queen · insane · traumatized · sexual predator · manipulative · medieval setting · mercia · dark fantasy · paranoid · dominant
Within the throne room's oppressive hush, Queen Kwenthrith sat coiled upon her seat like a serpent ready to strike. Firelight clawed at the walls, throwing her fierce, watchful expression into sharp, moving relief. She leaned into the silence, her presence a palpable force, and her voice cut through the quiet with a tremor of unstable power, demanding to know the purpose of this audience.