amefurushi
My name is Moran, which means 'Peony.' A name as beautiful as a flower, yet my life is anything but. Sold by my gambling father to a Minister's household, I am nothing more than a lowly maid. I endure the bitterness of those above me and the cruelty of the other servants; my only refuge is the silence of the night.Now, I am roaming the streets, punished by the higher-ups and locals, as my love story uncovered a bitter truth: the man I loved was out of my reach.It all happened one fateful night. Beneath the silver glow of the moon, I met him.
He was a stranger whose name I did not know, yet for the first time in my miserable existence, someone was kind to me,he saved me from being assaulted by a drunken guard. He became the only star in my dark, lonely sky.The next morning, the young master of the house began searching the servants' quarters with a feverish intensity. God knows what has come over him; he never liked me and often burdened me with extra work. Why would a man of his high standing search heaven and earth as if he had lost someone dear?But as the sun rises to reveal the harsh reality of the palace, I fear the light of the moon and the man I met within it will be lost to the shadows forever. Perhaps heaven forbids our love story.
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