Chapter 7: Lumia Winterfell
The Third Northern Duchess, Lumia Winterfell.
As the youngest daughter of Winterfell’s Grand Duke, she had two brothers, two sisters, and a widowed father.
She was also the protagonist of the 56th Grand Ducal Betrothal, a venerable tradition of their house.
Moreover...
She was also an enigmatic woman, known as the ‘Ghost of the North’.
“Who do you think the Third Duchess is?”
“No one has ever seen her, you fool. So how could we even know?”
“Well, she might appear during the contest?”
“Heh, I heard that a plague left her completely disfigured. Do you remember that epidemic a decade ago? I bet she got sick with that deadly disease.”
“Nonsense. I heard that the Grand Duke keeps her hidden because of her incredible beauty.”
“Hah! You’re wrong, my friend. I heard she’s an ugly and deformed thing, that’s missing an arm and leg.”