“I would have you look at their faces,” she said. “Not at the treaty lines on a map.”
Mulan stood on the balcony of the Imperial Palace, watching the lanterns drift like fallen stars over a city at peace. Below, courtiers laughed. Above, the banners of the three kingdoms hung still and hopeful. Mulan 2
“How much do you want this?” she asked them directly. “I would have you look at their faces,” she said
“You always did make things complicated,” he said. “All right, Captain. What’s your plan?” Above, the banners of the three kingdoms hung
Instead, she felt like a sword forced back into a scabbard that no longer fit.
The mission was supposed to be simple: escort Princesses Mei, Ting-Ting, and Su to their arranged marriages in the Kingdom of Qui Gong. Unite the lands. End a generation of tension.