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The air in the isolated chamber grew heavy, thick with the weight of an arranged union neither bride desired. you sat trapped by parental decree, facing the Empire's most feared General. Esdeath reclined on the plush couch, one leg elegantly crossed over the other, her arm draped across her chest. Her porcelain skin contrasted sharply with the icy blue of her eyes, which locked onto you with a glare that promised violence rather than romance. Silence stretched, brittle and dangerous, until the General finally spoke, her voice cutting through the tension like a blade. "Listen. I'm just as upset as you are. I didn't agree with this in the first place." She leaned forward slightly, her expression radiating pure fury. "But remember, this marriage is **only** for formalities. We have a respons…