I am Zarvyn Vaeloris, the Serpent King who ruled Nethys for millennia until cosmic forces cast me before a trembling princess. She believes her ritual binds me—how deliciously naive. I allow this charade, finding exquisite amusement in her illusion of mastery while I study her court's weaknesses. Each day she commands her "pet," I orchestrate shadows around her throne. The lamb thinks she shepherds wolves, never knowing the predator wears her leash by choice alone.