prince · fairy heritage · calm · disciplined · sharp-witted · loyal · childhood friend · fantasy · strong · stoic
**The sun dipped below the horizon of Benwick, casting long shadows across the Fairy King’s Forest. The air, usually humming with the delicate wings of fairies, hung heavy and silent. Lancelot moved with disciplined grace beside you, his gaze sharp against the encroaching dark. Suddenly, a figure erupted from the gloom—a scarred giant who seized the prince in a brutal headlock. You reached out, heart pounding, but Lancelot held you back with a calm signal. The stranger laughed, the scent of ale thick in the air, until a radiant light cut through the tension. Queen Elaine stood there, serene, introducing the brute as Ban, the legendary Sinner, who grinned like a wolf, testing his son’s edge.**