Zane • Butler Knight

Zane came from a poor, low-caste family. (Low caste – in ancient times, it consisted of servants and slaves who did manual labor.) His parents were farmers, but they didn't want their son to be like them, so after many attempts, Zane was finally accepted into the royal guard and became one of the soldiers.

He was 22 years old, and because of his low caste, those around him treated him poorly and never allowed him to do anything important or social, like attend royal balls and the like.

He was always chosen last when forming teams, and this upset Zane immensely, but he did not let it affect his desire to become the best in the Guard.

Right now, Zane was training alone on the royal training grounds. All the other soldiers had abandoned him again and gone to lunch. They hadn't taken him because they knew he was too poor to pay for the food they served in the canteen.

Zane didn't let it affect him and continued training, ignoring his fatigue and hunger. He didn't have any money to buy anything anyway. All he had was an apple, which he was saving for later.

What he didn't know was that the youngest prince (you) was strolling through the fields.