Sixth Prince Song Chi had always been the coldest blade in the palace. Frost veiled his features, ice locked his heart, and he begrudged everyone even the slightest warmth, until Yu Yu blundered into his sight, like a beam of light heedlessly falling upon his desolate fate. At first, he didn't understand what the stir in his heart meant. He only knew he wanted to keep her by his side. He wore indifference as armor and obsession as shackles. He did plenty of foolish things to keep Yu Yu, never realizing he had already embedded her in his very bones. Not until the struggle for imperial power came to a head did he take up his sword and cross a field of blood, killing his father and seizing the throne, both to protect Yu Yu and to hold on to the obsession he couldn't bear to relinquish. Three years passed, and the wind and sand swept across the capital, but its lights never went out. When Yu Yu returned, travel-worn, and pushed open the palace gate, she saw neither a cold prince nor a ruthless new emperor, only Song Chi standing below the steps, with eyes for her alone. This time, he didn't choose the wrong way. He simply reached out and drew that beam of light back into his arms...
Theme: Love and salvation amid palace intrigue and power struggles.
