# WebtoonLib — The Forest of Glass #4 ## Series - title: The Forest of Glass - slug: glass-forest-8gnnw4qw ## Chapter - number: 4 - chapter_key: 4-5n8veg - release_date: 2026-10-27 ### Summary Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying. The narrator stays by his side until the very end, and although Deanne is blind, he feels around with his hands and writes his will. One year later the war ends, the narrator is declared a hero, and Deanne's adoption will is revealed. This is followed by a marriage meeting with a blind young lady and a secret nighttime meeting in Luson with a sense of danger. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Suitor learns the Marquis's daughter is blind and sees marriage as opportunity to enter Virgin Shell freely unseen. - Suitor formally asks Marquis for permission to visit young lady and propose, claiming desire for peaceful marriage. - One year after supply lines restored, war ended and narrator was hailed as hero who led battles to victory. - Before dying, blind Deanne wrote a proper will by touch, asking the narrator to adopt a daughter and take his place. - Ten years ago Deanne Armel Estrichen chose to go to war, lost sight and legs to artillery and died waiting for a doctor. - At night in Luson, young woman who can see in darkness eavesdrops at hospital on Ersen, railway rights, uprising plan. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying. ### Spoiler summary Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying. The narrator stays by his side until the very end, and although Deanne is blind, he feels around with his hands and writes his will. One year later the war ends, the narrator is declared a hero, and Deanne's adoption will is revealed. This is followed by a marriage meeting with a blind young lady and a secret nighttime meeting in Luson with a sense of danger. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 99 ### Content TEN YEARS AGO. DESPITE BEING THE ELDEST SON OF THE GRAND DUKE, YOUNG DUKE DEANNE ARMEL ESTRICHEN, CHOSE TO GO TO WAR. HE WAS A VALIANT SOLDIER, AND A MAN WHO TRULY LOVED PEACE. HE WAS FAR TOO RIGHTEOUS FOR A HIGH NOBLE, AND A GENTLEMAN WHO KNEW HOW TO TREAT EVERYONE AS AN EQUAL. HOWEVER, DURING THE WAR, DEANNE LOST HIS SIGHT AND HIS LEGS TO ENEMY SHELLING, AND MET HIS DEATH WHILE WAITING FOR A DOCTOR. I STAYED BY DEANNE'S SIDE UNTIL THE VERY END. THE ONLY PERSON I COULD TRUST WITH MY LIFE USED THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH TO WRITE A WILL JUST BEFORE HE DIED. EVEN THOUGH HE COULD NOT SEE, DEANNE GROPED WITH HIS HANDS AND WROTE HIS WILL NEATLY TO THE END. IT WAS A TENACITY SO GREAT IT WAS ADMIRABLE. ...DEANNE? OH, NO... THIS CAN'T BE... IT CAN'T END LIKE THIS...! DEANNE...! DEANNE!!! ONE YEAR LATER, THE WAR ENDED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL RESTORATION OF THE SUPPLY LINES. IN THE PROCESS OF HONORING WAR CONTRIBUTIONS, MY NAME WAS FREQUENTLY MENTIONED, AND I WAS ULTIMATELY HAILED AS A HERO WHO LED EVERY BATTLE TO VICTORY. A PERSON KILLED PEOPLE, AND YET THEY CALL ME A HERO. DEANNE ASKED ME TO ADOPT YOU. HE LEFT WORD THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TAKE HIS PLACE. BECAUSE OF DEANNE, I REALIZED THAT THE BLOOD OF NOBLES IS THE SAME AS MINE. THAT THEY, TOO, HAVE FRAGILE SKIN, AND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WITH NO ONE EXEMPT FROM DEATH. THAT ONLY MADE ME ANGRIER. AT THE BEHAVIOR OF POWER, WHERE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CLASSES THEY CREATED, SOME ARE DESPISED WHILE OTHERS ARE PRAISED. IS IT BOLDNESS OR A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT THAT MADE HIM SPEAK OF HIS DAUGHTER'S DISABILITY WITHOUT HIDING IT? ...THERE'S NO NEED TO THINK DEEPLY ABOUT IT. NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE IS, I HAVE A GOAL TO ACHIEVE. AND FOR THAT PURPOSE, I AM WILLING TO TAKE A WOMAN WITH A DISABILITY AS MY WIFE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET SOME FRESH AIR FOR A MOMENT, MARQUIS? ....... THIS IS A NEW CIGARETTE ABOUT TO BE RELEASED. WOULD YOU LIKE A TASTE? AH, THANK YOU. IS THIS... A MINT SCENT? I ADDED A FILTER AND INFUSED THE TOBACCO LEAVES WITH FRAGRANCE. MY WIFE ASKED ME TO MAKE A CIGARETTE THAT WOMEN COULD SMOKE IN SALONS. I SEE.... WHAT IS IT YOU WANT TO SAY? FORGIVE MY BOLDNESS... BUT I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT KIND OF DISABILITY YOUR DAUGHTER HAS. SINCE WE ARE DISCUSSING A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL. SHE CANNOT SEE. MY DAUGHTER IS BLIND. HOWEVER... SHE'S MORE LOVABLE THAN ANYONE ELSE. BLIND. NOT LIMPING OR BEING UNABLE TO SPEAK, BUT BLIND.... IT MUST BE A SAD AND PAINFUL THING FOR HER, BUT THE FACT THAT SHE CANNOT SEE MEANS SHE WON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. IF WE MARRY, I'LL BE ABLE TO ENTER AND LEAVE VIRGIN SHELL MORE FREELY THAN NOW. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY. I... HAVE WANDERED THE BATTLEFIELDS FOR A LONG TIME. SO I AM NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO BREATHE AND LIVE. HAVING FOUGHT A LONG WAR, I DESIRE PEACE. IF I CAN LIVE OUT THE REST OF MY LIFE QUIETLY WITH A BELOVED WIFE, I COULD ASK FOR NOTHING MORE. THEREFORE, I WILL VISIT THE YOUNG LADY AND PROPOSE. OF COURSE, PROVIDED THAT YOU GIVE YOUR PERMISSION, MARQUIS. VARGEN EMPIRE CAPITAL, "LUSON" PLEASE BE CAREFUL. I'LL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND WAIT FOR YOU AGAIN TONIGHT. MHM. SIR PERSBRANDT SAID HE WOULD BE WALKING FROM 7TH STREET. YES, I UNDERSTAND. I'LL TAKE THE SHORTCUT BACK, SO YOU GO ON AHEAD. IF THE CARRIAGE ISN'T THERE, FATHER WILL FIND OUT. MY LADY... YOU REALLY MUST BE CAREFUL! DON'T WORRY. IN THE DARKNESS, I CAN SEE BETTER THAN YOU CAN, CAN'T I? I FEEL AS IF THE HEAVY WEIGHT IN MY CHEST HAS BEEN LIFTED. THOUGH IT'S A WORLD DISTINGUISHED ONLY BY WHITE, BLACK, AND GRAY, EVEN THAT IS ENOUGH. BECAUSE I CAN OPEN MY EYES IN THE DARK. THIS IS A BLESSING AND A MIRACLE GIVEN BY THE DARKNESS. I'M ALREADY HERE. SINCE THIS IS THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN LUSON, AND IT'S AT THE END OF 7TH STREET.... THEY HELD HALF OF THE ERSEN REGION AND EVEN THE RAILROAD BUSINESS RIGHTS. YOU MUST PERSUADE THEM AT ALL COSTS. WHAT... WHAT IS THAT SOUND? YOU MUST KNOW. IT COULD EVEN MOVE UP THE DATE OF THE UPRISING. STILL, I... FEEL IT'S A BIT DANGEROUS. -! ...I DON'T THINK I SHOULD LISTEN ANY FURTHER. I NEED TO LEAVE THIS SPOT FOR NOW... ?! WHO'S THERE? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Forest of Glass #4](/series/glass-forest-8gnnw4qw/chapter-4-5n8veg) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/glass-forest-8gnnw4qw ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. 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