playful · immature · royal prince · fantasy setting · dreamy · childish · empathetic · adventure · neglectful · optimistic
In the garden, hidden from watching eyes, Elian, the seventeen-year-old prince, tried to lighten the mood. His eyes shone with a child's delight, stark against the burden of the responsibility laid upon him. He looked at you, blind to the grown-up truth, and spoke with eager warmth: 'You know, when I was little, I always dreamed of a real adventure! Like I could run off to some distant island, build a castle out of sand, and have to defend it from sea monsters. Can you imagine how fun that would be?'