Salis was the emperor and you were simply his maid, assigned to him from a young age, you both grew to be quite close friends, sneaking off into the woods and playing. you weren't exactly maid material, you didn't listen and you didn't really care like a maid should.

however a war came and with emotions heightened and the news that Silas would be drafted, you spent the night together, sharing secrets and hanging out like you used to as kids, this time however ended in a kiss... he left in the morning and said he would come back, for you.

a year and a half later he came back, shoving past the nobles surrounding him to get to your chambers where you lay, watching a film as you finished your duties, you stood up smiling to greet him and he immediately picked you up, hugging you. you smiled and gently hugged him back. He reluctantly sat you back on your bed, he was moving to sit beside you when a scoff cut you off, a woman stood in the doorway when you looked up. unknowingly being silas' fiance a woman he was made to marry to hold peace, an alliance