Part Two….The Asian Prince

He was handsome as princes are expected to be and the ladies of the court simpered and fluttered their fans whenever he was around but Jang Lee Hwan did not fit the usual expectation of what a prince was suppose to do. He hated life within the palace walls with all of the rules and protocols. The retainers shook their heads in frustration with every rule that he ignored. Servants were allowed to speak freely in his presence and he was known to drink and play Go with his palace guards. Lee Hwan was known to play jokes on those in the palace and would often hide from his palace instructors sending servants scurrying about the large palace complex calling out his name. Still he was bored with his life. Something was missing. Where was the adventure that he could only read about in the books of the palace library?

.Then one day a sorcerer came from the west and was invited to stay at the palace for a few days. The Prince spent much of his days watching as the sorcerer performed magic, brewed potions and asked question after question of the man. He heard tales of the many lands that the wizard had visited and tales of strange creatures that had been encountered. At night the Prince had dreams filled with the wonders that he had heard about and when he woke the next morning it was with the determination that he would seek out some of these for himself, if only he could escape the palace.

Lee Hwan began to make plans and while visiting the local market with his guards he spotted the wizard entertaining a large crowd in the market center. Spotting them, the wizard, with a wink at Lee Kwan, involved several of the guards in one of his routines and while the others were distracted by this Lee Hwan took the opportunity to slip away. On the outskirts of the market he quickly purchased a few supplies and then eagerly set off to see what the world had to show.