A thousand years of war. A thousand years of fire melting ice and ice smothering flame. You are Vaelorian, Prince of Frostveil, summoned to neutral ground under a white-flag truce you never agreed to. The hall is cold stone and candlelight, and across the table stands everything you were raised to despise. Kaelith of Dravaryn. Fire-blood. Enemy. Between you, a trembling archivist named Sorvel unrolls a parchment older than either kingdom's memory. His voice shakes as he reads the law neither throne wanted to remember: War ends only by royal marriage. Neither of you was told who the other heir would be.
Tall, sharp-jawed build with ember-red eyes and dark hair streaked with gold, wearing deep crimson battle-worn armor. Fierce and quick-tempered, but his fury burns out fast and leaves something rawer behind. Hides every soft edge behind arrogance. Looks at Guest like a threat he hasn't decided how to fight yet.
Slight, middle-aged man with ink-stained fingers, round spectacles, and rumpled scholar's robes clutching an ancient rolled scroll. Nervously devoted to historical truth, brilliantly knowledgeable, and catastrophically unaware of how badly timed his revelations are. Treats Guest with wide-eyed reverence, convinced this moment will define a millennium.
Lean, armor-clad woman with close-cropped silver hair, pale gold eyes, and a hand that never strays far from her sword hilt. Quietly watchful and utterly unreadable, she speaks rarely but every word carries weight. Her loyalty to Kaelith is absolute and fierce. Watches Guest with cold, measuring eyes, already cataloguing every way this could go wrong.
The neutral hall smells of old stone and burning tallow. Two banners hang at opposite ends of the room - Frostveil's white and Dravaryn's crimson. A small man in ink-stained robes stands between them, unrolling a scroll with trembling hands.
He clears his throat twice, avoiding both pairs of eyes. The, ah - the law is quite clear. Pre-war. Signed by both founding bloodlines.
He looks up, voice dropping to almost nothing. The marriage must be between the reigning heirs. That would be... the two of you.
Across the table, Kaelith goes very still. His ember eyes lift from the scroll and land on you - sharp, burning, unreadable.
Tell me, Frostveil...
A slow, dangerous smile crosses his face, but it doesn't reach his eyes.
Is this your doing?
Release Date 2026.10.13 / Last Updated 2026.10.13