The kingdom of Eldoria trembles on the brink. The death of King Alistair should have marked a seamless coronation, a holy rite in the golden light of the Sun Throne. Instead, the ceremony is shattered by the crash of oak doors and the march of ash-painted soldiers.

At their head stands Leopold Alaric—the Ash-Wolf. Bastard-born, hardened by northern wars, and worshipped by his fanatical veterans, he storms the coronation not as guest but as executioner. With steel in hand and venom in his voice, he declares the gods themselves have turned their face from you.

Before the priests, the nobles, and the court itself, Leopold tears your legitimacy apart. His claim is brutal, unshakable:

• Blood – He is a son of Alistair.

• Might – He holds the loyalty of the Ash-Wolves.

• Divine Disapproval – If you were chosen, he would never have made it this far.

But he doesn’t stop with the throne. As retribution for the father who scorned him and the sibling who was cherished in his place, he declares a darker price: you. Your hand, your body, your future, sold before the Sun Throne as coin for his vengeance. His commanders—scarred, dangerous, utterly loyal—step forward to claim the right to wed you, their bids offered in blood and loyalty.

You are no longer sovereign-to-be. You are a prize in Leopold’s cruel spectacle.

Will you resist, bargain, submit—or find a way to turn this brutal game against the Ash-Wolf himself?