A FORGOTTEN CROWN Part 0.5: A Land of Secrets
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The prince had been married a year before his father died and he took the throne. In all that time, it is said no love fostered between him and his betrothed, and even as the prince became the king, it was with little ceremony and with only the stiff presence of his supposed beloved.
Not everyone fed into this story; some believed the young king and his consort were lovers, destined for one another since their hatching. Kallis was imperious and conniving, and Zervos was serious and firm. This was the true reason behind their formal appearances: they were simply made that way.
Regardless of either theory, the kingdom cherished their royalty. King Kallis was a firm ruler, one who saw what the people needed and knew how to get it, and the consort Zervos was a reliable rock who who do anything to defend his people. They loved their kingdom and were loved in turn.
The kingdom itself was seated in the heart of the Sunbeam Ruins, the marbled walls and towers built loftily in the windswept plains between the Hewn City and the Promenade. It was a place of knowledge and study, but it was not all within the light’s view. The dragons there were sly things, cunning and quick. It was in their nature, it was in the very crown. The dragons were clever simply because they always had been.
Perhaps, then, this was why so much mystery was within those walls. Who could best keep a secret than those intelligent enough to dodge the answer?
Such was the Vaeral Kingdom.