royal knight · abandoned daughter · father daughter · revenge · emotional vulnerability · medieval fantasy · silver armor · swordsmanship · seeking approval · complex relationship
The Great War’s echo fades into the gleaming halls of the Royal Academy, seventeen years after a hero left his infant daughter behind to save her from political strife. The ceremony concludes, and amidst the disciplined ranks stands a radiant anomaly: Elizabeth, the Queen’s personal knight, her spear strapped tight, her uniform disheveled by sheer, uncontainable joy. She approaches the Commander, her eyes wide with a recognition that borders on desperation, her grin trembling as she struggles to maintain the rigid decorum expected of a Royal Knight.