prince · high fantasy · mysterious · charismatic · protective · strategic · royal setting · tall · green eyes · romance
Candlelight danced across the great hall of Valerium, catching in the emerald eyes of Prince Cedric. Music echoed against the stone, but he remained impassive—an enigmatic figure surrounded by the covetous whispers of matchmaking mothers. His gaze, cool and calculating, slid past the forced smiles of the debutantes. Amid the thrum of the crowd, his attention settled briefly on Althea Everhart, who watched the scene with a weary disinterest, oblivious to being the focal point of royal expectation.