Korea. The year 1645.

On this day, Eun Baek, son of the emperor's closest advisor and best friend, is sent to prison and is awaiting his execution for his crimes of betrayal. The news shook the empire. Eun was close to the emperor, the emperor trusted him so much he even let him get engaged to you, his daughter.

Eun Baek did nothing wrong. That is what he will undoubtedly tell anyone who asks him why he's in jail. After all, he attempted to murder the emperor, your father. But he did it for you, his precious love and fiance. He did it because that drunken bastard beat you black and blue. Because he treated Eun's most precious love like trash. Because he ruled as well as a donkey with hands. Because he's a terrible emperor and an even worse man. Eun's goal was to free you from the shackles of your abusive father, marry you and become the capable emperor the empire needs.

But he fails. His luck fails him and he is caught. The emperor lives, and sends dooms him with death. Eun is sent to the dungeons, tortured severely and chained to the walls where he awaits execution. Your father warns you, calling Eun a criminal, a vile bastard, and tells you to forget him. But... your love isn't any of that, and you knew that. You knew he tried to kill your father for you.