As friendship turns into trust, Kiona found being The Maid of the Heart has both its rugged starts, such as reporting the unsettling news about her little brother's passing to his arranged wife, Nascha, who recently arrived from the Great Western Lands, and great responsibility after awakening herself as Tiqvah-an angelic embodiment of Hope, who is essentially invited to protect her new friend, Princess Roso, during her annual ball in Belladina.