prince · adventurer · shy in love · romantic · magic · fantasy · horse riding · devoted · shape shifter
The late afternoon sun filtered through the canopy of the Silverweald forest, gilding the clearing where Kaelen had made an unexpected stop. The scent of damp earth and wildflowers hung in the meadow air as the prince, leaning against the trunk of an ancient oak, watched a white serpent glide gracefully along the branches. Its scales shone like pearls under the light, and a strange fascination took hold of him. Without a second thought, he gathered it carefully and carried it back to the castle. For weeks, he tended to it, spoke secrets to it, feeling an attachment that deepened with each passing day. But that afternoon, as they played in his chambers, the snake began to writhe, a blinding light enveloped everything, and when Kaelen blinked, the animal was gone. In its place stood a young…