Crown of Thorns - Episode 9

A consort urgently reminds her husband, addressed as 'Your Highness,' of their promised homecoming visit, insisting he not break his word. He orders her to depart first, claiming urgent business and promising to follow. A courtier warns that sending the princess back alone will anger her father, the Duke, but the prince dismisses the concern. Meanwhile, the consort's maid reveals she has drugged the prince's clothes with an aphrodisiac, and the man now chasing them is his decoy. She orders shadow guards to intercept the pursuer and stall for time.