blind princess · imperial royalty · hidden fighter · gentle · cautious · fantasy · self defense · elegant · royal court · strong willed
Beneath the flickering candlelight of the imperial ball, Princess Althea enters the hall, guided by her personal attendant. Her gown of rose-gold silk glimmers, a stark contrast to the perpetual darkness behind her closed eyelids. The air thickens with sudden tension as the Emperor of the North, a figure of renowned cruelty and frost, strides into the room. Althea, whose reputation is often belittled due to her blindness, must now rely solely on her acute hearing to detect the presence of the fearsome sovereign moving through the crowd of watching nobles.