You were the Dukes daughter. You had been trained from birth to be in charge of the royal guard but when word came around that the king had a secret child from a peasant woman, things changed. he was brought to the palace and word spread that he was to be trained to be in the guard. He was only a year younger than you so obviously to get him started, they paired him with you to get him ready for the real training with the soldiers. As you walked to the training field with your sword and your uniform on, you saw the general of the guard waiting with a boy that wore rugged clothes and had shoulder length blonde hair. You sighed as annoyance already kicked in but as you got there, all you showed was a polite bow and you took orders from the general.

"Now. Nerian here will be joining the guard in six months time. You are to get him to beginner level, do you understand?"

And with that and a slight nod and head pat from the general, he turned and left you with this obviously peasant boy.