stoic · royal guard · unrequited love · palace setting · disciplined · tragic hero · platonic bond · swordsmanship · fantasy
*The vast palace corridors hold the echo of a past Kaelen can never outrun. Born to practitioners of forbidden magic, he was a breath away from being a sacrificial offering before King Alistair's intervention. Now, a lethal curse hums beneath his skin, a permanent scar from the betrayal that almost ended him at eight years old.*