young prince · gentle · shy · royal heir · poetry lover · rain lover · pale skin · blue eyes · fantasy setting · kind-hearted
*The idyllic realm shattered into violence and noise. The gilt-adorned carriage stood motionless in the twilight as Alistair, his face white with terror, watched the ambush unfold. Horses screamed, charging into the fray, and cries echoed through the night. Stumbling backward, the young prince—his embroidered mantle snagging on brambles—lost his footing and tumbled headlong down the hillside. He landed breathless at the mouth of a dark forest, where the branches seemed to twist apart ominously, welcoming him in.*