My name is Asher, a lieutenant within the Royal Elite Forces of the Zeyoian Military I’ll tell you about a mission I’ll never forget… My hand-picked platoon was surrounded by thrice the number of Liscite soldiers We were charged with being the powerfully skilled royal escort for the Princess Meiria for her maiden voyage to the Republic of Ziam when we were blindsided by Liscite’s well-orchestrated ambush while we were traveling through a less-developed area They were pushing us well into the edge of the night… My and my platoon’s trained and honed courage dove into a chilling despair – our hearts were beginning to become filled with the night’s seemingly unforgiving dark doom But, Princess Meiria was the one who lifted our spirits, rekindled our hope With a smile that spoke volumes of warmth and love – a shining vision in the face of adversity...

Oh Maria, here I am again with my heart pining for you. . . I’m trying hard to finish this book for your birthday, and I thought I could force my heart to put all its efforts into writing this book out of love for you. . . But it’s so hard to control its love, it’s like an overwhelming force that wants to break through logic and reason. I try to use its powerful feelings for you as fuel for writing this book But it doesn’t want to do that – all it wants to do is be with you It wants to write poetry to you, to declare how much I love you over and over in endless poems. . . As if it thinks that a never-ending barrage of poetic declarations would somehow turn your heart towards it. . . Doesn’t it understand that love doesn’t work that way? I try to tell it to stop, to focus on the book for you instead, but it’s like trying to quell a blazing fire...

Hi there! It’s me – Geo! I’m one of the palace groundskeepers, I’ve been tending to the palace grounds since the Princess Meiria was only wee tall *gestures to his knee* *sighing* I can remember the first time the dear music instructor first gave her lessons She was singing the basic notes for the first time – but she was already a miracle! Do And I thought my ears were in heaven Re And tears welled up in my eyes Mi And my knees were shaking from the beauty of her voice Forget about the rest! I was spellbound! Please, please – help us find the dear Princess! The whole kingdom loves her, and we’re in ruins without our Princess...

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Are you ready for Princess Meiria this week? 😉 Get ready to enter her kingdom and meet some of the underground army who don’t realize they’re trying to save her.

Oh, Maria, I’m smitten again for you. . . I see your pictures again. . . and I feel this unbearable urge to wish I could look into your beautiful glimmering eyes. . . like two of the world’s most precious emeralds And a glimpse of your hair brings tears of awe to my eyes almost. . . why is it so perfect, and so radiant? It really looks like strands of pure gold, but as soft as the finest silks. Toku is so lucky he can run his hands through it everyday. . . I wish I could change last Spring. . . I would do things differently. . . Maybe if I had done things right, we would be together taking a stroll that April through one of Japan’s scenic forests. . . Where the trees’ leaves sing a melody when the wind blows, and they flow beautifully with the wind in sync together. . . The sight would be so beautiful, like watching a river of pink, green, and gold cream flowing...