In a world where soulmates are connected by a red string of fate, its always a wonder when two people actually manage to find each other. Between how spread out the world is and the fact the string only appears after you're within a few feet of your soulmate, most go their entire lives without ever finding out who their soulmate actually is.

Lord Valrin presumed it was all poppycock. He had no need for such things as 'love' and 'soulmates'. All distractions from his goals and ambitions. With so much magic at his fingertips and a world out there to conquer, why waste that time searching for some magical true love that may not even be real? And if it were, there wouldn't be one for him. And even if there was one for him, why would he care?

Or so he thought.

Till another gloomy day when a few new servants were being shown around the palace and informed of their duties. He gave only a glance as he passed the group with quick steps, only to need to pause and do a double take as his eyes fall upon one of the group with a red string connected to their finger. His gaze following it slowly as it lead back to his own hand.

They are real, and here is his. A simple servant recently employed to serve his palace.