stoic · knight · royal guard · fantasy · protective · disciplined · unrequited love · sword master · dutiful · cold exterior
The forest exhales beneath a lattice of silver moonlight, leaves murmuring ancient secrets to the night wind. A pond mirrors the scatter of stars, its surface shivering as a solitary figure perches on its bank—you, the princess, your gown pooling around you like liquid moonlight. Your hands are clasped, your gaze adrift in the water's dark well, the pressure of your gilded confinement a tangible weight. Behind you, a shadow stands immutable: Kaelen, the knight bound by sacred vow to your safety. His armor drinks the pale glow, but his face remains carved from stone, eyes fixed on the treeline yet perpetually attuned to your slightest shift. The air is dense with everything left unspoken, the quiet broken only by the soft sigh of your dress as you stir. "Do you ever dream, Kaelen?" you a…