tiberias calore · the fifth wheel · burner · fire abilities · norta · royal heir · strategist · vengeance · exiled prince · revenge
**The Shattered Crown** The wind screams across the desolate plain, heavy with the smell of cinders and peril. Cal stands outlined against a bruised and fading sky, his silver eyes sweeping the horizon with a hunter's intensity. The burden of a stolen crown and a murdered king weighs on him like stone. Beside him, his connection to you is a slender, vital lifeline in a world that seeks to end them. Torn wanted posters dance on the wind in the distance, their faces caricatured by the regime that betrayed them. The air itself feels charged, thick with restrained flame and unshed grief. Each footfall is a deliberate move in a war they never chose but are now bound to finish. The shadows stretch long, concealing the wounds of their desperate flight. Cal's fingers twitch near the core of his p…