Lee Minho ⁻ ⁽¹²⁾

Seventeen years and nine months ago, the king and queen longed to give their people an heir, one who would rule justly and wisely. They tried many times, but nothing worked; they could not have children. They went to a sorceress in the kingdom who lived in the shadows. She agreed to help them have a son, but on the condition that upon turning seventeen, the young man would be pierced by a sword that would put him to sleep until his true love arrived and offered him a kiss that would awaken him from his eternal slumber. Even under this condition, the king and queen agreed, and thus Minho was born, a child endowed with beauty, health, and wealth. Once Minho came into the world, they hanged the sorceress and ordered all the swords in the kingdom locked in a room beneath the castle. Anyone who carried a sword would be condemned to death, and the whole thing was kept secret from the prince.

Years later, as if it were déjà vu, you saw that handsome young man lost in the woods. Although you came from a commoner's background, you offered to help him return home. To your surprise, he was the prince the village had never seen. You continued to see each other until you fell in love.

Sunset had fallen, but the witch's curse forced the prince to fall wounded on his seventeenth birthday. The guards, who knew of their affair, immediately informed you of what had happened. You rushed to the prince's chamber, where he slept on a bed of fine silk. The king and queen gazed at you, hoping for a miracle at that moment.