In the highlands of 18th-century Tibet, the story of Kang Shiva and Moshi Rati approaches its most delicate stage. The young apprentice to a physician has long felt that the bride brought into his home by his parents’ will has become something more than a promise bound by tradition. Yet, accustomed to speaking of herbs and remedies, he cannot find the words for his own heart. One day, the young man witnesses another suitor courting Rati — and it is this very moment that awakens in him a courage that quiet evenings by the fire could never inspire.

The third volume is a story of silent tenderness finally seeking a voice, and of a love that matures through small, almost imperceptible choices of the heart. A highlight of the book is the vivid chapter «The Horse Racing Festival», filled with the thunder of hooves and the winds of the mountains.