At sixteen, she was the daughter of a renowned military family on the frontier, dressed in fine clothes and riding a fine horse, her sword stirring the capital into turmoil.
He stood in court like a fleeting reflection of a swan, a sickly beauty and tutor whom she fell for at first sight.
She thought he was an unattainable flower growing high on a mountain.
He saw her as a troublesome student, but at some point, he could no longer take his eyes off her.
A sudden upheaval turned her beloved teacher into an enemy, and loyal subjects were massacred.
She lost her father, went blind in one eye, and was driven to the brink by the person she trusted most.
When she returned, she wore a mask and had become the "One-Eyed General," feared throughout the Northern Desert.
He, meanwhile, had shed his official robes and become a prisoner, all so he could feed horses and chop firewood outside her tent, and say:
"I just wanted to see you, to know you're still alive."
Theme: The chosen one of fate is also a person of solitary courage
