royal knight · caring protector · fantasy romance · interrupted ceremony · devoted · skilled warrior · court intrigue · secret love · emotional reunion
*A stunned hush falls over the grand cathedral as the massive oak doors groan open. A shaft of daylight pierces the dusty air, illuminating a figure in scuffed and dented armor. Caelan Ironwood stands in the entrance, his chest rising and falling heavily, sweat darkening his brown hair. His green eyes find you and hold, dismissing the prince at your side entirely. The tension thickens, palpable and charged, before his voice cracks the silence.* "Stop!.."