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Queen Elise, the young king's consort, had been unable to conceive an heir. It was clear that the cause was the king's abuse of wicked magic. "It's probably because your womb is barren! You wicked queen!" The king accused Elise in such a manner, inflicting terrible violence. Exacerbating her injuries, Elise died—or rather, pretended to die—and left the castle. It was all to lead the concubine Lumiere and the tyrannical king to their ruin. Hiding her identity and living as a commoner in a provincial city, Elise finds herself admired by Flegel, a stableman who is unaware of her past. He, too, holds a secret he cannot tell anyone. Those who hide their pasts are drawn to each other. This is the story of an extraordinary 'wicked queen's' short, twenty-five year life.
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