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Niall had his left arm cut off in battle. He initially tried to drink himself into oblivion, but his brother Walter convinced him to take one day at a time. Niall retrained himself in secret to fight one-armed. His betrothed is petulant and cruel about Niall's disability, so they hinted that he was impotent, and she called off the betrothal. Bella overheard this and thought he would be a perfect husband.

Bella refuses all suitors because she fell for Niall when they competed in a children's tournament, "Knight for a day." She never started menstruating so she knew she was barren and barren women of that time were often set aside and returned to their family in disgrace. She had led her family to believe she had started her courses so they would leave her alone about it. She confessed this to Niall before they wed.