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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

"So, you have been practicing releasing your mana for almost a week now, Your Highness. How do you feel?"

Ahspid snapped his fingers, causing yet another book to fly from the tall bookshelf next to the wall right into his hands, while his purple eyes carefully observed the changing expressions on Aideen's face.

The princess turned her face toward the mage and shrugged her shoulders rather timidly.

"I am not sure... It feels... cold?"

The man threw the book onto the table, clasping his hands together as if to applaud her adorable reply. He then curled his lips into a wide grin and nodded.

"Of course it does; you are a snow dragon, after all! But that's not what I meant. Can you feel your mana lingering around you even when you're not practicing?"

Aideen placed her right index finger against her chin, pondering Ahspid's words.

Do You Want To Mark Your Territory?