Chapter 1: Prelude

There is a place far from the cities where two groups of people live. A settlement where two neighboring towns divided by a tall mountain. At one point, the towns were bitter enemies over which town cooked better. But after a special new member joined the Farming town Konohana, he was able to end the feud and bring the town together.

On the third year of living in Konohana, Vale married his true love. Her name is Nori, a talented seamstress that live in the local seed shop in Konohana. Since Vale is a farmer, Nori and Vale got to now each other very well. Eventually, their friendship bloomed to marriage.

Nori now lives in Vale's farm in Konohana. Two years has passed, and they have been very happy living together. Slowly, the farm has grown into a massive field of crops and trees. A pond is also built to harvest high quality fish. A maker shed is also built to make seeds and pickled goods to sell and eat. 

Nori has been happy living in Konohana all her life. Now that she is married to a successful farmer, she thought that she would live happily practicing her tailoring skills in Konohana forever. But as the farm capabilities start to reach it's limit, her husband Vale begins to plan a way to be even more successful. Tapping even greater potential in his farming career. But the only way he can do this is to move to the other town known as Bluebell.

Chapter 2: The Move

Vale talks to the Village mayor Ina about moving. The mayor is quite sad to hear that Vale is thinking about leaving Konohana. But as Vale explains his idea, Ina decides to support his idea and allow him to move. He pays his moving fee, and Ina goes off to Bluebell to inform it's mayor Rutger. 

Now that the move has been official, Vale now has to tell his wife about the move. He knows that the move might be hard on his wife, but he prays that he'll get her support.

"You want us to move?" asks Nori.

Vale nods and answers, "I think it's a good idea for the both of us. There's nothing else I can do in Konohana to make this farm more successful. But if we move to Bluebell, I can work here in Konohana like I always do, but I can also own lots of animals there too."

Nori sighs and says, "but I have never been to Bluebell before. The closest I have ever been is at the river, and I only went there as a child. Will I be able to get along at Bluebell."

Vale smiles at Nori and answers, "I'm sure that the village will accept you with open arms. And think about this, if I can build a maker shed, I can make yarn for you. That way, making clothes will be much easier for you. What do you say?"

Nori takes a moment to think about it. Having yarn would be convenient. And meeting new people would be exiting for her. But the whole idea may be overwhelming. She is not sure if she's ready for such a great change. But she remembers that she did marry him. And as his wife, she must support him in his decision. "All right, let's move to Bluebell. As long as I am with you, I don't care where we live."

Vale then grabs Nori's hands, and kiss them tenderly. "Thank you! I'll do my best to make you very happy in Bluebell. I promise."

"I love you Vale!"

"I love you too Nori!"

Chapter 3: Bluebell

On Spring 25, Nori and Vale unpack their things and got settled in their new home. It is a bit smaller than their Konohana home, but Vale promises to make this house bigger soon. Everything inside and out is different. From the look of the home. to the smell of the air outside. Even though Nori agreed to move with Vale, there is a lot to get used to.

That first night, Nori had a lot of trouble falling asleep. The town is a bit noisier than Konohana since several villagers nearby owns animals that makes racket at night. Vale has no trouble falling sleep since the sound of farm animals is something he is used to. 

The next day, Nori wakes up later than usual. She usually is awake at the crack of dawn, but that day Vale wakes up before her. Even after waking up, Nori is still a bit sleepy. Her long black hair is a mess as she tries to make some tea. But her sleepy eyes makes her clumsy, and she drops the tea on her yukata. She sighs sadly as she realizes how hard it is to start off in a new town. But for her husband's sake, she'll pull through.

Even though they live in Bluebell now, Vale still must still work in Konohana to tend the crops. He kisses his wife goodbye, and rides his horse through the tunnel back to Konohana. Now Nori has a new problem, she is not used to her husband working away from the farm. Now that Vale must work away from home, Nori feels alone.

Chapter 4: Distance

It is now Spring 27. Vale has just rode off to work in Konohana, while Nori is left at home. As Nori sighs stressfully, she is happy about one thing, it's her birthday! And she plans to celebrate her birthday like she has been since she got married. She's gonna work all day preparing a great dinner for her and her husband.

Vale on the other hand has a problem. Today he finds that his enormous strawberry fields are ripe with fresh juicy strawberries. It's already past noon, and he'll need to spend all day and night to harvest all the strawberries. He figures that if he works quickly, he'll make it in time for Nori's birthday.

As Nori prepares the master feast, she recollects the moments she had with her husband. How he flirted with her, and told her how pretty she was in a kimono. He would give her flowers every time he goes into the mountain and makes a bouquet. Such a sweet husband she has found herself.

Vale finishes harvesting half the strawberries, and he sees that the sun has started to set. He wipes off the sweat from his forehead and decides to pick up the pace. He is working as hard and as fast as he can; but he is no superhero and his stamina is only limited. Even though he wants to work fast, he is tired and losing pace.

Night has arrived, and Nori is prepping herself up nice and pretty. She wears her best outfit and puts on light make-up for the dinner date. After she is done, she prepares the table complete with a huge meal for her working man, and candles for that romantic touch. She looks at the time, it is 8:00 pm, and she expects Vale to be home any minute.

But Vale is not ready to come home. At around midnight, Vale finally completes his job. The strawberries are shipped, and the crops are watered. He tries to rush home, but the tunnel is too dark to navigate through. With the miners leaving their junk ores on the ground, his horse might trip and get hurt. If he rides through the mountain, he'll definitely be there after 6:00am.

Instead, he checks into the Konohana Town Hall and sleeps the night away. The villages don't have phones, so there is no way that Vale could call his wife to say that he cannot make it. He knows his wife will be upset, but he did not know that work would take so long.

Around the same time, Nori looks at the time. It is past midnight, and she loses faith that her husband will come home tonight. She changes to her night gown, and cries herself to sleep. This is the first time that she has slept alone since she got married. And she never thought she would sleep alone ever again.