Liberté, the most beloved daughter of the late Emperor.
Everyone thought she would be the one to inherit the throne… but after the Emperor’s death, it was her younger brother who became the new ruler.
Manipulated by the chancellor who now controlled her brother, Liberté was forced to leave the capital and marry the Grand Duke of the North. On her way, she was attacked by bandits hoping to steal her dowry, but she managed to fight them off and finally reached the North safely.
The North of the empire was a land surrounded by rumors: endless wars with monsters, a dragon’s icy breath that froze the earth, and a journey said to take three months just to get there.
But while the North was not exactly as the rumors described, it was certainly a magical place.
The Grand Duke of the North, Yuraha, greeted her with kindness and respect. He told her that if she did not wish it, their marriage could wait.
Not trusting him at first, Liberté kept her distance. Yet Yuraha remained patient and sincere, and as she spent more time with him, she began to confront parts of her past she had long buried.
Then, she remembered something—she had met Yuraha once before, when she was just a child…
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“The truth is…”
Liberté gave a faint, wistful smile as she looked at him.
“I don’t know how this will sound to you, but… when I finally woke up from a dream I couldn’t escape, the only thing I wanted… was to see you.”