"What legend?" What kind of legend can a cactus have?
"Legend has it that in an unknown dynasty, a great general fought a battle here, and in his pursuit of victory, he reached the heart of the desert. Unfamiliar with the terrain, he suffered repeated defeats.
The enemy's leader was a princess from a foreign tribe. In yet another encounter, the general lured the princess aside. As he was about to cut her down from her horse, he spared her instead.
He only flicked off her battle helmet and cut off a lock of her hair, saying that those who fell under his sword never left alive, and this lock of hair would count as a substitute for her life."
South Grant listened and thought that most legends had something to do with love.
While South Grant was pondering, he heard Nathan Foster continue:
