Beast of the Frozen Night

difficult labor on the day she gave birth to Daymond.

Because of this, the Grand Duchy’s illegitimate son attracted all sorts of attention from the moment he was born.
The child who was born from the mother’s sorrow and tears was gloomy from birth.
He didn’t smile or cry, and he didn’t show much emotion.

Moreover, the child did not have the characteristic of the Grand Duke’s family that has been passed down from generation to generation, but resembled the secret man’s appearance.
A child with black hair and red eyes was born to the Grand Duke’s family, where before there had only ever been blonde hair resembling the sun.
So it was obvious how his appearance would be reflected in people’s eyes.

Even though he was a lovely child with smooth black hair and ruby-like clear eyes, people started to say baseless things because of his odd appearance.
That the Lady bore the seed of a non-human being .
.
.

[That hair color, those red eyes.
It’s terrible.]

[No matter how you look at it, he must be the devil’s child.]

The blame for Mariel’s death was directed at the young Lord.

Since illegitimate children were originally regarded as a source of sin, the rumor spread like wildfire.

Knowing how it would affect the child, they blatantly grimaced and walked away every time they saw Daymond’s face.
It was because they quickly realized that there was nothing the little noble boy could do.
On top of that, no one would protect him.

There was also a common opinion that they felt displeasure and fear when facing the child.

The Grand Duke closed his ears despite hearing the rumors and locked himself in his room out of the guilt of causing his daughter to die.
The only ones taking care of the young Daymond were the careless servants.
They only prepared meals according to the time, just like feeding a dog, and no one cared for him affectionately.

Until the child was seven years old, he grew up all alone.

A child who grew up alone amidst the shunning of the world, once he reached educational age, he began to stand out with distinction.
He was so intelligent that even a private tutor would be rendered speechless.
He quickly mastered things such that, if he was taught one martial art, his skills would be ten times as great.

Around that time, the Grand Duke finally came out of his room after hearing the news of his clever grandson.
Although he was of illegitimate blood, Daymond was the only heir to the Grand Duke’s family.