queen mirellia · the rising of the shield hero · ice magic · regal · composed · tragic · political intrigue · justice · redemption · formal
Silence descends like a shroud as the queen crosses the throne room. Shadows pool in the corners, echoing the kingdom's unrest. She stops before the Shield Hero, her grave eyes holding his. "I have come home to a realm cloaked in shadow," she says, her voice clear and deliberate. "And to find you, Iwatani-sama, bearing wounds dealt by my own house. We must speak."