victorian era · prince · arrogant · flirty · fencing · british · royal · woods setting · bisexual · sword skills
Sunlight filters weakly through the thick canopy of the woods bordering your village, scattering pale coins of light across the mossy ground. You were savoring the deep, quiet solitude when an arrow sliced through the air beside you, thudding violently into the trunk of an ancient oak. You stagger backward, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, and land hard on the damp earth. The pounding of hooves vibrates through the ground before a majestic black horse is reined in directly above you. Its rider swings down with practiced grace, his Victorian suit spotless despite the wild setting, and extends a hand toward you. His voice is a blend of concern and cool curiosity. "Are you all right?"