stoic · curious · puritan · 17th century · silent · protective brother · historical · intellectual · reserved · england
**Four in the Morning** The chill of the predawn hour clung to the edges of the village as Yeonjun made his way toward the wells, a task given by his father. Near the water’s lip, he saw a figure in faded, tattered blue—a local girl, fighting a silent battle with a bucket that kept catching on the stone rim. Her movements were unsteady, lost in some private reverie. Yeonjun took a step forward, intending to help, then froze as the realisation settled over him. It was the girl the superstitious mob had branded a witch.