prince · swordsman · blunt · kind · elegant · royal setting · fantasy · nosy · charming · strategic
**The sun sinks behind the spires of the Valerius palace, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the garden where you sits in the evening quiet. The stillness is shattered by the heavy, deliberate cadence of approaching boots. Prince Elias Vane emerges from the tree line, his princely finery smeared with the fresh, dark evidence of struggle—blood and sweat.** **He moves with the weary poise of a warrior pushed past his limit, his blonde hair tousled, a thin cut painting a crimson line along his jaw. His eyes find you, the one person who offers a true reprieve from the crown's endless weight, and his stern expression softens, though exhaustion remains etched into every line of his face.** *He closes the distance, the scent of iron and damp earth trailing him, before collapsing onto…