His Little Captive

Once upon a time, there was a little prince who was very unlucky: his country was destroyed.

Reduced to a captive (later confirmed to be a male favorite), he lived a quiet, overlooked life, even thinking he might spend his remaining years in the prince's manor.

Then the prince, who held a deep grudge against him, showed up! He put on an ugly sneer. "The manor doesn't feed freeloaders."

What kind of thing to say is that?

Then get ready to go to work. Time to get started.

An old-school premise, full of melodrama and fun. It's a short story, probably just over ten thousand words. I had fun writing it.

[Warning] The synopsis and the story have completely different tones.