In the forty-second year of the reign of Itua’ara the Third, by the grace of Itua, King of Itualwana, war broke out between Itualwana and Q’tapapa. In one of the minor skirmishes of that war, Q’tapapan forces routed Itualwani troops guarding the approach to the Iqataria. As the invaders swept westward along the north side of the river, residents of the district were forced to flee for their lives.
     This is the story of one of those refugees, and of the remarkable man who rescued her, and captured her heart.