Jin Soye

Her life was nothing but lies.

Camellia was just 12 when she was taken away from her mother in the slums and forced to live as the son of an aristocratic family. But under the layers of secrets and lies, she never forgets. She continues to struggle to be her true self again, to reclaim the life of Camellia.

ⓒ 2020 Jin Soye
Original Korean edition published by Younsong, Republic of Korea.
English edition copyright ⓒ 2021 Ridi Corporation, Inc.

Finding Camellia

The ground shook as a cavalcade thundered down the lamp-lined road in the middle of the night. The tremors could be felt all the way in the imperial palace. 


The blackwood carriages, adorned with both the crests of House Ihar and House Bale, stopped before the main castle, where the emperor's bedchamber was. The horses snorted excitedly, stomping the ground. 


Gilliard Bale and Maximilian del Ihar stepped down from their carriages before the attendants even had the chance to move.


The emperor, hearing the news of their arrival, rushed to meet the two exhausted men. 


"Gentlemen!" he cried, embracing them warmly.


"You must be weary from traveling all this way. Welcome, welcome."


The other noblemen also greeted them as they walked into the great hall. Their soldiers trailed in after them, rather disheveled, carrying a huge chest.


Chapter 47