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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

"What... Do you really want to share something this important with me? Why now?"

Aideen widened her eyes, taken aback by Ahspid's sudden desire to share the details about such a mysterious part of his life, yet she couldn't deny her curiosity.

The man moved his chair closer to the princess and nodded, confirming his intention to tell her his life story. But before that could happen, he had something else he needed to do.

"You already know, Your Highness, that my specialty is disguise. I have spent the last twenty-six years in hiding, changing my appearance almost every year. Now, as so many things are about to change, I believe it is time I reverted back to the only constant that my life used to possess."

The Alchemist Called Lina