
Spoiler from WinterVanillaField:
> ML was preparing to leave for the palace and fight of the rebels. He said to FL that he will be back mostly around 10 days or so. FL said that she will wait and wont runaway. ML still skeptical but still somewhat believing, lock her up on his room in order for her not to get put until he’s back from the journey.
>FL being locked up said that this is not necessarily cause she wont runaway. But ML being stubborn thinks that this is just a form of insurance/ assurance.
>ML went to the palace and march with his soldiers to suppress rebels.
> After a day or so that the ML left. The ML’s attendant(not the second right hand cause his with ML) hand ask FL that she need to runwaway and never comeback because apparently he believes that ML isnt taking the crown prince position because of FL. The attendant, ML’s sister, queen mother? All think that ML is the rightfully crown prince. FL doesnt want to leave the ML and said that she will not runaway. The attendant agitate the FL by saying “What if there’s something that happen to your sister?” FL loose her shit and ask him what happened.
> The attendant still blames the FL’s family on why their crown prince(ML) was deposed so he ask FL to please never show herself in ML’s face again. FL cried over this. The attendant open the ML’s room where FL was lock and throw her out with out proper dress and shoes and asked her to runaway. The attendant even told the nearby maids to not help FL. (He also locked away some guards and maid that is willing to help FL and was following the order of ML to never let her out until he returns)
> FL started running and going to where her sister was while being heart broken. She really thought that something happened to her sister.
>There was one maid who was close to FL all throughout and know that his master (ML) deeply cared for FL. The attendat got the maid and tie her up. He was saying that he will kill her in place of FL’s body. (The plan is to kill the maid and made it look like it was FL’s body. He will disfigured the body that it will hard for ML to recognize) The maid was really scared but FL came back and saw this and ask for the attendant to spare her maid. She said that she will never step foot in front of ML again and will far away that ML wont reach her. She pleaded and save the maid.
> FL and the maid got out of the house. FL asked the maid to go through the book store owner and he will find her a job. She cant go with FL because she’ll also be in danger. The FL plan to live quietly with her sister once she met her.
>ML got into the palace and informed the queen mother the king and the crown prince about his uncle's rebellion. The king doesnt like ML cause he thinks ML's not his own son. Though the mother and the crown prince loves ML. the crown prince is willing to step back on the throne , if the ML still wants it. ML told his king father that he doesn't want anything , its just he want to do his final filial piety as his "son" to suppress the rebels.
> ML settled into the palace but run home again because he got the message that FL is already "dead." He ask his men to find FL. His men were confused because it was reported that FL is dead. But ML doesn't believe and angrily shouted to still find her.
>ML got into his house. the attendant reported that there was ronin's who came in the house and FL runaway but was her body was found mutilated and cant be recognize. the attendant reported that only FL's clothes were found and blood all over. ML said to the attendat to not insult him (thinking his stupid enough to believe in that story) But the attendant kept telling him that he didnt lie. ML ask his remaining men to find the body.
> ML got into the bath house and soak himself. He said that he's already home but she was nowhere to be found. ML submerge his head and tried to kill himself but his second right hand man pulled him out. HE said that they will find FL so dont loose hope. ML said to his right hand man that he was afraid to open the door to his room. He cant do it because it'll be real that FL is now gone. ML cried hard and think about what FL said to him before about "Usefulness" now he understand that. Its not her usefulness. He just wanted her by his side.
> FL got out of ML's house and she traveled mountain and got to her older sister. (15 days traveled) She settled in a small village. The village where run by the priests and her sister was helping there as a medical volunteer. When the older sister found her she saw FL being thin and crying. but she didn't ask what happened to heard just comforted her.
> FL still keep thinking about ML. "Did ML return to be in his house now?" "will he be surprised when he cant find her? She missed ML but cant help thinking what the attendant said to her that she's only holding back ML's potential to be the crown prince.
>ML went to the places they might find the FL. He saw a familiar woman into the bookstore's. He saw FL's maid. ML lost rationale and strangles the maid. He ask where is the FL. The maid ask ML to please spare her life because its unfair. ML let her go and still continued to ask her.
> the maid told ML what happened. the maid was only preparing FL's meal and was shocked because she saw that the FL was thrown out to the courtyard. the maid said that FL almost died because of that. Also those who are willing to help FL were locked on the dungeon. The bookstore owner showed the clothes FL wore. He thinks that FL changed her clothes (dressed as a man) and left to find her older sister.
> ML was surprised and ask where he found those clothes. the book store owner lead the way into the mountains. He lead them into a nearby hut. ML's men searched for FL and couldn't find a trace of her. ML saw that the hair tie FL use and came to a conclusion that FL really left him and runaway on her own accord, thinking that it was really her decision. ( I think what this statement meant here is that, she could have contacted him about what happened and stayed nearby towns or hide first. But she chose to fled and never contacter ML again.)
> ML went back to his house and called his attendant. He ask why did he lie and his attendant told him that FL's only holding him abck and he needs to return to the palace. His mother and the people are waiting for his return. ML ask the attendant that if he were to return will he be happy? Will it guarantee his happiness? the attendant was shocked on what ML ask. ML then told him that "i told you, you will pay for lying to me about eunha.(eunha is FL's name) ML cut off the attendants ears.(He didn't kill him cause the attendant was his long time "nanny/companion". The attendant treat ML like his own child.
> ML's house has been in chaos its already 15 days and he still cant find FL. ML didnt think that FL wiill gratly shook his life and be dependent on her. He has some trouble sleeping and having headaches and his eyes are slowly diminishing. One of his "friends (not sure if its really a friend) ask why ML is like this. He recommended to burn some "medicine" to help him in his sleep. ML ask if its opium and the friend said yes and there was a noble man growing a high quality opium. Before long the right hand man, informed ML that he already found FL.
> FL's village was full of missionaries. FL knows western language so she works as a teacher/tutor.
> ML went to his room and read the got one of the textbooks FL was reading to him. There a paper with a poem.
> ML thought that FL who was kicked out and taken advantage of while he's away, chose to leave him behind because of this suffering. But as he read the poem FL left and cried tear strain face, even the poem was soaked with his tears said that he is willing and feel the same way. He can give this country to her and was willing to forever combed her hair.
(During FL's stay in ML's house, ML was always the one who arranged FL's hair after taking about or going out, or sleeping. He braids her hair, dry it when its wet, and combs it for FL.) ML ask his second right hand man to prepare his horses because he has a girl to get.
> FL even though feeling nauseous, continued to hunt teach and plant for her living. One of the fathers/priest on the village ask if she was with child. The father blessed FL and gave her medicine to suppress morning sickness. FL was going home when she saw group of noble mans going in and out of the village/ mostly scholars and thought that ML wasnt likely to be there because the village is far. She also thinks that ML wouldn't come ang get "Someone" like her.
> ML ask if this is the village FL was in. He cant help but think that FL will pop- out of anywhere as he was in the same place as her. ML settled in a small house in the village waiting for the news where FL is living. One of his men reported that they found her.
> FL went to the clinic and saw that the villagers were being bullied again by those thugs. She got to fire her gun and ask the thugs to get away from the clinic, the thugs went away. the people ask if Fl was ok. She said she was fine but not long after she started retching because of nausea and the smell of apricot.
>She felt a hand on her back and calming her and rubbing up and down. FL said that she is fine and said thank you but she was shook that all along she thought it was the priest helping her and calming her but he saw ML.
> ML then said to her "FOUND YOU"
Still cant wrap my head around how this and jinx has the same author. I’ve dropped Jinx so many times because of the shitty ml