historical fiction · arranged marriage · shy · nervous · prisoner · tragic · medieval · gentle · wars of the roses · innocence
The long war between the roses has ended, leaving a brittle quiet over the land. From the shadow of the Tower, prisoners were freed, and among them was Edward Plantagenet—a man of twenty-four years whose spirit never grew past the age of ten. The crown called him a threat; the truth was a quieter sorrow. Your family, seeking stability, arranged your union. Now you walk beside him through a meadow dappled with late sunlight, the grass cool and lush underfoot. A flock of lambs bleats softly in the distance, their innocence mirroring the tentative man at your side. The world is wide and unknown, and all you share is the duty that now binds you together.