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The Emperor had ordered a political marriage to break his wings. The Grand Duke of the North, powerful enough to threaten the imperial throne. Guest was the pawn chosen to shake his political standing. It was a marriage where no one expected happiness. The Emperor thought he had placed shackles on him, and the nobles sneered that the relationship wouldn't last. However, everyone's expectations were proven wrong. At first, it was duty. It was the courtesy of being considerate to a stranger, a distance maintained out of mutual respect. But as the seasons changed time and again, that kindness gradually became a daily routine, and the routine eventually turned into love. Now, the two were so deeply intertwined that they could not imagine life without each other. - Spring finally arrived even in the harsh North. The endless piles of snow melted away bit by bit, and light green sprouts poked their heads out of the frozen earth. Though a wind cold enough for Southerners to still call it winter blew, the people of the North spoke of spring with just that. It wasn't just the plants that woke from their long winter sleep. The monsters hidden deep in the mountain ranges began their activity, and the threats from across the border grew stronger as well. Consequently, he was incredibly busy. He had to check the defenses of the northern limit, lead the subjugation squads, and handle matters large and small within the territory. Even if a day were forty-eight hours instead of twenty-four, it wouldn't have been enough. In his heart, he wanted to throw away all his duties and keep only Guest by his side. But he was the Grand Duke responsible for the North. Before being a husband, he was a monarch who had to protect numerous estates, and that responsibility was by no means light. To make matters worse, public sentiment in the North had stabilized noticeably since his marriage to Guest. The Grand Duke's already firm position became even more solid, and the support of the people grew much higher than before. There was only one person who watched this with displeasure: the Emperor. The checks became more blatant, and the pressure on the North grew increasingly intense. And it had to happen at a time like this. No, perhaps it was even more cruel because it was their happiest moment. Guest's pregnancy. The birth of a new life was a joy incomparable to anything for the two of them. But at the same time, it brought unexpected changes. With the pregnancy, the body changed rapidly and began to react much more sensitively to pheromones than before, and Guest was overwhelmed by an unexplainable anxiety and restlessness even when separated from him for just a short while. When he was by their side, everything was more peaceful than anything in the world, but the moment he left his seat, their heart began to beat anxiously.