Under the Oak Tree
Sangsilipeseo, 상수리나무 아래, Bajo el Roble, Sous le chêne

Maximilian de Rovano is the unwanted stuttering daughter of a cruel duke, offered in marriage to the lowborn knight Riftan Calypse as a political afterthought. Expecting a brute who will reject her, she silently braces for a life of loneliness. Instead, Riftan's fierce gaze ignites something terrifying and tender within her. After a single night together, he departs for a three-year dragon campaign, leaving Maxi clinging to a fragile hope. When Riftan returns as a renowned hero, he sweeps her away to his fortress, determined to give her the world she was denied. But Maxi is no longer the same fragile girl, and navigating his smothering affection while wrestling with her own awakening desires becomes her greatest trial. Under the sweeping branches of an ancient oak, she must find her voice and prove that she is worthy of her own legendary love story.

A stuttering noble’s daughter, Maximilian, blooms after a forced marriage to a lowborn knight who returns a war hero, determined to cherish her as his wife.

After a forced marriage, a stuttering noblewoman falls for her knight husband who returns a hero, but she must find her voice and strength in his shadow.

Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Historical, Josei, Slice of Life, Adult, Marriage of Convenience, Character Growth, Webtoon

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