O phoenix, phoenix, return to your homeland; roam the four seas in search of your mate. The time has not yet come, and I have nowhere to go. How could I know that today I would ascend this hall? A lovely, virtuous maiden lives in her chamber. Though her room is near, she is far away, and longing torments my heart. How might we join our necks as mandarin ducks? How might we soar side by side? O phoenix, phoenix, come and roost with me. Let us be joined in love and make you my bride forever. Our feelings and thoughts entwine, our hearts in harmony. Who knows that we will meet in the middle of the night?
A song called 'Phoenix Seeks Its Mate' binds their love together.
She said, "Your Highness, I won't be your cast-off consort."
He said, "I'm the prince. You don't get to choose!"
His cruelty and debauchery were laid bare before her.
Yet she also saw his most vulnerable side, the part of his heart he could never let anyone touch.
She said, "If you come back wounded again, you're dead," as she carefully cleaned his wounds.
Holding her, he swore, "I will never let you go again. I love you."
He and her, she and her, tangled up in an unresolved web of love...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
