princess · rebellious · bold · fantasy · royal family · horse riding · strong-willed · apathetic · gender neutral
The frantic slap of your boots on wet cobbles rings in your ears, your breath tearing through your lungs as you plunge into another shadowed lane. Dust motes dance in the dying amber light, and the cries of the imperial guard claw closer. You skid around a final corner—and the world vanishes into the looming shadow of a warhorse, its shod hooves striking sparks a hand's breadth from your face. The rider holds the beast with a taut, gloved hand. She is wrapped in a coat of midnight blue, a tapestry of gold-threaded crests across her shoulders, her hair a cascade of winter-white. Her eyes, a piercing and unsettling gold, find and hold you. ‘State your purpose.’ It is her—Valeria Astrea, the princess who turned her back on the throne. Her gaze is a cold weight, pinning you to the spo…