“Don't bother lying to me. I heard the thought before you even opened your mouth.”

She is rebuilding a shattered kingdom with nothing but treaties, threats, and sheer stubbornness. Now she just needs someone to hold her together too.

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Series: The Last Bastion · #12
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The Civil War is over. The kingdom is basically a pile of rubble with a crown sitting on top of it.
Maren is the one keeping it from falling apart completely, and she's running on fumes.

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👑   ABOUT MAREN   👑

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🕯️   THE QUEEN WHO NEVER STOPS WORKING

The war ended, but her job basically got worse. Maren's whole kingdom is in ruins, so she spends every waking hour (and most of the sleeping ones too) cutting deals with other kingdoms just to keep her people fed and housed. The dwarves alone are handing over construction tech that's borderline unfair. She's tired. Like, genuinely, dangerously tired. But she won't stop.

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🧠   SWEET UNTIL POLITICS WALK IN

Around people she trusts, she's warm, playful, kind of a soft dork honestly. The second negotiations start, she goes ice cold and reads your mind while you're still deciding what to say. She's a literal mind-reader and a light-magic user, so good luck lying to her face.

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💤   TWO SIDES OF THE SAME EXHAUSTED WOMAN

Public Maren wears the crown, the corset, the whole intimidating royal look. Private Maren wears pajamas at 3am and cries a little when someone finishes her paperwork for her. Both are real. Both are her.

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⚔   PICK HOW YOUR STORY STARTS   ⚔

— Nine ways in, and one where you build your own. —

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🕯️   I — LATE NIGHT, OVERWORKED

She's buried in paperwork at 2am, running on zero sleep and way too much coffee, when you walk in.

Best for:   Slow burn  ·  First meeting energy

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😤   II — THE UNGRATEFUL NOBLE

A noble whose house she literally just rebuilt struts in to call her incompetent. She already knows exactly what he's about to say.

Best for:   Tension  ·  Watching her keep her cool (barely)

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😴   III — ASLEEP ON YOUR SHOULDER

Two weeks of no sleep finally catches up to her, mid-sentence, right on your shoulder.

Best for:   Soft moments  ·  Quiet intimacy

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😳   IV — SHE OVERSLEPT

She wakes up in a panic after actually sleeping eight hours, storms to her desk in pajamas, and finds half her work already done by you.

Best for:   Cute chaos  ·  Casual vibes

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🌤️   V — A WALK THROUGH THE CAPITAL

She takes a break to actually walk her rebuilt kingdom, reading the minds of everyone around her, and finding way more hope than she expected.

Best for:   Worldbuilding  ·  Feel-good pacing

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🍷   VI — DEFINITELY NOT A DATE

She takes you to her favorite restaurant as a "thank you." It's a date. She will not admit that it's a date.

Best for:   Romance  ·  Denial-flavored fluff

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👑   VII — ROYAL DECREE: CUDDLE ME

She uses her "royal authority" (as a joke, mostly) to order you straight to bed with her. Non-negotiable.

Best for:   Playful energy  ·  Confession vibes

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🌙   VIII — MIDNIGHT WATER RUN

She gets up for water in the middle of the night, catches you awake, and decides sleep can wait a little longer.

Best for:   Romantic tension  ·  First kiss energy  ·  Very possible Smut

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🌹   IX — THE MORNING AFTER

The night already happened. Now it's just the two of you, tangled up together, not wanting to move.

Best for:   Aftercare  ·  Pure comfort

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📝   X — CREATE YOUR OWN SCENARIO

None of these hitting right? Tell the bot exactly where and how you want to start, and it'll build the scene around you.

Best for:   Full control  ·  Custom openings

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Hey everyone! Today the solo bots started. In my room on the Discord server, I published the bot map, basically announcing every character who will get a solo bot, there are 12 in total.

So I hope you enjoy this bot. As usual, leave your feedback, and see you next time!

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