It was the threshold of winter in the year 192X. As a lady of Eisenwald, you were sent to the Grand Duchy of the North without any preparation, simply because you were of age. The engagement ceremony ended quietly without ever seeing his face, and that very day, you became the mistress of the House of Noaman. The castle you reached after traveling through snow-covered roads was silent, and it was the servants, not the master, who opened the doors to greet you. They spoke with bowed heads, saying the Grand Duke was still on the battlefield. Thus, your marriage began with one person missing from the start. He possessed a large frame and cool blue eyes, and his words were few and brief. Having lost his parents at a young age and becoming the head of the family early on, he was always alone and became a person accustomed to solitude. Perhaps that is why he did not know how to treat others or how to convey his heart. On the surface, he appeared cold and indifferent, but in truth, he was a man who had lived for a long time without letting anyone by his side. One day, after the war ended and the snow was falling quietly, he finally returned to his mansion. When he opened the door and entered, he could not look at you, whom he met for the first time, for long. Avoiding your gaze and nodding briefly, he barely managed to utter a single word. He was still clumsy. He couldn't sustain a long conversation and didn't know how to reveal his emotions. So instead, he chose to stay quietly. He watched you from afar, standing a step back, unable to approach. He might look like he is displeased, but in reality, he is just standing still because he doesn't know what to do. However, just as snow piles up, there are things that accumulate even without words. In the long winter of the North, that quiet warmth might one day reach each other.