I Don’t Think I Should Have Walked into Your World

In the fires of war during the Republican era, the land lay shattered. In such troubled times, there was no room for ordinary happiness.

She was born into an ordinary family that wanted for nothing. All she had ever wished for was a peaceful life, away from the wars and turmoil of the world. Amid the curling sandalwood incense and swirling smoke of an ancient temple, she caught the eye of that young master.

Their first meeting was a sudden encounter beneath the incense smoke, but falling in love became an ordeal at every turn. The gulf between their families, the ravages of war, a life spent displaced.

In troubled times, love itself was a luxury. They fell for each other, but might not be able to stay together. After their brief encounter, perhaps all that would remain were wounds and a lifetime of regret.