# WebtoonLib — Chetamja: The King’s Eyes #47: Within Reach ## Series - title: Chetamja: The King’s Eyes - slug: chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj ## Chapter - number: 47 - chapter_key: 47-9tghga - title: Within Reach - release_date: 2026-09-13 ### Summary Exits from the north are closed by royal decree; a family wishing to return to Hanyang is turned back. Three months later, as the woman keeps trying to farm the barren land, she argues with a forcibly relocated man and defends her husband, who lost his hand in the north. While her husband is beaten at the district office, his wife begs for mercy. Once home, the family promises to stay together and make rice cakes for Dam, but a barbarian raid sets the village on fire and triggers a flight. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Wounded father beaten at district office for demanding return; wife pleads and magistrate releases them with warning - Three months later northern settlers suffer hardship and argue over barren fields - Northern exit roads blocked by soldiers; family returning to Hanyang turned away under royal curfew - Family reunites and promises rice cakes when barbarians attack, burn houses and chase villagers - Family flees to mountains; father is shot while protecting children during chase ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Exits from the north are closed by royal decree; a family wishing to return to Hanyang is turned back. ### Spoiler summary Exits from the north are closed by royal decree; a family wishing to return to Hanyang is turned back. Three months later, as the woman keeps trying to farm the barren land, she argues with a forcibly relocated man and defends her husband, who lost his hand in the north. While her husband is beaten at the district office, his wife begs for mercy. Once home, the family promises to stay together and make rice cakes for Dam, but a barbarian raid sets the village on fire and triggers a flight. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 144 ### Content YOU MAY NOT LEAVE THE AREA. WHAT DO YOU MEAN... WE CAN'T LEAVE? STEP ASIDE. ALL ROADS OUT OF THE REGION ARE BLOCKED. TURN BACK. WE'RE NOT LOCALS. WE ARE RESIDENTS OF HANYANG. WE'RE HEADING BACK TO HANYANG, SO LET US THROUGH. I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT YOU CANNOT PASS. TURN BACK. DON'T BE RIDICULOUS... STEP ASIDE! D-DARLING! NO! FATHER! H-HOW DARE YOU...? A LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN ISSUED ACROSS ALL OF THE NORTH. NO ONE GETS OUT. IT WILL BE THE SAME EVEN IF YOU TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE. WHO GAVE YOU THAT RIDICULOUS ORDER? IT WAS A ROYAL DECREE. HIS MAJESTY HIMSELF ORDERED IT. NOW, OBEY THE ORDER. THREE MONTHS LATER ... PERSISTENT, AREN’T YOU? YOU CAN TRY ALL YOU WANT, BUT IT WON’T WORK. THE LAND HERE IS COLD AND BARREN. CROPS DON’T GROW HERE. SEE? YOU’RE WASTING YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. JUST GIVE UP. AND WHAT? ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE SIT HERE AND STARVE TO DEATH? THE KINGDOM WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH FOR US TO GET BY EVEN IF YOU DON’T WORK THE LANDS. THOSE BASTARDS GOTTA BE SORRY ABOUT FORCING US INTO THIS HELL, RIGHT? YOUR HUSBAND KNOWS THAT TOO. THAT’S WHY HE DOESN’T WASTE HIS TIME ON THE FIELDS-- YOU LISTEN TO ME. FIRST OF ALL, UNLIKE YOU, NO ONE DRAGGED MY FAMILY OUT HERE. I DO FEEL SYMPATHY FOR YOU SINCE THEY FORCIBLY RELOCATED YOU HERE FROM GYEONGSANG PROVINCE DOWN SOUTH. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD SPREAD YOUR DESPAIR TO THE REST OF US. AND SECONDLY, MY HUSBAND IS NOT LIKE YOU AT ALL. HE LOST HIS HAND DEFENDING THE NORTH... ...UNLIKE YOU, WHO CUT OFF HIS OWN HAND SO YOU WOULDN'T BE SENT TO THE NORTH TO FIGHT. SO DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT MY HUSBAND AGAIN. IS THAT CLEAR? MOTHER! MOTHER! WE’RE IN TROUBLE! COME! HURRY! GEEZ... THAT WOMAN AND HER TEMPER... WHAT IS IT, DAM? IT’S FATHER... FATHER STIRRED UP TROUBLE... ...AT THE MAGISTRATE’S OFFICE AGAIN. YOU AGAIN... HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO BEAT YOU UP UNTIL YOU LEARN YOUR LESSON? I'LL KEEP COMING BACK... ...UNTIL YOU LET ME AND MY FAMILY BACK TO HANYANG! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THIS? YOU CAN'T ASK ME TO GO AGAINST HIS MAJESTY'S ORDERS-- THEN I WILL KEEP COMING UNTIL HIS MAJESTY HEARS MY PLEA! WELL... THEN I'LL HAVE TO BEAT YOU SENSELESS AND DRIVE THAT NOTION OUT OF YOU ONCE AND FOR-- MAGISTRATE!! PLEASE HAVE MERCY! WH-WHAT...? PLEASE, I BEG YOU! MY HUSBAND GAVE EVERYTHING HE HAD FOR THE NORTH. AND HE STILL REMAINS DEDICATED TO THE KINGDOM EVEN AFTER LOSING HIS HAND! PLEASE CONSIDER HIS SERVICE TO THE KINGDOM-- I'VE HEARD THAT STORY SO MANY TIMES THAT I CAN ALMOST REPEAT IT MYSELF. TAKE HIM WITH YOU. YES. I RECOGNIZE WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE KINGDOM. ...! BUT MY PATIENCE HAS ITS LIMITS. HE WON'T BE SHOWN MERCY NEXT TIME. KEEP THAT IN MIND. THANK YOU, MAGISTRATE! THANK YOU SO MUCH! SIGH WHEN WILL YOU STOP? WHAT? WHY CAN'T YOU ACCEPT THE REALITY? WHY DO YOU KEEP GETTING YOURSELF IN TROUBLE? ACCEPT THE REALITY? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE? IF YOU KEEP THIS UP, HE'LL HAVE YOU LOCKED UP FOR GOOD! THEN WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? SETTLE HERE? I KNOW THIS IS ALL MY FAULT. BUT WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO HANYANG SOMEHOW! HANYANG IS GREAT, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT IF I LOSE YOU? WE HAVE TO FEED OURSELVES SOMEHOW! WHIMPER HUSH. I-I JUST CAN'T... STAND THIS PLACE... I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT STAYING HERE EITHER! I FEEL SO SORRY... ...THAT I DRAGGED YOU... DAM... AND YEOL INTO THIS... THAT'S WHY I CAN'T STAND BEING HERE FOR ANOTHER MINUTE. IF ONLY I HADN'T BEEN SO FOOLISH, NONE OF YOU WOULD'VE SUFFERED... PLEASE DON'T FORGET WHY THE CHILDREN AND I CAME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE NEED YOU. WHILE IT WOULD BE NICE TO RETURN TO HANYANG... ...WHAT MATTERS IS THAT OUR FAMILY IS TOGETHER. SO FIRST, WHY DON’T WE TRY... ...MAKING DAM’S FAVORITE RICE CAKES HERE? MOTHER! CAN WE REALLY HAVE RICE CAKES? THAT’S RIGHT, DAM. I PROMISE I’LL MAKE YOU SOME. DARLING... YOU’LL DO THAT FOR ME, WON’T YOU? ...? B-BA... BARBARIANS! IT'S THE BARBARIANS!! I'M SORRY. YOU'LL HAVE TO BEAR WITH IT. AAAH...! COME ON! WE HAVE TO GO!! DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY! YEAH! BURN THE WHOLE PLACE DOWN! SEARCH EVERY CORNER! HAHA! I SEE ANOTHER ONE OVER THERE! DIDN'T THEY RUN THROUGH HERE? OH, COME ON. WHY WOULD ANYONE HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT? HANDS OFF. THE WOMAN IS MINE. YOU CAN KILL THE KID-- WH-WHAT THE HELL?! MORE OF THEM ARE COMING. WE HAVE TO GET TO THE MOUNTAINS. HANG IN THERE. DAM. COME TO ME. I’LL TAKE YEOL. I’LL FOLLOW YOU, MY DARLING. HUFF HUFF I SAW THEM HEAD THIS WAY. AFTER THEM! KILL THEM! F-FATHER... I'M SCARED... EVERYTHING IS FINE, DAM. JUST KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED. ONCE WE'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEY'LL NEVER GET TO US. HANG ON! WE'RE ALMOST THERE! I-I'M FINE... DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME... I FOUND THEM! THERE THEY ARE! YOU’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE...! JUST A FEW STEPS MORE... FATHER...! OH... NO... DARLING! NO!! IT’S OKAY... SHE’S WITHIN REACH...! I CAN CATCH HER... ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Chetamja: The King’s Eyes #47: Within Reach](/series/chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj/chapter-47-9tghga) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/chetamja-the-king-s-eyes-vte5jbtj ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.