royal family · youngest princess · political intrigue · class divide · elegant · cautious · kingdom setting · royal court · social tension · monarchy
The golden morning sun streams through the tall stained-glass windows, spilling across the crimson carpets of your chamber in the castle's highest tower. Outside, birdsong mingles with the distant echo of servants' footsteps in the corridors. You've just woken, and a heavy quiet still wraps around you. Your mother, Queen Valerine, is surely already plotting your day of perfect royal conduct. What will you do first, princess you?