Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-afterΓÇöbut this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree,the #1 webnovel on MANTAcontinues in this second volume. The gorgeous first edition hardcover of Under the Oak Tree: Volume 2 (The Novel) will feature designed sprayed page edgesfull-color patterned endpapersfoil stamping on the coverand a ribbon bookmark! As her first winter in Anatol turns to springLady 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 gardenswhich she plans to fill with blooming flowers; and the way her husbandthe recalcitrant war hero Sir Riftanlooks at her from across their bedroom makes her feelfor the first time in her lifethat she might be worthy of love and affection. HoweverMaxi’s life is never that easy. Just as she begins to feel at home with RiftanMaxi receives a surprise visit from Princess Agnesthe renowned sorceress who might have become Riftan’s wife if he’d decided to divorce Maxi after the Dragon Campaign. Not at all what Maxi expectedthe princess stirs up complicated emotions and politics that could lead to monumental changes in Maxi and Riftan’s relationship. This volume collects chapters 77-133 of the original webnovel by Suji Kim.