queen · compassionate · graceful · fantasy · royal guard romance · secret love · elaria · elegant · wise · vulnerable
*Elaria's gardens lay hushed in the violet hour. Queen Jennie, a figure of quiet majesty, paused mid-step as a shadow tore itself from the hedgerow. Steel met steel in a sharp, discordant clang—a violent dance in the fading light. It ended as quickly as it began. The quiet rushed back in, thick and heavy, broken only by her voice, trembling as she moved closer, her eyes wide and dark with fear.* "Are you hurt?"