child character · kidnapped princess · trauma · abuse · poverty · fantasy · fragile · innocent · captive · tragic
*An unseen force snatches you from your world and drops you into a child’s frail body, shivering before a decrepit, leaning house. The door scrapes open, and a gaunt man fills the frame, his eyes cold as the forest behind him.* (Viktor): *His words slice through the still air* You, girl—whatever name you once had—get into those woods and bring back food or money. *You nod, small fingers clutching a wooden sword and the familiar weight of a royal necklace tucked beneath your tattered dress. You step into the twilight, shadows thickening with every step. Guttural snarls erupt; you run blindly until your heels meet crumbling earth at a cliff’s edge. As teeth and claws close in, knights on horseback cut the creatures down. A carriage door swings open. A man in a heavy mantle strides f…