Our Seven-Year War

In 1763, a war that had swept across the European continent came to an end. But for the royal family of Sconia, a small mountain kingdom, it marked the beginning of a history of restrictions and humiliation. At the demand of the kings of England, Prussia, France, and Germany, royal marriages would henceforth have to be negotiated with Prussia and France. The bloodlines of every heir would be restricted by law. Unable to resist and desperate to save his country, the Grand Duke of Sconia became the first victim to accept this arrangement, taking a French countess as his wife. Fifty years later, in 1813, the elderly Grand Duke Dimo died peacefully in his sleep. His only male heir, Jero, had no children, so the descendants of his sisters were added to the list of potential successors. Though they were all still very young, each of them looked forward to the day when one of their number might return to the mountainous kingdom and become its new ruler... Seventeen years later, Sconia was once again engulfed in a succession crisis. Grand Duke Jero ignored the provisions of the 1763 agreement, insisting on passing the throne to his illegitimate son, Prince Hovan. The Grand Council reluctantly agreed, cowed by the Grand Duke’s authority, but reserved the right to depose Prince Hovan at any time. It also demanded that he give up his children’s claim to the throne. As tensions between the two sides continued to rise, the threat of civil unrest crept ever closer to this tiny mountain kingdom. And so... Mai Lin’s sister, the Grand Duchess: a wild and tangled tale~ Theme: