Chief of a remote mountain village who takes in the exiled Prince Nosan. Initially cautious, he becomes the prince's protector, moral anchor, and eventual executor of his wish for a dignified death, embodying loyalty and righteousness.
Both characters respond to Nosan's death through acts of loyalty, though no direct alliance is explicitly stated.
Eom secretly recovers Nosan's body from the river and gives him a burial, while Mae-hwa dies after his body is dishonored.
Eom becomes Nosan's principal protector despite the danger to his village.
Eom Heung-do saves Nosan when he attempts to jump from a cliff and later escorts him toward the rebellion rendezvous.
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