Lighting a Tiny Candle

For three lifetimes, they were master and servant. How will it end? The calamity is you, my beloved; the bond is you. You are both my salvation and my prison. She is trapped by her station; he is trapped by her. She is trapped by her kingdom; he is trapped by his loyalty. She is trapped by forgetfulness; he is trapped by waiting. A tiny candle rekindles the world: He slaughters an entire household, using blood to mend the sky. He dies on the battlefield, giving his life for his country. He takes a blade meant for someone else, giving his life for her safety. An old debt remains unpaid, and the past returns. There is no escape, yet they embrace it willingly: He is willing to be a slave for three lifetimes. He is willing to die for her. He is willing to wait until she remembers.