“We did our very best to bring about misfortune.”After many years apart, Giovinetta and Johannes have finally professed their deep-rooted feelings and spend their days basking in each other’s company—but their happiness is short-lived. Not only are their brother, Winfried, and Giovinetta’s maid, Griselda, quick to catch on to what is happening behind closed doors, but the arrival of Giovinetta’s future son-in-law also provides a cold, hard reality check. It’s one the lovers are eager to run from, but will they be able to pull off a daring escape before the voices of dissent extinguish the flames of their love?
《A sword represents a knight's identity and his pride. Johan cast something like that aside to embrace me...》, p. 8
《My other half, who shares my face... ... but has a different body. An incredible physique, polished through years of training, and one that I was forbidden from.》, p. 10
《People are behind all deeds. And those deed[s] will always return in some form or another.》, p. 57
《- You dare bring armed knights to a banquet... Who are you trying to intimidate? - ... You would know best, father.》, p. 80
《An unpleasant feeling of déjà vu crept up from the pit of my stomach and into my throat. THAT DAY, the people standing on the other side of the curtains... ... cheered and sighed as they watched my husband and me. Those people weren't concerned... ... about the feelings of a twelve-year-old girl shaking in fear. And as this knight grabbed my hand... ... no one in the room cared about how I felt.》, p. 87-88
《I WAS SICK OF IT -- Sick of being pushed around for having a body that can bear children.》, p. 107
《I was upset by Johan's reaction. Did he not have any expectations? Was I the only one getting my hopes up? Did he not like me back? These thoughts scared me.》, p. 113
《- I wanted to tear out the eyes of everyone there... ... so that I would be the only one to look at you.》, p. 114
《- Give me some time. I'll make it happen, no matter what it takes. Even if the road ahead is hellish... ... I'll make sure... ... you never know it.》, p. 116
《The sounds of music and drunken laughter from the banquet hall were unending. Once they stopped, we would have to return to our respective stations... ... as the heir of Valdemar and the fiancée of the Lord of Indridson.》, p. 119
《I wished he'd visit me even as a devil... That's how much I yearned... ... for Johan.》, p. 164
《THAT LITTLE GIRL, WHO HAD BEEN SO DESPERATELY HOLDING ON-- WHO WOULD EMBRACE HER IF I DIDN'T?》, p. 202
《Johan must have been fully aware. He knew better than Winfried... ... about the bright future he would have to give up. And yet, the only thing Johan was worried about was me.》, p. 212
《I thought my petulant behavior would cause Johan... ... to lose his patience and leave me alone for the night... I was frightened he would become distant even as I hoped my behavior would cause him to go away.》, p. 238
《- You might become tainted...》, p. 243
《- You're perfect, Inette. Do you think there's any part of you I would reject?》, p. 244
《- The more I wanted you to love me, the more breathtaking you became.》, p. 245
《- But I was still happy you chose a worm like me. No matter what you do to me... ... I'm willing to do anything if you'll let me hold you... ... like I did on our first night together. If you want to use me, I'll happily be your pawn. Even if you stab me and I bleed out... ... I'll be fine with it as long as you're the one holding the knife. I CAN'T GIVE YOU UP.》, p. 262-263
《- Even if it means you'll be miserable for the rest of your life... ...BE MISERABLE BY MY SIDE.》, p. 266
《- If you want me to wait, I'll wait. Just don't push me away like this.》, p. 284
《As I left that jail-like tower... ... and embarked on a long journey to my new prison... ... all I could think of was that fateful summer, and the feelings I had locked away in that tower.》, p. 296-297
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
This story is so absolutely toxic that it burnt itself into my system. Seriously, I find it so repulsively toxic sometimes that I cannot stop and guzzle it down like a madman thirsting in a desert. Oh, also the art is so extremely pretty, I want to rip off the pages to hange them in my apartment as posters.
While the beginning was interesting but not Sooo great, now the story really takes up speed! It's enticing, interesting, has a nice touch of supernatural and mystique, while also sometimes giving me the heebie jeebies.
UPDATE: I've finally finished the webtoon and the ending, the ENDING y'all!! 😭 perfection 🤌 I was towards the last third truly worries it'd be a tragedy. There is so much tension, trauma and hurt, especially on John's part. But the ending is exactly what I needed and was orchestrated heavenly. 😌 Brownie points also for giving me a story that was always 10/10 did not see that coming. Kudos!!