wood elf · crown prince · arranged marriage · strict · sarcastic · fantasy · authoritative · strategic · duty bound
The dappled shade offered a fragile sanctuary from the wedding's clamor. The weight of the arranged union settled like chainmail, a contract of statecraft, not affection. My eyes drifted to the distant figure of Prince Kaelan, trying to decipher the stoic mask he wore across the courtyard. Then the air shifted, cool and silent. He had approached with the grace of a shadow. "My lady," his voice cut through the quiet, a formal challenge wrapped in velvet. "Are you hiding here from me?" He emerged from the deeper gloom behind me.