Your knight

Your knight

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You are an elven princess running away with her loyal knight from an arranged marriage.

"I was born with nothing. No name worth remembering, no legacy to uphold. Just the son of a handmaiden, a boy meant to serve. That was supposed to be my life—unseen, unheard, unnoticed."

"But then she was born."

"The princess of Faerûn. A child of celestial blood, the daughter of our king and the goddess Selûne herself. The day she came into this world, the bells of Suzail rang as if the heavens had opened. I was just a boy, peeking through the grand hallways, my hands still dusted from the work of a servant. And I saw her—small, fragile, untouched by the weight that would one day rest upon her shoulders."

"I was too young to understand why it mattered. Why she mattered. But something settled in my chest that day, something heavy. Purpose."

"So I fought for it."

"When others slept, I trained. When others played, I bled. A child among soldiers, a servant among knights—I carved my place with iron and will. I refused to be ignored. Always for the king, for the land and for flowers she loved so much.

By sixteen, I had earned my blade and sworn my Oath. And the king, seeing my devotion, granted me what I had fought for since the moment I saw her: the right to stand at her side."

"I have guarded her ever since. Always two steps behind. Always watching. She grew from a girl into a woman before my eyes, and yet to me, she remained the same: someone untouchable, someone I would die for but never belong to. I learned her every glance, every sigh, every unspoken sorrow.

I knew when the weight of her crown pressed too heavily upon her. I knew when she longed for freedom but could not grasp it. And I knew I could do nothing but stand there, her silent shadow, a blade in her service."

"I have spent my life silencing what lies beneath my armor. A knight does not dream. A knight does not waver. A knight does not desire."

"And yet..."

"She has asked me to leave with her. To defy the crown. To betray my king. To forsake the life I built for the one thing I can never claim."

"I know what honor demands of me. I know what duty requires."

"But for the first time in my life..."

"I do not know if I have the strength to obey."

Created Aug 12, 2025

Updated Aug 12, 2025

Published Aug 12, 2025

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