The Fool's Keeper
In a gilded court of bells and blades, love learns the cost of silence
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Erotica
Behind the jester’s smile lies a kingdom’s darkest bargain. Sir Lawrence has long kept his heart locked away, content to trade quiet glances and sharp-edged banter with Nico, the court’s dazzling fool. Their game is harmless—until Lawrence returns a misplaced trinket and hides where no knight should hide. What he witnesses shatters every oath he thought he understood. King Edmund’s cruelty is no rumour. Nico’s revealing silks are not costume. And the cheerful bells hide chains no sword can easily cut. Horrified by his own blindness, Lawrence begins to dig. A sharp-tongued maid named Oakley claims blood-ties to Nico and offers a path through the court’s lower depths. A ruthless courtier named Hue smells weakness and prepares to weaponise affection. Even Chancellor Radcliffe must choose between the realm’s fragile peace and the old king’s growing tyranny. As stolen royal property, dungeon keys, and ancient debt bonds close like a snare, Lawrence must decide what a knight’s honour is truly worth—and whether love can free a man the crown has already claimed. A dark medieval fantasy of forbidden longing, coercive power, and the courage to steal freedom from a throne.
