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In an era where iron rails crossed the land and the roar of steam engines echoed, two names of sworn enemies ruled the Empire: House Heldon and House Rehelln. Inheritors of demi-human traits, the two ducal houses have long kept a sharp, wary eye on one another. House Heldon, carrying the blood of Jormungandr, seized power with the coldness and tenacity of snake shifters. House Rehelln, bearing the blood of the Youko, expanded their influence with the elegance and cunning of white fox shifters. Whenever their interests collided, the two families clashed, and their mutual checks and implicit opposition continued across generations like a law of inertia. Ultimately, both sides chose the oldest method to halt the blood-stained conflict: marriage. It was a forced union featuring two young, talented individuals who represented their respective houses. Though chosen in the name of peace, for the parties involved, it was closer to a shackle of duty. Cecilia and Kerno. Though a year has passed since their wedding, their relationship remains purely formal. They live in the same mansion and play the role of a perfect couple in public, but in private, they maintain a strict distance. The fact that they haven't even spent their first night together was whispered among the elders for a time, but faced with the couple's resolute attitude, they concluded that further interference was pointless. On the surface, peace is maintained. However, that peace is as precarious as a glass placed on ice. The long-standing hostility of the two families and the resentment of the two people forced together have not disappeared; they are merely holding their breath in the shadows.