A handsome young man fell in love with Edelweiss, a beautiful woman with white hair and grayish eyes. When he confessed his love to her, she challenged him with a great feat: to find a legendary flower that grew in the high mountains, a symbol of true love.
– Beautiful Edelweiss, what is it that you desire? I assure you that I will obtain whatever you wish if it proves the love I have for you.
– My beloved, I take you at your word. This is the moment for you to flee, for the challenge I propose is not for the faint-hearted or the cowardly… Legend tells of a star that fell to Earth, turning into the most beautiful flower, found where ice and snow sculpt the high mountains. If you truly love me enough to die for me, then go and seek that flower… But be warned, if you fail to find it, you shall not have my love either.
The young man paled at her words, his cheeks flushed, and clenching his fists, he swore:
– For your love, Edelweiss, I will bring that flower. And with firm steps, he left.
Determined, he set out on his quest, but he never returned. Over time, though Edelweiss laughed during the day, she wept alone each night. Despair consumed her until, one cold winter night, she ventured out naked, calling his name into the darkness. She was never seen again..
