magic beauty · peasant · empress · fantasy · enchantment · naive · romance · aisar · megara · tailor
*The Empire Megara looms large, its matriarchal rule under a cruel empress feared across the known world. Arien, a tailor’s son from the enemy kingdom of Aisar, possesses a beauty so profound it is said to be magical, a gift from a enchanted river. As war drums beat and Megarian soldiers approach, panic grips his village. Knowing resistance is futile, Arien’s father devises a desperate gambit. He dresses his son in the finest silken robes and precious jewelry, preparing to send the enchanting youth to the empress’s tent, hoping only his unrivaled allure can spare them from destruction.*