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I understood from the book (although poorly translated) that the king was planning much ahead of time to win the competition. He decided to raise Khanin secretly, and he himself ordered the ambush on Khanin and his mother, ordered Thadanai to take Khanin and run, and send another group of men to kill Charan's mother, then killed off those men later one by one. I think one of those men's brother was an aid to Wasin. That's why Khanin could not believe his ears and asked again and again, all these for just a competition?

Fencing competition should be held as fencing has always been a key element both in the book and here. Most likely Khanin would win, having all three win in one level each. Then they will proceed towards the book ending, probably after a huge confrontation between the young and the old people. I am expecting the confrontation because the old generation should have an earful from the young ones.

So, Khanin does not know that his mother was also killed by the king, right?

Why do I feel like Jimmy looks like the Chinese actress Tang Wei (Decision to Leave)?

I thought this would be archery with Ava winning, next would be fencing with Khanin winning with climax, final one being the aftermath.

It's not only about caring, it's about being smart. If you decide to trust someone completely, you should know them out and out. Family is a basic information.

I really like Paytai's suit.

As I said somewhere down here, I can not ignore the possibility of Ramil carrying her only to save his own back.

I did not expect everything to be revealed in this episode!

What? The king does not even know that Wirun's sister married Wasin?

I can not help but think that Ramil took Ava on back just so his back would be safe.

I realised that a ponytailed Tony looks like an old Joong Archen.

What if someone cuts off Tony's head? Surely then he can't resurrect?

Ramil and Rachata are so Loki and Odin-coded. Even with the colour green.

I was sure about what Khanin and Ava was going to say, but was wondering what Ramil would. He really touched a subject which everyone avoids thinking that it's a small issue, that there are bigger ones at hand. Of course there are, but you can not build a healthy, strong, and functioning society while the people are crippled by their near and dear ones. I really liked his speech. I expected him to expand on the view, but I guess time was also a factor.

What's sad that even after all this, Ramil still says, " I did it, Father!" with a glint in his eyes, desperate for a little validation, only to be destroyed. It's a miracle that he is not having a complete breakdown at this point.

Yes, but out of fear, not disrespect. If Rachata commands him to do something, and tells him to keep that from Ramil, he has to obey that.

Exactly, not only he used Charan as a pawn, but also he killed his mother to do all that.

No, there was a theory that he wanted to hurt Paytai, so that Ramil is more driven to win, which he is after. In the last episode, someone pointed out that when Rachata tells Pay ...you did what is expected of you... he squeezes the exact part of his shoulder which was injured, leading to the theory that Pay knew about this plan.

I really want Ramil to stand up against his father. Him speaking up against domestic violence is a ray of hope. Let's see.