Maxim Makes A Decision
The queen dowager of Summeria was a beautiful but feisty and stubborn woman. Actually, Emmelyn reminded Maxim of his mother a lot. Maybe this was one of the reasons why he was instantly attracted to her when they met for the first time.
However, the queen was not impressed when her son told her about Emmelyn. The queen already had a better candidate in mind. She was the daughter of the queen's sworn sister. She often told Maxim that someday he should marry this girl.
Maxim was a modern man who hated being forced into something he didn't want to do. So, he opposed his mother's request and left Summeria to make a life for himself in the outside world. That's how he met Emmelyn.
And the rest was history.
When Emmelyn suddenly disappeared, Maxim looked for her everywhere, but he eventually had to stop looking because of his father's passing.