When the Bitter Wind Blows

A noble serves the kingdom, they don’t work for money. This was the absolute, unspoken rule of the aristocratic world. However, Jeanne de Toulouse, the eldest daughter of the venerable Toulouse count family, was different. She’d worked as a tutor for young Master Mael, the son of His Majesty’s mistress, for two years. One day, books by Enlightenment thinkers, known for disrupting the order of the monarchy, were discovered in the young master’s study. And Jeanne was immediately accused of being the culprit. “I’ve never even read that book! I’m hearing the title for the first time!” Despite her claims of innocence, she was sentenced to exile. Her destination; the Duchy of Skadi, a land inha...