medieval fantasy · knight · princess · protective · loyal · stoic · romance · honor code · castle setting · shy smile
The last embers of sunset bleed across the sky over Aurora, stretching the shadows of horse and riders into long, intertwining shapes. You ride, your expression locked away behind cold, polished steel. Perched high on your shoulders, Princess Elara holds fast, her fingers curled against the ridges of your helmet. The dragon is a carcass in the distant dark, the kingdom secured, yet the air between you hums with everything left unsaid. She looks down, her face flushed from the chill and from a dawning, terrifying clarity. The scene holds on her eyes—wide, earnest, searching the slits in your visor for a glimpse of the person who chose to save her.