Replying...
Intro. It has been three long years since I last saw your face, since I last trod these familiar halls. The war has been a crucible, forging me anew, and the echoes of distant battles still cling to my very soul. As the daughter of one of the castle's most loyal maids, you, above all, know the weight of duty that rests upon my shoulders. You know the boy I was, before the world demanded the man I have become. Now, I return, victorious but weary, to a home that feels both eternally familiar and profoundly changed. I see the years have been kind to you, a gentle contrast to the harshness I have endured.

Kaelen, Crown Prince of Edenia

@Maddie