Seol Hee (played by Seo Woo) is watering and talking to her plant. I guess we're supposed to ignore the fact that she's splattered with blood. On the other side of the plant, holding a bloody sword, is her sister Seol Nan (played by Seo Hyun Jin). Oh yeah, and there's a dead man on the floor. I guess we're supposed to ignore him as well. No, wait, the cameraman wants to make sure we viewers notice the bracelet on the bloody man's wrist. I take it this will be important later on.
Seol Nan raises her sword, threatening to cut her sister down for betraying their country of Baekje. Seol Hee (who doesn't act like her elevator goes all the way to the top floor) doesn't think Seol Nan has it in her to actually kills her sibling. Seol Hee steps in close and gives her sister the crazy eye as she reminds Seol Nan of Mother's last words to her.
Now we're seeing some woman waking up and rubbing her pregnant belly. Um, is this a flashback? You need to be more clear on these things, Show. I'm going to assume this is Chae Hwa, the mother that Seol Hee was just talking about. However, while we know she's pregnant, it appears she's trying to keep this a secret from the world as she isn't married to the father, Field Marshal Yung (played by Lee Jae Ryong). Chae Hwa naively believes once the Field Marshal returns and learns she's pregnant, he'll drop this whole silly war business and marry her and they'll live happily ever after.
Clear words of doom.
Elsewhere, CGI soldiers are in the thick of battle. I can't really tell which side is which but I guess the guy in the big fancy suit of armor is the fertile Field Marshal. The Baekje are battling the Northern Wei.
Chae Hwa has a dream of the Field Marshal returning to report his victory to King Dong Sung. The king, feeling threatened by the Field Marshal's popularity, orders his potential rival to kill himself.
That was kind of short. Let's try another episode.
Night falls and everyone celebrates the Lantern Festival. Chae Hwa says a little prayer for Field Marshal to return home safely. The king isn't paying much attention to Scale from Heartless City. The royal eye keeps straying to Chae Hwa.
The Field Marshal is off fighting mano-a-mano with the Chinese general. It appears these two are the only ones left of their once mighty CGI armies.
Chae Hwa's father, Baek Ga, is upset because he's been ordered by the king to Fort Taedu, Baekje's version of Bumfuck Egypt. (Baek Ga is played by Ahn Suk Hwan. Including The King's Daughter, Ahn has appeared in seven Kdramas in 2013 alone. Seven friggin' dramas!) Anyway, Baek Ga calls together a group of his cronies to foment rebellion.
A triumphant Field Marshal Yung has returned to town to report how he whipped Northern Wei's ass. Chae Hwa fears her dream may be prophetic. While King Dong Sung doesn't come right out and order Yung to kill himself, the royal decree is for Yung to leave almost immediately for another war zone. Some courtiers argue against this while Scale is all for it.
King Dong Sung suggests a hunting trip. (According to Wikipedia, this is a bad idea on his part.)
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