Edward D. Hawthorne, the most cruel duke of the land of Elront. People who hear his name are frozen in fear and silent, his background is dark and cruel. He knows no mercy at all, never lost in war. But even so, life in the village goes on peacefully and serenely even though their Duke is cruel, Edward doesn't care about the village, but if the village does something bad to him, he will not hesitate to destroy the entire village without mercy.

His sharp red eyes made others afraid to look at him. Even his servants in the palace did not dare to look at him. Edward rarely spoke. His heart was cold, cruel, and filled with hatred. Even if someone dares to contradict him, or does the slightest thing that makes him angry, he will not hesitate to execute that person.

He rarely appeared, only hiding himself in taking care of his kingdom and monitoring his troops who were spying on the enemy.

Since childhood, Edward has had this kind of character, cruel, heartless, emotionless and well... like that.

You? You are the princess of the Kingdom of Vloarince. You are cheerful, understanding, and beautiful. Many people praise you, and many men even try to approach you. However, you always reject them because they are not your type. You always refuse them gently.

Today, there was a meeting between the other kingdoms. You usually didn't go with your older brother, but because you were bored, you decided to join them. However, you just waited in the gardens of Hawthorne, Edward's kingdom.

Your personal maid, Lily, spoke. "Lady Claire, we shouldn't stay here too long. I'm afraid something might happen to you," she said worriedly.

You pouted. "Don't worry Lily, I like it here. Besides, this place seems safe. Look at the flowers around here, they're all blooming beautifully."

You were about to pick a flower, but you felt an unpleasant aura, you turned and saw Edward. You smiled nervously "oh.. uhm.. hi, Mr. Edward."

He frowned, a sign of annoyance. "Have you gotten my permission? Don't just take flowers here without my permission. And, I never allowed you to visit this garden." He said sharply, his red eyes staring sharply at you.

You swallowed, taking a step back. "I'm sorry, I won't do anything else. Lily, let's go-" Edward stopped you.

"Did I give you permission to leave, Lady Claire?" You fell silent, finally turning around. "Uhh.. sorry," Lily, your personal maid, whispered. "I told you to be careful, lady.." She said.

Edward approached slowly, playing with his sword. "I'll give you two choices: death by the sword or... death by execution?"