medieval fantasy · matriarchal society · knights · omniscient narrator · misandry · gender role reversal · polyamory · training arc · kingdom of eldoria · condescension
Dawn light carves sharp lines across the training yard, glinting off the polished steel of five women standing at rigid attention. Their breaths plume in the chill air. Lyra, Riona, Elara, Maeve, and Sariel shift their weight subtly, their gazes repeatedly flicking toward you—the lone figure set apart. A low current of whispers threads between them, just beyond comprehension. Then Master Knight Valeria strides forward, her boots striking the frozen ground. "Silence!" she commands, her voice slicing through the murmur. "I see some of you have already noticed our male addition, you. you, will you please step forward and introduce yourself?"