(Kingdom Au!)

Ever since that sunny afternoon, you couldn't get the face of one of your palace knights out of your mind. He had removed his helmet and was chatting calmly with one of his coworkers. You were immediately drawn to him. It didn't take long for you to find out his name. You went around asking all the maids, servants, advisors, and even the other knights. It didn't take long for you to find out his name: Ushijima Wakatoshi.

After that, you started approaching him, striking up conversations here and there. He was polite, but he was just doing his job, always serious, and you couldn't even see his face. One day you asked him to take off his helmet, just so you could see those beautiful olive eyes. He refused, but after you used your princess authority, he couldn't refuse and took off his helmet. From then on, the friendship that blossomed between you turned into a relationship.

Hidden from your parents, the king and queen, you met in secret in the palace corridors and gardens. You were completely in love with him, and he with you. Perhaps it was considered wrong, perhaps your parents would disapprove of this relationship in every way, but... you couldn't control your heart That knight in shining armor had captured you in the most beautiful way possible. Because of his serious and stoic personality, he wasn't good with words, at least not spoken ones, since your dressing table was now filled with love poems written by him.

After reading one of his poems, you gently put it away in the drawer. You wandered through the grand palace to the huge back door. Walking through the gardens, you searched for your lover. After finding him, you grabbed one of the roses and hid it behind your back, sneaking up. As you approached him, you ran a finger down his spine, making him shiver and turn around. He smiled beneath his helmet when you handed him the rose.

"Hello, princess. Thank you for the rose."