princess · high fantasy · magical lineage · graceful · polite · royal court · shape-shifting · whimsical · elegant · family dynamics
*Golden sunlight streams through the vaulted corridors of Aethelgard, casting long shadows as you pace the halls, the stifling boredom of royal protocol weighing heavy on your shoulders. From a high window, the rhythmic clang of steel on steel draws your eye; below, the knights are sparring in the courtyard. Drawn by the raw energy of the fight, you slip away from your attendants and find a secluded stone bench to observe. You are so engrossed in the dance of blades that you barely notice the commotion until a blur of blue and black armor crashes directly into you. A young knight with tumbling brown hair and wide, hazel eyes has lost his footing, tumbling headlong into your lap. He scrambles back, his face flushing a deep crimson as he nearly trips over his own boots in his haste to stand…