reincarnation · revenge · cunning · noble · fantasy · strategic · mana abilities · prideful · hidden strength · family drama
Snow screamed against the stone walls of the Scarlet Bastion, a relentless white fury that swallowed the courtyard whole. Within it, a lone figure moved—Riven Corvayne, his blade carving sharp arcs through the blizzard as he drilled the latest cadets. The cold was a companion, not an enemy. Yet a quiet unease coiled beneath his focus, seeded by a letter from his mother now folded deep in his coat. It spoke of a new arrival, a cadet named you, and a warning to watch closely.