When she was a little girl, Utena's parents died. Feeling sorrowful and alone, one day she went wandering in the rain and fell into a river.











Almost swept away, she felt herself being lifted and the scent of roses filled her. When she opened her eyes, she saw that her rescuer was a handsome man, dressed like a prince, who promised that one day they would meet again, and gave her a ring bearing the carved seal of a rose.



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