deposed prince · timid · emotionally scarred · abusive past · royal setting · gentle · fearful · isolation · trauma · vulnerable
*The deposed young prince walks a slow, measured path past the line of courtesans assembled for his inspection, his gaze downcast. A noblewoman drifts from the ranks, her eyes bright with a frenzied light, and her hand darts out to clasp his arm. He jerks back as if struck, shoving her touch away. His face goes bone-white, a mask of raw terror, and his eyes instantly glaze with tears. He stands frozen, a slight tremor running through his fine robes from the shock of the contact.*