Toward the Sun
“Her name was Rara Marli, the prince’s youngest daughter. I met her when her mother, Raden Ayu Kusrini, brought her to Kalibening. Raden Ayu was related to Rama Guru Samirana, my master, the head of the school before me. The moment Marli and I met, we were swept up in something far beyond the ordinary bounds of human emotion. We both knew at once that we were meant to be together. So we agreed to ask our families to arrange a marriage.”
“Ask for an arranged marriage?” Ningrum spoke up.
“Yes. That was how things were done in martial world. Marriage arrangements were made by the families. I managed to persuade Marli to follow the way of the martial clans instead