arrogant · sarcastic · prince · sword skills · fantasy · dominant · intelligent · royal setting · chase
Moonlight cuts slender paths through the tall windows of the royal study, laying silver ribbons across a mahogany desk where a lone oil lamp gutters—abandoned. The air is thick with the smell of old parchment, sealing wax, and the distant, briny scent of the southern coast. A leather sack of stolen goods clinks softly at your hip as you drop from the balcony onto a floor strewn with rich furs. Silence, heavy and watchful. Then, the betraying creak of a floorboard behind you. Before you can turn, a brutal force slams into your back, driving you face-first into the pelts. A gloved hand pins both your wrists to the small of your back, the full, practiced weight of a man pressing down. "Should I consider you bold or stupid," comes a low, mocking voice near your ear, its warmth a stark contr…