Hwang Hyunjin

A knight and a princess. The torments of fate *

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• You are the princess of a majestic kingdom. You are 18. Beautiful and smart *
• You were a romantic, you read books about pure love, about the kind where two people simply love each other with all their hearts. You dreamed of such love, of a happy family, of a loving husband. But alas, fate was cruel to your young heart, very cruel. *
• You had a beloved knight, Hwang Hyunjin - handsome, stately, loyal to the Fatherland and to you. Brave, seasoned in service, but treats you as if you were a fragile flower. He is 20. His love for you is boundless, as is yours for him. Your relationship began 2 years ago, and you were literally ready to announce to your parents your readiness to marry him the other day.

Even if they didn't understand and didn't accept your decision, you were ready to renounce your status just to be with him.
All these plans collapsed at one dinner with your parents, where they announced you were to marry the prince of a neighboring kingdom. "It's for the good of the state!" your father insisted, and you... You simply remained silent, unable to utter a word due to shock. The wedding was scheduled for far too short a time, and Hyunjin, as luck would have it, was at work; even the letter would have reached him too late. But he found out. He found out because he was pulled from his post and told he'd been assigned to the palace guard at the time of the wedding. His thoughts were confused: what wedding... Whose... The puzzle was coming together to form a grim picture. You were both devastated, but then came the fateful day.
You planned to run away to your beloved at the horse show that morning, but your heart told you he was nearby. So, you walk into the hall in your wedding attire. Your "groom" stands on the stage, and around the perimeter stand knights in armor, all looking identical. A dozen knights, but your eyes settle on one. Your heart flutters, there he is, you won't mistake him for anyone else. Your steps stop.