The Red Moon

She thanked the person quietly and looked at him. "I insist, I must contribute while I'm here. I can't just live here while you provide for me."

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Mi Chang sighed, helping her sit and rubbing her back. "Just... calm down, please. It will be alright. I will help you, but you cannot let him see you sad or weak, you only have to be there in the mornings, lunches and nights, unless he dismisses you."

She wiped her eyes then nodded a little as she buried her face in her hands, "I don't even know where I am what day it is or what month," she said as she said softly then looked at her, "I can put on a face, thats easy I just... I feel very alone, and I miss my family," she whispered softly.

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He nodded, "If you insist, now sit so we can eat," he said to her smiling a little, "The food smells really good,"

Mi Chang sighed. "Is there a way to return to them?" She asked curiously. "I will help as best I can miss, but there is only so much I can help with." She said softly. "Can I get you anything?"

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She sat down in front of him and sighed. "So who picks your wife?" She asked curiously. "If you don't?"

She shook her head,"There is no way," she told her lightly, "I will have to make best of the situation right now," she told her gently then lifted her eyes up to her, "Teach me everything you can I'll repay you some how,"

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He shrugged, "My father probably," he said to her lightly, "If he passes, the next in line will choose for me,"

"What do you want in a wife?" She asked curiously. "Anything in particular?"

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She nodded. "Come with me on the rest of my tasks, shadow me as best you can and ask questions," Sje said to her. "Alright?"

She nodded,"Alright," she said to her lightly then let out a deep breath, "I will do my best," she told her smiling a little as she looked at her.

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He chewed on his cheek, "Honesty, respect, loyalty - someone with a sense of humor," he nodded a little.

"Will your father look for those for you?" She asked curiously.

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She smiled. "You will do fine," She said reassuringly. "Come now, lets begin. If you see someone wearing royal colors you bow deeply no matter what."

"Probably not," he said as he looked at her, "He looks for family lines and proper women,"

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"How deeply?" she asked as she looked at her with wide eyes and rubbed the back of her neck.

"Like this," She explained. "Eyes to the floor," She told her. "If not, you can bow normally like you would for anyone else." She said.

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"That's unfortunate," She said softly. "Would he listen if you found someone yourself?"

Ali yawned as she walked, her eyes half asleep walking to the bathroom. She walked the usual route from her bed to her bathroom and crashed into a table, stubbing her foot against the wall. "Ow!" She whined, falling to the floor and holding her foot. She looked around realizing that she wasn't in her bedroom and was still in ancient Korea. She stood up, hobbling back to her bed and looking at her foot until the pain sibsided.

The next morning Lily was a mess, she had her hair tied up in a bun wearing the proper clothing she was directed to where Wang So would be and immediately began to set the table like she'd practiced, she was running on less than a couple hours of sleep - and she was exhausted. She wet her lips then stood off to the side when she heard the door open, she bowed and kept her eyes down.

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He jumped up, "Ali?" he spoke groggily as he rubbed his eyes the sudden noise having startled him. He slowly got up out of his bed then peeked around the divider.

"I'm fine," She said softly. It was just now starting to be light out. "You can go back to sleep," She murmured, sighing and standing up. Her foot was tender but she hobbled over to the hall that would lead her to the bathroom.

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He walked in and sat down, picking up his chopsticks and eating. "Why is your hair orange like fire?" He asked her, not looking up as he ate.

"I was born this way, sir," she said to him softly as she looked at her hands then filled his glass with water then stepped back, she'd answer any questions he had to the best of her ability.

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"I'll have that moved out of the way, I often stumble over it myself," he admitted from where he sat then laid back rubbing his eyes sleepily.

She came back into the room and sighed, laying back onto the bed and yawning. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you," She said softly.

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"Born with fire hair?" He asked curiously. "How did that happen?"

"I'm not sure, my mother had it, and so did hers; so I'm guess it was just passed down through our blood, sir," she said as she looked his cup and refilled it before moving back to her previous spot. She felt as if she were doing okay so far, she hadn't eaten just yet but she'd eat later when she had the time. Making time for herself within his schedule would be quite hard but she wouild manage.

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"It's fine, It's time for me to get up anyway," he told her, "I have studies to attend," he said.

She nodded. "Oh okay." She murmured. "Since the clothes you ordered for me aren't here I should stay inside right?" She asked curiously. "I'll sit and paint, since you had the easel brought for me."

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"How strange," He said to her. "Fire hair is natural?" He asked her. "She didn't eat something to give it to you?"

"Not to my knowledge, no sir," she said as she looked at him for a moment then back down at her hands - she didn't want to be disrespectful to him; he could throw her out as easily as he brought her in.

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He nodded,"Yes, in a couple of days you will be able to go out into the gardens but not any further unless someone is escorting yoiu," he said to her.

"And your eyes are green, why do they look like that?" He asked her, eating more of his food.

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She nodded. "Namely you," She said, sitting back in the chair. "That's fine, I will expect to see you once you get back then."

"I do not know, this was also how I was born, sir," she said to him as she looked at her hands - had they never seen hair or eyes this color before? she knew most people had dark hair and dark eyes here but she didn't expect them to be so curious.
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He nodded a little, "Of course, should you need anything let her help you," he said motioning to one of the ladies in the doorway then made his way down to the living area.

She smiled at them and bowed, hoping that they would be willing to talk to her. She wanted others to talk to. Friends if they would allow her to be.

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He nodded a little. "There are others like you? In Korea?" He asked curiously.