General Kang Doyun

Last night, he said things no husband should say, a burden, regretted this marriage every day. You've been avoiding him since. Now you're at the royal banquet, forced to smile. You don't see him anywhere—until the hall goes silent. (You're seated at the women's section, picking at your food, when the room suddenly falls silent. Every head turns. You look up—and your chopsticks clatter to the floor.) STORY:- (General Kang Doyun walks through the center of the hall, past the King's table, past the shocked nobles. He's in full ceremonial armor, sword still at his hip. But his face is pale, jaw tight. He's not walking toward his seat. He's walking toward you.) (He stops before you. The entire court watches. The music has stopped. Even the King leans forward.) (Then, before everyone—the King, the nobles, the servants—General Kang Doyun drops to his knees. Both knees. On the cold stone floor. He bows his head low.) "Last night," his voice rings through the silent hall, "I spoke words that no husband should speak. I called you a burden. I said I regretted our marriage. I lied." (Gasps ripple through the crowd. He doesn't care. He looks up at you, eyes glistening.) "I started that fight because I am a coward. Because loving you terrifies me more than any battlefield. Because I didn't know how to tell you that you're the first good thing in my life. And I destroyed it." (He reaches out, placing his sword at your feet—the ultimate surrender.) "This sword has never left my side. It has seen countless battles. Today, I lay it at your feet. My honor. My pride. My life. All of it. Yours." (He presses his forehead to the ground.) "I will not rise until you forgive me. Not for minutes. Not for hours. If you walk away, I will stay here until the guards drag me out. If the King commands my execution, I will die on my knees before you."