# WebtoonLib — Asha of the Border #2: Chapter 1 ## Series - title: Asha of the Border - slug: asha-of-the-border-7nqarudm ## Chapter - number: 2 - chapter_key: 2-9ic5x3 - title: Chapter 1 - release_date: 2026-09-25 ### Summary In the Kingdom of Groer, a cursed prophecy is told in the wizard's tower: the princess who is to be born will steal her parents' breath, swallow the palace's moon, and bathe the crown in blood. Ten years later, Renée faces the birthday said to have swallowed her mother; her father comforts her and tells her a goblin story. But her father dies of a mysterious illness, her grandmother blames Renée and sends her far away. While fleeing, Renée encounters a soldier with a sword and faces the fear of death, when a mysterious figure offers her help. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Renee recalls her mother's death and royal records branding her as destroyer of father's heaven - Wizard reveals prophecy that princess born when wind turns before dawn will kill parents and bloody crown - Swordsman threatens small child while another voice offers to even the odds - Ten years later on Renee's birthday the king falls ill and dies while telling goblin story - Renee's father tells her she is now his heaven after heaven changed - Queen Dowager accuses Renee of killing her son and orders her sent far abroad ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In the Kingdom of Groer, a cursed prophecy is told in the wizard's tower: the princess who is to be born will steal her parents' breath, swallow the palace's moon, and bathe the crown in blood. ### Spoiler summary In the Kingdom of Groer, a cursed prophecy is told in the wizard's tower: the princess who is to be born will steal her parents' breath, swallow the palace's moon, and bathe the crown in blood. Ten years later, Renée faces the birthday said to have swallowed her mother; her father comforts her and tells her a goblin story. But her father dies of a mysterious illness, her grandmother blames Renée and sends her far away. While fleeing, Renée encounters a soldier with a sword and faces the fear of death, when a mysterious figure offers her help. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 119 ### Content THE KINGDOM OF GROER, THE SORCERER'S TOWER SO... NOT ONLY IS MY GRANDCHILD A PRINCESS INSTEAD OF A PRINCE, BUT NOW YOU ARE TELLING ME SHE IS DESTINED TO HARM MY SON? YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IT WHEN THE PROPHECY COMES TO PASS. HOWEVER, IF THE PROPHECY IS ONLY PROVEN BY THE KING'S DEATH... WILL IT NOT BE TOO LATE? THE STARS HAVE WHISPERED: FATE HAS ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN. ROYAL BLOOD SHALL CALL FOR ROYAL BLOOD. AT THE TURNING OF THE WIND BEFORE DAWN, A CHILD SHALL DRAW ITS FIRST BREATH. CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR MAJESTY. IT IS A PRINCESS. THE ONE THUS BORN SHALL SEVER THE BREATHS OF HER PARENTS. THAT SAME DAWN, THE CHILD SHALL DEVOUR THE PALACE MOON, AND ONE DAY BATHE THE CROWN IN BLOOD. 10 YEARS LATER WOW! TAKE IT AWAY. BUT, YOUR MAJESTY— WHAT IS THERE TO CELEBRATE ABOUT THE DAY THE GIRL DEVOURED HER OWN MOTHER? HOW UTTERLY THOUGHTLESS OF YOU. THE DOWAGER QUEEN SAID THAT? IT’S ALWAYS WHILE I’M AWAY! IT’S THE DAY MOTHER WENT AWAY. EVEN THE ROYAL RECORDS SAY THAT I WAS BORN BY DESTROYING MY FATHER'S PARADISE... LISTEN, RENÉE. PARADISE IS MY JOY AND MY SOLACE, BUT IT DOESN’T ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE SAME FORM. PARADISE IS ALWAYS CHANGING. MY PARADISE HAS MERELY UNDERGONE A CHANGE... AND NOW, YOU ARE MY PARADISE. IT HASN’T GONE AWAY. HONESTLY, THOSE OUTRAGEOUS RECORDS... I SHOULD JUST BURN THEM ALL. ANYWAY. DON’T LOOK SO DOWN, ALL RIGHT? THEN... TELL ME THE GOBLIN STORY, FATHER. HAHAHA! MY GOODNESS. YOU'VE HEARD IT A HUNDRED TIMES ALREADY, DO YOU REALLY LOVE IT THAT MUCH? BECAUSE SOMETIMES I HEAR THAT SOUND FROM YOUR ROOM. THE GOBLIN SOUND. ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH THE GOBLIN, FATHER? AH... ER— HAHA, WELL NOW... HOW EMBARRASSING. YOU'VE CAUGHT ME! NOW YOU KNOW... THAT I PRACTICE MY STORYTELLING EVERY NIGHT! I'LL PUT MY SKILLS TO THE TEST, THEN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR? IN THE FAR SOUTH, AND SO DREW ALL THE WORLD'S CRUEL ENVY. THERE LIES A MOUNTAIN LOVED TOO DEARLY BY THE GODS, FOR THERE DWELLS THE BLUE GOBLIN. UH GUHH GROAN URGH URGH... URRGHH... RETCH GHHH... THERE IT IS AGAIN. THE GOBLIN SOUND. UGHH... GHHH... RETCH GHHH... GHHK... URKGHH URGH... GHHHHH... GRK... GRRRR... URRGHH... FATHER? FATHER, WHAT’S WRONG...? DARLING. AH— YOU’VE KILLED MY SON AFTER ALL! MY ETERNAL REGRET IS THAT I LET YOU LIVE. SAY SOMETHING! F-F-FATHER WAS A G-GOBLIN... I UNDERSTAND YOUR GRIEF, YOUR MAJESTY, BUT YOU MUST NAME AN HEIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU WANT ME TO GIVE THAT STAMMERING FOOL A ROYAL EDUCATION?! I CAN’T BEAR TO LOOK AT THAT FACE ANY LONGER. SEND THE PRINCESS TO STUDY ABROAD, AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE! DARLING. HE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MOTHER. IT’S TRUE, I KILLED MY FATHER’S PARADISE. AND NOW, EVEN FATHER... GASP! AAH!! HUFF HUFF HUFF HUFF !! FOR THE ETERNAL GLORY OF THE GROER KINGDOM. IS THAT... THE GOBLIN? ! PLEASE, SPARE ME. I DON'T WANT TO DIE. A KID? KGEH! A GROWN-UP WITH A SWORD AGAINST THIS TINY KID? THAT'S A LOW BLOW. URK! HOW ABOUT IT, KID? WANT ME TO EVEN THE ODDS FOR YOU? NOT SURE, HUH? THEN JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Asha of the Border #2: Chapter 1](/series/asha-of-the-border-7nqarudm/chapter-2-9ic5x3) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/asha-of-the-border-7nqarudm ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.