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Hearing neighboring women gossip that the north is deadly, Dam becomes frightened, his mother comforts him and decides to go visit her husband.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"On the king's orders, an officer heads north, leaving behind 8-year-old Dam and 1-year-old Yeol despite his wife's pleas. Half a year passes; while Dam buys rice cakes, villagers regard his father as the pride of the village. After fighting with his friends, Dam defends peace with his father's advice. Hearing neighboring women gossip that the north is deadly, Dam becomes frightened, his mother comforts him and decides to go visit her husband.","key_events":["A military officer bids farewell to his family to serve in the north on the king's orders.","Half a year later, his son Dam buys rice cakes while northern soldiers endure bloody barbarian raids.","Dam overhears neighbor women gossiping about deadly northern conditions and fears for his father.","Dam fights children who insult his father, then reconciles them with his father's teaching.","Dam's mother comforts him, then confronts the gossiping women and defends her husband."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"I MUST GET GOING NOW.\nTAKE GOOD CARE OF DAM AND YEOL WHILE I'M AWAY.\n\nMAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AS WELL.\nDARLING... DO YOU HAVE TO GO?\nPERHAPS YOU COULD PETITION FOR THE ORDER TO BE WITHDRAWN...\nWE HAVE SO MANY MILITARY OFFICERS IN THE KINGDOM.\n\nWHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOU?\nCOME NOW. DON'T SAY THAT.\nTHE CHILDREN WILL HEAR YOU. YOU HAVE TO STAY STRONG.\n\nHIS MAJESTY HIMSELF ORDERED ME TO GO.\nBESIDES, I WON’T BE STATIONED THERE FOREVER.\nDAM IS ONLY 8, AND YEOL JUST TURNED A YEAR OLD...\nTHE CHILDREN NEED YOU...\n\nLISTEN...\nI DON’T CARE WHO ORDERED IT. I NEED--\nDO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?\nTHAT’S ENOUGH. AS MUCH AS I CARE ABOUT YOU...\n\n...I WILL NOT HAVE ANYONE INSULT HIS MAJESTY!\nBUT STILL...\nDAM, REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU?\n\nTHERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.\nTHIS IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.\nTRUST ME, AND WAIT FOR ME.\n\nGOT IT?\nHELLO. ONE BAEKSEOLGI RICE CAKE PLEASE.\n\nOH! IT'S YOU, DAM. GOOD TO SEE YOU.\nHOW MUCH IS IT? MY MOM GAVE ME SOME ALLOWANCE...\nDON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, YOU RASCAL. JUST TAKE IT.\n\nTAKE THESE TO YOUR MOTHER. MAKE SURE YOU SHARE THEM WITH YEOL TOO.\nHUH? WHY IS IT FREE?\nIT'S ALREADY BEEN HALF A YEAR SINCE YOUR FATHER WENT TO THE NORTH, RIGHT?\n\nHE'S OUT THERE SUFFERING IN THE NORTH TO KEEP US SAFE.\nTHIS IS THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR YOU.\nI HEARD YOU EVEN GOT TO SEE THE KING HIMSELF!\n\nYOUR FATHER IS THE PRIDE OF THIS VILLAGE, YOU HEAR?\nMY FATHER? IS HE? REALLY?\nOF COURSE.\nI'M SURE HE'S STILL FIGHTING OUT THERE LIKE THE BRAVE MAN HE IS.\n\nHUFF\nHUFF\n\nWHEW... IT NEVER ENDS.\nIF ONLY I COULD SPEND ONE DAY WITHOUT SMELLING THE STENCH OF BLOOD.\nTHOSE SAVAGE BARBARIANS...\n\nALWAYS RAIDING, DAY IN AND DAY OUT!\nWELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE HERE.\n\nWE MUST PROVE OURSELVES WORTHY OF THE KING'S TRUST...\n...AND BRING PEACE TO THE NORTHERN LANDS...\n...!\n\nWATCH OUT! BEHIND YOU!!\nHUM\nHUM, HUM\n\nYOU JERK...!\nHEY...! LET ME GO!\nSAY THAT AGAIN!\nWHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ABOUT MY DAD?!\n\nWHAT’S WRONG WITH WHAT I SAID?\nHE SHOVELS POOP! SO HE SMELLS LIKE POOP!\nWELL, YOU’RE A FARMER’S BOY! DOES YOUR DAD SMELL LIKE DIRT THEN?\nWHAT? YOU JERK...!\n\nHEY, IT’S YEONGGIL AND GWANGPAL!\nYOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS. WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING EACH OTHER?\nD-DAM! YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID ABOUT MY DAD?\nMY FATHER TOLD ME...\n\n...JOSEON IS SURROUNDED WITH ENEMIES. WE HAVE PIRATES IN THE SOUTH, AND BARBARIANS IN THE NORTH.\nAND THAT’S WHY WE SHOULDN’T BE FIGHTING EACH OTHER.\n...\n\nI ENVY YOU, DAM.\nI WISH MY FATHER WAS A COOL MILITARY OFFICER TOO.\nYEAH, ME TOO...\nIF ONLY MY FATHER WASN'T A POOP SHOVELER...\n\nMY FATHER ALWAYS SAID...\n...EVERY JOB IS SACRED.\nTHERE IS NO NEED TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THEIR JOBS.\nIN FACT, YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT THEY DO.\nYOUR DAD MUST BE PRETTY TALKATIVE FOR A MILITARY OFFICER.\n\nBUT HE'S STILL COOL THOUGH...\nDAM, IS IT TRUE? DID YOU SEE THE KING?\nYEAH, WHAT WAS HE LIKE? WAS HE REALLY AS BIG AS A MOUNTAIN?\nWELL...\n\nHE PUT HIS HAND ON MY DAD'S SHOULDER...\n...AND SAID HE'S COUNTING ON HIM!\nTHAT'S NOT WHAT WE ASKED... WHAT ABOUT THE KING...?\nI HAVE TO GO NOW! BUT YOU'D BETTER NOT FIGHT ANYMORE!\n\nIF YOU DO, I'M GONNA TELL MY DAD ALL ABOUT IT ONCE HE GETS BACK!\nHUM\n\nHMM...\nI GUESS I COULD HAVE ONE...\n\nMMPH!\nW-WATER...!\nOH... TH-THAT'S YEONSAENG'S HOUSE...\n\nMA’AM... C-CAN I HAVE... SOME WATER...?\nIT’S PRACTICALLY A DEMOTION, ISN’T IT?\nOH, YOU MEAN DAM’S FATHER?\n\nTHE MAN WHO WAS SENT TO THE NORTH?\nHE’S A NINTH-RANK OFFICER.\nYOU CAN’T GET DEMOTED FROM THE LOWEST RANK, YOU KNOW?\n\nI BET HE WENT THERE TRYING TO MAKE HIS WAY UP THE LADDER.\nUNLESS YOU’RE BORN A NOBLE, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY FOR A COMMONER TO BECOME SOMEBODY.\nBUT DON’T YOU THINK IT’S TOO RISKY?\nEVERYONE KNOWS HOW DANGEROUS THE NORTH IS. CAN HE EVEN MAKE IT BACK IN ONE PIECE?\n\nTHEY SAY YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THE BARBARIANS ALMOST EVERY DAY.\nI HEAR NINE OUT OF TEN SOLDIERS THERE END UP DEAD.\nYOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. IN THE NORTH, YOU EITHER GET KILLED BY THE BARBARIANS OR FREEZE TO DEATH.\n\nBUT DIDN'T THEY SAY THE KING PERSONALLY SENT HIM THERE?\nHOW HARSH AND HEARTLESS OF HIM!\nYOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.\nIT JUST MEANS ANOTHER WIDOW IN THE VILLAGE.\nHOW SAD. I PITY HER...\n\nAND WHAT ABOUT DAM AND YEOL...?\nHUH? WHAT'S THAT?\n\nWAS THERE SOMEONE STANDING THERE?\nMOTHER...\nMOTHER!!\n\nMOTHER...!!\nI CAN HEAR YOU, DAM. WHAT'S WITH ALL THE SHOUTING?\nIS IT REALLY THAT SCARY THERE? IS THAT REALLY WHERE FATHER WENT?\nWHAT...?\n\nIS IT TRUE THAT PEOPLE THERE GET KILLED BY BARBARIANS...\nOR FREEZE TO DEATH?!\nIS THAT WHERE FATHER WENT?\nDAM... WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?\n\nWHO TOLD YOU ALL THESE NASTY THINGS?\nIT WAS YEONSAENG'S MOM... SNIFFLE\nSHE WAS TALKING WITH MINDOL AND CHEOLGU'S MOMS...\nTHOSE WOMEN! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!\n\nIT'S NOT TRUE, DAM.\nTHE NORTHERN FRONTIER IS A HARSH PLACE, YES.\nBUT YOUR FATHER IS BRAVE AND STRONG. MUCH MORE SO THAN ANYONE I KNOW.\nYOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?\n\nY-YES... FATHER IS...\nTHAT'S RIGHT. THOSE BARBARIANS CAN'T EVEN TOUCH HIM.\nYES... YOUR FATHER...\n...WILL BE...\n\nUGH, THOSE WOMEN! THEY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO!\nYOU WAIT HERE! I'LL GO GIVE THEM A PIECE OF MY MIND!\n\nYES... I'M SURE...\n...YOUR FATHER WILL BE SAFE.\nBUT I WAS THINKING...\n...WOULDN'T IT BE NICE... TO PAY HIM A VISIT?\n\nARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?\nIT'S A VERY LONG JOURNEY TO THE NORTHERN BORDER.\nI'LL BE FINE. I'LL JUST SEE HOW MY HUSBAND IS DOING AND COME RIGHT BACK.\n\nWELL, OKAY... IF YOU SAY SO.\nDON'T WORRY ABOUT THE HOUSE, I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH.\nAND THERE SHE GOES...!\n\nSHE COULD JUST STAY HERE AND WAIT FOR THE NEWS. IT'S BOUND TO ARRIVE EVENTUALLY.\nOH WELL. THIS WAY, SHE GETS TO SEE HIM ONCE MORE BEFORE HE'S IN A COFFIN.\nTHOSE PITIFUL THINGS...\nALL OF YOU!\n\nI'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HOW DEEPLY CONCERNED YOU ARE ABOUT MY FAMILY!\nHUH...? S-SURE... WHAT ARE NEIGHBORS FOR, RIGHT...? HAHA...\nWE'RE JUST WORRIED ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND, FOR DAM'S SAKE...\n\nUNFORTUNATELY, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED...\n...BECAUSE I KNOW MY HUSBAND IS SAFE.\nSO KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT WHEN THE KIDS ARE AROUND.\n\nIS THAT CLEAR?\nEVEN AS WE SPEAK, MY HUSBAND IS FIGHTING THE ENEMIES...\n\n...TO KEEP PEOPLE LIKE YOU SAFE AS WELL.\nFOR ALL OF US...\n...AND ALL OF JOSEON.\n\nHE'S STILL FIGHTING DESPERATELY...\n...AND VALIANTLY!","bubble_count":163,"pages_count":50,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"On the king's orders, an officer heads north, leaving behind 8-year-old Dam and 1-year-old Yeol despite his wife's pleas.","spoiler_summary":"On the king's orders, an officer heads north, leaving behind 8-year-old Dam and 1-year-old Yeol despite his wife's pleas. Half a year passes; while Dam buys rice cakes, villagers regard his father as the pride of the village. After fighting with his friends, Dam defends peace with his father's advice. Hearing neighboring women gossip that the north is deadly, Dam becomes frightened, his mother comforts him and decides to go visit her husband."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj/chapter-44-etk2u2","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Chetamja: The King’s Eyes #44: Desperate and Valiant","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-09-20T09:34:13.184Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj"}}