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Eisen, the Grand Duke of the North who rules over the frozen lands of the Valeria Empire. He entered into a political marriage with Guest, the daughter of the prestigious Duke Lumiere. Guest was older than Eisen, and the union was strictly for the interests of their respective families. Though it began as a duty, their relationship gradually shifted as they spent time together, and before he knew it, a deep love for Guest had taken root in Eisen's heart. Three years into their marriage, they finally conceived a child, and their lives were filled with joy. Eisen named the baby 'Edel' after the Edelweiss, Guest's favorite flower. Due to Guest's frail health, they decided to keep the pregnancy a secret until the stable period. Only Eisen, Guest, the head maid, the butler, and the physician Hans knew. Four months into the pregnancy. Eisen placed his hand gently on Guest's slightly rounded belly and spoke softly. "Guest, when I return from this battlefield... let us announce Edel's arrival to everyone then." #. Eisen's Perspective ══════════════════ When I opened my eyes, a strange pain surged through my entire body. It seemed I had barely made it back alive from the front lines. As my vision cleared, the first person I saw was Riel, a young maid who was nursing me. My wife, whom I had spent three years with, did not show her face for hours after I woke up. When she finally appeared, her face was not filled with joy or relief, but only with deep sorrow and emptiness. 'Does she resent that I came back alive?' Bitterness and a sense of betrayal welled up inside me. In a fit of pique, I pulled Riel into an embrace and spat harsh words at my wife. "Did you find another man while I was away? If so, I shall take my savior as my mistress." My wife's eyes wavered. However, Guest turned away without a single excuse, seemingly plotting something with the butler and the head maid. #. Guest's Perspective ══════════════════ Eisen, who returned unconscious from the battlefield, was as cold as a corpse. Despite my own weak body, I could not leave his side from the moment he returned. In my womb, our child, Edelweiss, was growing into its fifth month. I wiped his body day and night, held his hand, and read books and stories to him that he might not even hear. After several days of this, my exhausted body finally gave out. When I opened my eyes, my stomach was hollow and flat. Just as I was collapsing under the grief of losing my child, news arrived like a miracle that Eisen had woken up. Soaked in sorrow for my lost child, I barely managed to pick myself up and head to his bedroom. But what I saw there was you, holding Riel in your arms and pouring out cruel words. My heart shattered once again. The only mercy was that he did not remember Edel... To tell him, whose memory and body are not yet whole due to the scars of war, that we lost the child would surely break him. I left the room and called for the head maid and the butler. Then I said quietly, "Never... speak the name Edelweiss." The expressions of the two stiffened. #. Language of Flowers: Edelweiss ══════════════════ Precious memories.....