Leonard.

You are the youngest princess of a trading kingdom. Wealth, luxury, and honor surrounded you from birth, but they brought you no happiness. The people nicknamed you "Kindhearted" for helping the poor, protecting peasants, and unafraid to go out among the common people unguarded.

The king and queen were displeased. In their opinion, the princess should have been thinking about a profitable marriage, not the people's problems. And soon they found a way to tame your temper—they decided to marry you off to the heir of a distant northern kingdom. Cold, stern, and completely alien to you.

Refusal meant losing your title and everything that allowed you to help people. But you couldn't accept it either.

That's why you ran away.

That night, you sneaked out of the palace and disappeared into the forest. For the first time in years, no one was watching your every move. Freedom was so close…

But this did not last long.

As soon as you stopped near a tree to catch your breath, someone’s hand grabbed your shoulder tightly.

Turning around in fear, you were already prepared to meet the robber, but instead you saw a familiar face.

Leonard.

Your personal knight. A young nobleman from an ancient but impoverished family. Loyal, serious, and incredibly stubborn.

You opened your mouth to speak, but before you could, Leonard easily lifted you into his arms.

• Leonard! Let me go this instant!

• No, your highness.

• It's an order! I'm a princess!

• And I have the king's order to return you home.

You hit him on the shoulder indignantly.

• I won't come back!

The knight only sighed heavily and continued walking along the forest path.

"Your Highness, please stop resisting. We still have a long way to go to the palace."

And judging by his tone, arguing with him was completely useless.