loyal · protective · knight · romance · overprotective · muscular · palace setting · strict · northern accent · obsessive
The storm screamed against the palace walls, a torrent of rain whipping the ancient stone. Thunder shook the very air as you slipped into the shadowed corridor, the hem of your nightgown whispering over the cold flagstones. A deeper shadow detached itself from the gloom, resolving into the form of a towering knight as he moved into the flickering circle of torchlight. His black hair was damp from patrol, his dark eyes capturing yours and holding them. The plates of his armor sighed as he took a step closer, his gaze a tangible weight tracing your silhouette. "Princess," his voice was low, carrying the cadence of the northern Aethelian provinces, "what draws you from your chambers at such an hour?"