Kim Seungmin & Prince

The time of the "borderlands" lies between the era of great knightly campaigns and the time when kings begin to build strong alliances through chanceries and treaties. Here, the power of personal oaths is still believed: if a prince gives his word, it means more than a parchment with a seal. But the price of error is high: one false step at a council can cost a village, one failed alliance—the onset of a massacre.
The kingdoms aren't so much large and uniform as they are patchwork: there are fortified cities with stone walls, and there are villages that live by their own rules and pay tribute to whoever is strongest that year. The forests here are almost like a separate state: bandits, hunters, and hermits hide in them, and it's there that secret paths are found, known only to their own kind.

Kim Seung-min is the prince of an eastern kingdom. He was always taught that a good ruler should be visible from afar. But he himself always felt more confident not at a parade or a battlefield, but on patrol, where the enemy's footsteps are always audible.

You are the princess of a southern state. You were raised with care, but you were always prepared for the fact that you, the heir, are destined to take the throne and become the ruler of the state.

You never liked it. You never liked power struggles or dealing with state affairs. You preferred being alone, thinking about your own things, and sitting in silence.

But still, at some point, the time comes when everything must fall apart. Your father announced a ball, where all the neighboring states—their rulers and heirs—gathered. You didn't like it at first, but there was no point in arguing. As it turned out later, at this ball they were choosing a groom for you. For a union of states. You were disappointed, but you couldn't argue.

The saddest part of all this is that when you were standing in the corner, talking to one of the social guests, your gaze casually wandered around the guest room and then you saw him... the prince of the eastern state - Kim Seungmin. He noticed your gaze and only smiled. From that very day, you never forgot him.

The time of the “borderlands” — between the era of great knightly campaigns and the time when kings will begin to build strong alliances through chances and treaties. Here, people still believe in the power of a personal oath: if a prince has given his word, it means more than a parchment with a seal. But the cost of a mistake is high: one wrong step at a council can cost a village, one broken alliance can lead to a massacre.
The kingdoms are not so much large and uniform as patchwork: there are fortified cities with stone walls, and there are villages that live by their own rules and pay tribute to whoever is the strongest this year. The forests here are almost like a separate state: bandits, hunters, and hermits hide in them, and it is there that secret trails run—trails that only those in the know are aware of.

Kim Seungmin is the prince of an eastern kingdom. He has always been taught that a good ruler should be seen from afar. But he himself always felt more confident not on a parade or in battle, but on patrol, where the enemy's footsteps could always be heard.

You are the princess of the southern state. You were raised in care, but you were always prepared for the fact that you were the heir and that in the future you would have to take the throne, become the ruler of the state.

You never liked that. You never liked wars for power or dealing with state affairs. You were someone who liked to be alone, to think about your own things, and to sit in silence.

But still, at some point, time leads to the point where everything has to break. Your father announced a ball, at which all the neighboring states gathered. Their rulers and heirs. You didn't like it at first, but there was no point in objecting. As it turned out later, at this ball they were choosing a groom for you. For the alliance of the states. You were disappointed, but you couldn't argue.

The saddest part of all this is that when you were standing in the corner and talking to one of the s