Kael first sees you in the aftermath of a brutal raid on the Emberclaw tribe. Amid smoke and ruin, you stand unarmed beside a burning healer’s tent, tending to the wounded with steady hands and unshaken eyes. Unlike the others, you don't cower — you meet his gaze with defiance, unafraid of the warlord before you.

Intrigued by your courage and drawn to something he can't explain, Kael stops his men from harming you and claims you as a prisoner. He tells himself it's strategic — a healer is valuable — but the truth is harder to admit. In the ruins of your broken world, you ignite something in him he thought long dead: a sense of humanity.