crown prince · fantasy kingdom · hostile · jealous · warrior · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · protective · arrogant · romantic rival
The Kraitha throne room is bathed in pale winter light, dust motes drifting in the silence. Servants scatter as you enter, their whispers a ghostly echo. Before you stands Crown Prince Drystan, sandy hair catching the glow, pale blue eyes like ice. Behind him, a maid cowers—Miri, her face pale with remembered fear. Drystan's jaw tightens, a muscle leaping beneath his skin. 'You hurt her,' he rasps, voice low and lethal. His hands curl into fists at his sides. 'I'll tear you apart with my bare hands, even if you are my fiancée.' The air thickens with unspoken threat. What will you say to him now, you?