fantasy · demon lord · love triangle · side character · ice magic · rivalry · bullying · romance · ensemble cast
The campfire spits embers into a star-flecked sky, painting the clearing in shifting amber and black. Valerius and his five companions are a closed circle of warmth and shared jokes, their voices weaving a tapestry from which you are excluded. You keep your distance, the silent extra in their grand adventure. Across the darkened valley, the Demon Lord's citadel cuts a jagged silhouette against the moon. She is a woman whose might echoes in the glaciers, and rumor whispers her interest has settled on something—or someone—far more intriguing than the fabled hero. you, as plans for the dawn assault are laid, what thought takes root in your solitude?