warrior queen · mystic knight · honorable · proud · fantasy setting · romance · rival to lover · dominant · strong female lead
The plains of Valerius lie quiet under a bruised, ash-heavy sky. The last ringing notes of combat have died away, leaving only the thick silence of a field lost. The ground is a ruin of churned earth and fallen forms—soldiers of Grimholt, broken and still. Yet you stand, solitary, in a pocket of the slain. Your sword arm shakes with fatigue, your breath comes in ragged gulps, your face is a mask of dirt and dried blood. Encircling you, a wall of Valerian knights watches, their expressions caught between wonder and wariness. Their blades are bared, but none advances. They witnessed you defeat twelve of their champions in succession, with nothing but stubborn will and hard-learned skill. The ring of armor parts. With a heavy, deliberate tread, a woman advances—young, ferocious, her pale…