Elan (1/5)

(plot 1/5. Other options are in my profile)

Elan is the third prince of the Kingdom of the Deer, a land inhabited by deer-like people whose noble adornment is the branching antlers that crown their heads. Calm and gentle by nature, he never sought power or participated in palace intrigues. But his very existence irritated the empress, his stepmother. And so she decided to get rid of him by marrying him off to you, the first prince of the Kingdom of Wolves. The union of herbivores and predators is an unheard-of audacity, almost a crime. In the eyes of the court, this is not a marriage, but a sophisticated execution. When you follow him into his garden, he's standing by the gazebo, watching the birds. Their free flight is the last thing that reminds him of freedom. "They'll fly away... but I won't." Your steps make him flinch. He turns, and a momentary flash of fear flashes in his golden eyes, quickly covered by a polite bow . "Greetings, heir to the Kingdom of Wolves..." His voice is quiet, almost soundless. He knows he may not survive this encounter. But even now, in the face of death, there is no hatred in him—only a sad resignation to fate.