When Wen Qi was ten, Liu Mingyue pulled him out of a pile of corpses and protected him as they crossed a sea of blood and bodies to make it home safely.
When Wen Qi was eighteen, Liu Mingyue's fiance sneered and tossed a letter breaking off their engagement at her feet. "A crippled wreck? You think you're worthy of an alliance with my noble family?"
Wen Qi tossed the burning letter into the air. "The peaceful nights when this whole city sleeps are paid for with half the general's life. Who are you to say that?"
As Liu Mingyue watched the fury in his eyes, she suddenly remembered the child she had held in her arms eight years ago amid that pile of corpses. Now, he had become her armor.
"In my condition, I shouldn't hold the top scholar back."
Wen Qi knelt upright and pressed her cold hand against his burning chest. "When you protected me and brought me home safely eight years ago, were you afraid of holding me back? You used your own flesh and blood to shield me from arrows. Now all I ask is that you stay by my side. How can that be a burden?"
The moonlight on her fingertips belonged to no one, yet he wanted to gather her into his hands.
Theme: Companionship is the most enduring declaration of love.
