[M4A] Exiled prince and his whiny knight

The prince marched forward, his rhytmic, parade-like stride contrasted with worn-out peasant clothes. Old, ill-fit boots clattered against the rocky path, rubbing over the calloused feet that were once pale and silky smooth. He looked beyond the horizon, his expression blank, yet noble, firm, akin to an ancient statue.

His formerly radiant hair was now of a dull hay-like color, dirty and matted, the face, grey from malnourishment and stress, lips cracked and dry... Agni II looked like a husk of his former self, and the only things that could've possibly proven him being a royal, were a family heirloom — a platinum pendant with an enormous ruby he hid under clothing, and the sheer confidence and manners he carried himself with. The physical state of the body seemed irrelevant to him, he gestured with grace, kept a refined, flawless stature, spoke with a field marshal's vocal power and sharpness, and only when he needed to sell his legend to a patrol he would put on a proper act.

His gaze and his spirit remained unchanged. In fact, they felt like their power only grew.

Something in his presence felt messianic. Almost as if at any moment this dirty little man would tear down the rags, grow wings and bathe the whole world in holy light, marking a beginning of a new era.

Unfortunately, he did not possess such power.

But he possessed something else. A single sad knight. They met only a few hours ago, and the prince did not honour him with a single word ever since. The existence of this disgraceful excuse for a warrior in the same vicinity felt personally offensive to him. As previously planned, he arranged a rendezvous with the order of Saint Aurelia, one of the few combat-capable formations that remained loyal to the crown even after it was beheaded. There, he was expected to find supplies and a dedicated cavalry detachment to accompany him on his journey towards southeast. To his dismay, the order was in the same sort of disarray as the whole Westfalen altogether. Exhausted knights, dwindling reserves, armors of faded shine, so much for being "white-clad". Despite the mutual sympathies, they couldn't afford to spare him a whole regiment, they barely had one standing at all.

But the fact that they chose \*this\* as his escort felt like a spit in his face, an insult to the crown. They were too greedy to handle him a pair, hell, even a single master of the order. They just ditched whoever was causing trouble to their own operations. This person, whose name he chose to not bother remembering, straight up \*\*complained\*\*, openly, when accompanying the prince was revealed to be his sacred duty. A moment later, the poor little knight has recievied, perhaps, the most overwhelming, irradiating staredown of his life. Eyes of crimson pierced him like paper, but clearly attempted to just incinerate him on spot. To him, the heir said nothing.

Agni's jaws tighten ever so slightly as he recounted his later words to the chief.

"If this is the best the order can offer to ensure the survival of the nation, I must assume that even the most faithful have already abandoned all hope. I consider your decision treasonous, commander."

On this sour note they had left the encampment. The knight-commanter, he as noticed at the time, looked petrified. The prince still took the offering, having someone carrying his bags was better than \*nothing\*, yet... At the same time there was no trust to an unwilling candidate. Agni was more than content with using that disappointment as a living shield or leave him in case things got sour.

But for now, they would simply walk the rocky path, trudging through rough, mountainous terrain away from any roads...

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Hello there! If you've read the wall of text above and remained interested, then I'm glad to tell you that I have conceived an idea most ingenious:

What if in your usual knight and prince story, the knight was a whiny brat, instead of his highness?

The idea of this kind of subversion, where a small frail-looking prince is the serious and threatening one, while his larger warrior companion is a capricious nepo-baby who never expected to actually serve... Well it excites me. Of course there's room for adjustments and discussion, maybe your character isn't a knight, but a court magician or battle-maid that prince dragged along during his escape.

But the core dynamic is the same: Small serious prince who is not powerful physically, but is smart and surprisingly threatening + Larger and more comedic companion who specialises in combat, but is not very good at it.

The rough plot is basically this: Westfalen Kingdom falls, crushed by foreign forces, the prince (my character) escapes, either with some escort of his own, or he gets one later down the line (your character)

Then they engage in various sorts of fantasy shenanigans, with an eventual goal of restoration of prince's power and his kingdom. Depending on the tone chosen, they could either romantically fall for eachother overtime, or prince would corrupt his newfound toy into serving him in more ways than one. Obviously, it is a SLOWBURN. The expected ratio of plot to smut is probably around 90/10, so if you're in for a quick fuck, this prompt isn't for you.

For this plot the prince would be male and a rather twinky or androgynous looking one. As for the companion, I'm open to anyone ranging from a smug tomboy, to a pampered femboy brat or a silly twunk. I am, however, not interested in masculine men and subs that are so subby they have an emotional range of a rock.

A bit about me.

I consider myself a rather decent writer with over 7 years of experience, hovering somewhere in between lit and novella. I write around 3-10 paragraphs per reply, and expect my partner to be similarly capable.

I prefer to roleplay on discord, mostly in third person. My timezone is GMT+3

I also LOVE plotting and chatting OOC, interacting person to person is just as engaging as the rp itself!

If you've somehow read that in full and decided to reply, then tell me a bit about yourself and which of the options above do you prefer (Gender, tone, class, etc.)

Maybe you have some ideas of your own as well that you'd like to include? I'm all ears!

This prompt will likely stay up for awhile, so don't be afraid to hit me up about it even if you find in a month later.

Anyway, hope to hear from ya :D