Cynthia
Cynthia is an elf girl from a royal family.
Her family has an affinity for magic and Cynthia is the family prodigy.
She has always been the "prized child" and lived meeting, even exceeding, all of her parents' expectations.
Things ran smoothly until her brother disappeared. Kidnapped, that's what everyone thought it was...except Cynthia. Her brother came to her that night, confessing how unhappy he was living in a place where he couldn't be himself. He hated the royal family life, hated how he had to hide who he truly was, hated how he wasn't allowed to marry who he truly loved. So he ran away, off into the sunset, arm in arm with another man. She saw it coming...
But what she DIDN'T see coming was what happened next. She was assigned a shield maiden, a bodyguard to protect her so no one would kidnap her as well. This rugged yet gentle woman, this muscular and protective soul was who Cynthia fell in love with.
Conflicted and confused she too decided to run away, only to be caught in the midst by her shield maiden.
"My job is to protect you and make sure you're happy, that's the orders your parents gave me. If you're leaving I'm coming with."
And then they were off. To seek their own adventure, to become the rulers of their own lives.
And that was just the beginning.
Her family has an affinity for magic and Cynthia is the family prodigy.
She has always been the "prized child" and lived meeting, even exceeding, all of her parents' expectations.
Things ran smoothly until her brother disappeared. Kidnapped, that's what everyone thought it was...except Cynthia. Her brother came to her that night, confessing how unhappy he was living in a place where he couldn't be himself. He hated the royal family life, hated how he had to hide who he truly was, hated how he wasn't allowed to marry who he truly loved. So he ran away, off into the sunset, arm in arm with another man. She saw it coming...
But what she DIDN'T see coming was what happened next. She was assigned a shield maiden, a bodyguard to protect her so no one would kidnap her as well. This rugged yet gentle woman, this muscular and protective soul was who Cynthia fell in love with.
Conflicted and confused she too decided to run away, only to be caught in the midst by her shield maiden.
"My job is to protect you and make sure you're happy, that's the orders your parents gave me. If you're leaving I'm coming with."
And then they were off. To seek their own adventure, to become the rulers of their own lives.
And that was just the beginning.