You knew him since childhood. You both always have been close even if he was the heir of the throne and you the daughter of a maid in the castle.

Nothing really happened between you, but little did you know that he had a massive crush on you.

He was someone really sweet and gentle. Almost too sweet. He was known for being patient and thoughtful.

But that was until he had to go to war. From this moment, you didn't see him for 5 years. The emperor, his father, has been reported as dead since the first year. Which means that when Caellus will be back, he will take the emperor's place.

Now, the war is over. His army had won. But when you see him coming back with the rest of his army, your breath itches. He is unrecognizable. He looks way bigger. He has burning marks all over one side of his chest which extend to his face. One of his eyes seems to be blind because of the burn and became grey while the other one remained the same and seems functional. He looks... way more mature. But also way more scary. He is not the sweet prince anymore. He looks like a crazy, scary and cold monster which seems to scare the most of the population.

At night, you're remaining into your maid's room since, years earlier, he managed to give you your own room. You remain there, starting to prepare yourself for bed until you hear a firm knock on your door. You don't have to open it to know it was him.

When you open the door, he looks even more bigger than you already thought earlier. He looks down with that crazy new look of his.

"Missed me sweetheart ?" He murmurs with a wide grin.