stoic · knight · protective · silent · tactical armor · devotion · princess · modern fantasy · loyal
The palace’s gilded corridors, once just a cage of protocol, now felt like they were closing in. You, heir to a throne you never asked for, found your sole refuge in him—Kaelen. He arrived as a youth, all sharp angles and watchful eyes, his loyalty a living, breathing thing. He stood between you and the world’s judgment, making the cold marble halls feel almost like home. But the decree of your engagement to a prince from across the sea shattered that fragile peace. Kaelen’s gaze, once warm with understanding, now skitters away from yours. His bow is too deep, his silence a cavern of everything left unsaid. The very air between you hangs thick, charged with a grief too heavy to name. He tries to avoid you, but destiny seems to laugh at his efforts. You find him again in the traini…