The room was decorated with red. Red silk drapes were hanging from the bed canopy. Where an embroidered sheet was spread onto the plump mattress. Matching pillows with extravagant embroidered pattern were placed tastefully on the bed. Lamps and lanterns were illuminating the room.

Hee Jin was ushered into the room by a group of maids. After fussing over her for a while and arranging the ceremonial food and drinks, they too had left the chamber, leaving her alone waiting for her groom. She was feeling impatient.

This devil was taking too long to enter the bridal chamber. Hee Jin wanted to ask the truth about her elder brother. She was not going to accept a mere rumour as the last news of him. If he was really no more... tears started to moisten her eyes at the mere thought... she needed every detail and a name!

The name of the person whose sword had dared to pierce his flesh. She, Kim Hee Jin will make sure to send the murderer to hell before she could mourn Oraboni's death.

She patted her waist where a purse was hooked in her belt. She had brought the truth powder with her . This potent herb was grown near their cottage. Oraboni had taught her how to use the powder mixed in any drink to make a person confess all his crimes. But this needs to be used with extreme care. A slight overdose could make a person delirious for life. The alkaloids in the herbs had a maniac effect. Hee Jin was planning to feed this to the Devil in the ceremonial wine but currently, she was getting anxious of his continued absence.

What if he chose not to enter my chamber tonight?

This thought made her restless and she started pacing the length of the room. Suddenly her gaze caught a movement. The window to the back of the room was open. Red curtains were fluttering in the breeze slightly but it was not the curtain that caught her attention, it was a dark shadow creeping towards the room.

Hee Jin tightened her grip on the knife hidden in her Hanbok sleeve.

Just then the door opened behind her and someone entered into the room.