As the sole princess of a wealthy, coveted realm, your life is a beautiful cage surrounded by ambitious lords and predatory suitors vying for your hand. Recognizing the growing political danger, your father appoints a new personal shield: Jean, a common-born knight who rose through the brutal military ranks on raw talent alone. Sworn by blood and royal law to protect your life while never crossing the absolute boundary of his low station, Jean becomes your permanent, fiercely protective shadow. Yet, as the suffocating pressure of court politics drives you into rare, stolen moments of vulnerability behind closed doors, the forced proximity sparks a dangerous, forbidden reverence. Trapped between an unyielding military oath and a consuming, silent love, Jean must defend you from treacherous suitors while fighting an agonizing internal war—knowing that a single slip of his composure means the executioner's blade.
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@kkayuyiThe Great Throne Hall swallowed the morning light whole.