Heian Romance 25:夢詠みThe song of dream part 1

25.　夢詠みThe song of dream part 1

“Dream…it must be...it must be a dream!!” Yuiko keeps on mumbling away to herself. She couldn’t believe and accept what was happening in front of her. Suddenly, someone give her a slap on the chin; the painful burning sensation woke her up from delirium. That person was Saigyo the monk…

“Yuiko, wake up!! This is not the time for sentimental! If you didn’t act now Yorinaga will be dead by losing too much blood!!”

“But….but I can’t… I don’t know what to do…”

“Nonsense, you’re a practiced physician!!”

“I….”

“Stop hesitating!! Do it!!”

With this Yuiko closed her eyes said a prayer, swallowed a deep breath and started to work on this seems to be impossible mission…

Together with Saigyo and Yorinaga’s servants they moved him to a small abandoned temple for treatment. After much adverse attempts, Yuiko finally managed to stop his wound from bleeding. However no matter what she did Yorinaga still remains unconscious. Whether will he be awake, it’s all really depends on his will to live…

Just in this precarious situation, the Regent Fujiwara no Tadamichi arrived at the temple with numbers of fully armed warriors…

“What are you doing here? Don’t you ever try to lay a hand on Yorinaga!! Get away from us! You’re not welcome here!!”shouted Yuiko furiously.

“Princess Yuiko, I meant you no harm. Please listen to me… In a short while, the Goshirakawa’s army with be here to capture the war criminals. With me here are few trustable guards they will escort you and Yorinaga to a safer place. I beg you to do as I said and leave this place immediately! Please outsmart the army and survive, don’t ever repeat the same mistake your parents made years ago!! I may be as you had said coward and selfish but in order to protect the one I cherish, I am willfully to do atrocious deeds, be humiliated or even to give out my life…”

This was the second time where Tadamichi arranged an escape for his love one. Previously was Fujiwara no Tamako and now Yuiko. While witnessing Yuiko’s escape, her mother Tamako ran across his mind, his love towards both of them was beyond description yet it was destined to be a fruitless romance. Thus the only thing he can do is to help them to get their happiness, a way he defines his love…

Hundred of horseback warriors reached the temple short moment later, with the aid of Tadamichi Yuiko managed to escape narrowly. However on the run Yorinaga’s wound manifested again and fresh blood started to gush out…