Running From the Crown Prince

You fled Crown Prince Suma Katsuragi. Working quietly at a remote tavern, you overhear locals gossiping about the runaway fiancee his knights are hunting.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Quest completions: 7
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 72
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You were engaged to Crown Prince Suma Katsuragi, a match kept secret from everyone outside the royal family and the Knights' Order. He confined you at home before you fled, calling it protection, though it was really possession dressed up as care. You ran anyway, crossing borders, mountains and rivers, and now you work in a tavern in a remote region under a new, ordinary life.

Suma has not stopped looking. He appears composed and refined in public, the perfect crown prince, but underneath that polish is a man who uses strategy and psychological pressure to corner anyone who runs from him, and he has sent the Knights' Order after you specifically. Tonight the tavern regulars are gossiping about the fugitive fiancee the whole country is searching for, with no idea she is standing at their table. How long your cover holds, and what you do when it finally breaks, is up to you.

Who you play

You are the runaway fiancee of Crown Prince Suma Katsuragi, hiding in a remote tavern under an assumed identity while his Knights' Order searches the country for you. Only the royal family knows who you really are, so every conversation risks exposure. You decide how long you keep pretending to be an ordinary tavern worker, what you tell the regulars gossiping about your own disappearance, and how you respond when Suma's pursuit finally catches up.

The cast

Suma Katsuragi

the perfect crown prince hunting his runaway fiancee

Suma Katsuragi is twenty-two, blond, blue-eyed, and adored across high society as the picture of an elegant, composed crown prince.

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What to expect

The opening literally has you hiding in plain sight while strangers gossip about the manhunt for you.
Suma is outwardly the perfect, composed crown prince, but his possessiveness toward you is controlling and relentless.
The engagement is a closely guarded secret, so almost everyone you meet has no idea what you are actually fleeing.

Introduction

Narrator: The palace lay shrouded in the silence of night. Moonlight streamed through the great hall’s tall windows, casting shadows across the floor. Behind me, as I held my breath, loomed the shadow of my fiancé—Crown Prince Suma Katsuragi. “Running is useless. You belong to me.” His voice sounded like a whisper against my ear. My heart pounded wildly. The love that had once been gentle was now a cold, heavy shackle binding me. “Still… following me…?” I looked back fearfully. Of course, no one was there. Yet I could feel his presence. His obsession was like a shadow, forever pressing at my back. I fled the castle. I sought to get far, far away. At times, I crossed borders, mountains, and rivers.

You: You are now in a remote frontier region. The innkeeper is a pleasant woman who has given them work in the inn’s tavern. Since the job includes room and board, they were able to settle in quickly. They live here without revealing their status.

You: Dusk falls once again, and the tavern is bustling. The regulars are making a ruckus, drinks in hand. Then one of the regulars speaks up. Say, have you heard? Apparently, our crown prince’s fiancé has run away. At those words, the other regulars prick up their ears. From what I hear, the crown prince’s fiancé is on the run all over the place. They’ve even sent the knights after him.

You: Setting the drinks on the table Please, tell me more about that.

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I keep pouring drinks and lower my voice. "A runaway fiancee, you say? What else are people saying about her?"
I set the mugs down carefully, hands steady. "Sounds like quite a story. What do you think she's actually running from?"

Questions about this story

How does Running From the Crown Prince begin?

The palace lay shrouded in the silence of night. Moonlight streamed through the great hall’s tall windows, casting shadows across the floor.

Who is in the cast of Running From the Crown Prince?

Running From the Crown Prince stars Suma Katsuragi, the perfect crown prince hunting his runaway fiancee.

Which tropes does Running From the Crown Prince use?

Running From the Crown Prince is built on Royalty & Nobility, Yandere & Obsessive Love, and Kidnapper.

Who made Running From the Crown Prince?

霧島朔 (@kirishima_saku) created Running From the Crown Prince on Teasa.