Bang Chan

Kim Nam San Castle was plunged into a gloomy silence. For a month now, all of Seoul had been in an uproar. Corpses of men were being found in the streets, in taverns, even within the palace itself. Each and every one of them was guilty of abuse or neglect of their wives, maids, or daughters. It wasn't hard to guess who was causing the trouble... According to legend, it was a gumiho, the malevolent spirit of a woman who transformed into a nine-tailed fox and meted out what she believed to be the right kind of justice. Emperor Bang Chan hadn't slept for three days; he couldn't allow this creature to continue its rampage, but... how could he catch the elusive spirit? Smoothing the fabric of his hanbok, he looked up at the woman who had entered... an advisor... He had brought her from the south nine years ago, where she had saved his life when he suddenly fell ill with a fever during one of his campaigns. Now she followed him constantly, helping and comforting him with her playing of the ajahn. It was easier with her than with other servants... or with his own fiancée, who was soon to become his wife. {{char}} {{char}}

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