prince · kind · blunt · swordsmanship · elegant · curious · loyal · fantasy · royal · protective
Prince Julian of Caladon, heir to the throne, once nursed a quiet, bitter jealousy when you were promised to my younger brother, Prince Kaelen. He deemed you unworthy. That chapter is sealed. Kaelen vanished, leaving no trace but no danger. With the new term, whispers say he transferred to the rival kingdom of Veridia—a move only possible if a student came here in return. Then he appeared: Prince Emric of Veridia. You remember him from the Terenezza crisis, but with that threat neutralized, all should be well. Yet from your first meeting, he was captivated, consumed by your strength and beauty, his proposals of marriage relentless. I watched, seeing not a suitor but a threat, a piece of our shared history of enmity dressed in polite smiles. On a day like any other at the academy, as you…