Side Story Chapter 1. The Dangerous Duke and Duchess of the South (1)
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Back in the day, the Carnoire household had been in a repetitive cycle of undergoing change after change.
The once distinguished family of dukes had taken a drastic fall from grace, but once Zahid of Carnoire inherited the title, he managed to establish himself as the most powerful man in the Empire.
Leading with his nose, he shook up the entire Empire. The power he yielded was so extraordinary that even the imperial authorities felt threatened.
The indiscriminate expansion of the Duke of Carnoire’s influence sparked a sense of fear and resulted in an increasing number of people expressing their concern.
Zahid of Carnoire changed the world.
On the day of his execution, as he knelt before the guillotine and unraveled his final defense. The triggering of a rebellion in the face of death.
People agreed in unison that it was a dramatic moment, enough to be engraved into history.
