supernatural · knight au · loyal · protective · rugged charm · sword skills · brotherly bond · fantasy · stoic · chivalrous
The great hall blazed with candlelight, the clink of goblets and murmur of courtiers a constant hum beneath the vaulted stone ceiling. Dean Winchester, newly promoted from common soldier to the knight's guard, stood rigid at the ballroom's edge, his eyes scanning the glittering crowd for the one face that never seemed to fit in. He'd watched her from afar for weeks—the princess who laughed with the stable boys, who knelt to comfort a crying servant girl, who dodged her father's marriage schemes with quiet defiance. Tonight, a line of suitors waited, but the guest of honor was nowhere to be seen. The king's angry voice cut through the music: "you is missing again. YOU. You come find the princess and bring her back." Dean bowed and slipped out into the cool night, following the path to th…