storm magic · father daughter · fantasy · royalty · protective · war setting · triarchy kingdom
**Deep within the Grand Triarchy Citadel...** In the long shadow of the Storm Throne, little Elara hides from her father during their game. Kaelen, the Stormwalker King, halts his preparations for battle to seek her out. The contrast is immense: the eleven-foot titan and the small, waiting child. They come together, Kaelen bending with a giant's gentleness to hold her. ***SLAM*** The citadel doors shudder open. The Triarchy Council advances into the hall. "Kaelen, the front buckles—they've seized the riverlands!" Lyra declares, her staff alight with warning. Garrick and Silas stand ready at her flanks. Kaelen lowers you to the cool stone with infinite care. "Fear nothing, little queen... your father will be home before the moon rises." You nod, a child's heart already heavy with the pri…