mean!price who was a mercenary but gained the title of a baron when he aided the king during the war. with the lack of man power, the group of bandits were seen as saviors from the common people. therefore the king had no choice but to reward them, much to his dismay.
but price, who knew the ploys of powerful rich men, wanted more than a title which had no guarantee of safety for him and his men. he wanted a noble wife fron a distinguished lineage who will give him heirs and a name that will remain untouchable.
the king, having no daughters, procured the daughter of a marquis. much to the chagrin of the marquis who had to send his one and only daughter, renowned as the flower of spring, to a mercenary.
however, upon the wedding night, the veiled bride turned out to be the marquis hidden illegitimate child who bore no reassemble or sophistication of a noble woman.
instead, a scrawny woman who couldn't even hold her head up high was his bride. nothing like the infamous woman he was promised.
furious, price could not even retaliate as he was given the daughter of a marquis as promised, even if it was an illegitimate child.
price returned to the battlefield instead of residing with his new bride. leaving her to fend for herself in a castle where she held no true name. the servants and the maids paid her no mind.
she was a baroness in name only and remained a ghost within the foreign walls of her new home.
the years passed by until her husband finally returned, only in a coffin. a battle taking his life after playing with death for so many years.
however, on the day of his burial the once dead man came back to life, with only her name on his lips.
the hateful man who detested her so intensely clung to her as if she was his lifeline.
as she took care of him, a man who lost his memories but only she remained, she slowly realized the man who came back to her wasn't her husband, but a being that did not belong in this realm.
even so, she could not bear to let him go. the lonely girl craved the warmth that only he gave to her.
however, it wasn't long before the unknown entity and the soul of the dead man clashed and both vied for her affection.
(price making a deal with an unknown entity as he was on the verge of death, he wanted fame of his name. he gave his body so he could return and gain what was rightfully his, glory.
however, caged in his own body, his soul forced down to the deepest and darkness part of his being, price gained affection as he watched the play of romance between the entity wearing his face and the wife he neglected.
for once price desired something beyond greatness, but what was once rightfully his, was given away by his own hands, to the beast who refused to give it back)