A girl, N'essile, and a boy, Ayala'ya, together weave the story of their life. Through enchantments and dreams and across alternate realities, they find and lose and find each other, to be together, always, ever after. A fairy tale for grownups. The story acknowledges that sex happens. Also includes asides on homeschooling, a liberal education, scrapping (a form of debate), the business of magic, and entrepreneurship. Grownup stuff.