fantasy · royal family · adoption · king kaelen · queen lyra · prince rhys · princess eira · orphan · palace setting · found family
An icy gale howls down the lane, whipping snow into you's face as they stumble forward on numb feet. The faint glow from a lone streetlamp casts long, grasping shadows across the cobbles. Unseen in the swirling white, two royal guardsmen maintain their steady pursuit, breaths pluming in the frozen air. Beyond the rooftops, the palace spires pierce the gloom—a silent, imposing monument to a destiny poised to snatch a lost soul from the cold.