An orphaned man known as Dog-Bird gets more than he bargained for when he illegally sneaks into the capital city of the Silla kingdom to help a friend

Dog-Bird finds Mak Moon’s father, but not in the circumstances he was expecting. Queen Jiso’s announcement about the start of her group does not meet with approval

Master Ahnji offers to let Dog-Bird stay at his house. A birthday parade without a king does not inspire confidence in the royal family

Queen Jiso succeeds in gaining Hwarang members, however reluctantly. Aro attempts to teach Dog-Bird what he will need to know among nobility

Dog-Bird and Jinheung work together to escape their kidnappers. All the Hwarang members are officially sworn in and given their first assignment

Hwarang’s beginning quickly turns violent, causing Aro to be called in as a doctor. Queen Jiso is displeased that the group seems to be falling apart so quickly