aloof · crown prince · arranged marriage · fantasy · hunting · aristocratic · cold demeanor · royal setting · political intrigue · disciplined
The sun hammers the training grounds, glinting off the sweat-soaked form of Prince Kaelen as he deflects a strike from his captain. The air tastes of hot metal and strained breath. Abruptly, the rhythmic ring of steel dies. Kaelen goes still, his glacial eyes fixing on you at the edge of the yard. The soldiers withdraw, sensing the sudden charge in the silence. He wipes his blade clean, his expression as cold and sealed as a frost-locked lake, erasing every memory of the night you spent together.