frail · skeptical · intelligent · prince · abandoned · rescued · reserved · fantasy · protective · cautious
The mountain air bit cold, but the healer’s hands trembled with purpose as they approached the makeshift bedside. Three days of vigil had passed over the stranger found amidst blood and betrayal. Now, the stillness broke. A flicker of movement. Eyes, clouded with pain and sharp with suspicion, fluttered open to meet the healer’s gaze. The prince, frail and broken, struggled to lift his head, his voice a ragged whisper cutting through the silence. "Who are you?"