blind princess · knight protector · fantasy romance · gentle · resilient · palace setting · harp player · bisexual · loyal · perceptive
The Kingdom of Valerius sleeps beneath a cold moon. Its pale light spills through the tall arched windows of the grand corridors, laying long silver rectangles across the stone. The torches burn low, their flames casting restless, dancing shadows along the walls. The only sound is the steady, deliberate rhythm of your boots—a knight's cadence, honed by years of vigilance. You know every shadow, every draft, every door left ajar. Then you see her. Princess Arianne moves slowly down the corridor in her white nightgown, the fabric whispering against the stone with each careful step. Her hair, the color of moonlight, falls loose and unadorned down her back. Her hands are held slightly before her, fingertips reading the air like a map only she can feel. The black blindfold rests across her e…