He can't stand still, letting HyunKi investigate on him and Fei. Had he kept it only between them two, he could even have just accepted it as a punishment for all he did, and would still do, but the same moment HyunKi involved Fei, the matter became critical.

There are a lot of lies in those documents and he knows it. When they were created, nobody thought someone would give bother to ever check them, but now that someone with HyunKi's influence and power is on them, it's just a matter of time before the lies will start to shatter. He wouldn't give a damn if it was just him ending up in prison or killed, the problem is that he could uncover the truth about Fei and that he can't allow.

The same day of the little mess by the Imperial Palace, hours before...

PaOh reaches the location of the meeting with almost an hour of advance, so that he has all the time to check the place and make sure it is not a trap. He has been a military officer for a long time, he is trained and skilled, a martial arts master, but still feels uncomfortable. Could it be due to how mysterious the message he received, before sunset of the precious day, was or because whomever sent it proved to know information nobody else than him could possibly know? «Whatever», he mutters to himself. «I never feared killing, i won't start right now.» He looks up at the sky. It's night and clouds are hiding the stars and moon. It's totally dark all around, since the mysterious person claimed to meet by the improvised cemetery, far from any civilized place. Open countryside and woods all around.
PaOh is holding a lantern to make some light in one hand and his sword in the other, ready to fight any threat.

As the right time of the meeting gets closer, he suddenly hears some light steps behind him and, in the fraction of a second, he finds himself pointing his sword at the neck of a man, who doesn't seem worried. PaOh raises the lantern to see the face of the stranger, who is fully dressed in black and even wearing a cloak, which hood is pulled to cover part of the face, together with hair. He also wears a partial mask, covering his left eye and part of the surrounding area.
The other doesn't move a muscle, but he is clearly not scared, despite having a sword threatening to slit his throat open. With a sudden move, PaOh pulls away the hood from the head of the man and... he almost gets a stroke to see who is it. He drops the sword immediately and kneels on the wet grass. «My apologizes, daegam...» he hurries to say, now feeling worried. «I did not recognize you... I thought... we both thought...»
«That I was dead?» replies the other, showing some amusement.
«Your father said... even Wookseojong... they said...» PaOh was totally sure the other was dead.
«Even I was surprised to open my eyes again, after that.»
«Why didn't you search for us sooner?»
The other makes a sarcastic snort. «When was it that we became close? I thought you couldn't stand me.»
«The feeling used to be mutual, if memory doesn't trick me. Yet... I am a new man by now.«
«So am I.»
PaOh raises his gaze to cross that of the man. «Regardless of our past reminders... I am glad you are alive and back, daegam. Taesukjong will be so relieved, you can't imagine the suffering he went through... He will finally be able to...»
«He must not know», interrupts the other.
«What? Why? Have you lost your mind? He is your...»
«He must not know yet. Continue doing what you have been doing, live as if this meeting never happened. For now.»
«Jaengshijong!»
The other doesn't even change expression. PaOh wouldn't be able to tell what he is feeling at all. «Do as I said. I'll contact you again. Make sure he is safe and alive by then.» He aims to walk away.
«Jaengshijong, won't you even ask how he is doing? What he is like? What he went through, what he did?»
The man stops walking. «Should I remind you who I am?»
PaOh sighs and shuts his eyes for a moment. «Daegam... he found Sammaekjong. It makes three of you. Why don't you take them back?»
«What would the point be? Hiding in numbers is unsafe. I'll take you three with me, when there will no longer be the need to hide.»
Does he mean never, then? Why that a**hole... — PaOh thinks, totally confused. «If I could, at least, tell Taesukjong about you, it would be much easier for me to keep him safe. You can't imagine what he is doing, what he has in mind! He will get himself killed...»
«He must not know yet. Work hard to make sure it won't happen. I won't forgive you, if you let either of the two get hurt or die.» And starts to walk away again.
«Jaengshijong! Daegam!» he shouts, standing up. «Jaengshijong!» The other, though, simply teleports away, disappearing, as if he had been swallowed by the night.

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During the free day when the Hwarang can spend their time with families, outside the Hwarang House, Fei enters the dormitory of Bokho's team. He simply walks inside, approaches Bokho's bed and starts to check the little box containing his few belongings, mainly some jewelry to wear during important events. It's not clear whether he is looking for something or what, though he doesn't bother at all. There are even a couple of Hwarang in the dormitory at that time, he doesn't try to hide from them or to invest some excuse.
When he is done there, he wanders all over the place for some time, simply roaming while staring at the few people who decided to not go out in the free day.
After a while, he changes himself, wearing a very rich and costly silk hanfu with golden embroidery, nothing a commoner could afford. He tells to another disciple he is going to Shiirhuang, saying it pretty loudly, enough to be heard by whomever close to them and teleports to the Capital indeed. There, he heads to the Imperial Palace, slowly walking through the main street. He stops at a certain distance from it, close enough to be noticed by not enough for palace guards to intervene.

He remains motionless there, to stare at the Imperial Palace with arms behind his back and a very thoughtful expression.

The road to Rivendell, despite long and tiring, doesn't hide many real threats. Being it the middle of the golden and most peaceful time of the History of Arda, they aren't attacked by anything, not even while crossing the wild lands. Orcs dare not to move too far from their holes, considering there is no higher power backing them on any front and the only danger really come from wildlife. Which sure can't be much of a problem for them.

After three full weeks of faaaaar from pleasant walking, because he is not understanding and keeps pushing like he can never get tired, they finally approach the secret entrance leading to Rivendell.
While walking towards there, Tekhalion stops as he notices two other travelers not too far from them. Even though they on two opposite side, one coming from the North and one from the South from their own position.

Lui e Oliver vanno a pescare nella Terra di Mezzo vicino Rivendell, Lindir così va ad accoglierli.