Under the Oak Tree, Vol. 2

As her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope. Her voice and her magic strengthen every day; the only parts of Calypse Castle left to refurbish are its gardens, which she plans to fill with blooming flowers; and the way her husband, the recalcitrant war hero Sir Riftan, looks at her from across their bedroom makes her feel, for the first time in her life, that she might be worthy of love and affection.

Maxi's life is never that easy. Just as she begins to feel at home with Riftan, she receives a surprise visit from Princess Agnes, the renowned sorceress who might have become Riftan's wife had he chosen to divorce Maxi after the Dragon Campaign. The princess is not at all what Maxi expected, and her arrival stirs up complicated emotions and politics that could reshape the marriage Maxi is only beginning to trust.

This is the second volume of the official English translation of Suji Kim's Korean web novel, published in print by Inklore in November 2025. It collects chapters 77-133 of the original serial.