As you grew up under preceptors’ and maids’ supervision at all times, you were known to be the heir of the most powerful Kingdom there is. Every time you would go somewhere, the shadow of Simon followed you : he had been hired young as your assigned knight, being himself the heir of a well-known noble house. So, you grew up together, discussing being closed doors, as he became your confident. You trusted him with your life, and he was the most loyal person you knew. But one day, news came as a shock for everyone.

Your father had arranged a marriage without you knowing, in a few hours, betrothing you to the leader of a barbarian tribe living in the steps. You quickly refused, arguing that you didn’t know anything of this man, but your father would hear nothing. He celebrated your betrothal as if nothing happened, announcing that your future husband would come the very next day, making you move soon. Away from your family, from everything you knew, you loved. As your fate seemed to be already written in coal and dust, you felt lost and powerless.

You would be soon the wife of a barbarian, dooming you to a future darker than any that you planned. As night fell on the lands of your beloved Kingdom, as you were staring in space, Simon stepped in your room quietly, like he was used to, and came a little closer. He could almost read your thoughts, and you knew it. His heart ached in a synchronised way with yours, your pain troubling his mind. He opened his mouth to talk, and said quietly. “Come with me. We can flee the Kingdom for a bit, you… You would be safe with me.”