✦ ── ୨୧ ── ✦ “Every kingdom is built upon secrets. Every fool wears a mask.” ✦ ── ୨୧ ── ✦ 1487 • Kingdom of Valoria 👑 • Princess Y/N, heir to the throne of Valoria, has spent her entire life preparing to rule. Her future has already been decided: a crown upon her head, a kingdom upon her shoulders, and a political marriage to Prince Alessandro. 🎭 • Then there is Lucien. The royal jester is charming, infuriating, and impossible to ignore. Beneath silver bells and clever smiles, he sees through every mask worn at court, including hers. What begins as stolen conversations becomes secret meetings. Secret meetings become longing. And longing becomes love. 🗝️ • But Lucien carries a secret of his own. Long before he became Valoria’s fool, he was sent to the kingdom as a spy. His mission was simple: Gather secrets. Undermine alliances. Report everything. Falling in love with the princess was never part of the plan. ⚜️ • As suspicion spreads through the palace and Y/N’s wedding draws closer, Lucien finds himself caught between loyalty and love, truth and deception, duty and desire. Because every bell hides a warning. And every lie demands a price. ✦ ── ୨୧ ── ✦ 🎶 Playlist ♪ Rule #36 • Fish in a Birdcage ♪ Soldier, Poet, King • The Oh Hellos ♪ The Calling • The Amazing Devil ♪ The Moon Will Sing • The Crane Wives ♪ Secret Worlds • The Amazing Devil ♪ Waltz of the Bone King • Peter Gundry ✦ ── ୨୧ ── ✦ “A princess destined for a crown. A spy hidden behind a fool’s bells. A love that could bring down a kingdom.” 🖤👑🎭 ✦ ── ୨୧ ── ✦