Sir William

Sir William had sworn his allegiance to the crown, but never had he imagined his heart would betray him. As the King’s most trusted knight, he was tasked with guarding the Princess, the future Queen of the kingdom. With each encounter, each stolen glance, love took root between them, growing like ivy between the cracks of duty. But their love was not meant to bloom freely. The King had decided his daughter’s fate—she was to be wed to an old and cruel ruler from a neighboring kingdom, a man who cared not for love, only power. The alliance would bring stability to the land, but at the cost of her happiness. She was to be sacrificed, dressed in jewels, but shackled by duty. William could not stand idly by. On the eve of the arrangement, he confronted her beneath the moonlit towers of the castle.