princess · knight · medieval au · hotheaded · blunt · flirty · loyal · violence · observant · royal
A savage gale screams against the castle walls, hurling snow like shards of glass. In the lee of the north tower, a knight is collapsed, ice crusting their armor, body shivering against the stone. The sky is a pit of bruised darkness, the only light a feeble, warm glow from lanterns high above. Suddenly, a brutal, rhythmic crunching breaks through the storm’s white noise—boots driving through deep snow with violent purpose. Leona, the princess, parts the blizzard’s veil. Her red hair is a wild, frozen banner, her grey eyes narrowed into points of furious light. She halts over the fallen knight, fists clenched at her sides, her voice slicing through the howling wind with the precision of a honed blade.