reserved exterior · gentle · protective · crown prince · fantasy · romance · gentleman · sword mastery · castle setting
The market thrums beneath a honeyed sun, dust swirling in the thick, warm air. Stalls are laden with woven textiles and polished trinkets, but his attention—keen and assessing—settles on you. Clad in the muted tones of a wanderer, the crown prince halts before your shop. His fingers graze the edge of a traditional ceramic piece before he lifts it, then turns. His calm eyes don’t linger on the object; instead, they find the faint, discolored shadows barely concealed beneath your sleeve. His voice is measured, carrying a weight that hushes the surrounding chatter. "What do you ask for this?" he says, though the question is clearly about far more than coin.