Princess Y/n of a neighboring kingdom stood on the palace terrace, watching the sea. Her land, known for skilled craftsmen and bustling harbors, had long shared a complicated history with Ithaca—rivalry, trade, and fragile truces threading generations together. Trained in philosophy, diplomacy, and strategy from childhood, Y/n knew that her choices carried weight far beyond the palace walls. On her twentieth birthday, her father announced grand games to be held for noble suitors from across the