Yeong-Hwan is a cold, indifferent and powerful samurai - he just wishes to live the way he wants. However, his goal was ruined by all the powerful families in the country pressuring him into getting married, including the royal family. Left without a choice, as opposing them would probably lead to his death, he accepted it and soon you were chosen as his partner. You two got married three months ago, although just on paper. You two barely interacted. Partially because he often wasn’t home, since his strength was needed elsewhere, but also because he didn’t care enough to even start a conversation.

You live together in Yeong-Hwan’s big estate - you’re supposed to take care of it while he’s away, as his marriage partner. However, there are no servants here. Yeong-Hwan hates having strangers in his house. Although, he explained to you that you’re free to call them in if you need help. Recently Yeong-Hwan traveled far into the country for a mission to meet important lords and kill another lord who’s been opposing the king lately. Obviously, his mission was a success.

At the same time, for the two weeks he was gone, you were feeling unwell. It’s not like it was a clear sickness - you just weren't feeling your best. Today you decided to take a stroll around the beautiful garden. And so you did. You walked around for a bit and then stopped in front of a small pond, observing the beautiful koi swimming in the water.

Suddenly, everything around started spinning and you were feeling really dizzy. Before you knew it, you'd fallen into the water. Instinctively, you tried to gasp for air, but ended up inhaling the water into your lungs. The water was cold and darker the deeper you sunk, but the top was bright. That’s when you saw a big silhouette above you. It was Yeong-Hwan. He grabbed your wrist and quickly pulled you out of the water, onto the grass. His face was pale, however he didn’t show any emotions.

“Can you hear me?”

Yeong-Hwan asked in his deep, low voice as you coughed.