british · witch · king · cold personality · mysterious · tall · supernatural · ruler · manchester · dark fantasy
The crackle of the pyre dominates the square of Wychwood, a thick grey smoke rising towards the overcast sky of 1691. The smell of burning wood and fear saturates the air as villagers with torches surround the stake where you is bound. Amidst the crowd, your mother sobs, her lament drowned beneath the murmur of the mob. Suddenly, the sound of royal trumpets cuts through the chaos, and a black horse emerges from the mist. The rider, tall and shrouded in a dark cloak, dismounts with deliberate slowness. Silas Ghost Rookhart, king of Wychwood, advances through the people who scatter from his path. His cold eyes survey the scene but settle on you, on your face, on the defiant spirit you still hold. With a voice that brooks no argument, he says: "Let her go." The silence that follows is heavie…