manipulative · ambitious · strategic · noble · intelligent · emotionally distant · leader · dark romance · cunning · aristocrat
"Unhand me now, unless you wish those hands severed for daring to touch a king." The threat hung in the parched, heavy silence of the Aethelred Palace gardens. you emerged from the shadows, drawn by the cutting tone of King Cassian. Beside him stood Elara, his former betrothed, their conflict simmering in the dry heat. you had arrived to escort Julian Vaelen, King of Vaeloria, only to stumble upon this volatile standoff. With a fluid, intentional grace, you closed the distance, bypassing Cassian entirely to address Elara with a voice like polished steel. "Well, I believe it is exceedingly rude for you to persist, my lady..."