. - Yes, Your Highness.

Did you hear about the salt monopoly?

And that the Five Tribes threatened the King?

Concentrate on your training.

It is possible that in the near future,

I might kill your father.

That will make us sworn enemies.

That will not happen.

I am Go Geon, Gyeru Tribe's first in line,

and I will loyally serve your family.

What if you must choose between...

the royal household and your tribe?

I do not care for either.

Because I will choose you.

Won.

While I am on patrol,

you must be well.

I want to go with you.

We are not going for enjoyment.

- Here. - A sweet snack?

We will only be gone for a few days.

Can you wait?

- You must come home quick. - I will.

Let us go.

I sent my carrier pigeon.

A carrier pigeon?

You are concerned for your queen's safety.

Did you think I would not notice?

If anything untoward is to happen,

we will hear of it immediately.

Then you will hear of it in due time yourself.

Before visiting her native Jeollo Tribe,

she said she would visit the Sunno Tribe.

The Sunno Tribe?

Are you saying...

she went to see General On Hyeop?

Move faster!

You should have attended the Five Tribe council meeting.

I do not care about pathetic political games.

But our tribe always lags in the back...

Do not be silly.

Guarding the southern border...

is our tribe's greatest duty.

Yes, sir.

General On!

General On!

General On!

I have terrible news.

Your treasured sword is missing.

You will get squashed by it before you get to wield it.

I must be able to lift it to be a great general.

You should put it back before you get caught.

Go and bring a wooden sword instead.

You cannot beat me with that.

Do not fall over.

Come at me.

Hey!

Hey, you. My gosh.

What are you doing?

Before you learn how to take a life,

you must learn how to save one.

Move faster!

Climb over.

Hang on.

This is not any fun.

It is training required to defend the border.

It is not for fun.

I can do this when the time comes.

It is not hard anyway.

Go and grab a rope.

If you can hang on until I reach the top,

I will...

give this sword to you.

Are you serious?

General On.

Do you think Dal can manage?

Ignore him even if he asks for help.

Hey!

Do not give up!

If you give up, your father and your comrade lose their lives.

A man's life is in your hands.

Do not come closer!

I can do this. I will do it on my own!

Hold on!

General On, are you all right?

Father!

General.

Father.

Your father just died.

Bury it.

Where are we, Father?

It looks like a grave.

Later.

I will tell you later.

When you are ready to be a true fighter.

Father.

I am sorry for what I did...

The Queen sent him.

- The Queen? - Yes.