Queen Woo (우씨왕후)

It's gross.

It is your grandfather.

We, the Euls,

were the royal family of Juna.

We helped Goguryeo that wanted our wisdom...

to fight against Han.

Eul So who helped King Yu Ri...

defeat Northern Buyeo...

Eul Du Ji who repelled the governor of Liaodong...

with King Daemusin's soldiers are your ancestors.

But King Taejo who was afraid of us...

sent mounted warriors to destroy Juna.

They captured Eul Eum who was the then prince of Juna.

They cut the tendons of his hands and feet...

and pulled out his tongue and eyes,

leaving him to die as a wretched cripple like that.

As the royal offspring of Juna,

you must wreak vengeance for your grandfather.

What are you doing? Kneel!

My name is Eul Pa So.

I am the descendant of Eul Eum who is the descendant of Maek...

and has the blood of Jolbon.

He is King Onjo's uncle.

I am a royal offspring of Juna,

which was destroyed by the Royal Family of Go.

Your Highness, this man...

We share a bloodline.

Although the bloodline was cut off long ago.

So what brought you here?

I would like to borrow the strength of Jolbon.

If you lend me your strength,

I will help you regain the old land of Jolbon,

which was taken by Goguryeo.

Your Highness!

It is near Baeuitu.

Send someone to Baeuitu immediately...

to check the situation in the south.

Wake up the soldiers and get them armed.

Yes, Your Highness!

Gal Ro!

If we cross the river by boat at the dock...

and block the way,

we will definitely be able to capture the Queen!

We do not need to capture her.

- Kill her! - However, the Third Prince...

Gal Ro.

Gal Ro.

Gal Ro!

Now,

kill the Queen.

I think we should fix the wheel before we go.

How long do you think it will last?

At this rate,

the wheel will come off even before we cross the mountains.

How about we fix it before we go?

We cut off the bridge. They will not be able to chase us easily.

No.

We cannot lower our guards yet.

He will chase us no matter what it takes.

Since you have never lost,

there would be nothing to be afraid of.

No. I am also...

afraid of someone.

Who is it?

Who dares to frighten you?

No. Do not tell me.

I will make a guess.

The governor of Liaodong already lost to you.

Baekje is no threat to us...

as they are busy fighting Saro here.

I think it is King Wigutae...

of Northern Buyeo over there.

It would have been better...

if you had helped with politics by my side, not just as the queen.

But you are wrong.

Even though Wigutae is strong, as long as I live,

he will never be able to threaten Goguryeo.

Then...

who is it?

The ones I truly fear...

are not these people.

Those who smile on the outside,

but are hiding a knife behind their back.

I fear people like them.

Are you going to leave the Third Prince...

to go to the Fifth Prince?

The soldiers are on standby and ready to go to war at anytime.

Who do you think killed the King?

Every tribe has rightful reasons to do that,

but I think...

it is Eul Pa So.

It suits you.

So, my blood brother,

what will you do now?

I will isolate the King.

When the people turn away from him,

I will use Bal Gi to start a rebellion.

Bal Gi?

Do you think you can win against the King...

with the power of someone like him?

It does not matter.

Because the King will be bleeding when the fight ends.

What if the King dies...

before that?

I will make the Queen marry Bal Gi.

A levirate marriage?

Do you think she will accept it?

I will make her do that.

The princes will slaughter one another for the throne,

which will destroy the Royal Family of Go.

And a new Goguryeo will emerge.

I am sorry, but you will have...

to be a chess piece on the board a little longer.

If the King has truly died,

why are you telling us?

The Third Prince has a legitimate right to the throne,

but there will surely be those who oppose it.

He promised to grant you the position of Gochuga...

if you help him ascend the throne.

We southerners, as descendants of Hwan Ung,

had a lower status than other tribes.

If you receive the title of Gochuga,

we will be in the same position as the royal family.

He has a point.

Do you remember what happened...

to those who stood on the side of the crown prince long ago?

The succession to the throne is a matter for the royal family.

It is our tribe's rule not to get involved in...

the affairs of the royal family in any way.

That is why we were safe...

in the war between the King and the crown prince.

My lord, we...

What was your name? Dal Ga?

Those without names take the names of the old tribes...

and call each other horses, cows, pigs, sheep, and dogs.

But when they become Daemodal, they have the honour of receiving names.

When they become the head of the tribe,

they are granted surnames as well.

What do you think?

Do you not want to have a surname?

I cannot disobey his order.

Do we have three hours left?

How far off are we from the Fourth Prince's fiefdom?

Did you just say the Fourth Prince and not the youngest?

Your Majesty. Why the Fourth Prince?

Because there is something worth protecting.

The Third Prince will not accept it.

- If a war breaks out... - The King of Goguryeo...

is for me to decide.

If he does not accept it,

I will defeat him the way...

His Majesty defeated the Crown Prince.

Did you say they headed to the Fourth Prince's fortress?

Yes.

Are you sure they are not headed to the youngest prince?

The Baeuitu soldiers said...

they crossed the Amnok River and headed east.

It is clear she gave up on the Third Prince,

but why pick the Fourth Prince who knows nothing about war...

instead of the youngest with a well-armoured army?

She goes upstream to the Fourth Prince, not the Fifth.

To go to the Fourth Prince's fortress,

they must scale the southern mountain.

The horse-drawn cart will slow on the long uphill slope.

Our advance party...

will get them before they leave the mountain.

Go!

Song Woo knows where Her Majesty is headed.

Will she be safe?

I took care of it already.

What concerns me more...

is the fact that there is a place no one must set foot in.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

- Make the land divine. - Make the land divine.

- To the sky we pray. - To the sky we pray.

- Make the land divine. - Make the land divine.

Darn it.

Brother.

Let us do as Her Majesty says.

We cannot climb this mountain with wheels in that state.

Plus, a Wangdang should obey his Queen.

Your Majesty.

It could be dangerous.

The Fourth Prince's fiefdom is on the other side of the forest.

This is the only path if we are to return before sunrise.

What will you do?

Your Majesty. Let us return to the Third Prince.