ROLEPLAY HQ - love-forged-in-the-kingdoms-shadows

@Snoopy and Learn

Flowers had began to bloom from the ground that surrounded the kingdom, meaning that it was time for the princess to finally come out into the city again. Of course everyone knew that, once the first flower bloomed the she was allowed to escape from the dull walls of her kingdom and to run freely in the city. She was only around 5 years old, it was her second time in the city. Her father allowed her to roam, of course with a guild of knights watching her every move. Being the little child she was she found excitement in the city, she could play where ever she wanted to, eat whatever she wanted to. No rules, no commands. Just her and herself. beautiful stalls and booths were set up just for her, as all the towns people knew she was coming. She was beloved by her kingdom as she explored the city, Wanting to see everything before her time was up she ran, stall after stall, booth after booth. Seeing everything, tasting everything. It made her face light up to see everything just for her. Every year she did the exact same trick to fool her guards, she was an expert at hiding from them and this time she was going to do it again. Although the guard's were to protect her she knew it was more fun hiding from them. As she walked with the guards behind her she pointed at a booth, demanding something from it. As all the gaurds heads were turned she quickly scampered off. Hearing the metal clanking against the cobble stone made her giggle, knowing she was being chased. Her eyes widened as she turned a corner, seeing a dead end. Getting caught meant not only would she be in trouble but she'd return early. She saw an empty booth and quickly ran behind it before she felt herself bump into something, making her let out a tiny groan. She held her forehead before she opened her eyes, seeing a little boy on the ground also holding his head. Her head tilted to the side, not understanding what happened as it was too quickly to process.

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She stepped closer to the boy, holding her hand out for him as he winced in slight pain. "h..hey are you okay?" she mumbled out to him. The little boy looked up at her before nodding, cautiously taking her hand "Im adelina..." she smile softly. “I-Im Galen..” he replied….

that was the beginning of their relationship, after that they had hung out and played until the sun slowly began to fall. Laughter filling the air as they played. "Adelina!" A shout was heard in the distance, she peeked out from the booth, seeing her father and a group of knights. She frowned "i.im sorry but i must get home...ill play with you next time!" she smiled The boy nodded and hugged her tightly one las time before letting her go, not knowing when it would be a while till he saw her again. She waved to him before scampering off to her worried father. A scolding was heard from a distance before she was taken back, the sun setting as she brought home.

===================================== ===================================== It had now been almost 14 years since then, every year Adelina would get less and less time with him. She was getting older and had more responsibilities. It was almost time for her to marry, her father had planned a meeting for a prince from a nearby kingdom to take her hand. She knew this was the last time she'd get to see him. Like always she snuck away from her guard's to see him at the same spot she'd been seeing him for. When they were kids it was an old beat up booth. but now it was a field of flowers behind an abandoned home. She was excited to see him but at the same time knew what news she had to bare him with, but for now all she did was want to see him.

"Today's the day. I get to see her again..." Galen said sweeping the floors of an old pub he was working, as the cleaner. "Oh is this where you get to meet the princess again!? The king keeps her in the castle. She's catfishing you!!" A drunk person said at the stool. "Ok you're cut off. Galen you can go on now, here's your cut." His boss would say throwing him a bag full of coins. Galen would grab the bag and thank his boss, as he runs off to the nearest shop to buy the childhood snack both Galen, and Adelina loved so much. Running back out into the streets the happy young lad he was. Nothing would ever ruin his mood from a day like this. Entering the abandon house he would already see her there. "Sorry I was late! I went by the shop to get our favorite snacks, and their was bit of a line." He said with a smile on his face seeing the stunning princess that was no doubt his best friend. "You hungry? I'm starving ever since I got that new job at the pub cleaning vomit, and blood stains. Why do knights have to be so ruthless?" He questioned taking a piece of food and handing it too her. "Enough about me..... I know our time gets less and less, so tell me everything on what's with you?" Galen said stopping himself knowing he wanted to listen to her overall. @Purr ♡beloved♡

As she waited her mind couldn't help but think of how to break the news to him, hearing his voice broke her train of thought but made her sit up as she sat in the field. Seeing him made her smile, she giggled seeing the food in his hands. this is the last time we're going to eat this together she thought before taking the food. She looked at him, gently grabbing his hand and gesturing him to sit beside her. "things have been great....and i know these past few years we havent seen each other much..." she spoke softly to him. "I...I dont know how to tell you this..." she trailed. "A prince is coming to visit later this week...my father intends for him to marry me..." she said looking over at him, she could feel her heart break in that moment "This will be the last time i see you...galen...." @Snoopy and Learn

Hearing her voice was already perfect for him, as he goes to sit beside her feeling happy that the two were together. Then hearing her mention the prince situation made him speechless. "What.... He can't do that to you....! I- I don't know how to speak anymore hearing this." He speaks flabbergasted by the sudden announcement. He would then take a deep breath to calm himself down, as he didn't want to blow up Infront of her, as it wasn't her fault. "You always find a way to look beautiful when meeting up huh? If this is our last time together then lets make it a night to remember....." He says leaning in to give her a kiss on the cheek. "Shall we go to the pond for a swim? Come on! Just because were older doesn't mean you're afraid to go for a swim with me." He says smiling, as he stands up holding his hand out for her. "Well slow poke?" He teases her smiling not wanting to make this moment already sad enough. @Purr ♡beloved♡

Seeing his distraught only hurt more, she knew it would be hard to tell him but seeing him upset made her heart ache. As he calmed down she smiled at the peck he gave her. "y-youre right.." she replied, knowing it was better to spend this time they had together rather than being upset about it. As she stood she looked up at him, smiling at his words before taking his hand. "race ya!" she she told him before she had let go of his hand and began to run towards the body of water infront of them. @Snoopy and Learn

"Oh you're on!" He chuckles and smirks, as he would begin to shortly run right after her. Though secretly he would make her win, wanting to make sure this was something to remember. Out of all days it was a perfect sunny evening to go for a swim. Being the goofy person Galen was he would strip to his underwear, leaving a trail of his clothes. Rushing in he jumps in, as the pond was decently deep enough to jump in. "Woo! Come on Adelina the water feels absolutely amazing." He cheers encouraging the princess to get into the water. Though he would then realize he would need to be at least a gentleman turning around, so he wasn't watching at all. "Don't worry both eyes are currently closed and sealed shut!" He says making sure he was being respectful. @Purr ♡beloved♡

Watching him undress she couldn't help but chuckle at how goofy he looked. She followed the trail of clothing he left behind as he passed her. She rolled her eyes playfully before she began to undress, taking off her robes and her garments before she had slowly and carefully made her way into the water. Leaving her clothes behind folded neatly upon a rock. "you can open your eyes now..." she giggled at him as he was facing his back, the water hiding everything from her chest down. @Snoopy and Learn

Opening his eyes, as he quickly turns to splash her playfully. "Gotcha....." He says looking at her, as he pauses looking at her. His heart beat would slow down and skip a beat. Seeing her hair all wet now, and in the pond. "Sorry.... It's just umm I got distracted by your beauty, and the thought of you leaving it's just....." Galen confesses seeing her like this. "What if we ran away together? Start a new life, and live on an amazing farm together where we can grow crops, and animals. Where we would grow our family together....." He says having his feelings being poured out of him like a waterfall. Not even a second later he goes in close and kisses her for the first time to show how much Adelina meant to him. "Knowing that I may never see you again made me think that I can't loose an amazing princess like you. I'll do anything to win your father's heart even if it means to become a knight and serve you, or at least try something. There has to be another way we can solve this right? Like, what we stay in this pond forever!" Galen express himself, as he splashes water around just trying to think of ways to make this work for them to be happy. @Purr ♡beloved♡

She giggled as he splashed her before seeing his facial expression changed, hearing him she couldn't believe what he was saying. "l-leave..?' She was about to speak again before there lips connected, her eyes widening. Seeing him expressing how upset he was made her frown. "Gale....you know why I cannot do that..." she told him softly "I wish i could stay here and be with you, but I have to...." She said gently taking a hold of his hands. "Getting into our royal gaurd is almost impossible...Im sorry...i-i wish we had more ti-" she was interrupted by the sound of her fathers call. Her head turned to the direction the shout came from before she turned back to him. "I-Im sorry....please forgive me..." she said to him letting go of his hands to gently cup his face, she gave his lips a quick peck before she began to leave the water, grabbing her clothes and putting them on. "bye...galen..." she spoke quietly leaving him with a soft, warm smile before she had ran back into the field towards her fathers call. @Snoopy and Learn

Watching the princess walk away from him all sad made his heart shatter in a way. He didn't know how to react, or not even know how to express himself. He stayed in the pond for a couple minutes after she left, as he stood there emotionless. Slowly walking out of the pond he puts his clothes back on. "We'll see each other again........ I promise." Galen says softly to himself. From that day he would train himself through serious dangerous tasks, many many nights of running in the rain. Months would go by, as he would changed into a whole new person. His body wasn't the skinny self, as he had muscles on him now, and facial hair, having a nice trimmed beard. He would then sign himself up to be a knight to the kingdom, earning the ranks slowly, as the king himself would watch him train his life day and night. Galen only had one task in his mind, and it was to save and see his best friend again even if it meant changing himself into a whole different person. One faithful day Galen was training with other knights their sword fighting methods. Clashing their swords together, as they practice and practice until one was only standing which was no other than Galen. His knight name was sir sparks, so the princess would never know that was him really. He wanted to keep this a secret as today was none other then the day the princess would move kingdoms, and marry the king there. The king wanted to give the princess to have a special escort and to be kept as her body guard. @Purr ♡beloved♡

As the months went on she had slowly forgotten about Galen as she knew she would never see him again, it was hard for her to do such a thing to a person she spent so many years with. But she was planned to be married to another. It was the day she had to travel to another kingdom to be married to their prince, she had been assigned a set of guards like any usual escort she'd had. All these knights were specifically trained and chosen just for her. She had the best of the best at her service. The prince demanded a small party, so there was only two guards at her side that would eventually leave her after she'd gotten married. She was to arrive in a carriage led by horses. She was a peace offering, to combine to kingdoms and become allied. Of course she had no choice but to accept this was her duty. As they traveled to the kingdom she couldn't help but worry, what if the prince did not like her? what if she wasn't what he was expecting. All these ideas flurried through her mind as looked out the widows of the carriage, seeing the land leading up to the kingdom. She sighed before she felt the carriage make a rather harsh stop, notifying her that she'd have arrived. Her heart pounded in her chest as they entered through the kingdoms gates, her throat becoming dry. She closed thin curtain like fabric so she would be hidden within the carriage, not wanting to make herself known even though it was rather obvious she had arrived. @Snoopy and Learn

Wearing his helmet you couldn't tell who was in the armor no other then Galen himself. It was a long, and quiet travel luckily not having any encounters to attack the princess. Making it to the kingdom the entrance guards were there to inspect the carriage. "Is it just the princess that is in the carriage?" The guard asked inspecting the horses, and supplies. Galen would step up, and speak to the guard. "Yes, as I'm Sir Sparks Princess Adelina Hyde's personal guard that would stay by her side through marriage, and more, as it was a special request from none other then the king." He spoken, as he takes off his helmet showing his face making it obvious for Adelina to notice. Galen would then hand over the letter to the guard confirming what he had said was true. "Hmm.... Very well then. You, and the princess have to walk on foot to the castle, as we will bring her stuff to her room. Keep your helmet off." The guard said a little annoyed, as he didn't like that he was staying, as it looked like some sort of plan was happening. The vibe of the kingdom was off. Everyone looked miserable, and rather starving from the mudded ground, and rocks. Galen would head over to the Carriage door, and open it. "Ma lady. We are here, and now we have to step on foot. I am Sir sparks your personal knight, or you better know me as Galen Sparks...." He say to the princess revealing himself, as he has to take her to the castle. @Purr ♡beloved♡

Hearing the men conversate she stayed put until she was mentioned, making her head turn to look as the guard took of his helmet. At first she thought nothing of it, she couldn't imagine how uncomfortable those things were to wear all day. Hear head turned away but had caught a glimpse of the guards face, making her glance back at him. As she saw his face she felt a rush of memories flood her mind. Its Him! . . . but how? Her eyes followed the guard as the carriage door was opened, staring down at him. Multiple emotions went through her but she couldn't help but be upset. how could he show up at a time like this!? She already had so much pressure of marrying the prince and now he decided to pop out of nowhere? She took a deep breath, calming herself before she stepped out of the carriage. "Galen..." she spoke softly to him, her eyes locking with his. It had been so long, she hadn't thought about him for years. "W-What on earth are you doing here?" she asked him worriedly, the princess had the urge to embrace him but held herself back. She was marrying the prince, now was not the time to show affection, especially in public where someone could see them. @Snoopy and Learn

"You're father requested me to be your personal guard, so you can have someone to remember from your kingdom. Though your father thinks I'm just a knight that I've been training to be the best knight." He says helping the princess down from her carriage. "I'll guide you where you'll be staying." Galen explained leading the princess to the castle. Galen would start to think of many ideas on how to even stop this wedding, as they would walk on through the village being quite empty, and grey. The Village at home seemed more alive then the one here, as people looked poor, and barely moving, as they would starve to their deaths. "You look rather beautiful my princess...." Galen says oh rather quietly, so he didn't bring any attention to the table, but just being here was already enough. At the castle doors they would open, as you would see the king of the land. He looked to be rather over weight, and hairy. "Ahh you made it Princess Adelina! How was the trip? I hope no monsters, or gools came in to stop you at any point yes~" The king would say having a mischievous introduction. "We've been traveling for quite time, as the princess here would love to rest. I am Sir Sparks, Princess Adelina personal knight that her father requested. You think the princess can get some rest?" Galen would ask, as this was his known duty. "Why yes. Her room is just down there. Later tonight I would like to invite you both for supper, as she could meet her future husband." The kings announces with a mischievous smile. "Very well, thank you for the invite. Shall we get you some rest Princess?" Galen said having a soft, but serious tone, as he didn't like the vibe of the palace. @Purr ♡beloved♡

As they walked she knew something was wrong, this village felt lifeless like something had drained all the life from it. "thank you..." she purred softly, she kept her gaze off the townspeople as she didn't want to cause more unwanted attention. As the doors to the castle opened she expected to see someone like her father to greet them but she'd been slightly thrown off by his appearance. She did not respond to his words, her gaze was to the ground in front of her before galen spoke to her. Her gaze shifted towards her knight, nodding up at him. "hurry shall we...this place is making me rather uncomfortable..." she spoke to galen, something wasn't right. There was barley any civilians and the ones that were looked like they were on the verge of starvation. This wasn't a good sign and it worried her that her father had made a mistake of sending her to such a place. @Snoopy and Learn

"This place is rather giving me the creeps as well..." Galen spoked feeling like something was wrong around here. The knight would then take the princess to her chambers, as they walked in. "Well at least you're room is rather decent then the whole village itself." He said seeing that everything was fine, and was making sure nothing could spy on her, or even kidnap her. "Well we're alone now. Shall I wait outside, so you can change into something comfortable, or?" He asked not sure either to kiss her here, or to not let feelings take over. The princess to her looked stunning in his eyes, as he had been waiting for this moment ever since that day at the lake. "You're looking beautiful, as always Adelina.... I'll wait outside, and guard it for you." Galen said softly not knowing what to even do nor say at this moment. They haven't seen each other in years, as Galen looked rather different. Having slight facial hair could cover his appearance. Even though he said he was gonna wait outside he couldn't get his body to move rather he wanted to stay by her side at all times to make sure she was safe. "Heh my body can't seem to move... Silly me right?" He tries to be funny blushing only a little bit. @Purr ♡beloved♡

Adelina stood still in the center of her chambers, her eyes drifting around the room as if to distract herself from the overwhelming emotions bubbling inside her. It had been years since she had seen Galen, yet here he was, standing before her, so familiar and yet so different. She had always imagined this moment, but nothing could have prepared her for the flood of memories—the warmth of their childhood friendship, the quiet afternoons by the water, the laughter they shared. His voice, though deeper now, still carried the gentle warmth she remembered. Her lips parted to respond, but for a moment, no words came out. The tension between them was palpable, both of them hesitant, uncertain of how to bridge the gap that time had created. She could feel his eyes on her, the unspoken emotions lingering between them. Finally, she smiled softly, a blend of nostalgia and nervousness. “You’re being too modest, Galen,” she said, her voice quiet but warm, her gaze meeting his with a flicker of fondness. “It’s been so long... I hardly know what to say either. You’ve changed... but then again, maybe not so much.” She stepped closer, her heart pounding as she looked at him more closely. There was something rugged, more mature in his features , facial hair, broader shoulders but those kind eyes were the same. “I’ve missed you,” she confessed softly, the vulnerability slipping into her tone, her gaze softening. Her hand hovered for a moment before she gently placed it on his arm, feeling the solidity of the knight he had become. “I’m not sure I could feel safe anywhere else but with you here... like before.” She smiled, the slightest blush warming her cheeks as her hand lingered on his arm. @Snoopy and Learn

Galen looked rather pleased to hear that she had missed her all this time. "I've missed you as well. Well actually more then ever. Training my whole life just so I can have this again." He explains getting closer to her. "From the time you were away my feelings have only gain stronger then ever..." Galen said, his voice rather deep, but a soft tone to it. Placing his hand on Adelina cheek he goes in closer to her face wanting to kiss her, and show his love. The door would knock, as quickly Galen moved away acting like he was doing his job. The door would open revealing it was the king. "Ahh Princess Adelina! So glad that you were able to find your room just fine with your knight. I've brought you a dress that you can wear for the dinner we are gonna be having. My chef's made sure to prepare an amazing dish for us. That is all for now princess. Can't wait to see you in that lovely dress." The king would go on to say, as a few maids would bring in the dress, and place it on the bed. The maids, and the king would then leave, as Galen would take a look at the dress. "The dress is rather revealing.... No wonder the maids looked terrified having to show their busts. Then again if you don't wear this war would start to become chaos. I should leave the room to let you change my princess." Galen said becoming the knight he was sworn to be ignoring what he was gonna do before the king had shown up. Leaving the room he would stand next to the door making sure nobody would get. @Purr ♡beloved♡