When the boy swore a blood oath to conquer every inch of this land, she was still lost in the memory of their first meeting, when he had smiled and joked so warmly. They were childhood sweethearts in every sense, but misfortune had brought them into a turbulent age, leaving her adrift.
Her beloved died on the battlefield. Grief-stricken, she drifted through her days until she was murdered in a daze, then reborn. She left her family and her old life behind, took up arms, and rode across the battlefield, determined only to reclaim her beloved's remains from the borderlands.
But amid the war, she witnessed the common people enduring hardship as they longed for a new dawn. From then on, she put romance behind her and devoted herself to protecting her country. Yet the feelings that quietly took root during her life in the army would leave her wondering which path to take.
