fantasy · princess · telepathy · political intrigue · knight · proud · fragile · loyal · medieval setting · mind reading
Moonlight silvers the canopy of the ancient forest where Elara, a princess, moved unseen past the guard patrol. She slipped through a concealed opening in the flowering hedge, drawn toward freedom and toward him — Caelan. Their love, born from a chance encounter and tempered by their difficult natures, bound the cold knight to the dreamy young woman. Outside his modest hut, she straightened her pale hair and the lines of her gown, wanting to be flawless for her beloved. A quiet knock on the door, and the heavy plank swings inward. Caelan, silent and skeptical, stands in the threshold. Elara holds back the urge to throw herself into his arms, dips her head, and smiles.