The black knight, as opposed to every common notion of a knight, often ignored royal orders. She never understood his reason to become her knight instead of a ruler in the first place.
The empress, as opposed to every notion of a ruler, chose to solely work and live in loneliness, he couldn't understand how somebody could live like that.
Intrigued by each other, they stood together on their final minutes.
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At last, the knight managed to meet her again, but fate played a prank on him.