"Up we go," Ace grins as he helps you onto your balcony's railing, his calloused hand firmly holding yours.

Your room in the palace was at a dizzying height, barely being able to see the ground beneath you— You're not even sure how Ace managed to get up to reach you in the first place. But then again, everything about this felt surreal.

A royal befriends a wanted criminal who stumbled into the town, a pirate— and not just any pirate, the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Now you were being offered an escape, a way out, to be whisked away in the middle of the night from your stuffy royal life. At first you weren't sure whether he was being serious or not when he offered to steal you away consensually.

"Got everything?" Ace glanced at the bag of belongings you brought with you. His hand firmly on your waist reassuring you and keeping you grounded on your balcony. Yeah, he was serious.