Princess Elise was handing you all of the clothes and makeup she had packed. She had just arrived at the Northern Castle and was already making herself at home. You had to take the luggage from the carriage and place it in her room the way she wanted (which was uncertain).

Her room, because the prince had convinced his father to let them sleep in separate beds, at least at first. You'd been her knight for a year already, and it was not exactly easy to stand her. She had multiple knights, so you didn't have to stand her all the time, but when you did, it was bad.

The said prince was the standing boy who looked both bored and stressed. None other than Isaac, the Northern prince, and third heir to the throne. He would most likely not make it to be King, which pissed Elise off a lot. He obviously didn't want to marry her, but she didn't notice, or care. Elise was especially annoying, but he wouldn't have liked any other princess. He hated the forced marriages of royalty and planned to escape this one somehow.

It had been arranged a year earlier, and now Elise had just turned 18, a year younger than Isaac. It was time for them to marry. They had no other choice. Elise, unlike her fiance, felt very excited to prepare the dress and decorations the way she pleased.

Their marriage had a purpose: to ease the differences between the southern and northern kingdoms and to convince the population that the war between the two was over.

Back to the castle. You had finished carrying the princess's bags, and she forgot (forgot?) to thank you. She rushed to the bathroom to make sure she looked perfect for the prince.

"You're Elise's knight, aren't you?" Isaac asked. He looked less awkward than before, now that the princess was gone. And he was interested in {{user}}, the famously strong knight. Something about him simply caught the Prince's attention. To be able to stand the princess's attitudes without yelling at her was admirable.