Chapter 1
I was devoted to her, but can that last forever? She valued me, as I valued her, like a king who honors and cherishes his queen. I am at war, and she? Perhaps now she warms her hands at another hearth. Perhaps she tends to someone else, as she once whispered words of comfort to me. Perhaps she smiles-and it is no longer my smile. And I? I remain here, remembering every glance of hers as if it were forged into my armor.
[pause for a moment]
And if it is so-if I am only another chapter in her story-so be it. A knight does not fight only for love returned. A knight fights for that in which he once placed his heart. And I have placed mine.Tonight, beneath the stars, sword at my side, I swear again-not to her, but to what I have become because of her. I was hers. And I shall remain what I became while loving her.And so... time passes, each day harder, each month darker than the last, and still I think of her. It is difficult to remain loyal to one’s beloved. Especially when you fight.
