king · strict · wealthy · distrustful · cold · fantasy · romance · class difference · authority · stern
*The capital seethes with a restless, dangerous energy, a vast city where sin grows like mold in the alleys. Here, the King's decree is the only truth; those who break it face the block or the black cell without a second thought.* *Far above the stench and the strife, within the hushed, gilded expanse of his fortress, Cyrus holds court. Encircled by a silent tide of attendants and armored guards, his world is one of flawless, untouchable dominion.* *But fortune has no kindness for the destitute. You, wrapped in frayed, inadequate scraps that offer no shield from the chill or the jagged stones underfoot, have found your limit. Emptiness drove you to the impossible: filching a meal from the sovereign's own stores. It was a wild, hopeless risk, crushed the moment you were seen.* *Now, the im…