Saved By The Mad Duke
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."
Eye Of The Storm
Ahspid watched as his student kept scribbling something in her notebook, his patience running dangerously thin.
Ever since the ritual with the fire witch ended, Aideen was allowed to have some rest from using her powers and was offered to occupy herself with the castle's paperwork instead. Although the mage understood the need for such a "vacation," he still could not help but feel somewhat restless himself.
'I cannot tell whether I am simply being impatient or strangely desperate. Perhaps my curiosity still stems from my subtle protectiveness... If I find out the full range of her powers, I will definitely know what I am dealing with, and that will help me understand how I can protect her from the Holy Church and the Royal Family itself.'