Mi Shil manages to break through the siege while Deok Man presses forward in a hot pursuit. After fleeing to Daeya Fortress, she makes plan to stage a comeback. The talents, the influence… are all richly in Mi Shil's hands, of which Deok Man is in dire need. Deok Man orders that Bi Dam take the letter back. He is shocked after reading the letter and goes into Daeya Fortress to question Mi Shil. Their mother-son relationship is thus exposed.