Chapter One: The First Year:
Heavy rain morning
Carriage pulls up to big house
Our story begins here
Beautiful ice man
Scary glare at young fresh meat
Follow him inside
Little prize for him
She stands silent and so small
Paler than pure snow
Her family is poor
This lord could free them from debt
They finished that deal
They left her behind
She will be his hostage now
All to pay off debts
His place is foreign
She doesn't understand anything
"Why did they leave me?"
This house is her cage
Glittered and pretty
She will never leave again
"Talk to me," he says.
She remains silent; won't talk
This goes nowhere fast
Warm water reddens her
The steam swallows her up whole
Does nothing to rouse
She can't sleep tonight
Scented cool silk sheets underneath her
It is not the same
She is a hostage
Her family owns so much rice
Child stays in her cage
Her mother's letter
"I love you. You will be home
Soon. Wait for us, love."