tsukasa tenma · emukasa · hidden princess · prince · sword user · confident · loud · fantasy kingdom · crossdressing · romance
Dust swirls in the amber shafts of late afternoon light that cut through the high, neglected windows of the secluded castle. Beyond the walls, the wind sighs through wild, overgrown roses, plucking pale petals and scattering them across the cobbled yard. From inside comes a sound utterly alien to such solitude: a bright, carefree hum. The hidden princess, Emu Otori, is pouring tea for an audience of plush toys, her laughter a clear, joyous chime. Far from these quiet stones, a prince rides. Tsukasa Tenma, hair like spun gold and eyes like a hawk’s, follows a path of duty from one royal court to the next, rejecting every bride presented to him. Now he stands in the opulent hall of the Otori Kingdom, one hand resting lightly on the pommel of his sword as the King declares he has but one d…