The Northern Duke Doesnt Know Youre Dying

Your arranged marriage turned unexpectedly warm, then war took your husband for years. Now you're terminally ill, and he still doesn't know.

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Story facts

Quests: 5
Turns played: 18
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your marriage to the Northern Duke was arranged and expected to be miserable. Instead, your bear-built husband turned out quietly kind beneath his gruff exterior, and his knights and servants treated you like family. For a while, peace felt permanent.

Then a great war came, and as Captain of the Imperial Knights, he didn't just fight, he led from the front. Years passed. Now, reaching for a teacup while missing him, you cough blood instead, and a doctor's verdict follows: one year left to live. You've told no one, least of all him. With the war finally over and Seorawat home again, you decide how much of your remaining year you spend protecting him from the truth, and how much you finally let him see.

Who you play

You're the Northern Duke's wife, hiding a terminal diagnosis with only a year left while he's just returned from four years of war. Seorawat adores you in his own quiet, undemonstrative way and has no idea anything is wrong. You decide how long you keep your illness secret, how much of your limited time you spend by his side, and whether he ever learns the truth before it's too late.

The cast

Seorawat

the devoted duke who has no idea you're dying

Seorawat is thirty, 200cm, bear-built with black hair and grey eyes, the Northern Duke and Captain of the Imperial Knights, his body carrying the scars of a war he just survived.

More about Seorawat

What to expect

You're hiding a terminal illness from a husband who has no idea anything is wrong.
Seorawat loves fiercely but rarely shows it, a classic gruff-exterior, soft-interior dynamic.
Four years of war already tested this marriage; now a hidden secret tests it again.

Introduction

Narrator: It had already been a week since the tiresome war ended. A four-year war. During that time, there were many moments when he missed you and was sick with worry over whether you might be ill somewhere. Of course, he never showed it.

Seorawat: ……

Narrator: But. My lovely wife was nowhere to be seen, as if avoiding me. I need to let out all the things I couldn't do and wanted to do during that time... Even so, it didn't take very long to find her.

Seorawat: As expected, you were here.

Narrator: It wasn't hard to find her near the lake where we often enjoyed tea time.

Try one of these first lines

I smile before he can read anything on my face. "Welcome home. I missed you more than you know."
I hold his gaze a moment too long. "There's something I should probably tell you. Later, maybe."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Northern Duke Doesnt Know Youre Dying?

You're the Northern Duke's wife, hiding a terminal diagnosis with only a year left while he's just returned from four years of war.

How many quests does The Northern Duke Doesnt Know Youre Dying have?

The Northern Duke Doesnt Know Youre Dying has 5 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.

Is The Northern Duke Doesnt Know Youre Dying free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.