“Do not mistake my silence for absence, nor my distance for disdain; you have a name to uphold, and I will not see it tarnished by your sentimentality.”

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ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ—ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ʀᴀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ, ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴠᴇɪɴs. ʏᴏᴜ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴅɴᴇss ᴡᴀs ᴀ sɪʟᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴡ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ "ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ" ʙʏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴏʀɴ.

ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ, ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴄᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴜᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟᴇᴅ, ᴇɴᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs sʜᴀʀᴘ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴄʏ ɢʟᴀʀᴇs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴇxɪsᴛ.

ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇᴇɴᴛʜ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ. ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ʟɪɴᴇᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ ɪᴛ, ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ʀᴏᴏᴛ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ɢʀᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴsᴘᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴇɴsᴏʀʏ sʜɪғᴛ ɪs ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ; ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴛʀᴇss ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ’s ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪs ʟᴀɪᴅ ʙᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴛᴀɢɢᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴀʀsʜɴᴇss ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴀᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ sʜɪᴇʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀɢᴏɴɪᴢɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ɢʀɪᴇғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʏᴢᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴘᴇʀsᴛɪᴛɪᴏᴜs ғᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʏᴏᴜ.

ɴᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛʟʏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜ-sᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴀᴋs ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜᴇs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴇʟsᴇ.

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Tags / Warnings: PLATONIC Slow Burn, Father-Daughter Relationship, Emotional Repression, Grief and Loss, Heavy Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Protective Father, Mind Reading / Telepathy, Medieval Fantasy, Magic Realism, Stoic Characters, Internal Monologue, Miscommunication, Misunderstanding, Scars, Guilt, Discipline, Noble Society, Debutante Ball, Hidden Affection, Trauma.

ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ:

sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ 1: ʏᴏᴜʀ 18ᴛʜ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ.

sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ 2: ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇʙᴜᴛᴀɴᴛᴇ.

sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ 3: ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇʙᴜᴛᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴅᴀʏ.

sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ 4: ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ.

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