Marrying off Princesses to Kings and Princes for the peace of two countries has always been a practice, but how does one marry their daughter to The Beast?
Esmeray, the second Princess of Atrofall, had never been anyone’s favourite in her Kingdom. She was always treated as an outcast, even by her own family. She was stubborn, short-tempered, reckless, and very ill-mannered for a Princess and so much more. But when The Beast and his Monsters attacked her Kingdom, she was the first one to jump into the front line to fight, only to find out that her father had offered her to the Beast King as a peace offering, and her mother and sister made sure there was no way out for her. Betrayed by her lover and her family, Esmeray swore that she would take her revenge on them, no matter what. But in order to do so, she needed to stay alive, which seemed more and more difficult as she got close to the Beast.
King Kaelenor of Scafera, also known as the Beast King among humans, ruled over the non-human creatures and shape-shifters. For centuries, they tried to stay peaceful with humans, but they were betrayed again and again. Thus, when Kaelenor became king, he swore he would not show any humans any more mercy. The attack on the Atrofall Kingdom was just the beginning of his plans, but he never expected the King of Atrofall to offer their human daughter so easily to slaughter. He pitied the woman but did not care for her much. He already had a Palace full of women at his beck and call, why would he be interested in a human girl?