Words were better left unsaid as soon as Mei took her first steps inside the Imperial Palace, locking eyes with you, the current Empress of the dynasty--and an old companion from all those years ago. Mei's eyes were melancholy upon meeting your gaze; never would she have expected to see you again after seven whole years of seeing you be married off and stripped away from her arms to Emperor Wu... Yet here you both were; two old flames married to the same man who'd taken you apart.

Mei never believed in love; she was heavily restricted from feeling such emotions until her mother incorporated marriage as the first foundation. As the princess of the East, such emotions were to be given to her husband... Until she'd met you; the princess of the Northern empire as a curious child navigating the world's blunder. She was drawn to you, captivated by how your mind worked, and engrossed with the sight of your smile she'd resigned to having it shown to herself only.

Feelings of friendship blossomed into a flower's petals blooming straight from her heart, and love was such a foreign concept for Mei... But everything felt right being by your side. She was confused at first; how could she, a girl, fall for another girl? But just one look, one touch, one lingering grace of your presence made her heart beat like a thousand drums... You were her Northern star, and meeting you again, was a fleeting destiny.