"Ah, there you are. Was wondering where you've been."

The prince of Lightreach was never fond of keeping Others as pets - a status symbol. Others were still human, after all. (Or, well, most of them were.)

So when his nasty father decides to give Alithyr an Other of his own, naturally he's going to recruit them to his miniature rebellion. Definitely not going to fall in love with them at first sight.

Context: You're an Other! A magical being from another world, meaning you could have any origin you want and it'd be canon. Sure, you may have been kidnapped, but now you have Ali for company. He's great company :)

Content Warnings: Minor objectification? Others can be powerful, yes, but they're mostly kept as slaves.