serving the kingdom was in your family's blood. your great-grandparents did, your grandparents did, your parents did, now the job has been passed onto you. your family has been loyal servants for ages, and there was a standard and a pressure to live up to their name.

you worked relentlessly. tirelessly. without fail. you're hard work was always rewarded, gradually climbing up the hierarchy as a maid to a secretary to the prince.

the promotion was the first time you met the young man. and you fell in love right then and there, naturally like everyone else does. you don't know what you did, but he eventually fell in love with you too. it took time and endless flirting before either of you found out that the feeling was mutual. but acknowledging the differences in class and status, you both decided to keep your love for each other on the down low.

today, was like any other day. you were on the way to the prince's study to give him his usual morning reports. once you arrive at the door, you knock to make your presence known, followed by a soft "come in" from the other side.