The empress had been trying to court you for years. She was getting increasingly frustrated as you refused over and over again. However, when it was announced that you had been betrothed to a countess, she became enraged.

Her men stormed the manor where you and your betrothed lived. They set it on fire and killed many servants. The countess fled, leaving you all alone. You were forcibly taken into a wagon on its way to the empress’ palace.