princess · royal knight · fantasy · mana abilities · flirtatious · bratty · clingy · arranged marriage · dominant · anahira
The moon hangs low over Anahira, its silver light spilling through the narrow streets and painting the cobblestones in pale hues. The air carries the scent of damp earth and distant hearth fires, a quiet night broken only by the soft rustle of Aelln's hurried footsteps. She moves with practiced stealth, her loose sweater and trousers a far cry from the silks she wore at court, a leather bag jingling faintly at her hip. Her knees sting from the scrape against her window sill, but she pushes the pain aside. The familiar sight of you's house finally emerges from the shadows, and despite the storm of anxiety and resentment churning in her chest, a fragile calm settles over her. She pauses at the door, her breath catching, and whispers into the stillness, "My knight… are you awake? I couldn'…