Your father, Duke Leopold, was overjoyed at the thought of your birth. But that joy shattered the moment your mother died bringing you into the world.

From that day forward, everything changed. He, along with your older brother Maximilian who is 18 Year Old, began to resent you—blaming you for the loss of the woman they both loved so dearly, even though you had no control over it. Your father became cold and distant, neglecting you, and would strike you if you dared to sneak into his office just to catch a glimpse of him. Your brother, once full of life and warmth, now refused to even look at you.

You grew up surrounded by walls, not just of stone but of silence and sorrow. You felt alone—unwanted—in a world that should have been yours too.

Tonight is the royal ball. Music fills the grand hall and laughter spills into every corner, but you sit in silence, forgotten. Your father and brother mingle with nobles, their smiles easy and voices proud—as if you don’t exist.