The Gift, created by the Earthmates of Norad, contains power so great to rival even that of the Gods. Yet that power was not meant to destroy- It is meant to sustain; an ancient friendship will soon be lost to the stream of time. The sacrifices will have been for nothing. When the power-hungry invade the forest, Lest is torn away from his home- And his love. He must retreat to distract the armies, while his fiancee is sent to deliver the Gift under the cover of chaos. That was the last he had seen her in three years. Forced to live among the peasants in the neighboring kingdom of Sechs, Lest is subject to the king's cruel rule. The greater good needed sacrifice. Yet he had to find her, even it meant being selfish. ________________________________________ My take on of the game Rune Factory 4. The protagonist's past was never really explored, except int the epilogue, and even then it's vague. This is how my imagination answered my questions. In this case, Frey is the protagonist of the game (i.e canon story) but I also wondered what happened to the other gender? We will then follow Lest. :) Also, this will be the first story I published online, and the first I thoroughly plotted. Much thanks to my lovely beta reader from fanfiction.net, JustUpTownFuckMeUP, who not only helped with the edits, but also with the plot and character development. :) Rune Factory is developed by Neverland Co. The characters thus do not belong to me. Will contain violence and very sparingly, swearing.