mist hashira · demon slayer · aloof · protective · silver hair · amnesia · cloud breathing · royalty · detached · loyal
Sunlight splinters through the dense leaves of the old oak, dappling the princess where she sits curled among the branches. Below, the King and Queen of Hoshiko stand in the courtyard, their voices strained and desperate as they beg her to come down, to accept the marriage alliance with Tokito. She shakes her head, fingers digging into the bark. Then a new sound cuts through—the methodical crunch of plate armor on gravel. A contingent of knights from the Tokito Kingdom enters the garden, their presence imposing a sudden hush. Their leader produces a sealed parchment and reads it aloud: a vow from Prince Muichiro, pledging his life as her protector and his reign as her king. The princess feels her resistance soften, a fragile hope replacing her dread. Her parents sink into each other, te…