23 Lie
Miyoung throws Baekho onto the ground in front of the Emperor.
"Here's the traitor your Majesty."
The rest of the Hwarangs except for the injured twins, stand behind her, looks of disgust on their face.
The Emperor sneers.
"A traitor amongst the Hwarangs, how unsightly."
He looks towards Miyoung.
"Decide what you wish to do with him. As promised, I have dealt with the Prime Minister."
Miyoung bows," Your Majesty, if I may, I wish to reveal my true identity as well as kill the traitor myself."
The Emperor waves his hand.
"As you wish, I'll have the Empress hold a banquet for you where you'll choose a suitor. And, you may execute the traitor."
He points to a servant.
"Give the girl a sword."
The servant scurries over to the wall where a sword is held by wooden pegs. Taking the sword off the wooden pegs, the servant gives the sword to Miyoung.
"Her milady."
"Thank you."
Miyoung looks at the sword in her hands.
[Never, would I have thought that I would have to kill the person I had least suspected.]
"I trusted you," Miyoung whispers her voice hoarse.
"And you shouldn't have," Baekho says.
Miyoung lifts the sword, then stabs it right through his chest.
"If I could turn back time, I would make sure to kill you before you even got to the palace."
Baekho smiles, his eyes cold, and his face pale. Blood spills from his chest.
"Just so you know," he gasps, "I never wanted to kill anyone."
After those last words, Baekho's body goes limp.
Miyoung withdraws the sword from the corpse, then hands it to the servant who had given her the sword.
"It is done Your Majesty."
"Hmmm," the Emperor replies.
The Emperor motions one of the Empresses's maid servant over to his side.
"Tell the Empress that this weekend, we will hold a banquet to celebrate the return of Jeon Miyoung."
"It shall be done, Your Majesty," the servant replies before hurrying off towards the Empresses quarters.
"Daughter, please prepare for the banquet with the Empress. We will invite all of the finest suitors in the capital, including the princes. If you could, I would like to see you select a suitor and get married, before I get to old."
"As you wish, Your Majesty," Miyoung bows.
"You may all leave then," the Emperor says curtly.
The Princes and remaining Hwarangs bow, as the Emperor leaves the throne room to retire to his quarters.
After the Emperor has left, all eyes turn on Miyoung.
"You're a girl??????????????" Min says, not believing what the Emperor had said.
Miyoung nods.
"I'm a girl."
Taeyang gasps, then slaps himself in the face.
"I cannot believe it!!! How did I not notice? Did anyone else notice?????"
Everyone else nods.
"Yeah, we knew she was a girl."
Taeyang can't believe his ears.
"Wha-What???!!??? How???????"
Yoongi points at Miyoung's neck.
"She got no Adam's apple."
"Oh," Taeyang says. "But, you could be a guy and have no Adam's apple!"
"Not only that," Namjoon says continuing Yoongi's thought, "But, the way she walked was different. Everything about her just seemed somewhat off. And, when me got to know and observe her more, then we realized that she was in fact a girl."
Taeyang points to himself and Min.
"So we are the only ones that didn't know."
"Yep," Hyunwook says, immediately answering Taeyang's question.
"Bu-Bu-But—"
"EUAHHHHH-AUHHHHHERAAAAHHHH." Yoongi yawns. "I'm going back to sleep see ya."
"I'll be leaving to then," Hyunwook says.
"I've gotta finish my book," Taehyung says saluting to Taeyang and Min.
"I'm gonna finish playing my games," Jungkook says while tossing a wooden die.
"And I'm gonna compose some poetry," Namjoon says, waving his notebook in the air.
"I'm going to start a ASMR, and eat very quietly," Jinseok declares proudly.
"And I'll be going to take a nap too," Miyoung emphasizes. "Don't you dare, and don't you DARE, wake me up.
And, like the wind, the group has left Min and Taeyang behind.
*A TUMBLEWEED ROLLS THROUGH*
"Well, what should we do now?" Min asks.
Taeyang shrugs.
"I don't know. . . sleep?"
