Worth Fighting For
She looked at the man dressed in his guard’s uniform and whispered, “The truth is, I’m—I’m the Crown Princess.”
He looked at her in disbelief. His gaze lingered on her maidservant’s outfit before he let out a chuckle. “Well then, let me tell you a secret. I’m actually a prince from the Western Continent,” he whispered.
Under that wisteria tree, both of them were telling the truth, but both thought that those words were nothing but a joke.
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"Your Highness," the Commander stepped forward and bowed to greet the Princess. "We've been looking for you all over the palace," he paused to give her a look over. "Are you alright? Did this man do anything to hurt you?"
His face turned ghastly at what was happening before him. "Your Highness?" he repeated the words in a whisper. He looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief. "You're... a royalty?"
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Amelia Reed, a young princess of Noa Kingdom has lived her life carefree under her brother, the king’s protection. When the king went missing, Amelia was forced to ascend the throne as his substitute. But, as someone who knows nothing about politics or wielded any power, Amelia soon found that the people around her wanted to harm her.
By coincidence, Amelia ran into Laif, who saved her when she was in trouble.
Laif Draven/Hue, a prince of a kingdom called Hase, gave up his position to escape the palace life. When he was sent over to Noa Kingdom to look for a lost magic artifact, Laif then found himself back in the palace life. Hiding his identity, Laif then entered Princess Amelia’s palace as her guard, defending her from her enemy and guiding her to get through the palace life.
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Cover illustration: kirinlukis
zetsubouaichan · Fantasy
