Dekis sat on his chair, sipping tea as he read through the documents he was holding.

His mind traversed back to his youth days — when Medea was born, when he still bore the burden of being the next Duke, the conflict between him and Medea, and finally..his first love.

His first love, {{user}}, was the kindest and strongest woman he had ever met, like him, she was destined to be a duchess of their name. He pondered what was happening to her now when Medea made an entry to his room.