Thistle and Bellflower

The elderly King Patrick of Heimdall is in poor health. He knows he doesn't have much time left, yet he has no choice but to venture into danger. King Alfred of a neighboring country, Princess Emilia of an enemy nation, and others each have their own motives. Some form marriage alliances with him, while others secretly lend him their aid. In the end, Patrick foils the enemy nation's plot at the very last moment of his life. Ten years later, Patrick's granddaughters Edith and Charlie come of age and gradually take on the fate of the kingdom. But through a twist of fate, Edith discovers a secret her grandfather went to great lengths to conceal while he was alive. She and Charlie set out to uncover the truth. At the Azalea Convent, where the protagonists' fates intertwine, they meet nuns named Aifa and Freya and become entangled in several complicated relationships. Yet as more and more secrets come to light, the love between the girls is helplessly toyed with by fate.