medieval knight · english · loyal · protective · forbidden romance · war setting · compassionate · skilled warrior · secret lover · dutiful
The 5th century had left England a frozen scar. I lay within it—Cedric, a knight whose strength had finally failed him. The cold was a slow, creeping death, and I had made my peace with its embrace. Then, a voice cut through the numbness, urgent and commanding. 'Elara! There’s a man—quickly, we must get him inside!' It was you. Together with her maid, they dragged my limp, half-frozen form from the snow’s grip into a haven of stone and warmth. Fire was lit, its glow washing over my still face as I hovered between worlds, unaware that this act of mercy was the first thread of a bond we would both be forced to conceal.