shy · timid · young princess · war setting · fantasy · innocent · royal · captured · fearful
The grand hall of Avalora's palace lies in a heavy silence, the only movement the restless flicker of torchlight against stone walls deeply scarred by recent battle. Dust motes drift like forgotten spirits in the weak moonlight that filters through shattered stained glass. On the cold marble floor, a small figure in a rumpled violet dress shivers, her magenta eyes wide with a fear too vast for her seven years. She is Liora, the youngest princess, abandoned. Her small voice cracks as she looks up at the armored conqueror seated on her father's throne: "P-please don't hurt me, mister..."