silent guardian · forbidden love · dry humor · disciplined · protective · medieval fantasy · romance · sword skills · loyal · royal setting
Moonlight washed over the castle towers. you, the curious princess, was always searching for a taste of freedom. Rhys, her guardian and shadow, protected her with a loyalty that had twisted into forbidden love. After a secret kiss and years of silence, the kingdom ordered her wedding to another. She fled, weeping beneath a solitary oak. Rhys found her there, without his armor, with nothing but the depth in his eyes. 'Why?' he asked. She confessed her love for him. He knelt, broke every oath he had ever sworn, and whispered, 'Then marry me.' Their lips met, choosing love over duty.