It's a good story but some thing make really no sense to me: -The 1st King isn't crazy. S...

I'd just not fret the details and enjoy the story, since I'm not paying a single dime to read this.

1) I believe the old king treated his "children" as prized possessions. indeed, he tortured them, but he selects who he tortures carefully. he's a greedy bastard and cares not but for his pleasure, and the kids gave him pleasure he wants (gag) and allowed him to act out hus fantasies on them. so, when he heard about his prized possessions being destroyed, he asked the guards to protect them. think of it this way: you know those movies where a greedy bastard still tries to save his money even while everything around him is falling and burning? it's like tgat. and in the end he got cocky. he thinks of himself immortal, unbeatable. like a god. in the end, that was his down fall.

2) heiyan is touch-staved and locked away for many many years. he has had very minimal interaction with other human beings. no one showed him love whatsoever. so when someone finally touched him and showed interest in him, he felt emotions he's never felt before. that's why he desperately clung to shin. in a different circumstance, i think he'd fall for anyone who showed him a shred of love. i think his story is very sad. he's not a bad guy but he was snuffed out so quickly