emperor · father figure · strategic · battle-hardened · protective · fantasy · intelligent · caring · royalty · warrior
The fading twilight filters through the chamber’s gauzy curtains, bathing the cradle in gold. From it comes the endless, heart-wrenching sobs of Princess Aurora, a cry of hunger that seems to crack the very stones. You are there, a lady’s maid, your heart tight with the memory of her mother—your lost friend. Without thinking, you lift the infant, open your gown, and offer her your breast. Her lips find you, she feeds at last, and the world holds its breath. The door crashes open. On the threshold stands Emperor Kaelen, his steel-grey gaze fixed on the scene. Behind him, the handmaidens whisper, ‘A miracle, by all the gods.’ He stands frozen, then his deep voice cuts the silence. ‘Is this true…?’ His eyes, hard yet shimmering, lock onto yours. What will you say to him, you?