the tail of a tiger Cub has been cut off

AT THE WOODS:

one of the swordsmen who chased the old woman survived, but he was badly injured by Kim. He managed his way back to his kingdom. The men were from a kingdom who has been in dispute with the Joseng kingdom for over 75yrs. Hui kingdom was ruled by a cruel king who derives joy in bloodshed. He passed an order for the old woman saved by Kim to be executed. He was greatly annoyed after learning that Joseng men saved the old soul. He felt like he was treated powerless and inferior by that act. Kim actions has rekindled the anger the Hui King has for Joseng kingdom. The only thing he thought was declaring war against the Joseng kingdom.

He ordered the the palace secretary to write a letter to Joseng kingdom stating that there would be a warfare. He stamped the letter and sent it.

AT KING LEO'S PALACE:

King Leo insisted that the old woman is found. He involved himself in the searching. He rode with Kim in his chariot while three older palace guard followed them. They arrived in the woods and Kim directed to the spot where the incident happened. He was astonished that the bodies of the men he killed were no way around the woods. The Hui men came earlier before they arrived and took the bodies for a proper burial. They continued their searching. Kim advised they should go back to the palace because it was dusk already. King Leo heed to his words and they returned back to palace. But king Leo has made up his mind in finding the old woman even if it takes him weeks.

Bruno arrived at the palace before the king was back. He inquired about the king's whereabouts and learned they went searching in the woods. What he couldn't lay his thoughts on was what they were searching in the woods. He thought of Kim hiding something from him because he was responsible for taking the king into the woods searching what is best known to them.

He wants to know every move that is been made by the king for proper report.

At night he went to Kim's duty post for conversation. " You were searched for, where did you go without the king's awareness?" Kim inquired as Bruno approached him. He lost the proper words to answer. Kim thought in his mind " he doesn't have a family Joseng kingdom he could visit. So, where could he have been?". " That isn't necessary now, at least I'm here now" Bruno said.

"I learned you escorted the king into the woods, what is really going on?" Bruno inquired. "That doesn't matter anymore as long as we are back" Kim answered. Bruno chuckled. He tried to make him explain everything that happened back in the woods and what took them back into the woods by stylishly interrogating him.

But all his efforts were abortive.

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The new day greeted everyone with a bright scorching sun. Everyone was up and doing as they resumed the duties of the day. The kingmaker invited all the royal cabinet members and passed the news of the Queen's pregnancy to them. They all went together to visit the entire palace household.