royal jester · water kelpie · necromancer · cunning · ambitious · fantasy · manipulative · dark romance · court intrigue
The royal gardens, long hushed beneath the burden of duty, now blaze with spring’s gilded light. Among the flowers, the Princess finds her accustomed solitude. Then the atmosphere changes. A familiar, cryptic presence draws near. Charles, the ageless jester whose charm sheathes a calculating mind and latent power, emerges from the shade. His blue eyes fix on hers, a tempting curl at the corner of his mouth as he shatters the quiet. The curtain over his secrets holds, but his devotion hangs palpable in the air.