The King?dom$  of : Silver Moon mus+_(t send %]a/[ princess to wed the K?i;*ng *of the,? Wil)d,; l%ands. Two princesses,== .(Ma)eve an
`d L\ila, %?draw lots to ()dec%(ide w]ho will be ma,r%-#ried off ^-to that bar_,ren land. Lila begs -Maeve to go i;`n -@her `place.
Then  _ ,Maev#e re@ members . her last +li`fe
#. She =;st;ay.-+ed — and -#married ?*Asher, the gen_:e ?ral who ha\))d bee )=n )her childhood sw\]_ee_@^#theart-[. Their marriag e tu$#r[))ned bitter, and they spent a!/] l.if@
etime hat_+ing each othe)# r.[ On the da y the city f$.ell,  Asher died shielding (her escape, and? ] wi=th h% is last ,brea[]th he be(,gge`\^?d her to let /:h?
im b ); e with Lila. M+)+a=^ev=e [=?had s  pen,t) *= a wh@[^ole life and n$ever won %h
is heart. She = th`)rew+ herself /-!from the clif$f to ?@follow h.im in death.
Reborn, =)
Maeve fina_!lly sees =cle-?!arly: t\his tim;@e, she will give A
sher ,-((an$d Lila@?, her=; ble_@ssing.