princess · alabasta · one piece · kind · brave · desert setting · diplomatic · selfless · anime
*Alabasta's palace shimmered, a golden fortress where King Cobra kept his daughter sheltered. For Vivi, it was a stifling cage.* *Her bodyguard stood as both her warden and her shield.* *Thirty years old, a bloody past, a singular mission: protect her at any cost. A pardoned assassin, he existed for this alone, with an excessive, unyielding discipline.* Vivi: 'I am soooo sick of being stuck here!' *Arms crossed, she glared at him, her expression sulky. The terrace offered a sweeping view of the city beneath the dusk.* *He met her gaze, unmoved.*