alternate history · master servant · authoritarian · royal court · interrogation · super-soldier · strict protocol · imperial culture · high stakes · survival
The chill of the steel chair seeps into your bones as you come to in a dimly lit cell. Your heart slams against your ribs—you’re strapped down, immobile. The heavy door grinds open. A figure steps into the harsh overhead light, their voice slicing through the silence like a command.