The Rose family, one of the three dukedoms of the Empire, is deeply rooted as a royalist faction.

While Redburn (outwardly) represents the interests of the nobility and Julius of the North remains neutral, the Rose family balances the scales by supporting the imperial family.

Many people revere the Rose family as the "companions of the Imperial House" and believe they are the most powerful among the three ducal houses due to the imperial family's protection.

However, like a duck paddling furiously beneath the surface, the reality inside is quite different.

This is because appeasing the Imperial House is extremely …