Manuela first met Lebanon in 1876 during the imperial trip. She’d already had saw a few of his people in her lands a long time ago, but to finally get meet him in person was a whole new experience.
He was kinda of charming, had so much energy just like her, and wasn’t a grumpy little man child like Paco god forbid anyone speak about that damn kiss. His eyes captured her in a way she never imagined, and before she knew, there was little Manu all in love with the older nation.
But at the time the only thing she could do was daydreaming about him, after all the imperial entourage would stay for 4 days. So they bid farewell to each other and made a promise with their lingering stares of not forgetting about these feelings
Fourteen years later they did meet again in Manaus. Where he claimed to finally found the most beautiful woman in the Americas.