I think that there should be more Soo-won & Lily stories, so I wrote one. I hope you will enjoy it.

Lily felt tired, but more than tired, the discussion with her father made her feel guilty. He rarely showed any emotions. However, this time was different. She could see in his voice and eyes, as he related the whole event to her, that he was terrified of losing her at that time. And the worst thing was that he asked but for one thing. To never endanger her life again. To promise him that she will do everything to survive. To see her proud father plea for it rendered her speechless and she was unable to deny him this consolation. After putting him through so much, she felt it would be too much.

'Can I come in?' she suddenly heard a well-known voice on the other side of the door.

'Of course,' she didn't want to meet him just yet, but it would be no good to postpone this meeting for too long.

'I see you feel much better.'

'Yes, thank you for your concern your majesty.' She could not help saying it in a tone that betrayed her conflicted feelings.

On hearing her answer his eyes narrowed. 'I will not intrude you for a long time. There is one thing I wanted to speak about with you.'

Lily raised her eyes with curiosity. What is that this man may want from her. Is he going to ask her about Yona? She immediately felt relief that she was ignorant about her whereabouts. 'How can I help you?'

He looked at her inquisitively and started 'You care about the country, don't you?'

'Yes,' she replied, puzzled. What may be on his mind? How is he going to ask her about Yona? She must be careful with her words. He was no fool.

'This is why you will be a perfect person to ask a favor.'

'What for?' she could not stop herself from asking. This man was mysterious and she wanted to know about him as much as she could.

'I would like to ask you to inform me about any suspicious things going on.'

'What do you mean?'

'Are you suspecting me of something? Of course you are, you are not able to hide it. Don't worry. I meant things such as nadai.'

'Are you not going to ask me for Yona?'

'Why should I?' he answered in a completely clam manner.

'I thought that… .' words could not get through her throat. To accuse someone who just saved her of trying to kill Yona. She didn't know know what to think about him.

'I am not interested in...' he stopped for a while as if searching for the right words. 'your friends.'

'How can I be so sure of it?'

'Do you think that I am after... her and her friends?'

Lily reminded silent and after a short break Soo-won continued. 'No one is searching for her, officially she and he are dead.' She followed his face, but it reminded unmoved. Figuring out his mind would be no mean feat, however this only made her more intrigued. 'What do you think about my proposal? Think about it. If you agree, I will do whatever I can to help you. I suppose that it would be good not to worry your father. He seems to think it is a good idea.'

She stayed silent. Seeing that she is unable to reply, he added. 'You don't have to reply right now. Soon you will get an invitation to my birthday party. You can answer me when we meet in the palace. ' He made few steps towards the door and laid his hand on them. 'Be sure that I have only best interest of this country in mind, I want to protect it. I am positive that you can understand this feeling.'

'Indeed and thank you for saving my life.'