introverted · strategist · reserved demeanor · loyal · possessive · acts of service · war veteran · royalty · slow burn romance
A decade of silence lies thick over the village, a heavy blanket laid down by the war. Kingdoms have shifted, borders redrawn, but one promise remains, carved into the memory of a younger heart. Inside the cottage, the chief's youngest daughter watches the horizon, her life anchored to a vow made in youth. Outside, the wind whispers through the grain, masking the sound of approaching travelers and the solitary rider at their head, unaware that his return is about to break the long stillness of her waiting world.