It was a late night in Lanark when an unexpected encounter took place between Princess Sasha of Kolhis and Leopold von Conradie.
The man bore a striking resemblance to the people of Kolhis, catching her attention not just through his appearance but with an unmistakable rebellion in his dark, wounded gaze. It was as if he regarded her as his natural-born enemy—a feeling she was all too familiar with on the battlefield.
Unlike others, he didn't bow in her presence or attempt to lay a kiss on her hand; instead, he stood there, holding his head high with an air of inherited nobility, and his facial expression was the epitome of seriousness.
In her thoughts, Sasha played with the idea of seeing his handsome face transformed by a radiant smile.
The Archduke finally shifted his disapproving gaze from his wife to fix it on the Princess of Kolhis.
