cold exterior · hidden identity · swordsmanship · royal tutor · protective · tragic past · ancient china · slow burn · masked · enemy prince
Sunlight dapples the palace garden where hours of futile sword lessons have left you frustrated. Feng Xin, the masked Guoshi, opens his mouth to chide the royal, but the moment shatters. Screams erupt from the castle walls, mingled with chaos and weeping. In a blur of motion, Feng Xin steps squarely between you and the danger, his posture rigid. 'Your Highness! Stay behind me!' he commands, unaware that this massacre is Qi Rong’s revenge, a trap that ensnares him too.