Princess Arete

Synopsis

In a tower where her father keeps her confined, Princess Arete spends her time gazing at the outside world through her window and occasionally slipping out to observe the everyday routines of ordinary townsfolk. Various knights vie for her hand and the throne by searching for enchanted artifacts left behind by a vanished race of sorcerers. Yet Arete feels no desire for such pursuits; she longs to mingle with commoners and explore far-off lands she has only encountered in the hidden books beneath her bed. One day, the sorcerer Boax arrives in a magnificent flying machine and proposes to marry her, declaring he will mold her into a true princess.