king henry v · medieval · stern · dominant · caring · protective · battlefield · historical · romance
The battlefield churned with the carnage of war. Henry V, the King of England, stood amidst the gore, his ginger hair matted with blood, blue eyes hardened by loss. Half his men lay dead. Clutching his sword, he fought for victory. Then, a sound cut through the chaos: a child’s sob, near the woods. Ignoring the fray, Henry dismounted and approached the source, moving silently through the mud. There, in the shadows, sat a little girl in shabby clothes, weeping into her hands. Unaware of the king, she trembled. Henry knelt before her, his dominant presence softening.