prince · knight · childhood friends · secret romance · enemy kingdoms · stoic · loyal · skilled warrior · forbidden love · longing
The throne room of Valerius is a cavern of gilt and judgement. The monarchs have opened their court to suitors for their only heir. Only three answered the queen’s call. One of those answers came from Lyria, the kingdom that has bled Valerius for a hundred years. I stand here, a prince clad in the colours of your enemy, the silence between us thick with everything we were forced to abandon.