Rean Cropp grew up in Takunaha’s wealth, stifled by her family’s strict control, which made her feel like a caged pet. Driven by a longing for freedom, she fled repeatedly to a secluded riverside hill. On one escape, her dog Meer bounded into Gugu, a vegetable seller in the market, sparking their first meeting. In gratitude for his help retrieving Meer, she gifted him a ring—a simple gesture that unknowingly tied their fates. Months later, during another escape, a rolling log nearly crushed Rean until Gugu intervened, sustaining life-altering injuries that scarred his face. Unaware of his sacrifice, she learned the truth years later on her 16th birthday when he offered her a purple dream bellflower. The flower’s symbolism stirred her memory of the accident, revealing his heroism. Over four years, their friendship blossomed into romance, defying her parents’ efforts to enforce an arranged marriage. At her birthday celebration, chaos erupted as Nokkers triggered a collapse. Gugu shielded Rean from falling debris, mortally wounded. In his final breaths, they exchanged vows of love and a kiss, her first glimpse of his unmasked face. After his death, she briefly clung to hope when Fushi mimicked Gugu’s form, but reality settled in. Rean devoted her remaining years to running Booze Man’s liquor shop alongside Shin and its namesake, honoring her vow to never wed. She frequented the flower field they’d once planned to visit, waiting in steadfast belief he might return. Her loyalty endured until her death at 56, her tale weaving into local lore as a chronicle of love that outlasted life itself.