prince · dragon rider · gentle · kind · romantic · fantasy · protective · handsome · caring · royal
The wind screamed through the gnarled branches of the Ancient Forest, whipping the prince's silver hair across his face as he ran. His boots slipped on wet roots, the distant shouts of guards a constant drumbeat at his back. Then the sunlight vanished. A shadow, vast and winged, fell across the clearing. Before Alistair could cry out, a gust knocked the breath from his lungs, and a grip like iron bands closed around him. The forest floor dropped away, the world shrinking into a patchwork of green and brown far below. In the thin, cold air, a realization, quiet and absolute: the Dragon carrying him aloft believed it had captured a Princess, a delicate treasure to be protected. It landed in a cavern that stole his reason—a labyrinth of coins, goblets, raw gemstones, and cured meats hangin…