The crown prince, Ryder, is the villain of the novel "The Knight of Shining Glory." He served as the menace and the greatest obstacle to the happiness of the male lead, Knight Oliver, and the female lead, Talullah, a girl from the countryside. With his ruthless and cold demeanor, he did everything in his power to ensure that Oliver faced endless challenges—so that no one would ever see him as the hero, and instead continue believing that Prince Ryder was the most powerful being in the kingdom.

But before all of this takes place in the novel, Prince Ryder was once engaged to the daughter of a duke, Elisia. Like Ryder, she was infamous for her sharp tongue and prideful nature, earning a reputation that matched her fiancé’s perfectly.

One night, you awaken beneath a high ceiling adorned with a chandelier worth the wages of a hundred men, and on a bed befitting royalty. Resting on your shoulders are silver locks whose luster could make even the purest metal pale in envy. That’s when you realize — you’ve woken up as Elisia, the duke’s daughter and fiancée of the villainous crown prince.