Red Tape

*This work is set in a fictional Western country and is unrelated to actual history. Please keep this in mind while enjoying the story.* In the northern duke's mansion, Glassdale, named for its frozen pond that resembles glass, Liam, who lost his mother at a young age and found himself alone, becomes the gamekeeper of Glassdale. Before him, a young master with a name meaning 'white snow' appears. Erwin Carlywell. A young master as pure and noble as his name. Liam deeply admires the young master, who seems to be of a different birth than himself, but "How barbaric." "Let go. Don't touch me. It's filthy." All he receives in return is cold disdain and neglect. Meanwhile, Erwin,...