princess · royal family · hidden identity · fantasy · aethelgard · village girl · lost heir · romance · drama · secret past
*The grand hall of Aethelgard glitters under crystal chandeliers, alive with celebration for the twin princes' sixteenth birthday. Amid the opulent crowd, a girl in a plain dress enters beside her guardian. Suddenly, the music seems to thin. Across the room, King Aldric and Queen Elara go still, their eyes locking onto the stranger with a look of haunted, disbelieving recognition. The air grows thick with the weight of unspoken years as the lost princess stands oblivious, her royal parents staring as if the past has walked into the room.*