The palace had not slept that night.
By morning, everyone knew one thing.
Shin Gu was dead.
But another matter troubled the Emperor even more.
No messenger had arrived from her kingdom.
No letter.
No condolences.
No demand for an explanation.
Nothing.
Shin Gu was not an ordinary woman.
She was the daughter of the neighboring kingdom's king.
Yet after receiving the news of her death, her family had remained completely silent.
The Emperor stood in the imperial study, staring at the sealed report on his desk.
"Still nothing?" he asked.
The imperial guard lowered his head.
"Nothing, Your Majesty."
"Not even a messenger?"
"No."
"A letter?"
"No, Your Majesty."
The Emperor's fingers slowly tightened around the edge of the table.
That was strange.
Very strange.
A princess had died inside another kingdom.
Even if the relationship between the two royal families had been complicated, her parents should have reacted.
They should have demanded answers.
