One was a country girl who wanted nothing more than to escape her family and live a carefree life of luxury. The other was a deputy general who fell behind when the army withdrew after he was wounded. They met in the fields, only to be mistaken for lovers caught in an affair... After the deputy general was rescued, he agreed to take the woman back to the general's manor. Misunderstandings and pressure from their elders forced them into an early marriage...
After the wedding, the general focused only on the war, while the woman indulged in a life of wine and revelry at the manor. They seemed to have no feelings for each other at all, until a fire made them realize they had fallen for each other long ago...
