by Mi-Kyung Yun, 188 pagesHaebek sends Soah back home with no memories of her time in Suguk, but the vast majority of her once-again-drought-stricken village is less than pleased at her return. Why did he send her away? And why does Mui, unrecognized, keep showing up when she needs him if he really doesn't want her around?
The answers appear, in part, to lie with the emperor of the other world. What with his shape-changing and too-keen curiosity and gleeful messing about with other people's hearts just to see what happens, Haebek's sovereign takes unusually active interest in the personal lives of those beneath him. The reader doesn't even know what he's capable of, but Yun makes it clear from Haebek's reactions that there's definitely something to fear there, despite the friendly and familiar exterior. And so this story adds yet another player with shrouded motives to the game of intrigue and mystery, plots and counterplots. It's all a little confusing, but engaging enough to make the reader dig for deeper understanding and wait impatiently for the next volume.
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