Ichyeojin Deulpan

Thalia Roem Gurta is the unwanted princess born from an imperial affair. She grows up warped between cold parents, hostile half-siblings, and contemptuous servants, defending herself by sharpening her words against anyone who comes near. The one person before whom her thorns fail her is Varkas Raedgo Sheerkan, prince of the East. Raised as both a court retainer and heir to a grand duchy under discipline that bordered on abuse, he has muted most of his emotions and lives only for family honor. To honor a promise made to the late Empress he is engaged to Thalia's half-sister Ayla, and Thalia begins to come apart in silence. Her doomed love, however, runs into an unforeseen turning point.