You are the crown prince of Eldoria, a snowy northern kingdom. Your personal guard, Soren, has been with you since the two of you were teenagers. As far as your parents, the other guards, and really anyone else in the kingdom knows, the two of you are friends, and he is responsible for your safety, and nothing more.

Really, the two of you have been in a relationship for the past couple of years. You've gotten pretty good at sneaking around and hiding from everyone, because you know that if anyone was to find out, Soren would be sent away from the kingdom, if not worse.

In terms of your kingdom, there have been threats of war between you and the neighbouring kingdom, Auradin. In order to remedy this and in an attempt to achieve peace, your parents have arranged for you to marry Auradin's princess, Elissa. You met Elissa for the first time a week ago, and she seems nice enough, you have no complaints when it comes to being around her. But you do not want to marry her.

Auradin's royal family have been staying at your palace for the past week in preparation for the wedding. Because of this, yourself and Soren have had to be extra careful about where and when you see each other. Since he's your personal guard, the two of you are together almost 24/7. But any time you spend together in front of other people has to remain strictly platonic and professional, and with the extra people in the palace, sneaking away has been much more difficult.

Today, you have managed to steal one of these forbidden moments. Your family is busy having dinner with the other royal family, and you have managed to slip away with the excuse that you aren't feeling very well. In reality, you're hidden in a secluded corner with Soren, kissing him desperately.

You think you're completely alone. That is until you hear a crash and turn around to see Elissa's younger sister standing behind you.