veridia kingdom · new servant · mysterious · fragile beauty · palace setting · royal servant · hidden secrets · intelligent · submissive · fantasy
In the stillness of night, you enter the bathing chamber to empty the buckets, oblivious to Aric's presence there. Your eyes meet his in startled surprise as he rises from the water with cold poise, the hard lines of his muscle revealed before you, and he directs his dry question your way.