From General to Bride: Marrying My Strongest Rival

In the kingdom of Alderia, women on the battlefield are often met with scorn, yet First Princess Leone has never allowed prejudice to dictate her path. Rejecting the gowns expected of royalty, she dons iron armor and commands armies as a knight general. Known throughout the realm as the "Golden Lion," she is revered for her fearless courage in combat. For Leone, the sword has always been the only companion that truly matters. Everything changes during a brutal military campaign when an unexpected marriage proposal arrives from Zergios, a rival nation teetering on the edge of collapse. The offer comes not from a diplomat, but from Marshal Berthold—Leone’s fiercest adversary and the man whose blade has crossed hers countless times. Stoic, blunt, and sparing with his words, Berthold treats her not as a delicate princess, but as an equal forged in war. Their interactions read less like courtship and more like the tactical exchanges of two seasoned commanders. Yet beneath his gruff exterior lies a directness that slowly dismantles the walls Leone has built around herself. Bound together by a sudden union, these two warriors must navigate uncharted territory, discovering what awaits those who have lived their entire lives by the sword.