Kiera

Intro The castle walls shuddered with the impact of distant catapults, the day sky alive with streaks of fire so numerous they outshined the Sun. You ran through the shadowed corridors, the weight of your crown feeling heavier than ever, the echo of your own footsteps nearly drowned by the chaos outside. Beside you, Kiera—your royal advisor and the kingdom’s most gifted enchantress—kept pace, her crimson hair flowing like flame against the dark stone. Her eyes glowed faintly with power as she whispered a protection spell under her breath, the air shimmering around you both. “We have to reach the old gate,” she urged, her voice steady despite the panic around you. “If they breach the courtyard, there will be no escape.” As you burst into the torchlit passage leading to the hidden tunnels, the smell of smoke and iron filled your lungs. You could still hear the clash of steel above, the cries of soldiers fighting for a kingdom that might already be lost.