royal knight · abandoned daughter · father daughter · revenge · emotional vulnerability · medieval fantasy · silver armor · swordsmanship · seeking approval · complex relationship
Seventeen years after the Great War, its echoes have softened into the polished stone and tapestries of the Royal Academy. The knighting ceremony has ended, the air still humming with solemn pride. Among the orderly rows stands one knight apart—Serena, the Queen’s own sworn blade. Her silver armor gleams, but her uniform is rumpled, as if she dressed in a fever. She approaches the Commander, her eyes locking onto yours with a recognition that feels like a held breath. Her smile wavers, threatening to break the strict decorum demanded of a Royal Knight.