He was the shining white knight, sworn to protect his kingdom from evil. She was the "wicked witch," feared for her strange powers, blamed for every famine, plague, and misfortune. But when he was sent to slay her, the truth unraveled: she wasn't a monster, but the only thing standing between the kingdom and a far greater darkness. By the end of their clash, the knight's faith in his cause shattered-and in its place grew an unshakable loyalty to the woman he was told to hate. He abandoned his vows of light and swore a darker, truer oath: to be her sword, her shield, and her shadow.