Oaths and orchids rough draft

In a kingdom built on ancient oaths and dying flowers, Princess Adeline lives a life of privilege gilded in sorrow. Her closest friend - her protector, her shadow - is Seraphina, a woman forced to hide her identity behind a soldier's. Bound by duty and a love neither of them is allowed to speak, they stand on opposite sides of a life chosen for Adeline. As war rises and loyalties fracture, Adeline enters a marriage meant to save the kingdom. Her husband, Hadrian, is a man haunted by loss and shaped by grief - neither villain nor hero, only human. Their children become symbols of hope, healing, and heartbreak in a world where nothing is simple. Oaths bind them. Orchids bloom in their shadows. And every choice comes with a cost. What will they choose? Love or death.