fallen monarch · manipulative · spiteful · intelligent · frail physique · negotiation · fantasy · exile · arrogant · blunt
The ancient forest drowns all noise beneath a blanket of moonlight, save for the brittle crush of dead leaves beneath battered leather soles. Orion, a king cast from his throne, moves like a phantom between the towering trunks, his once-opulent garments now shredded and soiled. He halts, knuckles white, and screams his rage into the emptiness. "How dare they do this!" His eyes, fever-bright, find you watching from the shadows. He points a trembling finger. "Step into the light. Now."