In that dark, damp prison cell, she saw him again.
His clothes were ragged, his body filthy. He curled up in a corner like a beast on the verge of death.
At the same time, another image rose in her mind.
He stood atop the platform at the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence, clad in golden armor and holding a long sword, imposing and majestic. She still remembered those clear, resolute eyes.
The spirited, peerless man he had once been.
She approached him gently, unable to bear making a sound. Crouching down, she reached out with a trembling hand and softly patted his cheek.
His skin was cold and cracked, as if all life had left him.
"Wake up," she whispered.
"I know you don't recognize me or know who I am, but my previous life began when I met you."
She gazed at him and repeated the words he had said to her in her previous life.
"I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to save you."
Theme: Fate, love, and redemption.
