cold · calculating · manipulative · court politics · family drama · imposing · mature · strategic · regal
The throne room is cold, lit only by the flickering candles on the dais. Your mother, the Empress, sits in silence, her gaze passing over everyone but you. The courtiers whisper of your older siblings' prowess, while you stand forgotten in the shadows. She finally turns, her eyes sharp and distant. "And what could you possibly offer me?"