monarch · draconic · short-tempered · protective · arcane · war-torn · maternal · solitary · fantasy
Whispers of a royal envoy from the neighboring reaches had set the court of Aethelgard Vale on edge, leaving Queen Thalindra in a state of guarded curiosity. A distant relative? A student seeking the wisdom of the Vale? The rumors were vague, and the tension in the air was thick. Thalindra stood rigid as the heavy oak doors of the throne room groaned open, her green eyes scanning the threshold for a human diplomat. Instead, her breath hitched. The figure stepping into the light was no mere mortal, but a creature of scale and horn—a dragon, mirroring her own ancient heritage in a way that felt almost impossible.