Warriors of the Dawn Page #4

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Have you gone mad?

Why not?

Even his own father abandoned him.

Like he said, he'll never be king.

We have a better chance

with the Japanese.

Drop the sword or you'll

get us all killed.

Come with me, bro.

The Japanese can't be worse than this.

If you make me suffer, you are my enemy.

If you help me, you are my friend.

I'm sick of this damn country.

It's Hell at every corner.

Cut his throat already, so

there's no turning back.

I'll go back and kill

everyone then join you.

Do it.

End it for me here.

I won't blame you for killing me

if it will satisfy your grudge...

Go on, Goksu.

At least, I take comfort

in being killed by my own people.

When you're in Hell, you

just keep going forward.

They're missing their noses.

The Japanese cut them out.

To count the number they kill.

They got this far already?

They're refugees.

They scared me!

Come out.

They're government army.

Come on.

It's alright, come on.

You should share your food with us.

How can you take away the

only thing keeping us alive?

Even as noblemen, you don't

have a right to our food.

- He's right.

- You can't.

This branch court must survive

to save this country.

Go help the soldiers!

Stop...

Stop what you're doing.

I said stop.

Please stop.

Enough! Stop at once!

Because of our failure

enemies have invaded the country

and these people have lost their home.

And now,

you're telling me I should

take their food too?

It's still cooking.

If it pleases Your Highness.

Rice! In such a long time!

How can you be proxy

soldiers for a living?

I heard it's real tough.

I've done it a few times myself.

For the magistrate's son.

Whether for high or low status,

being a proxy is all the same.

Wangchun, are you being jealous?

Hey, Goksu! Give us a song.

His voice is so good it makes his

senile mother remember who she is.

Do I look like I can sing now?

Oh, come on.

Singing touches you

more deeply in sorrow.

When I was in the palace,

I used to have someone sing

to me whenever I was sad.

Sing something.

Are you going to

ignore my request again?

No, Your Highness...

I'm just... too sober to sing.

I can solve that.

Your Highness...

These people offered me

their only sustenance,

and I have nothing

to give them in return.

So I'll dance to soothe their sorrow.

I once thought if I ever run into

the King I'd cut his throat.

People living in the border region

were relocated there by the government.

Then, they never let us pass

the first round of the exam.

We are excluded before we can

even try to be included.

Working as proxies is our only

choice to feed our families.

My mother was a professional mourner.

She would cry all night at

stranger's funeral for money.

When I was sent away to

be a palace maid at 12,

I cried my eyes out all night.

Now, I've accepted it as my fate

to live within the walls of

the palace til the day I die.

How far do we have left?

It's just after this plain.

We'll arrived in half an hour.

We'll start recruiting the civilian

army as soon as we're there.

And hold military exams too?

Wanna take a look?

Is the military exam hard?

You were pretty good.

You'll pass without problem.

Who knows, some good

might come out of this.

I wish I could be like you.

Your Highness!

This way.

Your Highness!

The royal flag...

It shows that King... is present.

Guard it with your life.

And protect His Highness.

Kill them!

What are you going to do?

Here.

Meet back in the woods.

At the end of the prairie.

Tow!

Go!

Your Highness.

Good Heavens, you came back safe!

At last! We arrive in Ganggye.

They burned down everything and fled.

We've been through Hell

and back to get here.

What the f*** do we do now?

What of the military exams?

We should be thankful to be alive.

The King fled to Euiju. Go catch him.

Let's go home.

The King fled to Euiju. Go catch him.

What the?

Soedol!

Hey... you alright?

We had to cross a river

but they burned the boats...

The King's men.

To keep the enemy at bay?

Yes...

but even before the refugees crossed.

Where are they now?

They went back to the mountains

to hide in the caves.

And you came here to give us the news?

What about our families?

They're all safe, right?

And my mother too?

Some people tried to cross

on a make-shift raft

and fell in the water.

Your mother fell too. I'm sorry...

She drowned?

I'm sorry.

Goddamn animals!

Goksu...

Goksu!

Your Highness, we must

hurry and leave now.

How can I disobey His Majesty's command?

This convoy has become defenseless.

We put word out for voluntary

soldiers to come here.

Then, we contact General Shin

to devise plans of defense.

You can't rely on peasants

to defend the court.

We don't even know

where General Shin is.

We should just send a message

to the King and leave.

He's right, Your Highness.

We'll go our own way from here.

No, you can't yet.

You must help us get out of here safely.

What more do you ask of us?

- Shush.

- I won't.

- And where's the f***ing exam?

- That's enough.

Let them go.

They did what they promised to do.

It's us who didn't meet

our end of the bargain.

You can go.

We're sorry.

You have nothing to apologize for.

Besides, where else could I go now?

I should leave this flag in your care.

You sure you don't want

to join the barbarians?

Just kidding.

Travel safe, you f***ing proxies.

That crazy bastard...

Sh*t, when did they get this far?

They gotta be heading for Ganggye.

Shouldn't we warn them at least?

To get out of the city?

Don't be ridiculous. It's

out of our hands now.

We just keep going. Come on.

I gotta go back.

What's the matter with you, man?

I understand how you feel,

but we owe them nothing.

Go on without me. I can go by myself.

Think about your family!

You've done more than enough.

What could I do for my family other

than eat the little food they've got?

But these people will be

slaughtered if I don't warn them,

including the Crown Prince.

Who cares? It's not

gonna change anything.

Only my poor mother died, and

I wasn't there to save her.

Why should we do anything, for what?

For what, dammit?

Who knows, we might save

a good king for the future.

Come on, man.

Tow!

Whoever becomes the King

is not gonna change our lives.

The only way for us is to push

through this madness somehow.

Your proxy term is complete.

Go home, all of you.

- Tow!

- Bro!

- Tow!

- Bro!

What are you doing?

- Are you crazy?!

- Don't touch me!

Is he crazy?

Come on, Goksu.

Come back here!

Is this all His Majesty said?

Since the Ming's military intervention

was arranged with much difficulty,

you are to go back to aide

the Ming's commanders.

So I'm to go back?

What about Ganggye?

His Majesty did not comment on that.

He only said to get there

before the Ming army arrives.

So you must leave soon.

This is for the best. We have

the royal command to leave.

We're saved.

We're not going to have

another riot stopping us?

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