In a room in Tamneki, Euyn and Mikail sit in tense silence after sex. Euyn notices that, for the first time, Mikail has been able to finish while Euyn has felt no arousal at all, sharpening Euyn’s sense that something is wrong between them.

Euyn presses Mikail to talk, accusing him of lying and demanding to know why Mikail is truly going to kill King Joon and what Mikail stands to gain. Euyn points out how little Mikail ever shares about his past—beyond a single mention to Sora of a sister who died young—and argues that Mikail keeps refusing to “belong” to anyone by withholding anything real.

Mikail bristles at being treated like a conscience-less monster and claims he keeps secrets to keep Euyn safe, warning that under torture Euyn might reveal Mikail’s actions or Euyn’s location. When Euyn insists the harm is in Mikail’s emotional distance, Mikail deflects by reminding Euyn of Euyn’s own buried violence in Westward and urges Euyn to leave the past alone.

Euyn argues that Mikail’s willingness to die for Euyn is loyalty, not love. Mikail responds coldly that Euyn values loyalty cheaply and declares that he is giving Euyn the throne of Yusan, as if that should be enough. Mikail then throws on a shirt, takes his sword, and leaves without answering Euyn’s questions.