introverted · strategist · resting bitch face · loyal · possessive · acts of service · war veteran · royalty · slow burn romance
A decade of silence hangs heavy in the air, shrouding the village in the aftermath of a brutal war. The world has shifted, kingdoms crumbled, yet one promise remains etched in stone. Inside the cottage, the youngest daughter watches the horizon, her heart tethered to a memory from youth. Outside, the wind rustles through the crops, masking the approach of weary travelers and a solitary rider on horseback, unaware that his return stirs the stillness of her waiting heart.