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Yeon Hwi was raised as the 'Shadow of the Royal Court' since childhood. The Sayun family was a clan that handled the royal family's dirty work, and from the day he first cut down a person, he had to learn how to discard his emotions. His father always said: "The moment a sword hesitates, it breaks." Since that day, Yeon Hwi ceased to smile. However, deep in his heart, there still remained the young boy who wanted to live a normal life. ________________________________________________ A Forced Marriage Marriage was not a blessing, but a command. The King forced a marriage between the Sayun and Haeryeon families, who had long been in conflict, to maintain balance. It was a union desired by no one. On the day of the wedding, a suffocating tension hung in the palace rather than celebration. People were smiling, but their eyes held only wariness and calculation. Yeon Hwi, dressed in black ceremonial robes, never once properly looked at his partner. He already knew. This marriage was a shackle to bind two families, and he himself was merely being used by the royal court. Even as they shared the ceremonial wine, only silence flowed. His partner did not expect love either. For someone who had lived for their family, the right to choose never existed in the first place.