Chapter 69 - WHAT IS THIS MEMORY?

They walk about two hours now.  With silent.  After the use of the main road, their leader Prince Ray, changed their direction to a more secluded area that is a bit challenging because most of the area is hillside and rocky.  But Jieun still feel excited with the journey.  Probably because this is her first time making all that she see now is interesting.

But things that previously made them wonder, is confirmed now.  Because they can see with their own eyes that the married couple, Ethan and Mia is clearly not in good terms.

They both did not greet each other from the beginning of the trip.  Walk quite a distance from each other.  Directly do not look at each other.  As if they did not exist for each other.

"Mia.."  Haru started asking in a whisper as he can't stand seeing the cold war there.

"Can I ask you something?"  Mia watches the sixth prince there with her narrow eyes.

"Don't ask."  As if to know what the man is going to say Mia just cut him off first, making Haru feel all dissatisfied now.

Haru then changed his target and walked next to Ethan.

"Ethan."  Haru said a bit with his straight face.  Ethan just raises his eyebrow there.  Didn't understand why Haru wanted to bother him now.

"Did you really want to keep these things up?"  Haru talk in his regular voice now.

"What do you mean?  I can't understand a word you're saying."  Ethan said.

Hearing that makes Mia laugh mockingly there.

"Right.  He will never understand anything other than books, which he loves the most."

"I can be understanding if something makes sense.  Not some childish act." Ethan replied.

"Come from the person who making a ridiculous things over and over again.  Didn't that is more childish than ever?"

"Stop that." Ethan warned.

"Stop what?"  Mia now looked at her husband.

Both stop in their tracks and seem like they are going to eat each other alive now.  Clearly they need to settle something down now.  Their fights are too prolonged now.

"Ah!  Come on guys!"  Haru cannot take that anymore and started whining.

At the time, Syaoran hit Haru's head quite hard at that time with a rather scary face.

"Ouch!  What was that Syaoran?"  Haru didn't understand at all why out of the blue he gets that beating anyway. 

Didn't want to bother himself to answer that, Syaoran just shook his head at that time while looking at his clueless brother.

Leo now approached the two of them, looking at Haru who was still in pain and explain from Syaoran behalf,

"You deserve that.  You are the one that touches the calm water anyway."

While, Jieun and Eun-Woo, who were walking at the back, next to each other, just watched the scene in silence.

"Stop wasting energy for something that is not worth it.  Keep moving on would you."  Ray said firmly.  He was lazy to meddle in things that had nothing to do with him.  Well, for now.

Without warning,

Growling....

All of them who were in front looked back.  Quite surprised by the rather loud noise at the time. 

Jieun's face then turned red when suddenly she became the center of attention.  Makes the atmosphere that was serious there, turn into humor.  Even,  Ethan and Mia are also now laughing as they look at her while Eun-Woo just smiles there.

"Im ... sorry?"  Jieun say in stutter while holding her stomach there.  With an amuse face, Ray is now make the decision.

"Guess we need to have our late lunch now."

In fast, they find a safe place for them to eat.  They are lucky as because not far from where they are, there is a river, so they can refresh themselves while resting and eating there.  They bring rice balls from the palace so there's no need for them to find other foods for now.  Day one of journey usually will go smoothly.  Day two and above, usually they need to think more especially, for their food supply.

Jieun hands is now busy pours the herbal tea she brought into a cup and serve it to Eun-Woo first, then only after that she serve the others.  It's a tea that can boost their energy.  She prepared that much.  Hoping that she can help even a little.

"It tastes quite good Jieun."  Mia complimented.

"Well, thank you. I have more if you want."  Jieun said thankfully.

"I am quite surprised that you can walk this far, even though this is only the first time you have taken such a journey sister in law."  Haru praised Jieun now.

Jieun smile a little hearing that and then looking towards Mia.

"Thanks to my teacher then.  Mia train me well enough." 

Eun-Woo who doesn't know about it looks at her full of question marks.

"Your went training?"

Jieun nodded there.

"Sorry because I didnt tell you about that."

"After training that didn't success before, she asked me to train her some  martial art and she's impressive.  With her knowledge in medicine and herbs  things, it's like a mix killer.  My advice doesn't make her mad then.  She can fight very well.  Even I get surprised the first time I spar with her. "  Mia said in proud.

Jaw-dropping.  All of the men there seem can't believe their ears.  They look at the Jieun there intently.  She, that looking all gentle, and sweet like that can fight?  They cannot believe that until they see by their own eyes then.

Jieun just blushes there, embarrass.  In her real world also she is learning taekwondo, beside the training with Mia.  She just thinks that it's necessary suddenly as she didn't have any power to protect her then.  So that knowledge probably a must.  And its look like her effort is paid off. 

Eun-Woo there just can smile proudly looking at her.  Not even mad as she is keeping that from his knowledge.  At least, she can protect herself that's enough for him.

"So what's next?  Do we keep walking or do we need to be prepared for a camp?"  Leo suddenly asks, change the flow of conversation while still eating. 

As they started this journey quite late, the time is almost late in the afternoon.  Not long now before they are welcoming the night.

At that time suddenly there were many birds flying in the sky.  Seeing that Mia kept giving her opinion,

"Its seems like it's going to rain soon."  Because according to the advice of her bloodline, if suddenly there birds flying when the sky is not bright and not dim meaning that a storm is coming.  Listening to that, Ray raised his hand to detect moisture in the air.  Eun-Woo has also done the same.

"Mia is right." Eun-Woo said after a long silence.

"In that case, I think we need to find a shelter as we cannot camp in case its a heavy rain.  Look at the maps.  Is there a village or town nearby?"  Ray asked while looking at Ethan. 

Ethan now using his power now to open the maps.

"None of those are nearby.  The nearest town is 4 hours away."  Ethan said.

"That's too far." Haru that focuses on eating spoke up for a moment.  Weirdly, he is silent when eating.

"If necessary I will use my power to make a shelter out of the woods first." Syaoran provides a solution.

At the time, while hearing all of them discuss Jieun's head suddenly felt aching.  Her ears also seemed to hear a buzzing sound that was too loud.

Unconsciously she closed her eyes now and held her aching head.

"Ah."  She gasps a little.  Slow.  But still can be heard by Eun-Woo that sitting next to her.

"Jieun?  What's wrong?"  Eun-Woo asks.  But there was no reaction from the girl.

"Are you okay?"  Eun-Woo who starts to worry gets up and approaches the girl.  All of them now looked at the two couple.  Want to know what's going on suddenly. 

But, Jieun at that time did not hear what the man was saying.  The pain seemed to cover her senses with her surroundings.

At the time, Jieun ears seem to be able to hear something.  Something in her memory.

"There's a cave on the left side of this mountain.  Lets take a break there."

Who are you?  Jieun asks in her mind.  A man's voice was heard there.

Jieun's eyes also seem to see something now, or someone.  But only a shadow.  She did not know who is the man that standing there.

"How do you know there's a cave here?"  Another voice also echoed at that moment.  A woman's voice. 

Who? Is that you?  Mom?  Jieun asking again.

"Of course I need to know all these things to be prepared."  The man said with a smile.

Jieun is feeling breathless now. 

"Jieun!  Look at me."  Eun-Woo shakes Jieun's body then to wake her up and it works.

Jieun now with a sweaty state on her face looking at Eun-Woo's anxious face there.  Behind Eun-Woo, she could see the other faces looking worried looking at her too.

"Are you okay?"  Seeing Jieun who was now looking at him, he asked again.

As if losing her energy, Jieun leaned her head on the man's chest while closing her eyes.

"There's a cave behind the mountain on the left.  We can use it for shelter.."  Jieun said that last before she is now completely fainted.