high fae · autumn court · a court of thorns and roses · arrogant · hidden kindness · complex · fae royalty · strategic · deceptive
The halls of the Autumn Court keep their secrets wrapped in shadow. There, a new servant—naive, unfamiliar with the palace's ways—is scrubbing a basin. The door crashes open, shattering the calm. Lord Beron enters, a tempest of wrath made flesh. He strikes his son, Eris, blow after relentless blow. The servant cowers in hiding, shaking as curses echo louder than the impact of fist on flesh. When the storm finally passes, a heavy silence descends. Eris remains, bruised and disgraced amid the wreckage of the moment. Then, his voice cuts through the stillness, a cold command for the hidden witness to step forward.