# WebtoonLib — The Knight and Her Emperor #159

## Series
- title: The Knight and Her Emperor
- slug: the-knight-and-her-emperor-1eb4c3

## Chapter
- number: 159
- release_date: 2025-05-09

### Summary
Just as Emperor Lucius offers the long-awaited marriage proposal, the reunion takes a tragic turn. In a heartbreaking but character-defining moment, Pollyanna rejects him. Staying true to the knight she fought tooth and nail to become, she cannot accept the title of Empress, viewing it not as a fairytale ending but as a gilded cage that would strip away the very identity she bled for. Her devastating choice to protect her sense of self over a life with the man she loves leaves them both shattered, their future more uncertain than ever.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Pollyanna rejects Lucius's marriage proposal, refusing to give up her knighthood to become Empress.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Just as Emperor Lucius offers the long-awaited marriage proposal, the reunion takes a tragic turn.

### Spoiler summary
Just as Emperor Lucius offers the long-awaited marriage proposal, the reunion takes a tragic turn. In a heartbreaking but character-defining moment, Pollyanna rejects him. Staying true to the knight she fought tooth and nail to become, she cannot accept the title of Empress, viewing it not as a fairytale ending but as a gilded cage that would strip away the very identity she bled for. Her devastating choice to protect her sense of self over a life with the man she loves leaves them both shattered, their future more uncertain than ever.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Knight and Her Emperor #159](/series/the-knight-and-her-emperor-1eb4c3/chapter-159)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-knight-and-her-emperor-1eb4c3

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