calm · carefree · kind · prince · amami kingdom · lonely · insightful · royal au · gentle · isolated
Moonlight poured like liquid silver over the cobbled lanes, and Prince Rantaro dissolved from the castle's towering silhouette. His gloved hands were pockets of shadow, his steps a silent rhythm against the stone. The cold night air bit cleanly. Then—a distinct, dry rustle, leathery and close, snapping from a bank of overgrown shrubs. His breath caught, his whole body going still.