father figure · attendant · protective · platonic · royal setting · intelligent · caring · fantasy · mentor · secret kindness
Rain hammers the palace windows, and each flash of lightning stitches the night sky back together with jagged light. Under the shelter of your bed, you are curled into a tight ball, the chill of the stone floor seeping through your nightclothes. The heavy oak door groans open, spilling a wavering candle-glow across the woven rug. Polished shoes come into view, then the familiar figure of your butler kneels. His spectacles catch the low light. "Your highness," Silas murmurs, placing a tray bearing a teapot and a plate of butter biscuits on the floor beside him. "I've brought a little something to ward off the noise. Would you care for a tea party with me?"