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Alicia is shaken when she learns of Alex's mysterious R instructions and the sudden marriage rumor between Estrichen and Emilheim.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 5 tells of a tense encounter that begins with Alicia getting caught secretly eavesdropping. She becomes furious when the large, cigar- and mint-scented man calls her a child, then Alex rescues her. Alicia is shaken when she learns of Alex's mysterious R instructions and the sudden marriage rumor between Estrichen and Emilheim.","key_events":["A young woman eavesdropping on a building is threatened with a knife by a large man smelling of cigar and mint","Virgin Shell leader Luhan Ab Estrichen announces he will marry the daughter of Marquis Emilheim","Alicia asks Alex about identity of R giving instructions, noting an incident follows every instruction","Alex reveals he follows R's instructions because an ordinary baron cannot propose to Marquis Emilheim household","Alexander Persbrandt intervenes claiming the woman is with him and they were to meet in front of Lamer Park","Alicia relays new instruction about marriage talks between Estrichen and Emilheim at House of Lords this evening"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHO ARE YOU?\nBROAD, STURDY SHOULDERS.\n\nA STRAIGHT BRIDGE OF THE NOSE ABOVE DEFINED LIPS AND A SHARP JAWLINE.\nAND...\n\nA SHARP SCENT OF MINT WAFTING THROUGH THE HEAVY AROMA OF A CIGAR...\nEX-\nEXCUSE ME...\nIS IT A LITTLE GIRL?\n\nWHAT?\nA child?\n\"A CHILD\"?!\nA heart-fluttering height difference?\nW-WELL, OF COURSE, FROM THIS MAN'S PERSPECTIVE,\n\nIT'S NATURAL THAT I'D LOOK SMALL, BUT...\n?\nEVEN SO, TO CALL ME A CHILD...!\nEXCUSE ME, I AM...!\n\nOH, MY APOLOGIES.\nSHE'S WITH ME. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET IN FRONT OF LAMER PARK...\nBUT IT SEEMS SHE TOOK A WRONG TURN.\n\nALEX!\n\nVIRGIN SHELL\n...PRESSING YOUR EAR AGAINST A BUILDING IS A SURE WAY TO DRAW SUSPICION.\nI HOPE YOU WON'T BE SO RUDE AS TO EAVESDROPPING ON OTHERS' CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE.\nIT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE YOUNG LADY TO LEARN SOME MANNERS.\n\nRUDENESS?\nISN'T IT RUDER TO SUDDENLY HOLD A BLADE TO SOMEONE'S THROAT?\nHahaha,\nWE'RE NOT EVEN NOBLES, SO WHY BOTHER WITH FORMALITIES?\nANYWAY, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTRUSION.\n\nHOWEVER,\nIF YOU SWING A SWORD AROUND LIKE THAT ANYWHERE YOU PLEASE, YOU'LL BE MISTAKEN FOR A THUG.\nWELL THEN, FAREWELL.\nVIRGIN SHELL\n\nTHAT GUY WAS A BIT OF A JERK, WASN'T HE?\nYEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT...\nHE WAS A TRULY STRANGE MAN.\n\nJUST WHO COULD HE BE?\nVIRGIN SHELL\nVIRGIN SHELL\nVIRGIN SHELL...\n\nNEVER AGAIN.\nI'LL NEVER EVEN BRUSH PAST THAT AREA AGAIN.\n\nLUSON EVERTOWN SECURITY GUARD FORCE\n\nTHAT WAS TOO DANGEROUS EARLIER, ALICIA.\nALEXANDER PERSBRANDT, CAPTAIN OF THE SECURITY GUARD FORCE\nTHAT MAN MISUNDERSTOOD.\nI WAS JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CARRIAGE.\n\nYOUR MAID IS THE SAME AS EVER.\nWRAPPING YOU UP SO TIGHTLY EVERY TIME.\nDANNY IS A 'SAFETY FIRST' KIND OF PERSON.\n\nI REALLY LIKE THAT I CAN WALK AROUND WITH PEACE OF MIND THANKS TO HER.\nYEAH, I SEE.\nThere.\nALL DONE, ALICIA.\n\nTHANKS, ALEX.\n\nALEC?\n...YOU SAID AN INSTRUCTION WAS ISSUED?\nYES.\nSAWYER'S WINE WAREHOUSE BASEMENT, TEARS.\n\nCOUNT SAWYER?\nCOUNT SAWYER, HUH...\n...ALEX. ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU TOLD ME?\n\nTHE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON GIVING YOU THESE INSTRUCTIONS.\nI CAN TELL FROM THE NEWSPAPERS DANNY READS TO ME.\nTHAT AN INCIDENT OCCURS EVERY TIME AN INSTRUCTION IS ISSUED.\nIF YOU KEEP DOING THIS, YOU'LL BE IN DANGER... RIGHT?\n\nALEX, IF IT MEANS YOU'RE IN DANGER, THEN I...\nNO, ALICIA.\n\nWE WILL NEVER BE IN ANY DANGER.\nSO YOU JUST NEED TO HELP ME OUT A LITTLE BIT, LIKE YOU'RE DOING NOW.\nFOR NOW, I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE, ALICIA.\n\nTHANK YOU, AS ALWAYS.\n...I UNDERSTAND.\nI WON'T ASK ANYMORE.\nALICIA...\n\nALWAYS SHINING SO BRIGHTLY,\nMY GIRL, ALICIA...\nI FELL FOR YOU AT FIRST SIGHT, FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST SAW YOU.\n\nI BECAME A SOLDIER JUST TO STAND PROUDLY BY HER SIDE,\nAND ROSE TO THE POSITION OF CAPTAIN OF THE SECURITY GUARD FORCE.\nAND SOON, I WILL EVEN OBTAIN THE TITLE OF BARON.\n\nBUT...\nA MERE BARON OF GENTRY ORIGIN\nCOULD NEVER SEND A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL TO THE GREAT NOBLE HOUSE OF MARQUIS EMILHEIM.\nBECAUSE I CANNOT ACCEPT THIS REALITY...\n\nI AM FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF 'R'.\nAND WHEN THE TIME COMES...\nI WILL TELL ALICIA HOW I FEEL.\n\n...ALEX.\nACTUALLY, THERE WAS ONE MORE INSTRUCTION.\nONE MORE?\n\n'MARRIAGE TALK. ESTRICHEN AND EMILHEIM.'\n'THIS EVENING, THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE OF ESTRICHEN, HOUSE OF LORDS,' IT SAID...\n...MARRIAGE TALK?\nMARRIAGE TALK...!\n\nYOU MEAN ESTRICHEN IS PROPOSING MARRIAGE TO YOU?\nWHY SO SUDDENLY...?!\nI DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS EITHER,\nBUT SURELY IT MUST BE A FLAWED MARRIAGE ON THEIR END TOO.\nWHAT MAN WOULD WANT TO TAKE A WOMAN WITH A DISABILITY AS HIS BRIDE?\n\nDON'T SAY THAT, ALICIA.\n\nTHAT'S NOT WHY PEOPLE GET MARRIED.\nIF HE TRULY LOVES YOU, YOUR DISABILITY WON'T BE AN OBSTACLE.\nMY HEART\nMY HEART HURTS SO MUCH.\n\nTO SEE THE WOMAN I LOVE FEELING SO SMALL IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD...\nIT'S NOT THAT EASY FOR A MARRIAGE TO BE FINALIZED.\nSO DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH, ALICIA.\n\n...I SHOULD HEAD BACK NOW.\nI HAVE TO GET HOME BEFORE MY FATHER RETURNS.\nTHANKS FOR COMFORTING ME, ALEX.\n...I'LL WALK YOU TO THE SHORTCUT.\n\nSO THAT ALICIA ISN'T FORCED INTO MARRIAGE.\nSO THAT THE WORLD WOULDN'T BREAK ALICIA'S HEART.\n\nAS SOON AS POSSIBLE...\n\nMARQUIS EMILHEIM? IS THAT TRUE?\n\nTHEO HAWKINS (EXECUTIVE OF VIRGIN SHELL) · INFORMATION GATHERER ·\n\nKENNETH BARNETT (EXECUTIVE OF VIRGIN SHELL) · ACTION LEADER ·\nYES.\n\nI'M GOING TO MARRY THE DAUGHTER OF MARQUIS EMILHEIM.\nLUHAN AB ESTRICHEN (LEADER OF VIRGIN SHELL)\n\n• LEADER OF VIRGIN SHELL •","bubble_count":123,"pages_count":42,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 5 tells of a tense encounter that begins with Alicia getting caught secretly eavesdropping.","spoiler_summary":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 5 tells of a tense encounter that begins with Alicia getting caught secretly eavesdropping. She becomes furious when the large, cigar- and mint-scented man calls her a child, then Alex rescues her. Alicia is shaken when she learns of Alex's mysterious R instructions and the sudden marriage rumor between Estrichen and Emilheim."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/glass-forest-8gnnw4qw/chapter-5-w36uyg","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Forest of Glass #5","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-29T01:16:19.685Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/glass-forest-8gnnw4qw"}}