The Duchy of Toussaint is a small duchy subordinate to the Nilfgaardian Empire.
Its area is not large, with only the main city of Beauclair, surrounded by dozens of vineyards, and several small villages.
The total population of the entire country is estimated to be less than 30,000, making it one of the sparsely populated kingdoms in the Southern Realms.
However, thanks to its pleasant year-round climate and fertile volcanic ash soil, Toussaint is rich in grapes and various wines, making it a well-deserved Kingdom of Wine.
Without exaggeration, Toussaint's wines are unrivaled and unique throughout the North and South Continents.
The most famous wine, Est Est, is Toussaint's national treasure; only a few hundred bottles are produced each year, each worth several hundred orens or more, and often sold at exorbitant prices, sometimes even several times their original value.
The revenue from this single wine could even support an army of several thousand people.
It is precisely because Toussaint is rich in wine and its transportation location is very convenient that the country's commerce is extremely developed, with most residents of the entire kingdom engaged in wine-related industries.
Toussaint's economic level, even compared to powerful nations, may not match in total output, but the happiness of its people is probably among the highest in the entire North and South Continents.
It is also because of its beautiful environment and happy people that Toussaint is known as the 'Fairytale Kingdom' and the 'Land of Wine and Love'.
Due to the rise of the Nilfgaardian Empire and the basic pacification of the Southern Continent, Toussaint, as a relative of the current Emperor Emhyr through the Henriettas family, has been under the protection of the Nilfgaardian Empire.
It not only enjoys a high degree of autonomy but also is not subject to Nilfgaardian aggression, maintaining peace for over a hundred years.
Starting decades ago, Toussaint had already significantly reduced its military strength, to the point where it could not even muster an army capable of distant expeditions.
Today, apart from a ducal guard numbering a few hundred, the main armed forces of the entire duchy are the ducal knights who have sworn allegiance to Duchess Anna.
This is why a single high-ranking vampire, Dettlaff, almost had the ability to destroy Beauclair and the entire country.
When Guilliman appeared in Toussaint's territory, carrying his female slave Sienna with one hand, he immediately felt the beauty of this fairytale kingdom.
Warm climate, ample sunshine, vibrant flowers, beautiful environment, lush vegetation, blooming flowers everywhere, filled with the fragrance of wine.
It truly is a wonderful place for vacations and retirement.
No wonder it is loved by so many gamers.
Standing on a hillside covered in flowers, Guilliman took a deep breath, gazing at the distant, beautifully shaped, vast, and extremely conspicuous city of Beauclair.
He reached out and patted Sienna's plump backside, grinning as he said:
"We're about to enter the city, little slave."
"You haven't been back to Beauclair in a long time, have you? But will the residents there still recognize you?"
"Don't let us enter the city only for you to be recognized immediately."
"If that happens, it will be difficult for you to get your revenge."
Hearing the Witcher's slightly teasing tone, Sienna withdrew her nostalgic gaze.
She turned her head to look at the Witcher, her eyes no longer filled with hatred, but rather a complex and inexpressible emotion.
After witnessing Guilliman slaughter over a hundred bandits as easily as chopping melons and dicing vegetables in just one afternoon.
And using miraculous means to collect a large amount of treasure and supplies, also able to use various powerful Signs, instantly transporting people over a hundred kilometers from the Kingdom of Nazair to the Kingdom of Toussaint.
His demonic demeanor made it clear that he was a powerful being beyond the reach of mortals.
This intelligent woman, born into a ducal family, well-traveled, and even a relative of the sorceress Fringilla Vigo, already understood that she could not defeat the man beside her with her own strength.
Even if the entire Toussaint ducal guard were dispatched, they would likely be massacred by this man.
Moreover, after signing the soul contract, she didn't even have the right to resist this man.
Now, all she could do was obey, try her best to please this Witcher, and let him help her get revenge and reclaim what she had lost.
As for what to do after that, Sienna was actually a bit lost.
Her life was a broken one; from the moment she was born, despite being in a noble ducal family with no worries about food and clothing.
But because of the legend of the Black Sun curse, whether it was her parents, her sisters, the courtiers in the palace, or the servants who served them, everyone looked at her with strange eyes, as if she were a monster.
No matter what happened in the palace, people would always attribute misfortune to her first, believing that the so-called Black Sun curse was the root of all misfortune.
Growing up in such an environment, how could Sienna become a simple and happy girl?
She pursed her lips and whispered:
"No, Master."
"I rarely left the palace when I was young, and besides my sister and a few internal officials in the palace, no one else recognized me."
"Besides."
"It's been ten years since I was exiled, and perhaps those who saw me have long forgotten me."
"Perhaps many residents of Beauclair have already forgotten that the ducal family had two daughters."
Sienna's voice did not carry much sadness; when a person has no hope for the future, they naturally have no disappointment.
Guilliman hummed in response.
He heard the sadness in Sienna's heart, but he wouldn't be a good guy and try to counsel this complicated woman beside him.
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