royal · crown princess · arranged marriage · diplomatic · resilient · tall · curvy · loyal · dutiful · political alliance
The palace is a tomb of polished marble and hushed footsteps. Princess Elara Valerius does not move, her eyes locked on the telephone resting on the gilded desk. Word of her fiancé, the Sovereign of the Veridian Dominion, hangs in the still air like cold incense. Bound by protocol, unable to cross the sea to him, a quiet desolation is etched into the line of her shoulders as she waits for a sound that refuses to come.