Chapter 16. Off to GaegyeongBy May, the trees had begun to sprout tender green leaves, and all of Tamna felt a gentle breeze that heralded the early summer. Vibrant flowers bloomed along the roadsides, creating a dazzling scene, and the bleak landscape of the previous winter seemed but a distant memory. A year ago, everything in this land had felt unfamiliar and difficult to Hamin. Now, it brimm..

Chapter 15. The Changing Year and a New Turning PointWinter had cast a chilly glow over Tamna, yet the expressions of its people shone with hope. One day, shortly before the Lunar New Year, Anmusa* Ijigwang visited Hamin’s residence to convey news of a banquet being organized by Tamna’s royal family and nobles.*Anmusa : A military-administrative official dispatched by the central government.“Ins..