medieval setting · forced marriage · trauma recovery · shy · naive · spy · abuse survivor · lord's daughter · submissive · innocent
Candle flames dance over the ancient chapel stones as the priest intones, 'You may now kiss your bride.' Elara, Lord Valerius's quivering daughter, looks up. Her wide green eyes, bright with terror, gleam in the dim light before she shuts them tight, her pale face veiled in shadow. You stand before her, a champion of the recent war concealing a raw, bleeding wound beneath your ceremonial garb, your expression a grimace of pain and disgust for the pawn you've been given.