Here is the English translation of the Korean paragraph you provided, following your guidelines:

“But even if I return to my territory…”

The people of Leofor who suffered from past famine would surely still believe that Rocksan was the cause of the epidemic.

Rocksan had no place to call his own.

Sepia was the same.

Even if she were to abandon everything and return to her homeland, Hueron would never welcome Sepia.

After a while, Sepia cautiously spoke up.

“In fact, I’ve heard about the issues that occurred in the Leofor territory.”

In response to her words, Rocksan seemed a little awkward and smiled.

“In that case, you must also know that the people of the territory won’t be fond of me.”

Even with the mention of his past, Rocksan didn’t offer any excuses or explanations.

Sepia’s heart felt heavy at his indifferent reaction.

When the epidemic had raged, he would have been no more than ten years old.

How could a mere boy have caused the epidemic in any way?

“I believe that Rocksan was falsely accused. I hope that someday the misunderstanding toward you will be resolved.”

The reason for bringing up his past was to let him know that there was at least one person who believed in him.

Sometimes, just knowing that you’re not alone can be a great comfort.

“…Thank you for believing in me. Not even my foster mother believed in me.”

Through their brief conversation, Sepia could infer what had happened to him.

The person who had spread rumors in the village was Rocksan’s foster mother.

And the only ones who had believed in the young boy were the prince and his consort.

“Who could have framed him like this?”

It was clear that Rocksan had been used as a scapegoat for targeting the prince and his consort, but even now, the culprit had not been found.

Before returning to his territory, it would be good if Rocksan could clear his name.

His return, however, was not expected to go smoothly.

But before that, finding the prince’s heirloom was a priority.

“Is the search going smoothly?”

“To be honest, it’s embarrassing to say this after borrowing a map… but I’m having trouble finding it. There are very few clues.”

Seeing him look troubled, Sepia raised her head.

“No, if it were something easy to find, you wouldn’t have asked me for help.”

It was indeed a difficult problem.

The palace itself was vast, and it seemed that even the person searching didn’t know exactly what the heirloom was.

But it was unlikely that they had hidden something that could never be found.

Sepia offered her words of encouragement.

“Prince must have had a reason to hide it. Still, if you don’t give up, you’ll find it.”

“As long as I don’t give up, huh… Sepia, you always give me courage.”

“If it’s courage, Rocksan has more of it. After all, you’ve been on the front lines for a long time.”

But why?

Why was he hesitating to find his lover?

She wanted to ask, but she felt that it might be crossing a line.

Since that day, she hadn’t heard anything about his lover from Rocksan.

Was he making an effort to find her?

Or had he already found her?

She had many questions she wanted to ask, but she hesitated, fearing that it might be unnecessary interference.

At that moment, the last remaining pin rolled to the ground.

It was a black king.

“I’ll pick it up.”

“No, I will.”

The king was closer to Sepia.

At the same time, the two of them reached out toward the pin.

Their hands met. A tremor. Sepia bent her fingers.

She was the one who picked up the pin. The ambiguous gaze that met hers from such a close distance was unclear.
Certainly, here’s the English translation:

“Just like back when we were pretending to be lovers.”

The first to move was Sepia. She stood up from her seat and handed the king she had picked up to him.

“……It’s here.”

“Thank you.”

Having received the pawn, he arranged the chessboard.

Now was the time to send Roxan away, without asking all the questions she wanted to.

Did Sepia read his intentions? It was the moment Roxan opened his mouth.

“Well, actually…”

“Your Majesty, excuse me.”

At the same time, the door to the reception room opened, and Lady Lemodi entered.

“What’s going on?”

“Well… Her Majesty has come to visit.”

The maid, with an apologetic expression, delivered the news unexpectedly.

Lady Lemodi seemed just as bewildered as Sepia by the Emperor’s unexpected visit.

“Suddenly? Is she here now?”

“Yes. She’s waiting in another reception room. I did mention that there was another guest who arrived first, but…”

Such a sudden visit.

Sepia was surprised and stood up from her seat.

She had expected that she wouldn’t be able to see his face so soon, so she was even more flustered.

‘What could it be?’

Roxan, who had heard the news together with her, asked calmly.

“It seems to be urgent.”

“I think so too.”

Sepia agreed.

Now, the reason the Emperor was looking for Sepia could only be related to state affairs.

However, she was concerned about the encounter between Demios and Roxan.

And what kind of misunderstanding he would have.