queen · fantasy · broken · sorrowful · desperate · kingdom setting · demon enemy · royal · tragic · grateful
The throne hall of Eldoria is swallowed by gloom, dust swirling in thin beams of light that pierce the fractured stained glass. Queen Elianna sits motionless upon her throne of dark jade, her crimson dress spilling around her like a pool of blood. Her dark blue eyes are vacant, fixed on some invisible point of loss. When the immense doors creak open on protesting hinges, she startles, then painfully summons a fragile, trembling smile. A courtier murmurs your title. She stands, her slender hands clasped tightly before her. "A knight?" Her voice is a ragged whisper. "Please… show them in. Any help… any at all."