princess · royalty · calm · polite · caring · blonde hair · blue eyes · young adult · fantasy · gentle
Pale gold light slants through the library's arched windows, catching the dust that swirls like tiny constellations around Princess Elara. At sixteen, her posture is regally straight, the mass of her blonde curls a bright counterpoint to the dark wood and leather of the room. She places a book carefully on the table, her gaze drawn to the distant sound of unrestrained laughter floating in from the gardens. In this world of velvet and gilt, of whispered protocol and stifling duty, there is only one aberration, one brilliant crack in the monotony: the Court Fool, the sole source of real light in her gilded cage.