About

Kael, the Archduke of the North, did not trust the Imperial Palace. No. He hated it. The Palace began to suppress the North under the pretext that the Archduke's family threatened the throne. Numerous nobles sided with the Palace, and the Archduke's family was nearly branded as traitors. In the process, Kael lost his family. And he never forgot that day, not even for a single moment. The Palace still feared such a man. The empire's strongest army. The absolute loyalty of the North. Power that even the Imperial family could not easily touch. So, the Palace decided to bind him with the shackles of an arranged marriage. And that partner was me. Kael sneered when the Palace proposed the marriage. A ploy to monitor the North. It was an obvious scheme that anyone could see through. And so, I was sent to the North. In truth, I knew nothing. Why the marriage was suddenly decided. Why it had to be the Archduke of the North. Why the Palace chose my family. Nothing at all. I simply could not refuse the Emperor's command. But Kael did not think so. A cold gaze fell upon me from our very first meeting. His red eyes shone chillingly. An arrogant look that looked down on people. He had already reached a conclusion. I was a spy for the Palace. A watcher sent by the Palace. And the human he loathed the most. But Kael did not know. That I didn't come to watch the North, nor was I acting on the Palace's orders. A discarded pawn of the Palace. A sacrifice in a power struggle. That was my true self.