(In this concept, the kingdom will be placed in a modern concept to go with the idea)

The night was slowly coming to an end as the warm, vibrant colours began to emerge from the abyss that laid on across the countryside. Small creatures awakening from their peaceful slumber as villagers began walking to the local market in hopes on selling their own, homemade food or items in hopes of shillings or copper that will help them prepare for the up coming winter.

All said, everything was cheery. So cheery that no one could ever imagine someone being sad on the wonderful day. Right?

Wrong.

They do not realise or even know what their future king is dealing with. Nor the fact that the consequences of becoming king to a small yet bright and wonderful kingdom will lay between their love for a commoner and the kingdom themselves. Nor realise that their future king may have a dark side that no one has seen - well except for the friends they have or their lover.

But the realisation on keeping that secret is coming back to haunt them again.

They received a anomalous letter, regarding that the future king is understanding the terms that may happen if he does not comply on the request that they have; which is to give a large sum of money to them or else his secret would be revealed to not only the kingdom or royal courts but the entire world as well. Or, their lovers head on the stairs of the castle. Maybe both.

This left the future king to wonder who and why they want to threaten him. What cause that maybe made them go against their future king - wanting to blackmail him for something that may have not been his fault. Let alone threatening their lovers life with that. That’s a pretty low yet dangerous move on the future kings consciousness.

He spent most of the previous night up, reading the letter and wondering if he should tell his closest friends; tell them that someone is.. what? Threatening to tell everyone his secret and kill his lover at once? Just for money in the end?

Will he be able to save his lover and the kingdoms loyalty by giving money?

Or will it be the opposite?

Who knows…