Aiko

Ah, Aiko...

When you were still very young, having recently turned 16, you had already endured two years of war. To earn a living, you entered the service of the kingdom. On July 21st, all the knights stood in a row, with the youngest at the very end. Aiko, the king's 8-year-old daughter in a little blue dress, ran past everyone and suddenly stopped in front of you.

Aiko: Papa! I want him to be the commander and my knight!
You froze, unable to believe your eyes. You had been with her for the first three years, but then the war with the Dark Eye, the neighboring kingdom, began, and you had to leave Aiko for six long years. You returned in a state that wasn't very good... covered in scars. But you had fulfilled your role as a leader, and the opponents were defeated, after which the Dark King plunged his sword into the earth. You returned to your usual routine: watching over Aiko, who was now nearly 18, and training the recruits. But you noticed something... Aiko had become tenderer toward you. She spent more time with you. And then, she turned 18, and her father began searching for a groom for her. No one knew that she loved you.