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

The Princess went too far in the King's presence.

That was too far?

So many lost their lives...

due to the lack of support.

How can you say such nonsense?

Nonsense?

Lord Yeon! You should watch what you say!

I spent my whole life up north...

fighting barbarians and sandstorms,

so I am incapable of watching what I say.

What?

Will you two stop it?

Please calm down.

How dare he?

The King is reluctant to see the Princess,

and it is a great concern.

She managed to fend off the Baekje soldiers,

so that contribution stands.

Pyeonggang.

Are you showing off because you won?

What do you mean?

I hear the Goguryeo people weep tears of gratitude.

The Princess aided the young King...

and made a great accomplishment at war.

If it had not been for you,

how would your insufficient brother have managed his kingly duties?

That is not what I meant.

It is not?

That is how it sounded to me.

All I voiced was the pity that we needlessly lost good men.

And so, during a meeting,

in front of all the ministers, you scolded the King?

Who do you take me for?

Answer me, Pyeonggang.

Am I the King?

Or am I your younger brother?

You are the King.

Do you mean that?

Yes.

If you went any further,

I would have severely punished you.

But I will stop at stripping your military title.

Love you or hate you,

you are my sister.

You are excused.

Will you not do anything about it?

Did we fight for an award?

Did we fight to gain honors?

Jin. The Princess needs to rest.

We should go.

Let go of me.

What is this mess?

We fought Baekje,

and you, me, and Ga Jin...

got back after nearly losing our own lives.

And the King treats us like insects.

Jin.

He is our King.

He is my brother,

but before that, I serve as his subject.

I would like you to refrain from speaking like that around me.

The Princess is right.

Calm down.

Is your new home ready to live in?

Sorry for dragging you to war as soon as you got married.

Do not say that.

If you call, we come, even during the night.

Right, darling? - Do not darling me.

I carved it myself.

Anyway, this means that we are on the same side.

Same side?

We are on the same side.

And we are married.

The Goguryeo you dream of, Ga Jin.

The country you wish to make.

I will live there too.

I am...

in this world to be your sword.

It will be worth a lot.

It is much fatter than the one before.

Yes, it is. - Untie it quickly.

We should hurry.

You hold tight.

Let us get going. - Come on and...

It got caught in someone's trap,

and we were letting it go. - Yes.

That is true. - We should go.

Take it to your mother.

Come along. - Go on.

Are there any herbs here? - No.

Oh, dear.

What is this?

This is a trap that we dug.

Darn it.

Help me get out of this pit.

Help me out first.

Me first!

Hey! - Push me up!

What are you doing?

We could have the meat to eat.

Do you not hear me?

What do you want to nag about that you came all the way here?

The beast is already dead.

Eating its meat would do us no harm.

Not eating it will do no harm either.

Not again.

Does everything I say sound like I am nagging?

Dal.

You fool.

Do not leave while I am still talking.

Goodness.

What a good son you are.

Morning and night, for four years,

you have been bowing at a mound of soil.

You are a mirage.

What? - You are...

a fake I created in my mind.

My real mother is...

Why do you not finish the sentence?

What about your mother?

Why do you keep carving that thing...

when you will not even sell it?

It puts my mind at ease.

Because it reminds you of your wife when you hold that?

Mother.

Tell the truth to just me.

You have not seen the Princess in years.

You would love to go to the Capital.

I do not. - I bet you do.

Dal.

I said no!

Who were you talking to?

Oh, come on. My gosh.

I told you never to come here.

You did say that, last fall.

But I need to see check on you each season to see you are alive.

To at least get your bones back if a tiger gets you.

Dal.

Do not be like this. - Let go.

Will you pack up and move somewhere else?

Do you think I came back to meditate?

I know.

That is why the Princess cannot visit.

For fear that...

you will act out and go somewhere we cannot find you.

That is why...

she told me to check on you.

The Princess' sword is always wet with blood.

This year alone, she has been in five wars.

Because she cares more than anyone about her country.

You idiot.

It is because of you.

If she is in the palace,

she cannot stop thinking of you,

so she volunteers to go and fight.

To make up for your absence.

That is just what she would do.

Dal.

Come to the Capital.

See the Princess...

and catch up with her.

Hey!

Will you just let him go?

He is your oldest friend.

It bothers you too, right?

That the Princess goes to war and gets drenched in blood.

She has a King.

They are siblings, so they must get along well.

Do you think 10 brothers make up for a husband?

Mother.

What?

Do you want me gone?

Because I nag?

Ga Jin and I.

We must not meet.

Whether it is my death...

or a mishap that happens to Ga Jin,

our end will be bloodshed.

To stop that from happening,

I am living in hiding when it hurts more than death.

What if...

you live as a hermit all your life...

and then die?

Would that be a pretty sight?

You are the greatest in Goguryeo.

You are the greatest fool ever.

What is this?

Since I am no longer a military officer,

I went to the library to kill time.

And?

I remembered something our late father said.

Wol Gwang said this to me one day.

That my time is coming to an end.

He said the Crown Prince...

and Princess will reign over Goguryeo.

I thought about it, and he is right.

Why would you say that?

You are still strong.

Princess.

Yes, Father.