“What is your connection with Yeonga?”

Amwang's voice was quiet. So quiet that if you didn’t pay close attention, you might not even hear it. Yet, his words rang in my ears as clearly as if they had been shouted.

"Yeonga?"

I tried to make sense of what Amwang had just said.

Yeonga... Amwang had indeed mentioned the name Yeonga. There were a few families bearing the Yeon surname in this vast land, but if Amwang was referring to them, it could only mean one place.

“Are you referring to the Geumcheon Yeonga?”

The most prominent family, wiped out after …