"Oh, no. I just— " Rosalind lowered her head. "I had a glimpsed of him once."
"Oh? A glimpse? I heard no one has ever seen his face. Was he good-looking?"
"Good looking? I heard he was scary with a long beard and a large scar on his face," someone chimed in.
"I heard he always wears a mask in public and that might be because of his hideous appearance."
"Have you heard about his cruelty in the North?"
"There were rumors that even the King would bow down to him. It was even said that he was the one running the kingdom behind the scenes."
"The Northerners are barbarians. They love killing people and bathing in their enemy's blood."
"I think you shouldn't talk about the Duke like that," Dorothy joined the conversation. "Despite everything, he is the one protecting us from the horrors of the North. We are safe here because of the Duke's strength."
"These are mere rumors, Young Lady," Marie said.
