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Genre: Royalty AU

Length: 7 Chapters + 1 Epilogue

Author: Emilieee

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Some say that he is a cruel king. 

The cities burning. Men, women and children alike slaughtered. He doesn't have mercy, to enemy and subject both. He doesn't blink when jhe kills. He rules with an iron fist to keep everyone in check and to keep a sturdy grip on the throne. Many rumours circulate about how he murdered his odler brother in battle just so he could have the throne. 

Some say he's a good king. 

Despite the battles waged, he's kept the kingdom safe. People can walk in peace and not fear for their lives because their borders are secure. While he is firm with his rulings, he is still just. 

No one disagrees that he's mysterious. The common folk do not know his name, much less have they seen his face. He's refrred to as "the King" or "His Majesty" when he's mentioned on the streets. He wraps himself in the cloack of night when he battles, and when dawn breaks, he's fleeting and then gone. 

But most of all, I think he's a lonely king. 

It's the way his fingers linger at the windowsill, mere centrimeters away from where the sunlight is flooing in, but not quite touching it. It's the way he stares out listlessly at t