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No matter what Your Majesty says,

I'm Your Majesty's woman.

That's true. Since you're unable to obtain my love,

at the very least you must become the mother of the next king.

Fine. Just for you, my Queen,

I'll untie my robe.

You're so cruel your majesty

I'm also a woman.

Instead of treating me as an enemy,

can't you treat me as a woman who needs love?

Why do you go through so much trouble,

in order to return to the past?

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Anyone? Is there anyone outside?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Please wake up, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Court Lady Jo, hurry up and call the Royal Physician.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please wake up Your Majesty!

Thank you.

What are you... thanking me for?

For treating this lowly Shaman like a normal person,

for seeing me as a woman,

and even giving me your precious feelings,

I'm really thankful.

You said that you could no longer let me be a lowly Shaman

and let me escape from this chaos.

Thank you.

Thank you for saying those words.

I didn't say those just to hear you express your gratitude.

But, I also can't express false feelings out of gratitude.

Please let me just be grateful for your compassion.

Don't tell me... there's already someone else in your heart?

I am only a shaman. How can I have personal relationships?

Isn't a shaman also a human?

Shamans are just vessels of God.

Unable to hold others, and also can't be held by others.

So you mean nobody is able to move your heart?

Eonni!

Something has happened.

His Majesty has fainted.

You've been summoned to the King's quarters.

You said that you're only a vessel for God,

unable to hold others, and also can't be held by others, right?

If so, then you shouldn't let others see through you.

How dare you!

You were asked to stay in the King's Quarters during the period of consummation

in order to be prepared for the unexpected.

But where exactly did you run off to, only to appear now?

Are you worried about me?

I'm worried about you.

What are you worried about?

Everything.

I'm worried about everything.

Were you worried that I was embracing another woman?

I wouldn't dare.

Will you stay by my side until daybreak?

With you by my side, I can fall asleep peacefully.

Since Your Majesty has ordered it, I will do so.

Hurry up and confess!

The consummation date was brought forward, was that the problem?

That's not it. There was definitely nothing wrong with the chosen date.

I'm not sure, but I think the Royal Physician may have missed something.

What do you take me for?

Are you trying to frame me?

I swear on my life.

Before the consummation, there wasn't anything unusual about His Majesty's body.

Nor was the consummation date wrong.

There was nothing unusual about His Majesty's body.

Then why did His Majesty suddenly lose consciousness?

We are also very puzzled.

But last night there was a strange current of air.

Strange? How strange?

Yesterday evening, around 7-9pm,

I suddenly felt the current of air between the heavens and earth becoming hazy,

as if some force had invaded the palace.

The current that was originally fresh air suddenly became murky.

The originally healthy king suddenly lost consciousness.

Don't tell me it's...

May your humble servant be so bold as to say

there must be someone who plans to harm His Majesty and has released evil spirits into the palace.

Greetings, Great Queen Dowager.

Did you visit His Majesty?

Yes. I heard that someone had cast a spell on His Majesty.

I can't ignore this.

How is His Majesty?

The Royal Physician said that his pulse and blood circulation have recovered.

But in order to prevent any complications,

he wants His Majesty to have a good rest.

It's good that nothing happened. This can be considered as God's protection.

Please wait. His Majesty has just finished the medicine given by the Royal Physician and has fallen asleep.

I'm already in a panic.

The Queen must have received an even bigger shock.

I'm also worried about the Queen.

I was just planning to visit her.

Then, let's go together.

You must have received a great shock.

It's only been a day and your face has already become this sallow.

I... am ashamed to see Your Highnesses.

Please forgive me.

Why do you say that?

How is this your fault?

No, Queen Dowager.

This is all my fault.

I should've reported it earlier.

What happened?

Actually, I didn't want you to worry so I didn't report it.

But on the day before the consummation, I had an ominous dream.

What kind of dream?

A young girl in white told me

that from now on attending to His Majesty's sleep is her responsibility,

and in this lifetime, I will never give birth to a child.

How... How can there be such a terrible dream?

To tell the truth,

didn't someone talk about a living talisman

who used divine power to tempt His Majesty

and monopolize His Majesty's affection? Perhaps it's because of this rumor.

This matter... Didn't I tell you not to mind it?

Even His Majesty doesn't know of her existence.

I knew a long time ago

about another woman entering and leaving his chambers.

A shaman who act as a living talisman.

How can there be such an adorable shaman?

If I had known earlier, I would've kept one by my side.

Do you think the Great Queen Dowager would allow that?

If it were discovered, Minister of Finance, your life would surely turn into a disaster.

But...

What happened to the shaman who bewitched the king?

Oh... it was made up.

Then... As for what really happened, who exactly used the black magic?

Is the truth that important?

How to make use of it, until it becomes the truth, is the main point.

To others, a shaman talisman should've quietly

entered the chambers only after the king had fallen asleep.

But the king, after knowing the truth, still insists on letting the shaman enter his chambers.

If the scholars find out...

How can they ignore it?

But the king wouldn't honestly admit it, right?

We have nothing to lose.

If the king honestly admits it,

then we no longer have to watch his mood and just concentrate on our own matters.

Even if he doesn't admit it,

everyone will find out about the shaman being summoned to the palace.

Then the king will have to carry the stigma for the rest of his life.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

First we'll find ways to ruin his reputation.

After that, won't he fall?

Isn't this the real essence of politics?

Come! come! come!

Let's go over the circumstances again.

First, the king fell in love with a shaman who entered his chambers.

Secondly the shaman, who was enamored of the king, released evil spirits in order to hinder the consummation.

How is that?

That head of yours... You think really fast!

So... what do we need to prepare first?

First of all...

Tell that shaman the kind of perfect answers she should be saying during the confession.

Don't you feel it's strange

how would something happens when His Majesty and the Queen are together?

Haven't you heard?

It's because His Majesty can't forget his first love.

He previously avoided the consummation for this reason too.

That's a rumor.

His Majesty has lived in the flower gardens

for at least 8 years.

To stay faithful to his first love, do you think it's possible?

In my opinion, I think the rumor is believable.

Which rumor?

It's not that His Majesty doesn't want to consummate the marriage,

but the ghost of the dead Crown Princess is obstructing the consummation.

That's not possible.

Once in the dead of the night,

at the Secret Moon Pavilion where she once lived, the sound of her ghost weeping could be heard.

Then, is it the crying of the dead Crown Princess Yeon U?

Did she suffer any injustice?

I don't know about that.

In short, the Crown Princess that had always been healthy suddenly died.

At that time, rumors were circulating in the palace about poison and assassination.

In other words, there were no signs of murder?

That's right.

Traces of poison.

Aha.

It also wasn't poison.

Then...

Were there any symptoms?

Not really.

Her pulse was regular and her internal organs were healthy.

I've been a doctor for 30 years. It was the first time I've encountered such a thing.

Therefore, I remember it very clearly.

Anyway, are you really her relative?

Yes... that's right.

That's strange.

Her family members were all good looking.

So, was there anything that left a deep impression?

There wasn't anything particularly impressive.

I only felt that her parents were unforgettable.

Madam asked me to come.

Her daughter was obviously dead but she said that she hadn't died.

She even cried bitterly, insisting that I check her pulse.

And the Chief Scholar too. I don't know how long he had held his dead daughter.

The corpse of his daughter, who had been dead for some time, still maintained the warmth of a living person.

Aigoo... Saying all this just makes me feel so flustered.

I don't need it.

Since we're out, why don't I get you some tonic, Mother?

No, we're going to get some tonic for you first.

If you take it I hope I will hold a handsome, healthy grandson soon.

If there really is such a tonic, even if it's a hundred doses, I'd be willing to take it.

Even if it's a hundred times more bitter than gall bladder, I'd gladly endure the hardship.

Do you... have 'that' here?

What are you looking for?

Don't talk and just listen to me.

I heard that there's a tonic to boost the potency of men.

Ah, there is.

I'd like to buy some. When you deliver my medicine, remember to bring it along as well.

Yes.

Mother, what's wrong?

Are you looking at that again?

Before the selection of the Crown Princess, Yeon U and I came here.

The height that we measured at that time was marked here.

If she was still alive,

how much taller would she have grown?

Oh, right. There was a man who came here earlier

and asked about Agassi. (Agassi - young lady)

Seems like it's because of Madam's visit.

Someone asked about my Yeon U?

Who was he?

He only said that he was a distant relative.

Secret Moon Pavilion.

Crown Princess.

Crown Princess...

Ms. Heo...

Yeon U...

Heo Yeon U.

Heo Yeon U. Heo Yeon U.

Yeon U...

Yeon U...

-Yeon U. -Yeon U.

Yeon U...

Shaman Wol, come out and receive your punishment!

So you're Shaman Wol.

Yes I am. Who are you?

Me?

I'm an official from the Justice Court, Hong Gyu Tae.

Arrest her immediately!

Yes.

What are you doing? Why are you arresting me?

Agassi.

What are you all doing? Why are you arresting her?

Get out of the way.

We are arresting shaman Wol because she had committed a grave offense.

My Agassi committed a grave offense?

Have you made a mistake?

If she's really innocent, only the Royal Investigation Bureau can clarify it.

What are you standing there for? Take her away.

Yes.

Jan Sil, I am going to follow Agassi.

You should immediately go back and tell Shinmu.

Do you understand?

What should I do? Shinmu just went out!

What should I do?

What should I do?

How could you do something so foolish?

Do you really want to cause a blood field?

Before the conception of a successor happens,

it should be stopped no matter what.

That fate can be broken at any time.

That fate must never be broken.

If this opportunity is missed,

then the chance to go back to the beginning will be lost forever.

That period of predestined marriage was lost long ago.

At that moment when I betrayed my conscience and used black magic.

It happened and cannot be salvaged again.

What you also did was to save her.

If it wasn't for A Ri,

I would've killed her already.

I know that you don't mean that.

That was all necessary in order to protect the Celestial Hall and her.

I'm very clear about this.

Did you say that it was to protect the Celestial Hall?

That was just a pompous excuse,

it wasn't the truth.

I say, Ms. Jang...

Anyway, isn't it because the Great Queen Dowager's favour the Celestial Hall

that we've managed to exist until now?

The Celestial Hall abandoned the Heavens and the people to prostrate in front of the Imperial family.

From that moment, when we degraded from the position of authority into a political tool,

the fate of Celestial Hall's doom was already sealed.

Even though it was declining, that foolish selfishness I committed against my will,

was the main culprit that defied Heaven's will.

So, you can turn back now, it's not too late.

Only to realize to turn back now

is already too late.

Don't you understand?

The collapse has already started.

Defying the order and leaving the King's Quarters, what was your reason?

I've said it before. It was a royal command.

Then, when His Majesty's body was invaded by evil spirits,

where were you and what were you doing?

I already said that I was in the courtyard of the Celestial Hall.

Is there anyone who can be your witness?

Back then I...

Can't you... consider me?

Please return.

At that time, I was alone.

Doesn't that mean that you don't have an alibi to prove your innocence?

Please let go. Talk after you release me.

You rude, impudent girl.

Stop.

Your Excellency, Prime Minister.

I have something to say to her. Please go outside.

Did you just say... a grave offense?

That's right.

They said that Eonni... towards His Majesty,

released an evil spirit.

The crime of using witchcraft to harm His Majesty

should be punished by beheading.

I have never used witchcraft.

You still don't understand me.

An unknown person has cast a curse on His Majesty's body.

Someone must take the blame.

It doesn't matter who that person is.

Once you're at the justice grounds,

they will extort a confession from you.

When that time comes, you'll be badly mutilated and it might even cost your life.

Then you will say, why don't you just execute me?

But, depending on your answer, the circumstances might change.

What I mean is that you can be spared the torture and the beatings,

and you will be able to walk out safe and sound.

What exactly do you want me to do?

You've finally understood.

It's said that at the time you entered the palace, you privately had feelings for His Majesty.

That's not true. How could I have the courage to do so towards His Majesty?

That is not the right answer.

In order to monopolize His Majesty's affections,

you left the King's Quarters on the day of the consummation,

and secretly released evil spirits to hinder the consummation.

Was it like that?

I have never cast a curse before.

That is also not the right answer.

What shall we do?

Do you intend that after being tortured,

you'll be accused and take the blame.

Or, if you admit to having a relationship with His Majesty,

you'll just be expelled from the city.

Ajumma! Where did you go that you're only returning now?

How is the situation now?

They are still interrogating, so we can't visit.

After the interrogation is complete, she'll be sent to jail.

I'll stay here. You go back first.

No. Until I've seen Agassi, I absolutely won't go.

Go, quickly! Didn't you hear what I said?

She looks so familiar. I must have seen her somewhere before.

Shinmu.

Is your body all right?

I am fine now.

Agassi, why do you always have to suffer like this?

More importantly, how is His Majesty?

I left after his condition had stabilized,

but I'm afraid it might worsen again.

Your life is at stake

yet you can still think of such things.

Don't you understand the seriousness of being accused of witchcraft?

I know.

Whether or not I'm really guilty isn't important to them.

I, this lowly shaman,

will serve the purpose of being used as a sacrifice for political conspiracies.

I already understand that.

At any rate, I won't be able to escape from here.

It's just that...

Just what?

His Majesty has fallen into a predicament because of me.

I'm sure they'll use my entry into the palace as a reason

to spoil His Majesty's reputation, and weaken his authority.

Even though you're in such a predicament, you're still worried about others.

Please think about it with me.

How can I not be a burden to His Majesty?

I might as well confess that I'm a spy,

sent specifically to harm him.

Are you crazy?

Do you intend to create lies and surrender?

If I'm unable to prove my innocence,

doing this much may at least be beneficial to His Majesty.

Stop this nonsense.

If you were punished unfairly and unjustly,

would His Majesty be happy?

That's true.

Doing that will cause him more pain.

He will be very hurt.

He'll think that even a lowly shaman is one of his people.

Since he's unable to protect me,

he will blame himself.

Then... what should I do?

What must I do,

so that I can protect His Majesty, and at the same time protect myself?

This is a medicine to restore your health.

Even though right now there's no need to worry again,

you still need to rest.

What's the matter?

That... that...

I asked you. What's the matter?

Shaman Wol, under the allegations of using witchcraft, has been taken into custody.

They'll proceed with the torture today.

Shall I take this one... or that one?

It's inconvenient to carry too many things.

If I'm going to enter the palace to attend a banquet, I'll need more presentable attire.

That's right.

Go and get the banquet clothes that craftsman Gim Dong Su made.

And the matching shoes.

Prepare the silk shoes that were carefully sewn by the great embroiderer Master Pak.

Get those prepared for me as well.

Is there... anything wrong?

Why do you think like that?

Suddenly you want to travel again, that's why I'm asking.

Living at home has caused me to be restless again.

It looks like I'm still more suited to being a man who's like the wind.

If I go to Yeongnam and meet up with the Uibin,

it will take up a few more days.

You should return as soon as possible.

If you're gone too long, everyone will be worried.

Ah, I am a person who is so well-loved.

Right, bring the bamboo pot here.

If you roast the meat on it after hunting, it brings out a truly unique flavour.

Jan Sil, why are you here?

Orabeoni. Something serious has happened.

Wol Eonni... Wol Eonni...

I'm sorry. I'm about to set off on my journey.

Eonni had been accused of using witchcraft and had been arrested.

Orabeoni, can you please help her?

Orabeoni, just this once.

Just this once!

This is none of my business.

What should I do?

I'm sure that I've seen her somewhere before... I've definitely seen her.

That woman...

You know her?

Yes. That time at the market, we had a small encounter.

What are all of you doing?

Proceeding to torture without obtaining permission from the King first,

exactly which country's law is that?

There are so many people watching here.

Please change the location before asking further.

Proceeding to torture without first obtaining permission from the King.

Were you thinking of waiting until later before letting me know?

That's right.

This crafty and evil person didn't only hinder Your Majesty's consummation with the Queen,

but also schemed to break the lineage of this country.

She is also guilty of the unpardonable crime of putting a curse on Your Majesty's body.

Given these circumstances, how can I not investigate further?

Is your evidence conclusive?

Although there's yet no evidence to prove her guilt,

there's also no evidence that proves her innocence.

In order to find out the truth,

I quickly proceeded with torture.

If she has indeed committed such a grave crime,

then let me personally interrogate her.

You mustn't do that.

How can you be face-to-face with such a dangerous woman?

Then Ministers, do you want to defy a royal command?

How can we dare defy a royal command?

But to reject your minister's proposals isn't how a king should behave.

Regarding closure of the Celestial Hall,

and also appeals to get rid of unorthodox sects,

up till now, it's been continuous.

Your Majesty, you must firstly embody the rules

and become a good example to the citizens.

I humbly beseech you,

please don't concern yourself with this matter anymore.

If you continue to pursue this matter,

the Scholars... will definitely doubt your intentions.

Yun Dae Hyeong!

Yun Dae Hyeong!

Yun Dae Hyeong!

Yun Dae Hyeong!

Yun Dae Hyeong!

Where are you going now?

To the justice grounds.

You mustn't do that.

She most certainly won't lie to save herself, so you know what the conclusion will be.

Your Majesty, you aren't just a man,

you're also a monarch.

What do you think those schemers' objective is?

Don't tell me it's just to obtain the life of a lowly shaman.

It's to make those subjects, whom you view as the pillars of this nation,

all leave your side.

If you take great pains to save just one person,

you will end up losing many.

You must... give up that one person.

If you personally enter the justice grounds to help her,

you will lose all of your subjects.

She is a smart person.

Trust her... she is able to protect herself.

Why don't you trust her instead,

and wait patiently.

This is the only way to save her,

and your country.

I'm giving you another chance to confess.

What's your reason for putting a curse on His Majesty?

No matter how many times you ask,

my answer will still be the same.

I have

definitely...

never used witchcraft.

I offered you a way out,

but you just had to look for a dead end.

Since you're so determined,

I have no other choice.

Until she personally confesses,

continue to punish her!

Yes.

Please save her, Your Highness.

It's impossible that she cursed His Majesty.

That child doesn't have that kind of power.

How can I believe you?

His Majesty has known about the existence of that shaman for a long time.

Why, until today,

didn't you inform me?

That's because I was afraid you'd be worried over such a pointless thing.

Since your goddaughter's existence had already been discovered,

why did you still allow her to remain by his side?

Is it to waver the king's heart?

Then...

using your goddaughter

to obtain power?

Don't tell me that you can't trust me?

Your actions as my dark agent have hardly ever been clear to me,

so how do you expect me to understand exactly what you're planning?

If that's the case...

8 years ago,

why did you trust me and let me cast that curse?

How did you decide who that curse would be directed at?

Why exactly did you trust me enough to give me such an order?

How dare you threaten me.

I have been loyal and devoted to you all these years.

I even complied with your order to offer my goddaughter as a talisman.

Don't tell me you're unwilling to save her life.

What?

Now that my goddaughter's life is in danger,

what do I have to fear?

I can simply come clean for my own crimes

and end my life with my goddaughter.

Impudence!

But...

Your Highness' situation is different.

If by chance...

about the matter 8 years ago...

If His Majesty came to know about it...

Your Highness, His Majesty has arrived.

Celestial Hall's Head Shaman Jang Nok Yeong pays respects to Your Majesty.

Celestial Hall's Head Shaman, isn't it Ms. Kwon?

She was only a temporary Head Shaman.

I left the Celestial Hall temporarily

and returned not long ago.

I'll take my leave first.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

Did you say a request?

Your Majesty, who rarely comes here,

has actually come to me for a request.

For me to live to this age

could be considered a wonder.

Why are you like this, Your Majesty?

Grandmother, I beg you.

Please stop the torture.

Before things get even worse,

please stop it.

What is the matter with you?

Don't tell me

that you're worried she's hurt?

Don't tell me... that towards a lowly shaman...

you've offered your heart?

I am also a man.

Although I was once temporarily confused by her,

it's definitely not love.

As the King,

how could I be in the embrace of a lowly shaman?

I am not that foolish.

Good.

Your Majesty does not randomly bestow affection.

But I don't wish for this matter to get out of hand any further.

It's human nature for a man to be temporarily mesmerized by the fragrance of flowers,

but because she's a shaman, this trivial matter could become huge.

As this country's monarch,

how could I keep face?

I earnestly beg you to save the dignity of this monarch.

But,

I'm just an old woman with no power.

How can I help you?

You are mistaken, Grandmother.

I can be above thousands of people,

and the people are led by this one person.

The one who has the power and the freedom to intervene,

who do we have besides you.

If one person must be sacrificed for many,

why not sacrifice myself

to save that one person?

You're unexpectedly stubborn.

I'll ask you for the last time.

At that time...

where were you?

And who were you with?

What were you doing?

I was...

alone.

At the Celestial Hall.

Hit her!

Yes.

I've come to prove that she is innocent.

Prince Yang Myeong.

At the time His Majesty was attacked by the evil spirits,

she was with me

inside the Celestial Hall.

Do you know what kind of danger you're incurring?

What danger?

A member of the Royal family with a shaman.

You being with her in the Celestial Hall

could raise suspicions of a rebellion. Dangerous talk indeed.

Why would you have such cold-hearted thoughts?

A man and woman meeting under the moonlight to conspire a rebelion,

isn't that unworthy of our youthfulness?

If not,

as a member of the Royal family,

why would you be at the Celestial Hall?

The reason is very obvious.

I... towards her...

It was me who invited him over.

He...

is someone who helped me when I was in a dangerous situation before.

My savior.

The life of a lowly shaman makes me tired and weary.

Although I once thought of escaping,

there was no way out.

Hence I invited him over to Celestial Hall

to beg him to help me escape.

Little did I know that he was actually a member of the Royal Family.

If I had known earlier,

I would never have invited him.

Therefore he has done nothing wrong.

That's enough.

Now her innocence is proven.

Therefore,

release her immediately.

Why are you ordering me to stop the torture?

According to Head Shaman,

shaman Wol doesn't have the power to release spirits to harm people.

Anyway, since Prince Yang Myeong has already sacrificed himself

to prove her innocence,

there's no harm in acquitting her of the charges of witchcraft.

Even if we pardon her crime of witchcraft,

what about the crime of using sorcery to seduce a member of the Royal Family?

I'll just expel her to the outskirts of the city.

I simply need to drive her away from His Majesty's side.

With this opportunity, we've managed to suppress His Majesty's anger.

We've achieved our objective.

Not only that, but

we've also acquired a trump card which we'll use in the future.

By trump card you mean...

The romance between the Prince and the shaman.

Do you remember the reason we used to get rid of Prince Ui Seong?

Now, the power to decide the fate of Prince Yang Myeong, who threatens His Majesty's safety,

is also back in our hands.

Why have you come here again?

I've come to tell you a way out.

Tell them that it wasn't you who seduced me,

but it was me who seduced you.

Even though it will not completely clear your charge,

it may reduce your sentence.

I will settle matters after that.

I cannot accept it.

You can't accept it.

Then, why

did you lie earlier at the justice grounds?

Furthermore, there's no mistake in saying that.

My own way out, I'll find it myself.

So you don't have to trouble yourself over me anymore.

No. This absolutely won't do.

In any case, I'm still the Prince of this country.

I can't be indebted to a shaman.

Earlier you told a lie for my sake. This time, I...

Did you think that I lied for your sake?

Did you not?

I just used you so that I can survive.

If you think that it was for your sake,

then that's your mistake.

Don't worry.

I also didn't do this just for you.

Because I couldn't bear feelings of such unhappiness, therefore...

I had to save you no matter what.

If you hate this method, then I'll just look for some other way.

Hyeongnim rushed into the interrogation place for her. (Hyeongnim - respected older brother)

Then...

in other words, hyeongnim also knows her.

By your expression, it seems like you knew long ago.

Your Majesty, it's me Hyung Seon.

Come in.

Your Majesty, Prince Yang Myeong wishes to have an audience.

Your Majesty, are you all right?

For hurting you, I'm very sorry.

But if I don't make a prompt decision,

either His Majesty or you,

will be in danger.

Towards someone like me who could only have done this,

please don't forgive me.

Why have you entered the palace at this late hour of the night?

I have always wasted my time on worthless activities.

But today I went to and fro -- from the Ministry of Justice to the Inner Palace. I was very busy.

Ah...

I've already heard about the matter of you testifying at the justice grounds.

How could you go through so much trouble for the sake of a lowly shaman?

It's really not your style, hyeongnim.

It seems like Your Majesty still doesn't really understand me.

I am different from Your Majesty.

Just to get one precious thing, I can give up everything.

I've always done what I wanted.

So in my desire to obtain everything, I don't even realize the value of one...

Is that what you're trying to say?

It's only natural as the monarch of a country.

Therefore I...

have come to request for something that is insignificant to Your Majesty.

Please be sure to allow it.

I can't.

Why not?

Your family's reputation is intimately related to that of the Royal Family.

I only have the title of Prince. Everything else is superficial.

How can someone like me have a so-called family reputation?

With Your Majesty's permission I can abandon it at any time,

in exchange for her...

No, I said you can't!

When I was still the Crown Prince, you once told me

if it were you, you would definitely have held on.

Even if you lost everything and risked your life...

you'd still hold on.

Do you think that the Royal Family is any different?

By staying beside her, how can she be safe?

Please reconsider exactly what must be done to protect her.

Everything that I've ever wanted,

everyone that I've desired,

you've got them extremely easily, Your Majesty.

You're not even willing to let me have the only thing that I've ever wanted.

Do you think... that I'm too cruel to hyeongnim?

Do you think that I've hurt his feelings?

Aren't you the one who is truly hurt, Your Majesty?

Un.

I don't wish to lose those who are precious to me again.

But now it seems that hyeongnim is also unsafe.

The Prime Minister will obviously find a way to pay me back.

To use hyeongnim's love for the shaman and turn it into something unfavourable

in order to take their lives.

This really makes me sad.

In the end, the person who suffers the most is the one caught in the middle.

It is her... Wol.

~ Lost in longing that grows stronger and stronger, ~

~ is there no way to turn back time? ~

~ If we can return to the past ~

~ If you enter into my embrace ~

~ it will be better ~