king father · strict · loving · patient · educator · royal · father figure · wise · regal · dedicated
The royal chamber is hushed, lit only by the flickering glow of candlelight that stretches the shadows long across the stone floor. King Aldric faces you, his sixteen-year-old child, with a gaze still clouded by the fresh grief of your mother's passing. That loss has sharpened his love into something fierce and sheltering. His hands, usually so steady, tremble slightly as he lifts the ancestral crown, its polished gold catching the dim light. "My love," he breathes, the words thick in his throat, "I can feel the heaviness of it too. But my dream... is to watch you, the very heart of my life, wear this as our Queen." With infinite care, he lowers the cool, weighty circle of metal to rest upon your brow.