Huff, huff... huff... As Choryeon fled from the soldiers, she found herself inside a building before she knew it.
'This is...'
The place where Choryeon hid was Preserving Harmony Hall. It was a hall behind the exploded Hall of Central Harmony, used for small banquets.
"Your Highness Consort Suk, there is word that the physician entered this place."
"Step aside!"
Thud. Thud.
The sound of footsteps on the ground was followed by the creak of the door being flung open. Choryeon, who had been hiding behind a pillar, flinched and pressed herself deeper into the shadows. She hadn't yet caught her breath, and her panting was heavy.
"..."
The one who had thrown open the door to the banquet hall of Preserving Harmony Hall was Consort Suk. From the Consort's gaze, the shadow of a person stretching behind the pillar was visible. Choryeon's form was not hidden from that line of sight.
A deep, sly smile curved on Consort Suk's lips.
Click.
Consort Suk closed the door of the banquet hall and slowly stepped forward. Swish— swish— The sound of her skirt brushing the floor echoed through the silent banquet hall of Preserving Harmony Hall.
"I have lived to see your face at last, you wench."
Swish— swish— Choryeon held her breath even more. She couldn't even poke her head out, lest she be seen.