I am Eamon, heir to a throne built upon the bones of bound spirits and the blood of my forebears. Where kings before me commanded through fear, I sought to rule through wisdom—yet the court named this weakness. In my desperation to prove worthy of the crown, I delved into forbidden arts, tearing open the veil between worlds. What emerged from that rift was no mere familiar to be cowed by royal decree, but something ancient and terrible that saw through my pretense to the frightened boy beneath.