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

THIS IS BASED ON THE TALE OF ON DAL IN CHRONICLES OF THE THREE STATES.

CHARACTERS, INCIDENTS, AND DATES DO NOT MATCH HISTORICAL FACTS.

Hurry and run away.

If you wish to save the old woman,

do not resist my blade.

My child.

Dal.

EPISODE 12

It is fortunate. The arrow missed vital spots.

Is she okay?

She will be once the wound heals.

Then she will be fine.

Dal.

Calm down and wash yourself.

Where did you go?

I buried him.

What?

If I left him there,

he would lure wild animals.

Forget about it.

It could not have been helped.

It is not your fault.

They were people sent by Go Won Pyo to kill us.

If not for you, both Mother...

and I would have been in danger.

You speak like...

when you were a killer.

Dal.

Dal.

Mother.

Mother. Are you awake?

Mother. Are you all right?

Water.

You should have stayed at home.

Why did you pack your things?

You should be training in some mountain.

What are you doing here?

Were you hurt?

No.

I just need you to recover.

Dal.

Does he feel guilty because of what he did?

Yes.

It is because that was the first time he hurt a man.

My child.

You.

Were you hurt?

I am fine.

Thanks to Dal.

Okay, then.

That is a relief.

Scholars who were writing a petition in secret...

suffered a huge blow.

I heard that some even died trying to flee.

You are ruining my appetite.

I say this out of concern for you.

I heard of the impregnation ceremony.

Can you afford to drink on a night like this?

How did you know of that?

- Pardon? - I only mentioned a ceremony.

I never said what it was for.

I knew it.

You were the middleman.

Royal Consort Hyeon wishes so much to get pregnant.

Even the lowliest court maid knows that.

If there were a ceremony,

that would be the only reason.

You get away yet again.

You have great explanations.

Anyway, I told you clearly.

Today, I plan to find out...

everything you are hiding.

So, shall we begin?

Begin what?

We will take turns to ask what we want to know,

and must answer truthfully.

If you think the answer is a lie,

you drink as a penalty.

You are very strange tonight.

I am not just strange.

I can be fun as well.

I shall go first.

Do you...

love me?

Commander.

Commander.

You must drink if you will not answer.

Go on.

Me, love you?

What gave you that idea?

I asked the question.

Now answer.

Do you love me?

I do not.

I do not believe you.

If you call a truth a lie,

then I have no choice.

Fine.

This time...

it is your turn.

You became the Crown Prince's master...

and Head of the King's Bodyguards.

It is because of the Princess, right?

To gain her affection whenever she returns.

She has married another man.

Why should I wait for her?

That is a lie.

We might both get very drunk on penalty drinks.

To this question, I really hope that...

you give an honest answer.

Ask me whatever you will.

Since when...

did you start?

Spying for Silla.

Or are you originally from Silla,

and did you smuggle yourself into Goguryeo?

Do you want to lose your head instead of taking a shot?

- General. - Later.

Go Sang Cheol returned gravely wounded.

I will have you watched.

Do not think of running away.

Father.

Why did you go against your word?

- What word? - I said that...

I would take care of anything regarding the Princess.

Why did you send your men?

Did you really...

try to hurt the Princess?

You are wrong about one and right about the other.

I never gave you my word. And yes,

I did give the order to kill the Princess.

As well as On Hyeop's son.

The bud has grown, and it is only time to nip it.

You cannot do this without so much as a word to me.

What?

Did you not smuggle out Daedaero without my permission?

I told you to arrest Kim Pyeong Ji at that gathering.

You ruined my plan.

Rather than confine him,

you must make him an ally.

Either way, the spark was lit.

Now we just have to kindle the fire.

What fire?

The weeds that are in the way.

The fire will eliminate them all.

Be cautious.

The one who lights the fire...

is most likely to get burned.

Yes.

I will remember that.

Dal.

The men I cut down.

I see their eyes.

I hear their screams.

The more I try to forget them,

the clearer they become and it drives me crazy.

How many more must I kill...

and cut down?

What we wish to do.

Is it really worth that much?

If it tortures you too much, you can stop.

You suffer so much that you have nightmares.

You need not force yourself.

Do I not look pathetic to you?

No. Why would you say that?

What you do not like,

I do not like either.

We are married.

What did you say?

We must suppress the Sunno Tribe?

Who do you think supported those who were writing petitions?

They must have been in contact with Sunno Tribe survivors.

They are currently gathering men and making weapons.

They plotted treason once.

They would not hesitate to try again.

If Gochuga is right,

- you must hastily... - That is nonsense.

The Princess is there. Why would they plot treason?

Are you trying to turn my own daughter into a traitor?

She is probably being threatened.

On Hyeop's son is holding her...

and using her as a hostage. So...

give us your permission...

to eliminate the traitors and save the Princess.

Not a chance!

I will not send my men based on your insistence alone.

Please be understanding.

- Please be understanding. - Please be understanding.

Bodyguards!

As of this moment, anyone...

who mentions treason or suppression...

is to be killed in the King's name!

I will obey your command.

- Salute! - Salute!

Go Won Pyo's private army?

Thanks to Dal, I got back safely.

Mother is safe too.

The cowards.

I would have killed them all if I were there.

As if.