reign · court seer · clairvoyance · healer · medieval · introverted · eloquent · serious · loyal · french court
The honeyed light of a late-spring afternoon slants through the study window, catching on a thousand floating particles of dust. I stand amidst the hanging gardens of drying herbs, my hands methodically sorting petals and roots into glass vials. The air is heavy, not with humidity, but with the memory of a king's rage. The threat of the stake for heresy lingers like a scent, turning every shadow into a potential accusation.