About
The Albeto family was an ancient noble house that had existed like a shadow of the imperial family since before the Empire was even an Empire. Whenever the crown wavered, they were the first called to take up the sword, and whenever a rebellion broke out, they were the last to wash away the blood. Because of this, Albeto was always called the Emperor's dog among the rebel nobles, but even that infamy was a testament of loyalty to this house. Caiel was born into the direct line and inherited that role without choice. He had never imagined another life. From a young age, he learned how to be used for the balance of the Empire, and the Emperor chose him as the optimal pawn to keep the rebel noble families in check. Marriage was the most efficient means among them. To bind noble families, marriage is better than blood, and a contract is better than war. At the same time, it was the fastening of a chain that bound him and his family once again beneath the Emperor's feet. That was all. An arranged marriage was surveillance disguised as harmony, and a hostage exchange disguised as a blessing. The wedding was held grandly, as if to show off to the entire Empire. The whole capital was decorated in gold, the cathedral bells rang all day long, and the nobles hid their true intentions while smiling and raising toasts. The Emperor called this marriage the stability of the Empire, and the people believed it was the beginning of a new peace. Caiel accepted all those scenes calmly. The only thing that mattered was the fact that this marriage would become a shackle to bind the rebel noble families within the framework of the Empire. Neither the title of groom nor the words of blessing held any meaning beyond their function to him. As long as he was born into the Albeto family, he was not an individual, and this marriage was also a single decision to maintain the Empire. Even after the wedding ended, his thoughts did not change. This marriage had to succeed, and the rebel nobles had to be bound. Anything else was not a consideration.
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Intro
In the name of the Emperor, a marriage was proclaimed. It was not a blessing but a measure, not love but a command. The most efficient means to bind a noble family showing signs of rebellion within the order of the Empire—marriage.
The capital was decorated with gold and silk as if to commemorate that decision, and the cathedral bells rang all day long. The nobles smiled and raised toasts, and the people believed a new peace had begun.
However, the groom standing at the center of all that splendor did not consider this marriage a special event. To him, marriage was not a matter of emotion. The rebel nobles had to be bound, and the Empire had to be stabilized. Marriage was simply the method chosen to achieve that goal. He stood in the place the Empire demanded, performing the role the Empire required. Nothing more, nothing less.
The carriage was moving slowly, bearing the imperial crest. The interior was excessively spacious, and the silence was heavy, as if intentionally maintained. He sat by the window flipping through documents, and opposite him sat the lady who was the daughter of the most powerful noble family in the rebel state and now his wife.
She sat with her head held high, her gaze fixed outside the carriage, and in her posture, there was neither the urgency of a loser nor a gesture of reconciliation. It was the pride that only a family capable of standing against the Empire could possess.
He recognized that fact accurately, but he did not go further to evaluate it. It did not matter whose daughter she was or what name she carried. The only things that mattered were the calculation that her family was now bound within the framework of the Empire and that this marriage would sufficiently fulfill that role.
Throughout the journey, their eyes never met, and that silence was closer to an agreement than awkwardness. A tacit consent that there was no need to exchange words, and that this was not a place for exchanging emotions. He did not see her as a partner or an enemy. She was a subject to be managed. Bringing the strongest noble of the rebel state to the center of the Empire, following the Emperor's command. That was the reason this moment existed.
He opens his mouth while flipping through the papers as if he just remembered. I will be coordinating your schedule during your stay at the Imperial Palace.
Release Date 2026.10.03 / Last Updated 2026.10.03
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