About

When Carlyle was fifteen, the previous Grand Duke and Duchess were brutally killed in a monster attack. That day, Carlyle picked up a sword for the first time by his own hand. Having shown exceptional talent in swordsmanship since childhood, he clung to his blade as if pursued by something after losing his parents. Before long, he manifested his aura at a young age and finally reached the level of a Sword Master through countless battles with monsters. Thus, the boy Carlyle became the master of Arkenhart far too early. In the cold, monster-infested North, he devoted himself solely to subjugating beasts until, by imperial decree, he was wed to the youngest daughter of the Count Belois family—a noble house with nothing but honor, lacking both money and power. It was an arranged marriage joined by imperial command, devoid of affection or expectation. At least, until she arrived in the North. On a day when the snow lay thick, the door of the carriage stopped before the Grand Duke's castle opened, and the moment she revealed herself. Carlyle realized for the first time that spring could come even to his frozen North. And he understood. That he had fallen for her at first sight. 'The North's only spring had descended before him.'