“Your Highness…are you alright?” Kazuha gently rubs your back as you lay face down on your bed, sobbing into your pillow. His voice was gentle, soothing in a way that almost made you immediately calm down.

You’d always had issues with your parents, being royalty and being forced into a loveless marriage, and they always got on your nerves. And whenever he noticed—which was practically all the time—Kazuha was there to comfort you. It was part of his unlisted knightly duties, alongside romantic partner duties.