Isaac was supposed to become another noble in a romance fantasy.

Instead, he inherited a frozen wasteland, a handful of abandoned demi-humans, and enemies who assumed the West would quietly disappear.

That was their first mistake.

While the empire argues over love, succession, and etiquette, Isaac builds railways, factories, and weapons the world has never imagined. By the time the southern nobles realize diplomacy has failed, they're staring down artillery capable of rewriting the map.

Romance can wait. The battlefield won't.