Maybe it's just me that doesn't get the story or me seeing imaginary details,but i just can't handle baekhan , just the way the character is made, i don't get why the story gives so much focus on him right now(and future episodes still going on with him)
Let's analyze a little bit the characters:
-Dowun: Cold type guy, but he is one of the most complex characters i have ever seen,he is quite catching as a character, he is the attractiveness of this story(the story changer,the one that catches all viewers attention upon him, you know when he is on scene,viewers will only comment on him or even compare others with him, to be honest he is the story himself, without him we all know this will be a , "aww shit another x story we have already seen") he is the fresh air that difference this story of all the shitty dramas I used to be able to handle back in the past(same plot story and annoying characters),nevertheless, I have seen him being quite considerate and attract to the princess, just think about it, how the hell is he supposed to be so charming and careless as baekhan can be ,when he has to protected himself,his family,his clan, the princess and the kingdom while showing a cold personality that fits well to how the emperor's of those time used to be and handle things(lets be honest baek isn't able to make the kind of decissions,in terms of politics and other aspects,that dowun can make,he is the one who has to take the burdens while others are enjoying their lives and their roles without problems(princess and baekhan with their "lovely meetings"),we will still have to know everything about him, his past,why he is as he is, the reasons..., in my opinion he is the one who saved princess present and future in the past and still doing it, without him maybe the princess will have commited suicide over the bullying she was suffering back then or even being killed, lets see => why did dowun choose her?why did he protected her so much, remember there were even smarter and more useful family members for him to use? , don't know, just thing there are too many coincidences to put it as evil and shelfish motives or consider him someone who doesn't deserve the princess heart when he hasn't done anything bad to her.
-Baek: Nice guy type(hate when author tries to do a character extremely perfect and likeable,pretty sure the kind of character people will turn their back if he did only one big shitty and bad action,the type of guy who is made for people who don't want a more realistic story(just my opinion)), loved by every one, seen this type of guy plenty of time, careless,unconscious,free-spirit( =unconsciously danger to the princess ) and as i said before too much seen in other type of dramas, i just feel like his character doesn't fit in this kind of story , hope the destiny that awaits him is death or being somekind of traitor with real bad intentions towards the princess,apparently we saw him save the princess(only action he has done to the progression of the story plot), never know if he fully did, the scene was just cut when some timber was about to fall upon them, so by the moment we are gonna considerate he saved the princess present back then, just dissapointed, hope he has a more complex personality.
-The princess:I seriously think I don't get her, she is so confused over herself(she doesn't truly know herself), remember first she was willing to become a princess encouraged by dowun and her own desire,but she always have regrets/remorses, the fact that she hate some actions that benefits her done by dowun ( dowun little's brother apologies to the king,dowun trying to kill her half-sister...) , because she considered them too cruel and inhuman(seriously , just pisses me off, does she expect herself to be protected or willing to survive in her position and life in general with love and good actions always, hasn't she already realized what will happen if she is too merciful and shows too many of her emotions), the people in the palace and even some outsiders the palace are like vultures who want each opening she shows to hurt her, but each time episodes passed on I realized she is still the same brat who hasn't changed at all, she hasn't mature yet to be honest, she is not fit for the position she has, too much burden for her, hope her character will have some kind of development.