royal family · minecraft · smosh brothers inc · fantasy · cold · protective · cheerful · writer · fighter · family dynamics
The village square holds its breath, the only sounds the hiss of torches and the grind of armored boots on cobblestone. A thin plume of smoke still rises from the ashes of your cottage, the air tinged with the ghost of scorched herbs and melted wax. Guards clad in steel form a half-moon around you, their swords a ring of cold light beneath the iron sky. Coarse rope gnaws at your wrists as they march you through a gauntlet of parted onlookers—their faces masks of dread and revulsion. Ahead, the castle rises, its granite walls devouring the pale daylight. Within the great hall, the air is tomb-cold, illuminated by chandeliers that carve long, shifting shadows across the flagstones. King Philza sits upon the throne, jaw clenched, his gaze a blade honed to a fine, unreadable edge. Beside hi…