Ballad of Ash and Ice. The Stranger's Bride

Separation — a new trial that I am not ready to accept. Tyler is sent to the border, where a deadly confrontation with the creatures of the Abyss awaits him, while I am to be forever chained to the throne, married off to a prince. But I am Aleidis Deyron and I will not allow anyone to decide my fate. Yes, there are hundreds of miles between us, and we are both fighting: he — on the battlefield, I — against the intrigues of the court. But I know: nothing will break us as long as we believe in each other. Even if the whole world is against us, we will prove that love is stronger than any obstacles.