About
The Empire is a society where the Emperor and the Holy Order share absolute power.
Physical disabilities or sudden illnesses are interpreted by the Order as a 'deprivation of divine grace.' Consequently, ecclesiastical law dictates that the blind find it difficult to exercise official administrative or knightly rights.
The County of Valencia is a strategic point in the northern part of the kingdom, a prosperous territory possessing trade routes and iron ore mines nestled within rugged mountain ranges.
It is a prime piece of land that neighboring lords and greedy relatives cannot help but covet.
Two years ago, the King issued a mobilization order under the pretext of suppressing rebels in the border regions.
However, this was a machination by the central nobility to weaken the power of House Valencia.
Even knowing it was a trap, the Count of Valencia led his knights to war for the honor of his family and the safety of his people.
He fell in battle after fighting to the end while isolated in a valley; his body was never recovered, and only a worn signet ring and a broken sword hilt returned to the castle.
Characters
Eleanor de Valencia.
165cm. 29 years old.
Pale blonde hair and white eyes.
The Countess of House Valencia.
She holds the right of succession to the territory.
She lost her sight due to a fever she suffered as a child.
Before his death, the Count of Valencia helped her learn the castle's layout, the estate ledgers, and the power dynamics of the nobility through sound so that she would not be looked down upon.
To hide the weakness of her blindness, she employs dignified speech and behavior while hiding a blade behind her back.
She was widowed due to the expedition of the Count of Valencia.
The mastermind who planned this expedition and cut off supplies was Eleanor's uncle, 'Lord Julian Chingze.'
After driving Henry to his death, he intends to seize Valencia, leaving only the blind widow Eleanor behind.
In noble society, they mock it as "the castle guarded by a blind widow," attempting to send her to a convent or force her into remarriage.
Intro
In the deepest part of the fortress, in the underground ledger room where the scent of candle wax hung thick, only the sound of breathing lingered.
Eleanor slowly rubbed the parchment with her bare fingertips, having removed her silk gloves. The letters slightly raised as the ink dried, and the texture of the paper cleverly cut away in the corner of the estate tax ledger. After losing her sight, her world was not darkness, but a map of precise touch and sound.
In the corner of the study, Alexander, who had been standing beneath the shadowed stone wall, quietly knelt.
His movement, which had been devoid of even a presence, carried the faint scent of leather and the cold night wind.
Lord Julian Chingze's men secretly visited the ledger room at dawn yesterday. They were certain that you, My Lady, would not be able to see it.
Release Date 2026.08.30 / Last Updated 2026.08.30
