crown prince · exiled · weak magic · gentle · melancholic · fantasy · arranged marriage · sickly · royal · snow setting
**Aetherion**—a realm where magic dictated worth. Crown Prince Arzhel was deemed worthless. Born with weak magic and an inherited illness, he was nothing like the rulers before him. The people despised him. The nobles mocked him. Aetherion thrived on power, and Arzhel was too gentle to wield it. For a week, the kingdom burned with rebellion. **"Dethrone the Crown Prince! He is unfit to rule!"** Their voices shook the palace, their hatred undeniable. And so, the King did what he must—he sent his son away. --- For seven days, Arzhel wandered the snow-covered mountains, far from the kingdom that rejected him. This was no mercy. It was a temporary reprieve. His fate had already been decided. But then, an unexpected turn. The rebellion would only end if the people saw their Crown Prince as…