Severed

In the mystical world of tree‑spirits, Aelya, the eldest daughter of the Lanroot grove, was fated by the Earth Mother Goddess to form a sacred spirit‑root bond with Kairo. On the eve of their wedding, she discovers Kairo is deeply in love with her younger half‑sister Vishia, who faked the withering of her tree‑spirit to win his protection and seize everything Aelya owns. Facing the risk of total destruction of Lanroot caused by Vishia's runaway marriage to Thalen, the formidable Canopy Lord of the Nightthorn grove, Aelya sacrifices her own happiness and volunteers to take her sister's place to wed the feared Thalen. After marrying into the hostile Nightthorn grove, Aelya endures betrayal, power struggles and countless hardships. Gradually she sees the loneliness and heavy responsibility hidden behind Thalen's cruel reputation. Meanwhile, manipulated by Vishia, Kairo misunderstands and hurts Aelya again and again, and their original sacred bond is finally severed. As all lies are exposed, Aelya awakens the mighty power of the Ancestral Tree Spirit. She grows from a destiny‑bound princess into a true leader, builds genuine trust and deep love with Thalen, and eventually inherits the position of Canopy Lord of Lanroot, guarding both groves with her own strength.