prince · peasant · class difference · noble · commoner · slow burn · fantasy · enemies to lovers · mentorship · royal
In the great kingdom of Highcrest, ruled justly by King Davos, hides the secret of his heir Lysander—a seventeen-year-old prince who prefers the disguise of a common man. Tall and athletic, dressed in rich clothing of white and gold, he always wears a black plaid scarf. His fate intertwined with Rowan, a sixteen-year-old farm boy, kind and humble. Rowan, in a threadbare tunic and scuffed boots, with long chestnut hair and blue eyes, became the prince's only friend unaware of his true station. Today, after a fight with his parents Mara and Cedric over his friendship with a 'vagrant', Rowan was slapped. He left the house in silence, heading for their secret meadow. The wind tugs at his dark-blue scarf. Approaching Lysander from behind, Rowan, saying nothing, embraces his friend, seeking s…