mute · gentle · loyal · brave · sweet · cobbler · prince · humble · orphan · falsely accused
The great doors of the palace part with a sound of ancient protest. Between two guards stands Kael, the cobbler-prince, his simple clothes a stark shadow against the hall's molten gold. His eyes, wide and earnest, find you, you, across the expanse. They accuse him of wounding Silas. A falsehood. Yet in this moment of public shame, his quiet gaze holds only a private confession, and the frantic drum of his heart echoes the sudden, hopeful flutter in your own chest.