As the two of them entered into the castle, Soohyun's eyes stared at the interior of it. From the corner of her eyes, Soohyun spotted the workers trying to maintain the cleanliness of the castle.

Crystalline structures that hung from the ceiling appeared absolutely eye-catching, and the temperature inside the castle was lower than the one outside. 

The castle was dimly lighted and oddly silent. Although there were servants around, she could not hear any kind of noise from them, and by now, it was starting to get uncomfortable for her.

Hearing footsteps, Soohyun turned her head towards that direction and saw a man approach them. The man looked to be in his mid forties. Nevertheless, considering how he belonged to the Red Clan, Soohyun had an inkling that he aged more than that.

"Ah! Minhyun, who is this lovely lady? Could she be your fated one?" The Man asked once be halted his movements and stood in front of Minhyun.

Soohyun's eyes scanned the man in front of her, and she did not find him being any kind of mean or dangerous person judging from his looks. Then again, looks can be potentially deceiving.

"Yes, Lee Hyunki-ssi. She is my fated one, Moon Jiwoo, and Jiwoo, this is one of the Leaders, Lee Hyunki," Minhyun introduced.

Staring at the man, Soohyun tried to recall about all that she had learned about his personality from the book. Hyunki was deemed to have a mischievous personality. Regardless of that, he was considered a neutral member and rarely took sides.

Soohyun bowed towards Hyunki, and Hyunki flashed a smile at her. So far, she found him quite amiable.

He then said, "It is pleasant meeting you, Jiwoo-ssi."

Then, turning towards Minhyun, he said, "Anyway, Minhyun, the King is requesting for your presence now, and he wants you to bring along your fated one."

Minhyun nodded and questioned, "What about Oh Jaeho's case? Was there any further reports?"

"About Jaeho, hmm, they managed to get an idea on what the drug used on him could be, but the composition of it is still unclear. They have not been able to properly bring him to health, and at this point, this is considered life-threatening. He is being monitored at this moment," Hyunki explained.

He then added, "Then, that's all. I will be taking my leave now. See you around the Castle if you are staying here."

"I will be staying around for a while this time around for Jiwoo's training and to get a better check of the current situation," Minhyun said.

After nodding towards Minhyun, Hyunki walked past the couple, and Minhyun continued to go forward.

As Soohyun followed after him, she asked, "Can I help you with the investigation?"

Her words made him turn towards her, and he voiced out, "I thought you would prefer to stay away from such troublesome matters. What makes you so interested in this?"

Soohyun shrugged her shoulders and answered, "It feels more a.s.suring to know what I am getting into, I guess."

"Well, as long as you know how to conduct yourself properly, I don't see a problem with that,", Minhyun replied.

Surprise caught Soohyun when she heard his words for she had thought that he will be needing more persuasion. Minhyun easily agreeing was not something Soohyun was used to.

Nonetheless, a sparkle appeared in her eyes, and she voiced out, "I can do that just fine!"

Looking at her, Minhyun slightly curved his lips at the end, displaying a smile, and a blush started forming on her cheek at that.

Coughing, Soohyun said, "Anyway, Oh Jaeho is Jihoon-ssi's father, right? And he is in danger as of this moment?"

She raised one of her eyebrows while waiting for an answer from Minhyun. Working on this entire thing— although it was scary— gave a certain type of thrill to Soohyun, and maybe she would be able to discover something that could prove to be valuable.

"Yes, couple of days ago, he was found to be poisoned by something, and currently, the poision seems to be fatal," Minhyun vocalised, "Since it's not a safe place to discuss about all this, let's talk all these once we settle in."

Soohyun nodded and understood what Minhyun was trying to imply. At this place, anyone could try to eavesdrop into their conversation, and a leak of single information can be considered possibly detrimental. 

"About the King, are we going to meet him now?" Soohyun questioned.

The thought of meeting the King was able to brew up nervousness within Soohyun. This was the first time she will be ever seeing any kind of King after all.

"Yes," Minhyun said, "The Kings orders need to be abided by, and just keep the answers as minimal as possible when talking to him. He tends to catch up on things easily."

Soohyun nodded her head.

Standing before a grand door, Soohyun's eyes scanned the intricate designs on the door, and a part of her was amazed by how mesmerising it appeared. Ice crystals decorated the door, and they glistened beautifully.

Seeing the guards open the door, she fixed the expression on her face and wore on a mask of nonchalance. Sucking in a deep breath, hopes of her rapid heart beats slowing down formed within her.

As Minhyun stepped into the room, Soohyun followed after him. Seeing that Minhyun was bowing, Soohyun decided to follow the same action and bowed at the man before her.

After Minhyun had raised his head, she had done the same as well, and her eyes stared at Minhyun's back. As much as she wanted to roam her sight around the room to see how it appeared, she was aware of how that would not be considered at all polite, and unknowingly, she did not want to end up offending the king.

The consequences of offending the king might end up being horrible, and there were no willingness within her to take up chances for that.

"So, you finally showed up with her."