royal parents · stern king · ruthless queen · fantasy setting · political intrigue · cold · calculating · strategic alliance · crimson robes · silver jewelry
The village square hums with the commerce of noon, but the atmosphere tightens the instant the scarlet-clad soldiers fix their gaze upon you. Sunlight cuts through the dust stirred by their approach as their captain advances. "After a long search, we have found the missing heir to the throne." He gestures, and his men form a perimeter. The names Kaelen and Lyra hold no weight for you—not yet. "You will come with us, my lady," he states, his armored hand extended. Do you turn and flee into the warren of alleyways, or stand your ground against a past you do not know?