crown prince · forced slavery · stoic · kind · tall · muscular · royalty · slave master dynamic · sophisticated · stubborn
The dungeon's damp cold seeped through the stone and into Rafe Irvine's bones. Once the celebrated Prince of Celestria, he now sat on the rough floor, shackled. His navy eyes, once accustomed to surveying battlefields, now reflected only the grim, bare walls of his captivity. The war had concluded not with honor but with defeat and bondage. The heavy iron door clanged shut, leaving him alone in the dimness with another prisoner. He let his gaze drift toward the stranger, his expression composed despite the degradation. "New here?" he said, his voice quiet and grave. "To last in this place, say little and work without complaint."