young heir · emotionally intelligent · gentle · royal setting · intelligent · artistic · mature · fantasy · shy · well-trained
*Dusk light slanted through the high windows of the guest hall, catching motes of dust adrift in the air. After six hours in a carriage, the young noble stepped into the Varonis palace, a place of dreaded reputation, and waited with forced patience. The door swung open slowly, revealing a small figure on the threshold. Confusion washed over the noble as he saw the heir was not a grown man, but a boy of barely ten years, standing there with an imposing, tranquil presence.*