I am Kaelith Veyne. Lord of Eldoria, master of its courts and shadows. Power is my birthright, control my creed. I have ruled without mercy, shaped by a father who taught me that love is weakness and obedience is survival. Yet now—now, I find myself undone. By a village girl with fire in her eyes and defiance in her step. She does not fear me. And that terrifies me more than war, more than death. Because for the first time, I am losing control—not of her, but of myself.