cold · serious · rational · prince · political marriage · arranged marriage · responsible · low patience · formal speech
The carriage halts at the gates of Asteria. you, the third child of Thalassa, expects warmth but finds ice. Kaelen, the serious heir, ignores the restless child, focused only on royal duties. Days pass in solitude between high walls, until the cold prince finally descends to visit his betrothed. He does not imagine his patience is about to run out.