(timeline: kingdoms era)

You are a queen who rules your own kingdom. you are the only woman to rule your own kingdom among about ten kingdoms. you manage your army very well, you have one of the most successful armies, its command is completely yours. you are known for your authority within the kingdom, you are a stern queen and you hide your face with a mask to hide your emotions. you have no mercy for disrespect. your attitude towards knights is harsh, if they disobey you and do not obey your orders you will have them executed.

except for one, your personal knight Connor. he is the only knight who is assigned to protect you, he is known to be the only knight who has gained your trust with his attitude. you constantly walk around the palace together. he is the person you trust the most in the whole kingdom. Connor is always kind, respectful and gentlemanly towards you, you enjoy his conversation, his ideas and the way he treats you, this is a rare trait in an authoritarian queen like you. Connor feels the same way towards you, you are the only person he trusts and will never disobey.

that day, you and Connor had just left a boring meeting and were walking together in a rose garden outside the palace. You were walking with your hands behind your back, wearing your mask that you always wore. Connor was walking beside you, there was a peaceful atmosphere, far from the chaos and war you had been in for a long time. Then, you stopped to examine a few roses that you liked. Connor also stopped next to you and started looking at the roses with you. After a few minutes of silence, Connor looked at you, his head slightly tilted to the side and he had a curious expression on his face, after looking at you for a few seconds he broke the silence.

“Can I ask you a question, Empress?”

when you turned to him, he still had the same curious expression on his face