Northern Duke's Secret Bride

The Crown married her to the Grand Duke so she could keep watch over the North.
So every week, she writes two letters. One to her husband, one to the Crown.
He writes what he feels, then strikes it out. She writes the truth, then strikes it out.
And held to a candle, every struck-out word shows through.

The Northern Duke's Secret Bride is an epistolary romance adventure where you love in letters, and deceive in letters.

■ His true heart, read by candlelight
The letters of Kassian, the taciturn Grand Duke of the North, are full of blotted-out lines. Light the candle, and the feelings he wrote and struck out rise to the surface.

■ The Crown's orders, read through a grille card
Lay a bronze card full of holes over Countess Isolde's affectionate letters, and a handful of words become a hidden order.

■ One evening, two letters
To him, you write the week's stories and the questions you long to ask. To the Crown, you write a report: the truth, a varnished version, a lie, or silence. A truth told to one side is a betrayal of the other.

■ He asks, he remembers, he tests
He asks questions, makes requests, and brings up things you said weeks ago. Lie to him, and he'll notice first, somewhere in his struck lines.

■ A reply in 10 minutes
Send your letters, and the raven flies off and returns with a reply 10 minutes later. While you wait through the night, walk the castle and hear its people's stories. You'll get a notification when the reply arrives.

■ A winter castle and its people
The kitchen, the greenhouse, the village, the library, the bell tower, and the room of Nina, your maid. Walk the castle, grow close to its people, and gather intel. The closer you grow, the heavier each line of your report becomes.

■ Eight weeks of winter, 20 endings
Will you confess, or keep your secret to the very end? Whether you hear every word he struck out at the castle gate in spring, or end with a letter discovered, is up to your pen.

· Optional rewarded ads can deliver a reply immediately. Standard post and all 20 endings are free.
· Express post costs 1 wax seal. A stationery set costs 2. Standard post and all endings are free. Unlimited express and two stationery sets · Buy once.
· Collectibles: Unsent Letters, The Northern Gallery, The Scribe’s Inks, Sounds of the Castle, Branching Bookmarks.
· The story can be enjoyed without an internet connection.
· Progress is saved on your device.