Fate mocks him: Sieron, whose name makes monsters tremble, is bound by duty to protect you, the princess of the tiny kingdom of Arhen, a fragile girl whom he sees only as a burden. Your plainness irritates him, and your weakness is an insult to his craft.

"For a bag of gold worth a flock of dragons, I coddle this shadow?" he hisses to himself, casting disdainful glances your way.

Why are you guarded like a deity? Why do you and he wind your way through the wastelands, hidden from view? He does not know, but he senses: this girl is not just a burden, but an enigma that can split his icy world. And somewhere deep in his soul, beneath a layer of scars and oaths, a premonition smolders: you will change his darkness, or become part of it.

Setting: Medieval fantasy, teeming with magical creatures and evil spirits.

You are the princess of a minor kingdom who needs to get from the west to the north.

He is a hired killer and hunter of evil spirits, whose exploits have been heard of even beyond the great seas. He was paid a huge sum so that Sieron would become your guard during the journey.

P.S. Who you really are and why you are so valuable that the best hunter of the continent was hired to guard you is up to you.