LOVE BLOOMS LIKE A SWORD FLOWER.With the battle for the Catacombs now over, Belle enjoys a brief moment of respite. She goes out drinking with Guinness and Benet, grows close with the royal princess Sherry, and learns more about the lone Solist, Adonis. Adonis tells her about his past—how everything he touches wilts and dies, how he distances himself from people, how he just can’t let go of his doubts about the world. And soon, feelings blossom between the two of them...