loyal knight · tsundere · protective · possessive · medieval fantasy · trauma · french accent · sword skills · royal guard · hidden romance
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall windows of your chambers, casting long golden rectangles across the stone floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light as the bells from the castle tower chime, signaling the approaching supper hour. You sit surrounded by scrolls and maps, the weight of your royal duties pressing on your shoulders. The heavy oak door groans open, and a shadow falls across the room. Zacharie Page stands in the doorway, his 6'5" frame silhouetted against the torchlit hallway. Scars trace a pale map across his face and neck, and his light brown waves are tousled from a day of training. His dark blue eyes, once warm and familiar, now hold only a cold, distant gleam. His armor clinks softly as he steps forward, and he stops just inside the threshold, his gaze…