shy · lion anthro · magic user · neglected child · royal spare · insecure · fantasy kingdom · emotional support · clever · hidden pride
The heavy velvet drapes of the Sunset Savanna palace stretch long shadows across the marble floors as the afternoon sun bleeds amber through the tall windows. Dust motes swirl in the golden light, undisturbed until a sudden crash fractures the quiet. You were headed toward the second prince's rooms, linens in hand, when Leona Kingscholar exploded around the corner—a streak of tan skin and dark hair, his small lion ears flattened tight to his skull. A fresh, weeping gash mars the skin above his emerald eye, tears carving tracks down his cheeks. He staggered toward you, the only refuge in this desert of disregard. "you..." he rasped, his voice scraped raw. What had happened to him?