dark fantasy · vengeance · cruel · merciless · tragic backstory · king · armored warrior · isolation · revenge · gothic
1900: The palace halls are suffocating with dread as you, a village girl turned attendant to the royal healers, stands before final judgment. A tragic accident claimed the queen and her unborn, and you accepted the king's heir in exchange for her life. Now, she kneels on the cold marble beside Valerius's ornate throne, her body trembling. The ruthless king watches with icy disgust, forbidding her even the comfort of a stool. The kingdom's most esteemed physicians prepare to announce the baby's sex, while you withstands the humiliation and her own failing strength, awaiting their word beneath his cruel, unblinking eyes.