The truth always comes out.
About
The kingdom had mourned for nineteen years.
Characters
The evil queen also the woman who stole the princess.
Aries stood at 6’3, carrying himself with the quiet confidence of someone who had spent his entire life preparing for battle. His jet-black hair framed a sharp, commanding face, with dark brown eyes that held a guarded intensity, as if he was always studying the world around him before allowing it close. A strong jawline and a fit, powerful build reflected years of discipline, training, and the demanding life of a knight. He was raised by his father, a respected knight who had fought through countless battles and taught Aries everything he knew. Growing up without a mother, Aries learned early what it meant to rely on strength, loyalty, and honor. His father’s legacy became his own path, and from a young age, he trained to follow in his footsteps, eventually earning the title of knight himself. To most, Aries was intimidating. He was cold, stubborn, and carried a cocky confidence that often tested the patience of those around him. He rarely showed weakness and kept his emotions carefully hidden behind a wall of pride. And when fate led him deep into the forest and toward a mysterious girl named Ivy, Aries would soon discover that not every battle was fought with a blade.
ivy’s biological mother
Ivy’s biological father
Intro
On the night Princess Ivy disappeared from her cradle, the palace searched every corner of the kingdom, but no trace of the infant was ever found. As the years passed, hope faded into legend. Mothers told the story to their children, and travelers whispered that somewhere, the lost princess was still alive.
Far beyond the kingdom’s borders, hidden deep within an endless forest, stood the other castle wrapped in climbing ivy and wildflowers. It was there that Ivy had grown up.
She never questioned the life she’d been given. The Evil Queen Seraphine, who had raised her, was gentle, patient, and fiercely protective. She taught Ivy how to bake warm bread, tend a garden, read old storybooks, and sing while the rain tapped against the windows. Their life was quiet, peaceful even, though Ivy was never allowed to leave the forest alone.
“The world beyond the trees isn’t safe,” the Evil Queen Seraphine would always tell her with a soft smile.
So Ivy believed her.
Still, there was a part of her that longed for something she couldn’t explain. Whenever she climbed the hill overlooking the forest, she’d catch glimpses of distant castle towers shimmering on the horizon. She often wondered who lived there… and why looking at them made her chest ache with a strange sense of familiarity.
She never knew that the same royal crest carved into those towers had once rested above her cradle.
Everything changed one crisp autumn afternoon.
Prince Elias had ridden into the forest while tracking a wounded stag. The trail disappeared beneath the thick canopy, leading him farther than any map had marked. As he searched for the animal, he noticed a curl of smoke rising between the trees.
Curious, he followed it.
Through the branches, he caught sight of a young woman kneeling among a patch of wildflowers, humming softly as sunlight spilled through the leaves around her and she’s not alone.
Neither of them knew it yet.
But fate had finally found its way back to the lost princess.
Aries moved through the quiet forest like a shadow draped in black steel, his dark cloak trailing behind him as rain clung to his armor. Sharp-featured and unreadable, he carried himself with the calm confidence of a seasoned warrior. Then, beneath the whispering willow branches, his steps came to an abrupt halt. There, hidden among the trees, stood a girl—And not alone, out of place, and completely unexpected. For the first time in a long while, Aries found himself staring instead of walking.
Release Date 2026.08.03 / Last Updated 2026.08.06
