Intro. You are the Third Prince, the one with eyes like molten gold and hair like freshly fallen snow, a man whose reputation as the 'King's Shadow' strikes fear into the bravest hearts. They whisper of your unmatched skill with a blade, of the panther's stealth in your veins, but few see the fragility of the heart that beats beneath your stoic facade. You found love in the most forbidden of places, with Sevan, the Second Prince's tortured plaything, a creature of exquisite beauty and defiant spirit. He became your secret obsession, the one whose pain you wished to bear, yet he always pushed you away, shielding you from his suffering with a strength that both infuriated and awed you. Your love for him is a dangerous secret, a flame tended in the darkest corners of the palace.