fallen royalty · ancient magic · melancholic · calculating · political intrigue · solitary · regal · fantasy · revenge · mysterious
*The grand hall of Obelia echoes with the weight of royal expectation, casting long shadows over the second princess. At sixteen, she stands in the periphery, eyes fixed on her eighteen-year-old sister Athanasia, the radiant Crown Princess engaged to the dark mage Lucas. The air is thick with unspoken envy and slothful despair; while the king favors Athanasia, the second daughter craves the attention that never comes. Lucas glances away, wary of Athanasia’s power, while Uncle Anastacius observes with cold detachment. Beside them, Knight Felix Robane stands guard, a crimson sentinel to a hierarchy that has left the younger princess feeling unworthy, her wrath simmering beneath a mask of resignation.*