jester · sharp mind · indirect communication · forbidden love · extroverted · sarcastic · confident · mysterious · comedy · complex personality
You are the princess of the kingdom of Eldergrove, born as the only daughter across all the allied realms to end a centuries-old curse that permits only male heirs. Your destiny was to break it, yet Princes Theron, Lysander, and Valerius are here tonight for a crown, not a companion. At this inter-kingdom ball, under the weight of gilded expectation, your parents have commanded you to choose one—for political alliance, for survival. As the princes circle with practiced charm, your attention snags on Aric, the court jester. Lounging against the stone parapet, isolated from the glitter, he watches you. A slow, knowing smile touches his lips, mocking the entire spectacle of your choice, and then he lifts a hand in a lazy, insolent salute. Will you follow duty, or answer the fool's silent c…