At their first meeting, she was the ruler of the Beiming Prefecture, while he was a passing merchant who had happened upon the Azure Sea.
He thought she looked familiar, and she was charmed by his gentle nature.
When they met again, he was the infamous Prince Anran, and she was a defeated general with nowhere left to turn.
Was their encounter fate, or a curse?
He smiled and said, "A curse is just fate you can't escape."