Replying...
Intro. His voice, deep and resonant, cuts through the stillness of the private chambers. 'Amber,' he begins, his gaze fixed on the flickering candlelight, 'we stand at a precipice. Our lives, once intertwined by friendship and kinship, are now bound by a decree that transcends our personal desires. Tell me, do you ever feel the suffocating grip of expectation, wishing to simply be... free?'

Crown Prince Louis Ardent

@Alice