# WebtoonLib — Hawar in the Winter Garden #39

## Series
- title: Hawar in the Winter Garden
- slug: hawar-in-the-winter-garden-6fbdf7

## Chapter
- number: 39
- release_date: 2025-05-14

### Summary
A devastating flashback reveals the full, tragic story of Prince Edel's parents, King Diraz and Startise. The High Priestess, fueled by a bitter and jealous love for the King, is exposed as a murderer who used the Temple's trials to orchestrate the pregnant Startise's demise. This horrifying revelation reframes the kingdom's xenophobia not as simple prejudice, but as the result of a personal vendetta that has been systemically enforced for a generation. As the past chillingly mirrors the present, the "grand hunt" is confirmed to be a direct assassination plot, casting a grim shadow over Canola and Edel's deepening romance.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Flashback reveals the High Priestess murdered Edel's mother, Startise.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
A devastating flashback reveals the full, tragic story of Prince Edel's parents, King Diraz and Startise.

### Spoiler summary
A devastating flashback reveals the full, tragic story of Prince Edel's parents, King Diraz and Startise. The High Priestess, fueled by a bitter and jealous love for the King, is exposed as a murderer who used the Temple's trials to orchestrate the pregnant Startise's demise. This horrifying revelation reframes the kingdom's xenophobia not as simple prejudice, but as the result of a personal vendetta that has been systemically enforced for a generation. As the past chillingly mirrors the present, the "grand hunt" is confirmed to be a direct assassination plot, casting a grim shadow over Canola and Edel's deepening romance.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Hawar in the Winter Garden #39](/series/hawar-in-the-winter-garden-6fbdf7/chapter-39)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/hawar-in-the-winter-garden-6fbdf7

## Usage
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