Dong Joo finds out that Nok Du is the boy, the biological son of the King she's been despising for her life. Knowing the consequences that could be brought upon them, she ponders their relationship. Meanwhile, Nok Du is promoted as the Royal Guard and is ordered to stay by the King at all times. 

Dong Joo escapes from the palace and moves alone to kill the King. Meanwhile, Nok Du escorts the King to his way to the shrines. One night, the King offers a drink to Nok Du. He honestly shares his true feelings of loss in never being loved by his own father.