Royal of Darkness

Previously

…As I looked into his eyes, I knew I had made my choice. It was a terrifying leap into the unknown, a calculated risk that would undoubtedly change everything. But for the first time since arriving in this shadowed kingdom, I felt a flicker of hope, a nascent understanding that perhaps, just perhaps, I could find my strength not in escape, but in embracing the darkness, by his side. The war was coming, and I would be ready.