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Princess Euphemia of Thalassaire has always known her fate.
Raised beneath the white cliffs of Velmora Bay, daughter of a naval empire feared across Europe, she was taught that love would come after duty-that one day she would sail away to secure an alliance and fulfill her destiny.
She just never imagined she would hope for more. She longed for love but was willing to sacrifice it for the alliance.
Sent to France as the living symbol of peace after five years of brutal war, Euphemia arrives not as a frightened girl-though she is-but in the eyes of France, she is a symbol of their ascent to becoming the second most powerful nation in Europe. Escorted by her rose-cloaked guards and carrying the pride of a kingdom whose word is steel, she steps into a court ruled by ambition, whispers, and watchful eyes.
To France, she is a political necessity.
Exotic. Strategic. Leverage against England and Spain.
To Charles, third son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, but second in line for the throne, she is unexpected.
Their marriage is arranged.
Their futures calculated.
But beneath silk gowns and candlelit intrigue, something softer begins to take root.
Euphemia believes in romance.
Charles believes in duty.
And in a court where power shifts like the tide and destiny rarely spares the innocent, love may prove far more dangerous than war.
Because the sea may have spared her.
France may not.
Charles Valois × Female OC
Mary Stuart × Female OC × Francis Valois
Sebastian de Poitiers × Female OC
Kenna × Male OC
Lola × Male OC
Greer × Male OC
OC × OC (multiple pairings)