Baekhan's face was red. I just cooked a little, so why was he so astounded?

I thought he was a mean little boy, but he was unexpectedly cute.

Ever since Blake woke up, he began to work even harder on his sword training.

"Give this to the Crown Prince too. I won't eat it."

He didn't pick up the chopsticks, and refused my cooking.

So it was not a matter of cooking, he was just rejecting it because it was me. To be honest, I was a bit shocked.

He shook his head in embarrassment.

Baekhan sighed.

He suddenly grabbed me by the shoulder, staring straight at me with his beautiful eyes.

Baekhan explained the situation clearly. It was not because of me.

Baekhan nodded his head. I put the teacup in his hand.

He wrapped his hands around the teacup and downed the tea in one gulp.

I had looked up a lot of creative cooking books in this world, but I had never heard of 'Taekri Tea'.

He meant that, in the end, as long as Eunhan went to Chang, I would get whatever I wanted in return, whether it was about Blake's curse, the stone plates or even tea.

He put the teacup down roughly. Was it offensive to say that he chose Eunhan as the Emperor because of their relationship?

It was the opposite of what Eunhan said, but Eunhan wouldn't have lied to me.

Even Eunhan's mother thought her son was a Black Dragon, so deceiving others would have been a piece of cake.

There was a hint of sadness in Baekhan's eyes.

He sighed and picked up the teacup again.

Eunhan was not an ominous Black Dragon.

I recalled the memory of Eunhan using magic. A moist energy that resembled a mist had surrounded me in that dark space.

The fall of Chang...

I thought that Chang was destroyed because of the fight between the hundreds of heirs, but it wasn't because of that.

In the original novel, Richard killed Eunhan while he was trying to avenge Tenstheon.

When Eunhan, the Heavenly Dragon, lost his life, Chang lost its successor and went on the path of destruction.

I thought I couldn't send Eunhan to the country where destruction was due, but it was the opposite.

If Eunhan did not return, Chang would perish.

Even if Eunhan was the Heavenly Dragon and could prevent the destruction of Chang, I had no power to persuade him.

Baekhan's certainty was rather frustrating.

I was about to say it again, but Baekhan suddenly staggered.

He stood up right away, refusing my help.

***

Don't have much time?

As I was in my room, writing a letter to Diana, the image of Baekhan staggering continued to appear in my mind.

Was he sick?

He was a mean little boy who threatened me, but I was still worried.

Then suddenly, I heard a loud voice outside.

Eunhan and Baekhan were arguing.

I opened the door and went out, and just then, Eunhan stormed out of Baekhan's room.

As soon as Eunhan saw me, he lowered his head and tried to go back into his room. I grabbed hold of him in a hurry.

I headed to the greenhouse with him. The greenhouse was full of Blake's favorite red roses.

"Your Highness, do you have anything to say?"

"I heard you two arguing in the room."

"I'm sorry for causing a disturbance."

"No, I'm not angry. I just have a little question."

"Please do ask."

"Does Baekhan have any chronic diseases?"

"No, he does not."

Eunhan shook his head without any hesitation. He didn't seem to be lying.

"But didn't you say his life was in danger?"

"The person chosen by a Dragon can't leave the land of the Chang. The White Dragon, in particular, is under strong restraint. If he keeps going on like this, his body will gradually weaken. But if he goes back to Chang, he'll be fine."

I realized the reason why Eunhan was in such a hurry to send Baekhan back to Chang. That was also why Baekhan said he didn't have time. At least it wasn't a life-threatening disease, so I was relieved.

"By the way, is it okay for you to leave the land of Chang?"

"I'm fine... because I was abandoned anyway."

"It's not because you were chosen by the Heavenly Dragon?"

Eunhan was very shocked.

"...where did you hear that?"

"I heard it from Baekhan. If you die, Chang will be destroyed."

"It's disgusting."

Eunhan spat out harshly.

"I was told to die for Chang, and now they say that it was all misunderstanding. After killing my mother for the sin of giving birth to an ominous child, they're asking me to come back. No matter what, my mother is dead. They disgust me."

I stood next to him as he revealed his anger.

"I don't care about the fate of Chang. In fact, I'd rather Chang was destroyed. I'm not going back. I'll never step foot on the land of Chang."

Eunhan had always been polite and quiet, but now he was gritting his teeth to suppress his unbearable anger.

I couldn't tell him to go back to Chang when he just told me about his deeply rooted grudge.

Eunhan's resentment was even more deeper than what I imagined, and even though I knew the situation, I couldn't force him to go back to his homeland.

I didn't think he'd change his mind in ten days.