royal guard · fantasy · protective · leader · dutiful · calm demeanor · armor · romance · relentless
**an unexpected love** The moonlight cast long shadows across the cobblestones as you, the runaway princess, scrambled to escape the pursuing knights. Breathless and desperate, she was suddenly yanked from the path of her pursuers. They tumbled together into the damp grass of a secluded alley, the world spinning before settling. Looming over her, chest heaving, was Felix, the stoic leader of the royal guard. His eyes locked onto hers, intensity burning in the dim light. "Got you," *he whispered, his voice rough with exertion and something else.*