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Aideen Ruan, though a royal princess, was always unwanted due to the circumstances of her birth. Born blind to a hostage concubine, she possessed an intriguing beauty; however, her disability rendered her utterly useless to the royal family.

Even when the struggling Count Crueder reluctantly agreed to take Aideen as his wife to secure the royal dowry, her life failed to improve. A year into their marriage, Aideen's inability to produce an heir sealed her fate. The princess was destined for exile to the Temple, consigned to spend the remainder of her days in isolation and abandonment.

Contrary to her anticipations, instead of the Temple, Aideen found herself within the cold walls of Duke Tillian Valentine's castle. Duke Valentine, the last scion of the once-revered Valentine family that ruled the Kingdom before the "Fratricide Rebellion", now presided over the desolate Northern lands.

Faced with fear and confusion, Aideen expected her life to perpetuate its cycle of misery, only to discover that Duke Valentine might hold the key to a new opportunity, a chance at a life she had never envisioned.

"You bewitched my body and soul. Put an intoxicating spell on me, shackled my heart to yours with your magic. If I could exchange my eyesight with you, I would do it just to make you see what a man dying from love looks like."

Saved By The Mad Duke

Ahspid rounded his eyes for a second, his face completely expressionless and frozen. Then, when it seemed like the silence inside the room would deafen everyone present, he suddenly burst into laughter that could only belong to a madman.

The magus was brought to the Duke's study right after the latter finished his conversation with Sir Stanis, and while he was still reluctant to cooperate with anyone but Princess Aideen, he had no choice but to listen to the man's requests.

Tillian watched the mage's body shake as he continued to laugh, allowing him to have his fit. It took Ahspid quite some time to get a hold of himself again and when he was finally done laughing and wiped his tears, the Duke tossed the rejection letter he brought from the Temple, and said,

A Sentimental Person