Brody came out of her room and crossed over to the adjacent room.

River and the woman who attacked him were peacefully asleep.

‘Did they have a good rest?’

After briefly checking on their condition, Brody headed downstairs.

Hm. Brody was surprised to see Inyoung moving in the kitchen. Aidan was already cleaning up.

Dangerous items like broken dishes and knives were already sorted out.

‘Ugh…’

Brody sighed as she noticed a single drop of red stain on the kitchen counter.

‘When did I see this small trace?’

Brody wiped away the marks with a linen cloth.

Cleaning up bloodstains turned out to be more routine than she thought. While dealing with it, the hangover she had forgotten about resurfaced, pounding in her head.

‘Does licking my head make it better? No, maybe if Aidan licks his own head, will his headache disappear? But anatomically, that would be impossible. Is it because he can’t cut his hair? Then how about rubbing saliva on his hands and rubbing them on his head?’

Being in the same space as Aidan after their recent argument made Brody think of various things to distract herself.

Better to ask about the ‘woman who attacked River’ instead. Who is she? Why did Brody fight with her?

However, Aidan remained silent throughout the cleaning. Brody hesitated to bring up the topic herself, and she kept her mouth shut.

After finishing the cleanup, Aidan quietly opened the closed window and left without a word.

Only then could Brody breathe a sigh of relief.

She seemed to have a lot on her mind, just like Brody did.

Brody went back upstairs.

Then, she entered a room that was not her own.

On the bed, there was a pale River and an even paler woman.

Approaching the woman with black hair that cast a deep shadow on her face, Brody remembered the recent incident in the kitchen.

River was bleeding profusely, and the woman was swinging a knife around. Though it was a chaotic situation, Brody distinctly heard the woman’s words.

And the scream that echoed as if in agony lingered in Brody’s ears.

“Give me back my daughter! You cruel bastards! Even if you’re thrown into the fires of hell, it won’t be enough! My daughter, oh, my poor daughter who hasn’t reached adulthood yet…”

‘Nike?!’

She definitely said ‘Nike.’ ‘My daughter, Nike.’

Feeling the familiar name striking her ears, Brody realized who the woman in front of her was.

‘That name, this situation, it’s clear!’

This insane woman was a minor character from the original novel, ‘Caleb Miller.’

‘Caleb Miller.’
Originally from the North, she married a knight and lived happily, having a daughter.

However, her husband passed away early due to an unexpected accident, and Caleb stepped into the frontlines to support her and her daughter.

It was a time when the North and the Empire were not openly in conflict, and she was recognized for her exceptional abilities, being chosen as a maid in the Duke’s mansion in the capital.

Having a vision and sense to not only understand the trends of the times but also create styles that would hit in the future.

Thus, Caleb Miller, an outsider, rose above all the maids in the Duke’s mansion to become the head maid.

Although she had to deal with difficult people in the Duke’s mansion.

Within the wealthy Duke’s mansion, she could freely display her talents, and it was peaceful days where she could also raise her daughter well.

However, as the confrontation between the North and the Imperial family deepened, her daily life shattered like glass.

Jack McCarthy’s mother, who learned that she was from the North, consciously pushed her away.

Driven out overnight, she traveled day and night with her daughter to return to the North.

After enduring numerous life-threatening days and finally successfully passing through the Perdan Fortress.

Her group was captured by the Imperial army.

Unfortunately, there was a soldier in the Imperial army who had worked in the Duke’s mansion, and that soldier blurted out her origin.

In the chaos, she lost her daughter and went through harsh experiences.

Fortunately, amidst the misfortune, the Northern Duke was assassinated, and the war suddenly ended.

The Northern territories returned to the Imperial family, the Imperial army withdrew, and she was left in the land of the North.

But having lost everything, she went mad.

Originally, in the original work, she was the empress who was almost killed.

After winning the war, the empress and her group traveled around the North for inspection.

It was during this time that they encountered the insane Caleb.

Caleb, who had suffered from the Imperial army, held a deep grudge against the Empire. So, she tried to kill the empress, and the ‘original Brody’ used this madwoman driven by jealousy.

However, the empress cleverly dealt with the situation, avoiding Caleb’s murder threats, and worked to cure the insane woman, bringing her back to sanity.

The empress found Caleb’s daughter for her, showing kindness.

So, Caleb was captivated and dedicated complete loyalty to the empress.