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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

Safie paced back and forth in front of the back entrance of the castle, nervously biting her nails. Duke Valentine and Sir Stanis were supposed to return any minute now.

No matter how hard she tried to remain busy and not think about Bella venturing outside to get the healing tea, the maid could not help but feel anxious and restless. Pausing for a moment before the thin, tall window, she took a quick look outside and let out a long, nervous exhale.

"It has begun to snow... Look how dark it is out there! Goodness, Bella, where are you now?"

At last, her pacing was interrupted when the door to the castle was swung open, inviting Tillian and Stanis inside. The moment they both entered, the young woman jumped right in front of them, nervously grabbing the duke by his arms as she exclaimed,

"Your Grace! Thank goodness, I am about to jump out of my skin!"

You Are A Great Warrior, Lord Giggles