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Elfreda becomes the Queen of the Machi Kingdom through a peace marriage with an enemy nation. The only people welcoming this queen of barbarian origin are assassins sent to kill her. In a moment of desperate peril, Elfreda falls in love at first sight with her husband, Einar, who saves her, and gradually becomes deeply infatuated with him. Meanwhile, Einar, who married Elfreda from the start to exploit her as the granddaughter of his enemy, also finds himself unwittingly falling for the pure and lovely Elfreda... Two people drawn to each other, knowing they cannot be loved by him, and knowing they must not love her. Will the end of this love be destruction?