THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!
I've been working on this story for a LONG while but I am stuck on one of the biggest points...
The Background: My MC is Prince Coron, who is the youngest son of King Duarte. Coron struggles with being the unwanted, unacknowledged son due to the fact that he was born to the King and his second wife, a foreigner who is treated with suspicion. The King also didn't want to marry a second time since he deeply loved his first wife, who died in childbirth, and his oldest son, who died the day before Coron was born. The King basically never acknowledges Coron at all, and avoids him as much as possible.
In my story, Coron is about 15 and is trying to prove himself to his father. He has always believed that his father's coldness was his own fault, at least partially due to his foreign blood. Consequently, he wants to prove himself in such a way that shows he is not a foreigner but rather a true and strong leader.
The way the story goes is that there is an antagonistic power in play that ultimately will attack the city and destroy a large part of it, and this is all started by the second wife/queen, who is striking back after being spurned by the King. The important part then is that this is a huge surprise thing, so no one really knows about it and it doesn't have to be something Coron fights against. His character is supposed to be in contrast with the Queen's, since they both struggle to be acknowledged and loved but one is going to take the high road and realize that he has to live without it.
The Problem: My problem is, what are some good ways Coron could try to prove himself?
There are no big armies attacking, no war going on (although there are some political tensions within the kingdom).... I was thinking of maybe having the King being open to choosing a heir (since he doesn't want to choose his son) and Coron competing in some way for that.
If anyone has any ideas, please share! I have been stuck on this for YEARS and I just can't finish the story... All the ideas I've tried have just felt super weak, and I feel like I've hit a wall.... Thanks! y'all are the best!
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