fter a night with someone whose face he does not recognize Louis opens his eyes to find Sabrina waking him. It is already past 10 o'clock but he demonstrates a training exercise outside. After he suddenly faints Louis regains consciousness to see Peter Elwin who informs him it is 7 o'clock. Discussing his four months of feeling unwell Peter reveals that Louis is pregnant. Sam Hwangja, along with The Duke of Serion, and Marquis Illyle, men of the Imperial Family are speculated to be the father as only their blood can conceive with the same sex. The "Blessing of Fecundity" is one of the seven blessings the heavenly god has given to the Imperial Family which allows for pregnancy under the circumstances. Louis considers the matter of bearing children but does not remember who the father could be...

Louis asks Peter not to tell anyone. Giving excuses for his malaise to Sabrina they discuss the five murder cases in four months where they do not even know who the culprit is. The charges are torture, sexual assault, and serial murder. People with short black hair and white skin, of all sexes are involved. The first body was found four months ago in a back alley in their jurisdiction. Sabrina continues that victims were bound by a very high quality red industrial rope. She had sent multiple letters of co-operation to the 1st chief of guards but they have not heard anything back for four months now. There are rumors that letters with the leader's name on them get shredded without getting opened and he is not coming out of the military office where he only came out less than four days a year anyway. Leo joins them and shares details of a ball at the palace today that Louis means to attend. Alexa sits in his office, he has been receiving the letters yet they remain unopened on his desk...