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At the dawn of the 17th Century, Countess Bathory was the most powerful woman in Hungary. At the age of fourteen, she married a powerful warlord twice her age, and bore him four children. While her husband was away fighting wars, Countess Bathory maintained their estate with the help of her one true confidant, a powerful witch named Anna Darvulia. Over time, Countess Bathory?s gained great influence, even holding sway over decisions made by the King. But she was unwilling to accept a world in which were able to break the rules without consequence while women were expected to be unquestionably subservient, and after her husband died Countess Bathory fell deeply in love with a young nobleman named Istvan, whom she encountered at a lavish feast?