Book 2: Chapter 48
(Added Chapter)
After I just finished lunch at noon and didn’t know where to go, mom came to the outer court and sent everybody else away. She held my hands and was clearly concerned when she said: “Son, the moon will be full tonight.”
I smiled and said: “It’s alright, mom. I’ll hang in there.”
“I don’t want to let you fight it… Son, I don’t want to see you in pain… It…really hurts. I know you don’t want to destroy this place, but… I don’t want to see you tie yourself up either…”
“It’s alright, mom, it’s alright.”
I know how I handled it last time now. That’s cruel. I tied myself up to my bed. I was in so much pain I was ready to die yet couldn’t move. I could only quietly lie on the bed and wait for the moon to go down. I admire my original self. What a true man. I wanted to smash my head and be done with it after just a few minutes, yet he was able to hold out until sunrise.
Mom pulled me into her embrace and my head was entrapped between her soft valleys again. Mom lightly pat me on my back and in a sobbing tone said: “Son, I can’t hide it from you anymore. You’re innocent. You should’ve been a happy boy. This is all my fault. I was too stubborn and weak at the time. Son, after tonight, I’ll tell you what happened in the past.” The empress gently cupped my face and kissed me on my forehead. She then stood up and walked out looking quite tired.
Can’t you tell me now?!
Luna came in after the empress left. It looked like something was wrong. She looked at me and moved her lips. Her eyes shifted swiftly. I was silently eating some sweets the empress brought with her. These sweets are really good. I didn’t notice Luna’s abnormality, but I soon will be abnormal….