Hae Soo sat alone, the cold palace sprawling around her. She had arrived desperate to go home. But now, watching the moon hang heavy over a world she’d only read in history books, she realized something terrifying. She wasn’t just an observer anymore. She had seen the humanity in the monster. And in this brutal, beautiful place, that simple act of seeing might just be the most dangerous thing of all.
The court froze. No one spoke to the Queen like that. moon lovers scarlet heart ryeo episode 1
Later, in the silence of a moonlit pavilion, he found her crying. "Why did you do that?" she whispered. "You don't even know me." Hae Soo sat alone, the cold palace sprawling around her
The Queen’s eyes narrowed. "The girl is mad. Take her away." She wasn’t just an observer anymore
Then he was gone, a phantom melting into the shadows.
Before she could invent a lie, the Queen arrived, her cold voice slicing through the air. She commanded So to remove the painting. He refused. The air grew thick. To Hae Soo’s horror, the Queen ordered a servant to smash the painting with a stone. One. Two. Three blows. Each crack was a slap.