Duke, You're a Bit Stiff (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 84

Since the island incident, Owen had come to trust Artia.

After witnessing that scene with his own eyes, he had no choice but to believe.

‘At first, I was startled, thinking she was in cahoots with those strange red-painted fellows…’

Artia’s swift adaptation to the island—as if she’d lived there all her life—remained vivid in his mind.

Especially her image wearing a bone necklace, arms raised high upon the dais.

That was absolutely nothing like the frail Duchess he’d heard about through rumors.

Quite the opposite, in fact.

The overwhelming presence radiating from her petite frame was the strongest Owen had ever seen.

Any ordinary woman would’ve trembled in fear and clung tightly to the knights in such a situation.

Yet Artia showed no sign of shrinking back in unfamiliar surroundings; instead, she boldly shouted commands when others fell into traps—each action continually astonished Owen.

‘What happened to her? Or rather… just who is this woman?’

Had dark magic truly changed her so, or had something in the North altered her after she ate something strange?

If she hadn’t been special, would the tribe have truly revered her so?

He even wondered if they treated her like a deity simply because her aura had overwhelmed them.

Regardless of when exactly her prophetic ability had emerged, it was precisely what Owen needed right now.

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