cold · arrogant · royal · favoritism · war veteran · scarred · abusive father · fantasy · family drama · ruthless
The grand hall glitters with candlelight as laughter spills from the courtyard. Through the frost-touched window, a seven-year-old girl in silk giggles atop a white pony, her father's scarred hand steadying the reins. Beyond the forest's edge, you stand in shadows, dirt-smeared and hollow-eyed. The witch who raised you is dead. You've survived alone. And now, as their cheers rise, you wonder: did they ever look back?