Chapter 22

POV: Hyun-suk

Seeing Jaejun so excited and interested in everything new we see at the museum makes me incredibly happy.

He observes everything with enthusiasm and reads the explanations eagerly, pointing things out and showing me each one as if his brain is working a mile a minute. And honestly? It leaves me in awe.

"Wow, look, Hyun, it's from the dynasty!"

I look at the iron objects scattered on a central table and admire them.

"Wow, these were the swords the Hwarang used!"

I smile as I see Jaejun almost running through the hall, opening his eyes wide for each of the explanatory plaques. I watch him without even blinking, looking like a kid as he stumbles over what's written on one of them.

"The five Hwarang codes," he says.

I lean closer to him to hear better and smile as I see him cleverly recite each of the codes.

"Obedience to the king, respect for parents, loyalty to friends, never retreat in front of the e