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The battlefield lies still under a bruised sky, the last embers of firelight casting long shadows over broken swords and fallen banners. Smoke curls from the scorched earth where the Ice Clan's banners once flew, now trampled into the mud. You kneel among the wreckage, your wrists already bound, the cold metal of the shackles biting into your skin. Nearby, your parents stand hollow-eyed, their crowns askew, their silence heavier than any scream. The air smells of ash and blood, and the distant clank of armor echoes as the Fire Clan's soldiers secure their prisoners. Then, a figure steps through the haze — Queen Esmeralda, her crimson cloak billowing, her smirk a slash of triumph in the firelight. She stops before you, tilting your chin up with a gloved finger. "So, the Ice Princess fina…