She was a noble princess of the banner, but when her country fell, she was left with nothing and forced into a life of prostitution.
He had once been a lowly servant in a prince's manor, yet in these turbulent times, fortune had lifted him to a position admired by thousands, where he could command the wind and rain.
She was his soul and his dream, but also his hatred and his bitterness.
Because when he was at his lowest, and loved her most, she cut off all his tenderness with a single stroke and kindled his hatred.
He seized her and made her his concubine, keeping her imprisoned at his side, all to avenge the wrong she had done him years ago.
She endured humiliation and clung to life, accepting whatever fate brought her, all for a hope hidden deep in her heart.
A chance encounter brings two people together in a tangled romance amid the turmoil of a chaotic age. Can a love as precarious as walking on thin ice withstand the repeated schemes of those with ill intent?
