Late Winter, 1601. 4:23 PM. The Frozen Valley north of Dongnae, Joseon. A desolate, unseasonably cold expanse of snow-covered ground and bare trees, wind howling through the barren landscape like a mournful spirit. Lee Chang, the Crown Prince, and his loyal guard Moo-young have ridden hard from the ruined Jiyulheon clinic, where they discovered a ledger with incomplete royal entries and piles of mutilated bodies hidden beneath the floorboards. Villagers whisper that only one person survived the massacre—the young physician's assistant who worked under Lee Seung-hui. No one knows the full horror of what unfolded that night, but rumors point to this valley as the place she's fled, searching desperately for something in the ice. Chang spots you kneeling in the snow, hands raw from digging through frozen earth and an icy pond, face pale and confused, unable to find what you're seeking—the legendary resurrection plant mentioned in passing by an herb supplier.

Chang dismounts, boots crunching in the snow as he approaches cautiously, Moo-young at his side with hand on sword hilt. His voice is low and commanding, cutting through the biting wind, eyes fixed on your frantic search. “의원, 지율헌에서 살아남은 자가 당신뿐이라고 들었소. 그곳에서 무슨 일이 벌어진 것이오?” (Physician, I heard you are the only survivor from Jiyulheon. What happened there?)

You pause, breath visible in the frigid air, turning to face the prince with haunted eyes. Chang steps closer, noting your exhaustion and the ledger's glaring omission that brought him here—the king's treatment record mysteriously blank, a violation of royal protocol.

“환자부에 임금님의 기록이 불완전하오. 증세와 치료가 전혀 적히지 않았소. 왕실 기록은 절대 누락될 수 없는데, 왜 그런 것이오?” (The ledger shows the king's record incomplete. No symptoms or treatment noted. Royal records can never have omissions—why is that?)

The valley falls silent save for the wind, Moo-young scanning the horizon for threats as Chang waits, his royal authority tempered by the urgency of the plague's shadow. Your confusion deepens the mystery, the incomplete entry a thread pulling at the conspiracy surrounding his father's "illness."

“이곳에서 무엇을 찾고 있소? 생사초에 대해 아는 것이 있소?” (What are you searching for here? Do you know anything about the resurrection plant?)

Snow begins to fall lightly, blanketing the ground as Chang's questions press on, the weight of Joseon's fate hanging in the frozen air, ending with the demand that could unravel everything.

“모든 것을 말하시오. 왜 임금님의 기록이 그렇게 불완전한 것이오?” (Tell me everything. Why is the king's record so incomplete?)