# WebtoonLib — When the Biting Wind Blows #7 ## Series - title: When the Biting Wind Blows - slug: when-the-biting-wind-blows-60d9irw4 ## Chapter - number: 7 - chapter_key: 7-xavqeg - release_date: 2026-11-04 ### Summary When the Biting Wind Blows Chapter 7 opens with the fortress commander inspecting the incoming letters, and focuses on the young woman's grueling daily runs. It is said she has grown faster during seven days of sprints while the soldiers' cheers and affection are discussed, and the commander extends the drills. As she runs, she thinks of the taste of blood, the north wind, and her fear of being expelled, recalling that she endures thanks to her family's letters. The chapter ends with her being asked, by the duke's order, to wear one of the dresses belonging to the castle's former lady. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - The fortress commander opens and reads someone else's private letter under mail-inspection protocol, his servant objects. - The exiled governess has run every morning for about seven days, her speed markedly increased, becoming famous among soldiers who cheer her. - The governess recalls her family as her anchor: her mother's anxious letters and little sister's handmade gifts full of love. - The governess reflects she faces expulsion if she fails to please the Lord of Skadi, and was unsafe as a fallen noble woman in the capital. - Servant Pauline by the duke's direct order presents dresses of the castle's former lady and tells the governess to dress and come out as the duke waits. - The commander punishes cheering soldiers for idleness by extending daily drills by half a circuit starting at dawn. - Despite tasting blood and numb legs while running against the north wind, the governess feels running proves her heart still beats and melts worries. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser When the Biting Wind Blows Chapter 7 opens with the fortress commander inspecting the incoming letters, and focuses on the young woman's grueling daily runs. ### Spoiler summary When the Biting Wind Blows Chapter 7 opens with the fortress commander inspecting the incoming letters, and focuses on the young woman's grueling daily runs. It is said she has grown faster during seven days of sprints while the soldiers' cheers and affection are discussed, and the commander extends the drills. As she runs, she thinks of the taste of blood, the north wind, and her fear of being expelled, recalling that she endures thanks to her family's letters. The chapter ends with her being asked, by the duke's order, to wear one of the dresses belonging to the castle's former lady. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 62 ### Content LOWELL, RETAINER HONESTLY, MY LORD... IS IT REALLY PROPER TO PRY INTO ANOTHER PERSON'S PRIVATE LETTERS? PRY? AS THE COMMANDER OF THIS CITADEL, INSPECTING INCOMING MAIL IS BASIC PROTOCOL. RIGHT, WHATEVER YOU SAY... EVERY NIGHT PASSES WITHOUT REST AS I FRET OVER YOUR FATE, TEACHER. RECEIVING EVEN A SINGLE LINE FROM YOUR HAND WOULD BRING ME ENDLESS RELIEF... ARE PRINCES TRULY SO STARVED FOR ACTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES...? EXCUSE ME? WELL, ROUGHLY SEVEN DAYS HAVE PASSED SINCE THEN, CORRECT? WORD IS HER SPEED HAS GROWN NOTICEABLY BRISKER THAN ON HER VERY FIRST MORNING. WHOSE WORD IS THAT? BECAUSE OF THE COMMAND YOUR GRACE ISSUED, THE LADY HAS BECOME QUITE FAMOUS AMONG THE TROOPS. RECENTLY, THE MEN HAVE TAKEN TO SHOUTING ENCOURAGEMENT TO PASS THE TIME. A FEW TROOPERS APPEAR TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GENUINE FONDNESS FOR HER, AS WELL. DON'T GIVE IN! CLEARLY, THOSE MEN ARE SUFFERING FROM AN EXCESS OF LEISURE. EXTEND THEIR DAILY DRILLS BY AN EXTRA HALF-SESSION BEGINNING AT DAWN. PARDON?! Hold On, How Is Any Of This Their Fault.. THOUGH SHE LOOKS FRAGILE ENOUGH TO SNAP, HER SPIRIT IS IRON. EVEN SO... MUST SHE TRUDGE ABOUT WITH SUCH A GHOSTLY EXPRESSION? ACROSS MY TONGUE... THE METALLIC TANG OF BLOOD IS UNMISTAKABLE. NOT ONCE SINCE THE DAY I WAS BORN HAVE I PUSHED MY LEGS TO SUCH EXTREMES. WHILE BRAVING THE RAZOR-SHARP NORTHERN GALE AND GASPING FOR AIR UNTIL MY LIMBS LOSE ALL FEELING, BIZARRE THOUGH IT SEEMS, THE SENSATION PROVES BEYOND A DOUBT THAT MY HEART IS STILL BEATING. FOR HOW MANY MORE WEEKS WILL I BE PERMITTED TO REMAIN WITHIN THESE WALLS? EVENTUALLY, MY TIME IN THIS FORTRESS MUST CONCLUDE, AND LONG BEFORE THAT DATE, I FACE THE CONSTANT THREAT OF BEING CAST OUT... AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, SHOULD I EVER DISPLEASE THE LORD OF SKADI. TRUTH BE TOLD, MY EXISTENCE WAS SCARCELY MORE SECURE BACK IN THE CAPITAL. YOUNG WOMEN FROM FALLEN ARISTOCRATIC LINEAGES WERE A DIME A DOZEN, WHILE THE HIGHBORN MATRONS WHO HIRED OUR SERVICES INVARIABLY FAVORED INSTRUCTORS WHO WOULD BOW TO THEIR EVERY WHIM. AMIDST THAT BLEAK REALITY, THE SOLE ANCHOR KEEPING MY SPIRIT AFLOAT REMAINED MY KIN. THE ANXIOUS MISSIVES PENNED BY MY DEAR MOTHER, ALONGSIDE THE TENDER, HANDMADE TOKENS SENT BY MY LITTLE SISTER. EVERY ITEM OVERFLOWED WITH DEVOTION. AN AFFECTION WOVEN FROM EVERY PRECIOUS MEMORY OUR HOUSEHOLD HAD EVER CREATED. HEREIN LIES THE HIDDEN BLESSING OF THESE DAILY SPRINTS. CHAOTIC WORRIES AND HEAVY SORROW... MELT AWAY INTO THE COLD AIR, IF ONLY FOR A BRIEF HOUR... MISTRESS PAULINE...? J-JUST WHAT IS THE MEANING OF... THESE GARMENTS? GOWNS. SPECIFICALLY, THESE PIECES ONCE GRACED THE FORMER LADY OF THE CASTLE. YET FOR WHAT REASON ARE YOU PRESENTING THEM TO A SERVANT LIKE ME...? BY THE DIRECT ORDER OF HIS GRACE. KINDLY SLIP INTO ONE OF THEM. THE SIMPLE ATTIRE I BROUGHT WITH ME IS ENTIRELY SUFFICIENT... THE MOMENT YOU ARE DRESSED, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO STEP OUT IMMEDIATELY. EXCUSE ME...? HIS GRACE AWAITS YOUR PRESENCE. ...A PLEASANT EVENING TO YOU. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — When the Biting Wind Blows #7](/series/when-the-biting-wind-blows-60d9irw4/chapter-7-xavqeg) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/when-the-biting-wind-blows-60d9irw4 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.