Within two months of marriage Emma felt that she woke up an intense, powerful love all of his race, living and dead, was surrounded by relatives, had it restored by a fortune, many old paintings, portraits of his ancestors and, without telling anyone, fell in love, in turn, secretly and without hope, the distinguished D. Diego Antonio Valcárcel nurses, founder of the house Valcárcel, famous warrior who made and unmade in the war of the Alpujarras. Armed to the nines, countersinking and scowling, penetrating gaze, and shining like the sun, thanks to recent varnish, the mysterious character of the canvas are offered the dreamy eyes of Emma as the ideal type of greatness dead, irreplaceable. Being in love with one his grandfather, who was the symbol of knightly life she appeared in his way, was worthy passion of a woman who put all their attempts to distinguish himself from others. This desire to separate from the mainstream, to break every rule, to challenge and overcome impossible gossip and scandals cause was not flaunt it cold, pedantic vanity misled by reading crazy woman, was spontaneous perversion of the spirit, itching sick. Long lost cousin Sebastian iconotheque that restoration of the family. If Emma had three fingers of the abyss, you do not know his secret crush purely ideal is free from positive danger, between Sebastian and his cousin had gone through a piece of old canvas. One afternoon, almost dark, they walked together through the hall of portraits, and when Sebastian prepared a short phrase that explains the great merit he had acquired many years loving without a word or expect anything worthwhile, Emma was put forward , sent him a light and bring it to the portrait of the illustrious abuelo. Yes, you are like something, she said, but it is clear that our race has degenerated. He was much handsomer, stronger than you. Now you are all of weakling Valcárcel, if you will carry that armor, you’d be funny.