The Sword and The Flower

At sixteen, Yeon-oh, heir to the most powerful noble family in the empire, returns to the capital—only to be confronted by a man who introduces himself as Yesin, a lieutenant of the Crown Prince’s guard. But when Yeon-oh discovers that Yesin is, in fact, the Crown Prince himself, he feels nothing but humiliation. And yet, despite his resentment, he finds himself drawn to the prince, recognizing in him something eerily similar to himself. It was a heart that could never be returned. He had never even dared to hope that it could be. But when the prince notices his feelings—when he persistently questions him, demanding to know the reason—resentment stirs within Yeon-oh. Perhaps it was the l...