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After the death of her father and sudden disappearance of her brother, a young woman finds herself a widow when her husband dies on their wedding night.  She has spent the last 15 years as a dutiful grieving widow in the home of her in-laws.  To help relieve her boredom, at night, she practices the martial arts skills her brother taught her by putting on a mask and doing good deeds for those in need.

But a run in with a handsome military officer threatens to expose her true identity.  Although she tries to avoid any further contract with the astute young man, fate continues to bring them together.  And she soon finds that he just may have a secret of his own that connects their pasts in surprising ways.

While the romance in this drama was pretty toned down, what I appreciated was the noticeable lack of love triangles.  I really appreciate a drama that lets the plot create tension in the romantic relationship, rather than having to fabricate a second lead who obviously never really stands a chance.  The obstacles this couple faces are realistic and relatively drama-free.

First of all, it is always a pleasure to see Oh Eui Shik.  But also, Yoo Joo Seop was just a great character.  I thought for sure they would make him some villain, trying to hold Yeo Han back.  But instead he was reasonable and kind.  I felt so bad for him, that his father had betrayed him to the point of telling everyone he was dead.  But even with that, he was kind and generous to his family.  And he understood that it wouldn’t be fair to expect Yeo Han to suddenly become his dutiful wife after years of serving his family unnecessarily.   

Seok Ji San was kind of a one-dimensional villain.  It was hard to understand how he actually held all of that power without really doing much.  Oh course, he motivation was straight-forward.  He was greedy and power-hungry.  But a little more development and nuance might have been nice.  I just wasn’t very vested in his story.  

I think Bi Chan was one of the more fun characters in this drama.  And his relationship with Chi Dal’s daughter had the potential to be one of the best matches of the show.  I think the show could have created a really great love story with the two of them without much effort.  I would have loved to see Bi Chan get a bit more screen time.  

‘Knight Flower’ gives us a decent happy ending.  But first, Yeo Han has to find out that her father-in-law killed her brother long ago.  All of those years of waiting were for nothing.  But she has her moment of revenge when she exposes all of his crimes in front of the King and all his ministers.  And she finally has the proof to back it all up.  The King arrests Ji Seong, but at the request of Yeo Han, he spares the rest of the family from punishment. 

With the crime finally laid to rest, Joo Seop proves that since he and Yeo Han never met at their wedding, their marriage is actually void.  But unfortunately, while Joo Seop was trying to help her and Su Ho, Yeo Han runs away, leaving Su Ho behind to wait for her return.  

One year later, we find Joo Seop working at the Inn and weaving tales of the mysterious masked hero.  Yoon Hak has stepped away from politics to live a quiet life, and he invites Yeon Seon, who has become a successful financier herself, to join him.  Aah!  Bi Chan has a happy ending with his love and his new boss/father-in-law.  And Su Ho is promoted.  Luckily, Yeo Han can’t stay away, and when the masked stranger returns, Su Ho finds her and promises he will never let go of her again.  Happy endings all around!