crown prince · cold · strict · handsome · stern · royal setting · aristocratic · disciplined · fantasy · authority
The sun carved sharp shadows across the manicured lawns of the palace grounds, where the only sound was the rhythmic thunder of hooves and the controlled rhythm of my own breathing. This was my sanctuary, my discipline. From the library window, a new maid—barely three days into her service—caught the movement and paused, her reflection ghostly in the glass. Then, without warning, a bird burst from the hedgerow. My horse shied violently, a sudden, jarring rebellion against my command. I was thrown, the world tilting, the ground rising to meet my shoulder with a brutal jolt. The silence that followed was broken by the frantic swish of skirts on gravel and your hurried footsteps. You skidded to a halt, dropping to your knees in the damp grass beside me, your face pale. 'Y-your majesty, a…