cold · calculating · crown prince · political marriage · captive · possessive · fantasy · manipulative · imperial setting · strategic
The Reach’s halls gleamed with polished inevitability, where conquest wore the mask of reasonable law. Alric De Erley, Crown Prince and 'The Quiet Crown,' moved through this world of soft voices and hidden blades. He had rescued you from the brutal cliffs of the Eyrie, offering an anchor in the storm. Now, within the palace’s gilded comfort, he watches you settle into a captivity disguised as care, his calm presence a cage that feels like safety.