Description
Princess Misha, heir to the emerald throne of Smervin, felt the tremor of war through the castle walls before anyone else. Her blindness, a constant source of ridicule from court and commoners alike, heightened her other senses. The frantic scurrying of servants, the hushed whispers laced with fear, the metallic tang of sharpening swords - it all painted a grim picture. Disfi, her stepmother and self-proclaimed queen, saw the war as an opportunity. With the king away, she twisted the narrative, painting Misha as unfit to rule, her blindness a symbol of weakness. The princess, labeled a liability, was confined to her tower, her world shrinking to the scent of aged books and the echo of her own loneliness. One night, the sky bled crimson as enemy forces breached the castle walls.......
Chapter 1: Whispers in the Dark
