58 Results in the "When the Bitter Wind Blows" category
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WBWB | Chapter 35
Baldr valued the iron mines that produced weapons above all else, but suddenly, the amethyst mines, which he had never paid much attention to, came to mind and wouldn't leave. How beautiful would she look adorned with amethysts in her hair, on her ears and neck, and around her wrists? Baldr had never cared for jewels before. They were just colorful stones, so what use were they? That had been the extent of his appreciation. But the moment he fell in love, he realized something. That some things…-
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WBWB | Chapter 31
That night, Lady Ana cried herself to sleep in my arms. I stroked her hair and kissed her forehead until her breathing evened out. But the truth was, I wanted to cry too. 'I miss them...' I simply wanted to cry along with Lady Ana. It was late at night when Lady Ana finally drifted off to sleep. Her warm body against mine almost lulled me to sleep as well. I wiped her tear-stained face and stepped out of the room. The hallway was dark, as expected. The servants would be asleep by now. I held…-
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WBWB | Chapter 27
He seemed to have realized he had revealed too much. I nodded silently. 'So that's why he commented on my thin clothes.' At the same time, I understood why he had been so fixated on a mere tutor's attire. He had already experienced a similar situation. "So, have you thought about what you want?" The Duke changed the subject, as if trying to lighten the heavy atmosphere. "Yes." "Tell me." "I want to write a letter. Just one." "To whom?" he asked. “To Prince Mael?” Young…-
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WBWB | Chapter 30
While Baldr stood frozen, the maids took the freezing Ana and Jeanne, submerged them in warm water, and massaged their arms and legs. Ana quickly regained consciousness, but Jeanne didn't. As soon as Ana came to her senses, she began to weep. Baldr questioned her about what had happened. ‘I went to the lake with Teacher to slide. But the ice broke, and it's all my fault. I begged Teacher to go. Teacher saved me. She brought a branch, and she gave me her coat, and she told me to sing, to keep……-
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WBWB | Chapter 22
The whole world was snow and ice, sparkling like crystals in the sunlight. Some trees were bent over, their trunks nearly touching the ground under the weight of the ice. Everything was covered in a layer of snow and ice. The wind howled. ♪ When the Snow Queen comes in midwinter, ♪ The whole world shivers. ♪ The Queen in her jeweled ice dress, ♪ Descends in her crystal carriage. I turned my gaze towards the source of the singing. Lady Ana was humming a tune. ♪ The chattering…-
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WBWB | Chapter 53
"What is it?" The maid, unable to speak, tugged at my hand. "What's wrong? I'm in the middle of a lesson." The maid shook her head. “The royal palace! Someone from the palace is here and asking for you!” At her words, I felt the blood drain from my face. “Me? Why? For what reason?” My first thought was that it might be someone sent by the Princess. I had been worried that she might retaliate against my family in Franc after returning to the capital. "Just come!" Urged by…-
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WBWB | Chapter 52
'Let's see how far she goes.' However, the reason Baldr tolerated the Princess's antics was because she was, after all, a temporary guest. She was royalty, an envoy sent by the King. The King was nominally his liege lord, so it wouldn't be wise to antagonize him. Baldr endured, indulging the Princess's every whim, pushing his patience to its limits. He accompanied her on walks, hunts, and tea parties. None of it brought him any pleasure, only a growing sense of irritation, because everything the…-
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WBWB | Chapter 51
The Duke suddenly launched into a litany of complaints about the Princess. His words felt like proof that he wasn't under her spell yet. The fact that this made me happy proved I was undeniably mad. He was walking so fast that I could barely keep up, but then he stopped abruptly. "I heard you went into the Princess's room and stayed for a while. What did you two talk about?" He then looked at me. "What did the Princess say to you?" I hesitated for a moment, then confessed the truth. "Her…-
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WBWB | Chapter 49
"..." Just looking at her face, I couldn't believe this was the woman at the center of all those scandals. I even wondered if I had somehow misunderstood. She observed me carefully, her impossibly slender arms and hands resting on her lap. “You’re the Toulouse woman, exiled from the court, who was tutoring Duchess Ventadour’s son? I hear you’re now tutoring the Duke of Skadi’s adopted daughter.” “Yes, Your Highness.” “But how did you come to hold such an important…-
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WBWB | Chapter 48
"I should be the one asking that question. What are you doing here so late at night?" "I couldn't sleep... so I came for a walk," I offered a flimsy excuse. But it wasn't entirely a lie. "And what about you?" Why was he here, the host of the ball? The Duke replied with an impassive expression, "I came for a walk." "..." "Do I need permission to walk on my own land?" "But what about the ball?" "What would I be doing there?" 'What would he be doing at a ball? Dancing, of…-
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