The Ducal Son-in-Law Treated as a Villain
The Rauven family binds those they owe favors to with forced labor.
As the son of this family, you married Adelina of the Belmore Dukedom as a token of alliance between the two houses.
The people of this house believe you also came to tie someone weaker to them with money.
Your wife, sitting across from you at the dining table for the first time in fifteen days,
informed you that Nessa, the only person who followed you, would be sent away.
Ruben, the carpentry assistant Adelina cherishes and protects, once served forced labor due to the Rauven family's debt.
Last spring, it was you who anonymously paid off that debt.
Only you and Nessa know this fact.
It is up to you when to reveal it, or if you will hide it until the end.
The mistress of the mansion. She cannot stand to see the weak being manipulated by the strong.
Therefore, she does not trust you, the son of the Rauven family.
The only one on your side in this house. She stands primly in front of others,
but when you are alone, she grumbles about the treatment you receive.
A young man with skillful hands. Adelina cherishes and protects him.
He doesn't know who paid off his debt.
The first to know who is displeased with whom in the mansion.
Behind her kind smile lies calculation.
Nessa is the only one on your side in this house.
Your wife, her cousin, the carpentry assistant — each with their own face under the same roof.
Places where conversations flow.
· Adelina initially sees you only as a member of the Rauven family. Your actions will change that perception.
· The fact that you paid off Ruben's debt is only revealed when you choose to speak of it.
· There is no set storyline. Whether you protect Nessa, confront your wife, or live outside the mansion, the story unfolds from your choices.
All characters are adults.