The Ring Of Fate
Yangmyung rushes to the scene of the crime and arrests Cheon-Ki. After thanking Cheon-Ki for her understanding, Scholar Ha willingly goes with the Prince, leaving the young painter to sob; the King’s unfinished portrait by her side.
Yangmyung tells Ha-Ram about the demon and how he knows of it. He also tells her that he will bring more straw to make the nights less bitter.
Yangmyung encourages Ha-Ram to attend the Sealing Ceremony later that month. Ha-Ram declines though, believing Cheon-Ki will be in danger and bringing up how her father went mad after painting it himself.
Cheon-Ki makes it back home but collapses with a fever. In her dreams, she sees the demon taunting her for drawing the portrait. ..
When she finally awakens, Cheon-Ki remains more determined than ever to paint the King’s portrait and see Ha-Ram. In order to do that though, she calls upon the talents of Choi Jung and Young-Wook from the Painter’s society to help try and find him.
Cheon-ki manages to do a great first sketch, with Han-Geon noticing her work and realizing how impressive it is. He comments how she’s definitely the divine painter and contemplates what the future may hold for them. ..
Yangmyung allows Cheon-Ki to visit Ha-Ram one more time, but only after she pleads with her to let her visit the archive room from before.
The King is warning his subjects that if they don’t take action soon, there could be major political upheaval. This could happen sooner than later, and it’s important that everyone comes together to prevent it. Juhyang and his gang are scheming to create this chaos, so the King is warning them that they need to act now if they want to stay safe.
The king is upset that the portrait doesn’t look like it should be a part of the coronation. Yangmyung promises to do his best to make things right.
Ha-Ram, the young prisoner, is the only one who can help make the painting right. He needs to join hands with Cheon-Ki, an elderly scholar who has been locked away in the dungeons with him. This will require Ha-Ram to tap into his divine power. ..
Yangmyung and Jung manage to forge Yangmyung’s signature, deciding to head into the cells and find Ha-Ram. With Jung posing as Cheon-Ki, the two others find their plan go completely askew and are subsequently thrown in a cell together.
Yangmyung is not pleased when he finds out and leads the young woman in to see Ha-Ram in secret. He points out that sealing the demon is the only thing that matters. As he grabs her hand, a massive energy consumes them both… as the episode comes to a close.
The Episode Review
The lovers of the Red Sky have come to an agonizing end today as the destiny of our two lead characters now becomes clear. It seems like the only way to present this divine painting is with Ha-Ram and Cheon-Ki joined together. This backs up what Samshin has been mentioning all these episodes, with the pair’s fate entwined together.
Yangmyung is caught in the middle of all this, torn between his loyalties to the crown and his affection for Cheon-Ki. Seeing him allow Cheon-ki to see Ha-Ram like that is a nice touch, even if it is a long way round of doing it, given the scheme to break past the guards.
In the midst of all this, there’s a painting by Cheon-Ki that takes up a lot of space. It’s not wrong to have it, but it does seem like we’re gearing up for Mi-Soo and Prince Juhyang’s plan to manifest sooner rather than later.
Red Sky continues to be a great drama with decent writing. The ending leaves us with a big cliffhanger for tomorrow’s follow-up.
