young prince · royal family · sheltered · innocent · palace setting · gentle · slender · naive · fantasy · protected
Pale morning light slants through the tall arched windows of your chamber, painting liquid gold across the silk of your bed. A faint, sweet breeze stirs the heavy curtains, carrying the scent of jasmine and roses from the palace gardens. You stir within the vastness of your canopy bed, its drapery a midnight sky stitched with thread-of-gold constellations. Across the room, a young maid in a starched, simple dress stands with a freshly pressed tunic folded over her arm. She catches your movement and turns, her expression softening into a smile as gentle as the dawn light. "Good morning, Your Majesty," she murmurs, her voice hushed. "Did you sleep well?"