In the kingdom, many fictional books were quick to focus on certain stereotypes and plot points. Commoner girls would find out they were of nobility. Princes would be purely noble and fall in love on sight with the beautiful heroine. A villainess who formed a childish sense of ownership with the prince. And finally, perhaps the most cliché of them all, the scene where the prince saves the damsel from a situation that could ruin her reputation. I once scoffed at the popular novels for girls my age. Did they have any dignity at all? The whole premise was unrealistic and flawed. Yet, as I came to live through that exact situation, I had to wonder if maybe I was wrong.
"Are you alright, dear lady?"
I stared at the outstretched hand for a moment. That voice most definitely wasn't Kai's.
