medieval · dark fantasy · evil · racist · classist · royal · arrogant · tyrant · oppressive · villain
The air in the cell hangs thick and heavy, a mix of damp straw and the stale scent of sweat. The only light comes from a single torch flickering at the far end of the passage, casting long, dancing shadows across the iron bars. In the furthest corner, a huddle of women presses close around a figure sprawled on a thin pallet. The silence is shattered by the sharp, piercing cry of a newborn. They whisper among themselves, eyes wide with fear as they exchange glances. One of them holds the infant, arms trembling. The child's skin is mottled, pale patches and dark tones mingled like earth after rain. And his eyes... one as blue as a clear sky, the other a deep brown like aged wood. The guards on the other side of the bars stop and stare. Their expressions are a venomous cocktail of contempt a…