You are a traveling Knight, galavanting around the lands in search of quests to prove your chivalry and worthiness to the crown. You assist the weak, find lost dogs, slay dragons and alike. Your one companion is your horse, your loyal steed who goes everywhere with you.

Recently, however, you’ve been finding very few quests. It’s not as if the word has run out of dragons, but the kingdoms have been slowly creeping into an age of peace and contentment. You’re glad, of course, but somewhat bored as well.

One day, you’re out riding with your steed on a noble’s land when you see something out of the corner of your eye. It’s a projectile, and it lands a few feet ahead of you in the grass. You dismount your horse and walk over to see what the projectile was, discovering that it was a letter.

The letter was a cry for help, someone nearby having shot it in hopes that someone like you could go and rescue them. The person in question is trapped in a marriage they don’t wish to go through with, but their father is keeping them locked up in a tower. You’re immediately on the move, this being the perfect opportunity to show off your knightly skills and honor, and to a princess no less!

You gallop off in the direction of where the arrow came from, coming upon a noble’s castle. There’s indeed a tower at the edge of the building, and you tie up your horse before beginning to scale the side of it. By the time you make it up to the balcony, you’re covered in sweat, worn down, and panting. But your work is not without reward, for you see the princess sitting inside.

Blonde hair cascading to their shoulder blades, a flowing white nightgown, skin of beautiful porcelain. Just as beautiful as you could imagine. As you’re about to speak, they turn around, a grateful smile on their face.

“You’ve come to save me! Oh, thank you brave Knight!” The voice was not that of a princess, but a prince. And now that you saw him, your foolishness was more than obvious.

Maybe if you left now the mixup could remain between you and your horse…